I have been teaching over 15 years with 13 years experience in Year 6. I lead English and Maths and support numerous schools with T&L and leadership. Children I work with are EAL, SEN, G&T and are from a diverse background. I adore my job and try to find ways for the children to thrive.
I have been teaching over 15 years with 13 years experience in Year 6. I lead English and Maths and support numerous schools with T&L and leadership. Children I work with are EAL, SEN, G&T and are from a diverse background. I adore my job and try to find ways for the children to thrive.
This assembly script is designed for Y6 leavers - focusing on being locked in ‘primary jail’ for various crimes and needed to perform tasks to escape to secondary school.
Each child has committed a crime (e.g. crimes against handwriting/dad dancing etc).
one child from each task escapes until they join a group at the end, who perform a dance - therefore when adapting to suit your class, you may need to change the crimes or order of children. It could be adapted to suit any transition year.
Our class thoroughly enjoyed this play.
This assembly is based around the Oscars. Each child will win an award and give a speech. It includes a full script and PowerPoint to accompany it. There is also a voting form for the children in class (based on 28) to vote for their nominations - you may want to 'change some' to ensure all children win one award (e.g. best sportsman or funniest).
For the PowerPoint, you will just need to add in the nominations photos and names.
On the script names will need to be added. The children all get to see their nominations (approximately 3 each), when preparing, however they don't get to find out which award they have won until the assembly (all winning names should be placed in envelopes). I have written 'child 1' etc in the script, so this may need adapting to ensure the right children win appropriate awards, as ours did. The script also includes various famous people (children dressed up) giving the awards (eg the Queen).
Our children loved this assembly - being nominated and giving speeches.
Script for 'Britains Got Talent , where the school name is used instead. It can showcase talents by the whole class including singing, dancing, rapping etc. It uses comedy and embodies the true characters of the judges.
This Y6 Leavers Assembly is based upon the show 'This is Your Life' - using the duo Ant and Dec as presenters. Their lines are written in Geordie. The script follows 2 children dressed as the Head and Deputy, meeting the class from that year.
This resource includes the full script and the matching PowerPoint - you will just need to add each child's recording.
A knowledge organiser (1 page of A4) based on the novel ‘Room 13’ by Robert Swindells to support children in studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, themes, quotes and challenging vocabulary covered in the book.
A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘The Garbage King’ by Elizabeth Laird to support children in studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, themes, quotes and challenging vocabulary covered in the book.
A knowledge organiser to support children when writing a persuasive letter to the Prime Minister (encouraging him to place greater pressure on the Brazilian President to decrease the deforestation in the Amazon). It includes key vocabulary, grammar requirements, suggested composition, sentence openers etc. Used in Y6, so objectives link to Y5/6 curriculum requirements.
A knowledge organiser based on ‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman to use for revision on the novel. It can also be used to support children in developing a greater understanding of the themes in the book, by identifying key information, quotes, vocabulary and discussion points.
This display is based upon the novel by David Almond. It is used to challenge children's understanding of the obvious, yet also subtle themes within the book. The resource is 16 pages and includes lettering, pictures, a topic page, extracts and related questions to challenge thinking. It also includes links to William Blake. It should form an interactive display with children responding to questions and discussion points.
The extracts are all copyright of the author, David Almond.
This knowledge organiser is based on the novel ‘Greek Myths’ by Marcia Williams and supports children writing a Greek Myth
It includes Y3/4 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y3, grammar prompts, and planning guidance.
A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Varjak Paw’ by SF Said to support children when writing adventure stories, when studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, grammar requirements, suggested composition, sentence openers etc. Used in Y4, so objectives link to Y3/4 curriculum requirements.
This can be used by subject leaders of anyone carrying out a Guided REading Scrutiny. It can obviously be adapted according to school ethos/practices, as it is generic.
This resource was used for my Y6 class: it includes 2 weeks worth of planning and the accompanying Activinspire flipcharts and planning proformas. It is based on the novel 'Holes' by Louis Sachar. With adaptation, can be used with Lower KS3
A knowledge organiser based on ‘Coraline’ by Neil Gaiman to use for revision on the novel. It can also be used to support children in developing a greater understanding of the themes in the book, by identifying key information, quotes, vocabulary and discussion points.
A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’ to support children in studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, themes, quotes and challenging vocabulary covered in the book.
This knowledge organiser supports children writing a leaflet based on the Mayans.
It includes Y5/6 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y5, grammar prompts, and planning guidance. It also offers suggested sentence openers for each paragraph.
It is produced in Publisher
A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E.B.White to support children in studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, themes, quotes and challenging vocabulary covered in the book.
A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Varjak Paw’ by SF Said to support children in studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, themes, quotes and challenging vocabulary covered in the book.
This is the script and resources for a Y6 assembly based on the TV programme 'The Apprentice'. It includes the script and suggested words for 2 songs. The script has some 'in house jokes' that can be easily adapted. It includes several tasks which should be completed before the assembly, with photos or videos shown as evidence e.g. cooking cakes for profit and producing a school prospectus. The children in my class loved performing this assembly.
This resource includes questions for the whole of the book ‘Skellig’ - I have used these questions in Guided and Shared Reading, homework and intervention groups.
As the chapters are quite short, there are on average 4-6 questions per chapter (obviously some have more).
Answers will vary based on the evidence a child provides, therefore this only includes questions.