Whole-school English resources

Help your students visualise the story they are going to tell with these simple story arc templates. Ideal for all types of imaginative writing tasks. The original sheet comes with a differentiated version for students who might need more support.

Three levels of worksheets to identify and create your own sentence types. Each page includes the definition of each sentence type which is great for beginners or revision, but this could be edited to become a cloze procedure. I’ve used this to introduce the topic in class and then to send home for parents in HW. Many of my parents said they found the definitions really helpful and put them up at home as they hadn’t been taught how to identify them before.

Very simple writing stimulus for the Roal Dahl story of BFG. I have used this for my writing moderation from year 2 to 6. It can also be a very simple homework for the kids.

Once upon a time there was a teacher who needed a last-minute lesson plan… and here it is. A complete lesson including detailed Plan, engaging PowerPoint, differentiated resources and fun and creative activities. Your students will learn all about the conventions and characters associated with Fairy Tales whilst developing their skills as writers, shaping their own ideas around the concept of story arcs and story stages and generally tapping in to their wonderful imaginations. The resource aims to develop a variety of creative skills and is perfect for a thematic curriculum and encouraging a love of storytelling.

This 16-question multiple-choice reading test/quiz on “La Leña Buena” by John Phillip Santos has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, author’s purpose, making inferences, vocabulary, and summarization. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Includes link to printable copy of the selection for student annotation (recommended). Answer key included. Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Editable Word Doc. Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

Slow Writing success criteria with three levels of challenge.

This unit has everything you need to tackle journal writing for the entire month of January. It is designed to make it quick and easy for you and your elementary students to complete your journal writing block with as little prep time as possible! This unit will take you through a month of journal writing with your students. Each week, a new topic is introduced with a visual prompt. Students are encouraged to brainstorm and visualize their writing by completing a prompting sheet before adding an entry to their journal. Decorative writing paper complete with the prompt of the week is included to allow students to choose the paper they would like to write on. At the end of the month, special writing paper is included so that students may pick the entry that they like best to be published. This unit is designed to last 1 month and includes the following: 1 journal cover colouring sheet 5 visual writing prompts for your students. Canadian and American spellings inlcuded – please check which one is suitable for you BEFORE printing 5 journal brainstorming pages for each topic 2 different writing papers for each topic prompt. Students can choose which paper they would like to write on for their weekly journal 5 blank pages for writers who need more space 1 end of the month Masterpiece that students can use to choose for their best entry of the month. This can be used for display or evaluation purposes. This unit is also great to supplement your Work on Writing activities in your classroom! Should you have any questions or comments about this product, feel free to email me at missmonica@iheartgrade3.com Have a great day!

THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES: Complex sentences ‘presentation’ Sentences about a specific theme activity Super sentence activities - stages 1 and 2 Cursive handwriting resources Writing progress indicators and tracking sheets Writing template sheets

Piecing Me Together is a complete 81 page novel study guide based on the popular novel by Renée Watson. The guide is presented chapter-by-chapter and includes the following distinct sections: Before You Read, Vocabulary, Comprehension Questions (including many higher-level thinking questions); Activities. The novel study includes everything needed to teach the novel including the following concepts / activities: setting, literary devices, research assignments, cloze activities, creative writing assignments, character studies, parts of speech, analogies, synonyms and antonyms, crossword and word search puzzles, studies in conflict, constructing a storyboard and sequence chart. It also contains a complete Answer Key. Many Links with the Common Core Standards (U.S.) You may wish to check out Island of the Blue Dolphins – a free offering on TES done by the author in the same format as this novel study. The writer of this novel study has had more than 60 curriculum units published. These are available in such outlets as Chapters and Staples and most stores for teachers.

Includes practice papers and resources for AQA GCSE English Language Papers 1 and 2

THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES: Guided reading weekly planning sheet Guided reading homework activity A ‘post’ reading activity Two ‘pre’ reading activities Inference activity

THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES: Holiday and transport pictures Holiday jobs Types of holidays and what to take on holiday Weather and Holidays UOW Questions to ask a pilot Draw a car, cruise ship, train and aeroplane Camping pictures