Descriptive writing paragraph example for KS2. Approaching an abandoned house through a dark forest at night. Modelling creative language choices/figurative language; kS2 grammatical features such as varied sentence starters and structures; fronted adverbials; expanded noun phrases; varied punctuation. Used when working with small groups of Year 6 pupils tasked with writing their own short narrative paragraph(s). Suitable for KS2. This resource is also available as a word document: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960501 See also my other KS2 TES resources for descriptive/creative writing examples: Dragons! : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959437 (powerpoint) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959414 (word doc) Volcano! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960494 (word doc) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12984370 (powerpoint) Descriptive Writing Thunderstorm Pdf: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13106981 Also, a resource with ideas of how to make descriptive/creative writing more exciting using figurative language: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986538

KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph– Abandoned House Creative/descriptive writing example. Key Features: Modelling creative language choices/figurative language; kS2 grammatical features such as embedded clauses; varied sentence starters and structures; fronted adverbials; expanded noun phrases. Used when working with small groups of Year 6 pupils tasked with writing their own short narrative paragraph(s). Suitable for KS2. This resource is also available as a powerpoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978017 Further descriptive paragraphs can be found at following: Erupting Volcano: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960494 (word doc) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12984370 (powerpoint) Dragon! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959414 (word doc) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959437 (powerpoint) Also, a resource with ideas of how to make descriptive/creative writing more exciting using figurative language: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986538

A potted background history of facts and figures relating to Shakespeare and why he is still inspirational and relevant today. Powerpoint for easy use. Great to use as an introduction to William Shakespeare and the relevance of his language today - that so many sayings still in use are derived from his plays. Suitable for KS2. This resource is also available as a PDF for ease of printing here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13059828 Also a fun, free Shakespeare wordsearch here; https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12825853

KS2 Powerpoint - Descriptive Writing Paragraph Models: Dragon Volcano Earthquake Abandoned House Chiller Intro - Alone! These paragraphs can be used to illustrate key features of KS2 descriptive writing. Can also be used as ideas/models for story starters. Key Features: Modelling creative language choices/figurative language; kS2 grammatical features such as embedded clauses; varied sentence starters and structures; fronted adverbials; expanded noun phrases. Used when working with small groups of Year 6 pupils tasked with writing their own short narrative paragraph(s). Suitable for KS2.

A Greek Myth Theseus and Hydra Re-imagined Powerpoint Whilst studying Greek myths with Year 5, their task was to write their own version of a Greek myth, using a hero and a monster of their choice. Working with a small group, I created my own Greek myth with the characters of Theseus and the monster Hydra to use as an example of how a myth could be re-imagined – modelling some of the descriptive language and grammatical features and structure that they could use in their own story. This could be used for pupils as an example of how to create their own version of a Greek myth too. Suitable for KS2 - particularly Year 5 and Year 6. This resource is also available as a Word Document for ease of printing using the following link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12785092

Powerpoint covering some of main aspects of KS2 Figurative Language devices: Alliteration/Metaphor/Simile Power of 3/Repetition Personification Powerful adjectives/adverbs Use of 5 senses to make writing more impactful Plus example paragraph for illustration purposes. Here are further links for KS2 Paragraph Examples: KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph Model – Volcano! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960494 KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph and Wordbank (Powerpoint) – Erupting Volcano: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12984370 KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph Model – Dragon! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959414 Same paragraph as a Powerpoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959437 KS2 Creative Writing/Using figurative language – how to make writing more exciting: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986538 KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph – Abandoned House in Forest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960501 Same paragraph as a powerpoint https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978017 Descriptive Writing Thunderstorm Pdf: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13106981

KS2 Year 6 Sats Reading Comprehension – ‘Retrieval’ and ‘Word Meaning in Context’ Practice The questions that follow the short fiction story (The Hare and The Tortoise’ by Aesop ) cover content domains: 2a = to give or explain the meaning of words in context. 2b = retrieve and record information or identify key details from fiction and non-fiction. They are straightforward questions written in the style of SATS retrieval/word meaning questions. Another retrieval/meaning/summary practice story with questions can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13019793

KS2 Year 6 Sats Reading Comprehension – ‘Retrieval’ / ‘Word Meaning in Context’ /Summary Practice The questions that follow the short fiction story (The Hare and The Tortoise’ by Aesop ) cover content domains: 2a = to give or explain the meaning of words in context. 2b = retrieve and record information or identify key details from fiction and non-fiction. 2c = to summarise main ideas from more than one paragraph. They are straightforward SATS style questions. Another retrieval/meaning practice story with questions can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13018091

Funchristmas activity for whole class. Can they use the code on each page to work out the punch lines for some fun, silly Christmassy jokes. Simple alphabetical code used. Good starter/ice breaker activity for the whole class. Suitable for KS2 and upper KS1

Fill in the missing words activity with word bank on each page - for KS2 Using an edited version of classic poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ by Clement C.Moore. Resource given as PDF and Powerpoint for ease of access. PLEASE NOTE: THE BOXES** DO** ALIGN ON SHEETS WHEN DOWNLOADED, the preview picture of the powerpoint look askew but they are not on the resource. Thank you.

Fill in the missing words activity with word bank on each page - for KS2 Using short extracts from two Christmassy stories - ‘The Grinch’ and ‘Polar Express’ Resource given as PDF and Powerpoint for ease of access. PLEASE NOTE: THE BOXES** DO** ALIGN ON SHEETS WHEN DOWNLOADED, the preview picture of the powerpoint look askew but they are not on the resource. Thank you.

Creative Writing Resource for KS2 Great descriptive/creative writing bundle for the generation of chiller or suspense stories. Included: • two short chiller stories (one of which is annotated with a structure summary alongside) • Descriptive writing feature guidance • Chiller structure/feature word bank cards • Vocabulary idea card This has been used for Year 6 Literacy groups when creating their chiller stories.

This resource can be used in creative writing for earthquakes and volcanoes • Short narrative example for an Earthquake – modelling some of the descriptive language and grammatical features/structure that pupils could use in their own stories. Although primarily used for Year 6, the information could be used for other ks2 year groups. If you liked this resource, see my other resource pack on earthquake/volcano descriptive writing which includes additional resources - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12785584 This separate resource includes: • Word bank/sentence starters/content idea cards for earthquake and volcano descriptive writing/narratives a set of quick reference idea cards and story model used when working with small groups of Year 6 pupils who were tasked with writing their own short narratives as part of their studies on earthquakes and volcanoes. Thank you!

Great descriptive/creative writing example - erupting volcano! Descriptive paragraph included plus: Key features include: examples of creative language choices/vocabulary in order to create mood/atmosphere/setting of the point at which a volcano erupts. Illustrates expanded noun phrases//fronted adverbials/varied sentence structures Suitable for KS2. This resource is also available as a word document: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960494 See also my other KS2 TES resources for descriptive/creative writing examples: Dragons! Powerpoint : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959437 Dragons as a word doc: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959414 Abandoned House: KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph – Abandoned House in Forest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960501 Same paragraph as a powerpoint https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978017 Also, a resource with ideas of how to make descriptive/creative writing more exciting using figurative language: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986538 Descriptive Writing Thunderstorm Pdf: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13106981

A potted background history of facts and figures relating to Shakespeare and why he is still inspirational and relevant today. Great to use as an introduction to William Shakespeare and the relevance of his language today - that so many sayings still in use are derived from his plays. Suitable for KS2. This resource is also available as a Powerpoint for ease of use in lessons at this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986547 Also, a fun free Shakespeare wordsearch can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12825853