A complete unit of work with all resources. 16 lessons. Age range: 6 to 9 years (depending on ability). Title: Explorers. Genre: Action/Adventure/Exploration. Model Text: The Enchanted Envelope. Stimulus/Hook Text: ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy. Cold and Hot Task included. . Resource 1: A complete Unit of Work. Ideal for 6 to 9 years. 16 lessons (4 to 5 weeks of lessons). The unit plan is divided into 3 main sections: Imitation, Boxing Up and Innovation. Cold and Hot task ‘suggested activities’ included. Fully editable. . Resource 2: An ‘Explorers’ text called ‘The Enchanted Envelope’. 548 words (2 pages). Genre: Action / Adventure / Exploration. The text is divided into 4 main parts: Introduction, Build-up, Main section and Ending. Difficult vocabulary highlighted. Fully editable. . Resource 3: A picture stimulus and ‘Hook’ text. Picture and Audio Text included. . Resource 4: 3 sets of ‘What does it Mean?’ worksheets. On each worksheet, students have to read the sentence (or phrase) from the text, guess what it means and find the actual meaning. These worksheets are excellent for introducing new vocabulary. Fully editable. . Resource 5: A storyboard for one of the activities. Fully editable . Resource 6: An innovation activity booklet. 6 pages - 5 worksheets. Fully editable.

A fully editable newspaper report template. Ideal for 7+

1 worksheet. 20 questions. Fully editable. Answers provided.

Follow the 5 basic ‘pre-cursive’ letter stages (displayed in this PowerPoint) and watch your student’s begin their journey to cursive writing. Handwriting practice sheets also included - fully editable! No handwriting scheme necessary. Slide 3: Holding your pencil correctly Slide 4: The 5 pre-cursive stages Slide 5: The 5 pre-cursive stages (to stick in books) Slide 6: Bookmarks showing the pre-cursive letters Slide 8: Stage 1 Slide 9: Stage 2 Slide 10: Stage 3 Slide 11: Stage 4 Slide 12: Stage 5

Focus text: ZOO by Anthony Browne. Attached is a 56-slide PowerPoint with 16 worksheets. Audio video plus a video about zoo animals included. Ideal for Year 2 or above, depending on ability. Fully editable. 4 weeks of learning.

Mobile Phones Debate, Text, Questions and Writing Task Should children use mobile phones or should they be banned in schools? This 4-page activity booklet raises this important issue. Fully editable.

2 story path templates provided. Fully editable.

Focus: Capital letters and full stops. 2 activity booklets. 4 pages in total. Resource 1: A 2-page activity booklet that focuses on capital letters and full stops. Answers provided. Resource 2: A 2-page activity booklet that focuses on capital letters and full stops. Answers not provided. Suitable for younger learners (5 - 9 years). Fully editable.

Features of a Play Script - PowerPoint. 6 slides. Example play script given. Each slide highlights a feature of a play script … setting the scene, omission of speech marks, stage directions and use of dialogue. Fully editable.

3 letter writing templates: Formal writing templates (x2) Informal writing template Fully editable.

2 vocabulary-building activities. Both worksheets are fully editable. Activity 1: Vocabulary Building, Activity 2: Vocabulary 4-Dimensional Study.

Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses - Worksheet Task 1: In the table provided, students have to tick the correct subordinating conjunction to join the sentences together. Task 2: Students have to complete each sentence with an appropriate subordinate clause. . Ideal for 7 to 11 years (depending on ability). 2 pages - fully editable. Answer sheet included.

A fully editable 9-page EAL screening form. The aim of this screening form is to establish a student’s basic English language proficiency; to identify a student who requires EAL, EFL, ESL support and to identify topic areas a student may need to develop. Before carrying out the screening form, it is helpful to say to the child, ‘During the task, I will circle some areas that you find a bit tricky. This is to help me know which areas I need to focus on in class so that I can make your English even better!’ By saying this, the student will be reassured from the start. . The following 23 topic areas are assessed: Colours Numbers (0 - 9) Numbers (10 – 20) Body parts Head / Face Clothes Household objects School Shapes Action words Domestic Animals Weather words Food - Basics Food - Fruit Food - Vegetables Fast food Wild Animals Gardening Positional Words Days of the week Times of the day Months of the year Professions / Jobs

A 9-slide PowerPoint that explaims simple, compound and complex sentences. Slide 1: Title. Slide 2: 3 types of sentences. Slide 3: Simple sentence. Slide 4: Compound sentence. Slide 5: Activity: Add ‘and’, ‘but’, or ‘or’ to make each pair of simple sentences into a compound sentence. Slides 6 - 8: Complex sentences. Slide 9: Activity: Underline the main clause in each of the sentences. Appropriate for 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.

Punctuation PowerPoint. 20 slides. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. Slide 3: End marks Slides 5 and 6: Full stops Slide 7: Question marks Slide 8: Exclamation marks Slides 9 to 15: Activity: What end mark should be used? Slide 16: What to remember! Slides 17 and 18: The colon Slides 19 and 20: The Comma

Dictionary - Clarification activity Just write down (no more than 4) unfamiliar/new words on the worksheet then ask your student’s to predict what they mean. Then, ask your student’s to find the actual definition of each word using a dictionary. Finally, ask your student’s to create their own sentence with the word. Fully editable. Suitable for all ages.

Allow your student’s more creative writing opportunities with these simple and fully editable worksheets: Worksheet 1: Silly Sentences (Lower ability) Worksheet 2: Peculiar Passage (Middle ability) Worksheet 3 (2 pages): Short Story (Higher ability)

2 fully-editable non-fiction resources: A poster highlighting some features of a non fiction text. Features of a non-fiction text matching activity - match the correct word with its correct definition. Answers provided Ideal for 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.

Activity 1 - Worksheet: 24 mistakes to highlight in a passage: 9 missing capital letters. 7 missing full stops. 3 missing commas. 4 missing speech marks. 1 missing exclamation mark! . Activity 2 - Worksheet: 32 mistakes to correct in the passage: 10 spelling mistakes. 19 punctuation errors. 3 new lines missing (for new speakers). . Activity 3: Self assessment sheet for student’s to refer to when proofreading their work. Answers provided. Fully editable.

Fantastic Mr Fox - DESCRIBING MR FOX! Focus: To describe. Great activity once you’ve read chapter 2 (Mr Fox). Activity description: Write 6 words to describe Mr Fox (e.g. cunning, handsome, clever etc.) then write about him in the space below. Fully editable.