Short (20 - 30 minute) lesson on the British Value of Individual Liberty. The Power Point talks about what Individual Liberty is, what individual’s right are and goes through various scenarios for discussions in class. When I taught this in my own classroom, the children were very engaged in the discussion and I feel they left with a good understanding of individual liberty and their rights.

Script for the Story of Romulus and Remus - Good for Year 4’s who are studying Romans if they have a class assembly or performance. Script includes character list with enough speaking lines for a full class of 30 (or more if needed), stage directions and a powerpoint with sound effects for a backdrop.

This PowerPoint explains what a relative clause is an how to use one in a sentence. It uses the Lion King Trailer as a visual aid and gives examples through the trailer. The lesson task (another resource) is also based on the trailer. The PowerPoint also recaps what a noun, verb and main clause is, before introducing relative pronouns and finally relative clauses. The resources uses PowerPoint animations to show how a relative clause can be inserted into a sentence to add more information about the noun in a sentence.

Play Script for the Diwali Story of Rama and Sita. A well organised playscript with stage directions and character list. The script has been split so there are 53 roles, but roles can easily be condensed (at the moment, there is a narrator line for most children - could be altered to fewer narrators). Powerpoint with sound effects as backdrop.

A lesson PowerPoint which explain how to use adverbials, taught through the TRaMP acronym. This resource goes over a quick recap of nouns, verbs, adjectives, main clauses and adverbs before going in to the main lesson objective. The resource explain that adverbials can be used to give more information about the time, reason, manner or place of a verb in a main clause. It uses a fun and age appropriate trailer to engage pupils and teach through. The resource also uses PowerPoint animations to gradually introduce information to the children, showing them how adverbials can be added to sentences. I used this lesson with Year 4 pupils, but could very easily be adapted to be aimed at any KS2 class.

This worksheet should be paired with the Relative Clauses PowerPoint from the same author. However, it can be used without. The worksheet is based on the Lion King Teaser Trailer The Worksheet comprises of 3 tasks: *Identifying and underlining relative pronouns and relatives clauses *Inserting relative clauses into main clauses *Creating sentences which use relative clauses, based on a given noun from the trailer.

Read with DERIC - The Chimney Boy’s Story Read with DERIC worksheet based on a poem about a Victorian chimney sweep child. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transfered to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retreival, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - Firework by Katy Perry Read with DERIC worksheet based on a song and its lyrics. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. The song lyrics have been provided. These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transferred to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retrieval, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - Image from Gorilla by Anthony Browne Read with DERIC worksheet based on an image from Gorilla by Anthony Browne Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transfered to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retreival, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - The Supply Teacher Read with DERIC worksheet based on a poem called The supply Teacher, a comical poem telling children how to act when they have a supply teacher. A great lesson to be taught BY a supply teacher. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transfered to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retreival, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - There’s a Ran-Tan in my Bedroom Read with DERIC worksheet based on the short film/poem, ‘There’s a ran-tan in my bedroom’. A deeply moving and discussion rich film/poem that give way to much discussion and inferencing. A great lesson to use around Earth Day or with a topic on sustainability etc. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transfered to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retreival, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch Read with DERIC worksheet based on a Story. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. Link to youtube reading of the story included. These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transferred to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retrieval, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - Aladdin Teaser Trailer Read with DERIC worksheet based on a Teaser Trailer film clip. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. The film clip is included in the DERIC Power Point These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transfered to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retreival, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - Daddy fell in the pond. Read with DERIC worksheet based on a poem. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. The poem ‘'Daddy fell in the pond’ has been provided. These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transferred to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retrieval, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - Angry Birds Trailer Read with DERIC worksheet based on a film trailer. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. The link to the Angry Birds trailer has been provided These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transferred to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retrieval, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - Andy’s Room Read with DERIC worksheet based on a illustration. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. The illustration for Andy’s Room has been provided These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transferred to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retrieval, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

Read with DERIC - About the Teeth of Sharks Read with DERIC worksheet based on a poem. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. The poem ‘About the Teeth of Sharks’ has been provided. These short 20 - 30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transferred to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retrieval, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.

This Power Point will go through how to Multiply by 0 and 1. It was taught in Year 4, but could easily be adapted to be delivered to other year groups. It supports the White Rose Maths Scheme - Block 4 - Multiplication and Division. The questions and animations support process of learning and deeper thinking questions are available.

This assembly is part of a focus on ‘Responsibility’ looked at from a Christian Perspective (as I work at a Church of England School). However, it could very easily be adapted to be a part of a PSHE lesson - in particular, this assembly focuses on ‘Using our Gifts Responsibly’. It uses teachings from the Bible and encourages us to use our gifts and talents in such a way that better our own development, help others or help the environment. It uses engaging discussion topics and videos. This assembly is one of three all based around Responsibility, the others are also for sale in My Shop.

Read with DERIC - Lava Read with DERIC worksheet based on a Lyrics from a song and video called Lava. A beautiful song a about volcano who just wants someone to ‘lava’. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transfered to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retreival, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.