Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - educator and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors A vocabulary sheet to remind students to uplevel their language when analysing a text This 1-page English worksheet lists more appropriate vocabulary for use when writing comprehension answers or analytical essays in KS3. There are also simple examples for inspiration. Suitable for KS3. Optimised for Microsoft Word. Covers the following skills: Comprehension Analysing a text Essay Writing Year group: KS3 Topic: Analysing a text No. of pages: 1 Answers: N/A Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - educator and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors A challenging Maths worksheet with word problems with NO NUMERALS This 2-page Maths activity (plus answers) tests students’ addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills. Every number is written in words for an extra challenge and to prevent children from guessing the answers based on the numbers. This way they are truly practising their comprehension skills – no shortcuts! There are two levels of difficulty: Level One: Two-digit addition and subtraction / easier times tables Level Two: Three-digit addition and subtraction / harder times tables This worksheet is perfect for: students who tend to guess answers based on the numbers they spot in the questions students who need to practise question comprehension students who need an extra challenge with arithmetic The worksheet is suitable for Y2, Y3 and even Y4 as a warm up. Optimised for Microsoft Word. Covers the following skills: Arithmetic Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Comprehension Year group: KS1 / LKS2 Topic: Arithmetic No. of pages: 3 (inc. answers) Answers: Yes Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. All @ellalessons resources are created for printing AND for interactive use For Teachers and Tutors A fun worksheet to help children work through their thoughts and feelings on moving from Year 6 to Year 7 – from Primary to Secondary School This one-page report-style worksheet asks children to answer fun questions about their school day and encourages them to see the school day as a fun challenge to approach, rather than as something overwhelming. Especially useful for children struggling with the transition - it will help them to put things into perspective and to look at things in a more light-hearted way. At the end of the activity there is an opportunity for the child to set themselves a simple goal/target for the next day - helping them to make small steps to feeling more and more comfortable at school. I’d also suggest the child looks over the worksheet before school so that they can be thinking about the questions as they go through the day - it gives them something to focus on and work towards, if everything seems a little overwhelming! Optimised for and created with Microsoft Word (rather than Google Docs.) Covers the following skills: mental health awareness writing full sentences formulating own opinions data collection report writing Year group: KS3 Topic: Report Writing / Secondary Transition No. of pages: 1 Answers: No Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 11pt/12pt minimum font size as far as possible Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - educator and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out the lower difficulty version of this worksheet – also available! A versatile Maths worksheet to help with practising number bonds and part-whole models This 3-page Maths activity asks students to fill in the missing numbers, but with added rules so students can’t cut corners! Rules: No zeroes, tens or ones allowed! No repeat answers allowed! The perfect worksheet for younger children to improve skills and for older children who find their mental maths level is slowing them down with general arithmetic problems. Perfect for multiple uses – print off multiple copies for more practise! Suitable for KS2 or even KS3. Optimised for Microsoft Word. Covers the following skills: Arithmetic Number bonds Part-Part-Whole Models Addition Subtraction Partitioning Year group: KS2 or KS3 Topic: Number bonds No. of pages: 3 Answers: N/A Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - educator and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out the higher difficulty version of this worksheet – also available! A versatile Maths worksheet to help with practising number bonds and part-whole models This 2-page Maths activity asks students to fill in the missing numbers, but with added rules so students can’t cut corners! Rules: No zeroes, tens or ones allowed! No repeat answers allowed! The perfect worksheet for younger children to improve skills and for older children who find their mental maths level is slowing them down with general arithmetic problems. Perfect for multiple uses – print off multiple copies for more practise! Suitable for KS1 or KS2. Optimised for Microsoft Word. Covers the following skills: Arithmetic Number bonds Part-Part-Whole Models Addition Subtraction Year group: KS1 or KS2 Topic: Number bonds No. of pages: 2 Answers: N/A Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - educator and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out