Week 1 of my No-Prep, 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on author fact files, research skills, prediction and comprehension.
How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Pre-Read & Chapter 1 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in text comprehension, independent research and plot prediction!
Also, my own Guided Reading Approach “AEE” (answer, explain & evidence) is included in this pack, with a 6 page, child-friendly explanation included!
Included in this download:
1 week of planning included in page 3 of the PowerPoint for ease
41-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning
Key vocabulary outline for Chapter 1 and the foreword (page 4)
Video clips of the author talking about inspiration and planning (2 linked/included)
Integrated QR codes for children’s author research purposes (page 7)
Lap-book resources
Author Research Planning Page worksheet
Designing a Writing Room worksheet
Questioning the Author worksheet
Making Predictions worksheet
Plot Recap worksheet
Drawing Hiccup worksheet
Chapter 1 comprehension, guided reading questions
Hiccup clip art (not for commercial use)
3 fonts to edit your resources with
PDF & Word Document versions of every resource
Looking for the rest of the unit?
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
I hope this resource saves you time and stress
Happy teaching!
Miss Austin
7 Independent, project-based activities, perfect for homework or distance learning.
Here is a ‘desert-island adventure’-themed, home learning project that will be used whilst the children are off school- it’s perfect for distance learning due to the tasks being able to be completed independently. This resource spreads across 5 tasks (could be set weekly or daily) which last for an hour-long each. The tasks included follow these learning objectives:
LO: To draw a map to illustrate a setting
LO: To create a fact file on an imaginary island
LO: To write a fictional recount
LO: To write an instruction text
LO: To write a play script
LO: To write a character description
LO: To write a diary entry
This download includes:
PDF version of the 7-task home learning project
Word Document version of the home learning project
3 fonts for editing .docx Word documents
This task would work great for KS2 (Key Stage 2).
My Distance Learning Projects
Perfect for whilst we’re away from school or for homework, these independent projects can help to develop your children’s writing and creativity in a variety of areas.
X Distance Learning Project: Apocalypse Theme
X Distance Learning Project: Detective Theme
X Distance Learning Project: Space Theme
X Distance Learning Project: Designing a New Country
I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress!
Thank you, and happy teaching!
Miss Austin
Hi there!
This was originally on this website a few months ago and had over 600 downloads and great reviews!
In this pack is an extensive powerpoint concerning past, present and future (and perfect!) tenses :)
Enjoy x
Hi, All!
Here’s a little resource for your convenience- a wordsearch where childrne then must categorise the words into the following word classes:
pronoun, determiner, adjective, adverb, verb, noun, conjunction.
Enjoy!
Week 2 of my No-Prep 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on parts of speech (noun, adjective, adverb, verb), figurative language (similes & metaphors) and character description. Chapter 2 & 3 are covered.
How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Chapter 2 & 3 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in text comprehension, parts of speech identification and character description using figurative language!
Also, my own Guided Reading Approach “AEE” (answer, explain & evidence) is included in this pack, with a multiple-page, child-friendly explanation included!
Included in this download:
1 week of planning included in page 2 of the PowerPoint for ease
~ 40-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning
Key vocabulary break down for Chapter 2 and 3
Video clips to complement planning
Integrated QR codes for children’s independence purposes
Character information worksheet
Dragon description worksheet
2 x Parts of Speech starter tasks (matching activities)
2 x Parts of Speech in context worksheets
Identifying similes and metaphors in context worksheet
Character description worksheet
Chapter 2 & 3 comprehension, guided reading questions
Hiccup clip art (not for commercial use)
2 fonts to edit your resources with
PDF & Word Document versions of every resource
Looking for the rest of the unit?
Week 1
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Want to get in early on the whole unit? Due to be completed on July 12th 2020
How To Train Your Dragon - Full Unit - Growing Bundle
I hope this resource saves you time and stress
Happy teaching!
Miss Austin
Detective-Themed Distance Learning Project (7 Independent Tasks with a narrative, and letter-writing focus)
Perfect for during quarantine, this download includes a complete home-learning packet that guides the children through the police case of a stolen item from the largest property in the region.
