This 10 lesson literacy unit is packed full of outstanding lesson plans, PowerPoints, resources and even video clips. Based on the book Beowulf by Rob Lloyd Jones (Usborne), this writing unit has been written by experienced literacy leaders in key stage two. This unit is perfect to accompany an Anglo Saxon topic, but this is not necessary and it can be used alone. Children will produce Beowulf and Grendel character descriptions, write a diary entry, describe the Lake of Demons spooky setting and write the ending to the story. They will then produce a class book by publishing their work and creating something to be proud of. There are also questions for each section of the book and supports inference and other reading skills. Lessons: I am able to describe a character. I am able to use adjectives effectively. I am able to describe a character’s feelings. I am able to describe a character. I am able to bring a character to life. I am able to use senses. I am able to describe a setting. I am able to predict an ending. I am able to hook the reader. I am able to present my written work legibly. Files: ✸ x10 lesson plans ✸ x10 PowerPoints ✸ Beowulf word bank (differentiated 3 ways) ✸ Feelings word bank (differentiated 2 ways) ✸ Grendel word bank (differentiated 3 ways) ✸ Lake of Demons word bank (differentiated 3 ways) ✸ Lake of Demons descriptive support worksheet ✸ Skeleton plan worksheet ✸ Front cover for published work book ✸ Lined and unlined writing paper ✸ x6 images ✸ x5 video clips Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com key stage 2 ks2 lks2 uks2 English vikings medieval times history historical settings historical fiction monster dragon mythical creatures

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Discover the brilliance of Katsushika Hokusai’s art with our engaging lesson. Children will learn his techniques and create their own “Great Wave” using pastels. Unveil the captivating world of Katsushika Hokusai’s artistry through our dynamic art lesson centered around his iconic woodblock print, “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.” This comprehensive resource is designed to empower students with a deep understanding of Hokusai’s artistic techniques, specifically focusing on his masterful use of colour and movement. This product includes: ☆ Detailed lesson plan ☆ 22-slide PowerPoint ☆ Step-by-step instructions ☆ Real examples of children’s work In this lesson: Introduction: Introduce students to the renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai and his remarkable contributions to landscape art. Main Input: Guide students through an interactive exploration of “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.” Analyse Hokusai’s colour choices and the sense of motion he portrayed in this iconic print. Main Activity Empower students to channel their inner artists by creating their own interpretations of “The Great Wave.” Utilising pastel crayons, students will experiment with multiple shades, blending techniques, and strategic layering to capture the essence of Hokusai’s wave. Plenary Discussion: Encourage students to showcase their unique creations and engage in a constructive peer feedback session. This promotes a collaborative learning environment and allows students to reflect on their artistic journey. Educational Benefits: ☆ Enhances art appreciation and creativity. ☆ Develops critical analysis skills through art interpretation. ☆ Fosters collaboration and peer learning. ☆ Encourages experimentation with various artistic techniques. Bring the captivating world of Katsushika Hokusai’s artistry to your classroom and provide your students with an enriching and memorable art lesson experience. Perfect for educators seeking to engage their students in a meaningful exploration of art and culture. Tags: KS2, KS1, artist study, one off, back to school, transition, supply, outstanding, observation, ofsted, water theme, interview, easy to follow, step by step

In this unit, children will explore weaving using a range of materials, learning the key skills of warping, interlocking patterns, finishing and embroidery. They will learn about wool and it’s history in Britain whilst building up a landscape composition that features a background and foreground whilst playing with thickness and texture. They will study a range of landscape artists including David Hockney, Peter Doig, Peter Lanyon, JMW Turner, John Wootton and Moses Swett. Each lesson has a detailed lesson plan, PowerPoint and accompanying resources. Explore ideas for a mixed media artwork based on landscape. Take photos of suitable natural scenes. Prepare and design a fabric landscape. Describe the weaving process using the correct terms. Make a simple weaving using a wool, thread and hessian. Evaluate finished work. Warp up a loom. Practise weaving on a loom. Describe how to alternate warp threads in order to fix weaving. Practise different weaving techniques. Create a landscape scene made from textiles. Reflect on work in progress and suggest how it can be adapted. To investigate techniques which use textiles creatively. To practise weaving with fabric strips. To recycle clothes to create a rag rug ks2 ks3 y3 y4 y5 y6 weaving sewing textiles design and technology D&T ks2 weaving ideas ks2 weaving activity weaving art weaving artists ks1 landscapes lessons ks2 Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com