Part Two of this worksheet – also available! A versatile English worksheet to help students practise finding themes in literature This 3-page English worksheet asks students to create hashtags for sets of images but in reality students are practising how to identify themes in a text. Perfect for engaging those students who are struggling to identify overarching themes or infer the deeper meaning behind a text. Page one has an example, then some easier prompts that the student must respond to. Page two has a whole list of potential themes to support them with this – also useful to use generally! Page three has some harder prompts for the student to work on. This worksheet will likely require some support – especially if it is used as more of an introduction to themes with younger children. Suitable for UKS2 or KS3. I have used this effectively with students up to Y9 – it’s also perfect for the transition to GCSE and as starting point for comparing texts. Optimised for Microsoft Word. Covers the following skills: Comprehension Analysing a text Identifying themes Comparing Texts Year group: UKS2 or KS3 Topic: Identifying themes No. of pages: 3 Answers: N/A Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - educator and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out Part One of this worksheet – also available! A versatile English worksheet to help students practise analysing text at a deeper level. This 3-page English worksheet asks students to analyse characters and scenarios on a deeper level – inspired by the themes they will have come up with for part one of this worksheet! This is great practise to push higher level Y5/Y6 students with their comprehension skills before SATs or the 11 plus. It is also great practise for GCSE transition and perfect as a starting point for what students should be looking for when reading and comparing texts. This worksheet will likely require some support at all levels. Suitable for UKS2 or KS3. Optimised for Microsoft Word. Covers the following skills: Comprehension Analysing a text Identifying themes Comparing texts Year group: UKS2 or KS3 Topic: Analysing Text No. of pages: 3 Answers: N/A Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - educator and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors A worksheet, with examples, for use when learning how to write extended metaphors This 3-page English worksheet leads students through examples of extended metaphors in literature, prompts students to decode these examples, then gently leads them to plan and write their first extended metaphors themselves. Suitable for self-guided work or for working with a little support, depending on the student’s ability. Suitable for UKS2 or KS3. Optimised for Microsoft Word. Covers the following skills: creative writing composition literary devices descriptive techniques using imagination! Year group: UKS2 or KS3 Topic: Writing extended metaphors No. of pages: 3 Answers: N/A Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors A simple self-guided worksheet to support story planning for creative writing This 2-page English worksheet leads students through a ‘quiz’ and asks them to ‘fill in the blanks’ – but really it’s a story planning and structuring worksheet! Students will end up with a plan for a story about a mythical or magical creature, which they can then use to write their story out in full. This is a self-guided worksheet that requires little to no support. (But it would also be fun to support a student with this to challenge them further!) Suitable for KS2 or KS3. Optimised for Microsoft Word. Covers the following skills: creative writing composition planning using imagination! Year group: KS2 or KS3 Topic: Creative writing No. of pages: 2 Answers: N/A Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Practise calculations with money and finding change from £10 and £20. This 4-page Maths worksheet, plus answers, tests students on their ability to calculate finding change with worded questions and varying levels of difficulty. Suitable for KS2. Magic-themed and involves mysterious magical items bought in a magic shop! Covers the following skills: Worded question comprehension Addition and Subtraction Finding change from £10 Finding change from £20 Year group: KS2 Topic: Money and Measurement No. of pages: 5 (inc. answers) Answers: Included Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Practise with negative number calculations, in particular crossing zero. This 1-page worksheet, plus answers, tests students on their ability to calculate with negative numbers and worded questions. Suitable for UKS2. Covers the following skills: Worded question comprehension Addition and Subtraction Negative numbers Year group: UKS2 Topic: Negative numbers No. of pages: 2 (inc. answers) Answers: Included Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. All @ellalessons resources are created for printing AND for interactive use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my harder Level Two resource on 'show, don’t tell’ skills. For practising ‘show, don’t tell’ and related writing and composition skills This three-page worksheet encourages children to write using ‘show, don’t tell’ skills to the