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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Labels, Lists and Signs based on the Year 1 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons based on the story ‘Not a Stick’ by Antoinette Portis. This presentation is Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To sequence a familiar story
Lesson 2: To correctly label a picture
Lesson 3: To create imaginative responses
Lesson 4: To use descriptive phrases
Lesson 5: To create a role play from a familiar story
Total Number of Slides: 43
Resources Included: Yes
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Throughout this two week unit children will embark on various activities as they revise, learn and further explore the features of Instruction and Explanation Texts. They will enjoy giving commands to a partner (to draw various given pictures) as they learn to identify and use imperative verbs. Once they have learned to identify various features of both types of texts, they will be given the opportunity to plan and write their very own.
Grammar Focus: Imperative Verbs & Personal, Possessive and Relative Pronouns
Total Number of Slides: 85
Duration: 10 lessons
Worksheets Included? Yes (with answers)
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This interactive PowerPoint includes 5 whole lessons relating to Recounts based on the Year 5 National Curriculum scheme of work. During week 1 of this unit children will learn to identify the features of a recount text as well as how paragraphs and fronted adverbials are used to create cohesion. These 5 lessons cover Recount Features and Fronted Adverbials in depth and may require extra SPAG/GPS lesson time.
Lesson 1: To read and discuss UFO recounts
Lessons 2 & 3: To understand and identify the features of a recount text
Lesson 4: To use fronted adverbials to plan a diary entry
Lesson 5: To write a UFO diary entry
Total Number of Slides: 44 (including resources/activities)
Worksheets Included? Yes
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Required Text:
The Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland
This interactive PowerPoint includes 5 whole lessons relating to Recounts based on the Year 6 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons based around the thought-provoking story ‘The Day of Ahmed’s Secret’. This book will take children to an unknown world with a powerful message. They will revise the features of recounts whilst writing in both the first and third person as well as applying their knowledge of adverbials and homophones within written sentences.
This presentation is Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To listen and discuss a story
Lesson 2: To write a recount in the third person
Lesson 3: To write sentences using homophones
Lesson 4: To correctly use and punctuate adverbials within a sentence
Lesson 5: To write a recount in the first person
Total Number of Slides: 38
Worksheets Included? Yes
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Related Poem - ‘The door’ by Miroslav Holub (included)
This interactive PowerPoint contains the final 5 poetry lessons relating to Image Poems based on the Year 4 National Curriculum scheme of work. To conclude this unit pupils will practise writing descriptive sentences using comparative adjectives before editing their work to include fronted adverbials. They will learn the importance of a fronted adverbial as well as how and why these are used. Your class will become more engaged with poetry as they use their imaginations to visualise a range of different images when they ‘open a door’. They will then use these collaborative ideas to produce their own image poem (either independently or with a partner) before learning, rehearsing and performing their work during the final lesson.
Lesson 1: To write descriptive sentences
Lesson 2: To use fronted adverbials to improve my writing
Lesson 3: To plan a descriptive piece of writing
Lesson 4: To write an image poem
Lesson 5: To learn, prepare and perform my poem
Total Number of Slides: 29
Differentiation and Group Work? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
Lesson plan included? No
Week 2 of 2
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No additional resources needed. All lessons include an easy-to-follow lesson plan, interactive PowerPoint, starter activity, main teaching, lesson activity and plenary.
This bundle contains the final 5 lessons relating to Stories From Other Cultures based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. During this third and final week, children will be applying their knowledge of traditional Indian Tales by planning and writing their own in a similar style. They will choose a well-known fairy tale and replace some of these characters with the characters from the Indian Tales which have been covered during this unit. They will be aiming to apply their knowledge of prepositional phrases, adverbs of manner and powerful language.
