Need an easy-to-follow Ancient Egyptian unit including planning, PowerPoints and worksheets? Look no further! Children will learn all above Ancient Egypt from the basics of location and time period to Ancient Egyptian traditions and culture. These seven lessons are perfect to be used during a half term and are flexible to be used in any order. They are fully resourced and planned, with detailed lesson plans provided. Created by an experienced Geography and History subject lead, these lessons have been used in a real classroom with real students across KS2. Resources included: ✸ x7 Lesson Plans ✸ x7 PowerPoints ✸ Blank map of the world ✸ Blank timeline ✸ Building pictures for timeline ✸ Picture clue sheet ✸ Timeline events ✸ Blank map of Egypt ✸ Guidance sheet for Ancient Egyptian society activity ✸ Questions for an Ancient Egyptian slave ✸ Hieroglypics alphabet ✸ x3 Mummification sheets (differentiated 3 ways) ✸ Number system ✸ Egyptian maths workbook ✸ Hook ideas Lesson 1 L.O. To locate Egypt on a map of the World. L.O. To locate the Ancient Egyptian period on a time line. Success Criteria: I can identify Egypt on a map of the world and describe its location. I can say when the Ancient Egyptian period was and place it on a timeline with other important historical periods. I can recall some significant events of the Ancient Egyptian period. Lesson 2 L.O. To recognise the importance of the River Nile to Ancient Egyptians. Success Criteria: I know the Nile was an important source of water and made the land fertile for farming in Egypt, as well as being used for transportation. I know the different seasons connected to the River Nile in Ancient Egypt. Lesson 3 L.O. To understand how Ancient Egyptian society was organised. L.O. To know why pyramids were built. Success Criteria: I know that Egyptian society was hierarchical with the Pharaoh as the divine ruler. I understand that beneath the pharaoh, there were different levels of society. I can explain why the pyramids were built. Lesson 4 L.O. To understand why the pyramids at Giza are considered a wonder of the world. Success Criteria: I can give reasons why the Pyramids at Giza are a wonder of the world. Lesson 5 L.O. To be able to use Hieroglyphics to create an image. Success Criteria: I can say why hieroglyphics were used in Ancient Egypt. I can copy and design my own tomb painting using hieroglyphics. y3 y4 y5 y6 lks2 uks2 year 3 year 4 year 5 year 6 geography topic humanities unit lessons atlases atlas features year 3 year 4 year 5 year 6 ofsted inspection observation sen la ma ha differentiated home learning remote learning Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com This World War II poetry unit is brilliant for those who are following a WWII history theme. This unit contains five lessons with accompanying poems, PowerPoints (with real pictures to develop vocabulary), lesson plans and worksheets. Children will work on their Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Summarising skills as part of this unit and all prompting questions are included. Learning Objectives: I can describe my first impressions to a poem, using ‘because’ to explain my opinion. I can use illustrations to represent a scene in a poem. I can use expression and drama to represent a verse from a poem. I can describe what themes have been covered in a poem. I can answer comprehension questions about a poem. Other resources you may be interested in: Y5/6 World War I Unit (12 lessons): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11988820 KS2 World War 2 Unit - 5 Outstanding lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11881663 Tags: KS2 KS3 Year 5 Year 6 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9 UKS2 reciprocal English

These reading comprehension sheets are designed for Key Stage 2 (KS2) students and are based on the popular book, The Creakers by Tom Fletcher. Each chapter has 30 questions based around Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Summarising (VIPERS) to help students improve their reading comprehension skills. This bumper pack of worksheets include 930 questions across 186 worksheets and their answers on a separate document. These worksheets also incorporate retrieval practice, which has been shown to be a highly effective way of improving memory and recall. By regularly practicing recalling information from memory, students can better retain and understand the material they are studying. These outstanding comprehension sheets are perfect for teachers looking to support their KS2 students in developing their reading comprehension skills. They can be used as part of a classroom lesson or as homework assignments. With VIPERS and retrieval practice included, these sheets provide a comprehensive approach to reading comprehension that will benefit students of all abilities. Tags: outstanding questions english literacy key stage 2 assessment

This 5 session guided reading unit is all about setting descriptions. The included text is based on the setting of a fairground, including descriptive vocabulary. Great to study across a week or half term, these sessions are based around reading the text together as a whole class (or group) and predicting, clarifying vocabulary and exploring the text. Children will build up a knowledge of the features and language used in a setting description. Learning objectives: To identify and explain the features of a setting description. To analyse and evaluate the language and structure of a setting description. To identify and explain the features of a setting description. To understand how the author uses language to create a vivid description of the fairground. To understand and respond to a descriptive text about a fairground. Y3 Y4 reciprocal reading LKS2 ks2 outstanding ofsted

