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.
There are text extracts of BFG & Worst Witch that can be used for children to convert to plays. The BFG sheet is slightly easier than the Worst Witch, if you want to use the two tasks for differentiation. If you prefer, you can use either the BFG or Worst Witch answers sheet as an example starter activity to show how the texts have been changed, before getting pupils to complete the activity on the other text. There is also a sheet outlining the rules for play scripts.
Bundle of fun explanatory text resources. They are
fun tasks children will enjoy doing. There is a Powerpoint, scaffold frame, support worksheets, model text and learning mat - everything required to teach the text type thoroughly and enjoyably!
Great fun tasks for the end of term, including a reading challenge homework with certificate to ensure no marking for the last busy weeks of term. There is a fun punctuation worksheet, instructions and persuasive tasks that pupils will really enjoy based on ice creams and a summer holiday task that delivers great writing results!
It's a task that appeals, so pupils enjoy writing and because of the model text and scaffold frame, pupils are able to get excellent writing results. Pupils decide upon their dream theme park, with any features they want. There is a model text of a theme park advert written to demonstrate genre features and to highlight the use of persuasive techniques. The comprehensive teaching notes explain the genre features used to persuade, so the pupils include the techniques in their texts. The notes make suggestions for speaking and listening, guided and independent writing and the scaffold frame offers additional support. The scaffold results in great writing and the pupils get a clear understanding of the features of the persuasive text. There is a simplified worksheet for pupils needing more support and a simplified planner worksheet for children requiring more support.
Guided reading mats for poetry, reading and a persuasive reading adverts mat that gives pupils a new set of glasses with which they can "read" adverts being used in the World around them. There are resources aimed at able children in Upper KS1 or KS2.
Guided reading mats for poetry, reading and a persuasive reading adverts mat that gives pupils a new set of glasses with which they can "read" adverts being used in the World around them.
Loads of fun advert for zoo resources that will deliver great writing and make children able to read and write adverts. There is a zoo brochure model text, purposely written to show persuasive techniques with a writing scaffold & teaching notes explaining the genre features to get great writing results. There is also a blank template of a zoo brochure for pupils to fill in. There is also a fun adverts PowerPoint that uses animation, so pupils remember persuasive techniques. In addition, there are guided reading learning mats for persuasive texts to structure discussion to de-construct adverts and brochures. Pupils learn adverts are constructed and they build the skills and strategies to de-construct adverts and to write persuasively themselves.
This is a fun resource pack that will deliver great writing and make children able to read and write adverts. There is a theme park advert model text, purposely written to show persuasive techniques with a writing scaffold & teaching notes explaining the genre features to get great writing results. There is also a fun adverts PowerPoint that uses animation, so pupils remember persuasive techniques. In addition, there are guided reading learning mats for persuasive texts to structure discussion to de-construct adverts and brochures. It gives pupils a new set of glasses with which they can "read" adverts being used in the World around them. Pupils learn adverts are constructed and they build the skills and strategies to de-construct adverts and to write persuasively themselves.
This fun resource pack will deliver great writing and make children able to read adverts. There is a car advert purposely written to show persuasive techniques with a writing scaffold & upper for KS1/ KS2 to get great writing results. There is also a fun adverts PowerPoint that uses animation, so pupils remember persuasive techniques. In addition, there are guided reading learning mats for persuasive texts to structure discussion to de-construct adverts and brochures. Pupils learn adverts are constructed and they build the skills and strategies to de-construct adverts and to write persuasively themselves.
This is a fun resource pack that will deliver great writing and make children able to read adverts. There is a family fun holiday advert purposely written to show persuasive techniques with a writing scaffold & teaching notes explaining the genre features to get great writing results. There is also a fun adverts PowerPoint that uses animation, so pupils remember persuasive techniques. In addition, there are guided reading learning mats for persuasive texts to structure discussion to de-construct adverts and brochures. Pupils learn adverts are constructed and they build the skills and strategies to de-construct adverts and to write persuasively themselves.
This is a fun resource pack that will deliver great writing and make children able to read and write adverts. There is a beach holiday advert model text, purposely written to show persuasive techniques with a writing scaffold & teaching notes explaining the genre features to get great writing results. There is also a fun adverts PowerPoint that uses animation, so pupils remember persuasive techniques. In addition, there are guided reading learning mats for persuasive texts to structure discussion to de-construct adverts and brochures. Pupils learn adverts are constructed and they build the skills and strategies to de-construct adverts and to write persuasively themselves.
Car advert to demo persuasive techniques, scaffold frame, KS3lesson notes to get a great piece of persuasive writing, also car names & slogans worksheets. There is also a fun advert PowerPoint that uses animation, so pupils remember persuasive techniques. In addition there are guided reading learning mats for persuasive texts discussion to de-construct adverts. A complete resource to develop pupils understanding of how to read and write adverts and help them to be less susceptible to manipulation by persuasive media.
This is a fun resource pack will deliver great writing and make children able to read adverts. There is a car advert purposely written to show persuasive techniques with a writing scaffold & upper for KS1/ KS2 to get great writing results. There are worksheets on car names and slogans. There is also a fun adverts PowerPoint that uses animation, so pupils remember persuasive techniques. In addition, there are guided reading learning mats for persuasive texts to structure discussion to de-construct adverts and brochures. Pupils learn adverts are constructed and they build the skills and strategies to de-construct them and to write persuasively themselves.
The Homeworkabot should appeal!
A simple explanatory text and support worksheets, frames, teaching notes and templates to ensure children produce good explanatory texts themselves. The task is a fun one and should motivate whilst making pupils aware of the features of the text type.
This is a cut up and do task for children to complete in groups. It matches 'very' words, e.g. 'very exciting' to more precise synonyms, 'exhilarating' . Words can be selected to suit the ability of the children. It includes some words to offer challenge.
Examples of words include - 'very clean' - 'spotless', 'very smelly' - 'pungent.'
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This is a worksheet teaching the 8x table using arrays. It shows how the 8x is made up of partial products that can provide useful mental strategies for recalling the 8 times table.
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It is a task to combine clauses with conjunctions to make complex sentences. This is adapted from an old NLS activity.
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