Children will describe their own case of theft, play the role of the chief inspector in the case, give a presentation to show evidence, draw a floor plan of the home and create missing object forms. Everything you need to provide for the children to complete this work is included.
This download includes:
PDF version of the 7-task home learning project (7 pages)
Word Document version of the home learning project
2 fonts for editing .docx Word documents
Success criteria so that children know what to include in their work
Writing frames to guide children through tricky tasks
My Distance Learning English Projects
Perfect for whilst we’re away from school or for homework, these independent projects can help to develop your children’s writing skills in a variety of areas.
X Distance Learning Project: Apocalypse Theme
X Distance Learning Project: Space Theme
X Distance Learning Project: Island Theme
I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress!
Thank you, and happy teaching!
Miss Austin
**Distance Learning project based on JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog. Children work through a 5-day project with 15 pages of reading skills & creative tasks based on Chapters 3 & 4. **
- This resource can be used in the classroom or electronically! -
JK Rowling has published her children’s book, The Ickabog, online for everybody to enjoy whilst at home.
She is also hosting an illustration competition for children to design her characters and setting- the winners will be published with the book in November 2020!
This project’s focus is on reading skills, and they are defined within the project as: comprehension, inference, questioning, summarising, predicting, synthesizing. Each day’s task has a different focus. Children have creative tasks, including colouring, drawing and designing characters and settings from the book; they also practise letter-writing skills, as well as gain skills in giving opinions in a formal manner.
Included in this download:
PDF version of the Chapter 3 & 4 Home Learning project
Editable .docx Word document version of the project
US Version of the project for spellings
2 fonts to edit resources with
Here are the links to the rest of the project:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Distance Learning project based on chapter 2 of JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog. Children work through 5 tasks that review their knowledge of word classes (nouns, adverbs, adjectives, verbs). Links to the worldwide illustration competition provided.
~ This resource can be used in the classroom or electronically! ~
JK Rowling has published her new children’s book, The Ickabog, online for everybody to enjoy whilst at home.
She is also hosting an illustration competition for children to design her characters and setting- the winners will be published with the book in November 2020!
With 5 jam-packed tasks (each with multiple activities and worksheets provided), children will work through the second chapter: recapping what happened in the first chapter (setting, character, plot), making predictions for the future, identifying nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs in context.
Included in this download:
PDF version of the Chapter 2 Home Learning project
Editable .docx Word document version of the project
2 fonts to edit resources with
**Home Learning, project-based activities, perfect for distance learning or homework.
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This is a ‘Dream House’-themed, distance learning project that will be used whilst the children are off school. This resource spreads across 4 tasks (these could be set weekly or daily) which last for an hour each. The activities see children wining the lottery and buying their dream house- they’ll need to:
Write the advertisement for their property that they saw in the paper
Write a moving setting description of their new home
Design the colour pallette, their bedroom rug and bed sheets
Buy furniture for their home by sticking to a strict budget
Draw a floor plan for their new property
Describe a secret room
This download includes:
PDF version of the 4-task home learning project
Word Document version of the home learning project for editing
3 fonts for editing .docx Word documents
Challenges to extend the higher-ability children
This task would work great for KS2 (Key Stage 2) and it fits in with the Year 3 national curriculum expectation
My Distance Learning Projects
Perfect for whilst we’re away from school or for homework, these independent projects can help to develop your children’s writing and creativity in a variety of areas.
X Distance Learning Project: Apocalypse Theme
X Distance Learning Project: Detective Theme
X Distance Learning Project: Space Theme
X Distance Learning Project: Island Explorer Theme
X Distance Learning Project: Designing a New Country
I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress!
Thank you, and happy teaching!
Miss Austin
Past tense worksheets & activities based around the simple, progressive and perfect forms (Present & Future Packs available too!)
