An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
A detailed PowerPoint ideal for an assembly or lesson on this important day of December 2nd. Includes a 42 slide engaging and animated PowerPoint, video link, writing templates and writing examples and links to other useful websites on this day. Teach your pupils about the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
Lots of opportunities for discussion and higher level thinking. All concepts explained clearly.
Discuss and answer these key questions:
Why is this day special?
When did it start?
What is the UN and its Charter?
Who are the General Assembly?
What is slavery?
Is there slavery today?
How does modern slavery happen?
What the symbol represents today? Why?
Do you agree with these famous quotes about slavery?
How do people celebrate today?
How can we bring a stop to slavery?
Print out these engaging tasks for the children to complete in a lesson:
Task 1 - Design a symbol to represent this day, use the ideas provided.
Task 2 - Write a poem to raise awareness of modern slavery.
Task 3 - Write a short story about starting your dream job and what you would do if you came across inequality or people being taken advantage of in the workplace.
Writing templates provided.
Relevant for KS2 and KS3.
Also useful for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on August 23rd and for the start of a topic on the Slave Trade.
All reviews welcome.
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A festive and easy to teach poetry week on ‘The Night Before Christmas’. Includes 5 engaging PowerPoints leading you through 5 complete lessons, differentiated lesson resources and a detailed plan.
An excellent week of English lessons for the build up to Christmas whilst maintaining focus and high quality outcomes.
The original and useuful resources make teaching enjoyable and easy. The video links in the PowerPoint inspire poetry writing and performance.
Each lesson is differentiated for two ability groups.
Each lesson contains a success criteria.
Higher level thinking challenges are provided.
Grammar starters cover handwriting, a or an, word classes, rhyming words and spellings.
A lovely, tried and tested week of learning about narrative poetry, rhyming couplets, poetry format and syllables.
Includes a range of activities and differentiated tasks. Children will compare and evaluate poems, identify features and then write their own narrative poem using the structure of ‘The Night Before Christmas’ with ideas from ‘The Snowman’.
Detailed weekly plan and all resources included.
All reviews welcome.
300 general report comment statements covering all aspects of school life. Easily make 30 different personalised paragraphs for your class. Use the boy or girl versions to save even more time. Suitable for KS1 and KS2.
Choose from the 300 comments, enough to create a whole class of different reports, 10 different statements to choose from for every child. Quickly create your general report comment paragraphs by selecting the right comment to suit each child, one from each of the 10 sections. Describe your pupils in a precise, eloquent and efficient way.
Written for all primary year groups, relevant for years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
High Quality
Use these high quality comments, 18 pages covering:
Overall Introduction
Working and Learning Style
Attitude
Working & Playing With Others
Behaviour
Learning Outcomes & Presentation
Strengths
Next Steps
Responsibilities, Homework & Spellings
Summary and Looking Forward
Easy to Use
All the comments come in a girl and a boy version saving you having to change any pronouns. All names are replaced with 3 stars so you just have to find and replace to insert names.
Save Time
Teaching is busy enough without report writing as well, save time whilst doing a good job. Easily copy and paste these thoughtful comments to create personalised and admired reports.
Also…
Check out these other handy end of year resources:
English Report Comments
Maths Report Comments
Geography Report Comments
Over 300 English report comments statements so you can quickly complete your primary English report comments. Select from this extensive bank to create individual differentiated paragraphs. Simply choose the right comment to suit each child, one from each of the 11 sections. There are enough comments to create personalised paragraphs of comments for a whole class of 30. Created with a large variety of phrases, openings and language so you can describe each pupil in a precise, eloquent and efficient way.
High Quality
English report comments written for KS2 and easily adaptable for KS1. They are perfect for years 3, 4, 5 and 6 as they cover:
listening
speaking
reading
reading targets
word work
story writing
different genres
grammar and punctuation
spelling and handwriting
editing
writing targets
Differentiated
There are four different ability groups included with at least 80 comments in each, so a minimum of 320 different statements for your reports.
Easy to Use
They are all available in girl and boy version saving you having to change any pronouns. All names are shown with 3 stars so you just have to find and replace to insert names. All year groups are shown with 3 dots so you can replace them quickly as well.
Save Time
Teaching is busy enough without report writing as well, save time whilst doing a good job. Easily copy and paste these thoughtful comments to create personalised and admired reports.
Also…
Check out these other handy end of year resources:
General Report Comments
Maths Report Comments
Geography Report Comments
264 differentiated science comments for boys and girls, covering 13 key areas for your primary KS2 reports. Create your report comments quickly this year by simply choosing a collection of comments to suit each child, one from each section. There are enough comments to create different personalised paragraphs of comments for a whole class of 30 children.
