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 59-slide animated PowerPoint AND set of worksheets - the majority of which are related to ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ by Lynne Cherry. The PowerPoint focuses on WRITING TO PERSUADE with the last few slides dedicated to advertisements. 10 integrated and exciting activities. Fully editable. Ideal for Year 3 or Year 4. 10 days of activities. Over 20 hours of planning!

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.

** Mr Men Unit of Work. ** Everything you need to teach a great unit of work. ** Focus: Narrative - Mr Men. ** 2 - 3 weeks (depending on ability). ** Presentation + resources + end of unit writing assessment included. ** Ideal for KS1. ** Fully editable.

This set of resources is for teaching BROCHURES to a Year 2 or Year 3 class. The attached PowerPoint has 54 slides. There are 18 worksheets (16 task sheets + 2 brochures). There are also 3 differentiated ‘blank’ brochure templates. Brochure themes: Thailand and England. Duration of unit: 4 weeks. The unit ends with an independent writing task/assessment. Every resource is fully editable. Planning time saved: Over 40 hours! . Learning Objectives covered: . To review and write basic facts about Thailand. To review and write basic facts about England. To write sentences using correct grammar and punctuation. To learn what a brochure is. To design the front cover of a brochure. To identify and describe features of a brochure. To design and write 1 section of a brochure. To make a brochure. To construct and group sentences under specific headings. To read and find information in a brochure. To write paragraphs. To write lists using commas and bullet points.

Attached is fully animated 37-slide PowerPoint that teaches children how to plan and write a non-chronological report. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). The PowerPoint is divided into 8 parts - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 and Day 8. Activity sheets complement each day (10 activity sheets in total). Approximately 8 one-hour English lessons. Fully editable. Save yourself 15 hours of planning time!

5 persuasive writing frames + 5 topics to discuss and debate - pets, vegetarianism, school uniform, rollerblading and boxing. Also attached is a 44-slide PowerPoint that covers the following: What is persuasion? Useful ‘writing to persuade’ vocabulary, sentence starters and statements. 2 ‘writing to persuade’ writing frames. Debates and statements for debate. How to make writing MORE persuasive. Persuasive writing examples. Advertisements. Slogans. Persuasive letters. Questions to consider, debate or write about. Writing to persuade assessment rubric.

A 25-slide PowerPoint with 5 integrated activities. 7 animal poems included in the PowerPoint. Fully editable, animated, clear and fun. Ideal for 6+ 2 poetry writing frames PLUS an animal poems booklet included. . Contents of PowerPoint: Questions about poetry. A poem that teaches you something. A poem that uses lots of great verbs. Poems that use lots of description. Poems that use similes. A poem that uses rhyming couplets. Performance poetry! Final Challenge!

Overview: A 25-slide PowerPoint with 5 integrated activities. 7 animal poems to share in the PowerPoint. Fully editable, animated, clear and fun. Ideal for Year 2 and above. 2 poetry writing frames PLUS an animal poems booklet included. . Contents of PowerPoint: Questions about poetry. A poem that teaches you something. A poem that uses lots of great verbs. Poems that use lots of description. Poems that use similes. A poem that uses rhyming couplets. Performance poetry! Final Challenge!

Reception to Year 6 - Success Criteria for 97 AREAS OF WRITING. 97 writing ladders (showing success criteria) for each writing genre. 52 pages in total - fully editable. . Reception: Patterned Stories (orally at point of writing) Action Chants (orally at point of writing) Traditional Tales (orally at point of writing) Instructions (orally at point of writing) Stories with a pattern (orally at point of writing) Signs (orally at point of writing) . Year 1: Information Book Instructions Traditional Story Simple dictionaries Story with a pattern Stories of fantasy worlds . Year 2: Stories with Familiar Settings Instruction Writing Explanation Texts Information Texts Alphabetically Ordered Texts Stories with Familiar Settings 2 . Year 3: Stories with Familiar Settings Shape Poem Non-Chronological Reports Traditional Stories Myths Instructions . Year 4 : Character Sketches Persuasive Text Persuasive advertisement, flyer or poster Classic and Modern Poetry Narrative Writing using paragraphs Poetry on a Common Theme . Year 5 : Non-chronological reports Instructions Narrative Structure Map Reading Journal Story Opening Modern and Classic Poems . Year 6 : Journalistic Writing Long-Established Poets Autobiography and Diaries Biographical Writing Classic Fiction – Chapter Summary Writing Dialogue

** 3 - 4 week plan (Word and PDF). ** Huge PowerPoint presentation with integrated activities! ** This unit of work covers: character profiles, settings, vocabulary work, play scripts, treasure maps, story plans, writing frames and a writing assessment. ** Fully editable.

**A MASSIVE PowerPoint full of activities you can just print off: ** -What is poetry? -Animal Poems -Performance poetry (with a special focus on Michael Rosen) -Onomatopoeia -Similes and metaphors -Teeth and Eating poems A basic plan is also attached for you to start with and adapt.