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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Chapter 18 VIPERS Reading questions to go alongside Spy Master

Lessons 1 and 2 Week 1 of 2 weeks Reading and English unit based on Celia Godkin’s, When the Giant Stirred. Week 1: Persuasive writing, holiday brochure Week 2: Narrative writing - independent task Children complete the tasks in their English books, planning and writing before the English task. English 1 x English lesson * Monday - Introduction paragraph and first two plot points, step by step with grammatical features Could be split into multiple lessons - my class are used to the structure of the lesson now. Reading 1 x Reading lesson * Monday - demonstration comprehension about the setting. Detailed Smart Notebook slides included and also uploaded in PowerPoint form (41 slides). I have exported the snb slides into ppt so they may need some tweaking to look the same. Vocabulary book available - 18 high-order words from the book with word type, definition, synonyms, evidence from the book. All resources and model writes included. Suitable for Years 3 and 4. Used book to go with Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic. Week 1 planning and resources: Will be uploaded and link provided. Week 2 planning and resources: Will be uploaded and link provided. Vocabulary book: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/when-the-giant-stirred-vocabulary-book-12648560 Bundle will be available.

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

UPDATED! Lessons 1 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 Children complete the tasks in their English books, planning and writing before the English task. English 1 x English lessons * Monday - First two plot points, step by step with grammatical features Detailed Smart Notebook slides included and also uploaded in PowerPoint form (24 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

26 high-order words from the book, Dear Katie, The Volcano Is a Girl. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Week 1 of 2 English and Reading plans and resources to go alongside the film clip ‘The Piano’ by Aidan Gibons. Used during weeks 5 and 6 of our World War II topic. Can be easily adapted to other year groups. 5 x Reading lessons (using Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books approach) Monday - Comprehension session - gaining an understanding of the clip 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. 5 x English lessons (loosely using Jane Considine’s The Write Stuff approach) Children will be planning on their ‘thinking side’ and using the FANTASTICs Flashback narrative writing All resources and model plans and writes are available for the English lessons. Detailed Smart Notebook slides - 55 slides (converted into Power Point for non-Notebook users - may need to be edited slightly) Detailed plans - 5 pages All resources uploaded

Week 4 of 4 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. 5 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. 5 x English lessons (loosely using Jane Considine’s The Write Stuff approach) Children will be planning on their ‘thinking side’ and using the FANTASTICs Newspaper reports All resources and model plans and writes are available for the English lessons. Detailed Smart Notebook slides - 50 slides (converted into Power Point for non-Notebook users - may need to be edited slightly) Detailed plans - 5 pages All resources uploaded

Week 3 of 4 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. 5 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. 5 x English lessons (loosely using Jane Considine’s The Write Stuff approach) Children will be planning on their ‘thinking side’ and using the FANTASTICs Newspaper reports All resources and model plans and writes are available for the English lessons. Detailed Smart Notebook slides - 75 slides (converted into Power Point for non-Notebook users - may need to be edited slightly) Detailed plans - 6 pages All resources uploaded

Week 2 of 4 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. 4 x Reading lessons (using Jane Considine’s Hooked on Books approach) * 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. 4 x English lessons (loosely using Jane Considine’s The Write Stuff approach) * Children will be planning on their ‘thinking side’ and using the FANTASTICs * Diary writing All resources and model plans and writes are available for the English lessons. 3 x 5 minute Grammar start activities Detailed Smart Notebook slides - 56 slides (converted into Power Point for non-Notebook users - may need to be edited slightly) Detailed plans - 8 pages All resources uploaded

Week 1 of 4 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. 5 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. 5 x English lessons (loosely using Jane Considine’s The Write Stuff approach) * Children will be planning on their ‘thinking side’ and using the FANTASTICs * Diary writing All resources and model plans and writes are available for the English lessons. Drama hook lesson to begin the book 3 x 5 minute Grammar start activities Detailed Smart Notebook slides - 73 slides (converted into Power Point for non-Notebook users - may need to be edited slightly) Detailed plans - 10 pages All resources uploaded Unit cover