Year 6 literacy planning for ‘How to Live Forever’ by Colin Thompson. Really high-quality, engaging planning. Planning completed by a Head of Literacy. Originally created for year 6 but could work for year 4/5/7/8. The planning contains 3 weeks worth of daily lessons (with one lesson left free for comprehension tasks) The lessons lead to the end of unit outcome of the children writing a discussion text. Contains a planning overview Please leave a review

Originally created for KS3 Literacy planning based on the text ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne ENGAGING PLANNING FOR RELUCTANT READERS AND WRITERS Planning was originally created for a low ability year 8/9 class. It focuses on improving skills in vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing techniques. Inlcudes an extended write assessment opportunity 19 hour long lessons plus resources all included! Each lesson is based on a chapter of the book. Planning made by Head of Literacy at a secondary school with 6 years of primary school experience. Perfect for interventions, SEN groups, low ability English groups, dyslexia support. Would also work for Year 6 literacy lessons.

Planning for ‘Ghost Boys’ by Jewell Parker Rhodes 12 x hour long lessons on the book ‘Ghost Boys’ Focuses on skills to improve Vocabulary (3 lessons), Reading skills (3 lessons), Writing skills (3 lessons), then opportunity to apply (3 lessons). Each lesson includes starter activities designed to improve basic grammar skills. It uses the mastery approach to learn skills such as capital letters, subject/verb identification, tenses etc. These lessons were originally planned to support lower ability/SEN Secondary school children (Year 7, 8 or 9). It would also work for a Year 6 class but check the themes are suitable first! Very engaging planning from a Head of Literacy at a secondary school (previously a Primary School Teacher)

Hour long literacy lessons for ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. These lessons were planned for a SEN/lower set year 10 class as extra support with literacy skills. The lessons are designed to support the development of vocabulary, reading skills, writing skills and then opportunities to apply it. There are many references to AQA English Language Paper 1/2 Question 5 with opportunities to practise mock questions. The planning is high quality and engaging, planned by Head of Literacy in a secondary school with 6 years primary school experience as well. Resources are included Ideal for lower sets/ SEN classes/ interventions

Year 6 literacy planning for the poem, ‘The Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carrol. 3 weeks worth of high quality planning and resources created by a literacy lead and year 6 teacher. Smartnotes for each lesson have been created that are super easy to follow! Resources also provided. The planning contains: 3 weeks of lessons leading to the outcome of writing a poem. 4 lessons per week plus an extra lesson for a reading comprehension should you wish. This was successfully taught to a year 6 class but could be easily adapted for year 4/5 as well. *Planning includes Smartnote, Powerpoint and PDF so can be easily adapted for online learning as well. Please leave a review

Year 6 Whole Class Guided Reading Planning for ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Currently using as an intervention for SEN year 8/9 students so would work for secondary too! 4 x 30 minute lessons designed to be taught over 7 weeks Follows the VIPERS scheme Retrieval questions and SATs style questions included Designed to be taught alongside the whole text You will need a copy of the text Please leave a review

The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks These lessons were created for a low ability/ SEND Year 11 class. High-quality and engaging! Created by Head of Literacy at a secondary school (formally a primary school Teacher). 17 one hour lessons included! Literacy lessons- Focus on vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing quality and applyings skills. Assessment task included. These lessons are perfect for students receiving additional Literacy support or interventions. First 12 are high quality, with varying activities. The last 5 focus on finishing reading the book and group questioning. Please ensure you are happy with the content of the book before teaching it to certain year groups!

Literacy lessons specifically designed to be taught at secondary school level, for children who are struggling with reading and writing. 17 lessons based on ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q Rauf Designed to be taught alongside the book. Powerpoints and resources for the lessons are included. Students also have an assessment opportunity within the planning. Each lesson should be taught in 1 hour. Perfect for SEN teenagers.