Lesson 1: To use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words
Lesson 2: To ‘magpie’ powerful language to use within my own writing
Lesson 3: To convert a Fairy Tale into a Traditional Indian Tale
Lesson 4: To write a story in the style of a Traditional Indian Tale
Lesson 5: To edit and improve my writing
Total Number of Slides: 30
Lesson Plans Included? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
This interactive PowerPoint concludes this two-week Observational Poetry unit. During this second week, children will explore the use of imagery within poems by learning how to create powerful images using all 5 senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell). They will have fun imagining themselves as ‘the classroom’ as they consider these senses. What would a classroom see and hear? They will then use their plans to create a poem called ‘I am a Classroom’ based on the poem ‘I am a Writer’ by Joseph Coelho.
Poetic Devices/GPS covered throughout these lessons include similes, metaphors, personification, imagery and relative clauses.
Related Poems:
‘Sky-Artist´ and ‘Don’t be Scared’ by Grace Nichols
’I am a Writer’ by Joseph Coelho
’Sunlight’ by David Windle
Lesson 1: To explore the impact of vocabulary within a poem
Lessons 2: To write a poem using metaphors and similes
Lesson 3: To plan a poem using descriptive language
Lesson 4: To write a poem about a given topic
Lesson 5: To revise and perform my poem
Total Number of Slides: 31
Lesson Plan Included? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
Differentiation? Yes
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This interactive PowerPoint includes 5 whole lessons relating to Recounts based on the Year 5 National Curriculum scheme of work. During this second week, children will continue to apply their knowledge of adverbials as they create multi-clause sentences relating to UFOs. In addition to this, they will enjoy working in small groups as they plan the events of a ‘hoax’ UFO sighting at school before writing drafts and completing their recounts independently. To finish the week children will work together in small groups as they learn more about the UFO-related world before presenting new information to the class.
Lesson 1: To write and punctuate adverbials in a sentence
Lesson 2: To plan a recount of a UFO sighting in school
Lesson 3: To write the first draft of a recount
Lesson 4: To complete and improve my first draft
Lesson 5: To create and deliver a UFO presentation
Total Number of Slides: 28
Worksheets Included? Yes
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Just So Stories based on the Year 5 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons linked to different extracts which can be sourced using the provided links. Week 3 of 3.
Lesson 1: To plan a 'Just So Story’
Lesson 2: To begin writing my first draft
Lesson 3: To complete writing my first draft
Lesson 4: To edit and proofread my own work
Lesson 5: To prepare and perform my own writing
Total Number of Slides: 35
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Throughout this two week unit children will learn to sequence a familiar story, write descriptive phrases, label pictures and create short sentences. In addition to this, they will also focus on the correct use of capital letters and apostrophes.
These excellent stories celebrate the power of imagination and have been carefully chosen to help engage young minds.
Total Number of Slides: 85
Resources Included? Yes
Required Text:
‘Hurricane’ by David Wiesner
This interactive PowerPoint includes the final 5 lessons relating to Recounts based on the Year 6 National Curriculum scheme of work. During this final week, children will enjoy reading the story ‘Hurricane’ by David Wiesner whilst continuing to further develop their knowledge of recounts. Pupils will be reminded how to use commas correctly and will have the opportunity to apply these rules to their own writing. In addition to this, they will develop their cooperation skills by working in small groups to act out the continuation of the story before applying their knowledge and skills to a final fictional recount (to be teacher and self assessed).
This presentation is Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To write a short recount of a story
Lesson 2: To read and identify the features of a recount
Lesson 3: To use role play to continue a story
Lesson 4: To understand and apply my knowledge of commas
Lesson 5: To make edits to a fictional recount
Total Number of Slides: 34
Worksheets Included? Yes
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This second bundle also includes 5 complete lesson plans, activities and a fully interactive PowerPoint to continue the learning of Significant Authors. During this final week, children will continue focusing on the book Clockwork or All Wound Up as well as a short extract from Spring-heeled Jack by Philip Pullman.
SPAG/GPS covered this week: complex sentences, expanded noun phrases, effective punctuation and dialogue.
