Writing - Season Poetry - Summer - Acrostic Poem - Lesson 4 - KS1/KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced in the National Curriculum, children should experience of high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems. The season focus for this lesson is summer, with mention of the seaside. Many detailed pictures and videos are attached were taken by me (seaside, fish and chips, waves, ice cream, park, picnic, funfair and the arcade). Click on the link on the first page, and slowly go through the slides. Children will learn what an acrostic poem is? Children will then create a word mat using the letters S,U M, E, and R to later create their own acrostic poem that spells SUMMER. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing an acrostic poem. There are 28 slides. Also included in this resource pack is a filled word mat, a blank word mat, an acrostic poem template and an example of a SUMMER acrostic poem in the powerpoint. Learning Objective: To write a summer acrostic poem.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Time conjunctions - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as using time conjunctions to improve their writings. This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 15 PowerPoint slides for this lesson. The task for this lesson is to complete a time conjunction worksheet Learning Objectives: To identify and use time conjunctions.

Writing - Season Poetry - Winter - Acrostic Poem - Lesson 4 - KS1/KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced by the National Curriculum, children should experience high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems and learn the poetry tools to create their own. The season focus for this lesson is winter. Many detailed pictures are attached of snow, snowball, snowman, snow angel, snow fights, snow covered park/mountains, fireplace, hot drinks (hot chocolate), snow in the city and snow in London. With mention of the religious holidays that often occur in the winter months (Hanukkah, Christmas, and Diwali). Click on the link on the first page, and slowly discuss the imagery on the slides. Children will learn what an acrostic poem is? Children will then create a word mat using the letters W,I,N,T, E and R to later make an acrostic poem that spells Winter. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing an acrostic poem. There are 35 slides (mainly imagery). Also included in this resource pack is a filled word mat, a blank word mat, an acrostic poem template and an example of a WINTER acrostic poem in the powerpoint. Learning Objective: To write an acrostic winter poem

Reading Resource - Zones of Relevance - KS1/KS2 These reading resources are editable and in the word document format. This resource comes with two documents one with the Zones of Relevance template and a list of Zones of Relevance (descriptive words, adjectives). This activity requires children to visually sort a set of words based on how relevant they are to a given subject, such as a piece of writing based on a character or an image. Words are sorted in three groups irrelevant, relevant and most relevant. The activity can be extended by asking the pupils to write down their own descriptive words (adjectives) related to the character of study. Children can use a dictionary to explore more vocabulary. This reading activity can be used as partner, group, and individual work. The Zones of Relevance template can be printed in A4 and A3 formats.

ESOL - Entry 1 - English - All About Me - Lesson 4 - Hobbies & Interests English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) refers to learning English as a new resident in an English-speaking country. ESOL classes can include areas such as survival English, functional language, specific speaking and listening skills, and sociocultural information. The purpose is to support learners whose first language is not English, helping them gain the communication skills needed to progress in the workplace, education and beyond. The focus for this lesson is learning how to express interests and hobbies. This lesson discusses what interests are and covers a range of hobbies (reading, writing, yoga, arts, crafts, hiking, sports, cooking, gardening and playing musical instruments). Students will learn how to express what they enjoy doing in their free time. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and worksheet as shown (two pages). There are 20 slides. Learning Objective: To learn how to express interests and hobbies

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Past, Present & Future Tense - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as using the correct tenses (past, present & future tenses) and knowing how to use them to improve their writings. This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 18 PowerPoint slides for this lesson. The task for this lesson is to complete a past, present & future tense worksheet Learning Objectives: To use past, present and future tenses.

Writing - The Great Fire of London - How can we describe the 1666 fire? - Lesson 3 - KS1 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a high-quality history lesson with a task attached about the 1666 Great Fire of London. The National Curriculum puts forward that history education should help children gain a chronologically secure knowledge, understanding of the past of the wider world. It should also inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and empower them to be confident historians. This lesson focuses on the how we can describe a fire using our senses (vision, hearing, touch, feelings, taste and smell). Children will listen to the beginning of the 1666 Great Fire of London story (also included). Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to complete a senses star about fire. As a class, children will go through each of the senses and the class teacher will collect a few words and then children can fill in their senses star using the ones collected as inspiration. Children who require more support of the teaching slides provided for them so they could their own words with ones already included. There are 20 slides (Teaching slides, the 1666 story and fire imagery). Also included is a youtube video of a lit fireplace, allowing children to visualise a real fire. Note to teachers - please remind children of the dangers of a fire Learning Objective: To describe the Great Fire of London

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as adding prepositions & prepositional phrases in children’s writing. This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 13 PowerPoint slides for this lesson. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that requires the children to identify and add prepositions & prepositional phrases. Learning Objective: LO: To know and identify prepositions. To use prepositions to write complete sentences.