These six leaflets are great for children to have on their tables or stapled into books to help them write for different purposes. Each PDF leaflet is included in colour and black and white format. They have examples of how to present the writing, a checklist to tick off the features of the writing, examples of texts and a poster page with prompts, including: ✰ Who is the text for? ✰ What is the purpose of the text? ✰ How do you structure and organise the text? ✰ Tricks of the trade ✰ What language styles are included? The six leaflets that are included are: ✸ Discussion ✸ Explanation ✸ Instructions ✸ Persuasion ✸ Recount ✸ Report Brilliant as a writing prompt during independent writing and great to use for teachers to help them plan. These have been road tested in KS2 by our outstanding teachers. KS2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 english literacy uks2 lks2 SATs fiction non-fiction success criteria

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com A word bank created for a SEN child to be laminated and re-used each day. There is also a section for daily words to be written so it is easily adapted to topics or English vocabulary needed. ks1 ks2 eyfs lks2 uks2 send dyslexia

A full set of English ticklists for each genre, including different forms of narratives, poetry, postcards. Great for creating your LO and success criteria, using as a base for planning and teacher/self/peer assessment. 36 different ticklists. * Acrostic poems * Adventure stories * Autobiography * Balanced argument * Biography * Character description * Classic and modern poetry * Descriptive writing * Dialogues * Diary * Explanation * Fable * Formal letter * Ghost story * Information text KS1 * Information text KS2 * Instructions KS1 * Instructions KS2 * Legends * Letters * Lists * Myths * Newspaper articles * Non-Chronological Reports * Persuasive leaflets * Persuasive letters * Playscript * Poems on a common theme * Postcards * Recount KS1 * Recounts KS2 * Riddles * Story KS1 * Story KS2 * Taking notes * Traditional tales Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com key stage 1 key stage 2 y3 y4 y5 y6 lks2 uks2 writing english literacy assessment

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com An 18 slide PowerPoint explaining how to answer the types of questions found in the SATs grammar paper. SPAG GAPS GPS

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com These grammar starters are perfect for either morning jobs or English lesson openers. These really help to build up your classes grammar across the year and helps as a reminder for those aspects of grammar they have already covered. Get week 1 for free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12563257 These slides cover: Apostrophes Prefixes Standard English Inverted commas Commas Homophones Adjectives Adverbs Paragraphs ‘A’ or ‘an’ Plurals Conjunctions Spelling common exception words Superlatives Comparatives Suffixes Antonyms Compound words Alphabetical order Rhyming Verbs Proper nouns Plural and singular nouns Pronouns Past tense Capital letters Adverb openers ks2 ks3 y3 y4 y5 y6 English writing SPAG GAPS grammar punctuation spelling lks2 uks2 games morning work grammar punctation and spelling terms glossary grammar worksheet quiz grammar terms curriculum year 6 year 4 year 5

Bring some Christmas joy to your classroom with these 3 Christmas Poetry Lessons! Perfect for the last week of term or spread out across the Autumn term, these lessons are perfect to bring excitement to your classroom. Children will create their own Christmas poems - starting with learning all about rhyming words and creating rhyming phrases to creating an acrostic poem to writing a free verse poem all about the five senses (see, hear, touch, smell, taste) at Christmas. Each PowerPoint is easy to follow and guides the teacher through from starter, main input to task and plenary. Resources included: x3 lesson plans x3 PowerPoints (one for each lesson) Christmas Poem Template (for support) The Magic of Christmas poem x3 Acrostic poem templates (with and without lines) Christmas Acrostic poem example (for modelling) Christmas Senses Pictures Senses Inside and Outside at Christmas worksheet Lesson 1: L.O. I can use rhyming words to create a Christmas poem. Success Criteria: I can recognise rhyming words when saying them out loud. I can create a rhyming poem about Christmas I can create excitement through poetry. I can add other literary features (e.g. conjunctions, adjectives, similes). Lesson 2: L.O. I can use rhyming techniques to write an acrostic poem. Success Criteria: I understand different poem genres. I can use rhyming to create a poem. I can use techniques to create rhyming phrases with key words. I can use neat presentation and handwriting. Lesson 3: L.O. I can use my five senses to describe Christmas. Success Criteria: I understand different poem genres. I can use rhyming to create a poem. I can use techniques to create rhyming phrases with key words. I can use effective adjectives to describe the senses at Christmas time. y5 y6 outstanding reciprocal y3 y4 year 5 year 6 ks2 religious education Christianity xmas santa snow festive reciprocal reading activities english literacy writing creating poetry verse