best of their ability. Children are asked to describe different scenarios and leave ‘clues’ for the reader. There are helpful prompts on each page. Page 1 has a ‘show, don’t tell’ example paragraph on a location and children are asked to write a similar paragraph giving the reader clues to the location they write about. Page 2 has a ‘show, don’t tell’ example paragraph on an emotion and children are asked to write a similar paragraph - giving the reader clues to the emotion they write about. Page 3 has an extension task including a ‘show, don’t tell’ example paragraph on a place AND emotion and children are asked to write a similar paragraph - giving the reader clues to the place AND emotion they write about. One child can work through all three sheets, or they can be used as standalone sheets. Suitable for KS2 – For Year 3 or Year 4 as a main activity or for Year 5 and Year 6 as a starter / warm-up For interactive users – textboxes are included to type inside. Covers the following skills: writing / composition show, don’t tell handwriting comprehension Year group: LKS2 and UKS2 Topic: Show, don’t tell No. of pages: 3 Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size as far as possible Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. All @ellalessons resources are created for printing AND for interactive use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my easier Level One resource on show, ‘don’t tell’ skills. For practising ‘show, don’t tell’ and related writing and composition skills This three-page worksheet encourages children to write using ‘show, don’t tell’ skills to the best of their ability. Children are asked to describe different scenarios and leave ‘clues’ for the reader. There are helpful prompts to get them started. On Pages 1 & 2 - an example ‘show, don’t tell’ passage as a warm up and for practising their inference skills. Followed by 3 different scenarios that the children have to write about, using ‘show, don’t tell’ skills to get the main points across. On Page 3 – There is an extension task with 2 harder scenario suggestions. One child can work through all three sheets, or they can be used as standalone sheets. Suitable for UKS2 (Year 5 or Year 6) as more of a main activity or KS3 (Year 7 / Year 8 / Year 9) as more of a warm up. For interactive users – textboxes are included to type inside. Covers the following skills: writing / composition show, don’t tell handwriting comprehension Year group: UKS2 and KS3 Topic: Show, don’t tell No. of pages: 3 Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size as far as possible Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my harder ‘Level Two’ board game activity on the -ing suffix! Check out my board game activities for other prefixes and suffixes too! For practising the -ing suffix and writing related sentences. This one-page board game worksheet challenges children to write sentences using words with the -ing suffix. The longer the sentence, the further they will move along the board! Instructions are included on the sheet. Each player will need a pencil, paper and a small object to use as a counter. No dice necessary! Level One difficulty = The suffix is already added for them and the words used require no change to the spelling of the root word when -ing is added. Suitable for KS1 Word Reading. Covers the following skills: -ing suffix (where no change is needed in the spelling of root words.) Word reading Writing sentences Spelling Year group: KS1 Topic: Suffixes No. of pages: 1 Answers: N/A Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my easier ‘Level One’ board game activity on the -ing suffix! Check out my board game activities for other prefixes and suffixes too! For practising adding the -ing suffix and writing related sentences. This one-page board game worksheet challenges children to add the -ing suffix to words and then write sentences using these words. The longer the sentence, the further they will move along the board! Instructions are included on the sheet. Each player will need a pencil, paper and a small object to use as a counter. No dice necessary! Level Two difficulty = The suffix is not added for them, but the words used require no change to the spelling of the root word when -ing is added. Suitable for KS1 Word Reading. Covers the following skills: -ing suffix (where no change is needed in the spelling of root words.) Word reading Writing sentences Spelling Year group: KS1 Topic: Suffixes No. of pages: 1 Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator.