Guided Reading: PREVIEW - Year 4 - Beowulf (5 day SMART Notebook Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses three differentiated texts of Beowulf to teach in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses questions from different strands of reading comprehension. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday's lesson requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 4 (ISBN-10: 1407100521 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100524) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme Books you will need are: Higher Ability - Michael Morpurgo - Beowulf (ISBN-10: 1406348872 / ISBN-13: 978-1406348873) Middle Ability - Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Myths and Legends: Level 15: Beowulf, Grendel And The Dragon (ISBN-10: 0198446349 / ISBN-13: 9780198446347) Lower Ability - Beowulf (Young Reading (Series 3) (ISBN-10: 0746096860 / ISBN-13: 978-0746096864) If you like this resource, check out the complete unit of work which continues the complete teaching sequence of all three books.

Literacy Teaching Resource: Achieving Greater Depth Standard in Year 6 Writing (Word Document) This teaching resource explains how to achieve greater depth standard by using shifts in formality through punctuation, vocabulary and sentence structure. This extends this area of writing assessment not only shifts through dialogue. Very child friendly and useful as a reference when the children are writing. If you like this resource, please remember to rate and leave a comment. Thank you.

Guided Reading: PREVIEW - Year 4 - Curriculum Visions - Anglo-Saxon Raiders and Settlers (4 day SMART Notebook Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses two differentiated texts of Non-fiction (Curriculum Visions) Anglo-Saxons to teach in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses questions from different strands of reading comprehension. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group D. Books you will need are: Higher and Middle Ability - Anglo-Saxon Raiders and Settlers (Curriculum Visions) (ISBN 10: 1862144338 / ISBN 13: 9781862144330) Lower Ability - Exploring Anglo-Saxon Times (Curriculum Visions) (Dr Brian Knapp) If you like this resource, check out the complete unit of work which continues the complete teaching sequence of all three books.

Literacy Teaching Resource: PREVIEW - Balanced Argument - Should the Vikings have invaded England? (4 day Overview and Activities) This teaching resource uses the text genre balanced arguments to discuss whether or not the Vikings should have invaded England in easy to follow way. Students are taught to learn actions for conjunctions, know the difference of open and closed questions, take part in a hot-seating activity and identify features of a balanced argument. There are also SPaG starter activities mainly aimed at year 6 objectives. This is the first week of imitation following Pie Corbitt's sequence of work. It contains a 4 day overview with a 27 slide SMART Notebook presentation all activities including independent activities. If you like this resource, check out the complete unit of work which continues the complete teaching sequence of imitation, innovation and invention.

Guided Reading: PREVIEW - Year 4 - Oliver Twist (5 day SMART Notebook Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses three differentiated texts of Classic Charles Dickens tale of Oliver Twist in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses questions from different strands of reading comprehension. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday's lesson requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 4 (ISBN-10: 1407100521 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100524) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme Books you will need are: Higher Ability - Oxford Reading Tree: Level 16B: TreeTops Classics: Oliver Twist (ISBN-10: 0199184887 / ISBN-13: 978-0199184880) Middle Ability - Oliver Twist (Real Reads) (ISBN-10: 1607541521 / ISBN-13: 978-1607541523) Lower Ability - Oliver Twist (Usborne Young Reading) (ISBN-10: 0746077076 / ISBN-13: 978-0746077078) If you like this resource, check out the complete unit of work which continues the complete teaching sequence of all three books.

This short writing unit is based on the extracts from the Roald Dahl book ‘Boy’. The writing unit is designed to support children in demonstrating the skills required by the Interim Assessment Framework for 2017 - 2018. It is assumed at this point in the year that the children have been taught the skills required, but revision opportunities are offered in the scheme. The lessons do not need to be taught as a series and can be viewed as single tasks. Equally, lessons can be spread over more than one day to support the children. This resource also includes a structured editing lesson split into two sections. proof-reading and composition. All example texts have been written to demonstrate the skills and grammar required by the Interim Assessment Framework for 2017-2018.

Guided Reading: PREVIEW - Year 6 - The Story of Money (5 day SMART Notebook Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses the simple text The Story of Money written by Martin Jenkins in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses questions from a modified 2017 Reading SAT paper through the different strands of reading comprehension. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday's lesson requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 6 (ISBN-10: 1407100548 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100548) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme The book you will need is: The Story of Money written by Martin Jenkins (ISBN-10: 1406360872 / ISBN-13: 978-1406360875) If you like this resource, check out the complete unit of work (7 Weeks) which continues the complete teaching sequence of all questions types from the 2017 Reading SATS test.

