A wordmat designed to mirror the VCOP board. VCOP superhero images thanks to ilovemarmite and butterbeer.

A word mat split into sections to mirror the VCOP display board. Using VCOP superhero images courtesy of butterbeer and ilovemarmite This wordmat goes alongside the story Elmer and the Lost Teddy, to help children write their own version of the story.

A word mat designed to support writing about the moon landing. Sectioned in to Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation. Also contains the two common phrases broadcast and VCOP superheroes (thanks to Butterbeer and ilovemarmite)

A word mat to write instructions on how to make a straw rocket launcher. Set out into V, C, O & P sections. Also contains butterbeer & Ilovemarmite's VCOP superheroes.

A wordmat designed to mirror the VCOP display board in KS1. Includes VCOP superhero images courtesy of butterbeer and ilovemarmite. Double-sided wordmat - 1 side with VCOP sections, flipside with half-completed pirate similes, and well-known pirate sayings. Useful for writing about pirates or creation of a pirate adventure story.

A VCOP word mat to be used when writing the African folktale 'How zebra got stripes'. Links with Greedy Zebra by Mwenye Hadithi and the Tinga Tinga Tales version. Picture courtesy of a child from http://thislittleclassofmine.blogspot.co.uk - thanks xx

A word mat designed to support children's thank you writing after Christmas. Set out to mirror the VCOP board, including question words to prompt.

ll the literacy progression documents, 12 strands from the New Primary Framework, VCOP, RUCSAC, reading, writing, speaking and listening assessment. Topcis also included are: assessment.

All resources based on Whatever Next! by Jill Murphy 1. 6 pictures in sequential order. 4 differentiated versions for writing a word/caption/sentence. To extend by including a causal connective. 2. To write a list of adjectives to describe a night sky/space setting. 3. Plenary success criteria checklist. 4&5. Differentiated writing frames. 6. VCOP wordmat split up into vocab. connectives, openers and punctuation. Includes picture cues and VCOP superheroes images courtesy of ButterBeer and ilovemarmite.

Suitable for any habitats, food chains or nature based study/topic - or for simply an inspiring writing lesson that the boys (and girls) in your class will love! Everything you need to easily teach included, can last up to 3 lessons and easily fits into your planning -terrific value pack that your class will love. This complete, engaging imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and then plan by answering the thought provoking questions which enable a wealth of ideas to be generated for the writing. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. Starter activity 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that this lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at KS2 but suitable for more able KS1 and KS3 as it is differentiated by outcome. All images released through creative commons C.O

KS1 Minibeast cross-curricular literacy pack is suitable for any insect, minibeast or nature based study/topic - or for simply an inspiring writing lesson or two! This is a complete, engaging, imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and then plan by answering the thought provoking questions which enable a wealth of ideas to be generated for the writing. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. Starter activity plus 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that this lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at higher ability KS1 but can be used for KS2 as well. All images licensed through Creative Commons C.0

This engaging KS2 Space cross-curricular writing pack can last up to 3 lessons and easily fits into your planning as it can be applied to a lot of genres such as fiction, non-fiction, biographies, newspaper writing and more. Full teaching input, worksheets and teachers' notes included - just print and teach! Great for inspiring reluctant writers or filling a few hours in your class with fun yet challenging learning activities. A complete, engaging, imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and then plan by answering the thought provoking questions which enable a wealth of ideas to be generated. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. Starter activity plus 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that this lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options in the teachers' notes for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at KS2 but can be used for more able KS1, or KS3 as it is differentiated by outcome. All images licensed under creative commons C.O

A useful powerpoint for reminding colleagues of the rationale & method for big Writing

