How to plan using the English packs
An English pack is a set of resources that support children in writing a text type. Each of the Engage, Develop and Express stages of the history and geography driver projects includes an English pack.
Tip: We advise that you read the article, English pack guidance, in the Help Centre before following the steps below.
Each English pack comes with a Lesson designer button:
After clicking on this button, click Next.
Select the resources you wish to use for the lesson, then click Next.
Enter a title for your lesson and enter the duration, then add notes to the lesson description box before clicking Next .
Select the required skills for the lesson, then click Next.
Check the lesson preview, and, if you are happy with the content, click Create. Alternatively, you may use the Back button to navigate to previous pages and edit them as required.
The lesson now appears under the stage page's new section called ‘English pack’.
Repeat the process to create any additional required lessons in the sequence.
These will then appear in the correct stage of the timetable and will be grouped together. These may be dragged and dropped into the required teaching slot.
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