Visual verb word mat

Writing mat for the Anglo Saxon Boy based on the part where Magnus reaches the Viking

Visual line graph to plot a characters feelings.

Year 5 decimal place value assessment Tenths Hundredths Thousandths Ordering Number line Rounding

1 week of arithmetic planning for year 5 maths 5-7 daily questions based on end of year expectations Teaching slides that aid efficiency, accuracy and flexibility

Mastery style lesson for multiplying multiples of 10 and 100 Teaching slides to support learning. Part whole models throughout Print screen the slides as worksheets Differentiated by outcome.

Mastery style lesson Sentence stems Reasoning questions

One week of arithmetic planning for year 5 Same questions different numbers each day

Engaging Year 5 Poetry Unit – Rainforest Theme This three-lesson poetry sequence is designed to develop students’ understanding of repetition in poetry, using the rainforest as inspiration. The lessons guide students through structured analysis, scaffolded practice, and independent application, with a focus on performance, creative writing, and vocabulary enrichment using word mats. Lesson 1 – Exploring Repetition in Poetry (The Great Kapok Tree & Performance) Students are introduced to repetition by analyzing The Great Kapok Tree and other rainforest-themed poetry. They identify repeated words, repeated phrases, and chorus lines, exploring how these techniques create rhythm and meaning. The lesson includes a performance element, where students read aloud, focusing on intonation and expression to bring the poem’s rhythm to life. Lesson 2 – Practicing Repetition in Poetry Using scaffolded sentence stems and rainforest-themed word mats, students experiment with repetition in structured exercises. They work on rhyming couplets and descriptive phrases to enhance fluency and creativity. This lesson builds confidence in crafting effective poetry while reinforcing word choice and structure. Lesson 3 – Applying Repetition in Independent Poetry Writing & Performance Students craft their own rainforest-inspired poem, using repetition as a central technique. They refine their work through peer feedback, editing, and final performance. The unit culminates in a poetry showcase, where students present their poems, integrating expression, rhythm, and performance techniques. Why This Works Encourages structured creativity through step-by-step guidance. Develops vocabulary and descriptive writing with word mats. Builds performance confidence through expressive reading. Cross-curricular links with geography and environmental awareness.

TES Product Description – Year 5 Writing Unit: Balanced Argument on Going Paperless (Lessons 6-11) This structured writing unit guides Year 5 pupils through the process of planning, drafting, refining, and finalising a balanced argument on whether schools should go paperless. Lessons 6-11 focus on structuring arguments, developing sentence variety, and enhancing writing with persuasive features. What’s Included? Lesson 6: Structuring a Balanced Argument – Pupils plan their argument using a scaffolded approach, ensuring clear reasoning, evidence, and counterarguments. Lesson 7: Writing the First Draft – Pupils apply their structured plan to develop a balanced argument, incorporating persuasive phrases, rhetorical questions, and varied sentence types. Lesson 8: Uplevelling Writing – Focus on improving sentence structure by integrating complex noun phrases, fronted adverbials, and formal tone. Lesson 9: Editing and Redrafting – Pupils refine their writing, ensuring clarity, cohesion, and persuasive strength. Lesson 10: Finalising the Balanced Argument – Pupils complete their final draft, demonstrating a well-structured, balanced viewpoint. Lesson 11: Presenting and Evaluating Arguments – Pupils share, assess, and reflect on their work, developing skills in evaluating effective writing. This unit provides modelled writing examples, structured planning templates, peer assessment opportunities, and differentiated scaffolds to ensure all pupils can confidently write a compelling balanced argument. This resource is ideal for whole-class teaching, guided writing sessions, or independent writing practice.

