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A knowledge organiser for English used in LKS2. Book: The BFG by Roald Dahl Writing purpose: Writing to entertain Text: The BFG

A knowledge organiser for English used in LKS2. Book: Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura Writing purpose: Writing to entertain Text: Stone Age Boy

A knowledge organiser for English used in LKS2. Book: Leon and the Place Between by Graham Baker-Smith Writing purpose: Writing to inform Text: Leon and the Place Between

This resource contains three thoughtfully designed free write activities aimed at fostering independence and effectively serving as transition activities. Each slide includes a relevant visual image to provide contextual support, along with inspiring sentences and carefully selected vocabulary to lower cognitive load and assist learners. The resource is highly flexible and can be modified to accommodate various needs, making it suitable for implementation in Key Stage 2 while also having the potential to be simplified for Key Stage 1.

This resource is an exceptional tool for introducing new and unfamiliar vocabulary while providing a rich context for children. It is highly effective for use across KS2 and can easily be adapted for KS1 as well. What is a vocabulary word map? A word map is a friendly visual tool that enhances vocabulary skills. It allows students to define words, find synonyms and antonyms, and create pictures for concepts. Word maps make learning interactive and work great with read-alouds and can be displayed in the classroom.

I have compiled a list of engaging activities that are great for retrieving information in the classroom. They are versatile and can be adapted for different subjects. Those include: Quick Burst Write/Short Burst Write Magpie Brain dump Show Not Tell Clash of the Titans Minute to Win it! Speedy spelling Entry/Exit ticket Speak like an expert All of the activities listed in the overview are effective in promoting oral communication, fostering an inclusive and low-risk environment, and encouraging children to recall prior knowledge. These assessment tools are particularly advantageous as it does not necessitate marking, allowing you to move freely around the room to identify students who require additional support or challenge during the lesson. I have utilised these activities to enhance vocabulary richness, reinforce learning, and, in certain instances, assist children in elevating their work. Feel free to adapt and modify these activities to suit your classroom dynamics. I have included additional information and explanations in the notes below the slides.

Writing purpose: Writing to inform Genre: Non-Chronological Report Text: Iron Man by Ted Hughes Gather LO: To review the features of existing non-chronological reports. LO: To annotate my Iron Man by describing their personality, appearance and diet. LO: To create a TV advert / news report about the Iron Man. Grammar LO: To use relative clauses within my sentences. LO: To use present progressive tense. LO: To edit and improve work so that it uses Standard English. Go LO: To plan a Non-chronological report. LO: To write a Non-chronological report independently. Slides and worksheets come included. Hopefully this will save you time on your planning as you can pick it up and go.

Writing purpose: Writing to entertain Genre: Narrative Text: Iron Man by Ted Hughes This unit was completed as a project so covers over 3 weeks worth of work. It also includes a comprehension unit. Therefore you can use as much or as little of the resources as needed. Week 1: Gather LO: To explore vocabulary, explain the meaning of words in context and retrieve information from the text. LO: To read The Coming of the Iron Man by Brenda Williams for understanding. LO: To make inferences and predictions from chapter 1 and 2. LO: To explore and compare the novel to the film using 3Cs and 3Ss. LO: To write sentences to describe the Iron Man. LO: To build our own interpretation of the Iron Man and annotate it. LO: To write a character description of our interpretation of the Iron Man. LO: To be able to edit and improve work for accuracy. Week 2: Grammar LO: To use singular and possessive apostrophes with increasing confidence. LO: To use fronted adverbials using commas correctly and consistently. LO: To write an efficient paragraph using the TIPTOP method. LO: To add a relative clause to add more detail. LO: To identify and use key elements of speech correctly. LO: To write a letter from the Iron Man to the town. LO: To edit and improve our letter. Week 3: Go LO: To plan a narrative. LO: To write a story. LO: To write a story. LO: To edit a story. LO: To redraft a story. Slides and worksheets come included. Hopefully this will save you time on your planning as you can pick it up and go.

Writing purpose: Writing to inform Genre: Non-Chronological Report (giants) Text: The BFG Week 1: Gather LO: To identify the features of a non-chronological report including audience and purpose. LO: To gather information from a range of sources. LO: To gather formal phrases. LO: To apply key vocabulary and phrases Week 2: Grammar LO: To be able to use cohesive features – pronouns (possessive, personal and relative – x2 lessons) LO: To use a range of conjunctions to link information. LO: To use adverbs, in a range of positions, to link information LO: To be able to plan a non-chronological report. Week 3: Go LO: To be able to write independently. LO: To be able to write independently. LO: To be able to edit and improve for accuracy and consistency. LO: To be able to redraft for presentation. Slides and worksheets come included. Hopefully this will save you time on your planning as you can pick it up and go.

