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An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance. You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone. Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.

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An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance. You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone. Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
Adjective Word Banks Pack
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Adjective Word Banks Pack

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Over 500 powerful adjectives for creative writing. Grouped into synonyms to aid understanding and save time. Use these 7 A4 page adjective banks to expand the vocabulary of your pupils. A bright and colourful pack of lists of adjectives for KS2. Designed to cover your needs for all your English units. You can use on a display, in a writer's toolkit, as part of a PowerPoint or simply printed on tables in order to expand vocabulary. Words are clearly grouped under synonyms so all ability children can benefit from these. Contains: - Persuasive Adjectives - Adjectives to describe monsters - Adjectives to describe a hero - Adjectives for a spooky setting description - Adjectives for a positive setting description - Adjectives to describe different characters -Adjectives to describe different objects All reviews welcome.
Verb Word Bank Pack
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Verb Word Bank Pack

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6 verb word banks, A4 size, a bright and colourful resource pack. Spooky, positive and victorious verbs. Verb synonyms for 5 words children generally use too much. Designed to cover your needs for all your English units. You can use on a display, in a writer’s toolkit, as part of a PowerPoint or simply printed on tables in order to expand vocabulary. Words are clearly grouped under synonyms so all ability children can benefit from these. 6 verb word banks included: Spooky verbs for mystery stories, building suspense, spooky stories and for creating a tense atmosphere Positive verbs for happy endings, adventure stories, poetry, setting descriptions and for creating a joyful atmosphere Verb synonyms for ‘went / walked’ Verb synonyms for ‘said’ Verb synonyms for ‘got’, ‘put’ and ‘took’ Victorious verbs - general story verb synonyms High quality presentation and words, designed to expand vocabulary and improve children’s writing. Useful in all KS2 English lessons. All reviews welcome.
Adverb Word Bank Pack
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Adverb Word Bank Pack

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Extensive adverb word banks for expanding vocabulary and understanding of grammar. 4 eye catching pages of adverbs, grouped into synonyms. You can use on a display, in a writer's toolkit, as part of a PowerPoint or simply printed on tables in order to expand vocabulary. The adverbs are clearly grouped under synonyms so all ability children can benefit from these excellent resources. 4 bright and engaging pages of adverbs included: 1. Adverbs to create a positive atmosphere 2. Adverbs to create a tense/spooky/negative atmosphere 3. Unusual adverbs 4. Adverbs for describing characters Extensive lists, all grouped with synonyms and colour coded. Easy to use, handy for differentiation or for displays. Designed to cover your needs for all your KS2 English writing units. All reviews welcome.
Persuasive Writing Display
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Persuasive Writing Display

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An engaging display pack for KS2-3 on persuasive writing. Complete with titles, posters, modelled sentences, word banks, process stars, writing strategies and more. Includes bright colourful posters useful for display or a writer’s toolkit. Eye catching resources designed to engage, support and enhance. Download and quickly pop up on your English display board. Enjoy the examples of language, writing features, modelled paragraphs and key ideas. Focuses on persuading someone to visit somewhere. Easily adaptable to other types of persuasion. All reviews welcome.
Features of a Recount Display KS2
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Features of a Recount Display KS2

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An engaging and colourful display for a KS2 unit on recount writing. Includes: Large Fun Title What is a recount? Why write a recount? How do I start? questions and answers Structuring a recount poster Tips for making it personal poster 3 large example texts with labels to show features used Key vocabulary large strips with images Speech marks poster Different types of recounts poster Easy to cut out, all in line. Whip this up for your classroom wall to inspire and support your pupils during your recount writing topic. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular English displays: Persuasive Writing Display Modal Verbs Display The Piano Display The Highwayman Display
Christmas Comprehensions  KS2 Lessons
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Christmas Comprehensions KS2 Lessons