Year 5 Writing Unit: Balanced Argument on Going Paperless This four-lesson writing unit is designed to help Year 5 pupils build a persuasive and balanced argument on whether schools should go paperless. Using a highly scaffolded approach, students will develop their sentence structure, persuasive techniques, and argument writing skills, ensuring they can craft a well-reasoned debate. What’s Included? Lesson 1: Understanding Key Arguments – Pupils explore three arguments for and against going paperless, using Point, Example, Explanation structure. Lesson 2: Persuasive Phrases & Sentence Structuring – Pupils practice using persuasive phrases, fronted adverbials, and key transitions to strengthen their writing. Lesson 3: Using a Range of Sentence Types – Focus on statements, exclamations, questions, and commands to vary sentence structure and impact. Lesson 4: Applying Features in a Balanced Argument – Pupils draft a structured paragraph using all previously learned techniques. This unit incorporates modelled writing, sentence scaffolding, and progressive application, making it ideal for whole-class instruction, guided writing, or independent tasks. Download now to help your pupils master persuasive and balanced argument writing in an engaging and structured way!

Engage your Year 5 pupils with this thought-provoking reading comprehension exploring the debate on going paperless in schools. This resource provides a balanced argument, covering the benefits and challenges of digital learning, alongside structured comprehension activities designed to enhance retrieval, inference, comparison, and summarising skills. What’s Included? A high-quality non-fiction text with persuasive features. A range of reading comprehension questions split into three progressive lessons: Day 2: Retrieval questions to develop fact-finding skills. Day 3: Inference questions to encourage deeper thinking (including a 3-mark question). Day 4: Compare and summarise questions to build evaluation skills. Modelled questions for guided teaching and independent tasks. Persuasive language techniques, complex noun phrases, and modal verbs embedded in the text. Perfect for whole-class reading, guided reading sessions, or independent comprehension practice, this resource supports critical thinking and discussion on a real-world topic.

This engaging resource focuses on teaching pupils how to write complex instructions using subordinating clauses, perfect for a unit on “How to Train Your Dragon”. Through a series of scaffolded lessons, pupils will learn to construct detailed, well-organized instructions for the Advanced Training and Flying phase of dragon training. What’s Included? Lesson 1: Matching Subordinating Clauses to Main Clauses Pupils match given main clauses to appropriate subordinating clauses to form logical, complete instructions. This activity helps pupils understand the relationship between the two parts of a sentence. Lesson 2: Adding a Subordinating Clause to a Main Clause Pupils complete main clause openers by adding their own subordinating clauses, promoting creativity and sentence variety. Lesson 3: Adding a Main Clause to a Subordinating Clause Pupils construct main clauses to complete given subordinating clauses, encouraging them to think critically about logical sentence construction. Writing Task: Pupils apply their skills by writing part of the instructions for the Advanced Training and Flying phase, integrating subordinating clauses into their work. Supporting Resources: Word Mat for Scaffold: A helpful tool featuring key vocabulary (e.g., subordinating conjunctions, time adverbs, topic-specific nouns) to support all learners, including SEN and lower ability pupils. Word of the Day: Carefully chosen vocabulary (e.g., agility, stamina, maneuver) to enrich pupils’ language and connect to the topic meaningfully. Why Use This Resource? Builds confidence in writing complex sentences. Encourages structured, creative, and descriptive writing. Differentiated activities to support pupils of all abilities. Promotes vocabulary growth through targeted words of the day. This resource provides everything you need to teach advanced instruction writing in a fun, engaging way that supports progression for all pupils.

Description of the First Phase of Instructions The first phase of instructions, Preparing for Dragon Training, introduces pupils to the topic of training a dragon by emphasizing the importance of preparation and setting a solid foundation for success. This phase focuses on helping pupils understand how to use modal verbs (e.g., “must,” “should,” “might”) to express necessity, possibility, and advice effectively in their writing. To support pupils in constructing clear and engaging instructions, teachers will use dictated sentences to model the structure and vocabulary required. Pupils will listen, repeat, and adapt these sentences, ensuring they gain confidence in using modal verbs and instruction-focused language. Word mats featuring thematic vocabulary (e.g., “equipment,” “trust,” “safe”) and modal verbs, along with scaffolds such as sentence starters and example phrases, will be provided to guide pupils through the writing process. These resources will help pupils create detailed and structured instructions, while also encouraging creativity as they describe how to prepare for the exciting task of dragon training.

