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 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.
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 knowledge organiser is based on the novel HOLES by Louis Sachar and supports children writing a non-chronological report (a ‘Yellow Spotted Lizard’).
It includes Y5/6 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y6, grammar prompts, and planning guidance.
This knowledge organiser is based on the novel ‘Skellig’ by David Almond and supports children writing their own version of a ‘newspaper article’ about the creature being found by the children.
It is an A4 ‘Publisher’ document and in PDF, which includes Y5/6 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y6, grammar prompts, and planning guidance (along with sentence starters for each suggested paragraph).
This display is for children studying the novel Once. It includes extracts and questions to engage the children and develop their inference skills at a deeper level.
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 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 resource is used often on Time Out Tables, or around the room to support children in self-managing their behaviour. There are numerous prompts for children to use which supports them in working through their emotions.
This knowledge organiser is based on the novel Cosmic (Frank Cottrell Boyce) and supports children writing a discussion text (Should Children be Astronauts?).
It includes Y5/6 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y5, grammar prompts, and planning guidance
Included are the Teacher Led questions for Guided Reading using the ORT books. It is based on the teacher reading once a week with each group.
Included:
Stage 14: Grace the Pirate
Stage 14: The Canterville Ghost
Stage 15: The Powder Monkey
Stage 16: Melleron's Monsters
Stage 16: Melleron's Magic
Stage 16: Sister Ella
Stage 16: Swivel-Head
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.
This unit is based upon the novel Once by Morris Gleitzman and includes 3 weeks planning and resources to teach lessons. It was aimed at Y6 - however could be used with Y5 or Y7. The attached presentations are using Activinspire.
The 'settings' lesson received an outstanding from an Ofsted Inspector.
This novel is absolutely spectacular and captured the hearts of my children.
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 ‘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 knowledge organiser is based upon the novel ‘Skellig’ by David Almond. It contains the key information, vocabulary and discussion points related to the novel, which supports the children in developing a greater understanding of the story.
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 ‘Street Child’ by Berlie Doherty 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 ‘Floodland’ by Marcus Sedgwick to support children in studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, themes, quotes and challenging vocabulary covered in the book.