Elevate the quality of teaching and learning across your school with our comprehensive Whole School Scrutiny Checklists. This resource includes two valuable checklists: one designed for whole school assessment and another tailored for book scrutiny. Ideal for SLT/Phase leaders or subject leaders, these checklists ensure consistency in book assessments and outstanding marking practices throughout your school. Checklist Highlights: Whole School Checklist: ★ Assess Pupil Progress: Evidence coverage of National Curriculum objectives. ★ Evaluate Planning: Check for age-appropriate planning with clear differentiation. ★ Explore Pupil Discussion: Assess pupil understanding of their levels and task choices. Book Scrutiny Checklist: ★ Quality Marking: Review the adherence to the STAR and WISH format. ★ Learning Ladders: Ensure they are up-to-date and reflect recent content. Curriculum Coverage: Confirm sufficient coverage of National Curriculum objectives. Files Included: ☆ Whole School Checklist ☆ Book Scrutiny Checklist Customer Support: Encountering any challenges or have specific requests? Contact our support team directly at explore_education@outlook.com for a swift response. Special Offer: Enjoying this resource? Leave a review and receive a complimentary resource of your choice! Email us your purchase receipt and a screenshot of your review to avail this offer. Tags: School Leadership, Whole School Scrutiny, Book Scrutiny, Assessment, Marking, Teaching Standards, National Curriculum

This two Year 3/4 English interview lesson about sentence types and effective writing has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted inspectors. They can be flexibly used alone or together. Children will use a picture prompt to create a paragraph of writing in lesson 1 and in lesson 2 they will produce a storyboard based on a film clip about Aladdin, learning how to use a compound and complex sentences effectively. It includes: two lesson plans, two PowerPoint presentations, differentiated tasks and extra resources (such as word banks). Children discuss the differences between simple, compound and complex sentences and will reflect upon their writing. Lesson 1: L.O. To understand how to use a range of sentence types. Lesson 2: L.O. To use different types of sentences in my writing. Files included: ✸ x2 lesson plans ✸ x2 PowerPoints ✸ Banned words bank ✸ Picture prompt (easier activity) ✸ Picture prompt worksheet (medium level) ✸ Picture prompt worksheet (harder level) ✸ Conjunctions word bank ✸ Aladdin storyboard (easier level) ✸ Aladdin storyboard (medium level) ✸ Aladdin storyboard (harder level) ✸ Character adjective table year 5 year 6 KS2 Y5 Y6 UKS2 outstanding interview lesson ofsted English mastery SPAG observation Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com This Christianity and the Bible RE unit is perfect to use across a half term and is a great way to delve into the stories of Christianity and understand the Bible. Children will learn all about the Bible through looking at four different stories and how they have influenced Christians today. These five lessons are perfect to be used during a half term, with some flexibility for additional lessons or other school activities. They are fully resourced and planned, with detailed lesson plans provided. Created by an experienced Religious Education subject lead, these lessons have been used in a real classroom with real students across KS2. Included is: 5 PowerPoints 5 lesson plans The Bible Fact File Information Sheet Mary Jones - a Synopsis The Story of Mary Jones Storyboard The Wedding at Cana Story The Sower and the Seed Story The Sower Worksheet The Miracles of Jesus Storyboard The Miracles of Jesus Storyboard Help Sheet Lessons: What do we know about the Bible? What is the Mary Jones story? The Wedding at Cana The Sower and the Seed Jesus the Healer KS1 KS2 LKS2 UKS2 Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y1 Y2 outstanding ofsted observation

This newly redesigned unit has all that you need to teach your class reading skills through the ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ poem by Clement Clarke Moore! Great for KS2, this unit contains planning, PowerPoints and resources to make your Autumn 2 term run smoothly. This unit contains: ★ 6 Lesson plans (with LO, success criteria, input, activity, plenary, key questions and resource list) ★ Accompanying PowerPoint ★ Thought bubble ★ Poem ★ Modern version of the poem Children will learn about vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval and summarising skills. Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com y5 y6 ks2 reciprocal outstanding VIPERS

