I specialise in English and my experience includes literacy consultancy, management, a role as an English lead teacher and teaching at both primary and secondary. Take a look at my resources for English and other useful bits and bobs. magicinkstand@hotmail.com
I specialise in English and my experience includes literacy consultancy, management, a role as an English lead teacher and teaching at both primary and secondary. Take a look at my resources for English and other useful bits and bobs. magicinkstand@hotmail.com
This resource consists of spelling lists for reception to year 6. The lists are also presented in a precision teaching grid format. To make this resource, I referred to the common exception word lists in the National Curriculum which consist of combined word lists for years 3 and 4 and for years 5 and 6. I separated these by difficulty to create lists for each year group. The words for reception to year 2 are from the National Literacy Strategy. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful.
This resource includes all you need for a five lesson letter writing unit. Pupils will write a formal letter to the education secretary regarding whether SATs should be banned or kept.
Includes:
- News articles discussion
- Discussion opinions of professionals based on extracts
- Annotating features of formal letters
- Adverb activity
- Debate activity
- Modal verb activity
- Formal / informal language activity
- Letter drafting
- Letter writing
Requirements covered:
using a range of cohesive devices
using passive and modal verbs mostly appropriately
selecting vocabulary and grammatical structures that reflect the level of formality required mostly correctly
This presentation is fully editable and copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this helpful. Thank you.
A staff meeting regarding enjoyable activities to teach spelling, punctuation and grammar.
This pack provides all resources needed for an hour-long staff meeting about activities to use in class for teaching spelling, punctuation and grammar. Your staff team will look at examples of SPaG questions from SATs, reflect about the SPaG requirements for their year group and how they have been covered, complete a grammar terminology activity, take part in whole group grammar activities and then try out several fun grammar activities on their tables. I delivered this meeting to a large staff team and received a round of applause!
Included:
- requirement activity
- terminology activity
- spelling strategies
- grammar activities to demonstrate to team (x7)
- grammar activities for staff to participate in on tables (x5)
- 10 files to download
This resource is fully editable and all images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
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**WRITING AND READING Staff Meeting: Activities for Teaching Reading and Writing (SPAG, English, INSET, Training)
**A staff meeting in which staff will learn about and participate in five strategies for improving English skills.
PHONICS Staff Meeting: Subject Knowledge and Teaching Strategies
A staff meeting for teachers or support staff regarding phonics theory and how to teach phonics.
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READING Staff Meeting: Pedagogy / Strategies for Reading]( https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-staff-meeting-pedagogy-strategies-for-reading-english-inset-training-11540049)**
A staff meeting regarding the teaching and learning of reading.
**WRITING Staff Meeting: Punctuation (English, INSET, Training)
**A staff meeting regarding subject knowledge of punctuation and ideas for teaching activities.
I have led English successfully in several schools. This document is an example of an action plan for leading English in primary, which would be useful for English subject leaders. Included are ten objectives for improving both progress and attitudes to reading and writing and 100 strategies for achieving these objectives.
This document is an example of an action plan for leading Art in a primary school. Many of the ideas could also be used in secondary. Included are ten objectives for improving both progress and attitudes with regard to art and also 100 strategies for achieving these objectives.
Bastille Day, or La Fete Nationale, is on 14th July. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and 30+ page PowerPoint presentation which includes:
- important vocabulary
- what is Bastille day?
- history of Bastille Day
- the storming of the Bastille
- how is Bastille Day celebrated?
- French facts
- the French National anthem
- the French flag
- Bastille Day quiz
- matching activity
- ordering activity
- French foods activity
- useful maps and diagrams
- links to videos
Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
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This document is an example of an action plan for leading Maths in a primary school. Some of the ideas could also be used in secondary. Included are objectives for improving teaching and learning in maths and 100 strategies for achieving these objectives. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you !
This document contains over 150 questions stems which reflect every question used in the new SATs reading papers. The stems have been cross referenced with the 2016 sample reading papers for KS1 and KS2, the 2016 reading papers for KS1 and KS2 and the 2017 reading papers for KS1 and KS2. The question stems are sorted into tables for content domains 1A-1E for KS1 and 2A-2H for KS2 and next to each question stem is the original question from the SATs paper so that you can see an example of how to use it. Also included is a list of all the question types which have ever been used e.g. ‘ordering question’, ‘tick a drawing question’. This document can be used to create your own reading comprehension which reflects the new content and will prepare pupils for the reading SATs.
Please visit my shop for other useful resources for English leaders/ coordinators.
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24 page PowerPoint presentation and resources for a training session on phonics / Letters and Sounds which is suitable for teachers or support staff. The presentation includes:
What is Phonics?
Terminology
Letters and Sounds Phases
How to Structure a Phonics Session
Ideas for Activities
Irregular Words
Split Vowels
The Phonics Screening Check
and
Dos and Don’ts.
Please note that the DFE recommends ‘synthetic’ phonics programmes, which can be used in conjunction with the wide range of ideas and activities in Letters and Sounds.
This presentation is interactive and includes five activities including a quiz. Hand outs are also included.
This resource is fully editable and all images are copyright free.
Please visit my shop for other English resources and leave a review if you find this helpful. Thank you!
You may also be interested in the following English Staff Meetings:
WRITING Staff Meeting: SPAG Activities (Grammar, Spelling, English, INSET, Training)
A staff meeting regarding enjoyable activities for teaching spelling, punctuation and grammar.
