DIFFERENTIATED Problem Solving activity for Y1 pupils. Great for bonfire night, etc.

Newspaper Recount based on Macbeth. Includes: Newspaper examples, to highlight success criteria; success criteria checklist, for three differentiated groups; paragraph planning pages; and blank newspaper template, for the writing process. Was used in Year 4, but could easily be adapted for other ks2 year groups.

Year 4 poetry resources based on the Double, Double witches’ spell in Macbeth. Differentiated four ways, including top, middle, bottom and ALN. Writing grids also attached which were offered to the children if they required support. Used for an observation lesson.

Resources used to teach sequencing events on a timeline. Used the Macbeth example as a whole class before the Lady Macbeth resources for each group. Differentiated three ways. Children will need to cut out and arrange events before sequencing on a timeline.

Y6 HOLES DIARY WRITING PLANNING DIFFERENTIATED INC. ALN. and SUCCESS CRITERIA

Year 4 descriptive passages from early on in the play/story. These were used to highlight good examples of descriptive techniques before teaching explicit techniques and improving the passages. Differentiated includes Top, Middle, Bottom and ALN. Could easily be adapted for other year groups.

X3 ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: CONSEQUENCE WHEEL (WITH ALN) GRAPH/AXIS OF EMOTION INTERVIEW WITH KISSIN’ KATE BARLOW LESSON PLAN INCLUDED

An activity for pupils to recognise the different features of a discussion text. Used with Year 6 as points are compared and contrasted, but could easily be used for other year groups.

A series of supplementary texts to accompany your reading of Sachar’s Holes. Ideal for reciprocal, guided and/or individual reading sessions. Each text comes with a set of literal and inferential style questions that children could answer or discuss after reading. **Please note: ** Texts may link to relevant points in the story. For example: you may wish to wait to read ‘A history of Lipstick’ until that part of the story has been revealed.