Help your children to improve their descriptions and narratives by using these colour vocabulary sheets in your literacy lessons or on display. They equip pupils with exciting words for ‘red’, ‘blue’, ‘green’ and everything in between! I have been using these colour thesauruses as part of a Writing Toolkit (coming soon!) that I give to my class at the start of the school year. After modelling how to use them in writing, the children then independently use stronger, more effective colour descriptives when describing settings or characters- I even see them cropping up in their speech! BOTH SPELLINGS OF COLOR/COLOUR INCLUDED! Included in this download: A display poster and pocket-sized version of the color vocabulary grid PDF versions of the resources .docx Word versions of the resources for editing purposes 2 fonts to edit your resources with UK/AU/NZ/CA version using ‘colour’ spelling Looking for the full Writing Toolkit? Due to be completed by September 1st 2020 I hope this product saves you time and stress, Happy Teaching! Miss Austin

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!

Hi! This is an 8-week William Morris Art Topic pack that has a full term of discreet lessons that build on previous skills learned. In this pack, there is a teaching PowerPoint, along with handouts for lesson that require them, 2 fonts for editing and There are scanned-in examples of what the work is supposed to look like for many of the lessons and the hand-outs that I used are also provided. The lessons include: lino printing, pattern replication and research tasks for artist style and background exploration.

Week 4 of my No-Prep, 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on 4 different forms of poetry (haiku, acrostic, kenning & shape poems). Chapters 8 - 11 are covered. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Chapter 8-11 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 online research, identifying syllables and poetry writing. Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 2 of the PowerPoint for ease 35-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary break down for Chapter 8, 9, 10 & 11 Video clips suggested to complement planning Integrated QR codes for children’s independence purposes Kenning Poetry worksheet Acrostic Poetry worksheet Shape Poetry worksheet Shape Poetry Challenge worksheet Counting Syllables worksheet (& answers) Haiku Worksheet Evaluation challenges for children to give their opinions on each poetic form 5 x starter activities on the PowerPoint slides Hiccup & Toothless 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? X Week 1 X Week 2 X Week 3 X Week 5 X Week 6 Want to get in early on the whole unit? Due to be completed on July 12th 2020 X How To Train Your Dragon - Full Unit I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin

A class assembly for Key Stage 2 on the Victorians and their inventions in the style of an episode of Dragon’s Den. This class assembly lasts for 15 minutes and includes 18 roles that range from having a single line up to having 6. In the pack, you will receive the PDF copy and an editable Word Document format. In order to edit this document and maintain the formatting, you must install the two fonts also included in this download. The inventions include the telephone, the flushable toilet, the lightbulb and a flop- the Hotchkiss Bicycle Railroad. The dragons include Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne. A funny play that will be loved by children and adults alike! Enjoy. 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

Hi there! Here's a pack on the roman calendar. I hope it works for you. If you need anything extra, don't hesitate to contact me! * Includes * Learning Objectives: To understand the meanings of the Roman months To learn about the transformation from original calendars to the one we use today! Success Criteria (Must, Should, Could) Brief History of the calendar Romulus, Numa and Julian months Why are the months named this way? Main lesson activity Activity sheet Review from previous upload of this resource: nld60: "A lot of research time saved. Thank you." Happy teaching, Miss Ritchie

Here’s a resource that is differentiated 3 ways for children to explore prepositions and link them to fronted adverbials.

This is a set of resources that I use for my year 3 and 4 group. They are Egyptian themed so that they can link in with humanities topic. Shape poems are a great introduction to writing in a poetic structure for children, and the shapes offered in this pack are: canopic jars, a sarcophagus and a pyramid. I modelled the pyramid shape to the class so that my lower ability group had more input tailored to them. LO: To write a topical shape poem

