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Hi, I've been teaching throughout KS2 since 1997 and have always received outstanding feedback from Heads and SLTs, inspectors, colleagues and parents. Please have a look at my varied resources, and if you like them, please take a moment to leave me a good review. Thank you!

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Hi, I've been teaching throughout KS2 since 1997 and have always received outstanding feedback from Heads and SLTs, inspectors, colleagues and parents. Please have a look at my varied resources, and if you like them, please take a moment to leave me a good review. Thank you!
Macavity The Mystery Cat Classic Poetry TS Eliot Illustrated PowerPoint for class reading/discussion
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Macavity The Mystery Cat Classic Poetry TS Eliot Illustrated PowerPoint for class reading/discussion

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An illustrated PowerPoint presentation of the classic TS Eliot poem Macavity: The Mystery Cat to show as a presentation lesson starter e.g. for RIC reading sessions, comprehension and discussion etc. Nice and clear to read together as a class, appealing illustrations to engage children. Please note that I have also created a differentiated set of comprehension questions for Upper KS2 and KS3 children; please take a look if interested. Thank you.
Box It Up activity using warning story Elf Road by Pie Corbett
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Box It Up activity using warning story Elf Road by Pie Corbett

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This short warning story by Pie Corbett called Elf Road is brilliant as a box-it-up activity for identifying the themes within the story. As well as including the short story text (which is freely available on the internet) I have included a worksheet I made for children to 'box up' the story. One side is for writing the underlying generic patterns within the story (e.g. Main Character finds a magic portal and enters) while on the other side children have to identify the actual examples of this specific to the Elf Road story (e.g. Billy finds a wooden door in Elf Road and goes through.) These are differentiated on three levels so that HAPs have to fill in the entire grid on both sides (I suggest after modelling a few examples first), the MAPs have to identify some of the underlying patterns and some of the specific details, and LAPs only have to find the specific examples with all of the underlying patterns being provided. Also included is a blank grid and (scroll this down) the 'answers' to the whole grid for teacher reference. It also provides a super clear framework from which to progress to adding a third column on the right for 'new ideas' - i.e. children collectively or individually vary the story details to include their own ideas following the underlying theme (e.g. my lovely class decided that main character Daisy would fall into a sewage pipe and end up in a new world...). I taught this with Y3/4 but I think could also be useful with upper KS2.
Stephen Hawking comprehension lesson differentiated KS2
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Stephen Hawking comprehension lesson differentiated KS2

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This is intended for a lower KS2 reading session but could also be used with upper KS2. It includes a jpg starter activity about Prof Stephen Hawking as a stimulus, and three differentiated texts about Stephen Hawking to read, including differentiated questions and a lesson plan.
A Gift Worth Giving - Poem on climate change, pollution etc
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A Gift Worth Giving - Poem on climate change, pollution etc

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An original, high quality poem, with full rhyme, that describes the problems facing the world in terms of climate change, pollution etc. and the need to act now to change our habits in order to leave the world a better place for the next generation. Can be used for discussion in poetry or reading sessions or children could try to write their own poems with a message on the same themes.
Create a character planning sheets and Teacher examples
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Create a character planning sheets and Teacher examples

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In the build-up to writing stories it's useful to give children practise in writing character descriptions. These handy planning sheets (one with more structured prompts on and one more basic for HAPs) can help children to create their own image of a character to describe. The Teacher example and cheat sheet help to demonstrate how notes can be made and turned into a fuller description of a character.
Information text format layout scaffold
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Information text format layout scaffold

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An A4 scaffold sheet for children to format an information text including lines on which to write and space for a title, two paragraphs, a picture, caption and 'Did you know?' fact circle. Useful for LAPs, SEN or just children in Lower KS2 who may need support with formatting.
Improving story writing by using connectives
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Improving story writing by using connectives

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A starter presentation on why connectives are useful for improving creative writing. Begins by showing a boring story passage with lots of repetition of openers and too many 'and's. Goes through ways of improving writing by adding different types of connectives. Finishes by improving the passage and comparing to the original.
What is the genre? PPT presentation for lesson intro
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What is the genre? PPT presentation for lesson intro

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A Ppt presentation to start a lesson to teach children to identify different genres of writing. A very similar story is told in several versions including adventure, horror, instructional, diary, letter... The first give children the idea of what kind of 'clues' to look out for, e.g. personal pronouns, repetition, simple or informal style, etc., while the rest can be used for children to work through together and discuss. Finally children are given a short and simple activity to reinforce their understanding of the different genres shown.
Football match report with differentiated reading activity - speech marks
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Football match report with differentiated reading activity - speech marks

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This contains an actual football match report (Man City v. Huddersfield 26/11/17) adapted from the BBC website and differentiated into 3 ability levels. Although the match report can be used for a variety of purposes, I had a reading focus and the activity is connected to direct speech (which we have been studying along with our recounts, hence the reports). So the children need to find and separate all of the direct quotes from the two managers Wagner and Guardiola to rewrite them in the form of a speech bubble for each.
The Highwayman poem Alfred Noyes - PowerPoint with poignant illustrations
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The Highwayman poem Alfred Noyes - PowerPoint with poignant illustrations

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This is a PowerPoint presentation of the famous Highwayman poem by Alfred Noyes, complete with poignant illustrations to help tell the tale and really get kids engaged in the themes of the poem. Can be used with upper KS2 or KS3 students. Useful for poetry sessions or reading comprehension as well as general discussions, philosophy etc. If you like it, please take a moment to give it a 5-star review. Thank you!
Problem solving with Patterns in maths
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Problem solving with Patterns in maths

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A set of worksheets (differentiated) involving a range of different types of patterns - number, geometric etc. - about which children are asked to find and continue patterns as well as explaining their reasoning. Answers given.
Easy-to-use music composition sheets, grid and staff format, fab and fun!
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Easy-to-use music composition sheets, grid and staff format, fab and fun!

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Set of easy-to-use sheets for teaching kids the basics of musical notation. Simple grid formats as well as conventional staff. Colour coded to help kids with rhythm (i.e. red = one beat, yel-low = 2 beats). Blank versions ready for composition, all can be edited. Different parts can be played separately or easily layered on top of one another for simple (e.g. clapping) but very effective performance. Couldn't be easier!