A set of between 4 and 5 lessons that focus on being able to write some diary extracts linked to a journey based on The Firework-Maker's Daughter. Included within the presentation are starters and the key components of the lessons, including picture activities that get children to think of vocabulary for before then writing that part of the extract. Also included are a draft and redraft sheet, draft writing models to use as part of an example model write with children as well as a peer-marking code and fact file for diary writing.

Word cards that include the different words from the statutory list of spellings for children in Years 3 and 4 as well as 5 and 6.

A sample of the following resource: A fact file about Halloween that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 10 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about Halloween at the same time. Find the full resource at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-reading-comprehension-11754588

Two activities for children that require them to use coordinating conjunctions. Each activity has six sentences with a gap for a coordinating conjunction where children have to decide between and, but or or.

Reading comprehensions related to football to try and engage children whilst also developing their comprehension skills. Included is a fact file about Cristiano Ronaldo with three differentiated sets of 11 questions with the answers included.

A skill starter to recap coordinating conjunctions, thinking about what conjunctions there are, how they work and then applying them in sentences.

Three different activity sheets that work on common nouns and proper nouns. One sheet includes common nouns and requires children to think of proper nouns with another sheet having proper nouns to then think of an example of a common noun. The final sheet sheet is blank for children to think of examples of both.

An activity based around -oa for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the oa phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

A fact file/ knowledge organiser that can be stuck in children's books when doing a specific genre of writing in either English lessons or in a foundation subject. So far they include: Instructions - Included on the sheet is a list of key vocabulary and a set of examples for time adverbials and for imperative verbs. Information texts - Included on the sheet is a list of key vocabulary, an example of an information text and a diagram that shows the sequenced structure from the example text. Newspapers - Included on the sheet is a list of key vocabulary, a labelled image of a newspaper story and a reminder about the key facts to include in any newspaper article. Persuasion Discussion Diary

3 sets of activities based around simple sentences. For each sheet, there are a number of pictures that have either the subject or the predicate of the sentence included. Children will then complete the sentence by either adding the action or adding the subject of the sentence.

34 different questions for Chapter Two of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl that test a range of skills. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities to support guided reading sessions/ whole class reading comprehensions. The questions follow the order of the chapter but don't have answers attached as the answers can vary depending on the child's opinion.

An activity based around -er for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the er phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

Different word cards that include the er phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

Resources linked to the -er phoneme.

53 different questions for Chapter One of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl that test a range of skills. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities to support guided reading sessions/ whole class reading comprehensions. The questions follow the order of the chapter but don't have answers attached as the answers can vary depending on the child's opinion.

A fully planned and resourced set of 11 lessons for being able to write a diary. The planning is based on Lila's journey in The Firework-Maker's Daughter but most of the resources are easily adaptable to use for other diary writing units. Included are all the lesson presentations, resources and planning required as well as a fact file that children can stick in their book at the start of the unit.

An activity based around -ear for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the ear phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

A resource activity that tests children's ability to use search engines accurately with 25 questions across a range of topics. Quickly find out children's capabilities and the different ways in which they use Google before then being able to use this to inform a unit of work that looks at using search engines effectively.

A reading comprehension based on Mo Farah. Included is a fact file about Mo Farah and three differentiated question sheets with answers included. The fact file can also be used separately to work on Mo Farah or show examples of how people can write bibliographies about a sporting star. Reading questions work on both fact finding and inferring from the information available, enabling children to practise their reading skills as well as learning about Mo's background story.

A fact file/ knowledge organiser that can be stuck in children's books when doing the information genre in writing or for a help sheet if they are writing a non-chronological report in a foundation subject. Included on the sheet is a list of key vocabulary, an example of an information text and a diagram that shows the sequenced structure from the example text.