Thursday, July 26, 2012

Visual starters KS2 - KS3

This is a PPT presentation with visual starters to sparkle children’s imagination

before writing. Each pack has 24 slides showing varied images and photographs

with related questions.

There are  full colour , and black and white presentations.

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Full colour PPT

Visual starters

Black and white PPT

Visual starters B&w

Writing Tools for KS2 and KS3

This booklet has 29 pages full of details about the writing process. It covers topics like: sentence sense, paragraph writing, editing steps, grammar, spelling, linking words and more.

It includes step by step instructions, and clear examples. There are lists of powerful adverbs, adjectives, suffixes, prefixes and their origin, and a list of precise verbs.

If you are interested in this resource, 

 

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Why do we write

Elements of Paragraphs KS2

This is a 4 pages revision aid worksheet that includes  various exercises

to identify and apply the main elements of paragraphs. It gives the student a brief explanation

of each element previous to the exercise.

 

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Elements of Paragraphs

Web Quest Roald Dahl KS2

This web quest  lesson plan makes the children work on skimming, scanning, summarizing,

skills. Besides, the outcome is varied, as many genres are included: persuasive writing, biography, and more.

It can be turned into a project work, and invite other classes to a Roald Dahl’s  conference where your pupils will share

all they have discovered.

PDF format

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WebQuest Roald Dahl

Poetry “The Magic Box” KS2–KS3 (favourite)

A cross curriculum ,fantastic lesson plan connected to poetry.  The idea is to make the children wonder, to ask questions so that the answers become the poems the children write or speak for themselves.

Includes original poem , how to work with it and extension activities.

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Magic Box Poetry

Persuasion and music–KS2

This activity is fun for you and for your students. It will help them

talk, imagine and develop a persuasive text in an easy, entertaining way.

Lesson plan and further ideas included.

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Persuasive writing

How to develop a Narrative –KS2

In this short extract you will find clear explanations on how to organize and write  a narrative text. In this case, it is shown how a child can develop a narrative about his dog.

 

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Organization of texts