Key Stage 2 Literacy

A Warm Welcome!

Welcome! 'keystage2literacy.co.uk...' is a webpage dedicated to all those hints and tips taught and learnt in the classroom, with a particular focus on Literacy and the Upper Key Stage 2 curriculum.

This site is aimed at new and existing teachers who would like to brush up on their subject knowledge or find some new ideas for use in their classroom. This site is also ideal for parents to find out what their children are doing in class, and for children to explain to them. The process of learning should be one that is shared between a teacher, a parent and a child- this site hopes to deliver you a mutual ground upon which everyone can understand what is expected in the 21st century classroom.

'This is the first time I have visited your site and I have to say thank you- it's a great site, with some really useful ideas. I admire people like you who take the time to share your ideas and expertise. Good on you- and keep going! I will be using some of your early morning activities on Monday!'
Please find more of your feedback in the Testimonials section of the website.

Brand New for 2017:
SPaG Coverage Grid & Tests

Step into the SPaG zone for two of the sites newest features: The SPaG Coverage Grid- a quick and easy to use Powerpoint that accesses 35 of the key Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar areas of the new curriculum. Each slide offers the core teaching points, some examples, a song or introductory video as well as several test-style questions. This is a 70-page no nonsense guide to getting your pupils through the drama of SPaG. It will hopefully cut down on your workload and be an essential toolkit in the run up to the end of year National Tests. Also at the SPaG Zone, check out ten ready-made SPaG Tests for you to practise with your classes.

World War II
Poetry Unit

A perfect unit of work for whichever year group studies World War II. Here are some ideas and resources for how you might go about teaching some poetry. The end result of our unit was truly amazing and I'll be looking forward to having another go at this again next year and improving it still further!
The children engaged with this in ways that I could never have imagined. Studying and developing war poetry requires maturity and sensitivity. You only need to read Dulce Et Decorum Est to know that war isn't something to be admired.