4 storyboards attached. Fully differentiated and fully editable. Storyboard 1: All writing and pictures provided (answers). Storyboard 2: 4 pictures and all writing provided (lower ability). Storyboard 2: 4 pictures but no writing provided (middle ability). Storyboard 3: No pictures or writing provided (higher ability).

TREASURE ISLAND - Take your class on a real pirate adventure! Attached is 56-slide Treasure Island PowerPoint. PowerPoint contents: Characters. Setting. Transport. Tricky words in the story. Treasure Island - the story. Script template. Pirate pictures. Heroes and Heroines. Treasure Maps and Treasure Chests Character profiles. Writing your own pirate story. Also attached is a 3-week unit plan (fully editable), play script templates, Treasure Island - the story (a Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation),a short story example and a writing assessment. Fully editable.

Year 2 Spelling Lists. Week by week spelling lists. 47 lists in total (divided into 3 terms). 120 slides. Fully editable.

A fully editable non-chronological report booklet and two A3 size non-chronological report templates/writing frames. The booklet contains a title page + 13 pages to write about different headings. You could always add a contents page, glossary and index for more able students. The templates are designed to allow the writer to add a specific subject/title under each relevant heading/subheading (the children just need to fill in the spaces). Fully editable.

Text: Hansel and Gretel A complete 3 week unit plan for Y3 or Y4 students. All resources attached including PowerPoint, worksheets etc. Unit plan (3 weeks approx.) PowerPoint presentation. Hansel and Gretel pictures. Lost in the Woods Activity. Play script template. Rhyming couplets activity. Sequencing activity. Speech bubbles and 3-page booklet. Spelling activities (optional). Storyboard activity.

A PowerPoint that introduces the long ‘a’ vowel sound. 12 slides. SLIDE 3: ay as in play. SLIDE 5: a_e as in magic ‘e’. SLIDE 8: ai as in rain. SLIDE 11: ei as in eight. Ideal for KS1 or Lower KS2. Please note: When you preview the PowerPoint, the images may appear distorted/squashed BUT the images will be completely normal once purchased. Fully editable.

A useful booklet to practise note taking skills. 4 pages. Fully editable.

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - 29 SLIDES A great way to introduce your class to ‘Myths and Legends’ and to get them to write their own Myth or Legend. Slide 3: What is Myth and Legend? Slides 4 - 5: Theseus and The Minotaur and Odysseus and Polyphemus texts. Slides 6 – 10: Examples of mythical creatures. Slide 11: The Minotaur character profile sheet. Slide 12: 6 mythical creatures/monsters to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 13: A blank creature/monster character profile template. Slides 14 – 20: Examples of Heroes and Heroines. Slide 21: How to incorporate a Hero or Heroine into a story. Slide 22: Theseus character profile sheet. Slide 23: 6 mythical heroes /heroines to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 24: A blank hero/heroine character profile template. Slides 25 – 29: Writing templates to plan and write a Myth or Legend.

A great game to play! Just divide your class into groups and get them to guess the answers to the questions. The more answers they get, the more points they win! Suitable for 5+ (depending on ability).

Attached is a 1-page worksheet to complete before you start reading Kensuke’s Kingdom. Ideal for whole class, group work or one-to-one teaching. I will keep adding activities in the coming weeks. Fully editable and ideal for 9+

4 resources in total Plan and create your own rhyming couplet poems using these versatile worksheets. 8 pages in total. Fully editable.

A great worksheet to use when teaching verbs. Ideal for 5+ Fully editable. Answer sheet provided.

Ideal for 5+ (depending on ability). Fully editable. PowerPoint - 6 slides showing examples of speech written in speech bubbles and in sentences. Also attached is a 4-page activity booklet: Activity 1: Students must write down something each character might say in the speech bubble provided. Then they must write out the speech in a full sentence (using speech marks). The first is done for them. Activity 2: Students must give each character a name. Then they must write something the characters are saying to each other in the speech bubbles. Finally, they must write the conversation on the lines. The first one has been done for them. Activity 3: Same as activity 2 but this time the conversation must be BIGGER. Activity 4: A character called ‘Amelia’ must ask Tom a question then respond to his reply. Students must copy out the conversation on the lines provided.

Planning a Play script - template to complete. A useful starting point before writing a play script. 5 sections to complete: Section 1: Which characters will be in your play? Section 2: What entertaining event(s) will happen? Section 3: Where will each scene take place (settings)? Section 4: Describe the opening stage directions. Section 5: How will the play end? Fully editable.

Paired Reading - PEER ASSESSMENT sheet. A useful peer assessment sheet for assessing reading punctuation, fluency, delivery and accuracy. Fully editable.

** A 2-week unit of work (PDF and Word) based on 'Kensuke's Kingdom' by Michael Morpurgo ** Ideal for upper KS2 students.

A FANTASTIC WRITING TOPIC TO DO WITH YOUR CLASS! A 57-slide PowerPoint with integrated animations and writing activities. 15 lessons - to be taught over 3 weeks. All activities are fully editable. Learning objectives, story, worksheets, video links and more. Ideal for Year 2 or Year 3. . LEARNING OBJECTIVES COVERED (The children will…) . Describe MR BIG. Describe what makes someone happy and sad. Answer questions about the beginning of MR BIG. Learn more about the word ‘avoid’. Sequence sentences correctly. Correct MR BIG sentences. Describe story settings. Order/sequence settings. Describe mountain gorilla activities. Compare two things. Write comparative sentences using however, but and whereas. Correct comparative sentences. Learn some new words and their meanings. Use a dictionary. Make a story map for one section of a story. Adapt part of a story. Plan a story. Write a story. Read a story aloud.

Attached is fully animated 37-slide PowerPoint that teaches children how to plan and write a non-chronological report. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). The PowerPoint is divided into 8 parts - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 and Day 8. Activity sheets complement each day (10 activity sheets in total). Approximately 8 one-hour English lessons. Fully editable. Save yourself 15 hours of planning time!

A FANTASTIC WRITING TOPIC TO DO WITH YOUR CLASS! A 57-slide PowerPoint with integrated animations and writing activities. 15 lessons - to be taught over 3 weeks. All activities are fully editable. Learning objectives, story, worksheets, video links and more. Ideal for Year 2 or Year 3. . LEARNING OBJECTIVES COVERED (The children will…) . Describe MR BIG. Describe what makes someone happy and sad. Answer questions about the beginning of MR BIG. Learn more about the word ‘avoid’. Sequence sentences correctly. Correct MR BIG sentences. Describe story settings. Order/sequence settings. Describe mountain gorilla activities. Compare two things. Write comparative sentences using however, but and whereas. Correct comparative sentences. Learn some new words and their meanings. Use a dictionary. Make a story map for one section of a story. Adapt part of a story. Plan a story. Write a story. Read a story aloud.