Beautiful Upper KS2 writing unit based on the captivating book by Hannah Gold ‘The Last Bear’. What’s Included: -Three Writing Exemplars: These examples guide students through their own creative writing, persuasive report writing, and the crafting of a non-chronological report on Bear Island. -Plenty of SPAG throughout. -Arctic Factfile -Polar Quiz: An interactive quiz related to the Arctic and “The Last Bear” serves as an engaging way for students to review what they’ve learned and deepen their engagement with the book’s themes. -Success Criteria Sheets: These sheets outline clear expectations for each writing task, aiding students in self-assessment and helping them strive for their best work. -Extensive PowerPoint and PDF Presentation: Ready-to-use and filled with information to accompany all writing tasks. -All Writing Genre Posters: Visual aids that highlight the key features of each writing genre included in this resource. Editing Bookmarks: Themed bookmarks with editing tips remind students of key considerations to make as they draft and revise their writing. Art Prompts: Creative AI art prompts inspired by “The Last Bear” with maps of Bear Island. This resource is crafted to engage, educate, and inspire Upper KS2 students. Through “The Last Bear,” students will not only develop their writing abilities but also gain a deeper understanding of environmental issues and the importance of conservation. If you like my resources, visit my shop and see my KS2 units of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education

An exciting English lesson-write an information text ( non chronological report) about the Scottish Isles, perfect for Year 6 and easily adapted to students in Key Stage 2! What you get (all PDFs) *Non-chronological report about the Scottish Isles *Writing checklist *Success Criteria *Report writing bookmarks *Report writing classroom poster *Powerpoint slides Non-chronological report Prompt Bookmarks for each child *Non-chronological report Poster for the classroom Inspired by the book ‘Edge of the World’, this lesson focuses on writing an information text about the Scottish Isles. Students will learn about the geography, history, and culture of these fascinating islands, while also developing their writing skills. The lesson plan includes lots of SPAG activities, which help students to improve their spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills. In addition, there are success criteria and writing checklists included to guide students in their writing process and ensure they meet the necessary requirements for a successful SATs writing task. This lesson is perfect for teachers looking to combine geography and writing in a meaningful way. The Scottish Isles are a unique and interesting topic, and students will love learning about the different islands and their individual characteristics. All materials are provided in PDF format, making it easy for teachers to print and distribute as needed.

Power Point slides and PDF worksheets with comprehension questions for Chapters 1 -6 of the wonderful book “Asha and the Spirit Bird”, perfect for upper KS2 students. If you like my resource, leave a positive review and email me - I’ll send you a free resource of your choice worth the same amount: eclipseeducation9@gmail.com This set of questions covers a variety of question styles including retrieval, inference, explanation and prediction, to help students develop their understanding of the text and improve their comprehension skills. These questions are designed to challenge students and encourage them to think deeply about the text while also being engaging and fun. These slides are part of a much bigger Asha and the Spirit Bird’ writing and reading bundle : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/asha-and-the-spirit-bird-mountains-rivers-and-nepal-literacy-and-geography-ks2-12754284

Teaching Comprehension Toolkit for 8-12 year-olds. This toolkit is designed to empower teachers with a wide range of prompts and activities that can be applied to any comprehension task, fostering the development of essential reading comprehension skills in students. Prompt sheets cover the domains of reading comprehension: retrieval, vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, and summarisation. These prompts serve as valuable tools to guide students’ thinking, encouraging them to delve deeper into the text and extract meaning from what they read. With this prompt sheet, teachers have a handy reference that can be used across various texts and reading materials. Worksheets include a reading organiser, word log and reflection sheet to accompany any reading comprehension task. Think, Pair, Share cards encourage discussion partner work to help your class explore the reading task.

This Literacy lesson is part of my much bigger bundle (only £5!) based on the beautiful book ‘Asha and the Spirit Bird’. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/asha-and-the-spirit-bird-literacy-and-geography-ks2-mountains-and-rivers-12754284 Great literacy lesson to use when teaching the River Ganges. Resource includes an information text about the Ganges. Power Point includes SPAG, success criteria and challenges. PowerPoint included. X30 sets of success criteria. x30 sets of information text extract x 30 Writing checklists If you like my resources, visit my shop and see my KS2 units of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education These schemes of work are all based on beautiful KS2 books and save teachers hours of work!

This Literacy lesson is part of my much bigger bundle (only £5!) based on the beautiful book ‘Asha and the Spirit Bird’. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/asha-and-the-spirit-bird-literacy-and-geography-ks2-mountains-and-rivers-12754284 Great literacy lesson to use when teaching the Himalayas. Resource includes an information text about the Himalayas. Power Point includes SPAG, success criteria and challenges. PowerPoint included. X30 sets of success criteria. x30 sets of information text extract x 30 Writing checklists If you like my resources, visit my shop and see my KS2 units of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education These schemes of work are all based on beautiful KS2 books and save teachers hours of work!

These printable space vocabulary bookmarks and ready to print and laminate-children can slot them inside their science or English books. These bookmarks will go alongside my space poetry lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12755227 If you like my resources, visit my shop and see my KS2 units of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education These schemes of work are all based on beautiful KS2 books and save teachers hours of work!

100 English feedback marking stickers ready to print, cut and stick! Cutting down hours of marking. -general English comments -vocabulary stickers covering English genres. -punctuation stickers -language feature stickers PRINTABLE NOT A PHYSICAL PRODUCT

x30 Printable persuasive writing checklists and vocabulary prompt cards. Free Persuasive writing classroom poster. Simply print and trim. These prompt cards can also be laminated and slotted inside children’s books. Also see my English units of work with high-quality writing ideas. Units are all based around popular KS2 (grades 4 and 5) fiction books and are cross-curricular. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education

x30 Printable explanation writing checklists and vocabulary prompt cards. Simply print and trim. These prompt cards can also be laminated and slotted inside children’s books. Also see my English units of work with high-quality writing ideas. Units are all based around popular KS2 (grades 4 and 5) fiction books and are cross-curricular. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education

Letter prompt bookmarks and letter writing prompt classroom poster for KS2 or grades 4/5 Simply print A4 PDF poster and laminate if required. What I get: 1PDF poster A4 provided 1PDF set of x30 prompt bookmarks ready to print, laminate and slot inside children’s book.

x30 Printable narrative writing checklists and vocabulary prompt cards with a free classroom poster. Simply print and trim. These prompt cards can also be laminated and slotted inside children’s books. Also see my English units of work with high-quality writing ideas. Units are all based around popular KS2 (grades 4 and 5) fiction books and are cross-curricular. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education

These Split Digraph Flashcards are designed to help children learn and master the essential skill of reading split digraph words! These flashcards feature clear and colorful images that correspond to each split digraph sound, making it easy for children to associate the sound with the visual representation. What you get: PDF set of flashcards png images of flashcards

Free A4 PDF report writing prompt poster. Simply print, laminate if required and display. This poster can be purchased with my report writing prompt bookmarks (x30 for each child), link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12798056

Free A4 PDF classroom diary writing prompt poster. Simply print, laminate if required and display. This poster can be purchased with my diary writing prompt bookmarks (x30 for each child) link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12798000

This Split Digraph poster is designed to help children learn and master the essential skill of reading split digraph words! png poster These go alongside my Split Digraph Flashcards -link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12814594