Written for the whole of KS2 focusing on learning aptitudes and the general areas covered so perfect for years 3, 4, 5 and 6. A summary of content is also provided to remind you of the topics covered in science by your year group to further personalise the reports.
Save Time
Teaching is busy enough without report writing as well, save time whilst doing a good job. Easily copy and paste these original comments to create personalised and thoughtful reports.
Differentiated
264 comments overall, divided into 3 ability groups: high, middle and low ability. Each group contains 13 sections with 6 comments in each. There are also 30 next steps included, differentiated into 3 ability groups.
High Quality
Use these high quality science report comments, covering:
Attitude
General Knowledge
Speaking and Listening
Learning New Concepts
Group Work
Equipment
Observations and Experiments
Predictions
Fair Tests
Measuring, Data and Recording Findings
Conclusions
Written Work
Asking Questions
Easy to Use
They all come in a girl and a boy version saving you having to change any pronouns. All names are shown with 3 stars so you just have to find and replace, to insert names.
Also…
Check out my other handy end of year resources:
General Report Comments
320+ English Report Comments
280+ Maths Report Comments
Report Comments MEGA BUNDLE
Create your primary maths reports quickly using these 280 differentiated maths report comments for KS2. The subject of maths is broken down into 7 skill sections, relevant for all year groups, with 4 ability groups provided. Use the girl and boy versions to save time, just quickly choose the right comments to suit each child. There are enough comments to create different personalised paragraphs of comments for at least a whole class of 30 children.
High Quality
Written for the whole of KS2 focusing on learning aptitudes and the general areas of maths. Some spaces are left for you to add some relevant objectives for your year group.
These are perfect for years 3, 4, 5 and 6 as they cover:
Attitude
Mathematical concepts
Lesson content
Operations and calculations
Mental strategies
Reasoning
Problem Solving
Understanding, explaining and checking solutions
Strengths and Assessments
Presentation
Targets
Differentiated
Maths report comment banks for four different ability groups are provided with at least 70 comments in each, so a minimum of 280 different statements for your reports.
Easy to Use
They all come in a girl and a boy version saving you having to change any pronouns. All names are shown with 3 stars so you just have to find and replace, to insert names.
Save Time
Teaching is busy enough without report writing as well, save time whilst doing a good job. Easily copy and paste these thoughtful comments to create personalised and admired reports.
Also…
Check out these other handy end of year resources:
General Report Comments
320 English Report Comments
Geography Report Comments
A matching activity teaching the vocabulary from the poem 'Twas The Night Before Christmas. Includes a teaching PowerPoint with 18 slides, 24 word and picture cards, 2 extension activities and all the answers.
Clear, colourful pictures and a large school-friendly font so the children can become confident with the old fashioned language.
Simply print the word cards and picture cards and hand out. The children can cut them out, as they are already jumbled up. Answer sheets are included as well.
Each page has 4 words and 4 images, so one group could work on them together.
A complete geography lesson on rivers in Europe. Includes a thorough teaching PowerPoint, interactive activities, worksheets, word bank, extensions, videos and plenary game.
Follow the ready-to-go PowerPoint to teach about identifying, describing and comparing rivers in Europe.
Cover:
What is a river?
How is it formed?
Parts of a river
Rivers on maps of Europe
Europe River facts
What are Fjords?
Planned for years 3 or 4, easily adaptable for years 5 and 6.
Differentiated recording tasks provided so children can label a map of Europe with the main rivers. Includes 3 extensions.
Highlights:
Differentiated
Activities for all styles of learners
Scaffolded learning
Check out my other popular Geography lessons on Europe:
Where is Europe?
Countries of Europe
Compare cities in Europe
Climate of Europe
Mountains of Europe
A complete geography lesson teaching the countries of Europe. Includes a thorough teaching PowerPoint, interactive activities, worksheets, answers, extensions and videos.
Follow the ready-to-go PowerPoint to teach about using an atlas, Europe, European languages and flags.
Use the differentiated map worksheets to enable success for every child. Extensions are provided for fast finishers and those hungry for even more.
Highlights:
Interactive
Ready-to-go
Answers on PPT
Editable
Teach as part of a geography unit on Europe. Check out the other lessons:
Where is Europe?
Compare Cities of Europe
Climate of Europe
Mountains of Europe
Rivers of Europe
Over 260 differentiated geography comments for boys and girls, covering 10 key areas for your primary KS2 reports. Create your report comments quickly this year by simply choosing a collection of comments to suit each child, one from each section. There are enough comments to create different personalised paragraphs of comments for a whole class of 30 children.
Written for the whole of KS2 focusing on learning aptitudes and the general areas covered so perfect for years 3, 4 , 5 and 6.