**WRITING AND READING Staff Meeting: Activities for Teaching Reading and Writing (SPAG, English, INSET, Training)
**A staff meeting in which staff will learn about and participate in five strategies for improving English skills.
READING Staff Meeting: Pedagogy / Strategies for Reading
A staff meeting regarding the teaching and learning of reading.
**WRITING Staff Meeting: Punctuation (English, INSET, Training)
**A staff meeting regarding subject knowledge of punctuation and ideas for teaching activities.
This resource is a pack of three reading comprehensions on the subject of ancient Rome. The topics are as follows: Entertainment in Ancient Rome, The Roman Army and The Roman Baths. They are designed for KS2 and the questions reflect content domains 2a- 2d: explaining the meaning of words in context, retrieval, summarising and inference using evidence. Question formats include multiple choice, true/false, ordering and find and copy. Answers are included. Please see my other Roman resources including an assembly script, a Roman day resource and a Roman activity pack. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
This resource consist of 100 alien word flashcards and 100 real word flashcards to use in preparation for the phonic screening check. The words reflect the phonics content in the current national curriculum, and include multi-syllable words and the more unusual graphemes which have appeared on previous papers such as oe, au, e-e, ore, ie and ue. These flashcards can be used for teaching and also for sharing with parents. The resource is fully editable and the images are copyright free. Please see my other phonics resources including all you need for an ‘Alien Day’ of fun phonics challenges.
This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation with four supporting word documents for an hour-long training session on methods for teaching reading.
Includes:
- looking at a range of methods of teaching reading from the past and present
- an activity in which staff attempt to decode five mystery texts
- discussion of diagrams which show the skills used for reading
- a task to match activities to reading skills
and
- an opportunity for teachers to reflect on the provision for reading in their own classrooms.
This staff meeting is interactive, up to date for 2017-2018 and fully editable. It has been tried and tested with a large staff team and well received. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
You may also be interested in the following English Staff Meetings:
WRITING Staff Meeting: SPAG Activities (Grammar, Spelling, English, INSET, Training)
A staff meeting regarding enjoyable activities for teaching spelling, punctuation and grammar.
WRITING AND READING Staff Meeting: Activities for Teaching Reading and Writing (SPAG, English, INSET, Training)
A staff meeting in which staff will learn about and participate in five strategies for improving English skills.
PHONICS Staff Meeting: Subject Knowledge and Teaching Strategies
A staff meeting for teachers or support staff regarding phonics theory and how to teach phonics.
WRITING Staff Meeting: Punctuation (English, INSET, Training)
A staff meeting regarding subject knowledge of punctuation and ideas for teaching activities.
This resource consists of a presentation for a staff meeting/ training session regarding Child Protection/ Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty.
Includes:
- Key principles of child protection
- Serious case review
- Signs of neglect
- Vulnerable groups
- Reporting concerns
- Child protection updates
- FGM
- The Prevent Duty
- Signs of Radicalisation
- Statutory Guidance
- Issues to discuss
- Interactive activities
This presentation is fully editable and copyright free.
Please note that this presentation refers to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act of 2015. You may need to check for further revisions and updates with regard to the Prevent Duty and Child Protection before sharing this resource.
Please leave a review if you find this helpful. Thank you.
I have been involved in many interviews for the role of lunchtime supervisor. This is a thorough list of questions which are organised into the following categories: behaviour and safety, equal opportunities, personal qualities and other. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful and good luck with your interview!
I have raised my schools attendance and punctuality figures significantly through many carefully planned strategies. This resource includes 100 helpful and practical tips to improve attendance and punctuality in your school. Advice is organised into the following sections: Daily Routines, Partnership with Parents, Encouragement and Rewards and Working with the Local Authority. This resource is aimed at primary but many of the tips are applicable to secondary schools. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
50+ page PowerPoint presentation with 50 quiz questions based on the world of family film. Questions increase with difficulty and the quiz comprises: Character Round, Setting Round, Film Title Round, Enemy Round and Actor Round. Also included are bonus games: Name that Tune, Film Crambo, Movie Star and Film Rewind. This is a visual presentation with a range of pictures, which are all copyright free. Two versions are included - one with the answers on each slide and one with the answers at the end of the presentation. Also included is a worksheet on which to write the answers and an answer sheet. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you!
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Roald Dahl’s Birthday is on the 13th of September. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30 page PowerPoint presentation which includes:
• Important vocabulary
• Who was Roald Dahl?
• When and how his birthday is celebrated
• Roald Dahl’s charity
• The life of Roald Dahl
• Roald Dahl’s books
• Quentin Blake
• success and awards
• TV and stage
• true or false questions
• book quiz
• special words matching activity
• useful images
• bibliography
• links to videos
• quiz
and more!
Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation.This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
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This twelve slide presentation includes ten true or false questions based on general knowledge of Easter. It could be used with pupils from year 2 – 6. Answers are provided at the end of the presentation. Please see my other Easter resources and leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
13 page presentation with general knowledge questions about Easter and answers at the end. The presentation includes Easter photographs and could be used with children from year 2 upwards. Please see my other Easter resources and leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Getting to know you games / icebreakers for KS1 and KS2. 40 ideas included.
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Tags:
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