Text: ’How to make a Dory’ is a model text written to introduce instructional writing. The text imagines you have been given a story-maker machine which can be used to create different characters from books and films. The piece has an Introduction, a ‘What you will need’ list, a ‘What to do’ section, and a Final note of warning. The text meets the Year 6 Age-Related Criteria, and can be used as an example of an instructional text that can be adapted and used as a basis for writing. Comprehensions: This bundle includes 3 Differentiated comprehensions that are written to mirror the KS2 SATs Year 6 Reading paper. They can be completed within 1 lesson, and are split into LA, MA and HA. Usage: The text can be used within Literacy schemes of work (such as Talk for Writing) or as a stand alone text. The children can spot the features in the text and use it to magpie ideas and vocabulary. Copyright: I do not own the intellectual property for Finding Nemo or Dory, or am in no way affiliated with Talk for Writing. I own the words written on the page.

Text: Fire! is model text written to introduce Adventure stories in Year 3 and 4. The story begins with a child trapped in a burning house. It uses a range of descriptive language and is written in the first person. The story ends with the main character rescuing their brother from the fire and getting them both out of the house. The text includes pictures to accompany each paragraph. The text meets the Year 3/4 Age-Related Criteria, and can be used as an example of an Adventure / Rescue story that can be adapted and used as a basis for writing. Documents in this file use Microsoft Word and Publisher. This download includes: 2 Page model text - Fire! Comprehension questions on the text differentiated 4 ways Feature spotting worksheet Simple activity for Scaffolding sheet for using senses to describe Comprehensions: The comprehensions included are written to encourage the children to engage with the text. They can be completed within 1 lesson, and are split into LA, MA and HA and HA+. The text can be used within Literacy schemes of work (such as Talk for Writing) or as a stand alone text. The children can spot the features in the text and use it to magpie ideas and vocabulary. Copyright: I do not own the pictures in the text, or am in no way affiliated with Talk for Writing. I own the words written on the page

This download includes 3 lessons of differentiated worksheets on Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. The worksheets can be used as part of a Place Value unit. Each worksheet invites the children to plot the numbers on a numberline, filling in the nearest multiple of 10 / 100 / 1000 depending on the lesson. They then draw an arrow to the number that it rounds to. Each lesson has 4 worksheets: LA, MA, HA and Greater Depth. As the difficulty increases, scaffolding is reduced, ending with a Problem Solving and Reasoning challenge for the Greater Depth. Lesson Overview: Lesson 1: Rounding to the nearest 10 Lesson 2: Rounding to the nearest 100 Lesson 3: Rounding to the nearest 1000 with recap All resources taught, tried, and tweaked. Resources made for real classrooms. Sheets are in a Microsoft Publisher file, but can be transferred to a PDF if specifically requested.

Text: Snow Leopards is model text written to introduce Non-Chronological Reports in Year 3 and 4. The text is an information report on Snow Leopards and is split into 4 subheadings: Introduction; Appearance; Character; Why are they endangered. It also includes a glossary and a fun fact. The text includes pictures to accompany each paragraph and a child friendly layout. The text meets the Year 3/4 Age-Related Criteria, and can be used as an example of a Report that can be adapted and used as a basis for writing. Documents in this file use Microsoft Publisher. This download includes: Unit Planning (3 weeks) (brief overview of each lesson) Reports model text - Snow Leopards Comprehension questions on the text differentiated 4 ways Boxing up the text sheets (x2) Drafting an introduction wordbanks Researching own animal template Researching polar bear template Why are Polar Bears endangered paragraph sentence stems Writing a glossary scaffolding Pictures and titles for display Comprehensions: The comprehensions included are written to encourage the children to engage with the text. They can be completed within 1 lesson, and are split into LA, MA and HA and HA+. Follow up Activities This download also includes some activities that can be used as a follow up for the next week of writing. Week 2 focuses on Polar Bears and constructing a piece about them, and Week 3 allows children the opportunity to conduct their own research. The text can be used within Literacy schemes of work (such as Talk for Writing) or as a stand alone text. The children can spot the features in the text and use it to magpie ideas and vocabulary. Copyright: I do not own the pictures in the text, or am in no way affiliated with Talk for Writing. I own the words written on the page