Save Time
Teaching is busy enough without report writing as well, save time whilst doing a good job. Easily copy and paste these original comments to create personalised and thoughtful reports.
Differentiated
264 comments overall, divided into high, middle and low ability groups. Each group contains 10 sections with enough comments to make 30 personalised reports. 65 low ability, 76 middle ability and 85 high ability statements altogether. There are also 30 next steps included, 10 for each ability group.
High Quality
Use these high quality geography report comments, covering:
Summary
Continents
World Biomes
Physical features
Human features
Major countries
Major cities
UK
Technical terms
Geographical fieldwork
Easy to Use
They all come in a girl and a boy version saving you having to change any pronouns. Collect statements for each child to make a paragraph then simply add in their name a few times to polish off your work.
Just highlight the comments you have used to make sure all your 30 geography reports are quickly made and completely different.
Also…
Check out my other handy end of year resources:
General Report Comments
320+ English Report Comments
280+ Maths Report Comments
Report Comments MEGA BUNDLE
A complete geography lesson on the mountains of Europe. Includes a thorough teaching PowerPoint, interactive activities, worksheets, video, extensions and games.
Follow the ready-to-go PowerPoint to teach about the mountain ranges of Europe.
Cover:
Formation
Map work
Climate
Vegetation
Facts
Famous peaks
Planned for years 3 or 4, easily adaptable for years 5 and 6.
Differentiated recording tasks provided with two extensions.
Highlights:
Photo analysis starter activity
Activities for all styles of learners
Scaffolded learning
Check out my other popular Geography lessons on Europe:
Where is Europe? lesson pack
Countries of Europe lesson pack
Compare Cities of Europe lesson pack
Climate of Europe lesson pack
Rivers of Europe lesson pack
A colourful and complete word bank for KS2 children studying ‘The Highwayman’ poem by Alfred Noyes. Includes Title, poem features and examples, key vocabulary, images, main characters and themes of the poem.
All that your pupils need to know on one sheet of paper. Can be used in writer’s toolkits, on displays, in books and for support groups printed as A3.
Ensure the children are familiar and confident with the features, characters, themes and vocabulary of the poem.
Prevent any spelling mistakes with the clear vocabulary list.
Use within an English unit on The Highwayman and save time.
Check out other popular KS2 writing resources:
Highwayman Display
Adjective Word Bank
A large eye-catching display for a KS2 English unit on 'The Highwayman' by Alfred Noyes. Includes titles, questions, text extracts, interactive activities, vocabulary, images, text features and examples.
Designed to engage and interest your pupils, this display brings this glorious narrative to life. Emotive stills and haunting images, alongside challenging questions and engaging explanations.
Includes:
- 2 Titles
- The poem broken down into lines and images this could also be used for a sequencing or analysis activity.
- 12 higher level thinking questions
- 2 interactive reasoning questions to answer on the display
- 24 key words (including themes of the poem)
- 8 important features of the poem
- 8 example cards of each poetry feature
- 3 interactive activities (matching, sorting, ordering)
All reviews welcome.
You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 English resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy
You might also be interested in my:
Modal Verbs Display
Persuasive Writing Display
The Piano Display
A week of detailed lessons on writing recounts for KS2, PPT, Plan and resources all included. Differentiated activities, quick and effective starters and plenaries and lots more…
Includes:
Differentiation provided for three groups - two challenges provided for every lesson
Engaging starters and plenaries designed to grab your pupil’s attention
Modelled texts provided highlighted to show how you construct paragraphs in recounts
Word banks provided to support and extend pupils
Editing skills developed
Peer and self assessment opportunities
Animated and clear PPT
Expand your pupil’s vocabulary and enhance their writing techniques whilst writing about personal events.
Engaging activities, opportunities for individual, paired and group work. Written for year 5 but relevant for year 6 and easily adaptable for years 3 and 4.
All reviews welcome.
To go with this unit download my Features of a Recount Display
A detailed lesson covering coasts and how they can change. Includes a 38 slide PowerPoint, a detailed plan, 2 writing templates and a challenge activity including another writing template. Covers the impact of tourism, shipping, urbanisation, overfishing and communities on the coast.
Written for UKS2 but can easily be used by all year 3, 4, 5 and 6.
An engaging starter, mixture of independent, paired and group work.
Plenty of opportunities for discussion and for children to share ideas.
Full of lots of interesting images to prompt discussion about geographical features.
An extension activity to challenge the higher ability.
Plenary for children to move on in their learning.
Covers national curriculum learning objectives:
Learn about diverse places, people and resources
Learn about natural and human environments
Learn about the interaction between physical and human processes
Learn about the formation, use of and change of landscapes and environments
All resources included.
All reviews welcome.
