Writing - Poetry - Personification - Lesson 6 - (KS1/KS2) This lesson discusses and explain in detail the use of personification. Also included are a few examples of poems with personification. 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 personification. An additional task is also included, to start writing their own personification. Learning objectives • To learn about and use personification in poetry.

Writing - Season Poetry - Autumn - Descriptive 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 Autumn, with mention of the Halloween and 5th of November. Many detailed pictures and videos are attached (leaves, types of leaves, natural views of the process of autumn, chocolates, candied apples). Click on the link on the first page, and slowly discuss the slides using different descriptive words to add more details that will be essential in their poetry. Try using detailed words for inspiration and encourage discussion of some photos to share descriptive words (cinnamon rolls- sweet/soft/fluffy, leaf- dry/crunchy/crisp). Children will use work produced in lesson 3 (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12870301) to start writing a descriptive poem using their completed Senses Star. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing a descriptive poem. There are 53 slides (mainly imagery). Learning Objective: To write a descriptive autumn poem.

Writing - Season Poetry - Winter Festivities Poem - Lesson 6 - 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. Also discussed in detail are the non-religious winter holidays and religious holidays that often occur in the winter months (Hanukkah, Christmas, and Diwali). Children will learn about these religious holidays and a special item often associated with each holiday (Christmas tree, Mince pies, Menorah, Latkes, Sufganiyot, Diya/Diva lamps and the many different foods eaten on Diwali). There 3 poems each associated with a particular religious festival. Also included in this powerpoint is a non-religious poem about the winter holidays. These slides can be edited to include or exclude certain elements to suit different classes. This lesson can be a stand alone lesson however I would recommend teaching the previous lessons (in my shop) to help children understand how to write a poem as the quality of their poetry will depend on the children’s ability. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to write a poem associated with the winter holidays or winter festival There are 37 slides ( imagery and teaching slides) . Also included in this pack are 5 different writing outlines. Learning Objective: To write a poem about the winter holidays.

Guided Reading - Romans on the Rampage - Prediction - Lesson 1 - KS2 This is lesson 1 of a series of Guided reading lessons based on the Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong. The first lesson is based on making predictions about the part covered front cover of the book. Children will first make a predict based the front cover of the book and then make another prediction based on seeing the whole cover and the blurb. This lesson should last about 20-30 minutes as part of the series of guided reading lessons. Try aiming for at least 3 Guided reading lessons weekly to continue developing important reading skills like comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Guided reading is like a stepping stone to reading on your own, making children better readers step by step. Guided reading lays a strong foundation for learning across various subjects, contributing to the children’s confidence, development in comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to make a number of predictions of the new class reader (Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong). There 4 powerpoint slides. Learning Objective: To make a prediction about a new book

Guided Reading- Romans on the Rampage! - Jeremy Strong - Romans - Chapter 2 - Lesson 4 - KS2 This is lesson 4 is based on Pages 11 - 16 of Chapter 2. I recommend to follow the powerpoint first which has a game of Skim and Scan that encourages children to quickly search for a particular word on a particular page. The second part of the lesson is a match the definition game, children can use their white boards to match the definition. This lesson should last about 20-30 minutes as part of the series of guided reading lessons. Try aiming for at least 3 Guided reading lessons weekly to continue developing important reading skills like comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Guided reading is like a stepping stone to reading on your own, making children better readers step by step. Guided reading lays a strong foundation for learning across various subjects, contributing to the children’s confidence, development in comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to answer 5 reading questions based on the Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong, pages 11 - 16 of Chapter 2. Also included is a marking sheet. There are 14 powerpoint slides. Learning Objective: To read a text and answer comprehension and inference questions

Guided Reading- Romans on the Rampage! - Jeremy Strong - Romans - Chapter 6 - Lesson 13 - KS2 This is lesson 13 is based on Pages 65 - 72 of Chapter 6. I recommend to follow the powerpoint first which has a game of Skim and Scan that encourages children to quickly search for a particular word on a particular page. The second part of the lesson is a match the definition game, children can use their white boards to match the definition. This lesson should last about 20-30 minutes as part of the series of guided reading lessons. Try aiming for at least 3 Guided reading lessons weekly to continue developing important reading skills like comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Guided reading is like a stepping stone to reading on your own, making children better readers step by step. Guided reading lays a strong foundation for learning across various subjects, contributing to the children’s confidence, development in comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to answer 5 reading questions based on the Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong, pages Pages 65- 72 of Chapter 6. Also included is a marking sheet. There are 14 powerpoint slides. Learning Objective: To read a text and answer comprehension and inference questions

Guided Reading- Romans on the Rampage! - Chapter 7 - Lesson 14 - KS2 This is lesson 14 is based on Pages 73 - 77 of Chapter 7. I recommend to follow the powerpoint first which has a game of Skim and Scan that encourages children to quickly search for a particular word on a particular page. The second part of the lesson is a match the definition game, children can use their white boards to match the definition. This lesson should last about 20-30 minutes as part of the series of guided reading lessons. Try aiming for at least 3 Guided reading lessons weekly to continue developing important reading skills like comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Guided reading is like a stepping stone to reading on your own, making children better readers step by step. Guided reading lays a strong foundation for learning across various subjects, contributing to the children’s confidence, development in comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to answer 5 reading questions based on the Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong, pages Pages 73- 77 of Chapter 7. Also included is a marking sheet. There are 13 powerpoint slides. Learning Objective: To read a text and answer comprehension and inference questions