Literacy Teaching Resource: PREVIEW - Elephant on the Moon Imitation Week (Weekly Overview and workbook) This teaching resource uses 'The elephant on the moon' story to teach creative writing linked to an Earth, Sun and Moon Topic in easy to follow way. Students are taught to learn the story using Pie Corbitt's imitation sequence of work. It contains a week overview with all activities presented in a children's workbook. If you like this resource, check out the complete unit of work which continues the teaching sequence of innovation and invention.

Guided Reading: PREVIEW USK2 - Exploring World War Two (5 day Flipchart Slides and Activities) This preview guided reading teaching resource uses the Curriculum Visions Text The Second World War written by Dr Brian Knapp in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses the similar question types from a modified 2017 Reading SAT paper. We also used the CGP SPaG activity books to supplement the SPaG curriculum. This could easily be changed or use other paper resources with SPaG activities. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday lessons requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 6 (ISBN-10: 1407100548 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100548) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme The book you will need is: The Second World War written by Dr Brian Knapp (ISBN: 9781862145481) If you like this resource, check out the complete unit of work (7 Weeks) which continues the complete teaching sequence of all questions types from the 2017 Reading SATS test.

Guided Reading: PREVIEW USK2 - Rainforest Life (6 Week Flipchart Slides and Activities) This preview guided reading teaching resource uses the Curriculum Visions Text ‘Rainforest Life’ written by Dr Brian Knapp in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses different question types from a modified 2017 Reading SAT paper through the different strands of reading comprehension. We also used the CGP SPaG activity books to supplement the SPaG curriculum. This could easily be changed or use other paper resources with SPaG activities. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday lessons requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 6 (ISBN-10: 1407100548 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100548) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme. The book / resources you will need are: Rainforest Life written by Dr Brian Knapp (ISBN-10: 1862146764 / ISBN-13: 978-1862146761) If you like this resource, check out the complete unit of work (6 Weeks) which continues the complete teaching sequence of all questions types from the 2017 Reading SATS test.

Literacy Teaching Unit of Work: Elephant on the Moon (Complete 3 week overview and workbooks) This teaching resource uses 'The Elephant on the Moon' story to teach creative writing linked to an Earth, Sun and Moon Topic in easy to follow way. Students are taught to learn the story using Pie Corbitt's imitation, innovation and invention sequence of work, . It contains a 3 week overview with all activities presented in a children's workbooks. If you like this unit of work, please remember to rate and leave a comment. Thank you.

Guided Reading: Year 6 - The Story of Money (7 Week SMART Notebook Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses the simple text The Story of Money written by Martin Jenkins in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses the complete questions from a modified 2017 Reading SAT paper through the different strands of reading comprehension. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday lessons requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 6 (ISBN-10: 1407100548 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100548) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme The book you will need is: The Story of Money written by Martin Jenkins (ISBN-10: 1406360872 / ISBN-13: 978-1406360875) If you use this unit of work, please remember to rate and leave a comment. Thank you.

Guided Reading: Year 4 - Oliver Twist (6 Week SMART Notebook Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses three differentiated texts of Charles Dickens classic tale of Oliver Twist in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses questions from different strands of reading comprehension. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday lessons requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 4 (ISBN-10: 1407100521 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100524) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme Books you will need are: Higher Ability - Oxford Reading Tree: Level 16B: TreeTops Classics: Oliver Twist (ISBN-10: 0199184887 / ISBN-13: 978-0199184880) Middle Ability - Oliver Twist (Real Reads) (ISBN-10: 1607541521 / ISBN-13: 978-1607541523) Lower Ability - Oliver Twist (Usborne Young Reading) (ISBN-10: 0746077076 / ISBN-13: 978-0746077078) If you use this unit of work, please remember to rate and leave a comment. Thank you.

Guided Reading: Year 4 - Curriculum Visions - Anglo-Saxon Raiders and Settlers (6 Week SMART Notebook Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses two differentiated texts of Non-fiction (Curriculum Visions) Anglo-Saxons to teach in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses questions from different strands of reading comprehension. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday lessons requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 4 (ISBN-10: 1407100521 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100524) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme Books you will need are: Higher and Middle Ability - Anglo-Saxon Raiders and Settlers (Curriculum Visions) (ISBN 10: 1862144338 / ISBN 13: 9781862144330) Lower Ability - Exploring Anglo-Saxon Times (Curriculum Visions) (Dr Brian Knapp) If you use this unit of work, please remember to rate and leave a comment. Thank you.

