A model text / example text / WAGOLL Instructions on how to draw like an Ancient Egyptian. Includes command verbs and interesting adverbs.

This is an original play script written for Key Stage 2 but could also be used in Key Stage 3. There are speaking parts for at least 25 children, as well as non-speaking parts, but extra speaking roles can easily be added. There are recommendations for suitable songs to go with each scene, although these would need to be bought/downloaded separately. It is based on four modern day school children who go back in time to discover more about life during the war. It includes scenes about evacuation, rationing, the homeguard and other aspects of everyday life.

Short sentences written in the style of Roald Dahl’s the BFG with grammatical errors (e.g. “I is hungry”) Two differentiated levels for students to correct.

Three differentiated Maths problem solving worksheets about the kit list required for WW1 soldiers. The majority of the problems are addition and subtraction based.

A worksheet to compare the role of women before and after WW2, to encourage students to think about the way women dressed and their daily lives.

Information about snowy owls, spectacled owls, elf owls and spotty owls

Simple Maths problem solving based on the story of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark.

A worksheet with drawing of snozzcumbers from Roald Dahl’s The BFG. Students can measure the snozzcumbers to rehearse their measuring skills with a ruler. Answers are in cm and mm.

Worksheet to practise accurate measuring. Drawings of objects from Roald Dahl books - the BFG’s table and Boggis’ chicken house. Each side is labelled - students should use this to accurately measure and draw their own versions.

Roald Dahl timeline activity Key events from Roald Dahl’s life to cut out and order chronologically

Key events from WW1. Can be used for sequencing and ordering activities

An introduction to coastal features, including caves, arches and stacks.

Description of Trajan, a Roman emperor. Model text / example text / WAGOLL Includes adjectives and adverbs, speech marks and fronted adverbials

Activity to improve a “boring” description Julius Caesar by adding in adjectives and adverbs.

A workbook to make a nightlight for a child. Prints easily onto A4 to create a back-to-back A5 booklet. Design Technology key stage 2 project It includes all of the following stages: Product investigation Success criteria to evaluate Planning the nightligh Designing a circuit Product evaluation and self-assessment Can be adapted to suit a different light project

A WAGOLL / model text / example text for biography writing. Biography of Lord Baden-Powell, who started the Scouts movement. Features of the writing include: Past tense Chronological order Fronted time adverbials

A persuasive paragraph arguing for the use of nuclear power. Each word has been matched to a picture or symbol in the Talk 4 Writing style. This activity is great for visual learners when familiarizing them with a text and can also be used in the innovation phase of a Talk 4 Writing lesson.

A persuasive paragraph arguing against the use of nuclear power. Each word has been matched to a picture or symbol in the Talk 4 Writing style. This activity is great for visual learners when familiarizing them with a text and can also be used in the innovation phase of a Talk 4 Writing lesson.

WAGOLL / example text / model text of a biography. The subject is Sgt Stubby, who was a popular mascot during WWI. Features of the text include: Past tense, chronological order, fronted adverbials, use of brackets and semi-colons, conjunctions

A WAGOLL / model text / example text explaining how rainbows form. Includes: introduction and summary paragraph, sequential explanation, causal conjunctions, fronted adverbials.