Originally written for a Year 5 class of pupils, this resource can be adapted across the KS2 age range. An adaptable letter tells pupils that they have been admitted into a police cadet training program and that their first mission is to revisit a case that had been previously ‘solved’ in light of some new evidence. Pupils read statements from the 2 characters before visiting the crime scene where new evidence has been found. Each piece of evidence is presented with some notes that have already been taken by the inspector and room to add your own notes interactively underneath. Learning from this resource can be taken in many directions including letter writing, story writing and report writing. The letter contains examples of: Fronted adverbials Relative clauses Modal verbs Also included, is a worksheet for pupils to produce their own file on a particular character including notes and questions and key evidence. Curriculum links: The purpose of the activity is to increase skills in inference and deduction. The activity asks them to deduce what evidence they can find and ask questions that will lead them to find further information. As year 5 teachers, we used this simpler case study in order to support pupils in finding evidence about characters’ personalities in a more complex text (in our case a Greek Myth) in which “all evidence had been destroyed,” aside from “one eyewitness account” (the story itself). Other bonuses we found from this work was that pupils’ handwriting improved as a result of having a purpose - writing back to the detective. We also found that speaking and listening skills improved over the time while sharing their thoughts about the evidence with each other and then within the class as a whole.

This resource can be used as a lesson on descriptive writing or as a way into a piece of extended writing. It combines a story about a boy who gets lost in the forest with a sound photo that allows children to click magnifying glasses and hear different sounds from the setting. The resource is designed to engage children in creative writing. This resource is aimed at Y4+ children. The story needs to be assessed on a class by class basis however the linked resources can be used for any KS2 age group. The resource includes: - An open ended story - An interactive sound photo - A lesson plan to use for Year 4 (Can be tweaked for older children). - Linked resources, including a starter game - Teaching ideas All necessary resources can be printed directly from the presentation. Enjoy! **Sample pictures have been added as .ppsm (Powerpoint with Macros) cannot be previewed on TES yet.

A writing frame for an Estate Agent Property Overview. This can be used to sell any property to any character. We used it to sell Stig's den. There are spaces for 3 small pictures and then subheadings for writing which can be edited as appropriate. I used it for a group nearing the end of Year 3. However, it could be adapted and used for different age groups.