This is an English 4 week unit of work based on the book ‘Wonderscape’ for the last half-term for year 6. It is focused around transition activities and planned in the way that children will learn English at secondary school. It includes starters, spellings, main teaching, differentiated activities and plenaries. There are some resources included. I have smartboards for each unit but I can’t upload them due to copywrite. If you purchase this unit and would like them, please leave your email address in the comments and I will email them all to you.

This English unit of work runs over 6 weeks and is based around the book ‘Stories from the Silk Road.’ It is the best way that I have found to enliven the topic ‘Islamic Civilisations’ and ensure that children learn deeply about it and this year, we taught it online, so it works well remotely. The plans include starters, main teaching, activities and differentiation, and I have uploaded all of the worksheets that I made to go alongside the unit. I can’t upload the smartboards due to copyright laws, so if you buy the unit and want these, leave me a comment with your email address and I can send them over to you.

A full 4 weeks worth of lessons for teaching the chapter book Skellig. This is a fantastic book that the children really enjoy as it is mysterious. There is also a film you can show them. Lesson plans include starters to develop vocabulary and linked to SATs, main input, differentiated activities, learning intentions and success criteria.

Full set of planning for writing horror stories based on the graphic novel and the novel Silverfin (young bond) by Charlie Higson. Fully differentiated with starters that link to grammar and resources to go with the lessons. The unit explores the features, language and structure of horror stories using the text and then culminates in the children writing their own horror story using the first few pages of the graphic novel Silverfin. Especially great for getting reluctant boys engaged!

A set of writing targets in order from years 1-6 - includes greater depth for years 2 and 6. All targets are based on the National Curriculum and build upon each other. Years 2 and 6 are based on the end of year writing assessment framework. Targets are split into: writing for a range of purposes, organise writing effectively, punctuation and spelling and presentation. They can be stuck into the front of English books and can inform planning, intervention, assessment and conferencing.

Templates that you can use across the whole school for planning, teaching, recording and assessing group guided reading. Includes a page of question stems to use and pages to plan questions and record children’s answers on. Also includes the reading curriculum for each year group to help teachers focus in on key stems.