A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the poem - THE JABBERWOCKY, by Lewis Carroll. This lesson focuses on the poetic devices used in the poem. This is lesson 3 in a series of 5. The whole scheme of work is available here: The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a narrative poem in the style of the original. All images sourced from Pixabay or authors own.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ PIG HEART BOY’ by Malorie Blackman. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to integrate dialogue in a narrative This is lesson 7 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a dilemma story This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’Holes’ By Louis Sachar This is lesson 6 in a series of 6. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 6 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a description of a setting using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. There are also 2 additional lessons that complete the scheme ( a hot and a cold task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’WONDER ’ By R.J. Palacio This is a lesson that looks at how to vary tenses in first person narratives. This is lesson 5 in a series of 7. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 7 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a first person narrative, linked to the original text, using all of the features learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with planning and writing a diary entry (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay. WOnder clipart used with permission from ‘21st century teacher’ all rights reserved. Images must not be copied or sold.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on DESCRIPTIVE WRITING (winter themed) in Upper KS2 (Year 6) Although part of a scheme, it is also able to be taught as a standalone lesson. The lesson focuses on how to describe a setting or character precisely, by using figurative language and devices The class explore these by looking at extracts together, before going onto try the techniques for themselves. This is lesson 5 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The planning for the whole unit of work is included in each individual lesson. The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing the cold task again as a hot task - in order to demonstrate progress. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

This is a complete 5-week HISTORY scheme of work, based on the The Kingdom of Benin. . Written for Upper Key Stage 2, but easily adapted. Objectives covered: To find out where the Kingdom of Benin was and when the events happened. To find out about the leaders of the Kingdom of Benin To find out about the trade network of the Benin Empire. To find out about the Benin Empire’s Golden Age. To find out about the decline of the Benin Empire Each lesson comes with all resources and an editable powerpoint. There is also a medium term plan for all 5 lessons.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on PERSUASIVE SPEECHES in Upper KS2 (Year 6 This lesson explores the features of Persuasive Speeches by comparing 2 famous speeches by Obama and James Cordon (Smithy) called children matter. The lesson uses AFORRESTPIE as a vehicle for exploring the features. This is lesson 3 in a series of 7. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a perusaive speech based on animal rights. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on PERSUASIVE SPEECHES in Upper KS2 (Year 6 This lesson explores repetition in Persuasive Speeches by exploring 'I have a dream ’ by Martin Luther King. The lesson uses AFORRESTPIE as a vehicle for exploring the features. This is lesson 4 in a series of 7. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a perusaive speech based on animal rights. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A set of 2 complete writing lessons. Each lesson has a seperate PowerPoint and resources. The only thing that is missing is a range of leaflets to look through (web link for download and printing of PDF leaflets is included) The aim of the lessons is to analyse and apply the features of ZOO attraction leaflets. The children will create a leaflet for a fictitious zoo. The lesson is linked to a Charles Darwin topic, however it is very easily adapted if necessary as all resources are fully editable. IMages sourced from PIXABAY Charles darwin images are used with permission from ARTIFEX (teacherspayteachers.com/store/artifex ) and are non reproducable without prior purchase or consent.

A complete scheme of work, presentations and resources for a unit based around Ancient Egyptian myths. Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing (fractured myths set in Ancient Egypt. All images sourced from Pixabay and Pexels (open source - public domain) Tes paid licence

This is a SEF that I have written over time about our school. It is highly detailed - 29 pages and 20,000 words. This will save you hours of work, it is fully editable, in word and can be cut and paste. Nothing like this existed when I started the journey, and it would have been so helpful to have seen what other schools write. It covers all Ofsted areas, including actions since last inspection. Our school received GOOD in Autumn 2023 (Section 5 inspection) and my self was called ‘EXEMPLARY’ by my MAT and by our HMI inspector.

A whole school assembly reminding the children what Growth Mindset is and how the Power of Yet can help us to persevere and achieve our potential

A complete week of maths planning for year 5/6. All resources, PPT's and resources included. Each lesson is accompanied by a high-quality Powerpoint presentation. Objectives covered include: Negative numbers place value and finding the difference. Decimal place value Rounding to nearest whole number and up to 3 dp. Introduction to BIDMAS and order of operations. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK.

A full week of planning for year 5. All resources and presentations are included. The planning is fully differentiated 3 ways and includes mastery extension tasks. Written because I could not find anything like it out there (and needed it!) Please leave feedback

A complete English lesson, written for year 5/6 and differentiated 3 ways. The objective covered is mood and tone, with a starter that looks at sentence and cohesion for sense. The planning uses the animated film: Alma, by Rodrigo Blaas, which is available on Youtube. All images are public domain from pixabay.com

A series of 8 standalone maths lessons or booster sessions. Each is differentiated 2 or 3 ways and is designed to revise key concepts in the run up to SATS. Objectives covered: 1. Fractions of amounts 2. Ordering fractions 3. Venn and Carroll diagrams 4. Finding the mean 5. Ordering decimals 6. Mixed and improper fractions 7. Adding and subtracting fractions 8. multiplying and dividing fractions. All images from pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the poem - THE JABBERWOCKY, by Lewis Carroll. This lesson focuses on reading and understanding the poem. This is lesson 2 in a series of 5. The whole scheme of work is available here: The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a narrative poem in the style of the original. All images sourced from Pixabay or authors own.

**My hugely popular lesson, completely updated and redesigned for the New Year. ** Children will discuss and reflect on their achievements to date. They will discuss what resolutions are, and why we make them at New Year. They will then go on to plan and write a structured letter to themselves, setting out their hopes and ambitions for the year. They will also make one firm ‘Promise’ or resolution. The letter can then be opened at a later, specified date. A fully detailed PowerPoint is included - that also sets out a structure for the letter. Scaffolds, a writing frame and a model letter are also included. All images from PIXABAY.

A 3 week fully resourced Shakespeare unit based on Richard the third. I have written it for upper KS2 but it could be adapted for any age or key stage, Each day is differentiated and resourced. This is linked to the SOW for the wars of the Roses (also available on TES) and was taught as part of a cross-curricular unit All the resources are included and there is a link for adaptable prezi presentations for each lesson. Here is a sneaky peek at the first one:https://prezi.com/tkkv-eemcyk4/shakespeare-opening-day/ Please leave feedback and enjoy :)

A 4 week scheme of work looking at the Hindu Faith and the importance of Gods in their daily worship. Power Points and resources included, please leave feedback.