Do you want to teach your UKS2 students how to write playscripts based on a classic Christmas story? Do you want to help them develop their drama skills, creativity and imagination? If so, this A Christmas Carol playscripts unit is perfect for you! This unit consists of five writing lessons that cover the following objectives: ★ Identify key features of a play script. ★ Act out a playscript with the use of a director. ★ Set the scene for drama effectively. ★ Plan an effective playscript including use of stage directions. ★ Write an effective playscript including use of stage directions. Each lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PowerPoint presentation and a worksheet for the students. The lessons are designed to be interactive, creative and informative, and to meet the national curriculum objectives for writing and drama. The lessons also include links to videos, images and websites that enhance the learning experience and provide additional information. This unit also includes: ★ WAGOLL Playscripts ★ Playscript of A Christmas Carol ★ A Christmas Carol - Chapter 1 ★ Scaffolding planning sheets ★ Stage photos to describe ★ Differentiated checklists ★ Starter grammar activities This unit is ideal for UKS2 students who are interested in playscripts and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It is also suitable for teachers who want to save time and effort in planning and delivering high-quality writing and drama lessons. The unit can be used as a standalone topic or as part of a wider theme, such as Christmas, Victorian era or moral values. Download this A Christmas Carol playscripts unit today and treat your students to a festive and educational journey through the world of drama! You may also be interested in… ☆ KS2 Christmas Poetry Unit - 3 Lessons, PowerPoints, Resources ☆ KS2 Guided Reading - Haunted Christmas ☆ UKS2 Guided Reading - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Customer Support If you have any questions or feedback about this resource, please contact us at explore_education@outlook.com. We are always happy to hear from you and to help you make the most of our products. Special Offer: We appreciate your feedback on this resource. If you leave a review, you can get another resource of your choice for free! Just send us an email with your purchase receipt and a screenshot of your review to claim your offer. Tags: UKS2, playscripts, writing, drama, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Victorian era, moral values, upper key stage 2, key stage two, year 5, year 6, y5, y6

Are your class struggling to include the basics of punctuation? Are they forgetting to place capital letters at the start of sentences and proper nouns? Do they need a refresher week of sentence composition? This unit teaches children the basics of writing and composition and is a brilliant way to kick off the school year or remind children of the essentials of writing. Ideal to stretch Key Stage 2 pupils or boost Year 2 children, these 5 lessons have practice and independent exercises that will help them to build solid foundations for the rest of the year. Included is: ★ 5 lesson plans ★ 5 PowerPoints ★ Accompanying worksheets and resources L.O. To identify and correct errors in word order, duplications, or omissions in a sentence. L.O. To use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence and identify sentence breaks accurately. L.O. To understand the use of capital letters for proper nouns and at the start of sentences, and to correctly use punctuation marks like full stops. L.O. To use capital letters appropriately to mark proper nouns (dates, places, people). L.O. To recognise and punctuate different types of sentences (statements, commands, questions, exclamations). Tags: ks2 y3 y2 y4 year 3 y5 y6 basics punctuation grammar SPAG interview ofsted subject leader literacy

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com Love this resource? Leave us a great review and get a resource of your choice for FREE! Just drop us an email with your purchase receipt and a screenshot of your review. This Bonfire Night writing unit is perfect to use in October or November for Bonfire Night firework celebrations! Children will start with a cold write, writing their own Bonfire Night poem before building up to a banger of a senses poem at the end of the unit. They will perform poetry to learn all about onomatopoeia and expression. These five lessons are perfect to be used across a week. They are fully resourced and planned, with detailed lesson plans provided. Created by an experienced English subject lead, these lessons have been used in a real classroom with real students in Year 1. Included is: 5 PowerPoints 5 Lesson plans Senses worksheet HA senses poetry writing frame Lesson 1: To write a poem. I can use my senses to make phrases. I can say aloud what a want to write. I can segment sounds in words. I can link words together to make a phrase. I can use a capital letter. I can use finger spaces. I can write letters that start on the line. I can write letters that are a similar size to one another. Lesson 2: To perform a poem. I can learn a line of a new poem and recite it with my group. I can read a poem using a clear voice I can perform a poem with expression. I can perform words with onomatopoeia Lesson 3: To perform a poem. I can work in a group to perform a poem. I can speak with a clear voice. I can use expression and intonation when I perform. I can recognise words that have onomatopoeia Lesson 4 and 5: To write a poem. I can say out loud what I am going to write about. I can use my senses to talk about bonfire night. I can use adjectives to describe Bonfire Night. I can write sentences that include an expanded noun phrase. KS1 outstanding SEN key stage one fire work safety november writing english literacy reading poem poetry 5 senses

A set of 9 posters to inspire children to ADDSPICE to their sentences! Each poster describes a technique children can use to uplevel sentences in writing and make their sentences interesting and varied. This includes openers, clauses and lots more. Want a lesson about ADDSPICE sentences? Check out our Year 5/6 Outstanding Interview Lesson here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12093160

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A freebie reading comprehension assessment for year 3 or year 4. Mark scheme provided and SATs-style questions. Includes a non chronological report and a poem about spiders and a non-chronological report about Animal Life Cycles. Customer Support: If you encounter any issues with this resource or have specific requests, please reach out to us directly at explore_education@outlook.com for the quickest response. You may also be interested in… ☆ 36 Writing Genre Checklists for KS1 and KS2 (Editable) ☆ ‘I must remember to…’ Writing Prompts for all year groups ☆ Y3/4 Guided Reading - Term Unit - 32 sessions Tags: assessment, lower ks2, key stage 2, year 3, y3, year 4, y4, poetry, instructions, explain, explanation, poem, test, answers, SATs