An easy template for students to complete when peer assessing work. The tick boxes are taken from non-negotiable for years 5/6 in English but could easily be altered to suit your activity.
I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree – Reading Planning (2-Week Unit, Year 3)
This resource provides a high-quality, fully planned two-week Reading unit based on the National Trust anthology I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree, designed specifically for Year 3 and aligned to the UK National Curriculum.
The planning focuses on whole-class reading, explicitly teaching fluency, vocabulary, and VIPERS skills, with a strong emphasis on retrieval and inference – the strands most commonly assessed.
What’s included:
2 full weeks of detailed, teacher-facing lesson plans (10 lessons, 30 minutes each)
Clear lesson breakdowns with timings and teaching points
Explicit teaching of multiple fluency strategies, including:
• Echo reading
• Choral reading
• Partner reading
• Expression, pace and phrasing
Carefully selected poems from the anthology (Spring & Summer focus)
Structured VIPERS questioning (Vocabulary, Inference, Retrieval, Explain, Summarise)
Built-in opportunities for oracy, discussion and drama
Differentiation guidance and support ideas throughout
All accompanying resources included and ready to use
Pedagogical focus:
• Develop confident, fluent readers through modelled and scaffolded reading
• Build rich vocabulary and imagery understanding
• Support pupils in explaining ideas using evidence
• Encourage engagement with poetry in an accessible, meaningful way
• Reduce teacher workload with clear, practical planning
Who this is for:
• Year 3 teachers
• KS2 teachers looking to strengthen fluency and comprehension
• Teachers using VIPERS or whole-class reading approaches
• Schools seeking Ofsted-ready, curriculum-aligned reading planning
This unit works well as:
• A stand-alone poetry block
• A spring/summer seasonal reading unit
• A model for developing fluency-led reading lessons
Created by an experienced UK primary teacher with a strong focus on clarity, consistency and impact in the classroom.
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats – Reading Planning (2-Week Unit, Year 3)
A fully planned 2-week Reading unit for Year 3 based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.
Includes detailed lesson plans, explicit fluency teaching, VIPERS questions and all supporting resources.
Perfect for whole-class reading with a strong focus on retrieval, inference and fluency.
This resource provides a fully planned two-week Reading unit based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, designed for Year 3 and aligned to the UK National Curriculum.
The unit uses rich, humorous poetry to explicitly teach reading fluency, vocabulary, and VIPERS comprehension skills, with a strong focus on retrieval and inference, which are the most frequently assessed reading strands.
Lessons are carefully structured to support whole-class reading, ensuring pupils develop confidence, expression and understanding when reading poetry aloud.
What’s included:
2 full weeks of detailed, teacher-facing lesson plans (10 lessons, 30 minutes each)
Clear lesson structures with timings and teaching prompts
Explicit teaching of multiple fluency strategies, including:
• Echo reading
• Choral reading
• Partner reading
• Focus on pace, phrasing and expression
Carefully selected poems from Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats
Structured VIPERS questioning embedded into lessons
Strong emphasis on inference through character and behaviour analysis
Opportunities for oracy, drama and discussion
Differentiation guidance throughout
All supporting resources included and ready to use
Pedagogical focus:
• Build confident, expressive readers through fluency-first teaching
• Develop understanding of character through inference
• Support pupils in explaining ideas using evidence
• Make poetry engaging, humorous and accessible
• Reduce teacher workload with clear, practical planning
Who this resource is for:
• Year 3 teachers
• KS2 teachers developing whole-class reading
• Teachers using VIPERS
• Schools looking for Ofsted-ready reading planning
This unit works well as:
• A stand-alone poetry unit
• A fluency-focused reading block
• A foundation for further poetry or writing work
Created by an experienced UK primary teacher, with a strong focus on clarity, consistency and classroom impact.
Learning Objectives & Outcomes
By the end of this unit, pupils will be able to:
• Read poetry aloud fluently and with expression
• Apply a range of fluency strategies (echo, choral and partner reading)
• Understand and explain new vocabulary in context
• Retrieve key information accurately from poetry
• Make inferences about character and behaviour
• Explain ideas using evidence from the text
• Participate confidently in discussion and drama-based reading
• Summarise key ideas from a poem
Reading Skills Developed:
Fluency
Vocabulary
Retrieval
Inference
Explanation
Summarising
KWL assessment grids for the Primary Science National Curriculum. To be used at the beginning and end of a topic. It is recommended to use the working scientifically KWL assessment grid at the beginning of the students book as this skill will be constantly assessed throughout the year. These documents can be used multiple times throughout the student’s school life and can be a great asset in highlighting progression throughout years.
A sequence of learning to delivery a series of lessons for the book, Leon and the Place Between - does not contain the resources needed to deliver the lessons.
A set of differentiated resources to help with delivering Adding Decimals within 1 for Year 5 Summer Term White Rose Maths.
Students given the challenge (PowerPoint) to calculate and journal in their books with teacher facilitating methods.
Hot (Low Ability)
Hotter (Middle Ability)
Hottest (High Ability)
A set of differentiated resources to help with delivering Subtract Decimals within 1 for Year 5 Summer Term White Rose Maths.
Students given the challenge (PowerPoint) to calculate and journal in their books with teacher facilitating the methods.
Hot (Low Ability)
Hotter (Middle Ability)
Hottest (High Ability)
A series of lesson activities that tie in Geography and the upcoming World Cup 2018. Activity explanations are in the main powerpoint. Internet access is advisable for students.
A simple differentiated worksheet to work alongside chapter 1 of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Children look through chapter 1 and find adjectives then group these into colour, size and texture.
Handwriting work and lines for lower ability students included.
A simple differentiated worksheet to work alongisde The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Children correct the capital letters, speech marks, full stops and commas in a passage of text.
Handwriting work and lines for lower ability students included.
A handy teacher lanyard containing handy reminders of the questions suitable for moving students science learning and understanding forward. Ideal to help the classroom teacher to assess student understanding.
A pre-learning activity to assess year 4 student knowledge on place value - resources taken from White Rose Maths End of Block Assessments.
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/assessment/primary-assessment/end-of-block-assessments/