Lesson 1: To understand the structure and layout of a graphic novel
Lesson 2: To write a section of a graphic novel
Lesson 3: To perform an improvised role play
Lesson 4: To plan a film script for ‘Clockwork’ by Philip Pullman
Lesson 5: To write a film script
NB. Children will need to have completed reading the book Clockwork or All Wound Up by Philip Pullman during Week 1.
Total Number of Slides: 28
Lesson Plans Included? Yes
Activities Included? Yes
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Creating Images based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. During this second week, children will continue to identify and use adjectives, nouns and verbs as well as begin to explore adverbs of manner. They will focus on two main poems: ‘The Lone Dog’ by Irene Rutherford McLeod and ‘Slowly’ by James Reeves. Throughout the week they will analyse their structure whilst learning the importance of carefully selecting powerful verbs and adjectives. Pupils will enjoy working together to create new poems (based on these two examples) and will end lessons by giving and receiving positive feedback with other members of the class.
Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To use a dictionary to explore the meaning of unfamiliar words
Lesson 2: To create a character profile
Lesson 3: To write a poem about my character
Lesson 4: To create sentences using adverbs of manner
Lesson 5: To use powerful verbs
Total Number of Slides: 27
Success Criteria Included? Yes
Differentiated Activities and Resources? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
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This bundle includes an interactive PowerPoint and 5 lesson plans relating to Stories With Familiar Settings based on the Year 1 National Curriculum scheme of work. During this second week, children will practise reading and spelling words using the /oi/ phoneme before planning their very own ‘lost toy’ story inspired by the book ‘Knuffle Bunny’ by Mo Willems. After writing the beginning, middle and end of their story, the included worksheets are designed to be cut out and stapled together to create their very own book! (ideal for display!)
Lesson 1: To read and spell words containing the /oi/ phoneme
Lesson 2: To plan my own ‘lost toy’ story
Lesson 3: To begin writing my story
Lesson 4: To write the middle part of my story
Lesson 5: To write the ending of my story
Total Number of Slides: 33
Activity Resources Included? Yes
Detailed Lesson Plan Included? Yes
Each lesson contains a starter activity, displayed success criteria, main teaching and plenary.
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Week 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-stories-with-familiar-settings-week-1-of-2-12192546
This download contains:
Self and Teacher Assessment Sheets differentiated for LKS2 and UKS2
A list of features
A checklist which can be used for exploring the features of a diary entry
An activity sheet which can be answered using any diary entry example text.
This resource contains an easy to read list of Time Conjunctions which can be used to support and extend pupil’s learning in a range of different lessons.
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Creating Images based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit children will revise and practise using adjectives, nouns and verbs. They will enjoy working together in small groups to memorise and perform small parts of a poem before performing together as a whole class. To end the week they spend time writing their own chant with a partner whilst applying the same structure and rhythm as ‘The Bug Chant’ by Tony Mitton.
Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To create noun phrases
Lesson 2: To understand abstract nouns
Lesson 3: To write a prose description
Lesson 4: To memorise part of a poem
Lesson 5: To use adjectives and verbs to write my own chant
Total Number of Slides: 33
Success Criteria Included? Yes
Differentiated Activities and Resources? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
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This second bundle also includes 5 lesson plans, resources and an interactive PowerPoint to support the learning of Familiar Settings. During this second and final week, children will revise how to correctly use fronted adverbials when describing characters and various settings within the Horrid Henry books. To end the week, they will enjoy planning, writing and editing their very on Horrid Henry stories! SPAG/GPS covered this week: fronted adverbials and adverbs of manner.
Lesson 1: To use fronted adverbials when describing a setting
Lesson 2: To use adverbs and fronted adverbials to describe a character
Lesson 3: To plan a story based on Horrid Henry
Lesson 4: To write my story based on Horrid Henry
Lesson 5: To read, edit and improve my story
Total Number of Slides: 29
Lesson Plans Included? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
End of Unit Assessment? Yes