Writing purpose: Writing to persuade Genre: Letter (persuading the BFG return Sophie) Text: The BFG Week 1: Gather LO: To identify the features of persuasive letters including audience and purpose. LO: To gather evidence from similar narratives to support a point. (get chn to look at a range of familiar stories where someone is ‘kidnapped’ what happens to the kidnapper in the end? What could happen to the BFG if he doesn’t return Sophie?) LO: To use persuasive language (flattery, rhetorical questions, emotive language) LO: To consider both sides of a discussion. Week 2: Grammar LO: To identify and use pronouns for cohesion. LO: To use subordinating conjunctions in varying positions. LO: To identify and use standard English. LO: To use statement, question and command sentences. LO: To plan a letter. Week 3: Go LO: To be able to write independently. LO: To be able to write independently. LO: To be able to edit and improve work for accuracy. LO: To be able to redraft and present writing. Slides and worksheets come included. Hopefully this will save you time on your planning as you can pick it up and go.

Writing purpose: Writing to entertain Genre: Narrative (with a setting focus) Text: The BFG Week 1: Gather LO: To identify the audience and purpose. To identify the features of a setting description. LO: To be able to identify the 3cs and 3s’s when comparing text with visual literacy. LO: (Drama – freeze frames) To be able to empathise with a character and their situation. LO: To be able to use key vocabulary in context. Week 2: Grammar LO: To use fronted adverbials of manner, time and place. LO: To use past tense accurately including irregular verbs. LO: To use past progressive tense (was -ing). LO: To use speech and speech punctuation accurately (x2) Week 3: Go LO: To plan a narrative (layered planning) LO: To write a narrative LO: To write a narrative. LO: To edit a narrative. LO: To redraft a narrative. Slides and worksheets come included. Hopefully this will save you time on your planning as you can pick it up and go.

This pack is a reading comprehension pack based on the Year 3 reading objectives. This unit focuses on making predictions about the book. Initially exploring the cover and blurb and then delving into the book, reading a section and using questions to open a discussion on class predictions about a given book. There is a focus on retrieval and it touches on VIPER style questions. Each session has a retrieval activity. There are 7 lessons covered in this pack. Each lesson is designed to be completed within 30 minutes. Objectives covered from the NC: To re-read these books with pace, volume and expression. To discuss and compare texts from a wide variety of genres and writers. Listen to, read and discuss an increasingly wide range of books. Identify and discuss themes and conventions in what they read. Make regular predictions about characters, events and actions as text is read justifying reasons with reference to the text. Make and justify literal predictions across a text. Make and justify predictions from what is implied. The theme for this pack: Emotions & predictions Predicting what might happen from details stated and implied. What is covered in this pack? Book: The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas Book: Lucy’s Blue Day by Christopher Duke

Book: Leon and the Place Between by Graham Baker-Smith Writing purpose: Writing to inform Text: Leon and the Place Between Week 1: Gather LO: To identify features of a recount. LO: To be able to define new vocabulary. LO: To review the features of existing recounts. LO: To explore digital literacy clips using 3Cs and 3Ss. Week 2: Grammar LO: To identify a subordinating conjunction. LO: To be able to use subordinating conjunctions. LO: To be able to identify a main and subordinate clause. LO: To alter the position of the clause in a sentence. Week 3: Go LO: To plan a recount. LO: To write a recount. LO: To write a recount. LO: To edit a recount. LO: To redraft a recount. This unit includes retrieval tasks, low-stake quizzes, exit tickets and much more. Slides and worksheets come included. Hopefully this will save you time on your planning as you can pick it up and go.

Unit: Coding using Code.Org Key Question: How can I design, write and debug programs to accomplish specific goals? This unit of work uses: https://studio.code.org/s/coursec-2023?redirect_warning=true Lesson 1: Be Internet Secure: Personal privacy and security are as important online as they are in the real world. Keeping valuable information safe helps children avoid damaging their devices, reputations and relationships. Google Legends: Protect your stuff Pages 56-61 Lesson 2: My Robotic Friends Jr This is a context setting lesson where children will create an algorithm to ‘program’ a robot to stack cups into different patterns. This will be the starting point of programming and how to debug ‘code’. They will be developing their programming and debugging kills along the way. Lesson 3: Programming with Angry Birds This is a skill building lesson where children will develop sequential algorithms to move a bird from one side of a maze to the pig at the other side. To do this, they will stack code blocks together in a linear sequence, making them move straight, turn left, or turn right. Lesson 4: Debugging a maze & Collecting treasure with Laurel This is a skill-building lesson where children will be fixing the errors in prewritten code. They will explore how to run the code and strategies to overcome the errors and debug them. Lesson 5: Creating Art with Code This is a skill-building lesson where children have the opportunity to demonstrate the skills that they have learnt so far this unit. They will be able to write code and develop a sequential algorithm. They will also be able to identify and fix errors. Lesson 6: Loops with Rey and BB8 & Harvesting Crops with Loops In this lesson, children will be learning more about loops and how to implement them in Block code. Using loops is an important skill in programming because manually repeating commands is tedious and inefficient. Recap lesson In this lesson, children will be learning more about loops and how to implement them in Block code. Using loops is an important skill in programming because manually repeating commands is tedious and inefficient.

