Paired Reading - PEER ASSESSMENT sheet. A useful peer assessment sheet for assessing reading punctuation, fluency, delivery and accuracy. Fully editable.

Dictionary - Clarification activity Just write down (no more than 4) unfamiliar/new words on the worksheet then ask your student’s to predict what they mean. Then, ask your student’s to find the actual definition of each word using a dictionary. Finally, ask your student’s to create their own sentence with the word. Fully editable. Suitable for all ages.

Summary of resource: A simple way to introduce your class to non-chronological reports. 24 easy-to-teach slides. Planning templates and examples provided. . Contents of PowerPoint: . What are non-chronological reports? How to start and plan your report Layout and Features Examples to look at …

4 storyboards attached. Fully differentiated and fully editable. Storyboard 1: All writing and pictures provided (answers). Storyboard 2: 4 pictures and all writing provided (lower ability). Storyboard 2: 4 pictures but no writing provided (middle ability). Storyboard 3: No pictures or writing provided (higher ability).

Adjectives and Nouns Worksheet Students must write an appropriate adjective and noun in the table provided. Extension activity provided at the bottom of the worksheet. Fully editable.

A fully editable non-chronological report booklet and two A3 size non-chronological report templates/writing frames. The booklet contains a title page + 13 pages to write about different headings. You could always add a contents page, glossary and index for more able students. The templates are designed to allow the writer to add a specific subject/title under each relevant heading/subheading (the children just need to fill in the spaces). Fully editable.

A nice introduction to writing a diary. Contents of 8-slide PowerPoint: Slide 3: Sentence starters Slide 4: Past tense verbs Slide 5: Amazing adjectives Slides 6 & 7: Verbs and Adverbs Slide 8: Diary example

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.

Oral Presentation Assessment Rubric Teacher Assessment Tool. Assess a child’s presentation skills with this useful and easy to use rubric. 8 pages in total. Fully editable.

This 53-slide PowerPoint covers the following: What are instructions? Verbal instructions. Time connectives. Written Instructions. Imperative (Bossy) Verbs. Instructional Writing Examples. Instructional Writing Task. Writing Frames. Editing Instructions. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

Activity: Correct the passage. A passage has been written incorrectly. There are: 9 missing capital letters. 7 missing full stops. 3 missing commas. 4 missing speech marks. 1 missing exclamation mark. Students have to rewrite the passage correctly. Age: 7+ (depending on ability). Answers provided. Also attached are some additional proofreading worksheets and self assessment checklist.

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - 29 SLIDES A great way to introduce your class to ‘Myths and Legends’ and to get them to write their own Myth or Legend. Slide 3: What is Myth and Legend? Slides 4 - 5: Theseus and The Minotaur and Odysseus and Polyphemus texts. Slides 6 – 10: Examples of mythical creatures. Slide 11: The Minotaur character profile sheet. Slide 12: 6 mythical creatures/monsters to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 13: A blank creature/monster character profile template. Slides 14 – 20: Examples of Heroes and Heroines. Slide 21: How to incorporate a Hero or Heroine into a story. Slide 22: Theseus character profile sheet. Slide 23: 6 mythical heroes /heroines to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 24: A blank hero/heroine character profile template. Slides 25 – 29: Writing templates to plan and write a Myth or Legend.

9 Storyboard Template Sheets: Storyboard 1: Landscape - 4 picture areas and 4 writing areas. Storyboard 2: Landscape - 8 picture areas and 8 writing areas. Storyboard 3: Landscape - 3 main picture areas (Beginning, Middle & End). Storyboard 4: Landscape - 6 picture areas and 6 writing areas. Storyboard 5: Portrait - 4 large picture areas and 4 small writing areas. Storyboard 6: Portrait - 4 small picture areas and 4 large writing areas. Storyboard 7: Portrait - 6 small picture areas and 6 small writing areas. Storyboard 8: Portrait - 12 small picture areas and 12 small writing areas. Storyboard 9: Portrait - 4 picture areas and 4 writing areas.

Text: Hansel and Gretel A complete 3 week unit plan for Y3 or Y4 students. All resources attached including PowerPoint, worksheets etc. Unit plan (3 weeks approx.) PowerPoint presentation. Hansel and Gretel pictures. Lost in the Woods Activity. Play script template. Rhyming couplets activity. Sequencing activity. Speech bubbles and 3-page booklet. Spelling activities (optional). Storyboard activity.

A lovely way to introduce your student’s to Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives. The slide show presents 4 special characters: ‘Gracie Grammar’, ‘Vicky Verb’, ‘Norman Noun’ and ‘Annabel Adjective’ … your children will really engage with this PowerPoint. 20 slides. Fully editable.

Creative writing task: A boy finds a mysterious magical object on the beach. Sentence starter: One sunny afternoon, Tom was walking along the beach when … 2 pages. Fully editable.

4 sets of fully editable lined paper: Set 1: Small-spaced lines - ideal for Y6 and above. Set 2: Medium-spaced lines - ideal for Y4 or Y5. Set 3: Large-spaced lines - ideal for Y2 or Y3. Set 4: Extra Large-spaced lines - ideal for Reception of Y1. Each set has an ONLINE version and a PRINTABLE version. The ONLINE version allows students to simply type onto the document - no awkward editing skills required… just type away! The ONLINE version also allows you to mark the work ONLINE and send it back to your students.

Attached is fully animated 37-slide PowerPoint that teaches children how to plan and write a non-chronological report. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). The PowerPoint is divided into 8 parts - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 and Day 8. Activity sheets complement each day (10 activity sheets in total). Approximately 8 one-hour English lessons. Fully editable. Save yourself 15 hours of planning time!

A 14-slide presentation showing how to use VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation) in your classroom to enhance learning. Fully editable.

A great game to use when teaching nouns, adjectives and verbs. Activity: Sort the 30 words (in the grid) into 3 groups (10 nouns, 10 adjectives, 10 verbs) Independent or paired-based activity. Fully editable (so you can change the words). Answers provided.