A WAGOLL diary entry of a good day. The purpose of this was for the children to write their own diary entry, but of a bad day, using this example as a prompt. A differentiated planning sheet (HA/MA/LA) for planning a bad day diary entry based on style of the good day WAGOLL diary entry.

This is a WAGOLL newspaper article, written using the beginning of the story of Kensuke's Kingdom (by Michael Murpurgo), but could be used as an example for any newspaper writing unit. Possible uses: - to annotate features of a newspaper - as a model for writing own newspaper articles - to critique - what is good and not-so-good about this article? P.s. The family is not called 'Finnegan' in Kensuke's Kingdom - we are not told their surname so I made one up!

Simple planning sheet to help children to structure a story from another culture. Differentiated twice. http://teach-alessonlearnt.blogspot.co.uk

Comprehension questions for the poem ‘Where Do All The Teachers Go’ by Peter Dixon. Simple retrieval and inference questions, suitable for UKS1/KS2. Poem not included.

Display cards for a '100 Book Challenge' - where children race to be the first to have read 100 books! Each level could have a prize (for example, a bookmark/pencil/magazine/book token etc.) The books are for the names of the children in the class; I printed them on coloured card and then wrote on them.

A peer assessment sheet for narrative writing, suitable for KS2. Children rate different elements of their partners work between 1 and 4 stars, with space to provide feedback comments.

Comprehension Questions suitable for UKS2. Questions on selected extracts (not included) for pages: 89 - 95 96 - 108 126 - 139 157 - 165

A simple fractions of a number worksheet with 10 questions per differentiated level. 1st level: 1/2 and 1/4 2nd level:1/2, 1/4, non-unitary fractions 3rd level: non-unitary fractions involving units of measurement Suitable for KS2/LKS3

A planning frame for writing a newspaper, using a mind map. Suitable for KS2 and more independent/creative learners.

Comprehension Questions for The Shoemaker’s Boy by Joan Aiken Questions on selected extracts (not included) for pages: 5 -13 15 - 24 38 - end

Comprehension Questions suitable for UKS2. Questions on selected extracts (not included) for pages: 14 - 22 64 - 70 98- 108

Comprehension Questions on page 1 - 20 of ‘How to Upset a Victorian’ by Simon Chesire. Suitable for KS2

These ‘Library Challenge’ cards were made for my class library, but they could be used in a school library as well. The idea was just to get the children excited about reading and properly engaged with the books, and they’ve really enjoyed working through the activities – an added bonus being that I use this work to decorate the walls of our library. There’s a selection of 10 Library Challenge Cards, plus a ‘Library Challenge of the Week’ which just allows for changing things up a little without having to print and laminate more cards.

A generic book review template which can be used for any fiction book. Differentiated twice. Now including editable Word document

A poster designed to help children to make sure they have included all of the punctuation necessary for speech. It has been made on an A4 sheet, but with the intention of being blown up to A3!

A planning sheet for writing a diary entry, covering one day (could be edited for any time period). Suitable for KS2.

Planning sheet for explanation texts. Suitable for KS2.

Planning sheet for balanced arguments, differentiated 2 ways. Suitable for KS2.

A planning sheet for writing a persuasive piece of writing or speech. Suitable for KS2.

A planning sheet for non-chronological reports, differentiated 3 ways. Suitable for KS2.