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Y5 Rabbit Holes and Wardrobes
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✓ Identify structure and presentation
✓ Infer and discuss differences between textsActivities in this lesson include looking at the use of portals and the passing of time in fantasy stories and considering the types of stories in which portals are needed. Activities in this lesson also include answering higher order questions on portals and the passing of time.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y5 Stanley, Head Elf Inspector and New Paragraphs
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✓ Use paragraphs to organise writing
✓ Use and punctuate dialogue
✓ Plan and structure narrative writingActivities in this lesson include exploring the five reasons for starting a new paragraph and looking at the three rules for writing dialogue. Examples of starting a new paragraph are presented using a story extract about Stanley, Head Elf Inspector. Activities also include a close procedure for the five reasons for starting a new paragraph and also for the three rules for writing dialogue.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y5 / Y6 The First and Third Pirate
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✓ Identifying first- and third-person narrative voices
✓ Understanding present, past, and future tenses
✓ Converting text from third person to first person
✓ Peer and self-assessment of written perspectiveThis lesson looks at person and tense through extracts from pirate stories. Activities include answering higher and lower order questions and a first/third person close activity.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y5 Thor
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✓ Identifying the purpose of myths to explain natural events
✓ Comparing Norse mythology with modern explanations
✓ Using a planning frame to write a simple explanation myth
✓ Evaluating how the myth creates an imaginative explanationActivities in this lesson include reading the full text of Thor, learning about the features of a myth that explains something, answering higher and lower order questions about Thor, comparing Thor and King Midas and writing a short myth.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 St George and the Dragon (play-script)
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✓ Identifying features of a playscript (present tense, stage directions)
✓ Adapting a traditional tale into a modern script
✓ Writing dialogue that reflects character voice and motivation
✓ Collaborating with a partner to revise and rehearse
Activities in this lesson include learning how to write a play-script, re-writing the legend of St George as a play-script and answering (and assessing) two higher order questions.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y5 Looking at the Features of Fables
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✓ Recognising common structural elements of fables
✓ Exploring animals as character types and moral messengers
✓ Writing a leaflet explaining fable features
✓ Analysing how language conveys a warning messageActivities in this lesson include learning about the features of fables including their purpose in detail, answering higher and lower order questions on the features of fables, reading the text of The Fox and the Crow, designing a leaflet warning all other animals to beware of the crafty fox and completing a true/false exercise that includes all the features of a fable.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 Writing a Quest Myth – individually
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✓ Planning and writing an extended quest myth with clear structure
✓ Using dialogue, descriptive phrases, and problem-resolution arcs
✓ Self-assessing against success criteria and improving drafts
✓ Incorporating mythical elements (e.g. magical object, challenge, hero)Activities in this lesson include reminders about the features of a quest myth, looking at the structure a quest myth in detail, looking at the plot of Jason and the Golden Fleece, a step-by-step guide to writing a quest myth, looking at terrifying creatures in myths, what to focus on when writing a quest myth and a template to structure the myth.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Creative Writing Tutankhamum Activity
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£3.00Add to basketThe main focus in this lesson is writing a paragraph for a story about a thief who is trying to steal the mask of Tutankhamun from an Egyptian museum. This writing is fully scaffolded with writing support that includes first person, past tense, synonyms, verbs and adverbs. This lesson also includes support to encourage pupils to make their writing the best that it can be.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Directions to the Treasure
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£3.00Add to basketThis lesson looks at how to write a set of directions using fronted adverbials and bossy verbs. Activities include drawing a treasure map and writing directions for a partner to find the treasure and writing a set of rules for a pirate.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y5 Shifting Settings
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✓ Exploring narrative changes in location, time, and mood
✓ Writing connected events showing setting shifts
✓ Using cohesive devices to link paragraphs
✓ Peer evaluation using success criteriaThis lesson looks in detail at the four main reasons why the setting in a story can change: the action in the story moves to a different setting, the characters in the story move to a different setting, the setting stays the same but the time of day changes and the setting stays the same but the weather changes. Activities include answering higher and lower order questions.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 Using Conjunctions without Fear
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✓ Identifying coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
✓ Linking narrative ideas clearly and fluently
✓ Applying conjunctions in original story paragraphs
✓ Sorting sentences and analysing structureThis lesson looks at the various uses of conjunctions in writing; such as, to join short sentences together, to show cause and effect, to show that time has passed, to show that two things are happening at the same time and to show that something has changed. Activities include answering higher and lower order questions.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 Writing a Mystery Story
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✓ Planning and writing a full mystery story
✓ Using suspense techniques and plot structure
✓ Paragraphing, dialogue, and character development
✓ Reviewing and improving narrative with peer feedbackThis lesson focuses on a creative writing task – writing an account of being in a deserted house, late at night, for a mystery story. This creative writing task is scaffolded – it provides the tools for pupils to improve their creative writing by using both action and linking verbs, powerful verbs, ellipses and dashes, as well as varying sentence length for effect.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Friendly Pirates vs Unfriendly Pirates
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£3.00Add to basketThis lesson looks at good and bad characters in pirate stories. Activities include describing a friendly and an unfriendly character from a pirate story and designing a pirate flag. One of the activities in this lesson will need two large sheets of paper.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 The Intergalactic Guide to Paragraphs
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✓ Developing cohesion within paragraphs; using fronted adverbials.
A science fiction lesson with a range of activities that include structuring paragraphs, using fronted adverbials and writing paragraphs for a science fiction story.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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No Pigs Harmed in this Lesson
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£3.00Add to basketActivities in this lesson include looking at an alternative version of the Three Little Pigs that is mainly written from the wolf’s perspective. Adjectives are used for descriptions and nouns are used for comparisons. Activities include answering higher and lower order questions and completing a story mountain.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Pirates, Parrots and Adjectives
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£3.00Add to basketThis lesson looks at the settings, characters and plots of pirate stories. Activities include completing a story mountain and it also focuses on using adjectives to describe pirates and settings.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Red Riding Hood Denies Everything
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£3.00Add to basketActivities in this lesson include comparing the structure of a story (Red Riding Hood) to a newspaper article (a parody of Red Riding Hood); reading and completing activities based on the parody. Activities also include answering higher and lower order questions.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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The Giant writes a Recount
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£3.00Add to basketActivities in this lesson include reading the full text of Jack and the Beanstalk, learning about the features of a recount, using the correct person, using fronted adverbials and writing a recount of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk from the giant’s perspective.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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The Wolf Gets Lost in the Woods
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£3.00Add to basketActivities in this lesson include writing a set of directions using fronted adverbials and bossy verbs to get the wolf in Red Riding Hood lost and writing a set of directions to a birthday party.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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