Twisted Tales The Princess and The Pea Resources Include a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. The story is in five sections to be read over five days. To promote class discussion and debate, a Powerpoint presentation is also included. It contains five open ended questions for each section of the story. This Twisted Tale recounts an alternative version of The Princess and The Pea Fairy Tale, a prince must seek out a suitable bride or risk losing the kingdom. There is a happy ending of sorts, but not everyone gets what they feel they should have a right to. One has to ask if it is the sort of ending you would expect in a tale where everything should end happily ever after. Total reading time: approximately 56 mins (All reading times will vary depending upon the reader.) Day 1: 9 mins reading time Day 2: 9 mins reading time Day 3: 11 mins reading time Day 4: 14 mins reading time Day 5: 13 mins reading time

Resources Include a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. The story is in five sections to be read over five days. To promote class discussion and debate, a Powerpoint presentation is also included. It contains five open ended questions for each section of the story. This Twisted Tale recounts an alternative version of the Elves and the Shoemaker Fairy Tale. There is a happy ending of sorts, but one has to ask if it is the sort of ending you would expect in a tale where everything should end happily ever after. Total reading time: approximately 42 mins (All reading times will vary depending upon the reader.) Day 1… 10 mins reading time Day 2… 7 mins reading time Day 3… 6 mins reading time Day 4… 11 mins reading time Day 5… 8 mins reading time

Resources Include a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. The story is in five sections to be read over five days. To promote class discussion and debate, a Powerpoint presentation is also included. It contains five open ended questions for each section of the story. This Twisted Tale recounts the story of the Three Little Pigs, but instead of the Big Bad Wolf they are, instead, hassled by a werewolf with a keen sense of how things should happen. This unexpected twist in the tale naturally has repercussions that no one could sensibly predict. When the tale reaches its unusual conclusion, there is a happy ending of sorts, but one has to ask if it is the sort of ending you would expect in a tale where everything is supposed to end happily ever after. Total reading time: 61 mins approximately (All reading times will vary depending upon the reader.) Day 1: 13 mins reading time Day 2: 11.5 mins reading time Day 3: 13.5 mins reading time Day 4: 13 mins reading time Day 5: 10 mins reading time

Resources Include a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. The story is in five sections to be read over five days. To promote class discussion and debate, a Powerpoint presentation is also included. It contains five open ended questions for each section of the story. This Twisted Tale recounts the story of a merchant and the youngest of his three daughters, Booty; so named because of her choice of footwear and her, somewhat challenging, feisty nature. The merchant becomes indebted to a monstrously hairy bundle of rags after accidentally taking shelter in a bed and breakfast hotel. In an effort to rid himself of the debt, the merchant offers his daughter, Booty, to come and work alongside the monstrous bundle to raise the profile of the hotel. Family honour demands that Booty should agree, but then she discovers that there is more to the bundle of filthy rags than meets the eye. Things change when her father suddenly becomes ill and Booty has to return home to look after him and also defend him from her two greedy sisters. Naturally, there is a happy ending of sorts, but one has to ask if it is the sort of ending you would expect in a tale where everything is supposed to end happily ever after. Total reading time: 56 mins approximately (All reading times will vary depending upon the reader.) Day 1: 11 mins reading time Day 2: 10.5 mins reading time Day 3: 10.5 mins reading time Day 4: 11.5 mins reading time Day 5: 12.5 mins reading time

Twisted Tales The Bearskin Rug…Or something else: An Unfortunate tale of the Three Bears and a Little Girl with a Red Hood. Resources Include a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. The story is in five sections to be read over five days. To promote class discussion and debate, a Powerpoint presentation is also included. It contains five open ended questions for each section of the story. This Twisted Tale recounts the events that take place after an accidental meeting between the three bears and a young girl wearing a red hood. It sounds innocuous enough, but who would ever imagine that wearing a papier-mâché nose would ever change the world so completely. There is a happy ending of sorts, but one has to ask if it is the sort of ending you would expect in a tale where everything is supposed to end happily ever after. Total reading time: 27 mins approximately (All reading times will vary depending upon the reader.) Day 1: 4.75 mins reading time Day 2: 5.75 mins reading time Day 3: 4.5 mins reading time Day 4: 4.5 mins reading time Day 5: 8 mins reading time

Resources Include a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. The story is in five sections to be read over five days. To promote class discussion and debate, a Powerpoint presentation is also included. It contains five open ended questions for each section of the story. This Twisted Tale recounts an alternative version of The Enormous Turnip Fairy Tale, where twin brothers live very different lives and at least one of them is tragically influenced by the overly large root vegetable. There is a happy ending of sorts, and the baddie gets his comeuppance but one has to ask if it is the sort of ending you would expect in a tale where everything should end happily ever after.

