An activity writing descriptive words and sentences about fruit that can bee linked to the book Handa's Surprise

A set of differentiated comprehension sheets based on a game board layout - HA Venice, MA Aliens, LA Wolves

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for how to make inferences when reading. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups

An activity where children are times reading a text and completing a short task

Simple text with a variety of questions ranging from skim and scan to inference. Text can be copied onto word so that it can be shared with the class

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for writing about the setting in a story. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for text interrogation. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for identifying past and present perfect tense. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups

A collection of resources for teaching children about Evacuees including a research task, examples of letters, a comprehension activity and an activity based on what the children took with them

The PowerPoint is a guide to how to write a Place or setting for a story with the outcome being that the children can describe settings understanding how small details can be included to evoke time, place and mood.

A scheme of work covering the Stone Age including links to History, Art, DT and RE with links to videos and websites

Planning for week 1 covering the objectives: Can I listen to and discuss a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books and read books that are structured in different ways? (Ongoing) Can I discuss ideas and outcomes for our new literacy unit, and link these with our new topic? Can I retrieve and record information from non-fiction? Can I draw inference about characters feelings, thoughts and motives for their actions? Can I justify these with evidence? (HA) Can I predict what might happen from details implied?

A complete lesson teaching reading response to stories with historical settings looking at asking questions

A complete lesson on Stories with historical settings looking at answering questions in character

A lesson around writing in character as Mr Willy Wonka writing the message that goes on the golden ticket

The second part of the lesson on writing a Non-chronological report on the Oompa Loompas to go with the planning lesson which can be downloaded as a separate lesson

A set of example recounts written about events occurring during WW2

A complete lesson with plan and resources taken from a lesson observation I did. It has everything you need to deliver the lesson all of which can be adapted to your needs.