Cardinal directions, degrees of turn, clockwise & anticlockwise – 1 Week Unit of Work This download includes a maths unit on directions and turns, which is made up of 3 tasks. Children will identify 90 degree (90°) turns discreetly and in context of navigating a maze. They will also be exposed to north, south, east and west and their relationship to 90, 180, 270 and 360 turns. The main worksheets are differentiated for three levels of ability. This download includes: Recognising Types of Turn worksheet (differentiated 3 ways & answers included) Navigating a maze worksheet (differentiated 3 ways) Treasure Hunt Challenge (children must guide a character through a map to collect a pirate’s treasure) Two fonts to edit resources with Access to a free border! 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 skills in a variety of areas. Information Texts: Space-Themed Independent Project Play Scripts and Diaries: Island-Themed Independent Project Research Skills: Romans & Celts-Themed Independent Project I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress. Thank you and happy teaching! Miss Austin

Book Review worksheet concentrating on summarising, forming opinions and concluding on How To Train Your Dragon (Book 1) by Cressida Cowell. In this book review, children are asked to summarise the main parts of the story, give their opinion on the story as a whole, state the funniest, scariest and favorite parts, rate the story from 1-5, explain if they would recommend the book, and discuss who their favourite and least favourite characters were. This works great as a post-text exercise, and also works as a movie review if you are following the feature film instead. Reviewing books helps children know that it’s okay to like or dislike a book, and also allows them to work out what their favorite genres are. Included in this download: PDF version of the book review .docx Word document version of the book review for editing purposes ‘Lost in Chalk’ font to help you edit the resource and keep the style I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress! Thank you, and happy teaching! Miss Austin

**Home Learning, project-based activities, perfect for distance learning or homework. ** 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

A class assembly for Key Stage 2 on Victorian schools, the uniforms, the lesson format and the punishments. This class assembly lasts for 15 minutes and includes 16 roles that range from having a single line up to having ~6. In the pack, you will receive the PDF copy and an editable Word Document format. In order to edit this document and maintain the formatting, you must install the two fonts also included in this download. The props required are also listed, as well as there being a section for you to allocate roles on the front page. A funny play that will be loved by children and adults alike! Looking for a play on Victorian inventions instead? Click here! Enjoy. 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

This is a pack of 7 extremely helpful resources for upto a week’s planning on converting measurements, such as length and weight. All work is differentiated and the powerpoint is interesting, immersive and fun. includes* Reusable Powerpoint introducing the methodology Display/Poster for wall or tables on how to convert lengths Differentiated LA, MA and HA lenght conversion worksheets 4-sheet experiment structure for measuring own body parts and comparing to vitruvian man Sheet full of extra resources and input/plenary ideas along with independent research for chn. Crosscurricular links with Science (experiment), Art (Vitruvian man) and helping children to improve physical skills of measuring effectively etc. I hope this helps you! Enjoy teaching :) Miss Austin

Three whole weeks of Christmas themed morning challenges (otherwise known as early morning activities, class starters, welcome work etc.) There’s a mix of Maths and English questions. Maths include: Shape, graphs, addition etc. English includes: Poetry, creative writing etc.

Hi there! One of my biggest packs of resources for you. Last week's maths lessons in my class were centered around position, direction and linking this to clockwise/anticlockwise, quarter/3 quarter/half turns and linking this to right angles. Lots of work on new vocabulary: horizontal vertical perpendicular clockwise anticlockwise quarter turn half turn 3 quarter turn full turn right angles Let me know if you need anything extra or anything explaining :) Miss Ritchie x

Hi there, Here's a big pack of two-way differentiated mental maths questions. Our school calls them '10 for 10' questions, but this is easily editable on all worksheets. They focus on age related expectations in Maths, and each week has a different focus. Some of these focuses include: Finding 1/2 mentally Finding 1/4 mentally Subtracting Adding + and - involving money 3D shape properties Times Tables practicing etc. I hope this helps. If you need anything, please message and I shall fix/assist as soon as I get the message. Miss Ritchie

A three lesson bundle of resources for CatCF focussed guided reading sessions. LO’s: identify and use the possessive apostrophe in simple plurals Identify word and punctuation types by their features show awareness of author’s viewpoint through character description choices Differentiated two ways.

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