This download includes:
Past Tense Forms Worksheet with 6 jam-packed tasks
Past Tense Forms Wordsearch
Answer sheets for ease of marking and assessment
Editable versions of all worksheets to tailor work to your students’ needs
2 fonts for editing the resources
This resource is part of a larger teaching bundle, with similar resources for both the past and present tenses, along with work on converting between them.
X Teaching Tenses Mega-Pack
Separate lessons:
X Present Tense Forms Multi-Lesson Pack
X Future Tense Forms Multi-Lesson Pack
I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress.
Thank you and happy teaching!
Miss Austin
Writing prompt/stimulus based on finding a mysterious book. Teaching PowerPoint and 4-way differentiated planning sheets included in this 22-Page pack.
Assessing writing is a subjective nightmare! With this independent writing assessment stimulus, children can engage in an exciting and mysterious plot centered around a magical book found in the school library. As teachers, we can decide which planning sheet most accurately matches the children’s abilities or targets and the writing they produce can be assessed against national or state standards.
With Talk for Writing opportunities throughout the PowerPoint, children can discuss their use of vocabulary, ideas for plot and explore their characters’ emotions in peer work or small groups.
This can be delivered to a single class, year group or whole-school cohort, or even as an extra-curricular Creative Writing club task!
Included in this download:
18-page teaching PowerPoint
4 different planning sheet options in PDF format
5 fonts for editing purposes
Editable versions of PPT and worksheets to suit your classes’ needs!
Looking for more writing prompts? Look no further (:
X Writing Stimulus | Narrative | House in the Woods
X Writing Stimulus | Narrative | Spellbound
I hope this resource saves you time and stress!
Miss Austin
Writing prompt/stimulus based on retelling the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Teaching PowerPoint and 4-way differentiated planning sheets included in this 29-Page pack.
This can be delivered to a single class, year group or whole-school cohort, or even as an extra-curricular Creative Writing club task!
Assessing writing is a subjective nightmare! With this independent writing assessment stimulus, children can engage in an exciting writing task centred around retelling the story of Red Riding Hood, with older year groups synthesizing the story by adding their own endings. As teachers, we can decide which planning sheet most accurately matches the children’s abilities or targets, and the writing they produce can be assessed against national or state standards.
With Talk for Writing opportunities throughout the PowerPoint, children can discuss their use of vocabulary, ideas for plot and explore their characters’ emotions in peer work or small groups.
Included in this download:
25-page teaching PowerPoint
4 different planning sheet options in PDF format
5 fonts for editing purposes
Editable versions of PPT and worksheets to suit your classes’ needs!
Looking for more writing stimuli? Look no further (:
X Writing Stimuli | Narrative | Red Riding Hood Retelling
X Writing Stimuli | Narrative | Spellbound
I hope this resource saves you time and stress!
Miss Austin
Past tense worksheets & activities based around the simple, progressive and perfect forms (Present & Past Packs available too!)
This download includes:
Past Tense Forms Worksheet with 6 jam-packed tasks
Past Tense Forms Wordsearch
Answer sheets for ease of marking and assessment
Editable versions of all worksheets to tailor work to your students’ needs
2 fonts for editing the resources
This resource is part of a larger teaching bundle, with similar resources for both the past and present tenses, along with work on converting between them.
Teaching Tenses: Mega Pack
Past Tense Forms Multi-Lesson Pack
Present Tense Forms Multi-Lesson Pack
I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress.
Thank you and happy teaching!
Miss Austin
Past tense worksheets & activities based around the simple, progressive and perfect forms (Present & Future Packs available too!)
This download includes:
Past Tense Forms Worksheet with 6 jam-packed tasks
Past Tense Forms Wordsearch
Answer sheets for ease of marking and assessment
Editable versions of all worksheets to tailor work to your students’ needs
2 fonts for editing the resources
This resource is part of a larger teaching bundle, with similar resources for both the past and present tenses, along with work on converting between them.
Teaching Tenses: Mega Pack
Past Tense Forms Multi-Lesson Pack
Future Tense Forms Multi-Lesson Pack
I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress.
Thank you and happy teaching!
