This is a word mat for the suffix cious and tious. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat of words with the suffix ment. This is targeted at year 2 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a 3 week unit of work that is aimed at a year 4 and 5 class. The 3 week unit builds the pupils skills through drama and targeted lessons to give them the skills to write an excellent newspaper article. I have included all the resources you need to teach this today. The pupils in my class have always loved this unit and have never failed to create outstanding pieces of work from it. For a great hook I have also been known to dress up as a gorilla and run through the school the first day of teaching this unit. The learning objectives for the unit are : • To write a newspaper report • To write common themes of the books of author Anthony Browne • To write a job description • To explore characters through role-play • To explore the characters feelings and motivations in the story • To raise questions for different audiences • To understand the features of newspapers reports • To identify the features of newspapers reports • To identify the author’s style and use of language • To use more descriptive verbs instead of using said • To identify the differences between direct and reported speech then to convert direct speech into reported speech • To write cohesive paragraphs • To plan the introduction to a newspaper article including writing a catchy headline • To draft and then write a newspaper article • To write a newspaper article This unit of work uses the 3 stage planning process of: • Stimulate and generate • Capture, sift and sort • Create, refine and evaluate Stimulate and generate = This usually starts with a hook to interest the class where the class realise who they are going to write for so they have a clear purpose and audience. Activities can include reading excellent model texts, drama or researching more about the author or the content of the book. Capture, sift and sort = This is the part of the unit where pupils look at key features, practise skills they will need in order to complete the final piece or new learning for objectives they have not learnt yet. Create, refine, evaluate = This is where you bring all you have learnt together and plan the final piece before you write it and then edit it to improve the piece. This can include self, peer or teacher led reviewing.

This is a set of grammar revision cards with 36 terms explained for pupils and parents. It has a seem in the middle so the cards can be folded back and stuck down. This allows the parent / member of staff to show the pupil the term and have the explanation facing them while the pupil explains what each term means. The terms include: Adjective Adverb Adverbial clause Antonym Apostrophe Article Auxiliary verb Clause Complex sentence Conjunction Digraph Fronted adverbial Grapheme Homophone Main clause Noun Paragraph Personal pronoun Phoneme Phrase Plural Prefix Preposition Present tense Pronoun Punctuation Relative clause Sentence Sentence types Simple sentence Split digraph Subordinate clause Suffix Synonym Tense Trigraph Verb Word clause

This is a whole school tracking AFL tracking system for Reading. Each year group's required objectives are broken down into 3 phases as it is using the Hampshire phase model for the new curriculum. There is a tracking sheet for year 1 to year 6 created using Excel.

This is a whole school tracking AFL tracking system for Maths. Each year group's required objectives are broken down into 3 phases as it is using the Hampshire phase model for the new curriculum. There is a tracking sheet for year 1 to year 6 created using Excel.

A Venn diagram for Reading, Writing and Maths in PowerPoint. To add your pupils just insert a text box where they need to go. This is a simple tool for class teachers to use to track the progress of the pupils in their class throughout the year.

This is a fantastic whole book planned guided reading unit based on the book Oranges in No man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird. The story tells the struggles of a little brave girl called Ayesha during the civil war in Lebanon. I have planned a unit of work that has between 9 and 5 questions for each chapter (18 chapters in total). I have also included printer friendly pages where there are 4 copies of the questions on each page so it is easy to prepare for lessons. I have included all the answers too as this is a great time saver. The questions are designed to easily fit English books as I have adjusted the margins so they fit. I hope your class enjoys this book as much as mine have always done.

This is a Powerpoint with 34 different English terms including explanations of what each term means. The terms include Abbrieviation Acronym Adverb Blurb Clause Connective Colon Draft Edit Ellipsis Exclamation marks Homograph Homophone Jargon Jingle Metaphor Mnemonic Palindrome Paragraph Question mark Scan Semi-colon Sentence (compound) Sentence (simple) Sentence (complex) Simile Skim Stanza Storyboard Verb Verb (active) Verb (passive)

Having matching style tray labels is always a great way to improve the appearance of your classroom. I have chosen a green and light blue border for these labels but this is easy to adjust to suit your preference by double clicking either the text or the label. I have also included a blank sheet of tray labels in green, red and blue so you can either add your own make your own with a different border. Tray labels include: • Whole punches • Scissors • Scrap paper • Rulers • Pencil sharpeners • Colouring pencils • Plain paper • Squared paper • Line guides • Lined paper • Scrap paper • Whiteboards • Whiteboard pens • Book labels • Stickers • Homework • Reading records • Glue sticks • House point chart • Achievers award • Wet play games x4 • Highlighters • PPA • Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Thursday • Friday • Whiteboard cleaners • Treasury tags • Felt tips • Book labels • Mirrors • Counters • Place Value Cards • Arrow Cards • Multiplication Grids • 100 Squares • Dienes • Numicon

This is a great whole book planned guided reading unit based on the book Mysterious Traveller by Mal Peet & Elspeth Graham. The story tells of an old man finding an abandoned baby in the desert who he adopts as his own grand-daughter. he teaches her how to track her way through the desert and she travels with him while he guides traders through the deserts of northern Africa. When he loses his vision she becomes his eyes and they work in tandem on their adventures. I have planned a unit of work that is split into 9 different reading comprehensions as each set of questions has between 6 and 8 questions and covers 5 pages of the book. I have also included printer friendly pages where there are 3 copies of the questions on each page so it is easy to prepare for lessons. I have included all the answers too as this is a great time saver. The questions are designed to easily fit English books as I have adjusted the margins so they fit. I hope your class enjoys this book as much as mine have always done.

Here is a list of all the common contractions that I made for my class when they struggled to spell some of them. This is a great resource for children who struggle with contractions.

This is a word mat of words with the prefix il. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat of words with the prefix mis. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a set of word mats for the year 5 and 6 word lists. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat of words with the prefix dis. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a guided reading plan which has questions using the different domains below. • Word reading • Inference • Language for effect • Comprehension – Monitor & Summarise • Comprehension – Clarify • Comprehension – Reason & Explain • Comprehension – Select & Retrieve • Themes and conventions Every question has the page number next to for which it is relevant. This book is targeted at year 3 and 4.

This is a word mat for the suffix ous. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a display that I made to put more SMSC into my school. It is split into the four categories of Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural. For each category it has 8 different questions on a different coloured tablet that should generate discussion in your class. I have listed two from each category below: Spiritual examples • Can machines think? • Are you the same person online as you are offline? Moral examples • Do computers know what is right and wrong? • Is it ok to copy and use information and pictures that we find on the internet? Social examples • Are online friends real friends? • What should you do if you see someone sending a nasty email? Cultural examples • How can you find out about another culture from using the internet? • How do social networks teach you about other people’s cultures?

Having waited for the Government to produce their own Y1, Y3, Y4 and Y5 age related expectation writing exemplifications I decided to make our own for my school. These are used to assess pieces of work by highlighting areas they have demonstrated to show they are at age related expectations. I have also included the Y2 and Y6 exemplification materials so it can be rolled out to the whole of the school.