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

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.