Miss Austin
Mega Teaching Pack for the Past, Present & Future Tenses in the Simple, Progressive & Perfect forms.
This resource includes:
Past tense worksheets in all 3 forms
Past tense wordsearch conversion challenge for all 3 forms
Present tense worksheets in all 3 forms
Present tense wordsearch conversion challenge for all 3 forms
Future tense worksheets in all 3 forms
Future tense wordsearch conversion challenge for all 3 forms
All answer sheets
All Word document versions to assist with editing to your students’ needs
2 fonts to assist with editing in the same style
Teaching tenses can be frustrating for many reasons- we were never taught grammar to this extent before, making resources can be tedious and it can be difficult to make them entertaining!
For that reason, and to help out other teachers who are DONE making tenses worksheets time and time again, I thought I’d upload the unit I created and teach with year in and year out!
Miss Austin
Key Stage 2: 4 Entire Weeks of no-prep, distance learning English lessons based on Matilda by Roald Dahl. Emphasis on play scripts, recipe writing and description.
Matilda is one of those novels that never gets old, is loved by children and adults alike and provides great opportunity to explore lots of different text types. Perfect for whilst we’re teaching from afar, I put this pack together to ensure this module can still be taught even though we’re not in the classroom!
Included in this mega pack:
30+ resources in PDF format to ensure aesthetic layout!
PDF version of the text
20-lesson, 4 week long planning sheet with brief lesson plans- all able to be completed from home.
Prediction worksheet based on the front cover and blurb
Glossary worksheet and definition answers provided
Character trait worksheet for Mrs Phelps, Matilda & Mr Wormwood
Two write up sheets for different character descriptions
Venn Diagram for comparing characters
‘Features of a play script’ help sheet
Jack and Jill play script to label
Converting prose to play script worksheet
Using commas in three different ways worksheet
Acrostic Poem worksheet
Intonation and expression worksheet
Mischief scale worksheet
Comparisons between movie and book worksheet
Matilda’s next trick hypothesis worksheet
Planning sheets for play scripts
Asking questions to Miss Trunchbull worksheet
Converting adjectives to adverbs worksheet
Antonyms starter activity
Synthesised chapter planning sheet
Sequencing of emotions worksheet
Recipe planning and example sheets
Various starter tasks and extension challenges
Additional Resources that didn’t make it onto the final plan
.docx Word Document versions of ALL resources to allow you to edit them
3 fonts to edit your resources with
Phew! What a massive pack to put together!
All of these will be sold separately as individual lessons in the coming weeks.
I hope this saves you time and stress.
Miss Austin
Differentiated worksheets for children to present artist research, opinion & analysis along with a page for attempting to recreate and replicate the artist’s style.
Sometimes, the way children present their research findings in art isn’t up to scratch with their practical work. This resource gives children the opportunity to show their findings neatly (with sentence starters, word banks and prompts to help guide their writing) and give opinions on the artists’ work.
This resource is re-usable as it’s not artist-specific and gender-neutral pronouns are used. The second version of the artist research page is scaffolded for lower-ability writers.
Included in this download:
3-page PDF for demonstrating knowledge on artists
Word .docx versions of the pages so you can tailor the sheets to your students’ needs
Lost in Chalk font for editing your resources in keeping with the current style
Hand drawn page borders that can be used on other classroom materials (not for commercial use)
Hand-drawn paint tube clip art that can be used on other classroom materials (not for commercial use)
I hope this resource saves you time and stress!
Happy teaching,
Miss Austin
Hi there!
* Includes *
Learning Objective:I can describe a character’s appearance and personality, using VCOP to improve my sentences.
Lesson Plan (Must, Should, Could)
Lower ability worksheet for structure
Examples of character descriptions (Harry Potter)
Guessing Task
Recipe for a good description
Extension and Normal Task outlined
When this was a free lesson, it was accredited by TES who commented saying:
"Thank you for sharing your resource. This resource has been recommended for teachers by the TES Resource Team."
Enjoy teaching,
Miss Ritchie