This unit introduces children to the conventions of a myth through the story of Dwynwen. They are then challenged to write their own Welsh myth by choosing character and problem cards as stimulus for their writing.

Activities to support all areas of the curriculum from early years to year 6. The activities can be used stand alone or as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached.

An interactive resource where pupils drag letters into the Wordmaker machine to make CVC words.

This resource pack is designed to allow pupils to experiment with writing invitations. They will have to think of the appropriate layout and use images to make the invitation aesthetically pleasing. Pupils will be able to pick from a series of different events to design, make and print their invitations. There is a considerable amount of ICT as a key skill in this activity as they will be choosing the appropriate styles, images and editing their choices.

An animation shows the spelling of words with long i, o and u vowel sounds. Pupils see 3 different graphemic representations (spellings) of these vowel sounds. Pupils are asked to make words using the Wordmaker machine. If the answer is correct the word is spoken and a picture appears. Suitable for older pupils with SEN.

A set of matching activities in the form of an interactive game of Snap. Pupils are required to match: lower case letters, upper case letters, lower and upper case letters, high frequency words. This resource can also be accessed by switch users via a switch interface which emulates the enter key. Suitable for older pupils with SEN

This lesson explores the concept of homophones - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings such as 'their' and 'there'. As these words are phonetically identical, selecting the correct spelling within the context of a sentence can be challenging. This series of interactive activities will ensure that pupils are familiar with a range of these tricky words.

See - Hear - Write the alphabet with associated images.

Created to facilitate pupils' acquisition of vocabulary through digital flashcards and interactive multimedia activities (in Welsh).

Apostrophes are used for shortened forms of words or to mark possession. Of the two, the use of apostrophes for contraction is most readily understood. As long as pupils securely grasp the idea that the apostrophe takes the place of a missing letter or letters, they are quick to position it correctly. They should be made aware that contracted forms are more appropriate for speech than for writing.

This lesson explores the use of syllables in poetry by investigating haiku and cinquain. The activities allow pupils to learn to count syllables, sort poems into the correct order and identify words with different numbers of syllables. The whiteboard activities will encourage whole class/group discussion, collaboration and participation. The lesson could be used during a unit of work on writing poetry. Use of the whiteboard tools (eg pen, highlighter) would also enable the teacher to address other word-level work associated with nouns/adjectives.

An interactive resource where pupils drag onsets and rimes into the Wordmaker machine to make words.

PowerPoint which asks pupils to change letters to make new CVC words. Listen to the word then click on the letter that needs to be changed, then on the new letter below to replace it.

Activities to develop spelling strategies and rules for Yr5/Yr6. Includes Connectives i before e mnemonics prefixes and suffixes word origins

This lesson encourages pupils to think of new vocabulary for descriptive writing. The activities will encourage whole class/group discussion, collaboration and participation.

This lesson can be used as an introduction to verbs or as a revision aid. The activities in this pack will enable pupils to: understand what a verb is and its effect within a sentence, identify verbs in a piece of text and adapt verbs for effect (using synonyms).

This resource pack is designed to provide examples and guidance for a range of writing styles. It highlights the main features and raises questions for the class to discuss. This pack will address the following learning objectives: to be able to identify a range of writing styles, to understand that there are a vast number of writing styles, and to gain an understanding of the characteristics of newspaper articles and persuasive letters.

This resource is split into seven sections: Animals Body parts, Classroom objects, Clothes Colours and shapes, Food Numbers and Verbs There are also some general resources. Each section contains a self-correcting interactive resource along with printable games and writing frames.

Activities to support all areas of the curriculum from early years to year 6. The activities can be used stand alone or as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached.

This resource pack is designed to encourage pupils to find interesting alternatives to the verb said. Hopefully this will encourage them to use a variety of interesting verbs, bringing their creative writing to life. The lesson contains: an introductory drag-and-drop activity where pupils consider better alternatives, a main game activity where pupils consider a more exciting alternative to a short piece of dialogue and a short poem/song that might encourage pupils to remember possible said alternatives.