Guided Reading- Romans on the Rampage! - Chapter 8 - Lesson 16 - KS2 This is lesson 16 is based on Pages 83 - 88 of Chapter 8. I recommend to follow the powerpoint first which has a game of Skim and Scan that encourages children to quickly search for a particular word on a particular page. The second part of the lesson is a match the definition game, children can use their white boards to match the definition. This lesson should last about 20-30 minutes as part of the series of guided reading lessons. Try aiming for at least 3 Guided reading lessons weekly to continue developing important reading skills like comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Guided reading is like a stepping stone to reading on your own, making children better readers step by step. Guided reading lays a strong foundation for learning across various subjects, contributing to the children’s confidence, development in comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to answer 5 reading questions based on the Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong, pages Pages 83 - 88 of Chapter 8. Also included is a marking sheet. There are 14 powerpoint slides. Learning Objective: To read a text and answer comprehension and inference questions

Guided Reading- Romans on the Rampage! - Chapter 8 - Lesson 17 - KS2 This is lesson 17 is based on Pages 89 - 93 of Chapter 8. I recommend to follow the powerpoint first which has a game of Skim and Scan that encourages children to quickly search for a particular word on a particular page. The second part of the lesson is a match the definition game, children can use their white boards to match the definition. This lesson should last about 20-30 minutes as part of the series of guided reading lessons. Try aiming for at least 3 Guided reading lessons weekly to continue developing important reading skills like comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Guided reading is like a stepping stone to reading on your own, making children better readers step by step. Guided reading lays a strong foundation for learning across various subjects, contributing to the children’s confidence, development in comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to answer 5 reading questions based on the Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong, pages Pages 89 - 93 of Chapter 8. Also included is a marking sheet. There are 13 powerpoint slides. Learning Objective: To read a text and answer comprehension and inference questions

Success Steps - Writing Checklists - Y3- Lower KS2 This resource enables teachers to mark children’s writing with regards to their level (working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth) and expectation for their age group. There is a self-assessment and teacher assessment checklist. This resource includes 3 writing checklists: working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth. The resources are ready to print.

Success Steps - Writing Checklists - Year 1 - KS1 This resource enables teachers to mark children’s writing with regards to their level (working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth) and expectation for their age group. This resource includes 3 writing checklists: working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth. The resources are ready to print.

Reading Resource - Role on the Wall - KS1/KS2 This reading resources is fully editable and in the word document format. This activity encourages children to visually map out a character’s emotions and actions - whether this is a character from a book, film or their own creation on an outline of a body. The words that go in the outline are words that describe the character’s personality such as kind or brave. Words that go outside are descriptive words that can be seen such as tall or thin. This resource helps children develop their understanding of a character and show what they believe defines the character. 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 Role on the Wall template can be printed in A4 and A3 formats.

Reading Resource - 3:2:1 - KS1/KS2 This reading resource is fully editable and in the word document format. This activity encourages children to complete a worksheet on any chosen text or book in the form of 3:2:1 (3 things I am sure about, 2 things I am not so sure about and 1 question I would like to ask) This reading activity can be used as partner, group, and individual work. The 3:2:1 template can be printed in A4 and A3 formats.

Writing - Poetry - Repetition & Patterns - Lesson 3 - (KS1/KS2) This lesson discusses and explain in detail the use of repetition and patterns (visual and aural patterns). Also included are a few examples of poems using repetition. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 11 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 repetition. Learning objectives • To learn about repetition and patterns in poetry.

Writing - Poetry - Poetry Terms & Tools - Lesson 2 - (KS1/KS2) This lesson discusses poetry terms and tools. Poetry terms discussed include poet, speaker, stanza, verse, line and structure. Some of the poetry tools included in this lesson are line breaks, metaphor, imagery, repetition, rhyme, rhythm, simile, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia and hyperbole. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 18 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet based on poetry terms and tools. Learning objectives • To learn about poetry terms and tools

Writing - Season Poetry - Summer - Senses Star - Lesson 2 - 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. Try using detailed words for inspiration (Ice cream - delicious, tasty and yummy). Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to create a senses star. The purpose of the senses star is to encouarge children to use their senses to create a list of relevant words to expand enrich their work. There are 41 slides. Learning Objective: To create a senses star using imagery and audio.

Writing - Season Poetry - Summer - Class Poem - Lesson 1 - 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 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). A class poem is also included in the powerpoint and in word format (ready to print). Also discussed in the lesson, What is Summer? What reminds you of Summer? What do people do in Summer? Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to recite the class poem to perform. The discussions throughout the lesson are also part of the task for lesson 1. There 39 slides (10 teaching slides and 29 pictures/videos) Learning Objective: To learn a summer-based poem.

Writing - Season Poetry - Summer - Descriptive Poem - Lesson 3 - 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. Try using detailed words for inspiration (Ice cream - delicious, tasty and yummy). Children will use work produced in lesson 2 (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12860974) to start writing a descriptive poem using their completed Senses Star. Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to start writing a descriptive poem. There are 42 slides. Learning Objective: To write a summer descriptive poem.

ESOL - Entry 1.2 - English - At Home - Lesson 4 - My Property 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 learn how to express ownership with regards to personal property, house, jewellery, collectibles, electronics and vehicles. To also answer few questions related to who owns what. What is the most prized item that you own? Can you name three items that you own? What would you like to own one day? Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and a task to list your own properties (things you own) and complete a task identifying who owns what. There are 14 slides in total. Learning Objective: To learn how to express ownership