Three weeks worth of year 6 SPAG SATs revision topics. The topics covered are: -Word Classes -Sentence Types Conjunctions Active and Passive voice Verb Forms Simple punctuation Commas Speech General Vocabulary and Language Clauses Spelling strategies Spelling Each lesson has a short input and example SATs questions based on the topics. SATs questions (with answers) are provided for the children to work through as part of the lesson. Please leave a review

Year 6 Sex and Relationship (SRE) Lessons They have been previously taught over the course of one or two days (due to the amount of discussion) though could be split up into 4 individual lessons. Planning focuses on: -Anatomy -Puberty -Different relationships Healthy relationships Deciding to have a baby How babies are made How babies are born Consent Homophobia These lessons are informative and in line with the curriculum and government guidelines. Lessons include activities and videos. Lots of content! Please leave a review

Lesson plans to be taught alongside the reading of ‘Cirque Du Freak’ by Darren Shan. These plans were originally created for a lower ability/SEN year 7/8 class. It would also work as a primary school English/literacy unit. It includes 17 lessons, all designed to be an hour long. That is 145 slides! The lessons are designed to be varied and engaging. Videos are used, as well as pictures to appeal to visual learners. Opportunities for improving grammar, comprehension and writing skills are included throughout. The unit ends with the opportunity for an assessed extended write. Resources are included. Very easy to follow. These plans were created by the Head of Literacy at a Secondary school who has previous experience as a Primary School (also Head of Literacy, as well as year 6 teacher.)

A selection of short videos/songs/film trailers with comprehension questioned. Designed to rehearse comprehension skills such as inferencing, predicting explaining, retrieval and summarising but through videos. An engaging alternative for children who find reading challenging or daunting but still need support improving their comprehension skills. Used successfully in primary and secondary settings. A HUGE variety in clips- Please check suitability before showing to your class! All the following clips and questions are included. Suitable for Primary: The Bear short film Edgar the Dragon advert Rag n Bone Man- Grace song Becoming trailer Perfect Planet trailer 2020 Christmas adverts Suitable for Secondary: The Tale of the Three Brothers animation (year 6 would probably be fine) The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas trailer (year 6 would probably be fine) TILL trailer BBC Who is Christopher? (short film about the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime) Room trailer

High-quality and engaging comprehensions created by Literacy leader and year 6 teacher. Successfully used in a year 6 class but could also be used in other years as well. Perfect for christmas learning across Key Stage 2. Comprehension lessons based on famous 2020 chirstmas adverts. Comprehensions for: Disney John Lewis McDonalds All provide excellent opportunity for improving comprehension skills in an engaging way. Each lesson designed to last between 45mins and one hour! *Available as Smartnotes and Powerpoint Please leave a review

Example of an NPQML Final Project (2020-2021 Cohort) Final score 28/32 PASS (Pass mark 22) Received January 2022 Literacy focus Project title, ‘To increase 3-5% of Key Stage 2 children working at Greater Depth level in writing for each year group compared to last year, through the effective use of moderation.’ Pack includes all Appendices and feedback Appendix 1- Raw Date Appendix 2- Pupil Performance Appendix 3- Budget Plan Appendix 4- Project Plan Appendix 5- Risk Register Appendix 6- Sponser additional comments Project is 4500 words. It contains a full, alphabetical bibliography. Please leave a review

These lessons were created for a low ability/ SEND Year 11 class. High-quality and engaging! Created by Head of Literacy at a secondary school (formally a primary school Teacher). 17 one hour lessons included! Literacy lessons- Focus on vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing quality and applyings skills. Assessment task included. These lessons are perfect for students receiving additional Literacy support or interventions. First lessons are high quality, with varying activities. The lessons are designed to be taught alongside listening to the book being read aloud. Makes references to AQA English Language Questions 5 throughout

Intervention designed for the teaching and improving of vocabulary. Designed by a Head of Literacy at a secondary school. Previously worked really well in improving vocabulary. Focus on a range of Tier 2 words. The intervention is designed to be repetitive and thorough in the teaching of the new words. It can be used to support Key stage 2, 3 or 4 students. Structure: -Introduce new word Learn definition Create flash card for the new word Go through flashcards of all known words with new word added in Fill out Frayer model to support vocabulary consolidation Synonym challenge game Provided will be a Powerpoint with all new words (over 40), their definitions, synonyms. The first 2 lessons have notes attached to really easy to follow and plan from. The other lessons provide a blank canvas so students can fill in the Frayer model and make the flashcard as part of the learning process. Powerpoint and Excel spreadsheet of all the words are included.