A complete unit of work with all resources. 16 lessons. Age range: 6 to 9 years (depending on ability). Title: Explorers. Genre: Action/Adventure/Exploration. Model Text: The Enchanted Envelope. Stimulus/Hook Text: ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy. Cold and Hot Task included. . Resource 1: A complete Unit of Work. Ideal for 6 to 9 years. 16 lessons (4 to 5 weeks of lessons). The unit plan is divided into 3 main sections: Imitation, Boxing Up and Innovation. Cold and Hot task ‘suggested activities’ included. Fully editable. . Resource 2: An ‘Explorers’ text called ‘The Enchanted Envelope’. 548 words (2 pages). Genre: Action / Adventure / Exploration. The text is divided into 4 main parts: Introduction, Build-up, Main section and Ending. Difficult vocabulary highlighted. Fully editable. . Resource 3: A picture stimulus and ‘Hook’ text. Picture and Audio Text included. . Resource 4: 3 sets of ‘What does it Mean?’ worksheets. On each worksheet, students have to read the sentence (or phrase) from the text, guess what it means and find the actual meaning. These worksheets are excellent for introducing new vocabulary. Fully editable. . Resource 5: A storyboard for one of the activities. Fully editable . Resource 6: An innovation activity booklet. 6 pages - 5 worksheets. Fully editable.

Updated July 2022. A fully editable 9-page oral screening form to assess English proficiency. The aim of this screening form is to: Establish English language proficiency; to identify a student who requires EAL, EFL, ESL support and to identify topic areas a student may need to develop. Before carrying out the screening form, it is helpful to say to the child, ‘During the task, I will circle some areas that you find a bit tricky. This is to help me know which areas I need to focus on in class so that I can make your English even better!’ By saying this, the child will be reassured (and put at ease) from the start. . The following 23 topic areas are assessed: Colours Numbers (0 – 9) Numbers (10 – 20) Body parts Head / Face Clothes Household objects School Shapes Action words Domestic Animals Weather words Food - Basics Food - Fruit Food - Vegetables Fast food Wild Animals Gardening Positional Words Days of the week Times of the day Months of the year Professions / Jobs

Minibeasts - Poetry UOW & TEXT. 1-week plan. Focus text: ‘The Minibeast Hunt Poem’. UOW and poetry text attached. Fully editable.

4 sets of differentiated worksheets to help your student’s formulate sentences. Stage 1 worksheet: ‘Make a Sentence’ Write sentences based on the 6 themes listed on the sheet. To help the writer, each theme has a set of words provided. . Stage 2 worksheet: ‘Silly Sentences’ Task 1: List 4 nouns and 4 adjectives in the table provided. Task 2: Write 4 sentences using the words. Each sentence must contain a noun and adjective from the table. . Stage 3 worksheet: ‘Peculiar Passage’ Task 1: List 3 nouns, 3 adjectives and 3 verbs in the table provided. Task 2: Write a passage using ALL the words. After finishing the passage, give it a title. . Stage 4 worksheet: ‘Short Story’ Task 1: List 3 nouns, 3 adjectives, 3 verbs and 3 adverbs in the table provided. Task 2: Write a short story using ALL the words. After finishing the story, give it a title and draw a picture to complement it. . Fully editable worksheets.

Fantastic Mr Fox - THE SHOOTING! Great activity once you’ve read chapter 3 (The Shooting). Focus: To punctuate. Activity description: To punctuate the sentences correctly. Fully editable.

Fantastic Mr Fox - BOGGIS, BUNCE & BEAN Focus: To write speech. Great activity once you’ve read chapter 1 (The Three Farmers). Activity description: Write something each farmer ’might’ say in the speech bubbles then write the speech in complete sentences. Fully editable.

Fantastic Mr Fox - THE TERRIBLE TRACTORS! A great activity after reading Chapter 5. Focus: Comprehension skills. Activity: Answer the questions in this 3-page booklet. All questions are based on chapter 5. Fully editable.

Fantastic Mr Fox - THE TERRIBLE SHOVELS! A great activity when introducing Chapter 4. Focus: To write a story. Activity: Imagine YOU are Mr Fox and YOU are trapped in your fox hole (your den). Three farmers are trying to get you with their diggers. Can you escape? Fully editable.

Fantastic Mr Fox - DESCRIBING MR FOX! Focus: To describe. Great activity once you’ve read chapter 2 (Mr Fox). Activity description: Write 6 words to describe Mr Fox (e.g. cunning, handsome, clever etc.) then write about him in the space below. Fully editable.

**Fantastic Mr Fox - PowerPoint ** 11 slides. Integrated activities. Includes some features of the book, a passage from Fantastic Mr Fox (THE SHOOTING), some great sequencing activities and character descriptions. Fully editable.

Attached is a complete 3-4 week unit of work. A 21-slide PowerPoint with integrated video links. 3 pieces of atmospheric music. 7 movie clips (showing different characters entering imaginary worlds). Ideal for 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.

2 imaginary world homework projects to choose from. Project task 1: Create your imaginary world through an artistic medium and write a paragraph describing your imaginary world. Project task 2: Design and make an imaginary world with an imaginary creature inside! The third attachment is an oral presentation task sheet. Your students have to present their imaginary world to an audience (their class or set of parents) using the criteria on the sheet. Finally, the last attachment is an oral presentation assessment rubric - a lovely resource to assess your student’s presentations. 4 attachments in total - all fully editable. Ideal for 7+ Parents really get involved with these projects!

Imaginary World - Story Planning Sheet. A versatile planning sheet for writing imaginary world stories. 2 attachments: 1 colour and 1 black and white. Fully editable.

Activity: Go on a journey from beginning to end with this versatile story planning sheet. My student’s enjoyed this alternative approach to planning a story. There are 2 attachments to choose from … 1 colour and 1 black and white. Fully editable.

2 imaginary world homework projects to choose from. Project task 1: Create your imaginary world through an artistic medium and write a paragraph describing your imaginary world. Project task 2: Design and make an imaginary world with an imaginary creature inside! The third attachment is an oral presentation task sheet. Your students have to present their imaginary world to an audience (their class or set of parents) using the criteria on the sheet. Finally, the last attachment is an oral presentation assessment rubric - a lovely resource to assess your student’s presentations. 4 attachments in total - all fully editable. Ideal for 7+ Parents really get involved with these projects!

The Quest for the Magic Crystal - A story set in an Imaginary World. Enter the enchanted forest, gain help from the Golden Griffin, travel to the Creepy Castle, find the Magic Crystal (in the caves of the Murderous Mountains) and defeat the Ice Dragon! I used this story with my Year 5 class … they loved it! After reading it, they couldn’t wait to write their own quest story set in an imaginary world. 8 pages long. Appropriate for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

2 imaginary world homework projects to choose from. Project task 1: Create your imaginary world through an artistic medium and write a paragraph describing your imaginary world. Project task 2: Design and make an imaginary world with an imaginary creature inside! The third attachment is an oral presentation task sheet. Your students have to present their imaginary world to an audience (their class or set of parents) using the criteria on the sheet. Finally, the last attachment is an oral presentation assessment rubric - a lovely resource to assess your student’s presentations. 4 attachments in total - all fully editable. Ideal for 7+ Parents really get involved with these projects!