Take your class on a tense and atmospheric writing journey with this fully resourced narrative unit based on The Watertower. Pupils explore how authors create suspense, develop character and build unease before planning, drafting, editing and publishing their own narrative endings. 10–11 fully planned lessons (60 minutes each), clearly sequenced from reading into writing Rich discussion tasks including image analysis, prediction and role-on-the-wall activities Explicit SPaG teaching embedded throughout (direct speech, adverbials, sentence structure, punctuation) Author style-mimicking lessons focusing on tension, pacing and atmosphere Models and scaffolds including teacher models, guided writes, planning frameworks and success criteria Clear final outcome: pupils publish a polished narrative ending that creates suspense and leaves the reader unnerved

Take your class on an imaginative explorer-style writing journey with this fully resourced information writing unit inspired by The Land of Neverbelieve by Norman Messenger. Pupils step into the role of explorers as they analyse how authors blend fact and fantasy, before planning, drafting, editing and publishing their own believable creature information texts. 12 fully planned lessons (60 minutes each), carefully sequenced from reading into writing. Immersive “explorer” lessons including prediction, map exploration and creature retrieval tasks to encourage rich discussion and whole-class response. SPaG starters embedded throughout, taught in context (expanded noun phrases, hyphenated adjectives, verbs and adverbs, CUPS & ARMS). Models and scaffolds included: teacher model texts, sentence starters, vocabulary banks, planning grids and editing checklists. Clear writing structure guiding pupils through discovery, appearance, behaviour, habitat and reflective explorer commentary. Differentiation built in, with scaffolded tasks, sentence frames and guided writing opportunities to support pupils working towards age-related expectations. Final outcome: pupils publish a polished, illustrated information page written in an authentic explorer’s tone, showcasing ambitious vocabulary, precise grammar and creative world-building.

Take your class on a magical writing journey with this fully resourced narrative unit based on portal stories. Using The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a core text, pupils explore how authors build suspense and atmosphere before planning, drafting, editing, and publishing their own portal stories. 13 fully planned lessons (60 minutes each), sequenced from reading into writing. Floor book lessons to encourage rich discussion and whole-class response. SPaG starters embedded into most lessons (CUPS & ARMS, determiners, prepositions, sentence openers). Models and scaffolds: Daniel “cupboard to desert” model, sentence opener banks, planning sheets, editing checklists. Differentiation for KS1-working pupils with TA-led shared writes and scaffolded versions of the Narnia text. Final outcome: pupils publish a polished portal story that showcases suspense, description, and atmosphere.