The outcome of this unit of work is to produce a setting description based on The Labyrinth from Theseus and the Minotaur. Breakdown of lessons: Lesson 1: To recognise word classes Lesson 2: To recognise a sentence and understand its structure Lesson 3: To link clauses using conjunctions Lesson 4: To use brackets, dashes and commas to mark parenthesis Lesson 5: To use ambitious vocabulary Lesson 6: To use expanded noun phrases Lesson 7: To use fronted adverbials Lesson 8: To plan my setting description Lesson 9: To write the first draft of my setting description Lesson 10: To write the first draft of my setting description Lesson 11: To edit my setting description for basic SPaG Lesson 12: To edit my setting description for the text type features All resources for the lessons are included, along with word banks and planning frames.

This SMART Notebook file includes 25 spelling activities that can be used in both KS1 and KS2. The activities require no resources, only something for the children to write on. The activities are numbered, to add an element of pupil choice, as an activity could be chosen at random.

This pack aids the delivery of the National Curriculum for spelling. There is a separate list for each year group, which includes 5 words per week for the full academic year. The spelling rules have been spread out across the academic year. For those who track spelling scores after weekly tests, this pack includes Excel spreadsheets that enable teachers to see progress across the academic year. See images for examples!