30 high-order words from the book, Escape From Pompeii.
tricky/key words
word type
definition
synonyms
evidence from the book to put the word into context
Used the pages to create an A5 folder to go alongside the book in English and Reading lessons.
6 week writing unit based on The Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman. Suitable for Years 3 and 4.
29 writing lessons, 6 guided reading lessons.
SmartNotebook slides are very detailed as the unit was planned for during lockdown so videos were made using the slides. (also converted into Power Point - may need to be edited)
Grammar focuses: fronted adverbials and speech marks.
Daily 5 minute starters on 4 out of 6 of the weeks on the SmartNotebook slides, all based on the section of the books focused on in the lesson.
Lesson planning was written for the children at home so is a summary of the lesson and written in a child-friendly way.
Book was used when teaching Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic.
Week 1 of 5 weeks Reading and English unit based on Philip Pullman’s, ‘The Firework-Maker’s Daughter’.
Week 1: Instructional writing
Week 2: Setting descriptions
Week 3: Recounts
Week 4: Character descriptions
Week 5: Newspaper reports
Reading
2 x Demonstration comprehension lessons (30 mins)
Planning and writing models given
1 x Independent comprehension lesson (30 mins)
English
4 x English lessons
* Monday - Experience day, gathering vocabulary
* Wednesday - Experience day, identifying features
* Thursday - Guided write, set of instructions
* Friday - Independent write, set of instructions
Detailed Smart Notebook slides included and also uploaded in PowerPoint form (48 slides)
All resources and model writes and plans included.
This resource is an updated version of my 6 week plan which was uploaded last year. There are some similarities in the planning, however, changes were made due to using Jane Considine’s ‘Hooked on Books’ approach to Reading and loosely using ‘The Write Stuff’ to plan and write using the lenses.
Once all weeks are complete, I will create a bundle with both sets of the unit planning.
UPDATED!
Week 1 of 2 weeks Reading and English unit based on Christina Balit’s, ‘Escape From Pompeii’.
Week 1: Setting descriptions
Week 2: Narrative writing
Reading
2 x Demonstration comprehension lessons (30 mins)
Planning and writing models given
1 x Independent comprehension lesson (30 mins)
Children complete the tasks in their English books, planning and writing before the English tasks.
English
4 x English lessons
* Monday - Planning day, gathering ideas for Pompeii before the eruption
* Wednesday - Guided write, setting description
* Thursday - Planning day, after the eruption, independent task
* Friday - Independent write, setting description
3x Grammar starter activities.
* Grammar focus - subordinating conjunctions and clauses.
Detailed Smart Notebook slides included and also uploaded in PowerPoint form (66 slides). I have exported it in ppt so it may not look quite the same with fonts and images so made need some rectifying to make it look the same.
Vocabulary book available - 30 high-order words from the book with word type, definition, synonyms, evidence from the book.
All resources and model writes included.
This resource is an updated version of my 2 week plan which was uploaded last year. There are some similarities in the planning, however, changes were made due to using Jane Considine’s ‘Hooked on Books’ approach to Reading and loosely using ‘The Write Stuff’ to plan and write using the lenses.
Suitable for Years 3 and 4.
Used book to go with Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic.
Week 2 planning and resources:
Vocabulary book:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12648516
Used in Reading lessons based on the book, Empire’s End: A Roman Story by Leila Rasheed. Lessons written for Year 4 but could be used in UKS2 and tweaked.
Week 1:
3 x reading comprehension questions
- 1 x demonstration comprehension lesson
- 2 x independent comprehension lessons
Used Smart Notebook but have exported the files to PowerPoint for other users too. Comprehension slips provided.
UPDATED!
Week 2 of 2 weeks Reading and English unit based on Christina Balit’s, ‘Escape From Pompeii’.
Week 1: Setting descriptions
Week 2: Narrative writing
Reading
1 x Demonstration comprehension lesson (30 mins)
Planning and writing models given
1 x Independent comprehension lesson (30 mins)
Children complete the tasks in their English books, planning and writing before the English tasks.
English
5 x English lessons
They could be spread over 6 days - I wanted to do the narrative in one week.
* 6 plot points covered - guided tasks, models for planning and writing
Detailed Smart Notebook slides included and also uploaded in PowerPoint form (100 slides). I have exported it in ppt so it may not look quite the same with fonts and images so made need some rectifying to make it look the same.
Vocabulary book available - 30 high-order words from the book with word type, definition, synonyms, evidence from the book.
All resources and model writes included.
This resource is an updated version of my 2 week plan which was uploaded last year. There are some similarities in the planning, however, changes were made due to using Jane Considine’s ‘Hooked on Books’ approach to Reading and loosely using ‘The Write Stuff’ to plan and write using the lenses.
Suitable for Years 3 and 4.
Used book to go with Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic.
Week 1 planning and resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12490195
If you would like to preview the resource, please download the first day for free. This includes plot points 1 and 2.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/escape-from-pompeii-english-lesson-1-of-week-2-year-3-4-12648732
Vocabulary book:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12648516
BUNDLE AVAILABLE
* Week 1
* Week 2
* Vocab book
7 week Reading unit based on The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley.