Phase 2 – Teaching Basic Commands In the second phase of the plan, Teaching Basic Commands, pupils will develop their instructional writing skills by focusing on structure, clarity, and precision. The key focus areas include: Time Adverbs at the Start: Pupils will learn to use time adverbs (e.g., First, Next, Then, Finally) to sequence instructions logically and guide the reader step by step. Adverbs to Describe the Verb: Pupils will enhance their sentences by including descriptive adverbs (e.g., gently, clearly, patiently) to provide detail about how actions should be performed. Building on Modal Verbs: Following Phase 1, pupils will continue to explore modal verbs (e.g., must, should, could, might) to express necessity, possibility, and advice, applying them effectively in context. To support all learners: Word Mats: A word mat will be provided with key vocabulary, including modal verbs, time adverbs, and topic-specific nouns (e.g., commands, gestures, treats), to inspire ideas and improve writing fluency. Scaffolded Activities: Lower ability and SEN pupils will benefit from structured tasks, such as matching sentence starters to appropriate endings or filling in gaps with adverbs and modal verbs. Sentence-building templates will also be provided to help create full instructions step by step. Model Examples: Teachers will provide dictated sentences and model how to construct instructions using the features of this phase. This phase encourages creativity while emphasizing accuracy and structure, equipping pupils with the tools to write detailed, engaging instructions for training their dragon. The inclusion of scaffolds ensures that all pupils can succeed while building confidence in their writing abilities.

Week 1: Prefixes and Clauses Focus Areas: Recognizing prefixes such as “dis-”, “un-”, “im-”, and “il-” to change word meanings (e.g., “logical” to “illogical”). Differentiating between main and subordinate clauses in complex sentences. Punctuating subordinate clauses accurately. Question Types: Multiple-choice questions to identify correct prefixes. Underline the subordinate clause in a sentence. Rewrite sentences by adding a subordinate clause using conjunctions like “because” or “although.” Week 2: Suffixes and Relative Clauses Focus Areas: Adding suffixes such as “-ness,” “-ment,” and “-ful” to root words to create nouns or adjectives. Identifying and writing relative clauses with “who,” “which,” “that,” and “where.” Applying commas to separate relative clauses. Question Types: Fill-in-the-blank to add appropriate suffixes to given root words. Identify the relative clause in a sentence and underline it. Write sentences including a relative clause to add detail to a subject or object. Week 3: Fronted Adverbials and Dashes Focus Areas: Using fronted adverbials to add variety and clarity to sentence openers Employing dashes to insert extra information or emphasize ideas in writing. Question Types: Match fronted adverbials (e.g., “Without hesitation”) with appropriate main clauses. Rewrite sentences to include dashes for clarity (e.g., “James—a skilled musician—played the piano beautifully”). Identify fronted adverbials in a text and add them to sentences. Week 4: Sentence Types and Direct Speech Focus Areas: Distinguishing and constructing the four sentence types: statements, questions, commands, and exclamations. Punctuating direct speech with quotation marks, commas, and attributions. Question Types: Sort sentences into categories (statement, question, command, exclamation). Rewrite sentences to correctly punctuate direct speech (e.g., “Where are you going?” asked Sarah). Write short sentences of each type, ensuring correct punctuation is applied. Week 5: Grammar Consolidation Focus Areas: Combining grammar elements taught in previous weeks (prefixes, suffixes, clauses, fronted adverbials, sentence types, and punctuation) in extended writing. Editing sentences for grammatical accuracy. Question Types: Spot-the-error: Correct grammar mistakes in a paragraph. Write extended sentences incorporating at least two grammar features (e.g., a fronted adverbial and a relative clause). Combine two simple sentences into one using a subordinate clause or relative clause.

Lo: Understanding the denominator and numerator You will need some fraction walls or fraction circles for the first task. Build slowly with sentence stems and real life context throughout the lesson before moving on to more pictorial representations of fractions. Can be taught to a year 3 class, 4, 5 and 6 as a refresher on fractions.

Lesson 8 - Plan the first set of instructions Lesson 9 - Plan the second set of instructions Lesson 10/ Lesson 11 - To write a set of instructions

Focuses on methods to subtract from 1000 to avoid lots of regrouping. Lesson includes: Worked examples Number lines Challenge questions Reasoning explanation questions

SPAG work for any class from year 4-year 6 Covering: Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Nouns Conjunctions Question marks As well as year 3 and year 4 spelling practice