Idris and the Knights is a book to make young people think about race and gender roles. It has a female hero making her way into unfamiliar surroundings where she meets and interacts with several different people with radically different personalities and views about the world. It is set in the fictional kingdom of Alonia; a mountainous region of medieval Europe where old ideas are strictly adhered to and new ones are viewed with suspicion. The entire tale recounts the ups and downs of Idris’ battle to become a knight; it is split into three parts. Each book comes as a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. Each book also has a Powerpoint presentation that contains open ended questions for each chapter. This is included in the hope that discussion will show that the world is not a place where black and white answers are usual, especially when dealing with interpersonal relationships or personal perspectives when dealing with tricky situations. Book III. Sir Cular, Sir Ne’er-do-well & Sir Candy-floss. This final book finds Idris at the end of her time with Sir Edward. She is unhappy about this because her next tutor with be the disgusting knight, Sir Cular. Just before this happens, Idris witnesses Sir Beaufort challenging Sir Cular, to mortal combat. He does this to bring to an end the years of constant bullying at Cular’s hands. The (rather unconventional) combat takes place and Cular loses. However, due to his overwhelming arrogance and deluded feelings of superiority Sir Cular is banished from the kingdom. Idris is then transferred to the care of Sir Ne’er-do-well who teaches her about history and tactics. Her time with this knight passes quickly, but not before Idris has learned how to make scale models of working war machines. The last knight to tutor her is Sir Candy-floss. The story works towards a climax when Sir Candy-floss and Idris accidentally discover that Sir Cular has secretly returned to Alonia so that he can take the castle and therefore the kingdom, by storm. Once the plan is discovered the whole castle works together to repel the attack and Sir Cular comes to a sticky end. Thanks to the part she played in repulsing the foe, Idris is knighted and become the first female Knight in Alonia…or maybe not!

Idris and the Knights is a book to make young people think about race and gender roles. It has a female hero making her way into unfamiliar surroundings where she meets and interacts with several different people with radically different personalities and views about the world. It is set in the fictional kingdom of Alonia; a mountainous region of medieval Europe where old ideas are strictly adhered to and new ones are viewed with suspicion. The entire tale recounts the ups and downs of Idris’ battle to become a knight; it is split into three parts. Each book comes as a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. Each book also has a Powerpoint presentation that contains open ended questions for each chapter. This is included in the hope that discussion will show that the world is not a place where black and white answers are usual, especially when dealing with interpersonal relationships or personal perspectives when dealing with tricky situations. Book II. Sir Beaufort, Sir Kipalot, Sir Vainglorious & Sir Edward de Pencil shows Idris making some real progress although she becomes aware of some dissention amongst the knights. A particularly unpleasant knight, Sir Cular, is revealed to be a misogynistic bully. He feels that he can do anything he wants and he delights in ridiculing some of his fellow knights. Idris becomes attached to Sir Beaufort who is the main focus of Sir Cular’s disgusting sense of humour. From Sir Beaufort Idris learns that knowledge and innovation are powerful weapons. She also goes through training with two other knights, Sir Kipalot who shows all the signs of having to live with neurodiversity and Sir Vainglorious, a man who hides his talents and his personal feelings behind a tangled web of implausible stories. Her final tutor in this book is Sir Edward de Pencil, a man who openly admits that he doesn’t know how to deal with ‘brown people’ because they are so different. In the end, Idris helps this particular knight to overcome his prejudices and they develop a touching friendship. The story continues in Book III. Idris and the Knights. Sir Cular, Sir Ne’er-do-well & Sir Candy-floss.

Idris and the Knights is a book to make young people think about race and gender roles. It has a female hero making her way into unfamiliar surroundings where she meets and interacts with several different people with radically different personalities and views about the world. It is set in the fictional kingdom of Alonia; a mountainous region of medieval Europe where old ideas are strictly adhered to and new ones are viewed with suspicion. The entire tale recounts the ups and downs of Idris’ battle to become a knight; it is split into three parts. Each book comes as a PDF document which can be displayed on an interactive board so that it can be used as a class reader or printed off to be read to the class. Each book also has a Powerpoint presentation that contains open ended questions for each chapter. This is included in the hope that discussion will show that the world is not a place where black and white answers are usual, especially when dealing with interpersonal relationships or personal perspectives when dealing with tricky situations. The first book explains how Idris (a girl of Indian heritage, with a name that is mistaken for Welsh) arrives in the kingdom. The story reveals the reasons why she wants to become a squire (a strictly controlled male role in medieval times,) and eventually a fully fledged knight; the first female knight in all the land. Naturally, because of the era in which the story is set and the fixed ideas and prejudices of some of the people she encounters, Idris has an uphill battle. However, thanks to a very forward thinking monarch, Idris is accepted into the ranks of the squires, but she gets off to a very shaky start. Her first tutor makes it quite plain that he only wants to use her as an unpaid skivvy to complete all his dirty chores. Frustrated beyond all measure, Idris rebels and challenges the knight to a duel. After an epic battle, Idris overcomes her foe, but he refuses to back down. At this point the king intervenes and the cheating knight is punished by having to undertake a task that he had wanted Idris to complete. Pleased that she has won a victory against such overwhelming odds Idris is then ready to move to her next tutor. The story then continues on Book II. Idris and the Knights. Sir Beaufort, Sir Kipalot, Sir Vainglorious & Sir Edward de Pencil.

