Guided Reading unit of work for James and the Giant Peach. Made for a Year 3 class but can easily be accessed/tweaked to be used in other year groups (KS2). Uses a mixture of children reading and listening to the teacher reading out loud (so LA readers can also access it). Activities have a range of sequencing events, inference style questions, imaginative drawing and lots more. The symbols are from our school Guided Reading policy and indicate the style of question - includes using background information to connect to the text, visualising, prediction/I wonder style questions, think like a detective inference skills, building the gist and vocabulary checks. Includes a pupil copy and a teacher guide in which it gives guidance of where to read to in order for the children - will save a lot of time planning and preparing your guided reading sessions for a term (44 pages of activities - one page per session).

Grids used with my Year 3 class with 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 8s and 10s. These have been printed off and made into A5 booklets which are useful for quick, 5 minute practice. Also includes mixed grids for the more able and answer sheets.

A resource pack for a lesson using Pigeon Impossible from the Literacy Shed. Can be used in a stand alone lesson or developed into unit of work. I have used this across Key Stage 2 in every year group and every single child has loved it. Has a focus of using ‘show not tell’ to enhance the writing and make it more descriptive. Pack includes: Presentation for input Show not tell word mats Storyboards and pictures for sequencing Activity sheets for group work to mindmap how the characters are feeling at different stages An mp4 of Pigeon Impossible Large and small lined paper with a picture from Pigeon Impossible on using Twinkl Create Diary entry checklist from Twinkl I have used this for an interview, dissertation research across KS2 and standalone assessments - all of which had good feedback from observers and children.

A 21 lesson Guided Reading unit of work based on the book ‘Horrid Henry Meets the Queen’. This was used in a Year 2 class but it can be tweaked to be used in Lower Key Stage 2. Tried and tested in Year 2 and our children loved it! They were desperate to find out what happened next. It also inspired some of our reluctant readers to get into Horrid Henry books and read more regularly. There is a heavy focus on simple retrieval and vocabulary questions which prepared children to apply these skills when facing unknown texts. This unit of work includes: 21 fully resourced lessons Simple planning to follow PDFs of the book to look at together with the children. SMART Notebooks pages for each lesson. The symbols are from our school Guided Reading policy and indicate the style of question - includes using background information to connect to the text, visualising, prediction/I wonder style questions, think like a detective inference skills, building the gist and vocabulary checks.

A 22 lesson Guided Reading unit of work used in a Year 2 class but it can be easily tweaked to suit other year groups based on the beautiful book Art and Max by David Wiesner Tried and tested in Year 2 and our children loved it! They were desperate to find out what happened next. We had a lot of discussions about friendships and we used it in the Autumn term. This would be ideal if your class are struggling with friendships and being kind to each other as it is extra PSHE for them without even realising! This unit of work includes: 22 fully resourced lessons Simple planning to follow Photos of the book to look at together with the children. The symbols are from our school Guided Reading policy and indicate the style of question - includes using background information to connect to the text, visualising, prediction/I wonder style questions, think like a detective inference skills, building the gist and vocabulary checks.

Introduction inference lesson including planning and resources for the Iron Man. Uses principles of ‘Book Talk’ from Talk for Reading. The PowerPoint introduces the children to the Iron Man one line at a time and asks them an inference style question for them to draw/write their answer to in their bubbles on their sheet. Created brilliant discussion with my Year 3 class but can be used throughout KS2.

Short activites collated to use as a lesson starter in English. Covers apostrophes for possession, conjunctions, types of words, a or an, nouns and pronouns, question marks and exclamation marks, direct speech.

Planning and SMART notebook for teaching -ful, -ness, -ly, -er, -est. Planning covers 4 weeks worth of daily phonics sessions following the revisit/review, teach, practice and apply sequence. Used with a mixed Year 1/2 class.

14 Guided Reading lessons fully planned and resourced based on the book Captain Falsebeard and the Wild Goose Chase. This has been tried and tested in Year 2 classes but could be tweaked to suit Year 3. Our children absolutely loved the story and the planning focuses heavily on vocabulary and simple retrieval skills such as ‘find and copy…’ - we saw a huge improvement in the children’s NFER reading assessments after completing this unit of work. The lessons follow a similar format so the children get used to the style of questions and become a lot quicker at answering them. The resource includes: Pictures for each page of the book Simple planning to follow 14 lessons resources (this lasted us a full half term) The symbols are from our school Guided Reading policy and indicate the style of question - includes using background information to connect to the text, visualising, prediction/I wonder style questions, think like a detective inference skills, building the gist and vocabulary checks.

Guided Reading unit of work resource used with my Year 3 class however can be accessed by all abilities - some of mine were PKF readers and writers. 24 lessons worth of resources that can be printed into a booklet for the children. Each page has a picture from the book and then a series of ‘I wonder’ questions or speec/thought bubbles for the characters that the children fill in. My children loved filling it in, created some great discussions and their imaginations went wild! Also helped LA children to develop their inference skills.

A reading journal for the book 'Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type’ Used in a Year 3 class for whole class Guided Reading - can be adapted for younger/older children and can also be used in a small group. Unit of work lasts at least one half term - it took us around six weeks. No need to plan anything as the activities are fairly self-explanatory.

Spread over 3 weeks, this was used with Year 3 children to create newspaper reports about what their chosen Supermarket is doing to reduce waste. This was used towards the end of the year and was challenging - definitely suitable for upper KS2. Not all planning and resources included but there is information about what each of the big supermarkets are doing to reduce waste (data collected early 2018). Children used this to then create posters about their chosen supermarket (template included). After that we wrote our reports a paragraph at a time (SMART notebook included) then created captions for pictures (included). To finish they wrote them up on laptops to give a professional finish. The children were amazed by what the supermarkets are doing and it made them a lot more conscious about what happens to their own waste.

Guided Reading Poetry Journal used in a Year 3 class - can be adapted for older/younger children or to be used in a small group. The booklet includes two poems which have a series of ‘I wonder’ style questions as well as a focus on vocabulary. This unit of work will last approximately a whole half term with self-explanitory activities so no need for extra planning!

Growth Mindset worksheet to use along side clips of Will Smith discussing the difference between talent and skill.

Input and resources for teaching nonsense poetry using ‘On the ning nang nong’. Used with a mixed Year 1/2 class.

A SMART Notebook unit of 7 sessions based on the story The Three Little Pigs. Created using the book ‘Puffed Out - The Three Little Pigs’ Guide to Growth Mindset’. Each session has open ended questions to promote discussion. eg. The wolf had already acquired a reputation for being both ‘big’ and ‘bad’. What happened prior to this particular escapade for him to acquire this name? It then has a follow up activities. Used with a Year 3 class but is definitely suitable for KS1 and KS2.

Growth Mindset lesson starter comparing brains and expanding sponges. Includes useful Youtube links to clips of sponges that expand when in water. Used to promote discussion in a Year 3 class but is suitable for KS2.