A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the legend of ‘Robin Hood’ This is lesson 3 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 8 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a legend based on Robin Hood. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.

2 complete descriptive writing lessons, based around Holes by Louis Sachar. These 2 lessons link to my mini scheme of work based around descriptive writing. The two lessons are designed to show progress during the descriptive writing unit. Planned for year six, and fully differentiated - so could easily be adapted up or down. A detailed PPT and all resources are included. ALL IMAGES SOURCED FROM PIXABAY

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the legend of ‘Robin Hood’ This is lesson 6 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 8 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a legend based on Robin Hood. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the legend of ‘Robin Hood’ This is lesson 4 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 8 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a legend based on Robin Hood. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the legend of ‘Robin Hood’ This is lesson 5 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 8 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a legend based on Robin Hood. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the legend of ‘Robin Hood’ This is lesson 7 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 8 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a legend based on Robin Hood. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on DESCRIPTIVE WRITING (winter themed) in Upper KS2 (Year 6) Although part of a scheme, it is also able to be taught as a standalone lesson. The lesson focuses on how to describe a setting or character precisely, by using precise words and ZOOMING in on details to expand the description and slow down the narrative pace. The class explore these by looking at extracts together, before going onto try the techniques for themselves. This is lesson 3 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The planning for the whole unit of work is included in each individual lesson. The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing the cold task again as a hot task - in order to demonstrate progress. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson based on the features of the Cinderella Fairy Tale. This is lesson 5 of 7 in a unit that explores a variety of Cinderella stories from around the world. This lesson works well as a standalone lesson too. This lesson explores the version of Cinderella from Egypt -The Egyptian Cinderella. The class explore the features within the story and respond by comparing the story to the original version. The independent task is differentiated three ways. The planning for the whole 7 sessions is included in the download. Please take a look at the full lessons for the prepared resources and PowerPoints. The whole unit is also available as a bundle. Images from Pixabay

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources based around Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2014 speech on climate change. This lesson begins by exploring the features of Persuasive Speeches and the students will annotate the transcript of the speech to show their understanding. The lesson uses AFORRESTPIE as a vehicle for exploring the features. The students are also asked to analyse the impact of the techniques, and relate them to the audience and purpose of the speech. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on DESCRIPTIVE WRITING (winter themed) in Upper KS2 (Year 6) THIS COLD TASK PROVIDES A STANDALONE WRITING TASK THAT WILL FEED INTO THE UNIT. It would also work well as a big writing lesson. This is lesson 1 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The planning for the whole unit of work is included in each individual lesson. The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing the cold task again as a hot task - in order to demonstrate progress. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on DESCRIPTIVE WRITING (winter themed) in Upper KS2 (Year 6) Although part of a scheme, it is also able to be taught as a standalone lesson. The lesson focuses on how to describe a setting or character precisely, by using SHOWING NOT TELLING The class explore these by looking at extracts together, before going onto try the techniques for themselves. This is lesson 4 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The planning for the whole unit of work is included in each individual lesson. The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing the cold task again as a hot task - in order to demonstrate progress. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson based on the features of the Cinderella Fairy Tale. This is lesson 3 of 7 in a unit that explores a variety of Cinderella stories from around the world. This lesson works well as a standalone lesson too. This lesson explores the version of Cinderella from China - Yeh Shen . The class explore the features within the story and respond by comparing the story to the original version. The independent task is differentiated three ways. The planning for the whole 7 sessions is included in the download. Please take a look at the full lessons for the prepared resources and PowerPoints. The whole unit is also available as a bundle. Images from Pixabay

A complete lesson based on the features of the Cinderella Fairy Tale. This is lesson 1 of 7 in a unit that explores a variety of Cinderella stories from around the world. This lesson works well as a standalone lesson too. This lesson explores the original version of Cinderella from France (Grimm brothers version) The class explore the features within the story and respond by retelling the familiar tale in a variety of ways. The independent task is differentiated three ways. The planning for the whole 7 sessions is included in the download. Please take a look at the full lessons for the prepared resources and PowerPoints. The whole unit is also available as a bundle. Images from Pixabay

A complete lesson based on the features of the Cinderella Fairy Tale. This is lesson 4 of 7 in a unit that explores a variety of Cinderella stories from around the world. This lesson works well as a standalone lesson too. This lesson explores the version of Cinderella from Africa - Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters . The class explore the features within the story and respond by comparing the story to the original version. The independent task is differentiated three ways. The planning for the whole 7 sessions is included in the download. Please take a look at the full lessons for the prepared resources and PowerPoints. The whole unit is also available as a bundle. Images from Pixabay

3 Posters that I created to explain the 9 types of tense that are taught at ks2 in the new curriculum. There are also practical examples of each type of tense. Perfect for the working wall or in the front of English books. Simple and easy to follow.

Lesson 4 in a series of 4 lessons, covering narrative objectives for upper KS2. Children apply the learning in the final lesson when they write an additional chapter for the story. There is a PowerPoint presentation and all resources are included. Narnia Clip art by ninjamomdesigns All additional images are from PIXABAY,

A complete lesson based on the features of the Cinderella Fairy Tale. This is lesson 2 of 7 in a unit that explores a variety of Cinderella stories from around the world. This lesson works well as a standalone lesson too. This lesson explores the version of Cinderella from South America - The Invisible Warrior/The Rough Faced Girl. The class explore the features within the story and respond by comparing the story to the original version. The independent task is differentiated three ways. The planning for the whole 7 sessions is included in the download. Please take a look at the full lessons for the prepared resources and PowerPoints. The whole unit is also available as a bundle. Images from Pixabay

Lesson 2 in a series of 4 lessons, covering narrative objectives for upper KS2. Children apply the learning in the final lesson when they write an additional chapter for the story. There is a PowerPoint presentation and all resources are included. Narnia Clip art by ninjamomdesigns All additional images are from PIXABAY, Read less

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on DESCRIPTIVE WRITING (winter themed) in Upper KS2 (Year 6) Although part of a scheme, it is also able to be taught as a standalone lesson. The lesson focuses on how to describe a setting or character precisely, by choosing the best perspective. The class explore these by looking at extracts together, before going onto write a description from a personified perspective. This is lesson 5 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The planning for the whole unit of work is included in each individual lesson. The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing the cold task again as a hot task - in order to demonstrate progress. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete, ready to teach creative writing lesson. Designed and planned to be used as a standalone lesson or used as a BIG write/topic lesson. Aimed at KS2, children write aletter in role as a WW2 Evacuee. It is based on the Topic ‘A Child’s War’ Everything needed is included, apart from internet access for a short video clip (link in the PPT) Images from PIXABAY