Hi there! Here's a new resource pack- it's a pretty prescriptive and detailed set of resources that cover 4 days worth of work, along with challenges to boot. Included - 3-way differentiated guided reading booklet including the following *Day 1- predictions based on blurb and front cover *Day 2- author's intention through language and 'connotation' *Day 3- prepositions text marking and identifying *Day 4- decoding shakespearean quotes- prediction and answers. Learning objectives outlined on the sheets, and marking area prescribed. I used this with my year 3/4 class, but is easily adapted for 5/6.

Two lesson focus on Willy Wonka and planning a character description based on his appearance in the movies. We focused on the recent movie, however there are clips for both.

This pack includes 4 activities. The main activity has three tasks that involve classifying words into 1 of 7 categories. This opens up for lots of conversation and debate, which is a great basis for a lesson. The other three activities are mazes where children must get from the top row of the word-table to the the bottom by linking words of that type. I hope this proves helpful! Miss Austin

Hi there! This resource bundle includes two activities three days of resources and two presentations to help the delivery of those lessons. They include: creating a glossary of new vocabulary related to film scripts, storyboarding a movie, discussion of camera angles etc.

Romeo & Juliet Introductory Guided Reading Packet – Predictions, vocabulary choice, Shakespeare quotes and prepositional phrases. This download includes a Guided Reading packet with 4 independent activities suitable for children aged 7-11. Children will make predictions for the text based on a front cover and blurb, analyse Shakespearean quotes and relate them to modern sentiments, analyse the effect vocabulary choice has on emotion of the reader and find prepositional phrases in the text. Everything you need to deliver the objectives above is included. This download includes: 6-page PDF document of the guided reading packet (inc. title & quote answer page) 6-page editable .docx Word document version of the guided reading booklet Space for teacher marking/comments/assessment at the bottom of each page Learning Objectives clearly stated on each page with clear progression Word banks and sentence starter suggestions for prediction task Two fonts to edit resources with 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 & 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

Hi there! At my school, the children’s homework generally all leads toward a final goal of creating a book or portfolio. I find these homeworks are great to incite excitement in a topic, to embed organisational skills and very fun to mark!

Hi there! This is a 7-week homework project that I use for my year 5 English class. The children absolutely love it because it allows for creative freedom and using art skills in English homeworks. I find projects work much better in getting children hooked on a topic and, consequently, there work is so much more interesting and impressive. This project’s about a theft that has occurred in Harcourt Manor- they need to become detectives to work out who the thief was…

Hello, fellow teachers! Here’s a pack of resources for teaching past and present tenses using simple and progressive forms. There is a differentiated resource for converting between them, including challenges and extensions. There is also a powerpoint presentation for inputting the lesson!

Hi All! Here’s a 2 lesson pack including 3-way differentiated worksheet, which can be used as homework or classwork, and a prescriptive powerpoint. Enjoy!

Here’s a nice, beefy pack of resources for Spiderwick Chronicles: Field Guide. Comprehension, setting description, IT collage for text detective work etc.

Miss Austin here! Here is another resource pack for diary writing. Included in this pack is: Editable diary writing frames Entire week of lesson plans Assessment grids against Y3 NC (national curriculum) expectations I hope this proves helpful. Happy teaching, All! LA

Hi there! This is one of my biggest bundles for you guys. In here, there are 8 meticulously planned lessons, with extension work and opportunities to extend the learning over multiple literacy slots. There are 12 separate work sheets, including sorting activities, flash cards for drama, using the example of how chocolate is made. All learning objectives and success criteria are outlined for each individual lesson, and all links for extra resources to be found are on the series plan. Honestly, this has the potential to save you a LOT of work! It can be used for any year in primary, as there are alternative difficulty options, and vocabulary choices that can be altered to make it harder/easier. I hope you enjoy it :) Happy teaching, Miss Ritchie

In this resource pack, you will find 18 resources for homework, English lessons and History lessons. Includes Character descriptions, grammar homework based on adverbial phrases, newspaper articles, bayeux tapestry resources and blurb writing resources. If you have ANY questions, feel free to send them my way. I always respond and will always assist when needed. Enjoy!

Ottoline and the Yellow Cat Guided Reading Packet – Comprehension, inference, summary, questioning, author’s intention, and prediction. This download includes a massive Guided Reading mega-booklet with a term’s worth of independent activities suitable for Key Stage 2 children. Children will make predictions for the text based on a front cover and blurb, ask questions to improve knowledge of character, summarise to write their own blurb, compare to other texts… I could go on!! Everything you need to deliver the objectives above is included. This download includes: 12-page PDF document of the guided reading packet (inc. title & quote answer page) 12-page editable .docx Word document version of the guided reading booklet 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

A full week of planning and resources for a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed narrative piece.

Hi All! At the private school that I work at, we do Writing Portfolios to assess the children’s English skills 3 times a year. Each time we do one, we have a stimulus presentation and we all use the same planning sheet. This can be used from years 3-6 and is differentiated accordingly. There’re 2 different planning sheets to suit different abilities and to ensure the planning aspect is standardised across the school. Enjoy!