This 5 session guided reading unit is all about persuasive text. The included persuasive leaflet is based on a fictional theme park - Adventure Land. Great to study across a week or half term, these sessions are based around reading the text together as a whole class (or group) and predicting, clarifying vocabulary and exploring the text. Children will build up a knowledge of the features and language used in a persuasive text. Learning objectives: To identify and explain the features of a persuasive leaflet. 2, 3 and 4. To analyse and evaluate the language and structure of a persuasive leaflet. To identify and compare the features of a persuasive leaflet. Y3 Y4 reciprocal reading LKS2 ks2 outstanding ofsted

These reading comprehension sheets are designed for Key Stage 2 (KS2) students and are based on the popular book, The Creakers by Tom Fletcher. Each chapter has 30 questions based around Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Summarising (VIPERS) to help students improve their reading comprehension skills. This bumper pack of worksheets include 930 questions across 186 worksheets and their answers on a separate document. These worksheets also incorporate retrieval practice, which has been shown to be a highly effective way of improving memory and recall. By regularly practicing recalling information from memory, students can better retain and understand the material they are studying. These outstanding comprehension sheets are perfect for teachers looking to support their KS2 students in developing their reading comprehension skills. They can be used as part of a classroom lesson or as homework assignments. With VIPERS and retrieval practice included, these sheets provide a comprehensive approach to reading comprehension that will benefit students of all abilities. Tags: outstanding questions english literacy key stage 2 assessment

Enlighten the magical adventure story of Kensuke’s Kingdom with this four lesson diary writing unit. Previously used in Year 5, this unit is easily adaptable across Key Stage 2. Each lesson comes with a detailed lesson plan with a starter, main input, main activity and plenary. There is also a PowerPoint with questions for the first 3 chapters of the story. Children will explicitly learn about using adverbials, conjunctions, subordinate clauses, relative clauses, main clauses, different sentence types (simple, compound, complex), speech (direct and reported). Used successfully for observations, these lessons have been rated Outstanding by experienced leadership teams. Lesson 1 L.O.: to write using a range of cohesive devices, including adverbials. Success Criteria: I can summarise the main ideas of a text I can include thoughts and feelings of the main character I can use exciting vocabulary I can use adverbs and adverbial openers in my writing Lesson 2 L.O.: to write using a range of cohesive devices Success Criteria: I can use the layout of a recount I will go into most detail about main events I will include my thoughts and feelings I will describe my experiences and think about what will happen in the future I will use language features such as similes and metaphors to create an image for the reader. Lesson 3 L.O.: To be able to write a dialogue between characters using correct speech rules. Success Criteria: I can use the layout of a conversation I will go into most detail about the main events I will include my thoughts and feelings I will describe my experiences and think about what will happen in the future I will use language features such as similes and metaphors to create an image for the reader Lesson 4 (could be spread over two lessons) L.O.: To be able to write using a range of clause structures, varying their position within a sentence. Success Criteria: Creating atmosphere and using dialogue to advance exciting action and creating the character’s personality. Selecting vocabulary that reflects the theme Using a range of cohesive devices to create flow Using passive and modal verbs Using adverbs, prepositional phrases and noun phrases effectively Using correct speech punctuation Spelling most words correctly This unit includes: ✸ x4 Lesson plans ✸ x4 PowerPoints ✸ x4 Writing planning pages ✸ Adverbs word mat ✸ Feelings word mat ✸ Cohesive devices activity ✸ Conjunction types ✸ Diary writing checklist ✸ Alternatives to Said word mat UKS2 KS2 Y5 Y6 y4 interview observation nqt novel english literacy Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com Need an outstanding maths lesson based around money? Then look no further. This is a great way to showcase your mastery teaching in a quick, snappy lesson that easily demonstrates progress. Suitable for a reasoning maths lesson, the questions included in the interactive PowerPoint are great to get children of all abilities thinking. We have based this lesson around the NCETM principles of differentiation and have included this reasoning in the lesson plan notes. You can use this lesson flexibly from 15 minutes to an hour. It has been successfully used for interviews and Ofsted visits alike. You will get: ✸ An outstanding lesson plan featuring mini-plenaries, differentiated success criteria and behaviour management strategies. ✸ A PowerPoint with probing mastery questions. ✸ A two-sided worksheet with tasks that are open ended and allow children to think carefully about different answers for each question. Lesson objective: To add and subtract amounts of money to solve problems. Success criteria: 🌶 To be able to add amounts of money together to find the sum. 🌶🌶 To be able to work out the change. 🌶🌶🌶 To be able to use reasoning to explain my methods observation ofsted nqt ks2 lks2 y4 year 3

