Children have the chance to record some simple information about themselves at the start of the year. Pop it in an envelop and give it back to them at the end of the year. It’s a simple version so perfect for KS1. I have included a PPT version so it can be edited if needed.

This resource contains a complete 2-week writing unit based on Claude in the City by Alex T. Smith. It includes: A Scheme of Work (overview of all 10 lessons) Detailed Daily Lesson Plans with What/Why/How, Teacher Input, Independent Task, Plenary Grammar focus for each lesson WAGOLL examples where appropriate A Press Conference finale for Lesson 10

A simple parent information sheet on reading skills in KS1 using the VIPER scheme. This resource will give parents sample questions to help them support their child at home. Two layouts available.

11 short stories/passages with questions for Years 1 and 2 students to practise the reading comprehension skill of retrieval. It would also work for Year 3 emergent readers.

An emotive diary entry example WAGOLL for when Marial is killed. This version is fully editable and includes key diary features to help the class.

An emotive diary entry WAGOLL for The Viewer by Shaun Tan. A focus on emotive language, past tense and descriptive writing.

A reading comprehension for Year 5/6 with a retrieval and inference focus. 5 questions for each reading skill with answers.

A set of multi-step addition and subtraction questions for Year 2 or 3 students, including fluency, reasoning and problem solving. 4 questions for working towards, 4 working at and 4 working above.

Have fun learning the names of the planets with this song to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

This resource shows a good example of a newspaper article. It is editable. It includes a headline, byline, lead paragraph/orientation, body of text, direct and indirect speech and a reorientation. It also includes a picture and caption.