This smartboard is linked to the Victorian topic Street Child . The lessons are linked to writing for upper key stage 2. The smartboard focuses on: planning and writing a narrative -planning and writing a non chronological report on a victorian workhouse Lessons are two weeks worth of writing and allow for the pupils to meet end of key stage 2 objectives in writing

This smartboard is based on the video Alma from the Literacy Shed. The lesson is focused on looking at the day from Alma's point of view and writing a diary.

This lesson has been judged as outstanding. The lesson focuses on writing a setting for a given image. The lesson builds on pupils previous experience of understanding the features of a setting and moves to writing through modelling and editing. All components of the lesson are attached including a success criteria that can be stuck in children's books for self and peer assessment

This resource uses the Tiger Who Came to Tea to write a character description. The focus is based upon writing a character description using adjectives and conjunctions. Differentiation is in the powerpoints and resources included. Seen as outstanding lessons

This is a smartboard file and the lessons are in line with the year 6 writing descriptors for SATs This is a week’s worth of writing which focuses on exploring different descriptive language and the effect it has on the writing. Following on from this the pupils explore in depth one of the characters through the use of similes,metaphors and personification. They infer into what the character is like before writing a character description from the point of view of Jim. These lessons include a starter, main activity and plenary.

This smartboard is a lesson based on Street Child. The smartboard has the basics of a lesson to describe the landlord in the book using chapter 2 as a basis. The lesson focuses on using powerful vocabulary and describe a character and using the text to find out about the character from action and speech to write their description.

This outstanding lesson plan is based around Street Child by Berlie Doherty. The lesson focuses on writing a persuasive piece of writing based upon an event in the text. Also has an SMSC link that is explicit

This resources focuses on the use of prepositions within a sentence. The aim of this lesson plan is -to know what position words are -to identify prepositions in a text -to use prepositions to create a detailed description Lesson plan and differentiated included.

This smartboard is based on the Lion the witch and the wardrobe with a focus on identifying expanded noun phrases.

This resource explores what makes a good friend. Links to PSHE and ideal for lower KS2.

This smartboard is based on writing a diary of a slave. The series of lessons are to: -recall key information from a text to understand the life of a slave -explore feelings of a slave -planning a diary -writing a diary entry of a slave The writing meets the requirements of upper key stage 2

This lesson is based around Guy Fawkes and the Gun Powder Plot. The resource gives details about the event before asking children to write a diary entry. Outstanding lesson.

This resource is aimed at KS2. A series of lessons that focuses on a range of geography skills linked to natural disasters. The content that is covered it the impact of natural disasters, understand the earth is made of many layers, identifying features of a volcano, use maps to locate position, use secondary resources to locate information , communicate geographical knowledge, understand how tremors are measured. Links to reading and speaking and listening also in planning.

This lesson is based around the Demon Headmaster book. The aim of the lesson is to develop the children's prediction skills through identifying key information, making predictions by finding supporting clues in the text. Judged Outstanding by Ofsted

Week 2 Planning for the Jungle Book. The lesson objectives focus on: -plan and organise events of a story -create an illustration of an imaginary setting -use characterisation to engage readers

This resource is based around The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The two lessons focus on understanding the text through reading the story sequencing the story, using their own experiences to be familiar with the text, retelling the story and creating a story map. Lessons link to Pie Corbett and are seen to be outstanding. All the powerpoints have the complete lessons.

This lesson is focused on writing a character description with a focus on the Tudor period. The focus on adverbial phrases and noun phrases

This smartboard is focusing on the the use a variety of sentence lengths and structures, with a focus on adverbials. Smartboard resource

This smartboard is a revision of apostophes for contraction and possession. The children investigate how the apostrophe should be used

These smartboards are 3 lessons based on poetry. The aim of the lessons are to identify the features of poems, comparing poems, performing an exisiting poem. The poems are based on a range of themes Ideal for Year 4