Lessons 1 and 2 (Wednesday and Friday)
Detailed Smart Notebook slides with examples for planning and writing answers (converted to ppt.)
Each lesson has 8 slides on snb/ppt.
Based on Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books approach.
Reading unit on the book ‘First Blood: Spy Master’ by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler
A great book for The Tudors topic in KS2.
I used the book last year during remote learning, recorded chapters and set writing tasks. The children loved the book and the mystery of it so I decided to revisit it this year and expand the learning.
Chapters 7-14 reading comprehension sheets
Written in the style of Literacy Shed’s VIPERS
Demonstration comprehension and Independent comprehension slips also provided for lessons on Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books lessons
Reading, English and Grammar lessons for the book are available on MyShop
I use the VIPERS questions when reading to the class. My TA has a copy of the sheets and notes down the children’s ideas and answers for verbal evidence of reading. I collect as many answers as possible each lesson.
7 week Reading unit based on The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley.
Lesson 9 (Friday, previous week’s planning brought back into this week due to Bank Holidays)
Lessons 10, 11, 12 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)
Detailed Smart Notebook slides with examples for planning and writing answers (converted to ppt.)
Each lesson has 8 slides on snb/ppt.
Based on Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books approach.
Week 2 of 10 English and Reading unit on the book ‘First Blood: Spy Master’ by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler (approx. 5-6 hours worth of planning per week).
A great book for The Tudors topic in KS2.
I used the book last year during remote learning, recorded chapters and set writing tasks. The children loved the book and the mystery of it so I decided to revisit it this year and expand the learning. I will update MyShop each week with the next set of weekly Reading, English, Grammar plans and resources.
5 x Reading lessons (10-15 mins approx.)
4 x English lessons which go alongside the book and are differentiated (30-45 mins approx.)
5 x 5-minute grammar starters
1 x Grammar lesson which covers the LKS2 statements (30 mins approx.)
Planning based on chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 (38 chapters in total)
Detailed SmartNotebook slides for each Reading, English and Grammar lesson (44 slides) - I have converted these to Power Point slides too for those without access to Smart Notebook (may need some editing)
Model writes are included
Reading comprehension questions written by myself, in the style of Literacy Shed’s VIPERS for each chapter
All other resources mentioned for lessons are included
The next set of planning and resources will be available on MyShop.
About the book:
**'THE YEAR IS 1532.
In the court of King Henry VIII, spies are everywhere and no one can be trusted.
This is the world Jack Briars faces when he becomes apprentice to Thomas Cromwell, the King’s right-hand man - and Spy Master!
Jack’s new life is exciting, but, when you’re surrounded by secrets and lies, even one mistake can be deadly. Can Jack keep his place - and his head?’**
4 weeks of English and Reading plans and resources to go alongside the book ‘Friend or Foe’ by Michael Morpurgo. Used during the first 4 weeks of our World War II topic. Can be easily adapted to other year groups.
19 x Reading lessons (using Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books approach)
Monday - Demonstration Comprehension
Tuesday - Book Talk
Wednesday - Demonstration Comprehension
Thursday - Book Talk
Friday - Independent Comprehension
All resources and model plans and writes are available for the Reading lessons.
19 x English lessons (loosely using Jane Considine’s The Write Stuff approach)
Children will be planning on their ‘thinking side’ and using the FANTASTICs
2 weeks on diary entries
2 weeks on newspaper reports
All resources and model plans and writes are available for the English lessons.
Detailed Smart Notebook slides - 254 slides (converted into Power Point for non-Notebook users - may need to be edited slightly)
Detailed plans - 29 pages
All resources uploaded
7 week Reading unit based on The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley.
Lessons 6, 7 and 8 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)
Detailed Smart Notebook slides with examples for planning and writing answers (converted to ppt.)
Each lesson has 8 slides on snb/ppt.
Based on Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books approach.
18 high-order words from the book, When the Giant Stirred.
tricky/key words
word type
definition
synonyms
evidence from the book to put the word into context
Used the pages to create an A5 folder to go alongside the book in English and Reading lessons.
Week 5 of 10 English and Reading unit on the book ‘First Blood: Spy Master’ by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler (approx. 7-8 hours worth of planning per week).
A great book for The Tudors topic in KS2.
I used the book last year during remote learning, recorded chapters and set writing tasks. The children loved the book and the mystery of it so I decided to revisit it this year and expand the learning. I will update MyShop each week with the next set of weekly Reading, English, Grammar plans and resources.
** Reading Lessons**
4 x Reading lessons (30 mins)
I have written the Reading comprehension questions myself, in the style of Literacy Shed’s VIPERS for each chapter.
Reading lessons have been planned in the style of Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books approach.
2 x demonstration comprehension sessions (Mondays and Wednesdays) which are based on Spy Master.
2 x book talk sessions (Tuesdays and Thursdays) where the children will be in mixed ability groups, each group with a different text to focus on together.
1 x independent comprehension session (Fridays), which is based on the book, Spy Master and completed in a similar way to the demo lessons, but with less discussion and modeling.
English Lessons
4 x English lessons which go alongside the book and are differentiated (1 hour approx.)