Writing - Season Poetry - Winter - Similes & Alliteration - Lesson 5 - KS1/KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced by the National Curriculum, children should experience high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems and learn the poetry tools to create their own. The season focus for this lesson is winter. Many detailed pictures are attached of snow, snowball, snowman, snow angel, snow fights, snow covered park/mountains, fireplace, hot drinks (hot chocolate), snow in the city and snow in London. With mention of the religious holidays that often occur in the winter months (Hanukkah, Christmas, and Diwali). Click on the link on the first page, and slowly discuss the imagery on the slides. Children will learn what a simile is and how to use them in a poem about winter. Children will also learn about alliteration. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing a winter poem with similes & alliteration. There are 40 slides (mainly imagery). Learning Objective: To write a winter poem with similes and alliteration.

Writing - Poetry -Alliteration - Lesson 7 - (KS1/KS2) This lesson discusses and explain in detail the use of alliteration. Also included are a few examples of poems with alliteration. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 7 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that involves starting to form a poem that has alliteration. An additional task is also included, to start writing their own sentences with alliteration. Learning objectives • To learn about and use alliteration in poetry.

ESOL - Entry 1 - English - All About Me - Lesson 3 - My Family English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) refers to learning English as a new resident in an English-speaking country. ESOL classes can include areas such as survival English, functional language, specific speaking and listening skills, and sociocultural information. The purpose is to support learners whose first language is not English, helping them gain the communication skills needed to progress in the workplace, education and beyond. The focus for this lesson is learning how to introduce family members (mother, father, children, sister, brother, cousin, daughter, son, nephew and niece). Students will create their own family trees and discuss the members of their family. Do you have any children? How many people are in your family? Do you have any siblings? Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and worksheet as shown (two pages). There are 15 slides. Learning Objective: To learn how to introduce family members

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Imperative Verbs - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as using imperative verbs to add depth to children’s writing. This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 13 PowerPoint slides for this lesson. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that requires the children to identify and write sentences with imperative verbs. Learning Objective: • To identify and use imperative verbs.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Adverbs, Fronted Adverbials & Adverbial Phrases - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as using fronted adverbials and adverbials phrases. These skills add depth to children’s writing. This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 19 PowerPoint slides for this lesson. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that requires the children to write sentences with adverbs, fronted adverbials and/or adverbial phrases. Learning Objective: • To use adverbs, fronted adverbials and adverbial phrases to modify sentences.

ESOL - Entry 1 - English - All About Me - Lesson 5 - Jobs English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) refers to learning English as a new resident in an English-speaking country. ESOL classes can include areas such as survival English, functional language, specific speaking and listening skills, and sociocultural information. The purpose is to support learners whose first language is not English, helping them gain the communication skills needed to progress in the workplace, education and beyond. The focus for this lesson is learning how to describe their job or dream job. This lesson discusses a variety of jobs including teacher, doctor, plumber, solicitor, cleaner, stay-at-home mum/dad, nurse, waiter/waitress, gardener, retail worker, delivery driver and cook/baker with mention of other jobs. Students will learn how to describe their job and dream job. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and worksheet as shown (two pages). There are 22 slides. Learning Objective: To learn how to describe a job or dream job.

Writing - Season Poetry - Spring - Acrostic Poem - Lesson 4 - KS1/KS2 With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced by the National Curriculum, children should experience high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems and learn the poetry tools to create their own. The season focus for this lesson is spring. Many detailed pictures are attached of spring as a season, spring weather, spring rain spring bulbs, tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, and snowdrops, wildflowers, gardening, nest building, and baby animals. Click on the link on the first page, and slowly discuss the imagery on the slides. Children will learn what an acrostic poem is? Children will then create a word mat using the letters S, P, R, I, N and G to later make an acrostic poem that spells Winter. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing an acrostic poem. There are 63 slides (mainly imagery). Also included in this resource pack is a filled word mat, a blank word mat, an acrostic poem template and an example of a SPRING acrostic poem in the powerpoint. Learning Objective: To write a spring acrostic poem.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Colons & Semicolons - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as using colons and semicolons to add clarity and avoid ambiguity in children’s writing. This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 20 PowerPoint slides for this lesson. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that requires the children to identify, write and correct sentences with colons and semicolons. Learning Objective: To understand and use colons and semicolons in sentences.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Relative Clauses - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as using relative pronouns to create relative clauses. This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 13 PowerPoint slides for this lesson. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that requires the children to create sentences with relative clauses. Learning Objectives: To identify relative pronouns. To create relative clauses.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Expanded Noun Phrases - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as using expanded noun phrases (Determiner Adjective, Adjective Noun and Prepositional Phrase) to improve their writings. This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 16 PowerPoint slides for this lesson. The task for this lesson is to complete an Expanded Noun Phrases worksheet Learning Objectives: To use expanded noun phrases to add more detail.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Dashes & Hyphens - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as using dashes and hyphens to add clarity and avoid ambiguity in children’s writing. This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 16 PowerPoint slides for this lesson. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that requires the children to identify, write and correct sentences with dashes and hyphens. Learning Objective: To use dashes and hyphens.

Free Book Review Template - KS1 Simple KS1 book review to encourage children to engage more deeply with the story. Really great to have in the reading area for children to use when they have finished reading. This book review template has a summary account, what did you like about the book? what did you dislike about the book? and a blank 5 star rating. If you have enjoyed this free resource, please leave a review.