Narrative unit of work based on Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo. Includes at least 10 days planning, supporting PPTs, exemplar story, story maps and chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions.

Chapter-by-chapter guided reading questions. List of all the similes and metaphors used in the book - Berlie is an expert!

A paired down version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, which is basic enough for KS2 to understand if you add your own flourishes and dramatic retelling!

A comprehensive bundle of resources based on Macbeth. Includes: - Planning and resources for Narrative, Poetry, Diaries, Formal Letters, Drama and Playscripts. - Additional resources for Non Chrons and Advertising. - Letter to parents launching unit with costume suggestions for drama. - Targets - Learning Journey PPT Use my free resource, Macbeth Storyline, to accompany the unit. Taught originally in KS2 but can be used in KS3 and KS4 with minor adjustments.

A PPT and scripts for those of you who would like to write playscripts with your class based on Rose Blanche.

List of 245 books for KS2. Author/Title/Rating/Genre/Age Group.

For every chapter in the book by Louis Sachar there are a variety of questions to be used in whole class reading sessions or small group guided reading.

If you're about to start a Big Write this might help. I've put together a basic PPT which takes you through a whole session and can be adapted for any task you can think of.

ADDSPICE sentence starters bingo and prompt cards. Laminate the bingo cards or shrink them to quarter the size to stick in books - a brilliant way to encourage children to start their sentences differently.

Comprehension questions for whole class or small group guided reading.

If you are stuck for a story/sentence/paragraph starter then the Writer's Block Head will give you an aide memoir for how to start in a variety of ways. Children can draw parts of the Writer's Block Head too as they write to see how many different ways they can start their sentences. There is a poster and PPT explaining the different elements and examples too. For KS1 I have simplified the Writer's Block Head so that they are not overwhelmed.

[https://youtube.com/channel/UCvF3WCXm6oXstd2_cioRskQ] For those of you wanting to close the vocabulary gap, I’ve set up a YouTube channel aimed at giving parents and children easy ways to expand their vocabulary. Each week, I post 2 videos explaining why words are so important and what you can do to collect more words in everyday life. The more words we know, the more choices we have in life and the better our chances of a happy and successful future.

Dictation Planning for Year R to Autumn Year 3. An innovative new way to teach daily dictation: one sentence a week taught over 5 days (5 minutes a day) to ensure all aspects of sentence writing are embedded. Endorsed by HIAS (Hampshire Inspection & Advisory Service) due to the overlearning approach. All sentences have been carefully considered to include a progression of sounds, words and sentence structures. Please do contact me if you would like more information or training.