It's a task that appeals, so pupils enjoy writing and because of the model text and scaffold frame, pupils are able to get excellent writing results. Pupils decide upon their dream theme park, with any features they want. There is a model text of a theme park advert written to demonstrate genre features and to highlight the use of persuasive techniques. The comprehensive teaching notes explain the genre features used to persuade, so the pupils include the techniques in their texts. The notes make suggestions for speaking and listening, guided and independent writing and the scaffold frame offers additional support. The scaffold results in great writing and the pupils get a clear understanding of the features of the persuasive text. There is a simplified worksheet for pupils needing more support and a simplified planner worksheet for children requiring more support.

A simple PowerPoint to explain what is and isn't a sentence. It also shows how a simple sentence can be modified by an adjective or adverb.

A complex sentences PowerPoint

This is a persuasive brochure for a Star Wars World Theme Park, written to model how to use persuasive techniques, like appealing adjective and imperative (bossy) verbs. There are detailed teaching notes and a scaffold frame for children to write their own theme park brochure on a theme of their choice and a blank brochure with theme park pictures is also provided, if required. There is also an extension task to develop further ideas for the theme park website, which could be done as an individual, or group, speaking and listening or writing task. There is also a support worksheet and a theme park ideas worksheet, too, for pupils needing more help.

This is a PowerPoint presentation discovering through questions and examples the rules for punctuating dialogue and a speech punctuation investigation task using How to Train Your Dragon The presentation also shows how to punctuate and use speech tags and includes alternative words for the speech verb, ‘said’.This task gets children to discover the rules of punctuating direct speech for themselves without being told, and thus leads to deeper understanding. There are teaching notes showing the grammar essentials children need to understand to be able to use direct speech accurately. The work can be linked to class study of How To Train Your Dragon, or used as a stand alone grammar group, or individual activity. There are more free resources available at www.angelawalker.co.uk

This task gets children to discover the rules of punctuating direct speech for themselves without being told, and thus leads to deeper understanding. There are teaching notes showing the grammar essentials children need to understand to be able to use direct speech accurately. The work can be linked to class study of the BFG, or used as a stand alone grammar group or individual activity. There are more free resources available at www.angelawalker.co.uk

Children will be excited by designing their dream hotel advert, with features like free ice creams, Lego play rooms and water slides. There is a model text of a family fun holiday brochure advert for a hotel near Disney World, written to demonstrate genre features and to highlight the use of persuasive techniques. The comprehensive teaching notes explain the genre features to inform and to persuade. The notes make suggestions for guided and independent writing and the scaffold frame offers additional support. The scaffold results in great writing and the pupils get a clear understanding of the features of the text type.

These newspaper tasks teach pupils to notice all the features of a newspapers article . The worksheet includes funny headlines where the meaning can be misinterpreted, but also shows pupils advice on how to write headlines and includes a headlines activity for them to do. The newspaper article has been written to demonstrate the text features of a newspaper. There are comprehensive teaching notes, suggesting extension activities and advice to support pupils to write effective lead lines. There are tasks suggested to teach the use of parenthetic commas as part of the work on the newspaper genre. news article written to demonstrate text features &teaching notes

These worksheets improve creative writing by getting pupils to reveal clues that show how a character feels, rather than through simply telling, for example ' they are angry.' There are two aimed at different ability levels. They can then be used as a resource for their own creative writing.

This activity gives pupils a clear structure for writing a newspaper about Mrs Pretty’s donation of the Sutton Hoo finds to the British Museum. It also provides all the facts they need to write a really good newspaper article. A task for able upperKS2, and KS3 historians.

This is a sports car advert, aimed at Upper Key Stage 2, written to demonstrate persuasive techniques, such as, imperative verbs and blinding with science. There are detailed teaching notes on the text and follow up writing task and a PowerPoint of persuasive techniques. There is a scaffold frame to support pupils with independent writing and a blank template for pupils to produce their own car advert, having discussed the advert provided. There is a connotations worksheet, looking at the use of animal names with powerful connotations used for car names. There is also a list of demonstration slogans from car companies. There are seven resources in all, including the advert written with a white background for improved printing. It is a comprehensive and fun way to teach persuasive writing.

KS2 Forces - gears worksheet

Pulleys worksheet

This is part of a PowerPoint presentation discovering through questions and examples the rules for punctuating dialogue. This extract focuses on speech tags. The full PowerPoint and speech punctuation investigation tasks are available as a premium resource at AWalkerEducation shop. The full premium presentation shows how to punctuate direct speech, how to move and use speech tags and includes alternative words for the speech verb, ‘said’. The investigations use well known texts for children to investigate and discover the rules for themselves.

An irregular verbs PowerPoint activity for Key Stage 1 (or may be useful for Key Stage 2 SEN). More free resources are available at www.angelawalker.co.uk

There is a space, at the bottom of the page, to write more about what you notice and what you can infer about the character of Napoleon from the way he is portrayed .