Six simple pictures in a PowerPoint or as separate posters, tell in a few words the Christmas story

A poster with clear instructions as to the writing of a newspaper report ( Viking times ) An example of a report and illustration created in Publisher.

The sheets fold into a concertina to make a little booklet for their collection of long sounds. I open the images in windows gallery and print out an 8/1/2 x/11 paper. The sounds are Long a , e , i , o and u. Drawing is encouraged!

I wanted to introduce teeth cleaning and couldn't find a poem anywhere to introduce it, so, I wrote one. Hope you have fun with it!

Children encouraged to focus their attention on different zones of the pictures to develop their setting writing

Children's attention focused on various zones of the pictures to develop their skills at writing a setting.

Explores the vocabulary and layout of newspapers etc. Promotes discussion and understanding of the text used.

A simple but effective idea. The chant has a format. Children have to rewrite the spaces choosing appropriate words . They need to understand syllables before they can do this.

Teddy bear poems and an idea for their own poems

A life spent making mistakes Is not only more honorable, But more useful than A life spent doing nothing. (1856-1950) Irish writer. George Bernard Shaw was a playwright, essayist, political activist, lecturer, novelist, philosopher, revolutionary evolutionist, and most prolific letter writer in literary history.

A method to help the children write a poem

A man who does not think For himself Does not think at all. 1854-1900 an Irish writer, poet and playwright. He wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Firstly, watch and copy the movement of a swan. Then watch as two different dancers perform to Saint Saens ' The Dying swan '. Children dance using ideas from The Swan and ideas from the professional dancers. The video about the swan has directions to focus the attention The video provides a wonderful starting point for descriptive work

Freya and Layla wrote a song about friendship Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing, discussion or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Examples of headings and diagrams that do not match. Encouraging children to notice the relevance of subject matter and its related diagram. Students would need background knowledge of the Russian Circus to complete this activity (but can be adapted).

This resource is intended to provide an Assembly for your children to perform or to to watch if you are taking the Assembly It also gives opportunities for audience participation if they join in with the chorus… As a class lesson it can be used in literacy, music and drama. For guitarist , to play in the same key as the video, please put your capo on the third fret

This catchy song is a good starting point for Book week . It is suitable for non-specialists and those more confident. It has an easy to learn chorus so the children will soon pick it up. It tells the story of a child who reads at night under the duvet with a torch. The verses show the places and characters that are imagined. There is an extension in the form of a harmony for those more confident teachers. It is based on some of the words in the chorus. Basically, it is a run down from C to lower G Provided in the resource - 1. An animated video of the song 2. A PPT version (if you prefer that format) 3. Mp3s of the vocals and backing 4. Lyrics / guitar chords 5. The lead line in notation (Sibelius or Jpeg) 6. The harmony (extension) It’s a walking bass, and its shown in white on the harmony score.

Children love this song.It's useful if you have a topic on Animals of the UK. It&'s by the Southlanders. Marvelous for rhyming words. Ive added illustrations and lyrics to aid learning the song. Plenty of percussion opportunities after each list of animals -- da da da dum !

James passion is dancing. Firstly he wrote poem as to when it all started. Then, he composed a piece of music so that he could choreograph his friends dancing to it. The tempo was too fast so he had to learn to alter it.