This is a 4 week plan which can be used alongside the text Wonder by R.J.Palacio. It includes teaching direction and activity suggestions. Some resources are provided including model texts, checklists and research. I have used this with Year 6 classes. Lessons can easily be extended or adapted to suit different classes. There are some resources which I used for this unit which I haven’t included (e.g. formal letter examples) but these can easily be found online. I hope this is useful.

These are suggested activities which could be easily completed if anyone is stuck for things to do at home. They are simple ideas which are suitable for Key Stage 2 and could be adapted to suit the child. They cover subjects across the National Curriculum including: English, Maths, Science, Computing, Art, PSHE, RE, PE and music. Currently I have only completed 15 days in this format but will update and add to this when there are more.

This contains 9 separate Powerpoints created to be used across nine weeks of early morning work for KS2. Encourage your class to start work as soon as they enter the classroom with the variety of activities linked to maths, spelling and grammar. These Powerpoints are designed to be used with the class split into 5 coloured groups - orange, blue, green, purple and red. These activities rotate during the week to ensure that each child undertakes a different activity daily. Use these for an easier start to your morning. Please note most of the activities remain the same for each group, however, maths activities may be slightly more difficult for orange group and slightly easier for purple group. These are easily changed to differentiate further. Like this resource? Look out for Early morning work weeks 10-18.

This resource has been created based on KS2 SATs reasoning tests. These can be used to practise a range of skills or identify gaps in learning. Answers are at the bottom of the worksheet.

A simple party planning activity for Key Stage two. This activity encourages children to use their addition, multiplication, subtraction and percentage knowledge. It also requires Literacy skills including designing invites and presenting ideas. Children should work in teams of 3 or 4 to create a party and should use their budget to design the best party possible for ‘their client’. They have to decide on venues, entertainment and much more. These lessons worked well with a Year 5/6 class and encouraged them to work carefully in teams across 2-3 days. It can easily be adapted for lower key stage 2. At the end of the project, children were asked to present their ideas and I (acting as the client) rated each group’s party. Happy Party Planning!

These resources have been adapted from questions found in Year 6 SATs reasoning papers. They can be used to identify gaps in understanding or to practise skills where children apply all their knowledge.

This was used with a Year 6 class to show expectations and identify features of a formal letter. It was written from the perspective of August Pullman in the book Wonder.

8 days of 10 minute practice of arithmetic and reasoning skills for Year 5 or 6. Can be used to help children to rehearse skills or for teachers to identify gaps.

Used in a Year 6 class to identify suspense features in a text and to show what was required in their writing.

This writing was used with a Year 6 class to show some of the features needed within a persuasive letter. It was linked to the book ‘Street Child’ and discusses children within workhouses but can be used across different topics.

Suitable for upper KS2. These checklists show a variety of writing genres. Some have examples/starts of examples of what the text may look like. Can be adapted to suit particular aims.

These statements act as good discussion points for children. Some may fall in to both true or false categories but allow children to think about their behaviour online and on social media.

This was written to show children how to use the film ‘The Hunger Games’ to rewrite this section of the narrative where Katniss has been chased into a tree. Can be used to show children how to use relative clauses.

An example of a speech which can be used to discuss whether modern music simply depicts negative aspects. Can be used for secondary schools to evaluate language and structural features which are good and what could be improved.