Positive Steps and Ways Forward | Hamilton Trust

The planning and resource documents for each session in this English block are free to all users.

Positive Ideas for Ways Forward (suggested as 5 days)

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Planning and Activities

You Will Need

Essential Text
The Great Realisation by Tomos Roberts and Nomoco

Additional resources needed include clay, watercolours, paper, sunflower seeds, compost and containers.

Phonics: Code-Breakers

Code-Breakers is a synthetic phonics programme that teaches phoneme-to-grapheme correspondences (PGCs) in a systematic, child-friendly fashion.

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SPaG Presentations

Many Hamilton units come with interactive Grammar Presentations integrated into the overall teaching and textual context. Alternatively, these presentations can be used as stand-alone whiteboard sessions. Try your year group below.

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Group Readers

Group Readers are charmingly illustrated short books written to facilitate reading and comprehension progression from Reception right through to Year 6.

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