A Walker has worked as an LEA Literacy Consultant, an Expert Leading Literacy Teacher, a primary school teacher, an author and was responsible for teaching and learning at one of the UK’s leading Independent Prep schools. She is an author of educational materials used in schools for Cambridge University Press, Pearson, Rising Stars and Cambridge Hitachi and is an experienced KS2 & KS3 English teacher.
A Walker has worked as an LEA Literacy Consultant, an Expert Leading Literacy Teacher, a primary school teacher, an author and was responsible for teaching and learning at one of the UK’s leading Independent Prep schools. She is an author of educational materials used in schools for Cambridge University Press, Pearson, Rising Stars and Cambridge Hitachi and is an experienced KS2 & KS3 English teacher.
Handy worksheet to research Anglo Saxon place names in East Anglia. I used maps and got children to complete task in a small group and they enjoyed it.
This is a sports car advert written to demonstrate persuasive techniques, such as, blinding with science and deliberate ambiguity. There are detailed teaching notes on the text and on the follow up writing task. There is scaffold frame to support pupils with independent writing and a blank template for pupils to produce their own car advert having discussed the advert provided. There is a connotations worksheet, looking at the use of animal names with powerful connotations used for car names. There is also a list of demonstration slogans from car companies. There are seven resources in all, including the advert written with a white background for improved printing. It is a comprehensive and fun way to teach persuasive writing. theer is also a PowerPoint of persuasive techniques.
Fun task for summer and pupils can produce good written work! Pupils write instructions for a favourite ice cream and an advert for an ice cream or ice cream shop. There is a wordbank to support pupils who need support, taken from collecting ideas of favourite flavours and toppings from pupils. There are also instructions establishing how to write instructions to make an ice cream sundae. Next, there is a PowerPoint about how to write an ice cream advert. There is a worksheet for children requiring additional support on naming and adding adjectives to ice creams. Children can produce their own advert (either for an ice cream cafe or an individual ice cream) and there are a choice of sheets with a pictures of ice cream provided, if you want to use that for pupils to present their work.
This is a suspense story about being locked in the Egyptian Gallery of a museum over night. This is a word document, so can be used as an ICT text for pupils. The pupils are instructed to improve and finish the story, using techniques (such as, adding description of the character's feelings, describing sounds and setting).
There is a self assessment worksheet ( that proves far more effective than success criteria) and also detailed teaching notes.
This is a descriptive vocabulary building worksheet task. It matches 'very' words, e.g. 'very exciting' to more precise synonyms, 'exhilarating' . This is a written task and includes some words to offer challenge, so is aimed at able children in Year 3 & 4, Upper Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3.
Download my other 'very' words cut up and do task, if you wish to select words to suit a wider ability range.
Examples of words include - 'very clean' - 'spotless', 'very smelly' - 'pungent.'
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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.
Check out my other book lists (including Key Stage 2 & 3 recommended reading book lists) on TES.
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This is a book list for Year 4 into Year 5. I've posted more free reading lists for Key Stage 1, 2 & 3.
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A book list to make reading irresistible to bridge children from the end of Key Stage 2 into Key Stage 3.
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There are some funny grammar worksheets, a fun summer holiday advert task and a reading challenge with certificate . Fun activities that should suit the end of term.
I made a PowerPoint practice screening test following the guidance in the 'Assessment framework for the development of the Year 1 phonics screening check.' It is the twenty section 2 words.
It contains a total of 20 words, 12 real and eight pseudo-words with the following structures:
• 2 x real words and 2 x pseudo-words for the orthographical representation of the CVC phonological representations (4 words);
• 2 x real words and 2 x pseudo-words for the four orthographical representations of the CVCC and CCVC phonological representations and the three orthographical representations of the CV phonological representation (4 words);
• 2 x real words and 2 x pseudo-words for the three orthographical representations of the CCVCC phonological representations (4 words);
• 2 x real words and 2 x pseudo-words for the four orthographical representations of the CCCV, CCCVC and CCCVCC phonological representations (4 words); and
• 4 x two-syllable real words with different orthographical representations, one with five letters, one with six letters, one with seven letters and one with eight letters (4 words).
If you like it, please review it.
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