Bring your Year 1 writing lessons to life with this complete two-week teaching pack based on We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. This resource includes fully sequenced, ready-to-teach lesson slides covering story sequencing, labelling, segmenting and blending (Fred Talk), red word practice, shared reading, shared writing and daily hold-a-sentence tasks. Across the fortnight, children build confidence writing simple sentences, rehearsing key story language, and internalising repeated structures from the text. Lessons follow a consistent structure with clear modelling, guided steps and independent tasks—perfect for ECTs, supply teachers, or anyone wanting high-quality, no-prep writing lessons. What’s included: Week 1 & Week 2 PowerPoint lesson slides (fully editable) Daily learning intentions linked to writing objectives Repeated exposure to story vocabulary and red words Modelled examples for “We are going…”, “Oh no!”, “We can’t go…”, “We have to go through it!” and more Shared reading & writing prompts Hold-a-sentence tasks for focus groups and independent practice Clear progression from sequencing and labelling to writing simple sentences with accuracy Ideal for classrooms following RWI routines or those wanting structured, consistent writing practice. A complete, engaging and time-saving writing unit your pupils will love!

Bring your Year 1 writing lessons to life with this engaging two-week unit inspired by Polly Dunbar’s Penguin. These fully editable slides guide children through key early-writing skills including using the conjunction ‘and’, exploring verbs in the past and present tense, and forming plural nouns with –s. Through shared reading, modelled writing, sentence editing and playful grammar activities, pupils build confidence using simple sentence structures while enjoying the humour and repetition of the story. Daily hold-a-sentence practice, clear modelling, scaffolded tasks and predictable routines make this resource perfect for ECTs, busy teachers, and consistent classroom delivery. The unit includes: Two weeks of ready-to-teach lesson slides Daily learning intentions with examples Shared reading, sentence editing, verb sorting & plural noun tasks Guided writing using ‘and’ to join ideas Repeated opportunities to practise –ed/–ing verbs Child-friendly visuals and simple instructions Independent writing tasks linked to story events A warm, structured and joyful way to develop early writing skills—ideal for classrooms following RWI routines or simply wanting high-quality, low-prep literacy teaching.

Bring excitement and curiosity into your Year 1 writing lessons with this dinosaur-themed week of fully planned, editable slides! Children explore early nonfiction writing through lists, labels and captions while investigating mysterious “evidence” left by a dinosaur in the classroom. Across the week, pupils learn how to: Write clear and organised lists Create captions using full sentences Label body parts on a dinosaur diagram Combine lists, labels and captions in a final task Share ideas confidently using a clear speaking voice Lessons include helpful examples, shared reading, shared writing, scaffolded success criteria, and child-friendly visuals that support developing writers. The playful hook (bones, footprints, poo, eggs!) sparks imagination and keeps engagement high. This resource saves hours of planning and is perfect for ECTs, busy teachers, or classrooms following a text-led or discovery-based writing approach. All slides are fully editable so you can personalise activities to your class. A fun, hands-on introduction to nonfiction writing skills your pupils will love! Credit to TWINKL for some of the worksheets, please have a school liscence to use these.

Set sail on a two week unit of exciting literacy learning with this fully planned Year 1 Pirate Writing Unit! These engaging and editable slides take pupils on a pirate adventure while teaching key writing skills including recounts, adjectives, editing skills, and sentence structure. Across the two weeks, children follow a treasure map, hunt for clues, publish their own pirate recount, and describe pirates and pirate islands using vivid adjectives. Each day includes clear success criteria, scaffolded tasks, modelled writing, vocabulary support, and child-friendly visuals.

Make teaching the days of the week fun, meaningful and fully supported with this 2-week Year 1 writing unit, inspired by Today is Monday by Eric Carle. These editable lesson slides guide children through spelling the days of the week, writing simple sentences, recounting food choices, planning a narrative, and improving writing through structured editing tasks. Across the unit, pupils explore each day of the week, learn why days need capital letters, practise sentence structure with capital letters, finger spaces and full stops, and use conjunctions such as ‘and’ and ‘because’ to extend their ideas. Children use sentence stems, shared writing examples, peer assessment checklists and vocabulary prompts to build confidence and independence. What’s included: Two full weeks of teaching slides with clear learning intentions and success criteria Spelling and writing tasks for each day of the week Food-themed writing prompts linked to the story A complete narrative planning session Differentiated writing templates for Monday–Friday Peer- and self-assessment opportunities Editing checklists focusing on key writing skills Shared writing models for each day Sentence frames to support early writers Pupils finish the unit able to confidently spell the days of the week, write about what they ate or will eat, plan a simple narrative, and edit their work using a structured checklist. Perfect for ECTs, busy teachers, or writing lessons linked to phonics and daily routines. Everything is editable, child-friendly, and easy to deliver.

Week 1 on life cycle of a caterpillar (6 days) Week 2 on seeds growing to plants (3/4 days)

2 weeks of powerpoint slides with date, LI, input, task. All on how to catch a dragon/dinosaur.

Two weeks worth of slides (input and main task)

SMARTS only. In the SMARTS there are enough slides for 2 week unit. Introduces what a non chronological report is, features, skills, planning, writing, editing. It would help if you have a copy of Monsterology however you can get this on Youtube.

6 weeks worth of slides aimed at KS1. Has text key words and questions easily adaptable

2 week complete unit. Used a range of resources and put then together to make this.

5 days worth of Cinquain SMARTS/IWB slides. Begins with introducing what a cinquain is and identifying features. Moves onto planning and writing.

introduces explanation texts teachs skills and features teaches planning and writing, includes editing Can easily be adapted for Year 4,5,6

Could be adapted for Year 4,5,6 SMART slides with two weeks on learning what is a recount, planning, writing recounts. Looks at a range of figures in Black History.

1 and half/2 week SMART note books on March of the penguins

2 Weeks worth plus aimedat KS1 English lessons around Rapunzel

Frog and the Stranger narrative 2 weeks