We are ExcitEd to share a 1 week literacy unit. Complete planning and resources for 5 lessons focused on writing poems based on the opening pages of ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes. Intended for LKS2, years 3 and 4. This unit is week 1 of a 6 week scheme of work. All materials are included Detailed Planning Daily PowerPoint lesson presentations Worksheets and activities. Only a copy of the book ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes is needed in addition. All lessons are differentiated. Daily literacy starter activities are also included (All starter activities are reading comprehension related for this week.) Lesson 1 is whole class reading comprehension which ensures that children are familiar with the first chapter of the book as this is what the poetry is based upon, this also acts as a ‘hook’. Children will be excited to find out what happens next. Lesson 2 looks at the text in more detail and children are required to generate questions about the Iron Man. Lesson 3 introduces the use of adjective and adverbs and for a greater challenge, adverbial openers Lesson 4 looks at the use of similes in description and writing descriptive sentences which will be used in children’s poetry. Lesson 5 is an independent writing lesson where children use the skills they have developed over the previous lessons to write their own question and answer poem about the Iron Man. This resource is part of a bigger scheme of work based on the whole book. The whole scheme is available as a bundle at a discounted price. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a one week literacy unit focused on writing a diary entry related to chapter 2 of the Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Planned for children working in years 3 and 4. (LKS2) Download Includes: A detailed weekly plan PowerPoint Presentation for each lesson Daily literacy starter activities Worksheets and printable activities A homework worksheet This week children will start with a reading comprehension lesson which will act as the hook to introduce chapter 2 of this book. In daily lesson starters they will work on using conjunctions to create compound sentences. Additionally, throughout the week children will be encouraged to use these in their writing. We then look at writing in the first person, past tense and sequencing events in the chapter, with work on adding time connectives, before children confidently and independently write a diary entry. **Please note: ** This download is the second part of a 6 week scheme of work. The additional weeks are available individually or as a bundle with 50% off in our shop . We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

Complete planning and resources for 5 lessons focused on writing a newspaper report based on the Iron Man by Ted Hughes. For children in years 3 and 4. Planning for 5 days, differentiated 3 ways, daily teacher presentation in Smartnotebook. Daily literacy starter activities also included, guided reading, homework suggestions and display templates. All materials included. Only a copy of the book ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes is needed in addition. Please note: This download is the fourth part of a 6 part scheme of work. The additional weeks or whole scheme is available as a bundle at a discounted price in our shop. Each week starts with a reading comprehension lesson and builds up to a piece of extended writing at the end of the week. I have found this to be a highly effective way of teaching and ensuring progress. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share, one week unit of outstanding literacy lessons for LKS2 - Year 3 and year 4. Focusing on developing children’s use of ambitious vocabulary with the outcome of a question and answer poem about food. Easy to follow and adapt to your class. Includes: Five full lessons All planning linked to the English National Curriculum, and driven by TAF targets. Step by step, easy to follow plans. All digital resources, including differentiated worksheets and activities. A PowerPoint presentation to accompany each lesson. Suggestions for guided reading. Dyslexia friendly styling. Reading comprehension lesson. Writing templates for display. Daily starter activities - This week linked to vocabulary. Children will look at the poem ‘Colour’ by Christina Rossetti, this poem will be used as a format model for their independent writing later in the week. The week starts with a reading comprehension lesson and then, over the following days, children will develop their food related vocabulary, using dictionaries and thesauruses. An exciting lesson with snack tasting makes this week fun and interactive. Children will then plan their food poems using the vocabulary they will have developed and finally they will independently write. Outcomes have been fantastic and templates for display allow you to easily share children’s writing success. Hopefully teaching this unit won’t make you too hungry before lunch! We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook for updates and freebies.

