This unit includes 10 complete lesson plans, activities and fully interactive PowerPoints to teach Year 2 children all about Information Texts. Throughout this unit they will begin by learning about cats and dogs by reading the two stories ‘Dogs’ and ‘Matilda’s Cat’ by the award winning author and illustrator Emily Gravett. They work in small groups to answer text-related questions as well as retelling the story of ‘Matilda’s Cat’ as they apply their knowledge of the -ing suffix. During week 2, they will begin to explore the features of information texts using the provided resources. They will research, plan and write their own information pages which they will then self assess at the end of the week. Download Lesson 1 for free here Lesson 1: To create dogs with opposite characteristics Lesson 2: To answer comprehension questions about dogs Lesson 3: To correctly spell words using the -ing suffix Lesson 4: To retell a short story Lesson 5: To describe an animal using expanded noun phrases Lesson 6: To explore the features of a nonfiction text Lesson 7: To research and plan an information text Lesson 8: To correctly use new and familiar punctuation marks Lesson 9: To begin writing an information text Lesson 10: To edit and improve my information text Total Number of Slides: 52 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This presentation has been created to teach and revise the differences between formal and informal language. Children can use whiteboards to complete various activities throughout this PowerPoint.

No additional resources needed #stressfreeteaching This presentation includes the final 5 lessons relating to Aesop’s Fables based on the Year 4 National Curriculum scheme of work. To end this unit children will analyse the structure of an existing fable in order to correctly structure and improve their own writing. Week 3 of 3. Lesson 1: To discuss ideas to plan my own fable Lesson 2: To write the first draft of my fable Lesson 3: To assess and improve my sentence structure Lesson 4: To proofread my writing for spelling errors Lesson 5: To perform my complete fable to an audience Total Number of Slides: 39

This pack contains 6 weeks (30 days) worth of daily starter activities for KS2 Maths lessons. Each day, the children will either be presented with either a key number in the center of the slide, a time on a clock face, a 2D or 3D shape. They will then answer a series of differentiated questions involving word problems as well as their knowledge of the four operations, time and/or shape. Questions should be answered following the traffic light system with the green section being completed first, then the orange section and finally the challenge. Each daily slide also comes with answers for pupils to easily self-mark directly after the activity. PowerPoints can be easily adapted if necessary.

This bundle also includes 5 complete lesson plans, activities and a fully interactive PowerPoint to continue the learning of Information Texts. During this second and final week, children will enjoy learning about useful trucks such as Army Recovery Trucks, Logging Trucks and Snow Ploughs before planning and creating their very own! They will then create labels and captions to describe their truck’s features during lessons 3 and 4. SPAG/GPS covered this week: Phoneme /k/, graphemes c, k, ck and ch, simple sentences. Lesson 1: To create a useful big truck Lesson 2: To write sentences using the /k/ phoneme Lesson 3: To write labels and captions Lesson 4: To write an informative sentence Lesson 5: To write captions using complete sentences NB. Access to nonfiction books about trucks will support this week’s learning. Total Number of Slides: 27 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

No additional resources needed This interactive PowerPoint and 5 lesson plans conclude this unit about stories with Familiar Settings based on the Year 2 National Curriculum scheme of work. This week, children will continue to focus on ‘Gorilla’ by Anthony Browne, ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ by Judith Kerr as well as the well-known story ‘There’s No Such Thing As A Dragon’ by Jack Kent. Using these stories, they will begin to develop ideas, plan and write their own stories using the character that they created at the end of week 1. During lesson 3, they will also have fun playing a board game with a partner as they practise reading and spelling words containing the /j/ phoneme! Lesson 1: To create an interesting problem for my story Lesson 2: To plan my own story Lesson 3: To read and spell words with the phoneme /j/ Lesson 4: To create a good story opening Lesson 5: To use my ‘writing toolbox’ to complete my story Total Number of Slides: 32 Resources included? Yes Lesson Plans Included? Yes If necessary, this PowerPoint can be easily adapted to meet the specific needs of your class. Physical copies of the books would be beneficial, but links are provided. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme Week 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-fiction-familiar-settings-week-1-of-2-12192909

