Dream Scheme creates Interactive Primary PowerPoints to really bring learning to life! All proceeds from these resources are currently being used to support the welfare of dogs in Spain. Follow us on Instagram for regular updates!
Dream Scheme creates Interactive Primary PowerPoints to really bring learning to life! All proceeds from these resources are currently being used to support the welfare of dogs in Spain. Follow us on Instagram for regular updates!
No additional resources needed.
Throughout this two-week unit, pupils will focus on both a selection of image poems (included) as well as a range of different grammar rules. They will cover similes, metaphors, prepositional phrases, adverbs and fronted adverbials. Children will have fun learning to analyse the structure of a poem before using their imagination to create their own in a similar style.
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
Related Poem - ‘The door’ by Miroslav Holub (included)
This interactive PowerPoint contains the final 5 poetry lessons relating to Image Poems based on the Year 4 National Curriculum scheme of work. To conclude this unit pupils will practise writing descriptive sentences using comparative adjectives before editing their work to include fronted adverbials. They will learn the importance of a fronted adverbial as well as how and why these are used. Your class will become more engaged with poetry as they use their imaginations to visualise a range of different images when they ‘open a door’. They will then use these collaborative ideas to produce their own image poem (either independently or with a partner) before learning, rehearsing and performing their work during the final lesson.
Lesson 1: To write descriptive sentences
Lesson 2: To use fronted adverbials to improve my writing
Lesson 3: To plan a descriptive piece of writing
Lesson 4: To write an image poem
Lesson 5: To learn, prepare and perform my poem
Total Number of Slides: 29
Differentiation and Group Work? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
Lesson plan included? No
Week 2 of 2
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
This interactive PowerPoint concludes this two-week Observational Poetry unit. During this second week, children will explore the use of imagery within poems by learning how to create powerful images using all 5 senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell). They will have fun imagining themselves as ‘the classroom’ as they consider these senses. What would a classroom see and hear? They will then use their plans to create a poem called ‘I am a Classroom’ based on the poem ‘I am a Writer’ by Joseph Coelho.
Poetic Devices/GPS covered throughout these lessons include similes, metaphors, personification, imagery and relative clauses.
Related Poems:
‘Sky-Artist´ and ‘Don’t be Scared’ by Grace Nichols
’I am a Writer’ by Joseph Coelho
’Sunlight’ by David Windle
Lesson 1: To explore the impact of vocabulary within a poem
Lessons 2: To write a poem using metaphors and similes
Lesson 3: To plan a poem using descriptive language
Lesson 4: To write a poem about a given topic
Lesson 5: To revise and perform my poem
Total Number of Slides: 31
Lesson Plan Included? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
Differentiation? Yes
No additional resources needed
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
No additional resources #StressFreeTeaching
This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Postcards and Letters based on the Year 2 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons relating to the story ‘Dear Greenpeace’ by Simon James (which can be listened to on YouTube using the provided link). This PowerPoint can be easily adapted to meet the specific needs of an individual class. Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To correctly sequence the events of a story
Lesson 2: To practise spelling words with the /ul/ phoneme
Lesson 3: To plan the continuation of a story
Lesson 4: To write the first draft of my letter
Lesson 5: To create a final copy of my letter for display
Total Number of Slides: 32
Resources included? Yes
No additional resources needed
This interactive PowerPoint includes 5 whole lessons relating to Recounts based on the Year 5 National Curriculum scheme of work. During this second week, children will continue to apply their knowledge of adverbials as they create multi-clause sentences relating to UFOs. In addition to this, they will enjoy working in small groups as they plan the events of a ‘hoax’ UFO sighting at school before writing drafts and completing their recounts independently. To finish the week children will work together in small groups as they learn more about the UFO-related world before presenting new information to the class.
Lesson 1: To write and punctuate adverbials in a sentence
Lesson 2: To plan a recount of a UFO sighting in school
Lesson 3: To write the first draft of a recount
Lesson 4: To complete and improve my first draft
Lesson 5: To create and deliver a UFO presentation
Total Number of Slides: 28
Worksheets Included? Yes
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
No additional resources needed
Throughout this two week unit children will embark on various activities as they revise, learn and further explore the features of Instruction and Explanation Texts. They will enjoy giving commands to a partner (to draw various given pictures) as they learn to identify and use imperative verbs. Once they have learned to identify various features of both types of texts, they will be given the opportunity to plan and write their very own.
Grammar Focus: Imperative Verbs & Personal, Possessive and Relative Pronouns
Total Number of Slides: 85
Duration: 10 lessons
Worksheets Included? Yes (with answers)
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
No additional resources needed #stressfreeteaching
This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Just So Stories based on the Year 5 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons linked to different extracts which can be sourced using the provided links. Week 3 of 3.
Lesson 1: To plan a 'Just So Story’
Lesson 2: To begin writing my first draft
Lesson 3: To complete writing my first draft
Lesson 4: To edit and proofread my own work
Lesson 5: To prepare and perform my own writing
Total Number of Slides: 35
No additional resources needed
This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Creating Images based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. During this second week, children will continue to identify and use adjectives, nouns and verbs as well as begin to explore adverbs of manner. They will focus on two main poems: ‘The Lone Dog’ by Irene Rutherford McLeod and ‘Slowly’ by James Reeves. Throughout the week they will analyse their structure whilst learning the importance of carefully selecting powerful verbs and adjectives. Pupils will enjoy working together to create new poems (based on these two examples) and will end lessons by giving and receiving positive feedback with other members of the class.
Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To use a dictionary to explore the meaning of unfamiliar words
Lesson 2: To create a character profile
Lesson 3: To write a poem about my character
Lesson 4: To create sentences using adverbs of manner
Lesson 5: To use powerful verbs
Total Number of Slides: 27
Success Criteria Included? Yes
Differentiated Activities and Resources? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
This download contains:
Self and Teacher Assessment Sheets differentiated for LKS2 and UKS2
A list of features
A checklist which can be used for exploring the features of a diary entry
An activity sheet which can be answered using any diary entry example text.
This resource contains an easy to read list of Time Conjunctions which can be used to support and extend pupil’s learning in a range of different lessons.
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
Closely following the Hamilton Trust scheme of work, we have produced these presentations to support the learning of the Traditional Tales unit for Year 1. The required text for this unit is ‘Anancy and Mr Dry-Bone’ by Fiona French.
Total Number of Slides: 56
Resources Included? Yes
No additional resources #StressFreeTeaching
Throughout this two week unit pupils will learn to recognise the main features of both explanation and instruction texts. They will begin by analysing given texts in groups (provided in the resources) to discuss and decide on the main features before feeding their thoughts and opinions back to the class. Children will then have the opportunity to write their own instruction and explanation texts with the support of a printable self assessment success criteria. Week 2 of this unit consists of project based learning as pupils focus on creating their own instruction and explanation texts relating to the game show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’.
Total Number of Slides: 159 (Includes ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ PowerPoint game)
Teaching Duration: 10 lessons
Resources Included: Yes
This second bundle also includes 5 lesson plans, resources and an interactive PowerPoint to support the learning of Familiar Settings. During this second and final week, children will revise how to correctly use fronted adverbials when describing characters and various settings within the Horrid Henry books. To end the week, they will enjoy planning, writing and editing their very on Horrid Henry stories! SPAG/GPS covered this week: fronted adverbials and adverbs of manner.
Lesson 1: To use fronted adverbials when describing a setting
Lesson 2: To use adverbs and fronted adverbials to describe a character
Lesson 3: To plan a story based on Horrid Henry
Lesson 4: To write my story based on Horrid Henry
Lesson 5: To read, edit and improve my story
Total Number of Slides: 29
Lesson Plans Included? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
End of Unit Assessment? Yes
No additional resources needed
This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Creating Images based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit children will revise and practise using adjectives, nouns and verbs. They will enjoy working together in small groups to memorise and perform small parts of a poem before performing together as a whole class. To end the week they spend time writing their own chant with a partner whilst applying the same structure and rhythm as ‘The Bug Chant’ by Tony Mitton.
Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To create noun phrases
Lesson 2: To understand abstract nouns
Lesson 3: To write a prose description
Lesson 4: To memorise part of a poem
Lesson 5: To use adjectives and verbs to write my own chant
Total Number of Slides: 33
Success Criteria Included? Yes
Differentiated Activities and Resources? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
Required Text:
The Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland
This interactive PowerPoint includes 5 whole lessons relating to Recounts based on the Year 6 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons based around the thought-provoking story ‘The Day of Ahmed’s Secret’. This book will take children to an unknown world with a powerful message. They will revise the features of recounts whilst writing in both the first and third person as well as applying their knowledge of adverbials and homophones within written sentences.
This presentation is Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To listen and discuss a story
Lesson 2: To write a recount in the third person
Lesson 3: To write sentences using homophones
Lesson 4: To correctly use and punctuate adverbials within a sentence
Lesson 5: To write a recount in the first person
Total Number of Slides: 38
Worksheets Included? Yes
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
No additional resources needed
During this two-week unit pupils will learn about the style, structure and features of recount texts as well as when/why they are used.
They will take an in depth look into fronted adverbials and the use of paragraphs in order to develop their understanding of how these are used to create cohesion within a piece of writing.
To conclude the unit, children will enjoy working in small groups as they plan a ‘hoax’ UFO sighting within school. They will then apply their knowledge of recount texts as they independently draft and write their own News Reports.
Number of Slides: 72
Worksheets Included? Yes
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
No additional resources needed
This presentation includes 5 poetry lessons relating to Image Poems based on the Year 4 National Curriculum scheme of work. Throughout this week children will cover many different grammar aspects such as: similes, metaphors, noun phrases, adverbs and prepositional phrases. They will learn to identify similes and metaphors within a selection of poems (included) and will practise converting these from one to the other. To end the week, children will enjoy writing fun and lively adverb poems followed by a short self assessment.
Week 1 of 2
Lesson 1: To use similes to create powerful images
Lesson 2: To extend sentences using prepositional phrases
Lesson 3: To convert metaphors in to similes
Lesson 4: To use adverbs to begin a sentence
Lesson 5: To write an adverb poem
Total Number of Slides: 26
Differentiation? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
#stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme
No additional resources needed. All lessons include an easy-to-follow lesson plan, interactive PowerPoint, starter activity, main teaching, lesson activity and plenary.
This bundle contains 5 whole lessons relating to Stories From Other Cultures based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. During this second week, children will have the opportunity to use their imagination when planning and writing their own versions of Rama and Sita with some changes. They will also learn to identify and use subordinate clauses as well as prepositional phrases to express time within their writing.
Lesson 1: To plan a modified version of Rama and Sita
Lesson 2: To use subordinate clauses within my writing
Lesson 3: To make predictions about a myth
Lesson 4: To use adverbs of manner to describe a verb
Lesson 5: To use prepositions to express time and place
Total Number of Slides: 31
Lesson Plans Included? Yes
Resources Included? Yes