These writing medium term plans are for Years 1 to Y6. They include a recommended class novel for each half term, links to Science Geography/History. All planning is in line with the new 2014 curriculum.

This display is for children studying the novel Once. It includes extracts and questions to engage the children and develop their inference skills at a deeper level.

A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E.B.White to support children in studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, themes, quotes and challenging vocabulary covered in the book.

This planning was used post SATs as part of the children's transition work. If focuses on 13 lessons (depending on lesson lengths) and cover cross curricular. The children loved the novel and this planning helped to look at key themes which arose.

This PowerPoint leads the children through two extracts from classics (Lord of the Flies and Treasure Island) - there are questions linked to the texts (including vocabulary choices, inference, and summarising the text). Prompts then follow to allow children the chance to still work independently, with clues to the mark allocations. There then follows the mark scheme. This process is repeated for both extracts. There are also two ‘Going deeper’ questions. I have used this with my children in class with great success. Due to the complexity of the text, this can be used with older children.

This resource was used for my Y6 class: it includes 2 weeks worth of planning and the accompanying Activinspire flipcharts and planning proformas. It is based on the novel 'Holes' by Louis Sachar. With adaptation, can be used with Lower KS3

A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Beowulf’ by Michael Morpurgo to support children in studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, themes, quotes and challenging vocabulary covered in the book.

A Guided Reading lesson using extracts from the novel 'Matilda'. There is an introduction PowerPoint to share with the class, which introduces them to the concept of PEE (point, evidence and explanation), followed by an example. There are 3 differentiated comprehensions. This would ideally be used in KS2 All extracts are copyright to Roald Dahl

This includes 3 weeks planning on historical diaries and all resources, including Activinspire flipcharts for each lesson. It is based on the stunning novel 'Once' by Morris Gleitzman about WW2 and a child fleeing to find his parents. Many resources refer to My Secret War Diary, which is excellent for using extracts. This was aimed at my Y6 class, however can be used with Y5 or Y7+ if needed. The work produced by my class was stunning and the children fell in love with the novel.

A knowledge organiser based on ‘Coraline’ by Neil Gaiman to use for revision on the novel. It can also be used to support children in developing a greater understanding of the themes in the book, by identifying key information, quotes, vocabulary and discussion points.

These are the Teacher Led questions for Guided Reading sessions based on the ORT Stage 16 Classics. It is based on the teacher reading once a week with the children and may require children to read following chapters at home (therefore questions do not cover each chapter). Preparation questions can be given to the children the day before the teacher led session. 6 Novels are included (Treasure Island, The Lost World, Sherlock Holmes, Oliver Twist, Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde).

This pack was aimed at Y5 during the summer holidays, however it could be adapted slightly for Y3-6. It consists of various activities including maths, spellings, descriptive writing and geography. It is meant to be fun to engage the children (e.g. wordsearch and time tables raps). Each task is awarded points (thus ensuring all children in the class can access it) which children accumulate during the pack to obtain broze, silver, gold or platinum award....you can decide whether you give any prizes in return.

This is a support mat for children to use when writing (or as a display poster) which will help the children develop the cohesiveness of their writing. It states down strategies to use, examples of each and then the impact this has on the reader. This is aimed at KS2/3 children

This resource includes 6 weeks planning for Guided Reading. For each week, it allows for a test per week (one lesson), working through the test (one lesson) and three days of whole class shared reading. This process follows the Mastery approach for whole class, using support for those who need it, with greater depth questions for those moving on. It follows 2 weeks on newspapers (using First News) and 4 weeks using Kensuke's Kingdom. There is a presentation for each day, using Activinspire (this can be downloaded for free by simply searching on Google, if you do not have it). Each presentation begins with an extract and a 'general' question to discuss and answer. Followed by support questions and then greater depth thinking. I have used this with my Y6 and the progress by all has been remarkable.

A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman to support children when writing historical narratives set in WW2, when studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, grammar requirements, suggested composition, sentence openers etc. Used in Y6, so objectives link to Y6 writing curriculum requirements.

A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman to support children when writing diaries based during WW2, when studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, grammar requirements, suggested composition, sentence openers etc. Used in Y6, so objectives link to Y6 curriculum writing requirements.

This knowledge organiser is based on the novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan) and supports children writing an ‘Adventure Narrative’. It includes Y3/4 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y4, grammar prompts, and planning guidance.

This knowledge organiser is based on the novel The Iron Man (Ted Hughes) and supports children writing a complaint letter (Complaining to the council about the Iron Man’s destruction and request for a trap being set). It includes Y3/4 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y4, grammar prompts, and planning guidance

This knowledge organiser is based on the novel ‘ROOM 13’ byRobert Swindells and supports children writing their own version of a ‘horror narrative’. It is an A4 Publisher document, which includes Y5/6 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y6, grammar prompts, and planning guidance (along with sentence starters for each suggested paragraph).

A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Skellig’ by David Almond to support children when writing a contemporary narrative, when studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, grammar requirements, suggested composition, sentence openers etc. Used in Y6, so objectives link to Y6 writing curriculum requirements.