<p>This resource focuses on describing setting during creative writing.</p> <p>It begins with a starter which focused on personification and teaches learners how to use personification and create it.</p> <p>The resource then shows a number of winter settings and encourages learners to describe the setting using the five senses. This can be printed as a page for learners to complete independently or in small groups. Alternatively, it can be completed as a whole class on the interactive whiteboard.</p> <p>The resource then talks the learners through the process of planning. This resource uses the story mountain format which has been attached as a pdf.</p> <p>Finally, the resource gives a modelled story opener to discuss with learners.</p>

<p>Winter Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6</p> <p>This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. The resource is fully editable so can be adapted and used for different seasons or themes.</p> <p>Content includes:</p> <ul> <li>Discussion - what is a haiku?</li> <li>Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems</li> <li>Create a class haiku activity</li> <li>Individual, pair and group work opportunities</li> <li>Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism</li> <li>Writing an individual haiku about winter</li> <li>Using colour photographs of wintery scenes as writing stimulus</li> <li>Drafting - how and why we redraft</li> <li>How to plan and structure a haiku</li> <li>Exemplar poems</li> <li>Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about winter</li> <li>38 slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets</li> </ul> <p><strong>Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11165957">Spring Haiku</a><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11068177">Summer Haiku</a><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11373087">Autumn Haiku</a><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12531557">Haiku Poetry - Year 3/4</a></p>

<p>Reading comprehension based on John Foster’s poem Giant Winter which presents the battle between Winter and Spring as the seasons inevitably change . Focus is on literary devices and their effects, extended imagery and inference skills. Suitable for upper KS2 /lower KS3.</p>

<p>The Winter’s Child by Angela McAllister-15 session Fiction Plan- Year 2. Plan includes short burst writes as well as end of unit extended diary entry write. All learning objectives relate to Age-Related Expectations and Milestones for Year 2 and Year 3 Bundle also include Talk 4 Writing short story and photographs of story maps.</p>

<p>Can be adapted with another picture.</p>

<p>A classic comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language and vocabulary.<br /> 12 questions<br /> Full answer key provided for time saving</p>

<p>20 winter themed Key Stage 2 (KS2) or early KS3 imaginative / creative writing story starters cards, featuring high quality photo prompts, vocabulary banks with descriptive words, prompt questions and more. Ideal for the winter months, with ideas for cold and snowy day stories, winter holidays and wintry setting descriptions. There is no reference to Christmas so you can use them with students who don’t celebrate Christmas and use in January and February as well as in November and December. These full-page story generators can be used across a range of abilities and ages, especially in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Y4 / Y5 /Y6/ Y7), to spark ideas for stories. They’re great for reluctant writers and they have a dyslexia friendly format. PDF format (not editable for licensing reasons).</p> <p>You can purchase this as part of this <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-story-prompts-photo-starters-bundle-12530022">Creative Writing Story Prompts BIG BUNDLE 100 Prompts!</a></strong></p> <ul> <li>Use as <strong>warm ups</strong>, <strong>early finishers</strong> activities and as a <strong>framework for free writing sessions</strong></li> <li>Each of the <strong>20</strong> A4 cards features a visual element (<strong>photo / picture stimulus</strong>), a <strong>starter sentence</strong> or part-sentence to help launch children into their fiction / narrative writing</li> <li><strong>Prompt questions</strong> to get ideas going</li> <li>A <strong>word bank</strong> and <strong>suggested openers</strong> to add variety to their writing</li> <li>A box at the bottom <strong>reminds students to read their work aloud, check for full stops and capital letters and common spellings</strong></li> <li><strong>UK and US English versions</strong> included, with spellings and references to ‘full stops’ and ‘periods’ etc amended as appropriate</li> <li><strong>Designed to offer maximum support for dyslexic learners</strong> and those with similar barriers to learning. Verdana font and spacing used are both dyslexia-friendly and the background colours are designed to reduce glare. Both the UK and US cards are <strong>also included with the background colours removed</strong> and could be used if printing on dyslexia friendly paper or card.</li> <li>Could be used to support the writing of a full story</li> <li>Could also work well as a regular tool to support struggling writers in one-to-one or small group sessions, where students write a few sentences inspired by the prompts, without worrying about completing a story</li> </ul> <p> <br /> <em><strong>MORE LITERACY RESOURCES…</strong></em><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-writing-11739814">KS2 Writing</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-starters-year-5-6-11880756">Writing and Grammar Activities</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complex-sentences-writing-super-sentences-11534472">Complex Sentences Cards</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/full-stops-and-capital-letters-11692728">Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/improving-sentence-structure-11651717">Improving Sentences Worksheets</a></strong></p>

