I am a primary school teacher uploading my resources and lessons that I make! I really appreciate feedback and reviews and I hope you find them useful!
I am a primary school teacher uploading my resources and lessons that I make! I really appreciate feedback and reviews and I hope you find them useful!
Whole class Guided Reading
lessons covering a variety of domains including retrieval, inference, word meaning, explain ect
2 dicussion lessons a week
1or 2 mixed practise questions a week
6 weeks worth of lessons
Sequence of Lessons for a diary entry. Rose Blanche links
Lesson 1 - Cold Task
Lesson 2 - Language features
Lesson 3 - structural features
Lesson 4 - infer a character’s emotions
Lesson 5 - show don’t tell
Lesson 6 - expanded noun phrases
Lesson 7 - empathise with a character
lesson 8 - plan
Lesson 10/11 - Hot Task
complete with colourful semantics, word banks, scaffolds for each lesson and EAL resources
Lesson 6 of 6. This lesson looks at different volcanoes around the world, recaps on advantages and disadvantages of living near a volcano. The children will use the fact file sheets and given websites (linked at the bottom of the fact file) to research different countries with volcanoes on them.
Fact files have been designed with relation to the given websites which are linked at the bottom of the slides (on the powerpoint version of worksheets)
To understand the evolution of prehistoric art.
Place a range of pictures ,on a timeline at the front of the room, of art work created in the Paleo/ Meso/ Neo periods – write period names on the back
of the pictures.
(on the powerpoint with photos for room they are ordered for paleo - Neo time periods.
• Children to discuss how the art changed over this time and the types of
animals/ patterns used
Then they will create their own versions of early prehistoric art. Give children little square pieces of paper and charcoal to recreate cave paintings/ rock art. In books children can recreate art and then write a few sentences next to the pictures to articulate understanding.
Bronze to Iron Age Unit
Lesson 1 of 6.
Explore Bronze Age life and create a leaflet.
includes:
EAL/SEND reading and answer sheet
reading sheet for class
template for leaflet (3 different formats for adaptive teaching)
•Lesson 1 - Cold Task
• This lesson should provide the context and purpose for writing.
• Lots of talk to discuss topic, generate ideas, start banking language (Collect it!).
• Look at one key WAGOLL
• Children attempt to write their own using success criteria
Lesson 2 - Analyse language.
• Spend TIME doing this!
• What effect is language having on reader?
• Bank examples.
• Play with examples.
• Lots of talk.
• Make up own sentences orally using examples as scaffold. Imitate.
• Where else do you see similar language that you can draw on?
Lesson 3- Analyses structure.
• Spend time doing this!
• What effect does the structure have on the reader?
• Reverse plan by boxing up and heading each section of WAGOLL(S).
• Discuss: what happens if you change the order?
• Why is it laid out this way?
• Are there other ways to structure the text?
Where else do you see similar structures that you can draw on?
Lesson 4 - Thoughts and feelings
Explain inference concept.
Read ages 1 – 5.
Infer characters thoughts and feelings using direct speech and short sentences.
Activity:
Write a paragraph – thoughts and emotions – on how Stanley felt when the board fell on top of him.
Lesson 5 - Explore the relationship between characters.
• Read Kite scene (WAGOLL)
• Identify questions to ask Arthur about his perspective
Activity:
hot seat Arthur about how he feels about Stanley’s new life.
Write a paragraph describing Arthurs experiences.
Lesson 6 - Past tense
Look at example from WAGOLL;
Teacher model skill / applied knowledge;
Children practice;
Children apply in similar context to final outcome.
Lessson 7 - Descriptive language
Look at example from WAGOLL;
Teacher model skill / applied knowledge;
Children practice;
Children apply in similar context to final outcome.
Lesson 8 - Conjunctions
Look at example from WAGOLL;
Teacher model skill / applied knowledge;
Children practice;
Children apply in similar context to final outcome.
Lesson 9- Adverbs
Look at example from WAGOLL;
Teacher model skill / applied knowledge;
Children practice;
Children apply in similar context to final outcome.
Lesson 10 Plan.
• Story Map plan (5 senses)
• Mark these carefully and give detailed feedback…
Lesson 11 - Hot Task
Children write independently
Lesson 1 out of 6.
This unit looks at the earth’s movements and specifically volcanoes. This lesson dives into tectonic plates, their movements and continental drift theory to help children conceptualise that the plates beneath our feet are always moving.
There are lots of activities within the lesson to engage the children. You will require soil/sand for one activity as the children will dig for fossils like Wegener did to explain continental drift.
Lesson 1 - Sources of Light
WALT recognise we need light in order to see things
Activities
Chn to understand what a source of light is, and explore examples of different sources of light.
Chn to explore natural and man-made sources of light. Chn to sort light sources according to whether they are natural or man-made.
Use a torch and a cardboard box. What is inside? Children to guess before using the torch.
Close eyes/use a blindfold and children have to carry out a task.
Term 1 - Introduction to Christianity
1 To understand who Jesus was and his significance in Christianity.
2 To explore the teachings and parables of Jesus.
3 To recognize the importance of Christmas in Christianity.
4 To learn about the miracles performed by Jesus.
5 To understand the significance of Easter in Christianity.
6 To reflect on what Christians learn from the life of Jesus. (Assessment)
6 lessons including Assessment lesson. Designed to follow on from learning done in the previous Y3 Chritsianity Unit.
This Unit covers:
lesson 1 : Understand the role of the church in the community
lesson 2: Learn about the significance of Baptism and Communion in Christianity
lesson 3: Explore Christian values of kindness and helping others
lesson 4: Understand different forms and purposes of prayer
lesson 5: Discuss the Christian responsibility to care for the world
lesson 6: Reflect on learned Christian values and practices
Lesson powerpoint that stretches over 5 days. It covers calligrams and similies with links to the polar express story. Great for christmas time with the children.
Resources are attached.
The first lesson is for an IT lesson using publisher but can be adapted accordingly.
Enjoy!