Activity: Describe the imaginary worlds. Students must write a description of each setting as though it is a paragraph in a story. Students should use adjectives to describe the scene. What are the characters doing? Where are they going? Who lives there? Students must try to create a mood and ‘paint a picture with words’ for the reader so that they can easily visualise each setting in their heads.

Attached is fully animated 37-slide PowerPoint that teaches children how to plan and write a non-chronological report. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). The PowerPoint is divided into 8 parts - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 and Day 8. Activity sheets complement each day (10 activity sheets in total). Approximately 8 one-hour English lessons. Fully editable. Save yourself 15 hours of planning time!

PowerPoint Presentation - Simple features of a newspaper report: Headline. Opening Sentence. Main body of text. Photo. Caption. Final Sentence.

This 53-slide PowerPoint covers the following: What are instructions? Verbal instructions. Time connectives. Written Instructions. Imperative (Bossy) Verbs. Instructional Writing Examples. Instructional Writing Task. Writing Frames. Editing Instructions. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

4 storyboards attached. Fully differentiated and fully editable. Storyboard 1: All writing and pictures provided (answers). Storyboard 2: 4 pictures and all writing provided (lower ability). Storyboard 2: 4 pictures but no writing provided (middle ability). Storyboard 3: No pictures or writing provided (higher ability).

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - 29 SLIDES A great way to introduce your class to ‘Myths and Legends’ and to get them to write their own Myth or Legend. Slide 3: What is Myth and Legend? Slides 4 - 5: Theseus and The Minotaur and Odysseus and Polyphemus texts. Slides 6 – 10: Examples of mythical creatures. Slide 11: The Minotaur character profile sheet. Slide 12: 6 mythical creatures/monsters to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 13: A blank creature/monster character profile template. Slides 14 – 20: Examples of Heroes and Heroines. Slide 21: How to incorporate a Hero or Heroine into a story. Slide 22: Theseus character profile sheet. Slide 23: 6 mythical heroes /heroines to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 24: A blank hero/heroine character profile template. Slides 25 – 29: Writing templates to plan and write a Myth or Legend.

9 Storyboard Template Sheets: Storyboard 1: Landscape - 4 picture areas and 4 writing areas. Storyboard 2: Landscape - 8 picture areas and 8 writing areas. Storyboard 3: Landscape - 3 main picture areas (Beginning, Middle & End). Storyboard 4: Landscape - 6 picture areas and 6 writing areas. Storyboard 5: Portrait - 4 large picture areas and 4 small writing areas. Storyboard 6: Portrait - 4 small picture areas and 4 large writing areas. Storyboard 7: Portrait - 6 small picture areas and 6 small writing areas. Storyboard 8: Portrait - 12 small picture areas and 12 small writing areas. Storyboard 9: Portrait - 4 picture areas and 4 writing areas.

Task 1: Write the dialogue (in the speech bubbles provided) then write in full sentences. Task 2: Draw your own 2 characters and create some dialogue between them. After that, write the dialogue in full sentences. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. 1 worksheet. Fully editable.

Dictionary - Clarification activity Just write down (no more than 4) unfamiliar/new words on the worksheet then ask your student’s to predict what they mean. Then, ask your student’s to find the actual definition of each word using a dictionary. Finally, ask your student’s to create their own sentence with the word. Fully editable. Suitable for all ages.

3 differentiated brochure writing templates: Easy: Red background - much less writing + large spaces for pictures. Medium: White background - less writing + small spaces for pictures. Hard: Grey background - writing sections only. Also attached are 2 completed brochures (to use as shared texts). The themes of the brochures are ‘Holiday’ themes (England and Thailand). Appropriate and adaptable for all age groups. Fully editable.

A complete unit of work with all resources. 16 lessons. Age range: 6 to 9 years (depending on ability). Title: Explorers. Genre: Action/Adventure/Exploration. Model Text: The Enchanted Envelope. Stimulus/Hook Text: ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy. Cold and Hot Task included. . Resource 1: A complete Unit of Work. Ideal for 6 to 9 years. 16 lessons (4 to 5 weeks of lessons). The unit plan is divided into 3 main sections: Imitation, Boxing Up and Innovation. Cold and Hot task ‘suggested activities’ included. Fully editable. . Resource 2: An ‘Explorers’ text called ‘The Enchanted Envelope’. 548 words (2 pages). Genre: Action / Adventure / Exploration. The text is divided into 4 main parts: Introduction, Build-up, Main section and Ending. Difficult vocabulary highlighted. Fully editable. . Resource 3: A picture stimulus and ‘Hook’ text. Picture and Audio Text included. . Resource 4: 3 sets of ‘What does it Mean?’ worksheets. On each worksheet, students have to read the sentence (or phrase) from the text, guess what it means and find the actual meaning. These worksheets are excellent for introducing new vocabulary. Fully editable. . Resource 5: A storyboard for one of the activities. Fully editable . Resource 6: An innovation activity booklet. 6 pages - 5 worksheets. Fully editable.

Oral Presentation Assessment Rubric Teacher Assessment Tool. Assess a child’s presentation skills with this useful and easy to use rubric. 8 pages in total. Fully editable.

4 resources in total Plan and create your own rhyming couplet poems using these versatile worksheets. 8 pages in total. Fully editable.

2 attachments: Iron Man storyboard. Iron Man booklet.

Activity: Write names in alphabetical order. PDF and Word formats attached. Fully editable.

A detailed English whole school overview. Years 1 to Year 6. Fully editable.

2 lovely presentations for teaching ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. Fully editable.

Mr. Men PowerPoint - Story Logs and Storyboards Enjoy writing some of your own Mr. Men stories with this 16-slide bright and fun Mr. Men slide show. The slide show displays the Mr. Men characters (on 1 slide) but then focuses on Mr. Tickle, Mr. Brave, Mr. Daydream and Mr. Chatterbox. Each of the characters has their very own Story Log and Storyboard for you (or the children) to complete! Please check out my shop for a Mr. Men Unit of Work and additional resources. Fully editable.

A writing template to use when writing to recount. Fully editable.

Attached is a 10-slide PowerPoint you can use when teaching non-fiction. Before delivering this PowerPoint, put a selection of non-fiction books out on the children’s tables. Contents: Features of non-fiction texts. Activities to complete. Presenting facts in different ways. Finding information. Asking questions. Topics to research. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. Fully editable.