A one off lesson looking at the difference between fact and opinion. Included are the lesson slides, differentiated resources (LA to work with adult support) and a starter activity looking at using a thesaurus.

A one-off lesson that looks at being able to write descriptive paragraphs to introduce a setting. Included are the slides and help sheets as well as a starter activity in using dictionaries.

A lesson that focuses on reported speech. Included is the lesson presentation with objectives as well as two different worksheets and a pronoun help sheet. Also included is a generic PowerPoint on speech.

A number of resources that help children work towards creating their own instructions through creating potions in a more engaging manner using Harry Potter as an example. Lessons can include using the books and films to engage children with the ideas from the stories before then looking at writing instructions themselves. Included are: a word mat for a range of potion items that could be used; a word mat for a range of imperative verbs and time connectives and three different examples of instructions for creating potions that can be seen in the Harry Potter books and films. This includes then looking at making changes from the original instructions in the same way that can be seen in The Half Blood Prince through Snape's notes that make changes to the instructions (task for higher ability children).

10 different word searches for children to work through. These include ones that lead to future activities such as adjectives, verbs and adverbs where children can then try and include these in sentences/ change the tense of the verb. Other word searches include words for the four different maths operations as well as then having some fun ones like Christmas words, words related to Harry Potter and words related to Star Wars.

Attached is a full set of differentiated planning and resources for six lessons for electricity that cover the curriculum aims for Year 6. Included within this are tips for writing scientifically, looking at what needs to be included as well as a model example of a conclusion and what makes it good. Lesson One - The history of electricity - Reading Comprehension with answers included Lesson Two - Staying safe with electricity Lesson Three - What make good conductors Lesson Four - Circuits and symbols Lessons Five and Six - Conducting an experiment into variations in how components function During the unit of planning children will get to work on different skills including practising their reading comprehension, creating posters and writing scientifically.

80 different questions for Chapter One of Billionaire Boy. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities. To support guided reading sessions, all questions have the relevant page numbers (paperback) and answers at the end. N.B. You will need to provide the text itself.

A comprehensive set of resources for anyone to be able to teach a block on writing discussion texts. Planned for Year 5 but very easily adaptable to Year 4 or Year 6. Included are: Full lesson plans for 12-14 lessons, with differentiated activities for children. IWB slides for every lesson that go step by step through the lesson. (N.B. In the shared writing sessions, the example paragraphs just need playing around with to a new topic. Whilst I could have done these, it is more powerful to do them with the class at the time) Resource sheets required for lessons. Word banks for children to use (in the IWB slides for powerful adjectives). A self-assessment/ teacher assessment marking sheet that helps children assess as they write and can then be used for a simple marking sheet to pick out positives and targets for children.

A worksheet that provides a variety of questions linked to being able to use commas appropriately/ identify where commas are being used or aren’t being used correctly. Included as part of the worksheet are 11 different questions that provide variation to check understanding through the use of different question styles and through the way commas are being used. This includes commas being used to: Mark items in a list Mark fronted adverbials Mark clauses Punctuate speech accurately Answers are also included for all questions.

A fully planned and resourced writing unit working on creating a set of instructions for mummification. Included in the resource is: Lesson PowerPoints Lesson activities including a sequencing task and a editing task Fronted adverbials and imperative verbs word mat Instructions knowledge organiser Model text With drafting and redrafting, as well as then publishing a final piece, there should be enough lessons for between 6 and 8 lessons. The ‘lessons’ as they appear on the PowerPoint may take more than one ‘lesson’ and form sequences of learning. The first step is looking at the features of instructions, including a focus on the knowledge organiser before then identifying these in the model text. The second sequence then moves on to being able to sequence the steps of mummification when given a set of instructions that can then be improved as part of a challenge. This moves on to then taking a simple set of instructions and improving them, with teacher modelling and guided practice before completing the activity. This then leads into drafting and redrafting, including teacher modelling and providing feedback based on how pupils write, with the previous activities and word banks still being available to support during the writing process.

Roman reading task cards that include a mini fact file for children to read before having five questions to answer linked to the text. These are great for warm-up exercises, quick read tasks or an activity for children to do as they come in at the start of the day/ lesson. Included are 15 different cards that link to a range of topics including: Gladiators Colosseum Roman Empire Mount Vesuvius Roman Currency Roman Emperors Augustus Arch of Titus Roman Baths Roman Roads Invasion of Britain - Julius Caesar Invasion of Britain - Caligula Invasion of Britain - Claudius Hadrian’s Wall Iceni Rebellion Each fact file also has an answer sheet provided.

A presentation that includes 195 past questions that can be used as a revision tool for Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling or that can be used to pick and choose from for starter questions in English sessions. Questions are taken from the sample paper as well as the 2016, 2017 and 2018 paper. Easily usable as talking points with children practising a question at a time before then discussing the answer and why that is the case.

A set of writing activities that link to working on using because, but and so based on ‘The Writing Revolution’. Included are 22 different sentence stems that link to learning for the Stone Age to the Iron Age which all require the use of because, but and so, challenging pupils ability to use the conjunctions appropriately as well as acting as a retrieval task in checking understanding of previous learning.

Example grids that children can use for each of their main paragraphs when writing an information text, ticking off the key features for each paragraph as they go/ checking they have more than one of some things. These can be used with one per paragraph to check each paragraph meets the criteria.

A simple reading comprehension activity that also focuses on the -oa- phoneme.

A mini-assessment activity that checks children's understanding of relative pronouns and relative clauses. This is useful to check what children have remembered/ learnt or as a little recap activity to then go through with children afterwards.

A mini biography/ fact file that introduces Usain Bolt for KS2 children.

A sample of the following resource: A fact file about Martin Luther King Jr. that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 11 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about Martin Luther King Jr. at the same time. Included in the sample is the fact file and first set of 11 questions and answers. For the full set, visit https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/martin-luther-king-jr-reading-comprehension-11729981

A mat that can help children develop their reading comprehension skills, focusing on the different types of questions they might be asked and the meaning of words in questions and what it is therefore looking for.