Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3 on the Life Cycle of the Honeybee
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- an explanation text on the Life Cycle of the Honeybee
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
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An activity / worksheet with 3 levels of challenge on understanding alphabetical order and using a dictionary.
There is a PDF and an editable version of each file.
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A paragraphing activity and lesson plan for Year 2 or 3, using an explanation text about the life cycle of penguins.
Children need to cut out the headings and the sentences and arrange them into paragraphs. The complete explanation text is provided for the children to compare how they arranged the sentences with how they are arranged in the text / to use as an answer sheet.
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An activity on sequencing a recount (differentiated to 2 levels of difficulty), a slide on what to include in each section of a recount and a brief lesson plan for Year 2 or Year 3.
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A set of lesson plans and resources for 4 lessons on writing recounts for Year 2, Year 3 or Year 4, including the following:
- 4 lesson plans on writing recounts
- 2 model examples of recounts
- prompt slides, with images and tips on what to include
- recounts writing frames
- 4 sets of differentiated success criteria for writing recounts
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
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In each of the first 3 lessons, the children write one section of the recount each day. In the remaining lesson, they write an entire recount in one lesson.
Please note: the lesson plans follow a similar structure and refer to VCOP. The rest of the resources can be used even if you do not use VCOP - you will just need to adapt the lesson plans.
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A 13 page eBook / PowerPoint about Amphibians for KS2 that could be used for a number of purposes, such as for guided reading, for children to research information about amphibians etc.
Includes a PowerPoint version and a PDF version of the file, which can be seen in the preview.
(Please ignore the 'preview for TES' file, as this has only been included so that a preview of the resource can be generated. You will find the resource without the logo in the zipped folder)
You can find more similar resources on Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish respectively in our TES store.
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Ou phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards, lesson plans and other teaching resources.
There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each of the following files:
2 alternative lesson plans
a one-slide story to introduce the grapheme
a series of slides to introduce the grapheme by asking children to first listen for it in words, and then spot in the same words
cards with images and words containing the grapheme
a ‘circle the correct word’ worksheet
a ‘join the letter to make the word’ worksheet
an ‘unscramble the letters to make the word’ worksheet
a word search
an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images
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4 lessons on climate and weather for KS2.
The 4 lessons are:
Writing a recount of a holiday
Climate Zones on a map
Animal adaptations to different climates
Countries, continents and climates
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
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Poetry Appreciation KS2 Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources
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2 weeks (8 lessons) of planning and resources for teaching Instructions to Year 2 or Year 3. All of the resources needed for the lesson plans are included.
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
Lesson 1 & 3 - Giving instructions verbally
Lesson 2 - Writing in the second person
Lesson 4 - Comprehension on How To Make Salmon Sandwiches
Lesson 5 - Comprehension on How To Go Fishing
Lesson 6 & 8 - Writing instructions
Lesson 7 - Nouns, verbs and adjectives
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Please note: the planning refers to VCOP. If you do not use VCOP, the planning will need some adjustments, but the resources can be used with any system or strategy for teaching writing.
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Non-chronological reports planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lessons 1 - 3) Giving a weather forecast.
Lesson 4) Create a glossary of technical terms related to weather.
Lesson 5) Introduction to weather, climate and climate zones comprehension
Lesson 6) Compare the different features of fiction and non-fiction.
Lesson 7) Organise sentences into paragraphs.
Lesson 8) Comprehension on the temperate climate zone (4 levels of difficulty)
Lesson 9) Note-taking lesson and writing frame.
Lesson 10) Note taking on temperate climates.
Lesson 11) Comprehension on the desert climate zone (4 levels of difficulty)
Lesson 12 - 13) Note taking on desert climates.
Lesson 14) Comprehension on the polar climate zone (4 levels of difficulty)
Lesson 15 - 16) Note taking on polar climates.
Lesson 17) Comprehension on the tropical climate zone (4 levels of difficulty)
Lessons 18 - 19) Note taking on tropical climates.
Lesson 20) To identify and use fronted adverbials.
Lesson 21) Using conjunctions.
Lesson 22) Using commas in a list.
Lesson 23) Identifying independent / main clauses and subordinate / dependent clauses.
Lesson 24) Types of punctuation.
Lesson 25) Possessive apostrophes.
Lessons 26 - 31) Writing a climate report.
