This is a 30 lesson (half termly) MTP for Upper Key Stage 2, based on Michael Morpurgo’s Kensuke’s Kingdom. The planning is divided into three stages. Stage One is really about reading as a reader, getting to know the text. Stage Two is about looking at the writer’s craft, studying the text and features of particular writing genres. Stage Three is about planning, writing and editing, based on the author’s craft and various genres. You will see that the planning goes through three main writing journeys, with some additional short writes along the way. Many of the activites don’t require resources as they are either using the text or written straight into English books. I haven’t attached other required resources as they are examples of text types etc. and you would need to source these depending on your children’s abilities. I have used this planning with excellent outcomes with several of my classes.

Guaranteed to brighten your classroom, these attractive flower posters feature all the phonics for Year One from the new 2014 curriculum.

Win the game by being the first to cover the paving stones on your garden path. A great way to practise reading words with the split digraph 'o-e'. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

Play this bingo style game to practise reading words with the 'oi' digraph. Win the game by being the first to cover all of the coins in your money bag with counters. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

Have fun trying to be the first to cover all your snowballs in this great game, which helps you practise reading words with the 'ow' digraph. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

'At the Castle' is a bingo style game, which offers children the opportunity to practise reading words with the 'le' digraph. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

A fun way to practise reading words with the split digraph 'a-e'. Travel around the board, following the instructions, and race to be the first to collect 6 words cards. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

A great way for children to practise reading words containing the 'oo' digraph. In this bingo style game, be the winner by being the first to cover all 10 balloons. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

A fun way to practise reading words with the 'or' sound, made with the digraph 'au'. Travel around the board, following the instructions, and try to be the first to collect 6 words cards. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

This game helps you to practise reading words with the 's' sound, spelt with a 'c' before e, i and y. Have fun trying to be the first to cover all your UFOs. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

Bright, colourful fish posters displaying all the Year One phonics from the new 2014 curriculum.

This game helps you to practise reading words which contain a 'j' sound, made with a 'g'. Have fun trying to be the first to cover all your gems. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

These resources encourage the reading of words containing the trigraph 'igh' in a fun way. With the board game, be the first to race around the board and collect all 6 'igh' word cards. The separate word cards could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

Practise reading words with the 'ir' digraph in this bingo style game. Win the game by being the first to cover all 6 of your birds with counters. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

Who will win this bingo style game and be the first to collect all their fizzy drinks? A great way for children to practise reading words containing the 'zz' digraph. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

Practise reading words with the 'sh' sound made by a 's' with this fun bingo style game. Win the game by being the first to cover over all of your treasure with counters.

A great way for children to practise reading words containing the 'dge' trigraph. In this bingo style game, be the winner by being the first to cover all the words on the bridge. There are also separate word cards which could be used as flash cards, or print two copies and use them to play a pairs game. These resources are ideal for KS1. Black and white copies of both the resources are also available to help keep printing costs down.

Travel around the board, practising reading words with the 'ow' sound. A game for Year One.

Print out the bunting to colour and decorate yourself. It contains all the graphemes for Year Two.

A simple, easy to use phoneme frame. It has narrow lines, making it a good frame for Year Two.