This unit of 3-4 lessons uses Munford & Sons’ song ‘Dustbowl Dance’ as inspiration for poetry learning through song. Lesson breakdown: 1a. Annotate song using active reading strategies and discuss the meaning 1b. Listen to the song and discuss how the music and lyrics combine for meaning Answer questions to deepen understanding of the poem (including questioning, visualising, inferring, discussing structure). Analyse meaning and evaluate

This resource can be taken over 1-4 lessons depending on your class ability. The poem has been selected from the text ‘Poems from the Second World War’ by Gaby Morgan. The lesson focus uses ‘Empty your Pockets’ by John Pudney. The suggested breakdown of the learning is as follows: Read poem and uses active reading strategies to visualise, predict, clairfy, connect and evaluate by annotating and illustrating key lines, phrases or words. Discuss how the poem makes readers feel using evidence. Discuss the poems structure and how this contributes to the impact. Discuss the impact of language used (help sheet provided with visuals).

8 lessons which cover key VIPERS reading skills based on Tom Palmer’s excellent WW 2 text RESIST. Lesson breakdown as follows: Vocabulary Infer Sequence/summarise Predict/infer Retrieve/summarise Explain Explain/summarise Infer (character emotions)

A unit of work consisting of 6 lessons based on Kensuke’s Kingdom which address a key skill in each. Break down of skill focus is as follows: Lesson 1: Predict Lesson 2: Retrieve Lesson 3: Infer Lesson 4: Vocabulary Lesson 5: Sequence Lesson 6: Infer (character) PDF and smartnote book files available.

In this unit of work, pupils will learn a variety of stylistic devices which will enable them to write their own suspense story. Pupils work through a variety of lessons where they analyse, practice skills, plan and draft a short piece of narrative work. The lesson breakdown and resources are as follows: Reading comprehension based on the WAGOLL provided and to be covered first before writing lessons. Writing: Lesson 1: Analyse stylistic features of a suspense based text (criteria provided) Lesson 2: Explore powerful vocabulary Lesson 3: Explore figurative language Lesson 4: Planning (planning template provided, teacher to model their own versions across an appropriate amount of lessons) before pupils draft. All PowerPoints also have some starter activities where pupils punctuate short extracts (Let’s Punctuate) and improve basic sentences (Let’s Up-level). Thank you.

UKS2 Non-fiction Guided Reading unit of 4 lessons based on the book Survivors by David Long (a Blue Peter book winner). The text focus is ‘The Canyoneer Who Cut Off His Own Arm’. Lesson breakdown focuses on the following skills: L1: Predict/vocabulary L2: Vocabulary/infer L3: Retrieve/vocabulary L4: Retrieve All lessons have resources to print. Some differentiated content also.

This resource uses Where the Poppies Now Grow by Hilary Robinson. L.T. I can explain and understand poetry In the first session, pupils annotate the poem using active reading strategies. In the second session, pupils explore some of the active reading strategies in more detail. In the third session, pupils will evaluate the themes that this text covers and provide evidence for any appropriate themes. Suitable for UKS2 reading lessons.

7 lessons using The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith. Appropriate for LKS2. Concentrates on using VIPERS comprehension skills (vocabulary, inference, predict, explain, summarise). All lessons have a starter. Most have differentiated content. All resources added to word docs for easy printing. Simple VIPERS planner attached. Teaching slides in Smart Notebook, PDF and PowerPoint. Reading comprehension for lesson 7 unrelated to main teach to test VIPERS application. Thanks

8 sessions of guided reading screens using smartnote book (this is editable). I have inclided a PDF incase you do not have smart. Session concentrate on the VIPERS skills (vocab, inference, predicting, retrieval and summarising/sequencing). Every session has a starter activity too which is different to the main text focus. Content for year 4 but could be used for any KS2 class. No planners included. Thanks