Ten different writing stimulus mats that can be used for 10 min quick writes - useful for getting the creative juices flowing!! Some have been made to support SEN / EAL pupils and others are more suitable for all.

A resource that can be used for revision or as a small group intervention in preparation for the KS2 reading SAT.

A Smart notebook of lesson ideas and links that we used to teach Year 5 and 6 children as part of our 'Shadow' topic. Ideal for whole class literacy work, but equally useful for guided reading time. The book 'The Night of the Gargoyle' is written by Eve Bunting with illustrations by David Wiesner. It is text light but wonderfully rich in language. We put some more of our ideas on this blog - http://theliteracyleader.com/2015/10/11/the-night-of-the-gargoyles/

A PDF file suitable for a whole class guided reading session for Y2 upwards.

Questions for the start of the novel 'Kensuke's Kingdom'. Useful for whole class guided reading in Year 5 and 6.

The first week of guided reading for 'Kensuke's Kingdom'. Highlights the different comprehension strategies to develop understanding starting with a video clip to activate schema. Contains useful website links at the end.

A word and images mat with lines to help children structure fairy stories. This works from sentence level to an entire story. Usefully used to support new to English, EAL or SEN structure their writing.