You are here: Home>Find Out More>English Year Six ... Find Out More : English Resources : Year Six Before you join Clickteaching please take some time to look through our example resources. These are only a handful of the thousands of worksheets, lesson plans and activity ideas that are available in the member's section. Listed below are the current full schemes of work available for Year Six.  These are the titles of the new Primary Framework units of work currently available on the site. There are also thousands of lesson plans, activity ideas and worksheets covering all topics and themes. All of these units of work have been based on the objectives of the new Primary Framework.  Poetry Jabberwocky explore different forms of poetry Exploring poetry investigate different forms of poetry  Journalistic writing What's happening in the news? explore ways that news stories are reported and presented School news report produce a news report based on something that happened at school Television news report write a television news report about a famous historical event  Biography and auto-biography Oliver Twist biographies based on Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens Writing an obituary write an obituary for a famous Victorian Victorian inventors biographies write an auto-biography of a famous Victorian  Poetry : The Power of imagery Personification poems read and write poems based on personification Classic poetry about the sea read and write poems using figurative language  Poetry: Finding a voice Poetry about the sea based on A World of Poetry  Authors and texts What makes a good writer? based on Out of the ashes, Michael Morpurgo Investigating author's writing style based on Wreck of the Zanzibar, Michael Morpurgo Michael Morpugo author study explore themes and ideas across a range of books Robert Swindells author study carry out individual reading activities My favourite author prepare a presentation about an author Poetry of William Blake write poems to describe wild animals My favourite poet prepare a performance about a poet  Reference texts Reading non-fiction practice ways of finding information in non-fiction books Science encyclopaedia compile a class reference text based on different science topics  Story genres What's the genre? investigate different writing styles What makes a horror story based on Abomination, Robert Swindells Writing an adventure story based on Kensuke's Kingdom, Michael Morpurgo Mystery and dectective stories based on The Hound of the Baskervilles Writing science fiction based on The Time Machine, H G Wells Recipe for a good story write a story based on one genre  Formal writing Passports practise filling in official forms School website explore formal language used in presenting information about the school School tour guide use formal language to create a tour guide for the school  Argument The great chocolate debate hold a debate discussing healthy eating habits School magazine write a school magazine article that discusses school uniform Children's council debate hold a classroom debate about a school issue Kensukes Kingdom,Michael Morpurgo When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parent's yacht, the Peggy Sue, he struggles to survive on his own. order online The Hound of the Baskervilles It is Sir Charles's mysterious death in the grounds of Baskerville Hall that brings Sherlock Holmes to the scene of one of his most famous and intriguing cases. order online Hydra, Robert Swindells When Ben and Midge sneak out at night to investigate mysterious corn-circles which have begun to appear in the fields around Cansfield Farm, they discover that a dilapidated barn conceals a terrifying secret. order online Out of the Ashes, Michael Morpurgo Written at a time when foot-and-mouth was very much in the news, as farmers across the UK fell victim to an outbreak that was to leave potent images of blazing carcasses deeply embedded in many minds. order online Thunder and Lightnings, Jan Mark When Andrew's family moves house, he strikes up a friendship with his neighbour, Victor. There isn't a thing Victor doesn't know about the RAF planes flying overhead and the two boys are soon busy tracking their movements. Then they learn that Victor's beloved Lightnings are to be scrapped. order online Recommended Reading in association with Amazon Bookshop Supporting Phonics and Spelling It offers a systematic approach to spelling from the starting point of synthetic phonics through to the observation of phonic patterns in more complex words. Repetition and practice are key features of the "Supporting" series and every target in these books will have an introductory display page, focusing on a particular phoneme, followed by an activity page. order online

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