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Despite the fact that we will be unable to attend traditional Bonfire Night gatherings this year, you may still be looking for a resource to teach children about the reason we traditionally celebrate November the 5th with bonfires and fireworks. This resource explores the story of behind the saying ‘Remember, remember the 5th of November’ through analysis of the associated poem providing detail about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot. The lesson pack contains a copy of the poem; a PPT with the poem, visual images, a glossary and suggested writing activities; plus differentiated worksheets. Press here to view resource details on TES.

I am proud to have written three books for the Two Sides series published by Badger Learning. These short books  are suitable for teenagers who are reluctant readers. The books explore challenging experiences such as racism, homelessness and mental health from two different perspectives. They are available from https://www.badgerlearning.co.uk/two-sides.html

 Ks2 resources for three classic poems about landscapes:The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W.B.Yeats, My Heart’s in the Highlands by Robert Burns and Daffodils by William Wordsworth. Includes PPTs. differentiated worksheets and copies of the poems. Available for purchase  from the Primary Texts shop on TES, Visit Shop

I have now added a range of PPTs to aid teaching of the National Curriculum year 4 vocabulary, grammar and punctuation objectives to my TES shop. Some of these objectives are quite tricky and controversial! Nevertheless, regardless of our opinions on ‘fronted adverbials’, or the necessity of requiring pupils to recognise determiners, the expectation that this content is taught is explicit.  The content is labelled as statutory and pupils will be required to demonstrate understanding of such terms when they take their SPAG test in year 6.  View shop

Two great poems suitable for Key Stage 1 are ‘In the Dark, Dark Woods’ and ‘The Hairy Toe’. These fun scary poems are great to use all year round, but are particularly good for Halloween themed work. I have created resource packs containing the poems, PPTs, worksheets and follow up activities. These packs are available for purchase in my TES shop. Visit shop

I generally write and create resources for the primary sector, but I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to write a book for Badger Learning’s YA Reads. The aim of this series of books is to provide young adults who struggle with reading, or who are reluctant readers, with engaging materials which are appropriate for them in terms of level and content.

My book is part of the visually stunning Badger Learning’s YA Reads II series which is featured below:

My book ‘Wasted’ is about perils of teenage drinking, friendship and change. The main character Layla finds that her relationship with her best friend Jade begins to change after Jade discovers alcohol.

Visit  Badger Learning’s YA Reads II website page  if you’d like to find out more about my book or the YA Reads series.

The National Curriculum for English sets out specific statuatory content which is required to be introduced in each year group to teach vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. I have found it quite tricky to find resources which explain the objectives to primary pupils in a simple easy to understand way.  I have created a set of resources which match the objectives for year 3 and year 5. I plan to produce resources for other year groups later. I have tried to produce resources which are quite straightforward to use and require very little teacher preparation. The PPTs contain explanations, examples and exercises forming complete lessons. The lessons are available for purchase individually or as a set for years 3 and 5 from my Primary Texts shop on TES. Visit Shop