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Audley End House - Reading Comprehension Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills, whilst enabling them to gain a deeper understanding of Audley End House, through reading a short, age-appropriate non-fiction text about its construction, history and important features.
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The text has been adapted from a web source to ensure that it is clear and age-appropriate. It is provided in both PDF and Word, so that you can make any additional alterations should you wish to.
The session is best suited for children in years 3-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
A Different Sort of Normal - Two Whole Class Reading Sessions!
This resource pack of 2 sequenced whole class reading sessions aims to develop children’s comprehension skills whilst learning about autism spectrum disorder. Children read key extracts from the text ‘A Different Sort of Normal’ by Abigail Balfe in two stages (both hyperlinked and provided as PDFs).
Each reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The sessions are best suited for children in years 3-5, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Scotland Non-Fiction Text - KS1 Whole Class Reading!
This KS1 whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through the reading of an information book about Scotland.
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The text can be accessed via free sign-up on Epic, and is hyperlinked into the first slide.
The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Grandpa's Garden - Two Whole Class Reading Sessions!
This resource pack of 2 whole class reading sessions aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills, through reading Stella Fry’s 'Grandpa’s Garden.’ The text reinforces science learning about seasonal changes, plants, and living things and their habitats.
Children read the text (hyperlinked - free to read on Epic) in two stages. Each reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The sessions are best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Deadly Dangerous Kings and Queens - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to aid children in developing their reading comprehension skills. through reading the opening two chapters of Karl Shaw’s ‘Deadly Dangerous Kings and Queens.’
The resource pack includes the link to the text (it is also included in the resource pack as a PDF) and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the text is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 3-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly older or younger year groups. This resource is suitable for home/ remote learning. These resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.
The Easter Story - KS1 Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills, alongside their understanding of why Christians celebrate Easter, through reading a child-friendly version of the Easter Story.
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The text is hyperlinked (first slide) for ease of access.
The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Ernest Shackleton - KS1 Whole Class Reading Session!
This KS1 whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through the reading of an original factfile about the life of Ernest Shackleton.
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Harry the Dirty Dog - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading Gene Zion’s ‘Harry the Dirty Dog.’
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The text is hyperlinked (first slide) for ease of access - the text can be accessed freely through Epic.
The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
I Want My Hat Back - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading Jon Klassen’s ‘I Want My Hat Back.’
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The text is hyperlinked (first slide) for ease of access.
The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Where the Wild Things Are - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are.’
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The text is hyperlinked (first slide) for ease of access, and a slide show version is also provided as a PDF.
The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Giraffes Can't Dance - Two Whole Class Reading Sessions!
This resource pack of 2 whole class reading sessions aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading Giles Andrede’s Giraffes Can’t Dance.’
Children read the text (hyperlinked) in two stages. Each reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The sessions are best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading Kimberley and James Dean’s ‘Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure.’
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The text is hyperlinked (first slide) for ease of access - the text can be accessed freely and with no sign up through download on the site.
The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
The Snail and the Whale - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading the opening of Julia Donaldson’s ‘The Snail and the Whale.’
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
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Great Expectations Huge Bundle!
THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS ALL OF THE ‘GREAT EXPECTATIONS’ LESSONS, IN ADDITION TO THE KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER, THE 30-PAGE COMPREHENSION BOOKLET, AND THE POINTLESS GAME!
This engaging, varied, and informative scheme of learning is designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations.’ Made up of a wide-range of interesting and exciting lessons, students should complete this scheme having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the text, understanding the writer’s ideas within the text, analysing key characters, settings, and themes, and understanding Dickens’ language devices.
Stimulating, visual, and easily adaptable, these lessons provide suggested learning objectives and outcomes for students of a wide-range of abilities - The vast majority of tasks are differentiated to allow for different abilities and needs in your classroom. Each lesson loosely follows this logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
Engaging
Defining/ Understanding
Identifying/Remembering
Analysing/ Creating
Peer or self evaluating.
All of the lessons are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.
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War Horse Big Bundle!
THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS ALL OF THE WAR HORSE LESSONS, IN ADDITION TO THE COMPREHENSION BOOKLET, THE KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER AND THE POINTLESS GAME!
This engaging, varied, and informative scheme of learning is designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of Michael Morpurgo’s’ ‘War Horse.’ Made up of a wide-range of interesting and exciting lessons, students should complete this scheme having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the text, understanding the writer’s ideas within the text, identifying the traits of key characters, settings, and themes, understanding dramatic and language devices, and relating the text to its social and historical context.
Stimulating, visual, and easily adaptable, these lessons provide suggested learning objectives and outcomes for students of a wide-range of abilities - The vast majority of tasks are differentiated to allow for different abilities and needs in your classroom. Each lesson loosely follows this logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
Engaging
Defining/ Understanding
Identifying/Remembering
Analysing/ Creating
Peer or self evaluating.
All of the lessons are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Activity resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.
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Writing Poetry - Complete Primary Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for the development of poetry within your primary school. The organisers are perfect for teachers, parents, and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children’s knowledge development for the following poetry forms.
There are 16 knowledge organisers in total:
-KS1 Acrostic Poems
-KS1 Shape Poems
-KS1 Diamantes
-KS1 Haikus
-KS1 Riddles
-KS1 Free Verse Poems
-Lower KS2 Clerihews
-Lower KS2 Kennings
-Lower KS2 Romantic Poems
-Lower KS2 Limericks
-Lower KS2 Free Verse Poems
-Upper KS2 War Poetry
-Upper KS2 Sonnets
-Upper KS2 Ottava Rima
-Upper KS2 Narrative Poems
-Upper KS2 Free Verse Poems
Each organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective free verse poems. They generally contain the following distinct sections:
-Overview of the poetry form;
-Content: What to include, the five senses, communicating a message, themes, messages, subject matter;
-Language: Word choices, word types, poetic devices, punctuation checklist and word mat;
-Structure: Poem length, syllables, rhyme, line lengths, line breaks, stanzas, rhythm, metre;
-Key Vocabulary.
The resources were designed to be printed onto A3 (however can also be printed in A4) and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Michael Rosen Whole Class Reading Bundle!
These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills, whilst introducing them to the novels of popular children’s author Michael Rosen.
The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on:
-Michael Rosen’s Big Book of Bad Things;
-What is Poetry?
-Uncle Gobb and the Green Heads.
Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The sessions are best suited for children within years 3-5, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.
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Out of the Blue - Simon Armitage - Bundle!
These resources are designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of Simon Armitage's 9/11 vivid and harrowing contemporary conflict poem. Students will complete this learning having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the poem, understanding the poet's ideas within the poem, analysing the features of form and structure, considering settings and themes, and understanding Armitage's language devices.
The bundle contains:
- The comprehensive and engaging lesson,
- The visually-appealing and informative knowledge organiser/ revision mat,
- A range of resources to prepare your students for critically comparing poems.
The lessons included are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.
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Dulce et Decorum est - Wilfred Owen - Bundle!
These resources are designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of Wilfred Owen's vivid and harrowing World War I poem. Students will complete this learning having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the poem, understanding the poet's ideas within the poem, analysing the features of form and structure, considering settings and themes, and understanding Owen's language devices.
The bundle contains:
- The comprehensive and engaging lesson,
- The visually-appealing and informative knowledge organiser/ revision mat,
- A range of resources to prepare your students for critically comparing poems.
The bundle contains:
- The comprehensive and engaging lesson,
- The visually-appealing and informative knowledge organiser/ revision mat,
- A range of resources to prepare your students for critically comparing poems.
The lessons included are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.
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Exposure - Wilfred Owen - Bundle!
These resources are designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of Wilfred Owen's vivid and harrowing World War I poem: 'Exposure.' Students will complete this learning having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the poem, understanding the poet's ideas within the poem, analysing the features of form and structure, considering settings and themes, and understanding Owen's language devices.
The bundle contains:
- The comprehensive and engaging lesson,
- The visually-appealing and informative knowledge organiser/ revision mat,
- The 16 page comprehension booklet;
- A range of resources to prepare your students for critically comparing poems.
The lessons included are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.