Complete planning and resources for 5 lessons focused on writing and recording a TV news report based on the Iron Man by Ted Hughes. For children in years 3 and 4. Planning for 5 days, differentiated 3 ways, daily teacher presentation in Smartnotebook and powerpoint Daily literacy starter activities also included, guided reading, homework suggestions and display templates. All materials included. Only a copy of the book ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes is needed in addition. Please note: This download is the fifth part of a 6 part scheme of work. The additional weeks or whole scheme is available as a bundle at a discounted price in our shop. Each week starts with a reading comprehension lesson and builds up to a piece of extended writing at the end of the week. I have found this to be a highly effective way of teaching and ensuring progress. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a Class Assembly Script. This assembly is linked to our Literacy Unit - The Iron Man, and is to help children to share and celebrate the work achieved in the 6 week unit. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a fabulous literacy lesson for KS1. Focusing on developing children’s knowledge and correct use of sentences and creating a class book linked to the Usborne touchy feely book ‘That’s Not My Dragon.’ This approximately 1hr stand-alone lesson, has been planned for children working in Year 1 and using the National Curriculum. Although, it would also be suitable for year 2 classes in need of support with accurate sentence writing. TAF statements have been used to differentiate this lesson for children working towards, at the expected level or at greater depth. This download includes: A detailed lesson plan with links to the National Curriculum. A PowerPoint presentation to support the lesson. Printable sentence building cards for use in the main part of the lesson. A printable book page template / Worksheets - differentiated Support Materials - Differentiated word banks and sentence builder cards. Printable dragon colouring images. The objective of this lesson is for all children to write accurate sentences about their own dragons. Most children will then extend their simple sentences with ‘and’ and some will create compound sentences using ‘but’ and ‘so’. The main teaching of the lesson starts with an adult led reading of ‘That’s Not My Dragon’ with the reveal of the teacher’s dragon at the end of the book. This acts as a hook for the lesson. During the lesson, the rules for sentence writing are reviewed and then children are asked to help physically create sentences about the teacher’s dragon using sentence building cards. (Included). To accompany and enhance the lesson a PowerPoint presentation is included. All visuals have dyslexia friendly styling, with a clear and simple format. The lesson plan has also been broken down alongside each corresponding PPT slide in the notes to support lesson delivery. To create your class book, a page template is included. 2 versions, each with a dragon image to colour, but one version with a sentence starter already included and the other without the sentence starter and more space for children to write. Alternatively, separate dragon colouring images are also included if you wish for children’s writing and colouring to be done separately. In their independent work, children working towards the expected standard are supported with a word bank and sentence building cards, similar to the class activity. Support materials are also included for children working at the expected level or at greater depth. These are appropriately differentiated to include a wider range of vocabulary and conjunctions and can be used at your discretion We have found this to be a fun lesson with a fantastic outcome that children often like to revisit when in the class library. We are ExcitEd! Follow us on Facebook for more ideas and freebies. This resource was updated following teacher feedback.

Complete planning and resources for 5 lessons focused on writing the opening of a newspaper report based on the Iron Man by Ted Hughes. For children in years 3 and 4. Planning for 5 days, differentiated 3 ways, daily teacher presentation in Smartnotebook and powerpoint Daily literacy starter activities also included, guided reading, homework suggestions and display templates. All materials included. Only a copy of the book ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes is needed in addition. Please note: This download is the third part of a 6 part scheme of work. The additional weeks or whole scheme is available as a bundle at a discounted price in our shop. Each week starts with a reading comprehension lesson and builds up to a piece of extended writing at the end of the week. I have found this to be a highly effective way of teaching and ensuring progress. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a plan for a 6 week literacy unit to accompany the class reader "The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes. A super text for LKS2. Hugely engaging and chapters which are not too long! We know that your class will love this topic and this will show in their writing outcomes. This free resources gives you a 6 week outline with writing genres, differentiated targets and objectives. If you like this resource we offer all of the related planning, lesson presentations and resources in our shop! Available to purchase as individual weekly units or as a 6 week bundle. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