This teaching resource is designed to cover creative writing and poetry and includes a range of lessons and activities for upper KS2 or lower KS3 pupils of a range of abilities. The resource is fully editable so could be adapted and used for different seasons or themes. <br /> <br /> The resource includes:<br /> <br /> What is a haiku?<br /> <br /> Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems<br /> <br /> Create a class haiku <br /> <br /> Individual, pair and group work <br /> <br /> Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism<br /> <br /> Writing an individual haiku <br /> <br /> Using colour photographs of wintery scenes as writing stimulus<br /> <br /> Drafting - how and why we redraft<br /> <br /> How to plan and structure a haiku<br /> <br /> Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about winter

<p>Winter of the Wolves by Tony Bradman reading comprehension questions. There are two sets of questions per chapter both in the SAT style of questionning: one for MA/HA and one for LA. Suitable for KS2, particularly Year 3 to Year 5 and fits in well with Anglo Saxon studies. The marks available for each questions are in red.</p>

Can be used with various Keys stages right up to GCSE level. This is a lesson which encourages creative writing based on the theme of winter. Students would need to have completed a study of figurative language and know how to use a thesaurus before attempting this task.

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<p>4 explicit lessons for the story ‘Winters Child’ derived from Literacy planning. Usually taught in Lower Key stage 2.</p> <p>Lesson 1 - prediction lesson<br /> Lesson 2 - noun phrases to describe setting<br /> Lesson 3 - Setting description<br /> Lesson 4 - Past tense - focus on irregular verbs</p>

<p>A one-stop-shop writing unit based around the book ‘Winter’s Child’ by Angela McAllister. All the resources you need are included in the download.</p> <p>The writing outcome is a recount with a variety of sentence structures and expanded noun phrases. The sentence structures are differentiated by ability group:<br /> SEND: Expanded noun phrases<br /> Consolidate: Coordinating conjunctions.<br /> Core: Subordination.<br /> Extend: Relative clauses.</p> <p>This unit was originally taught to Year 5 but it could easily be used from Year 2 - 6, due to the accessible nature of the original book, incredible illustrations and the grammar covered.</p>

<p>All about Winter 20 page PPT plus 30 pages of print and go activities.<br /> Winter activities, worksheets, comprehensions. Suitable for year 1.</p> <p>PPT covers what and when is winter, winter solstice, why it is cold and dark in winter, what happens to animals, plants and trees in winter, signs of winter.</p> <p><strong>Print and Go Activities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How I keep warm in winter</li> <li>Signs of winter</li> <li>Winter walk signs of winter tick list</li> <li>Winter comprehension x 2 differentiated</li> <li>Winter fact sheet - blank for children to complete</li> <li>Migrate or hibernate cut and paste sorting activity</li> <li>Winter or summer cut and paste sorting activity</li> <li>Winter or spring cut and paste sorting activity</li> <li>Winter or autumn/fall cut and paste sorting activity</li> <li>Label the winter clothes x 2</li> <li>Draw suitable winter clothes</li> <li>Write sentences to match the winter scene</li> <li>Make an all about winter book</li> <li>20 word cards for display</li> <li>Winter word search for early finishers</li> </ul>

<p>Thank you for viewing my product :)</p> <p>Winter Art Project Moonlight Silhouettes</p> <p>1.This book has 60 pages with templates with silhouettes and blank templates with background markings.</p> <p>2.Let children use their creativity to experiment as much as they want.</p> <p>3.You will be surprised to see their new ideas as they use different materials and styles to come up with their style of unique art work.</p> <p>4.You may give a grey print out to the children so that they can color/paint the objects in black while saving on ink.</p> <p>5.You may also give them black paper to let them make their own objects and cut and paste them.</p> <p>6.Paper bits sticking etc. can also be done by smaller kids as a craft activity.</p>

Aimed at years 4, 5 and 6 who are reading Berlie Doherty's 'Children of Winter', this set of worksheets encourages the reader(s) to focus their thoughts every 4 or 5 pages by asking reflective questions and comprehension questions. ( a range of literal, inference / deduction and personal opinion types) There are then exercises based on key words from the text.