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A ready-to-go week of comprehension lessons on famous Christmas songs. Includes 5 lessons, 5 PowerPoints, a detailed plan and all the necessary differentiated resources. Planned for year 5, could easily be adapted for other KS2 classes. Children read and listen to these Christmas songs, then evaluate them in deep and meaningful ways showing their thinking with a variety of activities designed for all styles of learners. Highlights Short effective starters to hook your pupils into the lesson Modelled writing activities Higher level thinking challenges Each lesson is differentiated for two ability groups Success criteria for each lesson Engaging and effective plenaries An excellent week of reading lessons for the build up to Christmas whilst maintaining focus and high quality outcomes. 5 Learning Objectives explore the meaning of words in context summarise the main ideas identify themes explain the effect of language ask questions to improve understanding Video links in the PowerPoint will bring the festive cheer into your class while keeping a hardworking atmosphere. Songs Covered: Happy Christmas, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday and Peace On Earth. Detailed weekly plan and all resources included. All reviews welcome.
Writing Assessment Guidance  Whole School
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Writing Assessment Guidance Whole School

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Useful documents for assessing your pupil’s writing for every year group. Make the new curriculum and assessment system easy to understand and fluid within your teaching. Use your assessments to enhance your planning and teaching, notice where your children are at and know what small steps they need to take in order to move on and make progress. Don’t be overwhelmed by all of the statements, look at them sorted into three steps: - Beginning/Entering - Within/ Developing - Secure You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track their progress throughout the year. These are guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the new curriculum. All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in these high quality resources for the New Curriculum: Whole School SMART Targets Whole School Writing Assessment Sheets Whole School Guided Reading Questions
Writing Assessment Guidance Year 6
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Writing Assessment Guidance Year 6

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A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 6, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum. Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot. Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill. See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps: - Beginning/Entering - Within/ Developing - Secure You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular resources for teaching English: Year 6 Writing Assessment Sheets Year 6 SMART Writing Targets Year 6 Reading Assessment Questions You can find all of this and more at my shop:Teachallenjoy
Writing Assessment Guidance  Year 5
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Writing Assessment Guidance Year 5

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A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 5, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum. Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot. Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill. See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps: - Beginning/Entering - Within/ Developing - Secure You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum: Year 5 Writing Assessment Sheets Year 5 SMART Writing Targets Year 5 Reading Assessment Questions You can find all of this and more at my shop:Teachallenjoy
Writing Assessment Guidance  Year 4
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Writing Assessment Guidance Year 4

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A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 4, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum. Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot. Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill. See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps: - Beginning/Entering - Within/ Developing - Secure You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum: Year 4 Writing Assessment Sheets Tear 4 SMART Writing Targets Year 4 Reading Assessment Questions You can find all of this and more at my shop: Teachallenjoy
Writing Assessment Guidance  Year 3
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Writing Assessment Guidance Year 3

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A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 3, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum. Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot. Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill. See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps: - Beginning/Entering - Within/ Developing - Secure You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular resources for teaching English: Year 3 Writing Assessment Sheets Year 3 SMART Writing Targets Year 3 Reading Assessment Questions
Writing Assessment Guidance  Year 2
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Writing Assessment Guidance Year 2

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A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 2, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum. Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot. Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill. See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps: - Beginning/Entering - Within/ Developing - Secure You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular resources for teaching English: Year 2 Writing Assessment Sheets Year 2 SMART Writing Targets Year 2 Reading Assessment Questions
Writing Assessment Guidance  Year 1
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Writing Assessment Guidance Year 1

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A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 1, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum. Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot. Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill. See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps: - Beginning/Entering - Within/ Developing - Secure You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum: Writing Target Sheet Year 1 and 2 Pupils Year 1 Writing Assessment Sheet Year 1 Reading Assessment Questions
'Twas The Night Before Christmas' Poetry Lessons KS2
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'Twas The Night Before Christmas' Poetry Lessons KS2