Literacy Unit of Work: Balanced Argument - Should the Vikings have invaded England? (3 complete weeks and Activities) This unit of work uses the text genre balanced arguments to discuss whether or not the Vikings should have invaded England in easy to follow way. Students are taught to learn actions for conjunctions, know the difference of open and closed questions, take part in a hot-seating activity and identify features of a balanced argument. There are also SPaG starter activities mainly aimed at year 6 objectives. The second week focuses on slight tweaks to the first week and the children are guided through writing a balanced argument on should monasteries keep the country's wealth? Finally, the children write a balanced argument independently about does money buy happiness? This unit of work includes all 3 stages of Pie Corbett's teaching sequence of work (imitation, innovation and invention). It contains 3 week overviews with a 72 slide SMART Notebook presentation, SPaG activities and differentiated independent activities. If you use this unit of work, please remember to rate and leave a comment. Thank you.

Guided Reading: USK2 - Exploring World War Two (7 Week Flipchart Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses the Curriculum Visions Text The Second World War written by Dr Brian Knapp in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses the complete questions from a modified 2017 Reading SAT paper through the different strands of reading comprehension. We also use the CGP SPaG activity books to supplement the SPAG curriculum. This could easily be changed or use other paper resources with SPaG activities. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday lessons requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 6 (ISBN-10: 1407100548 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100548) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme The book you will need is: The second world war / Children in the second world war written by Dr Brian Knapp (ISBN: 9781862145481) If you use this unit of work, please remember to rate and leave a comment. Thank you.

Guided Reading: Year 4 - Beowulf (6 Weeks of SMART Notebook Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses three differentiated texts of Beowulf to teach in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses questions from different strands of reading comprehension. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Mondays lessons requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 4 (ISBN-10: 1407100521 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100524) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme Books you will need are: Higher Ability - Michael Morpurgo - Beowulf (ISBN-10: 1406348872 / ISBN-13: 978-1406348873) Middle Ability - Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Myths and Legends: Level 15: Beowulf, Grendel And The Dragon (ISBN-10: 0198446349 / ISBN-13: 9780198446347) Lower Ability - Beowulf (Young Reading (Series 3) (ISBN-10: 0746096860 / ISBN-13: 978-0746096864) If you use this unit of work, please remember to rate and leave a comment. Thank you.

Guided Reading: Year 6 - Touching the Void (6 Week SMART Notebook Slides and Activities) This guided reading teaching resource uses the text Touching the Void written by Joe Simpson in an easy to follow way. Students are guided through reading comprehension that uses the complete questions from a modified 2017 Reading SAT paper through the different strands of reading comprehension. We also use the website SPAG.com to supplement the year 6 SPAG curriculum. This could easily be changed or use paper resources with SPAG activities. Group A is the higher ability children leading through to group E. Monday lessons requires group E to follow the Scholastic reading comprehension Year 6 (ISBN-10: 1407100548 / ISBN-13: 978-1407100548) programme of work to help develop individual skills. This is easy to change if you chose not to follow this programme The book you will need is: Touching the Void written by Joe Simpson (ISBN-10: 0099771012 / ISBN-13: 978-0099771012) If you use this unit of work, please remember to rate and leave a comment. Thank you.

This short non-fiction writing unit is based on the extracts from the Roald Dahl book ‘Boy’ and a real life prospectus from a boarding school. Children are asked to create a balanced argument to answer the question, ‘Should children be sent to boarding school’. This resources contains a 33 slide presentation, support materials and activities for year 6 teachers to collect further writing evidence to support age related judgments. The writing unit is designed to support children in demonstrating the skills required by the Interim Assessment Framework for 2017 - 2018. It is assumed at this point in the year that the children have been taught the skills required, but revision opportunities are offered in the scheme. The lessons do not need to be taught as a series and can be viewed as single tasks. Equally, lessons can be spread over more than one day to support the children. This resource also includes a structured editing lesson split into two sections. proof-reading and composition. All example texts have been written to demonstrate the skills and grammar required by the Interim Assessment Framework for 2017-2018.