No additional resources #StressFreeTeaching This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Postcards and Letters based on the Year 2 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons relating to the story ‘John Patrick Norman McHennessy - The Boy Who Was Always Late’ by John Burningham (which can be listened to on YouTube using the provided link). Week 1 of 2. Lesson 1: To create new ideas based on a story Lesson 2: To recognise the features of a letter Lesson 3: To practise writing my full name and address Lesson 4: To write a postcard Lesson 5: To write a letter to a given character Total Number of Slides: 35 Resources Included? Yes

No additional resources needed #stressfreeteaching This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Instructions and Explanations based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit children will read and explore exemplar texts in order to identify various features before applying these to their own work. Week 1 of 2. Lesson 1: To identify the features of a set of instructions Lesson 2: To use powerful verbs Lesson 3: To write a set of instructions Lesson 4: To identify the features of an explanation text Lesson 5: To write an explanation text Total Number of Slides: 38 Resources Included? Yes

#No additional resources needed. Click here to download lesson 1 for FREE. This bundle includes: 15 complete (and editable) lessons plans, all necessary resources and 3 fully interactive PowerPoints to make this unit enjoyable and engaging. These lessons are centered around a variety of different musical instruments (both familiar and new) as children learn to explore, write and identify the features of information texts. SPAG/GPS covered: coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, main and subordinate clauses , apostrophes to show possession and pronouns. Lesson 1: To write about a musical instrument Lesson 2: To prepare an oral presentation using conjunctions Lesson 3: To read and answer questions about a text Lesson 4: To explore and identify the features of an information text Lesson 5: To use a range of conjunctions to form extended sentences Lesson 6: To sort information into different headings Lesson 7: To conduct independent research Lesson 8: To write paragraphs using conjunctions Lesson 9: To continue writing my information text Lesson 10: To assess the work of others Lesson 11: To research an instrument of my choice Lesson 12: To sort my research into an organised plan Lesson 13: To write the first draft of my information text Lesson 14: To check, edit and redraft my information text Lesson 15: To prepare and present my information text Total Number of Slides: 80 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This interactive primary PowerPoint includes 5 lessons relating to Choral and Performance Poetry based on the Year 6 National Curriculum scheme of work. Lesson 1: To identify features of a performance poem Lesson 2: To analyse a performance poem Lesson 3: To create expanded noun phrases Lesson 4: To explore the vocabulary used within a poem Lesson 5: To write a poem in the subjunctive form Total Number of Slides: 31 Resources and Poems Included? Yes Full Lesson Plan Included. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This interactive PowerPoint includes 5 whole lessons relating to Songs and Repetitive Poems based on the Year 1 National Curriculum scheme of work which can be easily adapted to meet individual needs. This week, children will enjoy lessons and activities based around the following two poems: ‘Peter ate a Worm’ by Jack Prelutsky and ‘Wings’ by Pie Corbett. Each lesson contains a starter activity, displayed success criteria, main teaching and plenary. Week 1 of 2. Lesson 1: To write imaginative sentences Lesson 2: To memorise and recite a poem Lesson 3: To copy a poem using neat handwriting Lesson 4: To complete my poem and add illustrations Lesson 5: To write my own version of a poem Total Number of Slides: 27 Poems and Activity Resources Included? Yes Lesson Plan Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

No additional resources #StressFreeTeaching This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Postcards and Letters based on the Year 2 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons relating to the story ‘Dear Greenpeace’ by Simon James (which can be listened to on YouTube using the provided link). This PowerPoint can be easily adapted to meet the specific needs of an individual class. Week 2 of 2. Lesson 1: To correctly sequence the events of a story Lesson 2: To practise spelling words with the /ul/ phoneme Lesson 3: To plan the continuation of a story Lesson 4: To write the first draft of my letter Lesson 5: To create a final copy of my letter for display Total Number of Slides: 32 Resources included? Yes

A planning sheet designed to aid child when writing their own fables.

This ‘Powerful Verbs’ word mat and poster can be used to aid learning within different genres of writing. This handy list can be cut out and stuck into pupils’ books or laminated and stored within the classroom to be used when needed. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

These resources can be used to support the learning of Adverbs of Manner (which include the different rules for adding the -ly suffix). This handy list can be cut out and stuck into pupils’ books or laminated and stored within the classroom to be used when needed. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme