Learning outcomes - children learn about global warming and by using the model text, teaching notes and scaffold are able to write their own persuasive and informative texts on global warming. A model global warming persuasive information text provides lots of information, so children will learn about global warming. Teaching notes provide guidance on the features of the text type. Teaching notes also guide discussion of how the writer manages to persuade and inform. This builds the children’s understanding of the text type in order to help pupils write their own persuasive and informative texts on global warming. There is a scaffold frame that can also be used to support independent writing on global warming.

Lighting the Earth - worksheet to discuss misconceptions of concepts. This worksheet works a bit like a concept cartoon; pupils decide if the statements are true or false. Correct statements have a bolder border.

Do your pupils really understand light? This is a great resource to sort out misconceptions! This sheet takes common misconceptions about light and the children discuss and tick or cross the concepts they agree and disagree with. Correct answers have the double borders.

Five book lists offering advice of great books to read from KS 1 to KS 3.

A very comprehensive reading list, with a wide genre mix.

There is an example text from Oliver Moon as the starter task to show pupils how text changes to playscript. There are differentiated worksheets ( the BFG is the easiest) for pupils to have a go for themselves at converting a short text extract into a play script. There is also a sheet explaining the rules for writing a play script.