Little Red Riding Hood
8 lessons on Little Red Riding Hood including story mountain (ordering events, adding detail), adverbs and adjectives, planning to write own version, story language, and speech punctuation. Used to teach online, but can be adapted if necessary for classroom. Includes quizzes to accompany lessons.
aw / ew maze
Children find their way through the maze by reading and colouring in the real words containing ‘aw’ or ‘ew’ digraph. Minion/Gru themed.
Poetry Comprehension
A reading comprehension worksheet based on a space-themed poem. Children have to find examples in the text as well as use inference skills.
Alphabetical Order
A one page resource for children to think about alphabetical order. Includes a wordsearch. Answers included on page 2.
Spelling patterns - revision of 'ai', 'ei', 'ey'
Spelling practice activity revision for ‘ai’, ‘ey’ and ‘ey’
Includes:
finding the letter patterns in a passage of writing
sorting words according to spelling pattern
choosing correct spelling
using graphemes in words then reading aloud
finding rhyming words
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Spelling patterns - 'ai'
Spelling practice sheet for ‘ai’ digraph.
Includes:
use ‘ai’ words to complete sentences
sorting words according to ‘ai’ sound
mixed up words containing ‘ai’ digraph
spelling practice (writing spellings)
find the odd one out
Spelling patterns 'ear', 'as', 'ur'
Spelling practice for ‘ear’, ‘as’, ‘ur’
Includes:
reading words containing ‘ear’, ‘as’, ‘ur’
using missing words in sentences
unscramble words containing the focus sounds
spelling practice - writing
write own sentences containing words with the focus sounds
'a' or 'an'
Activities:
sorting vowels and consonants
sorting words according to starting letter
writing ‘a’ or ‘an’ to go with words
writing ‘a’ or ‘an’ in sentences (including words like ‘honest’ and ‘uniform’)
spotting mistakes in the use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ in a passage of text
Correct endings for 'l'
Activities include:
choosing correct ending for words
matching words and pictures
unscrambling words with ‘l’ endings
maze with words with correct ‘l’ endings
handwriting practice
writing sentences containing words with ‘l’ endings
Superlatives
Activities include:
find the superlative in a sentence
adding ‘est’ to adjectives - consider the meaning of the new words
using superlatives in sentences
choose suitable superlatives in sentences
find superlatives in a wordsearch
Spelling patterns - 'ey'
Simple spelling practice activity sheets
Activities:
adding digraph to words and read
select correct ‘ey’ word to go into sentence
match word and definition of some ‘ey’ words
spelling writing practice
‘ey’ word scramble
Spelling pattern 'ei'
Simple spelling practice for words with the ‘ei’ digraph.
Activities:
finding the ‘ei’ digraph in words
filling in missing word in a sentence
spelling practice
write own sentences that contain given ‘ei’ words
The Beast and the Bethany Unit of Work - All Chapters
A full unit of work covering the entire book.
Features:
character description and analysis
character point of view
letter writing in role
planning and writing a new chapter
planning and writing a book review
discussion of lots of the chapters
weekly spellings (linked to Y3/4 curriculum) and homework
quizzes linked to chapters/teaching points
great for teaching online
'ould' words
A simple cloze worksheet where student has to use ‘could’, ‘should’ or ‘would’ in the correct context. Encourages correct spelling of ‘ould’ words and using the words in context.
Titanic Non-Chronological Report
A set of 7 lessons designed to support Y6 students to plan and write a non-chronological report on the Titanic.
Includes formal/informal writing, subjunctive form, active and passive voice, features of non-chronological reports, cohesive devices.
A 10 question multiple-choice quiz on active and passive voice is included (word document).
A snakes and ladders game is also included whereby students land on a certain space and have to answer a question based on active/passive voice.
Number towers - Build a town
Children read the numbers and build towers of cubes to match the numbers. They end up with a little ‘town’ made of towers. Editable to make numbers smaller or larger.
PSHE Pupil Conferencing Questionnaire
A pupil questionnaire to use when pupil conferencing for PSHE. Multiple choice answers (strongly agree/agree/disagree/strongly disagree).
Example statements:
Do you know what PSHE is?
I feel comfortable giving my views and opinions.
There are opportunities in school to use many of the things we learn in
PSHE/circle time.
Do you listen to stories/watch videos that teach a lesson/have a moral?
Good to use for subject leaders or class teachers wishing to find out their children’s opinions.
Using nouns, verbs and adjectives
A simple cloze activity where students select a best-fit word choice for each sentence. The activity is split into 3: nouns, adjectives and verbs.
air and ear
Activities include:
add sound buttons to words to read them
find the real words to help a minion through the maze
ear and air roll and read game
a set of real and ‘alien’ words containing the ear and air trigraphs - these can be used for sorting etc.
a recording sheet to use with the real/alien words if desired