Using positional and ordinal language to colour toys in a specific way flowing a set of written instructions

Poster Design: The Features of a Good Poster is a Smartboard Presentation describing the features of an effective poster. These include the choice and size of font. Using meaningful colours and how much information to include. There is also the chance to consider two posters and discuss their merits and to suggest if any improvements could be made. The choice of the subject of the children’s poster work is left to the individual teacher.

An Introduction to Writing a Recount is a short Smartboard detailing exactly what a recount is. It offers a list of useful time connectives and has a short story to show how the time connectives can be used. The final slide offers ideas to the children of the sorts of things they could write about.

An Introduction to Writing a Non Chronological report is a Smartboard file. detailing the features of a non chronological piece of writing. It explains how a report is built up with a title, introduction, sub headings and conclusion. As the presentation progresses, a simple report on ‘Rabbits’ is produced giving a scaffold for children to be able to write about a pet or a different subject area of the teacher’s choice.

A Smartboard split into two parts to introduce the concept of column subtraction (no decomposition in part 1) to young children. Included is a set of problems set at 3 levels and includes answers. The second part of the presentation introduces decomposition through the aid of a written story about Robin Hood. Robin helps Poor Unit out of a tricky tax situation by asking Poor Unit’s neighbour, Rich Ten, to lend him some cash. Rich Ten refuses to co operate and so Robin Hood whips out his bow and… The Presentation finished with eight simple subtraction problems with answers to show how each problem should be recorded.

An introduction to Long Multiplication consists of two Smartboard presentations using step by step instructions of how to construct a column method for 2 digit x 2 digit problems followed by 3 digit x 2 digit problems on the second presentation. The second presentation also uses larger numbers to show how to use a carry figure effectively and reinforces the importance of presenting clear working out so that an outside reader can follow the method.

Y2 & Y3 Writing a Character Profile is a simple Smartboard presentation giving a fictional character on which to base a character profile. The presentation opens with a reminder of what makes a sentence (using nouns and verbs) and also discusses the use of adjectives. The reader is then invited to read a short character profile to discuss how good it is. It isn’t good, but suggestions are made on how it could be improved by using varied sentence openers, a range of connectives and possibly including a personal opinion, The presentation uses all of these ideas to come up with a finished character description. The reader is finally invited to create their own character description for a certain ‘Mr Grumpemthumpem’ a Troll teacher from the worst school in the land. Included with the illustration of Mr Grumpemthumpem is a list of technical details to be included in the children’s work.

Yrs 1,2&3 an introduction to how to write a diary entry. The Smartboard file explains what a diary entry is and gives examples for discussion. Over three days or sessions the children are then asked to write their own diary entry following a simple story set in the past. Details are given of a siege around Castle Strongfort. Children can then attempt their own diary entry using the story and the example diary entries as a scaffold for their own writing.

A set of five illustrated worksheets with word problems covering the four rules and also a worksheet covering which unit of measurement to be used for measuring different items ranging from pencils to rivers. Answers included. Most suitable for year three children but could also be used for brighter year 2 children or for new year four children.

An introduction to using AND, BUT & BECAUSE is a Smartboard presentation showing how to use basic conjunction choices to younger children. The presentation begins by discussing what makes a simple sentence and what it needs to make sense, it then moves on to explaining how to joining simple sentences. The presentation finishes with a series of simple sentences that children can change (possibly as a whiteboard activity) into complex sentences by adding AND, BUT & BECAUSE or by using a combination.

How to Use a Story Mountain is a Smartboard presentation explaing how a story is like climbing a mountain, reaching the summit and then climbing down the far side to the conclusion; itbegins at the bottom of the mountain with a character description and a setting. Once the story has begun, something then happens followed by the character encountering a problem. The problem is then resolved and the story finished at the far side of the mountain with an appropriate ending. As well as showing the mountain concept as a theory, a short story is also attached to the mountain to demonstrate exactly how the process works. The Presentation finishes with a lined page for the teacher to write a class story to demonstrate the different aspects of climbing the story mountain.