An activity based on how to make a fairy tale cottage where the children are given instructions with the conjunctions missing. They have to add them in

A lesson on writing a superhero poem based on well known superheroes including Spiderman as the example given

A lesson around writing in character as Mr Willy Wonka writing the message that goes on the golden ticket

Simple tasks to use when practising dictionary skills ranging from spell check to definition and location of words to alphabetical order

An example of a two week rolling timetable for guided reading sessions. It can be easily changed and adapted to a one week plan. Reading workshop is any collection of activities found that are based around comprehension skills.

An informative PowerPoint with basic facts and diary extracts based on Anne Frank's life

The second part of the lesson on writing a Non-chronological report on the Oompa Loompas to go with the planning lesson which can be downloaded as a separate lesson

A simple page that can be put up on the whiteboard in the morning so that when children enter the classroom they can see the date, daily reminders, key words, a visual timetable (I have used simple images as an example, these will need to be added independently), Objectives for the day and the task they are to complete upon entering the classroom

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for identifying topic related vocab in texts and using a glossary to find the meaning. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups

A separate unit of work to teach E-safety throughout the school from EYFS to Key Stage 2. Many of the resources, activities and lesson plans that the scheme suggests are available from CEOP, Childnet and the BBC. It is suggested that schools use objectives from this scheme and feed them into their existing curriculum planning for ICT/Computing and PSHE.

An A4 sheet full of facts about Martin Luther King Junior that can be used for a unit of work or a report/biography writing activity based on figures in history

Success criteria for adding tension to a story

The PowerPoint is a guide to how to write a People paragraph or character description for a story with the outcome being that the children can introduce characters to my writing through description of looks, personality and actions.

Three sheets that can be used as a times table challenge for Key stage 2. Starting with the In order sheet, moving to the mixed with one side still in order and then the ultimate challenge of the completely mixed sheet. Allow them 5 minutes and keep a record of their scores to show how they are improving each week.

A PowerPoint based lesson guiding the children through a shared writing for the place paragraph in their story with a historical setting

A simple sheet for adding a character to their writing through description. The passage has words missing and they should choose the appropriate from the word box to help them complete the task

A mtp for year 3 and 4 of stories with suspense including what books to use and under the theme of Stone age

A collection of poems that use personification

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for adding tension to stories. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for text interrogation. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups