A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the legend of ‘Robin Hood’ This is lesson 3 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 8 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a legend based on Robin Hood. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the legend of ‘Robin Hood’ This is lesson 4 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 8 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a legend based on Robin Hood. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the legend of ‘Robin Hood’ This is lesson 5 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 8 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a legend based on Robin Hood. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that creates a piece of writing for assessment purposes at the start of the unit (Cold Task). It is based on the short film ‘A German in The Woods’ from the literacy Shed. The task is differentiated for GDS and EXS students. This is lesson 2 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that explores the contrasts between the 2 main characters This is lesson 10 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete, ready to teach creative writing lesson about CLIMATE CHANGE. It is based on the animated short - World’s Apart. It is designed and planned to be used as a standalone lesson or used as a BIG write/topic lesson. Aimed at KS2, children write an email report in role as am alien visitor to earth, after it has been destroyed by climate change. Everything needed is included, apart from internet access for the animated short film (link in the PPT) Images from PIXABAY

A complete DOUBLE lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson thattakes the children though planning and writing a story based around the themes of the novel This is lesson 12 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the poem - THE JABBERWOCKY, by Lewis Carroll. This lesson focuses on planning and writing our own version of the poem. This is lesson 5 in a series of 5. The whole scheme of work is available here: The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a narrative poem in the style of the original. All images sourced from Pixabay or authors own.

2 weeks of non fiction planning. All of the resources and a power point for each day are provided too. Written for year 5 as part of a wider topic on the black death.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 6 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on points of view, including the different types of the third person. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century.The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is part of a scheme that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 6 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on developing children's understanding of the whole story - using a narrative WHOOSH! The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century.The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is part of a scheme that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lesson 5 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to use a wide variety of punctuation in our sentences. This is lesson 5 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lesson 12 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to create and maintain a variety of moods and atmospheres in our writing. This is lesson 12 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 2 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on characterization with inference skills. The lesson focuses on pathetic fallacy and the use of weather to express mood and tone. The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on a full understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

Really successful way of reinforcing grammar concepts in idle or spare classroom moments. Cut up and laminate - so they last forever!

A 4 lesson scheme of work, written to teach the spelling rules for plurals. Each lesson is designed to take about 20 minutes and includes a presentation, class worksheet, wordsearch and homework sheet. Please leave feedback.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 2 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on contrasting details (the difference between Kansas and Oz) and how to use juxtaposition in writing. The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 3 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on the Rashomon effect to enhance narrative and character understanding. The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.