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A festive and easy to teach poetry week on ‘The Night Before Christmas’. Includes 5 engaging PowerPoints leading you through 5 complete lessons, differentiated lesson resources and a detailed plan. An excellent week of English lessons for the build up to Christmas whilst maintaining focus and high quality outcomes. The original and useuful resources make teaching enjoyable and easy. The video links in the PowerPoint inspire poetry writing and performance. Each lesson is differentiated for two ability groups. Each lesson contains a success criteria. Higher level thinking challenges are provided. Grammar starters cover handwriting, a or an, word classes, rhyming words and spellings. A lovely, tried and tested week of learning about narrative poetry, rhyming couplets, poetry format and syllables. Includes a range of activities and differentiated tasks. Children will compare and evaluate poems, identify features and then write their own narrative poem using the structure of ‘The Night Before Christmas’ with ideas from ‘The Snowman’. Detailed weekly plan and all resources included. All reviews welcome.
Spelling Lessons Years 5/6 Whole Term 5
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Spelling Lessons Years 5/6 Whole Term 5

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30 spelling lessons to cover 6 weeks in term 5, years 5 and 6. This extensive pack includes daily lessons on PowerPoints, spelling rules, engaging activities, dictations and all the resources you will need. Teach spellings for a whole term to boost your pupil’s achievement in year 5 and 6. Lessons suit all learning styles, with a range of activities such as active, written, oral etc. This bundle also includes a visual display of the spelling words to pop up on the wall so you can easily refer to them throughout each week. Find easy to use PowerPoints and lessons all ready to go, be organised every day for 6 weeks! Use these engaging and memorable sessions to make your pupils confident with their spellings and successful in their assessments! Enjoy teaching the words from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling list in a logical and well planned way. A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy term. Quickly print the dictation to assess each week and be amazed at the progress and capability of your spellers! All reviews welcome. All other terms also available on tes by Teachallenjoy.
Display for 'The Piano' English unit
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Display for 'The Piano' English unit

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A complete display pack for a KS2 unit on The Piano. Includes title, review of the movie, images, key vocabulary, features, interactive activities, modelled texts and higher level thinking questions. An enticing KS2 display for an English unit studying ‘The Piano’ a short movie clip by Aidan Gibbons, found on literacy shed. Excite your pupils about learning from this evocative clip with effective images, modelled texts and thoughtful questions. Enhance your pupils writing, expand their vocabulary and improve their memory of this clip using this brilliant display. Includes: Title Short explanation of the movie Images from the movie Powerful descriptive vocabulary cards Features list of this genre Sentence Opener ideas Paragraph Opener ideas Key events of movie on arrows for ordering Modelled examples of creating an atmosphere Modelled examples of expanded noun phrases Modelled examples of relative clauses Higher level thinking questions All ready to download, print and whip up onto your display board so you have more time to do the many other jobs of teaching and living. Click here to use alongside 5 English lessons planning, resources and PowerPoint for The Piano All reviews welcome. Useful to teach alongside a WW2 topic or on its own.
The Nisse Cultural Story - Scandinavia
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The Nisse Cultural Story - Scandinavia

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A Christmas story from Scandinavia written for KS2, includes model vocabulary and grammar skills. Useful for English and geography lessons. Click here for a bundle of 2 weeks planning using this text. For high quality cross curricular units on Scandinavia follow the links below: Scandinavia Geography Unit Scandinavia Art unit Or browse through my shop to find many more time saving resources.
'The Piano' Planning Powerpoints Resources KS2 Wk 2
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'The Piano' Planning Powerpoints Resources KS2 Wk 2

