This resource teaches learners how to use persuasive strategies and use these to create a persuasive letter to Santa. It discusses the effect of different persuasive devices then provides a modeled letter that can be the basis of class discussion for learners to identify the strategies used and the effect they have. It also models the correct layout of a letter.

This resource focuses on describing setting during creative writing. It begins with a starter which focused on personification and teaches learners how to use personification and create it. The resource then shows a number of winter settings and encourages learners to describe the setting using the five senses. This can be printed as a page for learners to complete independently or in small groups. Alternatively, it can be completed as a whole class on the interactive whiteboard. The resource then talks the learners through the process of planning. This resource uses the story mountain format which has been attached as a pdf. Finally, the resource gives a modelled story opener to discuss with learners.

This resource aims to provide learners with a range of learning experiences relating to the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The activities include: History of the Olympics - Timeline activity Host City of the Olympics - Factfile of Paris Offering their own city as a host - Persuasive Letter to the Olympic Committee. Sporting Events - Researching & creating an information text on different sporting events Olympic Logo - Designing a new olympic logo

10 x Christmas literacy starters covering spelling, grammar, writing and talking & listening (KS2 or 2nd Level)

This writing resource shows learners how to create a persuasive leaflet for their own theme park. They must use persuasive strategies to engage their reader and promote their park.

This powerpoint contains a variety of different sections that can be grouped together into one lesson or be taught as independent concepts. This resources covers: Converting from fraction to decimals Ordering decimals Place value of decimals up to tenths Placing decimal tenths on a number line

This lesson explains the purpose and audience of a persuasive text. It then teaches different persuasive strategies. It includes a writing task which is to persuade a family member to get you a new pet. It also contains a modeled letter which can be used as an example for learners.

This resource introduces learners to microsoft excel and what it is used for. It starts off with basics and shows cells, columns and rows and how these are identified and accessed. It engages learners with this through the use of games e.g. -cell art where they have to fill the cell with the correct colour and make the picture. -cell mine field which they play with a partner (like battleships) cell bingo (there is a linked spinning wheel with all cells ref) Finally it leads children up to a mini project where they plan and budget a dinner for their family. They can use the internet or magazines to get prices or simply make them up. They must record their costs, quantities etc on their spreadsheet. For more challenge, I introduced more confident learners with simple formulas to calculate their totals.

This resource briefly explains what the Feast of the Epiphany then it goes on to look at how it is celebrated in different countries. There is a short quiz at the end that could be completed written or verbally. There is also a short follow up task about researching another country and their traditions. This would require ICT.

This powerpoint teaches learners how to calculate simple and then more complex percentages of amounts. It contains finisher questions for both which can be used as a means of formative assessment. It also contains a set of three questions sets which are differentiated by stars to challenge all learners.

This pack includes 64 page teaching slides on 6 different lessons. Lesson 1: Greetings and Introductions Lesson 2: Greetings & Introductions Lesson 3: Numbers & Ages Lesson 4: Colours Lesson 5: Weather Lesson 6: My Family Within the slides, there are vocab for learners to revise and copy and some activities which can be completed as a whole class. This resource also includes 10 pages of different worksheets that can be used to supplement the slides.

This is a full lesson on creating an Autumn acrostic poem. This pack includes: Teaching slides - with modelled text. Planning page Word Bank (both for display & printable) 4 x printable poem templates which can be coloured for display. Autumnal display bunting with other autumnal decor.

Spelling Strategies Poster

This resource helps learners understand the different gifts of the Holy Spirit by explaining each gift in child friendly language and using symbols to represent each gift. It contains a short matching worksheet and a variety of games that can be accessed by clicking on or scanning QR codes.

This resource revises numbers to 8 and 8 different french colours.

This creative writing lesson focuses on describing a spooky character. The lesson begins with a simile starter activity which can be completed as a class or in groups. It also then includes a follow up similes worksheet that learners could complete independently. The resource then focuses on how we can describe a character by their: appearance behaviour/actions personality/attitudes The resource includes a modelled passage about a vampire where learners can identify what they learn about the character and sort it into the three categories. Again this can be completed as a whole class or in groups or there is a follow up worksheet that could be completed independently. The resource also includes: Planning page Word bank (with vocab for each of the three categories)

This writing resource teaches learners how to write an instructional text. It uses the theme of carving pumpkins to engage learners. The lesson can be completed using learners prior knowledge of carving pumpkins or after carving pumpkins as a class. This resource includes: Full teaching slides Planning Page Modelled text Word bank

This lesson provides an introduction to positive and negative integers. It begins by explaining what an integer is and discussing different examples of how we use negative integers in real life. It then has a few different examples and discussion points using real life examples which can be done as whole class, individuals or groups e.g. weather, money etc. The resource then goes on to describe positive integers as hot numbers and negative integers as cold numbers. I find this really helps learners when performing calculations involving integers. The resource also contains a simple tug of war game that can be printed and played in pairs or played on the board with volunteers. For the game, someone is positive and someone is negative, they roll a dice and they move that number of spaces on the number line. Negative player moves to the left and positive player to the right. The winner is the person who makes it to their end of the number line. This is just a very simple game that encourages the children to add positive or negative integers and helps them visualise it on a number line. The resource then goes through different examples of adding and subtraction integers. It has a visual number line to support learners. When explaining this to learners, I use the terminology of hot and cold numbers and use the example of a drink e.g. adding hot numbers will increase the temperature, adding cold numbers will decrease it or subtracting hot numbers will decrease the temperature and subtracting cold numbers will increase the temperature. Finally, there are 6 quick questions that learners can answer and this can be used as a means of formative assessment.

This is a great resource for taking learners step by step through many of the basic stages of creating a powerpoint. It can be displayed clearly on the Interactive Whiteboard and there are screenshots and arrows which show learners exactly what to select. It covers -adding text adding images changing backgrounds using transitions

Reflective Writing - The Best/Worst Day of My Life As pupils progress in their writing, it is important to teach them how to progress their basic recount writing into reflective writing. Rather than just retell events pupils will describe their thoughts/emotions and reflect on how these events impacted them positively or negatively. Pupils really enjoyed this writing piece and I emphasised that it didn’t have to be a hugely emotional experience which could upset them. The pupils had recently visited a residential stay so I felt that this was a good one to model for them as many of them had different experiences of it. This resource takes you through what it means to be reflective. It also provides examples for the pupils which allows them to discuss if the paragraph recounts or reflects. There is also a modelled writing piece which breaks the writing into sections for the pupils.