During moderation, using HYPHENS was one area of writing most of my children always found hard to ‘tick off’. So to help them I compiled this hyphenated word bank. I left a space in each letter so they could add words of their own to it. But having them in front of them has definitely helped them to get hyphenated words in to their writing more. Some of them had to be explained to them for meaning, but now they love trying to fit some of the more unusual ones in to their writing. They also add words from their reading books to the list. I found this very useful as there isn’t much on hyphens out there to help us teachers! Enjoy! Check out my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/richbreeds New accounts and first-time buyers can get 90% OFF this resource by entering the code 90NOVEMBER at the checkout before November 30th!

I made these grids similar to the moderation sheets we use as teachers, but child friendly with pictures and examples to help the children understand what to look for in their writing. My children use these effectively and it also helps my teacher assessment and their understanding. It may help new year 6 teachers too! Check out my other great resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/richbreeds

A wordsearch based on 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens.

I used the write stuff style planning with my class for Viking Boy by Tony Bradman. We wrote narratives using 5 plot points each with 3 learning chunks. The planning is also included. Also, as my class loved the format, we used the same style for Non-Fiction, newspaper reports. I made an example of a newspaper too as my class also did this for their computing sessions (word processing). I have included this too. We got really good fiction and non-fiction writing from all of the children using these resources. Any questions, please ask.

I created a series of questions based on Charlie and the Chocolate factory. e follow VIPERS skills in our school so I linked them all to that. They were very successful in my year 4 and 5 classes. Any questions- please ask.

I think this in the most useful resource I've made so far to help year 5 and 6 children with their writing. It has helped me get my books in order for writing moderation too! This word mat is to be photocopied double sided and laminated. It includes: All the year 5/6 curriculum spelling words Hyphenated Words Subordinating conjunctions Co-ordinating Conjunctions Modal Verbs Contractions (including spoken contractions) It is colourful, well set out and easy to use. I hope others find it as useful as our school does. It does help them when they are writing. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/richbreeds

I created a knowledge organiser to use with my Year 5 and 6s on out new topic of Ernest Shackleton We are using the amazing book- Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill

A worksheet with 3 different tasks to help with grammar. Goes over different sentence types- exclamation, command , statement and question with examples. Nice and visual and colourful. Can be adapted slightly in need be. My year 5/6s loved doing this!

I created a series of plot points and learning chunks in the style of The Write Stuff to get my children to write their own story. They loved it and had great stories from it. I have just put everything I made and used in this pack Any questions, please ask

I am sharing a unit of work I made based on 'You're a Bad Man Mr Gum' by Andy Stanton. My Year 3s loved this and said it was their favourite work they did all year. I have included loads of Notebook Files. 5 weeks worth of planning, pictures, activities, a who wants to be a millionaire game based on the book that I made and loads of self assessment checklists. Adapt as needed and enjoy!

I used the write stuff approach whilst using The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde with my mixed year3/4 class. The children loved the story and the results were amazing- fantastic writing! I made my own plot points and learning chunks. I included some of the grammar I had been doing in class too Any questions, please ask

My class planned a story about a girl called Elizabeth, who travels back in time to Ancient Egypt, where she encounters a problem she must resolve. I have created a series of 5 plot points, each containing 3 learning chunks. I used the year 3.4 curriculum for the grammar features

This is a notebook file for a Creative Write/Big write lesson/task. The children have to write a story called 'The Secret Door'.

Last year, we did the book 'Shackleton’s Journey and the children loved it! It is a power of reading book and also linked with our whole school topic of Ice. Here are my plans and lots of the notebook files I made- hopefully some people will find some of it useful.

This sheet explains and revises active and passive voice. I made these to help my class to consolidate their understanding of active/passive and now they are using it independently in their writing. There are 3 tasks to complete- it is colourful and visual and gives clear examples of each. I currently teach a very mixed ability year 5 and 6 class and they all found it useful.

A peer assessment sheet I made for use in Ks2 There are 2 to a page and sticks easily in to a book

I made this for my classroom and it has been really successful. We have printed it on A3 paper and laminated it and it is displayed in the classroom. During the week, I choose 5 words that lots of the class are getting wrong. Under the tick I write the correct spelling and under the cross some of the incorrect spellings for that word children have used. I hope others find it as useful as my class have.