Complete writing unit pack includes: Instructions and guidance 11 lesson plans Slides for each lesson Model Text Example story map images Paper resources (where relevant) Vocabulary flashcards for display Guidance includes advise for differentiation, building vocabulary, oral rehearsal and extension activities. Please leave a review if you enjoy this unit! You can also tag/message me on Instagram @carlyoconnortutoring

This resource can be used either at the start of a topic as a baseline or at the end of a topic to assess learning. The questions relate to different Year 3 geography and history objectives such as identifying the equator, naming the 7 continents, comparing lives of people in the past etc. Most of the questions place these skills in the context of volcanoes, e.g. Pompeii This resource may also give you ideas for linking objectives to this topic and activities you could do in the classroom.

A great introduction to the Rivers topic. The first half of the powerpoint looks at key features such as meanders, rapids, deltas etc. The activity related to this is a matching activity that is differentiated 3 ways. Lower ability children have to simply match the picture to the definition. Middle ability children have to match the picture to the definition and fill in the missing feature. Higher ability children have to match the feature to the picture and write their own definition. The second half of the powerpoint looks at key vocabulary for the topic such as erosion. This could be used to create a glossary using the resources provided. Please note I do not own any of the images used in these resources.

These activities put statistics in a real life context. There is a table of data showing how many customers visited Frankie and Benny’s on Saturday and Sunday. This data can be used to create a line graph. Higher ability children could create one with two lines, one for each day. As an extension, there are questions (small sticker format) to answer about the data. For children who progress quickly there is also a separate mastery activity, answering questions using a line graph.

A fantastic lesson that generated some great discussion about jobs and their salaries. The discussion was so rich in mine that it carried over two lessons. First children are given cards with different jobs (discuss any unfamiliar to children before starting). They are asked to rank them from most important to least important and give feedback on their answers. They are then asked to consider what they think the salary for each job might be and try to match these. The powerpoint then reveals the average salaries in descending order. This generates excellent discussion about whether this is fair, which jobs should earn less/more, are you surprised by any etc As a final activity children can research a job they would like to pursue in the future and then create an advert for this job based on what they have found. I have included a SEN template, a word mat and some links for useful websites. Please note I do not own any of the images used in the presentation.

A lovely lesson that requires children to consider what they want in the futue and where they see themselves at certain ages. You can also look at dreams of childen in other cultures. For the slide that asks children to look at the pictures on their table, I would simply google ‘children in other cultures’ and choose some suitable images. I believe I used a child in a school that looked very dofferent to our own schools, a child carrying lots of bottles and buckets of water and a child using tools to gather crops. The BBC learning clip (link on power point) generated some excellent discussion. For the book activity you could create a Venn diagram for own dreams and Evangeline’s dreams. I did not have time in my lesson so we simply answered the questions on the slide. Please note I do not own any of the images used in the presentation

The starter activity is a glossary, matching key words to their definition. It is differentiated for higher and lower (higher have ore words) The presentation then discusses why we experience night and day. There are lots of youtube links to help visual learners. The main activity requires children to shade in a diagram and then explain why we experience night and day. Higher children have key words and need to write their own sentences Lower children fill in missing words SEN children have first letter of each missing word Please note I do not own any of the pictures or videos used in these resources.

This looks at all aspects of a helathy lifestyle rather than just focusing on food. It is a great powerpoint to use at the end of a Healthy Me unit as it brings everything togther and consolidates learning Please note I do not own any of the images used in this resource.

Presentation first gets children to think about the best way to act in an emergency. There is a link to a video on the St John’s Ambulance website that goes through the recovery procedure step by step. I got my children into pairs and they took it in turns to follow this step by step, I paused the video a lot so they could keep up. Finally I asked them to tell me what the next step was before hitting play to see if they could remember. There is a differentiated matching activity to finish, where children match the picture to the sentence and put them in the correct order. The HA version also has some missing vocabulary. Please note I do not own any of the images used in these resources.

Presentation that explains each type of bullying and the difference between them. There are scenarios for the children to discuss. The main activity has examples of bullying for the children to sort into direct or indirect (sticker format) Please note I do not own any of the images used in these resources.

Maths questions focusing on place value within 20. Ideal for assessment at the start and end of a unit. Covers: Pictoral representations Counting forwards and backwards Matching words to numerals Part-whole representations 1 more/1 less Using more than, less than and equal to symbols ><= Comparing pictoral representations Ordering smallest to greatest Includes an editable word version and a pdf version Aligns with White Rose

Two activities based on using inference and deduction. Both have been differentiated slightly for higher and lower ability pupils. The first activity gives a situation. Children have to use clues to decide how the character is feeling and what must have happened to them. The mastery activity uses a paragraph of fiction in a familiar setting. There are test-style questions underneath, with more scaffolding/multiple choice for lower ability pupils.

Advise on what to include in an action sequence including a written example that could be used as a model. I have used a sequence from Monsters vs Aliens as stimulus for writing. The powerpoint includes a youtube link and a short story board. Please note I do not own any of the images used in this resource.

This lovely powerpoint is great to use in the first half term and encourages children to think about what they want to achieve by the end of the academic year. It encourages children to think about the impact of their words and actions on those around them and consider how to make better choices. The first activity in the presentation has a blank space for your school’s mission statement. You could discuss the key words as a class or make it into an activity for their books. I personally put the key words on stickers, got the children to match them to a definition and then think of a way to show that quality. More able pupils used dictionaries to support their own definitions. For the other children I put the definitions on stickers and they had to match them up. Children then need to think of 6 goals for the year ahead - 3 personal and 3 learning (the powerpoint discusses the difference) - which they can record on the worksheet As a reflection at the end of the lesson they can start to think about how they can achieve these

These reading comprehensions use a number of reading skills including meaning of words in context and inference. They are differentiated for higher ability and lower ability. I do not own the image of the front cover used.

The session starts by playing Chinese whispers to show children how the original information has been changed and distorted. The presentation then explains rumours and how this can be a form of bullying like name calling. Children are given a scenario to discuss - Is the child being bullied? What could she do that would make the situation better? What would make it worse? For the main activity you will need boards/mats for snakes and ladders (or alternatively print some from online). Children will need to come up with a bullying scenario using a particular theme e.g. racism. They need to create two sets of cards. One set for things that will make the situation better (for when a player lands on a ladder) and one et for things that will make the situation worse (for when a player lands on a snake). Please note I do not own any of the images used in this presentation.

Test style questions covering a range of reading skills for chapter 4. Differentiated for Higher/middle, lower and SEN

This bundle of activities are fantastic for teaching children how to proof read and spot mistakes in writing. The two booklets contain three different activities using extracts from Roald Dahl stories. First pupils look at punctuation errors, then common spelling mistakes and finally improving grammar and vocabulary. Both booklets are the same but the LA has fewer mistakes to find. The extension activity brings all these skills together. The column with hints down the side could easily be removed for more able children. The lesson 2 activities also bring all these skills together, with a table to support pupils in ensuring they have found ALL the errors. Again, the LA document has fewer errors to find.

Maths questions focusing on recognising numbers to 10 and counting within 10. Ideal for assessment at the start and end of a unit. Covers: Ordering digits 0-5 Counting objects (array and non-array) Colouring/crossing out objects Includes an editable word version and a pdf version Aligns with White Rose