7 Quality lessons covering all aspects of life in Scandinavia and National Curriculum Geography learning objectives.
Powerful images, video links, resources, detailed plans and no preparation needed.
Enjoy my other Scandinavian Units:
Scandinavian Art Unit
Writing Scandinavian Christmas Stories
Check out my other popular Geography units:
Yosemite
Europe
10 engaging and ready-to-go English lessons responding to and exploring the powerful video clip ‘The Piano’ by Aidan Gibbons found on the Literacy Shed.
Lots of high level questioning to probe deeper into this interesting clip and opportunities for paired, individual and group work.
Week 1 - Explore and respond to the story whilst developing writing skills (Talk for Writing -Imitate and Innovate).
Written for KS2 it covers many relevant teaching points:
relative clauses,
expanded noun phrases,
editing and improving language,
parenthesis,
creating an atmosphere,
showing change within characters,
describing settings,
building suspense,
summarising,
identifying word classes,
complex sentences.
Week 2 - Children write their own version of this story using and building on the writing skills learnt in the first week (Talk for Writing - Invent).
The week takes the children through writing the opening, middle and end of their memory story, then editing and publishing it.
Starters include: spellings, adding description, handwriting, editing punctuation and improving words.
Many more teaching points covered:
types of sentence openers,
how to start a story,
building suspense,
writing effective phrases to show change,
using synonyms
using a thesaurus
peer assessment
editing punctuation
editing for sense
editing to improve
Mixture of starters covering key SPAG elements from the New Curriculum.
There are resources to support the lower ability and daily challenges for the higher ability.
Ability groups in plan:
Green - Low ability
Yellow - Mid/low ability
Blue - Mid ability
Red - High ability.
All reviews welcome.
All resources, plans, PowerPoints and display included.
Display includes:
Title
Short explanation of the movie
Images from the movie
Powerful descriptive vocabulary cards
Features list of this genre
Sentence Opener ideas
Paragraph Opener ideas
Key events of movie on arrows for ordering
Modelled examples of creating an atmosphere
Modelled examples of expanded noun phrases
Modelled examples of relative clauses
Higher level thinking questions
A complete lesson on erosion on the UK coast, teaching the concepts of bays headlands, arches, stacks, stumps, caves and much more. Engaging resource pack with differentiation, answers, videos and animations.
Includes a PowerPoint leading you through the whole lesson and all the necessary resources.
Covers these national curriculum objectives:
- Learn about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments,
- interaction between physical and human processes,
- formation, use of and change of landscapes and environments.
Written for UKS2 but can easily be used by all year 3, 4, 5 and 6.
An engaging starter, mixture of independent, paired and group work.
Plenty of opportunities for class dialogue and for children to share ideas.
Full of interesting images to prompt discussion about geographical features.
An extension activity included to challenge the higher ability.
Plenary available for children to share their learning and present the challenge research.
All reviews welcome.
For more useful and reliable Geography lessons, plans and resources follow the links below:
- Human Impact on Coasts KS2
- UK Coasts Physical Features KS2
- Journey Through Russia, Physical Features KS2
- Scandinavia Unit KS2
- Yosemite National Park Unit KS2
You can also find many more inspiring and engaging KS2 resources for a wide range of subjects at my shop: Teachallenjoy
A complete bank of discussion text sentence openers. Includes a variety of words grouped into useful types. All that you need for expanding vocabulary and heightening progress during a discussion text unit.
Types of openers included:
Openers for additional points of view
Openers for opposing points of view
Openers for discussing opinions
Generalisation openers
Openers referring to time
A variety of extra openers
They are bright and colourful so would be perfect for a display, toolkit or word bank.
Print as either PowerPoint slides or aA4 format.
Check out my popular lesson packs on discussion texts:
Week 1 Explore and Learn About Discussion Texts
Week 2 Write Your Own Discussion Text
All the spelling words and rules that year 5 and 6 need to know. Available in different formats for all of your spelling needs. Designed to save time, enhance progress and increase pupil independence.
Formats:
- Colour year 5/6 spelling word bank
- Black and white year 5/6 spelling word bank
- Year 5/6 spelling word bank with tick boxes
- Teaching PowerPoint with 11 slides
These sheets could be used as an teaching tool, assessment tool, homework support or stuck into books to support writing.
All reviews welcome.
For daily lessons on how to teach these rules follow this link:
Teachallenjoy
Here you will find year 5/6 spelling lessons for the whole year:
Term 1 Weekly Spelling Lessons and Dictations
Term 2 Weekly Spelling Lessons and Dictations
Term 3 Weekly Spelling Lessons and Dictations
Term 4 Weekly Spelling Lessons and Dictations
Term 5 Weekly Spelling Lessons and Dictations
Term 6 Weekly Spelling Lessons and Dictations