This KS2 character descriptions lesson contains starter, teaching input, example for modelled writing, peer-assessment and further plenary activity on the PowerPoint PLUS all worksheets and teachers' notes for a complete and thorough lesson pack. The lesson is flexible and can be used with a character from a book you are reading in class, a character from a story the children are planning or a character from a selection of full colour images provided in the learning activity pack: full colour images are also differentiated. Starter, teaching input, example for modelled writing, peer-assessment and further plenary activity are all included on the PowerPoint for a complete and thorough lesson. Learning activities involve discussion, planning and then describing a character in a narrative style using the techniques taught in the lesson. Best suited for KS2 but could be applied to a higher ability Y2 class. Full teachers’ notes included too. It is intended to slot into a unit either about story writing, fiction or any narrative theme, but can be used as a stand-alone English lesson if required. All images either sourced from openclipart.org or owned by tftf.

The rest of my resources on Berlie Doherty’s ‘Street Child’. I teach a Year 4/5 class so it’s a mixture of the text-based unit and stories with historical settings. I hope it’s useful to someone! See Week 1 for additional resources.

Key Stage 2 Dinosaurs, Literacy, See Week 2 and 3 resources too.

* Contains 3 Bonus Writing Lessons Worth £1 Each That Can Last a Day If You Want!* Take a week or more off planning with this spooky blockbuster pack of incredibly engaging, cross-curricula learning all inspired by and based upon Halloween. Contains 4 separate PDF booklets that are well organised, professionally presented and designed to meet the new 2014 curriculum objectives as well as 3 separate inspiring writing lessons that can each last a whole day if required. PDF booklets include: - Halloween English and Writing Pack : Designed to inspire writing across a range of genres with 7 "lesson-long" fun yet challenging tasks and prompts that will engage your class in their learning. You can choose which genre to apply each lesson/activity to, to match your class' current learning or ability. Also contains 3 Halloween writing frames. - Halloween Cross-Curricula Topic Pack: Contains worksheets for lessons based upon science, history, independent learning, internet research, art and design, writing, small group presentations, maths (multiplication, division and data handling/presentation), team work and a special party planning lesson involving many different skills and tasks. - (Our Favourite!) Halloween Creative Thinking Activity Book: 15 pages of stunning activities that your class will love, that have been designed to make children think creatively and imaginatively. A stunning resource to develop creative and artistic abilities and inspire writing, collaboration and discussion. - Halloween Colouring Book: 10 colouring pages based on Halloween - great for anytime but why not blow them up to A3, pair the children up, pick an art technique and let them create stunning, huge pictures for display? * 3 x spooky bonus writing lessons - Create Your Own Monster, Robot and Alien writing lessons each selling for £1 separately and each containing separate: PowerPoint, Worksheets and Teachers' Notes. This is without a doubt one of our most stylish, creative and engaging packs yet, full of deeply engaging learning - we hope you enjoy it. All images sourced via Creative Commons CCO 1.0 Universal License

Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 for New Framework planning of the above text. May help somebody! First two weeks are on the first file, second two weeks on the 2nd file. Other topics covered: Paperwork; planning

Hours and hours of meaningful and engaging cross-curricula learning all based on, and inspired by, the Rugby Word Cup 2015 that is currently being staged in the U.K. All learning can be applied to any nation/team and can be taught in whatever country you are from Australia to Namibia! Contains Cross-Curricula Learning Based Around: - Rugby World Cup Maths Worksheets - Rugby World Cup Creative Writing Activities - Rugby World Cup Geography - Rugby World Cup Art and Design Activities - Rugby World Cup Independent Learning - Rugby World Cup Word Search - Rugby World Cup Poetry - Rugby Terminology and Sweep Stake Kit - Plus 19 learning activity ideas from across the breadth of the curriculum including writing, poetry, dictionary and thesaurus skills, singing, drama, p.e, games, design technology, science, art and much more. And.. The Extra Special Rugby Challenge That Will Keep Your Class Busy For A Long Time! Includes the extra bonus of a full individual creative writing lesson pack from our range of resources that can be stretched to 3 lessons if you so wish and can be applied to the ultimate rugby player! All images sourced via creative commons 1.0 or created by tftf