3 week poetry planning unit (Year 2/3) based on The Owl & the Pussycat by Edward Lear. Bundle includes 3 week plan using year 2 and year 3 milestones, reading activities, related apostrophes resources, related direct speech resources and story map to aid reciting. Plan includes short burst writing opportunities and grammar work.

Hedgehogs Don’t Live in the City by Lucy Reynolds & Jenna Herman 3 week fiction writing unit plan. Including milestones/ Age-related Expectations for year 2 and 3. Bundle also includes photographs of the story map, a talk 4 writing story for children to learn, apostrophes for possession sheet, hedgehog sticker template and hedgehog fact files that relate to the short burst writes.

Non-fiction 2 week writing unit (Year 2/3) based on the book How To Help A Hedgehog And Save A Polar Bear. Included short burst writes, grammar and end of unit write. Will link with any learning around conservation, protecting animals and helping the planet. Bow up plan and ‘hook’ text message screen shot also included. Skills included taken from the Age Related Expectations and Milestones for Year 2 and 3.

Four creative writing lessons for Year 2-3 based on a group of elves being homeless after the Christmas rush! Write directions, persuasive adverts and a letter of reply. Lessons require children to make new “homes” for the elves.

Two week non-fiction unit building up to writing a set of instructions. Exploring the text type, grammar and short burst writes implemented into the plan. Planned for a year mixed 2 (all abilities) / 3 (LA) Class. The bundle includes a modeled write (instructions to make Reindeer hot-chocolate cones), pictures to sequence, reading comprehension questions, 3 week non-fiction plan. Great for the lead up to Christmas!

KS1 resources relating to Bob the Man on the Moon by Simon Bartram and Bob’s Best Ever Friend by the same author. Resources include: Talk 4 writing short story for children to learn and rehearse, 2 x story maps, differentiated story map planning templates, word banks, modeled writes ( incl. rocket description), Instructions modeled write instructions- Making Bob’s Lunch and Making an Alien Monster for children to identify features.

The Winter’s Child by Angela McAllister-15 session Fiction Plan- Year 2. Plan includes short burst writes as well as end of unit extended diary entry write. All learning objectives relate to Age-Related Expectations and Milestones for Year 2 and Year 3 Bundle also include Talk 4 Writing short story and photographs of story maps.

Guided Reading Follow on Task. A table to aid children to compare two texts focusing on finding similarities and differences. This document is based on Mrs Armiatge on Wheels and Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road but is easily adaptable.

Non-fiction plans based on Mrs Armitage on Wheels by Quentin Blake- 10 sessions. Plan includes short burst writes and an end of unti report. Also included is a box-up plan and facts for children to sort as well as a modelled write about Quentin Blake. There is also sentence snakes foe SEN/ LA children to cut and arrange to make sentences.

Fiction Plan using Mrs Armitage on Wheels by Quentin Blake-15 Sessions Plan aimed for a mixed Year 2/3 Class. Clear Learning Objectives relating to Age-Related Expectations and Milestones, differentiated activities, 4 short burst writes and 1 extended end of unit write. Also included is a Talk 4 Write short story based on the book for children to learn and photographs of story map.