I used this for Year 1 after reading the Tale of Peter Rabbit as a whole class they used the word bank to complete the cloze. You could remove the word bank to extend challenge.

After reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit I used the topic mat to support writing a narrative independently and the phonic activity to support linking images to words that match the story. I used this for Reception.

I have wrote my own comprehension task listing the events of the Great Fire of London (very simply). You could delete the word bank if you want to stretch a group.

5 different resources to go alongside the book ‘Five Minutes Peace’ by Jill Murphy. There is a word mat with pictures to support, adjectives to describe the main character, images for writing about how much Mum does and why she might need five minutes peace. Finally there are key questions aimed at Year 2 for an oracy task but can support writing.

Small images from Google for children to cut and stick as well as measure using cubes or rulers.

I have created a modern version of ‘Thank you Lord for this new day’, by altering the lyrics to fit into a Harvest song. You can split the song into 2 or 3 parts.

I used this for an interview lesson, for a class of 15 ks2 (Year 5), to introduce time capsules as part of a history lesson introduction. There are activity ideas included.

After searching for a quick set of instruction style challenges for a literacy lesson in Year 5, i decided to create my own. They are differentiated but can be adapted for a mixed ability or mixed year class.

This was an observed lesson as part of my NQT year, which focused on oracy and drama to improve report writing. There are character badges, supportive advice to the actors/actresses as well as crime images from Google.

This was a lesson from a Rich Task called ‘Amazing Architecture’ and focused on the Wonders of the World. There is a whole lesson included along with a Powerpoint.

Aimed at Year 1/2. Used as a follow on task after reading the Lighthouse Keepers Lunch story. Photos and sentences from the pdf version of the story to support understanding/sequencing of the events involving the seagulls.

Powerpoint I created to help children learn positional language in Welsh using Fflic from Fflic a fflac. Sentences and vocabulary may need checking as I haven’t taught in Wales since 2016.

Aimed at Year 1/2 To support writing about the seagulls in the story The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch. I used this to write a letter to the seagulls from Mr Grinling explaining why it’s unkind to steal food from the point of view of Mr and Mrs Grinling.

Coloured place value chart to highlight the different values of digits as you move up through the thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands and millions. All different colours to support children’s thinking.

Can be cut up to use as a starter or activity to find your partner in class. Labels and word meanings to support understanding word classes and knowing the difference. Aimed at ks2

Here are pictures of children and characters showing different emotions through facial expressions. I have added the questions who? what? when? why? and how? to help children think of a conversation or dialogue between 2 or more people.

This is a very simple power point with videos that will need checking before you share them with your class as they are very powerful. I have used this with a Y5/6 class during Black History month. Walter Tull and Sam King MBE are the 2 people mentioned in the powerpoint with fact files to support the teaching.

A simple text about rubbish which I have adapted questions for, you may wish to change the question types depending on your class.

Aimed at upper key stage 2, first task uses an image as a stimulus to ask questions and develop a character. Task 2 then models the ingredients of a character description.

Used for remote learning, instructions given for a task to persuade a tourist to visit Hampton Court Palace, linked to our Tudor topic. Checklist which can be adapted to suit learners needs. Picture from Google images of Hampton Court.