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English Planning Based on Books

Based on high-quality books, these lesson plans for KS1 and KS2 will engage your class and help them get the most out of the books they're reading. Explore new worlds in more depth, meet characters in new ways and create stories inspired by these much loved books. 

  • Zog: Instructions

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    Instantly download an Instructions KS1 Planning Pack based around the beloved story of 'Zog' by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Within these s...

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  • The Hodgeheg: Non-chronological Reports

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    This non-chronological reports Year 2 English planning pack is inspired by the well-known story 'The Hodgeheg' by Dick King-Smith. In this series ...

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  • The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch: Instructions

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    This instructions Year 2 English Planning Pack is based around the beloved story of 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch' by Ronda and David Armitage. I...

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  • Peace at Last

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    These five ready-to-teach KS1 English lessons are based on the wonderful picture book, 'Peace at Last' by Jill Murphy. After becoming familiar wit...

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  • The Great Pet Sale

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    Use this The Great Pet Sale Resources KS1 English Pack to take your Year 1 class on a trip to the pet shop to meet lots of unusual animals (includ...

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  • Vlad and the Great Fire of London

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    This Vlad and the Great Fire of London planning pack for Year 2 children helps develop their reading comprehension skills as they enjoy the popula...

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  • Rumble in the Jungle

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    This Year 2 English Poetry Planning Pack inspired by Rumble in the Jungle includes everything you need to help your children write their own anima...

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  • The Colour Monster

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    Help your children to better understand their emotions and how to deal with them with this emotional literacy scheme based on the wonderful pictur...

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  • A.A. Milne Poetry

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    Introduce your class to some of the most well-known and beloved A.A. Milne poems with this Year 2 Poetry Planning Pack. These five complete lesson...

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  • Coming to England

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    In this Year 1 English scheme on the book Coming to England by Floella Benjamin, your class will find out about the fascinating life of a woman wh...

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  • FREE Mini-scheme: The Butterfly Lion: Reading Skills

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    This free complete planning pack is perfect for Year 5 The Butterfly Lion guided reading sessions. Use the included teaching input slides and prin...

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  • FREE Mini-scheme: The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark: Diary Entries

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    This series of three lessons based on The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark explores the character of Plop and his experiences in learning about the ...

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  • FREE Mini-scheme: The Twits: Instructions

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    This free writing instructions KS2 English planning pack invites you and your class to enter the rather revolting world of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits...

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  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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    Got your Golden Ticket?! Then step inside the chocolate factory with your class, and experience the magic of the timeless Roald Dahl book, 'Charli...

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  • Stone Age Boy

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    Take your KS2 class back to prehistoric times with this comprehensive Stone Age Boy Planning Pack, based on the wonderful book by Satoshi Kitamura...

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  • The BFG: Character Description

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    Immerse your children into the wonderful world of Roald Dahl with these fantastic BFG character description lesson plans. Your Year 3 children wil...

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  • The Snowman

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    This Year 3 English planning pack is based on the magical book 'The Snowman' by Raymond Briggs. Over the course of six ready-to-teach lessons, you...

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  • The Egyptian Cinderella

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    Perfectly linking English with your Ancient Egypt topic, this Egyptian Cinderella planning pack invites your Year 3 class to explore and retell fa...

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  • The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark: Narrative

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    This set of four narrative writing Year 3 English lessons inspires your class to generate ideas for, plan and then write a new chapter for The Owl...

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  • The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark: Non-chronological Reports

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    This non-chronological reports planning pack for Year 3 is based around the beloved children's story The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark. In this s...

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  • The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark: Reading Comprehension

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    These The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark comprehension lessons for Year 3 will guide your class through all seven chapters of this book and challe...

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  • The Worst Witch: Reading Comprehension

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    This The Worst Witch Characters Reading Comprehension Pack will introduce your Year 3 class to the disaster-prone Mildred Hubble and the school sh...

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  • Journey

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    This 7-lesson narrative scheme is based on the wonderful wordless picture book, 'Journey' by Aaron Becker. Children will be inspired by the beauti...

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  • Chocolate Poetry

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    Use these delicious Chocolate Poetry KS2 lessons to inspire your Year 4 class to write and perform their own chocolate-themed narrative poems! You...

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