I made this unit of work based on 'The Hand' by Guy de Maupassant. It is great to do a short narrative HORROR unit with years 5 and 6 and my children loved it. You can get loads of descriptive writing out of them. The unit lasts 2+ weeks. This pack includes complete planning, 8 notebook files, the full text for the children and an assessment checklist. Hope it's useful to others and can all be adapted as needed. I removed all the names etc from my planning. But I reckon year 5 , 6 and 7 teachers could do a lot with all this ENJOY!!

Reading record assessment sheets. These are assessment sheets I created and are great for listening to individual readers and with small groups. These are to be RAG rated to help with assessment. Available for years 1-6. This is the year 6 resource.

Reading record assessment sheets. These are assessment sheets I created and are great for listening to individual readers and with small groups. These are to be RAG rated to help with assessment. Available for years 1-6. This is the year 5 resource.

A colourful display poster with example of how and why we use hyphens. Second sheet- I laminate and each week we choose a hyphenated word of the week and write up Bright and visual

This is an assessment sheet/checklist including success criteria with examples for descriptive writing. I have used this sheet with years 3-6

The beginning of 'A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens with all punctuation removed. Solution included.

A wordsearch based on 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens.

These grids I made as English Coordinator for children to stick in the front of their book and use to assess their writing. They have been very successful. Pack includes : Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Greater Depth The resources are colourful and contain examples. They have helped us to embed grammar throughout the school and writing has improved throughout.

reading record assessment sheets. These are assessment sheets I created and are great for listening to individual readers and with small groups. These are to be RAG rated to help with assessment. Available for years 1-6.

reading record assessment sheets. These are assessment sheets I created and are great for listening to individual readers and with small groups. These are to be RAG rated to help with assessment. Available for years 1-6. This is the year 4 resource.

This is a notebook file for a Creative Write/Big write lesson/task. The children have to write a story called 'The Secret Door'.

I created these checklist cards as English Coordinator to help embed grammar throughout the school. The children can use them to assess when they have done a piece of writing. I used both the national curriculum and Pie Corbett's progression in writing to put these together. They are very visual and give examples. This is the year 4 one. Had lots of good feedback from our school and cluster from children and staff. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/richbreeds

I created these checklist cards as English Coordinator to help embed grammar throughout the school. The children can use them to assess when they have done a piece of writing. I used both the national curriculum and Pie Corbett's progression in writing to put these together. They are very visual and give examples.

I created these checklist cards as English Coordinator to help embed grammar throughout the school. The children can use them to assess when they have done a piece of writing. I used both the national curriculum and Pie Corbett's progression in writing to put these together. They are very visual and give examples. This is the year 2 one. Had lots of good feedback from our school and cluster from children and staff.

A self assessment checklist for 'Writing in Role' English KS2-3

A storyboard sheet for Children to write about what is happening in each picture of 'The Rabbits by Shaun Tan

I created these checklist cards as English Coordinator to help embed grammar throughout the school. The children can use them to assess when they have done a piece of writing. I used both the national curriculum and Pie Corbett's progression in writing to put these together. They are very visual and give examples. This is the year 3 one. Had lots of good feedback from our school and cluster from children and staff.