Need an outstanding English lesson for upper key stage 2? Then look no further. This is a great way to showcase your teaching skills in a quick, snappy lesson that easily demonstrates progress. Suitable for a literacy lesson, this descriptive writing lesson is based around the film clip Alma, and gets children to write a predictive paragraph about what could happen next. The questions included in the interactive PowerPoint are great to get children of all abilities thinking. You can use this lesson flexibly from 40 minutes to an hour. It has been successfully used for interviews and Ofsted visits alike. You will get: ✸ An outstanding lesson plan featuring mini-plenaries, success criteria and differentiated tasks. ✸ A PowerPoint with probing questions and guided writing prompts. ✸ A picture storyboard to prompt writing. ✸ An easier task with phrases to prompt writing. ✸ A mid-level task worksheet with examples of sentence openers, exciting vocabulary, sentence types and conjunctions and punctuation to use ✸ A harder task worksheet with spaces for children to write their own -ed, -ing and describing openers, exciting vocabulary and examples of different sentence types/punctuation they can use. ✸ An example of a perfect paragraph for children to create their own success criteria by identifying its features Lesson objective: To use a wide range of devices to build cohesion within a paragraph. Success criteria: ✸ Sentence openers ✸ Exciting vocabulary ✸ Conjunctions ✸ Punctuation ✸ Different sentence types (simple, compound, complex). ofsted observation nqt interview uks2 ks2 year 5 year 6 Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com

Take your interview or observation lessons to the next level with our exceptional Adverbs Writing Lesson designed specifically for KS2 students. This comprehensive resource pack includes a detailed lesson plan, engaging PowerPoint presentation, and accompanying resources. Empower your students to use a range of adverbs accurately and effectively, while fostering their understanding of different types of adverbs. With ready-to-use activities and differentiated challenges, this outstanding lesson ensures students develop their adverb usage skills and enhance their writing abilities. Key Features: ✸ Engaging Starter: Stimulate discussion and critical thinking as students explore the statement “Adverbs are just words that end in ‘ly’.” Encourage students to articulate their thoughts and consider the validity of the statement. ✸ Comprehensive Main Activity: Introduce adverbs to students, explaining how they describe time, manner, place, or frequency of a verb. Engage students with the Table Team Adverb Sorting Challenge, encouraging collaboration as they categorize adverbs into different families. ✸ Reflective Assessment: Encourage self-reflection by having students evaluate their previous writing and assess their use of adverbs. Guide students to identify areas for improvement and set goals for their adverb usage. ✸ Creative Writing Exercise: Utilize the captivating video clip “The Cloud” to inspire students’ writing. Offer differentiated challenges based on difficulty levels, allowing students to incorporate adverbs effectively and demonstrate their understanding. ✸ Mini Plenary: Conduct a mid-lesson check-in, where students share examples of each sentence type to ensure comprehension and reinforce learning. ✸ Engaging Plenary: Challenge students to identify and explain three sentences on the board, showcasing their understanding of adverb usage and sentence construction. ✸ Complete Resources: Access a comprehensive set of resources, including a PowerPoint presentation, picture stimulus, differentiated worksheets, conjunctions sheet, and self-assessment tools. L.O. To be able to use a range of adverbs accurately and effectively. Success Criteria ✸ Know different types of adverb. ✸ Add appropriate adverbs to a piece of work. ✸ Know the level that I am working at now when using adverbs. ✸ Know the mistakes that I make regularly when using adverbs, e.g. repeating the same ones. ✸ Identify an area for improvement with my use of adverbs. Files include: ✸ Lesson plan ✸ PowerPoint ✸ The Cloud picture storyboard ✸ Example writing sheet (WAGOLL) ✸ Flash write challenge sheet ✸ Questions sheet ✸ Table team sorting challenge Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com Descriptive writing LKS2 UKS2 Year 3 Year 4 Y3 Y4 Year 5 Year 6 Y5 Y6 ks2 ofsted observation nqt ect interview

These reading comprehension sheets are designed for Key Stage 2 (KS2) students and are based on the popular book, The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Each chapter has 30 questions based around Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Summarising (VIPERS) to help students improve their reading comprehension skills. This bumper pack of worksheets include 150 questions and their answers on a separate document. These worksheets also incorporate retrieval practice, which has been shown to be a highly effective way of improving memory and recall. By regularly practicing recalling information from memory, students can better retain and understand the material they are studying. These outstanding comprehension sheets are perfect for teachers looking to support their KS2 students in developing their reading comprehension skills. They can be used as part of a classroom lesson or as homework assignments. With VIPERS and retrieval practice included, these sheets provide a comprehensive approach to reading comprehension that will benefit students of all abilities.

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Unlock the creative potential of your KS2 students with our comprehensive collection of 28 Writing Frames. These versatile resources are carefully designed to support children in planning and organizing their written work, spanning both fiction and non-fiction genres. Whether it’s developing captivating adventure and mystery stories, crafting spine-chilling tales, or honing dialogue skills, our Writing Frames offer a wealth of opportunities for young writers to express their ideas. Our extensive range of Writing Frames includes a diverse selection of genres to ignite imagination and cultivate essential writing techniques. With dedicated templates for adventure and mystery stories (opening and main), scary stories, dialogue, dilemma narratives, familiar settings, flashback stories, historical stories, and two templates for imaginary worlds, your students will find inspiration at every turn. Additionally, our Writing Frames provide structured support for retelling legends, crafting playscripts, composing quest myths (opening and main), maintaining reading journals, exploring stories from other cultures, crafting explanation texts, writing formal and informal letters, generating persuasive arguments, creating point of view charts, developing newspaper reports, constructing informative posters, and producing engaging recounts and reports. Designed to cater to the varied interests and learning styles of KS2 children, these Writing Frames foster creativity, critical thinking, and language skills development. Encourage your students to explore different genres, experiment with storytelling techniques, and express their ideas with confidence. Elevate their writing prowess with our comprehensive set of 28 Writing Frames for KS2, opening doors to endless possibilities in written expression. Includes: Adventure and mystery (opening and main) Scary stories Dialogue Dilemma story Familiar settings Flashback stories Historical story Imaginary worlds (x2) Legend retell Legend story Playscript Quest myth (opening and main) Reading journal Stories from other cultures Explanation text Formal letter Historical story Informal letter Instructions Interview Newspaper report Persuasive argument Point of view chart Poster Recount Report Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com Tags: English subject coordinator lead leader Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 KS2 LKS2 UKS2 outstanding features sentence frames for writing letter writing frame writing frames ks2 story writing frame writing on frames

**Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com Love this resource? Leave us a great review and get a resource of your choice for FREE! Just drop us an email with your purchase receipt and a screenshot of your review.** This Shelter Building Design and Technology unit is perfect to use alongside any topic, including Stone Age and Iron Age. Children will learn how to design, build and evaluate their structure, which could be in the form of a building or house. These three detailed lessons are perfect to be used over 5 lessons and are fully resourced and planned, with detailed lesson plans provided. Created by an experienced art and design & technology subject lead, these lessons have been used in a real classroom with real students across KS2. There are three PowerPoints for each lesson, an example design evaluation sheet, a shelter evaluation worksheet for students to complete and detailed lesson plans included in this bundle. Lessons: To design a shelter. 2, 3 and 4. Understand how to make a stable structure. To build a shelter. To evaluate your design and build. ks2 key stage 2 year 3 year 4 y3 y4 lesson plan plenary starter challenge art and design building planning evaluating d and t dt resources

An outstanding WWI unit that covers all you need to know about the First World War. Suitable for KS2. Detailed lesson plans, PowerPoints and resources for each lesson. Includes: Locate countries involved How the World War I started Timeline Propaganda artwork and posters What trenches were and how they were used What life was like in the trenches Affect on people at home Understanding WWI poetry Writing their own WWI poem How the war ended War sites now (present day) Discussion and finale lesson KS2 History year 3 year 4 year 5 year 6 knowledge skills lks2 uks2 remote Britain Europe geography world war one world war 1 WW1 Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com

This two Year 3/4 English interview lesson about sentence types and effective writing has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted inspectors. They can be flexibly used alone or together. Children will use a picture prompt to create a paragraph of writing in lesson 1 and in lesson 2 they will produce a storyboard based on a film clip about Aladdin, learning how to use a compound and complex sentences effectively. It includes: two lesson plans, two PowerPoint presentations, differentiated tasks and extra resources (such as word banks). Children discuss the differences between simple, compound and complex sentences and will reflect upon their writing. Lesson 1: L.O. To understand how to use a range of sentence types. Lesson 2: L.O. To use different types of sentences in my writing. Files included: ✸ x2 lesson plans ✸ x2 PowerPoints ✸ Banned words bank ✸ Picture prompt (easier activity) ✸ Picture prompt worksheet (medium level) ✸ Picture prompt worksheet (harder level) ✸ Conjunctions word bank ✸ Aladdin storyboard (easier level) ✸ Aladdin storyboard (medium level) ✸ Aladdin storyboard (harder level) ✸ Character adjective table year 5 year 6 KS2 Y5 Y6 UKS2 outstanding interview lesson ofsted English mastery SPAG observation Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com This English writing unit is a great way to learn about the Stone Age using the popular book, Stone Age Boy. Suitable for Lower Key Stage 2, this unit includes 15 lessons with planning, PowerPoints and resources. This zip file includes 50 files in total. Lesson Objectives: To be able to understand how a character feels To be describe setting and characters form the Stone Age To research an activity during the Stone Age period gather To write an set of instructions for a Stone Age activity To express time and place using conjunctions To create a Stone Age animal fact file To contrast the present and the Stone Age To use a consistent past tense throughout my writing To place events from a story in chronological order To create a diary entry as Stone Age Boy To create a diary entry as Stone Age Boy To use a Thesaurus to find key words. To create a story plan for an alternative ending. To create a story plan for an alternative ending. To create a problem for my story Not sure? Try the first week of planning, PowerPoints and resources for free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12113655 Instructions story fact file non chronological report Year 3 Year 4 Y3 Y4 English reading writing outstanding fiction novel study

Class Dojo reward chart where children can exchange their dojos for lots of different prizes! Really motivational and not expensive to fund. Editable so you can change the font or prizes/number of dojos. KS1 KS2

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