Polar bears, penguins and snowmen…Oh My!<br /> <br /> Now with additional Winter Related Activity Sheets<br /> <br /> A wonderful, creative way to decorate your room for Winter with these Winter Lantern Crafts. With 8 different lantern templates, let your kids choose the one they like: snowman, snowman family, polar bears, penguins, winter trees, January art, snowflakes and patterns.<br /> <br /> These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students. There are so many different possibilities.<br /> <br /> Each lantern creation is designed with a printed lantern template and the choice of several Winter themed trims. This is a great activity to keep the kids busy while practicing fine motor skills, colouring, folding, gluing and especially cutting.<br /> <br /> So many ways to decorate the lantern trims using glitter, paper layering, leaves, fake snow, shredded paper, cotton, tissue paper... <br /> <br /> In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly). <br /> <br /> Included:<br /> • 8 Printed lantern templates<br /> • 8 Trim sets<br /> • Additional embellishments<br /> • 6 Winter Related activity sheets<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> *************************************************************<br /> Keywords<br /> :: Winter Craft :: Winter Activity :: Snow Craft :: Snow Activity :: Paper Lantern :: 3D Craft :: Winter Theme :: Ms Lil :: Winter Decoration :: Winter Art :: January Art

<p>This resource is a fully editable and highly colourful 45 slide PowerPoint presentation on the theme of Winter Days containing stunning pictures of Winter flora, fauna, weather and landscapes. It is an ideal assembly during the winter months. The slide images could also be used for display purposes, creative writing and discussion.</p> <p>The PowerPoint focuses on:</p> <p>seasonal changes in weather<br /> the effects of the weather<br /> how animals adapt to the weather<br /> hibernation<br /> food for animals<br /> what children do in winter</p> <p><em>If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email <a href="mailto:inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk</a> with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free.</em></p> <p>You may also be interested in:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-posters-12022105">Set of 50 Winter Days Posters</a></strong></p> <p>This resource contains 50 winter posters containing stunning images of winter flora and fauna, weather and landscapes. It is an ideal resource for display purposes and to use to promote discussion and creative writing.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-days-posters-11431205">Set of 24 Winter Days Posters with Captions</a></strong></p> <p>Save money and buy all these resources in a bundle at a discounted price:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-days-resource-bundle-presentation-and-posters-11463137">Winter Days Bundle</a></strong></p> <p>Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-how-to-become-a-successful-tes-author-step-by-step-guide-a-must-have-for-authors-11508391">How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide</a></strong></p>

<p>This resource contains a short presentation on Winter Days.</p> <p>You may also be interested in:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-days-assembly-lesson-powerpoint-47-slides-11430903">Winter Days Presentation</a></strong></p> <p>This is a fully editable, 45 slide PowerPoint presentation on the theme of Winter Days containing stunning pictures of Winter flora, fauna, weather and landscapes. It is an ideal assembly during the winter months. The slide images could also be used for display purposes, creative writing and discussion.</p> <p>The PowerPoint focuses on:</p> <p>seasonal changes in weather<br /> the effects of the weather<br /> how animals adapt to the weather<br /> hibernation<br /> food for animals<br /> what children do in winter</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-days-posters-ideal-for-display-discussion-and-creative-writing-11431445">Winter Days - Set of 50 Posters</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/24-winter-days-display-posters-with-captions-ideal-for-display-discussion-creative-writing-11431205">Winter Days - Set of 24 Posters With Captions</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-days-assembly-lesson-powerpoint-47-slides-11430903">Winter Days Presentation</a></strong></p> <p>Thinking of publishing your own resources? Check out this step by step guide.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-how-to-become-a-successful-tes-author-step-by-step-guide-a-must-have-for-authors-11508391">How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide</a></strong></p>

<p>This resource is for mixed ensemble in four parts. It is intended to be used as flexibly as possible by teachers and their students.</p> <p>It may be used as a stand-alone piece for performance, as a warm-up to a music or singing lesson or as a unit of work.</p> <p>The notation is for voices and any instruments. Any instruments which use the treble clef including tuned percussion may be used. Choose instruments that evoke the atmosphere of the season of winter. Students may like to create their own.</p> <p>‘Winter’ is intended to be the fourth of a series of short compositions for each season. Each increases in difficulty. ‘Autumn’, ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ are already available. ‘Summer’ is the most difficult. this explores indeterminacy.</p> <p>‘Winter’ uses two different arpeggios taken from Vivaldi’s <em>Winter</em> from <em>The Four Seasons</em>. Using glockenspiels and xylophones will make playing them accessible.</p> <p>The set includes:<br />  Teacher Notes;<br />  Full score and 4 parts for instruments;<br />  Creative planning grid for Key Stage 2 with ideas for lessons and activities;<br />  A game card for three games to cut up and laminate.</p>

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