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5 complete English lessons where children watch and rewrite their own version of the video clip ‘The Piano’ by Aidan Gibbons, found on Literacy Shed. Includes a PowerPoint covering the week, inputs, starters, plenaries, modelled texts, paired and group activities and differentiation. Lots of high level questioning to probe deeper into how and why we use writing techniques and opportunities for paired, individual and group work. The week takes the children through writing the opening, middle and end of their memory story, then editing and publishing it. Starters include: spellings, adding description, handwriting, editing punctuation and improving words. Lessons focus on types of sentence openers, how to start a story, building suspense, writing effective phrases to show change, peer assessment and editing skills. Every lesson contains an engaging starter, teaching points, modelled texts, activities, challenges and a plenary to summarise and extend the learning. All reviews welcome. All resources, plan and PowerPoint included.
'The Piano' Planning Powerpoints Resources KS2 Wk 1
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'The Piano' Planning Powerpoints Resources KS2 Wk 1

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5 complete English lessons responding to and exploring the powerful video clip ‘The Piano’ by Aidan Gibbons, found on the Literacy Shed. Inlcudes 5 PowerPoints, paired and group work, modelled texts, new vocabulary, editing activities, complete inputs, starters and plenaries and differentiation. Higher order questioning probes deep into this interesting short movie inspiring descriptive writing and progress of writing skills. Engaging and complete Powerpoints provide many opportunities for productive paired, individual and group work. A range of modelled texts are provided so children can magpie new vocabulary whilst developing their editing, writing and publishing techniques. Written for KS2 it covers many relevant teaching points: relative clauses, expanded noun phrases, editing and improving language, parenthesis, creating an atmosphere, showing change within characters, describing settings, building suspense, summarising, identifying word classes and complex sentences. Starters include: spellings, synonyms, identifying verbs and adverbs, relative clauses and handwriting. Lesson 1 - Write a review of the clip responding to an email sent to the class. Lesson 2 - How to write about playing an instrument on your own - description and atmosphere. Lesson 3 - How to write about memories in stories, building suspense. Lesson 4 - Showing change in story characters. Lesson 5 - Planning your own memory story. All resources, a detailed plan and 5 PowerPoints are included, just download, print a few documents and your week of English lessons are ready to go. There are writing frames to support the lower ability and daily challenges for the higher ability. All reviews welcome. You can also download this as part of a bundle to save money: 2 Weeks of Planning Resources PowerPoints and a Display for The Piano Visit My Shop to find all the planning, Powerpoints and resources that you need to survive a teaching life.
Christmas Story Writing KS2 English Lessons Week 2
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Christmas Story Writing KS2 English Lessons Week 2

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An engaging week of Christmas story writing for KS2. Includes planning, PPTs, resources and modelled texts, all ready-to-go. Enjoy teaching the well planned writing activities for each day, designed for a variety of learners. Short games, quizzes and videos are provided for starter activities and all challenges and plenaries are included. Each day use the structured activities to fine-tune their writing, extend their goals and build their self-esteem. By the end of the week each student will have written, edited and published their own version of this wonderful festive story. Ensure progress whilst exploring Scandinavian culture. Engage your pupils with Christmas and give them freedom and aspirations with their writing using these high quality and thorough PowerPoints. KS2 Writing Teaching Points Covered: Using other verbs for said, Correcting speech punctuation, Improving sentence openers, Choosing appropriate paragraph openers, Comparing extracts of modelled versions, Magpie-ing effective words, Using a range of relative clauses, Writing powerful personification phrases, Thinking of unusual similes and metaphors, Learning how to create atmosphere. Hand out the text extracts showing how characters change to capture that tricky KS2 writing skill. Relax while your pupils use peer assessment so your marking will be quick and delightful. Print out the story included about a creature who is similar to Father Christmas, but different. Be amazed at how it has been written to include essential writing skills for this age group such as relative clauses, parenthesis, powerful description, sentence openers and conjunctions. All resources and a detailed plan included so you will have time to go out and enjoy the wonderful feeling of Christmas throughout December. All reviews welcome. You might also like a week of exploring the Nisse tale activities to boost the children’s confidence and understanding of the story. For high quality cross curricular units on Scandinavia follow the links below: Scandinavia Geography Unit Scandinavia Art unit Or browse through my shop to find many more inexpensive, engaging and time saving resources.