* For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my easier ‘Level One’ board game activity on the un- prefix! Check out my board game activities for other prefixes and suffixes too! For practising adding the un- prefix and writing related sentences. This one-page board game worksheet challenges children to add the un- prefix to words and then write sentences using these words. The longer the sentence, the further they will move along the board! Instructions are included on the sheet. Each player will need a pencil, paper and a small object to use as a counter. No dice necessary! Level Two difficulty = The prefix is not added for them, but the words used require no change to the spelling of the root word when un- is added. Suitable for KS1 Word Reading. Covers the following skills: un- prefix (where no change is needed in the spelling of root words.) Word reading Writing sentences Spelling Year group: KS1 Topic: Prefixes No. of pages: 1 Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my harder ‘Level Two’ board game activity on the un- prefix! Check out my board game activities for other prefixes and suffixes too! For practising the un- prefix and writing related sentences. This one-page board game worksheet challenges children to write sentences using words with the un- prefix. The longer the sentence, the further they will move along the board! Instructions are included on the sheet. Each player will need a pencil, paper and a small object to use as a counter. No dice necessary! Level One difficulty = The prefix is already added for them and the words used require no change to the spelling of the root word when un- is added. Suitable for KS1 Word Reading. Covers the following skills: un- prefix (where no change is needed in the spelling of root words.) Word reading Writing sentences Spelling Year group: KS1 Topic: Prefixes No. of pages: 1 Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. All @ellalessons resources are created for printing AND for interactive use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my other resources! For practise with writing instructions (and using time conjunctions and adjectives – optional) This two-page worksheet encourages children to write simple instructions. Page 1 has a simpler example (with time conjunctions) and page 2 has a trickier example (with time conjunctions, adjectives and adverbs.) One child can work through both sheets, or they can be used as standalone sheets. There is a space for the child to fill in their name to personalise the instructions. Suitable for KS1 - Year 1 or Year 2. For interactive users – textboxes are included Covers the following skills: writing instructions writing sentences handwriting using time conjunctions using simple adjectives and adverbs Year group: KS1 Topic: Writing Instructions No. of pages: 2 Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size as far as possible Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible Any/all images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my worksheets in the same style for the other times tables! Consolidating knowledge of times tables, division, multiplication and unit fractions. Based around the 2 times table, this one-page worksheet challenges children with mixed worded questions on multiplication, division and unit fractions. The sheet finishes with a quick arithmetic ‘speed round’ that could be used as friendly competition between desk mates, or just as an individual challenge. Questions are fun and are phrased specifically to challenge comprehension skills. Suitable for KS2 Numbers and Fractions. Covers the following skills: Worded question comprehension Reading numbers in numerals and words Times tables Multiplication and division Finding unit fractions of quantities Year group: KS2 Topic: Numbers and Fractions No. of pages: 1 Answers: not included Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my worksheets in the same style for the other times tables! Consolidating knowledge of times tables, division, multiplication and unit fractions. Based around the 3 times table, this one-page worksheet challenges children with mixed worded questions on multiplication, division and unit fractions. The sheet finishes with a quick arithmetic ‘speed round’ that could be used as friendly competition between desk mates, or just as an individual challenge. Questions are fun and are phrased specifically to challenge comprehension skills. Suitable for KS2 Numbers and Fractions. Covers the following skills: Worded question comprehension Reading numbers in numerals and words Times tables Multiplication and division Finding unit fractions of quantities Year group: KS2 Topic: Numbers and Fractions No. of pages: 1 Answers: not included Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!

Made by Ella (@ellalessons) - A full-time tutor and resource creator. For Printing For Interactive Use For Teachers and Tutors Check out my worksheets in the same style for the other times tables! Consolidating knowledge of times tables, division, multiplication and unit fractions. Based around the 4 times table, this one-page worksheet challenges children with mixed worded questions on multiplication, division and unit fractions. The sheet finishes with a quick arithmetic ‘speed round’ that could be used as friendly competition between desk mates, or just as an individual challenge. Questions are fun and are phrased specifically to challenge comprehension skills. Suitable for KS2 Numbers and Fractions. Covers the following skills: Worded question comprehension Reading numbers in numerals and words Times tables Multiplication and division Finding unit fractions of quantities Year group: KS2 Topic: Numbers and Fractions No. of pages: 1 Answers: not included Always Dyslexia-Friendly! Sans serif font. 12pt minimum font size Clear, uniform spacing as far as possible All images used are copyright-free – sourced from Unsplash Thanks for downloading!