A short story setting for a mystery. The text includes the types of sentences that would be appropriate for Y5 / HA Y4. Pupils can use it to text mark and find the features of a good mystery story setting/ pull apart the authors choices . The second task is a series of sentence strips which would al be found in a good mystery setting. Pupils can be given these in an envelope and work in pairs to find the five they think are the most effective. They then need to justify their opinions. the sentences fall into several categories and model relative clauses, the use of personification, short sentences for tension, well chosen synonyms etc.

Two simple story openings for a pirate story . pupils can compare the two and use the wagoll as a prompt for writing their own pirate setting

Detailed medium term planning to support the teaching of all aspects of the forces part of the science curriculum. This links directly to the Smart board slides for each lesson also available here. Running alongside these is an investigation scaffold sheet to support the structure of the investigations pupils complete. The Smart board slides have had all moving gifs and pictures/ photographs to avoid copyright law. It will take a few minutes to replace these for anyone who wished to.

Y5/Y4 A story setting which shows what a good one looks like (wagoll). Includes sentence types suitable for modelling to this age range. Pupils can pull the text apart, text mark features and language, base their own setting on these sentence types, use it as a way into writing their own Egyptian mystery story

Suitable for upper key stage 2 ... wagolls of newspaper accounts in the events of The Highwayman Humpty Dumpty and the fox in The Three Little Pigs

Wagoll for story opening sci fi. Crash landing on a new planet

Wagoll for mystery story setting suitable for Upper key stage 2

Four diary accounts. One from Mr Stink, one from the wolf from the three little Pigs, one from Cinderella and the final one from the ambulance crew who rescue Mr H Dumpty. Can be used as Wagolls, models and text marking activities and could be split up to support paragraphing activities,

This is a map which outlines how the butterfly Lion can be used in a cross curricular way. The other resources relate chiefly to Literacy and involve planning for letter writing and a sequence of literacy activities on smartboard as well as some basic spag . All illustrations have been removed for copy right but would be easily replaced.

A series of tasks which relate to vocabulary , plot and character aimed at those working independently ( either partly or wholly) in stages through a short novel. This is a pupil self direction sheet which gives a range of activities guiding them through the book. It has been used very successfully in guided reading sessions with HA pupils who have worked through this.

Series of letters relating to the characters problems . These can be used as Wagolls or models. A fun way in to letter writing in role