Lesson 32) Using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more Year 3 English lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This unit was updated on 3rd September 2022. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date. Please also use the lesson plans that are not in the ‘Combined’ file.
Year 3/4 Performance Poetry planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) The Pig by Roald Dahl Comprhension
Lesson 2) Discussing a range of poems
Lesson 3) Writing a poem using a writing frame
Lesson 4) Grammar: classifying words
Lesson 5) Performing a poem
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more Year 3 English lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This lesson was updated on 2nd September 2022. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date. Please also use the lesson plans that are not in the ‘Combined’ file.
Stories with Familiar Settings planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Short story comprehension 1 (4 levels of difficulty)
Lesson 2) Inferring feelings.
Lesson 3) Understanding to, two and too.
Lesson 4) Knowing the difference between similes and metaphors.
Lesson 5) Short story comprehension 2 (4 levels of difficulty)
Lesson 6) Short story comprehension 3 (4 levels of difficulty)
Lesson 7) Personification.
Lesson 8) Describing objects.
Lesson 9) Using their, there and they’re correctly.
Lesson 10) Describing settings.
Lesson 11) Short story comprehension 4 (4 levels of difficulty)
Lesson 12) Describing characters.
Lesson 13) Short story comprehension 5 (4 levels of difficulty)
Lesson 14) Punctuating direct speech.
Lessons 15 - 20) Writing a long story.
Lesson 21) Synonyms for ‘said’.
Lesson 22 - 26) Writing a short story.
Lesson 27) Using adverbs.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
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Year 3/4 Adventure Stories planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Comprehension.
Lesson 2) Understanding figurative language.
Lesson 3) Describing settings to create mood.
Lesson 4) Using its and it’s correctly.
Lesson 5) Describing characters.
Lesson 6) Comprehension.
Lesson 7) Showing characters feelings’ through actions.
Lesson 8) Writing a scene from a different view point.
Lesson 9) Punctuating direct speech.
Lesson 10) Planning an adventure story.
Lesson 11) Comprehension.
Lesson 12) Writing the opening, build up and problem of an adventure story.
Lesson 13) Adverbs.
Lesson 14) Writing the resolution and ending of an adventure story.
Lesson 15) Writing an adventure story in one lesson.
- 3 weeks of plans and resources.
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Year 3 English describing settings lesson plan, model description and other resources:
- describing settings lesson plan.
- describing settings model description.
- describing settings success criteria.
- describing settings describing words sheet.
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Year 3 English - describing settings to create mood lesson plan and resources:
- describing settings to create mood lesson plan.
- describing settings to create mood model.
- describing settings to create mood success criteria.
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Year 3/4 English - describing mythical settings lesson plan and other resources:
- describing mythical settings lesson plan.
- describing mythical settings model description.
- describing mythical settings images and prompts.
- describing mythical settings success criteria.
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Year 3/4 Instructions planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Ordering instructions.
Lesson 2) Comprehension.
Lesson 3) Creating video tutorials on instructions.
Lesson 4) Identifying writing in the first, second and third person.
Lesson 5) Designing and explaining a game.
Lesson 6) Comprehension.
Lesson 7) Re-writing continuous text in the format of a set of instructions.
Lesson 8) Writing instructions for younger children.
Lesson 9) Classifying nouns as common, proper, collective or abstract.
Lesson 10) Writing a set of instructions on ‘how to brush your teeth’.
Lesson 11) Comprehension.
Lesson 12) Writing a set of instructions on ‘how to play a sport / game’.
Lesson 13) Using a range of connectives correctly.
Lesson 14) Writing a set of instructions on ‘how to get ready for swimming’.
Lesson 15) Writing a set of instructions on ‘how to make a magic potion’.
- 3 weeks of plans and resources.
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Year 3/4 Shape poetry and calligrams planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Onomatopoeia.
Lesson 2) Comprehension.
Lesson 3) Write a shape poem using fruit.
Lesson 4) Collective nouns.
Lesson 5) Writing a shape poem about nature.
Lesson 6) Using ICT to create a shape poem.
Lesson 7) Comprehension.
Lesson 8) Writing calligrams using ICT.
Lesson 9) Understanding apostrophes in contractions.
Lesson 10) Writing calligrams.
- 2 weeks of plans and resources.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.