A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ PIG HEART BOY’ by Malorie Blackman. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on USING PARAGRAPHS EFFECTIVELY This is lesson 12 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a dilemma story This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on PERSUASIVE SPEECHES in Upper KS2 (Year 6) THIS COLD TASK PROVIDES A STANDALONE WRITING TASK THAT WILL FEED INTO THE UNIT. It would also work well as a big writing lesson. This is lesson 1 in a series of 6/7. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a perusaive speech based on animal rights. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson based on the features of the Cinderella Fairy Tale. This is lesson 2 of 7 in a unit that explores a variety of Cinderella stories from around the world. This lesson works well as a standalone lesson too. This lesson explores the version of Cinderella from South America - The Invisible Warrior/The Rough Faced Girl. The class explore the features within the story and respond by comparing the story to the original version. The independent task is differentiated three ways. The planning for the whole 7 sessions is included in the download. Please take a look at the full lessons for the prepared resources and PowerPoints. The whole unit is also available as a bundle. Images from Pixabay

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on DESCRIPTIVE WRITING (winter themed) in Upper KS2 (Year 6) THIS COLD TASK PROVIDES A STANDALONE WRITING TASK THAT WILL FEED INTO THE UNIT. It would also work well as a big writing lesson. This is lesson 1 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The planning for the whole unit of work is included in each individual lesson. The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing the cold task again as a hot task - in order to demonstrate progress. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the legend of ‘Robin Hood’ This is lesson 8 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 8 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a legend based on Robin Hood. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that teaches the background and context of the novel . This is lesson 1 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’Holes’ By Louis Sachar This is lesson 4 in a series of 6. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 6 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a description of a setting using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. There are also 2 additional lessons that complete the scheme ( a hot and a cold task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that teaches how emotive language is used to build empathy for characters and action. This is lesson 9 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 2 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on contrasting details (the difference between Kansas and Oz) and how to use juxtaposition in writing. The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 6 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on the themes, motifs and symbols of the novel. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century.The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is part of a scheme that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lesson 3 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to create vivid descriptions using all of the senses and showing not telling. This is lesson 3 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lesson 4 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to write a variety of sentence types, how to punctuate and use them for effect. This is lesson 4 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lesson 5 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to use a wide variety of punctuation in our sentences. This is lesson 5 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

2 complete lessons with PowerPoints and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lessons 6 and 7 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to open a story for greatest impact on the reader These are lessons 6 and 7 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ KING KONG’ by Anthony Browne. It is differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses onTHE 4 SENTENCE TYPES (STATEMENT, COMMAND, QUESTION AND EXCLAMATION) This is lesson 9 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available here: The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a rampaging beast story (along the lines of KIng Kong in NYC) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay. Fim images from publicdomain.com

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ SKELLIG’ by David Almond. (lesson 3 in a series of 10). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to useand create effective descriptions. The resources and PPT are fully editable wherever possible. The whole unit plan (10/11 lessons ) is inlcuded along with the resources for lesson 3. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing in my year six class. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete weeks worth of planning and resources. It is based around the novel 'Fire bed and bone' about the black death and the peasants revolt. Easy to adapt if the novel has not been used though (simply create a ballad about the black death instead) Prezi presentation and all resources also included.

A 4 lesson scheme of work, written to teach the spelling rules for plurals. Each lesson is designed to take about 20 minutes and includes a presentation, class worksheet, wordsearch and homework sheet. Please leave feedback.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 6 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on points of view, including the different types of the third person. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century.The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is part of a scheme that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 6 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on developing children's understanding of the whole story - using a narrative WHOOSH! The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century.The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is part of a scheme that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.