4 x 5-minute grammar starters
1 x Grammar lesson which covers the LKS2 statements (30 mins approx.)
Planning based on chapters 15-17 (38 chapters in total)
Detailed SmartNotebook slides for each Reading, English and Grammar lesson ( 46 slides) - I have converted these to Power Point slides too for those without access to Smart Notebook (may need some editing)
Beginning to use Jane Considine’s The Write Stuff approach to the planning side of writing lessons.
Model writes and plans are included
All other resources mentioned for lessons are included
The next set of planning and resources will be available on MyShop.
About the book:
**'THE YEAR IS 1532.
In the court of King Henry VIII, spies are everywhere and no one can be trusted.
This is the world Jack Briars faces when he becomes apprentice to Thomas Cromwell, the King’s right-hand man - and Spy Master!
Jack’s new life is exciting, but, when you’re surrounded by secrets and lies, even one mistake can be deadly. Can Jack keep his place - and his head?’**
7 week Reading unit based on The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley.
Lessons 3, 4 and 5 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)
Detailed Smart Notebook slides with examples for planning and writing answers (converted to ppt.)
Each lesson has 8 slides on snb/ppt.
Based on Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books approach.
Introduction to pitch, staves, notes C, D and E and the treble clef.
Used the book, Here Come the High Notes and created resources to go alongside it.
All resources included (apart from the book pdf/powerpoint due to copyright)
Smart Notebook - 18 slides.
Week 3 of 10 English and Reading unit on the book ‘First Blood: Spy Master’ by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler (approx. 5-6 hours worth of planning per week).
A great book for The Tudors topic in KS2.
I used the book last year during remote learning, recorded chapters and set writing tasks. The children loved the book and the mystery of it so I decided to revisit it this year and expand the learning. I will update MyShop each week with the next set of weekly Reading, English, Grammar plans and resources.
** Reading Lessons**
4 x Reading lessons (30 mins)
I have written the Reading comprehension questions myself, in the style of Literacy Shed’s VIPERS for each chapter.
At the end of this week (Wednesday), I began to use Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books approach.
This week’s planning consists of 1 x demonstration comprehension sessions (Mondays and Wednesdays) which will be based on the book, Spy Master.
There is also 1 x book talk sessions (Tuesdays and Thursdays) where the children will be in mixed ability groups, each group with a different text to focus on together.
1 x Independent comprehension (Fridays) where we complete an independent comprehension task, which will be based on the book, Spy Master and completed in a similar way to the demo lessons, but with less discussion and modeling.
English Lessons
4 x English lessons which go alongside the book and are differentiated (45 mins approx.)
4 x 5-minute grammar starters
Planning based on chapters 7-10 (38 chapters in total)
Detailed Smart Notebook slides for each Reading, English and Grammar lesson (43 slides) - I have converted these to Power Point slides too for those without access to Smart Notebook (may need some editing)
Model writes are included
All other resources mentioned for lessons are included
The next set of planning and resources will be available on MyShop.
About the book:
**'THE YEAR IS 1532.
In the court of King Henry VIII, spies are everywhere and no one can be trusted.
This is the world Jack Briars faces when he becomes apprentice to Thomas Cromwell, the King’s right-hand man - and Spy Master!
Jack’s new life is exciting, but, when you’re surrounded by secrets and lies, even one mistake can be deadly. Can Jack keep his place - and his head?’**
Lesson on the Battle of Bosworth and how the Tudor era began. The lesson outcome is to write a newspaper report on the event.
Detailed Smart Notebook (16 slides)
Available now on My Shop
First half term of planning on the Tudors based on Tudor Monarchs (10 lessons)
MTP for whole term with brief outline (20 lessons)
Will be made available soon
Second half term of planning is based on Tudor life (10 lessons)
A brief outline for 20 lessons on The Tudors topic
First half term (10 lessons) are based around the monarchs
Second half term (10 lessons) are based around Tudor life
Full plans, Smart Notebooks and resources will be made available on MyShop
UPDATED!
Lessons 1 and 2 (1 x Reading, 1x English) from Week 1 of 2 weeks Reading and English unit based on Christina Balit’s, ‘Escape From Pompeii’.
Week 1: Setting descriptions
Week 2: Narrative writing
Reading
1 x Demonstration comprehension lessons (30 mins)
Planning and writing model given
Children complete the tasks in their English books, planning and writing before the English task.
English
1 x English lessons
* Monday - Planning day, gathering ideas for Pompeii before the eruption
Detailed Smart Notebook slides included and also uploaded in PowerPoint form (30 slides).
Vocabulary book available - 30 high-order words from the book with word type, definition, synonyms, evidence from the book.
All resources and model writes included.
This resource is an updated version of my 2 week plan which was uploaded last year. There are some similarities in the planning, however, changes were made due to using Jane Considine’s ‘Hooked on Books’ approach to Reading and loosely using ‘The Write Stuff’ to plan and write using the lenses.
Suitable for Years 3 and 4.
Used book to go with Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic.
Week 1 planning and resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12490195
Week 2 planning and resources:
Vocabulary book:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12648516