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Celebrating Fathers Day. An English lesson planned for KS1 but could also be useful in KS2 year 3 This lesson has been planned to help you celebrate Fathers Day with your class. Children will be focusing on their reading skills whilst completing an individual cloze activity that they can take home as a Fathers Day gift. This cloze activity is in the form of a thank you letter to Dad. We are aware that for some children their male carer may not be called ‘Dad’ so we have various versions of the activity so that you can give each child a suitable version to complete as a Fathers Day gift. L.O. I can read back my work to check that it makes sense. Included in this download: Lesson Plan linked to NC2014 Lesson Presentation in Smart Notebook (slides also visible in PDF format) Cloze Procedure Letter Worksheets. (Various Dad, Daddy, Father, Uncle, Papa, Grandad, Grandpa plus a blank version.) All printable resources are in PDF format. Both cursive and standard font versions are included. Word Bank Blank Word Bank (Reduce the number of words on the word bank to further support LA pupils. Extend MA children by removing word bank and asking them to complete activity with their own words. ) We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are Excited to share a lesson for a 5th of November related acrostic poem plus a collection of firework themed handwriting worksheets. Suitable for KS1 but could be adapted and used with KS2 and EYFS Includes… Acrostic Poem Templates Blank Writing Template for Display Fireworks Handwriting Patterns Worksheets Remember, remember handwriting worksheet Lesson Plan for Acrostic Poems Smart Notebook Presentation for Acrostic Poem lesson - including starter activity and plenary We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share an English reading comprehension lesson aimed at children in UKS2. The focus of the lesson is Bastille Day and the start of the French Revolution. A great topical resource for the summer term, but of interest all year round. The lesson plan includes a script for an interactive role-play session where the teacher takes the role of the narrator. This is immersive and engaging reenactment is followed by an English reading comprehension activity, which can be printed as a neat booklet. Questions are differentiated and extension tasks also suggested. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a 1 week literacy unit for LKS2. Children working in year 3 and 4 will write a book review of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. (This is week 6 of a 6 week scheme of work built around The Iron Man. The complete half term of work is available as a discounted bundle in out TES shop.) Complete planning and resources for 5 lessons focused on writing a book review with specific attention placed on the use of paragraphs and apostrophes for possession. Included with this download: Detailed Planning for the week. Daily PowerPoint lesson presentations including starter activities and lesson plenaries. Reading comprehension with a teachers answer sheet. Worksheets and activities for each lesson. Only a copy of the book ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes is needed in addition. All lessons are differentiated 3 ways using the TAF statements for LKS2. Daily literacy starter activities are also included - This week we look at using apostrophes for possession. Lesson 1 is whole class reading comprehension which ensures that children are familiar with book reviews as a text type. This lesson also acts as a ‘hook’. Children will be excited to offer their own thoughts and opinions. Lesson 2 looks at the text type in more detail and children are required to think about and identify facts and opinions about the book. Lesson 3 introduces the use of paragraphs and both supports and challenges children with their use of these. Lesson 4 allows children to plan their own book reviews using a planning frame which will include facts, opinions and support children in their use of paragraphs. Lesson 5 is an independent writing lesson where children use the skills they have developed over the week to write their own book review of The Iron Man. This resource is part of a bigger scheme of work based on the whole book. The whole scheme is available as a bundle at a discounted price. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a fun and exciting lesson where children use persuasive writing skills to create radio adverts. *** Radio Adverts - Can you persuade me??*** A one off, great fun lesson for UKS2. Giving children a chance to revise persuasive writing skills and also to use their speaking and listening skills. The included lesson notebook revises different persuasive writing techniques and focuses on how these are used in radio adverts to persuade listeners. Recordings of real radio adverts are included so that they may be discussed before asking children to have a go at making their own persuasive radio adverts. The activity cards are differentiated - Yellow MA, Green A and Red LA These were given out in the lesson in envelopes (so that other groups were not aware of each others target audience etc) and the children worked in pairs to come up with ways to persuade certain groups of people to visit various places. e.g Elderly people to visit a swimming pool, children to visit a museum. At the end of the lesson, children read out, or play their radio adverts. The rest of the class should then guess who the adverts were aimed at and discuss how and why they were successful. Also includes a persuasive bingo plenary game We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.