I have used a free resource from Pie Corbetts how to catch a dragon for writing instructions. We used the PPT to read through the story and used talk the text with actions. There are two different ability worksheets; the LA matched the pictures and captions and the MA/HA wrote their own sentences underneath the pictures using time connectives.

I use these after a teacher led focus group for independent work. The children draw sound buttons underneath the words and then write sentences using these words. I have also included a board game for alternative spelling for /er/ which I found on the TES and I modified it. I have plenty of resources for phase 5 that I took from the PhonicsPlay website which I am subscribed to so if you would like them let me know and I will upload them or send by email.

I used this with a year 3 class as part of our topic Chocolate from the International Primary Curriculum but would also be useful for KS1. We designed our own chocolate bars after Willy Wonka wrote to our class for some creative help!

We will conduct a classic experiment about how the water cycle works. I have also included a sorting activity which they will use to recreate the water cycle and then use the topic words to label the different parts of the water cycle. I will add more resources for this topic once I have made them as I haven't actually taught it yet (I am trying to get ahead with my planning and resources for a change!) Please let me know if you use them and how they worked out!

This curriculum letter gives parents an overview of the themes covered in the IPC topic Active Planet.