Unit: Coding using Code.Org Key Question: How can I make an algorithm and get rid of errors? This unit of work uses: Code . org 1 – E-Safety lesson What personal information should not be shared? Lesson 3: Sharing personal information. LO: To understand what personal information should not be shared 2 – Course A Lesson 2: learn to drag and drop: Can I drag and drop items efficiently? To provide children with a skill building lesson that provides children with experience with computers. They will be covering the most basic computer functions such as clicking, dragging and dropping. 3 – Lesson 3: Happy Maps: Can I make a simple algorithm and fix any errors? This is a context-setting lesson that allows the children to bridge from algorithms to programming (following instructions). They will be sequencing their code to help the ‘Flurb’ get to the fruit. 4 – Lesson 4: Sequencing with Scrat: How can computers read my instructions? This is a skill-building lesson where children develop sequential algorithms to move a character from one side of a maze to the goal at the other side. This will develop programming and debugging skills on a computer platform. 5 – Lesson 5: Programming with Scrat: How can algorithms be sequenced and debugged? This is a skill-building lesson where children will continue to develop sequential algorithms. Children will develop how to use a block-based format to sequence and debug their algorithms. 6 – Lesson 7: Happy Loops + Lesson 8: Loops with Scrat: Can algorithms be simplified and be repeated? This is a skill-building lesson where the children will practice loops in programming. They will practice ways of simplifying algorithms. Recap lesson: Lesson 10: Loops with Laurel This lesson provides the children with the ability to showcase their understanding of creating a simple algorithm. The children will be able to demonstrate their understanding of creating loops to simplify the block-based format.

Unit: E-Safety/Online Safety Key Question: How can be responsible citizens online using internet etiquette? This unit is comprised of 6 lessons that explore the SMART acronym. Each lesson focuses on a question that feeds into the overarching key question. Safe: How can we share things safely online? We will discuss all of the different ways that we share things on the internet (including snapchat and live streaming). We will then consider ways that we can stay safe when using it. Meeting: What is internet etiquette? We will explore internet etiquette when we are speaking to people online. We will explore what we should do when we are talking to people online. Accepting: How can I accept or reject invitations? We will explore ways that we play online games. We will explore how to accept and reject invitations. Reliable: Is the information you are reading reliable? We will explore which things are reliable online and which things are not reliable online. We will explore ways to keep things private. Tell: Who can I tell if I am worried? We will explore different strategies and ways to tell someone when we are worried. We will discuss people that we trust with information that is worrying us. Safety Week Presentation: Can you create presentation for safety week? We will present what we have learnt during this unit. We will use the SMART acronym to explain what it is and how to stay safe online. Bonus: Consolidating lesson Materials to help children to create a SMART poster to share ways to stay safe online.

Unit: E-Safety/Online Safety Key Question: How can we use the internet responsibly and safely? This unit is comprised of 6 lessons that explore the SMART acronym. Each lesson focuses on a question that feeds into the overarching key question. Structure of lessons: Safe: How do I stay safe on the internet? We will discuss how to stay safe on the internet. We will explore ways that we can stay safe online. Meeting: Do I know what stranger danger is? We will explore what stranger danger is and not meeting people in person. We will discuss strategies that we can use to keep us safe online. SMART: Are you SMART on the internet? We will discuss the acronym of SMART and how we are SMART on the internet and when playing games. We will assess our own actions and discuss potential issues that may arise when playing a game online. Reliable: Is everything that I read online reliable? We will explore whether the information that we read online is reliable. We will discuss ways of checking if something is reliable and what to do if we are unsure of something that we have read. Tell: Can you teach someone else how to be SMART online? We will explore how to deal with a situation that we are unsure or worried about. We will develop a list of people that we trust and could tell about something that we are unsure of or worried about online. We will consider alternative things that we can do as well as telling an adult. Safety Week Presentation: Can you create presentation for safety week? We will present what we have learnt during this unit. We will use the SMART acronym to explain what it is and how to stay safe online. Bonus: Recap lesson There are materials to help children answer questions related to e-safety.