A weeks worth of (4 lessons, 5th session could be used for peer marking) Literacy lessons and resources based on the book Traction Man by Mini Gray.

This is a unit of Literacy planning that lasts 2 weeks, or potentially more if you have time! It's a high quality picture book and uses Art and Music to motivate the children to write and feel invested in the main character of the book. This has proved to be very successful within both Years 1 and 2. The planning is inspired by the CLPE 'Power of Pictures' approach. All resources are included - this will save you HOURS and HOURS of planning time. All LO's and SC's are ready for you also. Key vocabulary card that can be stuck in books to improve children's spellings.

Three story mountains applicable to each ability group. This file can be used for any fictional story. Year 1/2 appropriate.

Correct the sentences below so that they all have capital letters, finger spaces and a full stop (.) or question mark (?) at the end. Differentiated 3 ways to meet all ability needs.

The transition between Reception and Year 1 has long been a challenge for many Year 1 teachers. Well not anymore! Here are 6 weeks worth of planning that will allow pupils time to get used to starting the National curriculum. Each task or activity planned linked directly to the Year 1 Curriculum and is differentiated three ways to give opportunities to further the learning taking place. These challenges once explained to pupils, can be completed independently whilst group work is going on with adults. To help with the set up of all the activities, photos of how they look are included in the plans. A ‘Learning Passport’ can be created so that a record of activities completed can be kept as evidence for learning. If the children are shown they are more than capable of filing their own work into a flap folder or ring binder. Resources are included as necessary; however most tasks or activities can be found in school!