**A MASSIVE PowerPoint full of activities you can just print off: ** -What is poetry? -Animal Poems -Performance poetry (with a special focus on Michael Rosen) -Onomatopoeia -Similes and metaphors -Teeth and Eating poems A basic plan is also attached for you to start with and adapt.

A great poetry task … and no marking involved 1 page. Fully editable. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability).

Clear, simple and easy to follow. 9 pages (1 page for each year group + front cover). Just print off 1 for each child and tick off the targets once sufficient evidence is available (it’s always best to have 3 separate pieces of evidence for each target). Fully editable.

A great PowerPoint to use with Early Years. 34 slides. Activity: Make lots of CVC words with interactive sounds! Fully editable.

Great templates for rhyming couplets. Just list some words on the board linked to the topic (school) and off you go. The worksheet highlights the end word on each line. Also attached is another rhyming couplet template linked to the topic “US” 2 resources in total. Fully editable.

Mr. Men PowerPoint - Story Logs and Storyboards Enjoy writing some of your own Mr. Men stories with this 16-slide bright and fun Mr. Men slide show. The slide show displays the Mr. Men characters (on 1 slide) but then focuses on Mr. Tickle, Mr. Brave, Mr. Daydream and Mr. Chatterbox. Each of the characters has their very own Story Log and Storyboard for you (or the children) to complete! Please check out my shop for a Mr. Men Unit of Work and additional resources. Fully editable.

9 Storyboard Template Sheets: Storyboard 1: Landscape - 4 picture areas and 4 writing areas. Storyboard 2: Landscape - 8 picture areas and 8 writing areas. Storyboard 3: Landscape - 3 main picture areas (Beginning, Middle & End). Storyboard 4: Landscape - 6 picture areas and 6 writing areas. Storyboard 5: Portrait - 4 large picture areas and 4 small writing areas. Storyboard 6: Portrait - 4 small picture areas and 4 large writing areas. Storyboard 7: Portrait - 6 small picture areas and 6 small writing areas. Storyboard 8: Portrait - 12 small picture areas and 12 small writing areas. Storyboard 9: Portrait - 4 picture areas and 4 writing areas.

A dyslexia-friendly reading and writing manual. Recommended age: 2 - 6 years. This 48-page manual is designed to help ANY child to read and write. Children with dyslexia or dyslexic tendencies make remarkable progress with this manual. The ‘6 Times’ manual must be taught on a 1-to-1 basis (1 adult, 1 child) and takes 36 days to complete. Many of the activities are designed to be repetitious and are graded according to difficulty.

RATS! 2 differentiated non-fiction activity booklets about RATS. Lower ability booklet and more able booklet. Ideal texts if you are studying ‘The Plague!’ 8 pages in total. Fully editable.

Great for a ‘one off’ non-fiction lesson about hamsters or science-related topic. Resources attached: Hamster Fact Sheet. 2 differentiated worksheets (1 easy and 1 more challenging) … both based on the fact sheet provided, Fully editable.

34 fully editable slides. The PowerPoint is divided up into the following 4 sections: Calligrams. Descriptive Poems. Onomatopoeia. Similes and Metaphors. Integrated activities and lots of fun!

Focus: Weather Poetry. Ideal for 5+ (depending on ability). 3 fully editable resources attached: A weather poem (written by Lucy Coates). A selection of weather words to use when writing weather poems. 2 writing templates.

Spelling Mistakes & Getting Them Right - Action Booklet. Attached is a 3-page booklet designed to help any student practice up to 6 spelling mistakes they got wrong (in any piece of work). Great as an extension activity / student reflection / self assessment. Suitable for 5 - 9 years. Fully editable.

A 26-slide phonics PowerPoint - ideal for Reception or Year 1. This PowerPoint focuses on the following sounds/blends: er ue qu ou ar ou oi Animations, sounds and pictures incorporated to make it a bit more fun.

A 13-slide PowerPoint that helps children practise words that end in ll, ss and ck. Slides are animated so that children can say the initial and vowel sound first then the end sound moves into place. Fully editable.

300 High Frequency Words 6 pages in total (50 words on each page). Page 1: Words 1 - 50. Page 2: Words 51 - 100. Page 3: Words 101 - 150. Page 4: Words 151 - 200. Page 5: Words 201 - 250. Page 6: Words 251 - 300. The lists have been designed to allow the child 5 attempts to read and spell each word. Great for: Creating spelling lists, interventions, reading and spelling ‘check up’ tests. Also attached are 6 spelling record sheets (1 for each set).

Great ways to remember how to spell … -because -island -necessary -difficulty -friend -piece -parliament -separate -secretary -terrible -business -quiet -guitar -accommodation -‘ould’ words -laugh -rhythm -soldier -height & weight -hear

Spelling Test Sheets - 4 Templates 4 spelling test sheet templates. Fully editable. An 18 word spelling test sheet. A 15 word spelling test sheet. A 10 word spelling test sheet. A 5 word spelling test sheet.

Start teaching Common Letter Strings with this simple 4-slided presentation. Fully editable.

Fully editable questions to ASK when listening to readers. 5 pages in total. Resource 1: ‘General’ questions to ask when listening to readers. Resource 2: ‘Specific’ question cards to use when listening to readers. The question cards are divided into the following 13 sections: SETTING STYLE POINTS OF VIEW NON-FICTION ILLUSTRATIONS GLOSSARY INDEX SUBJECT AND THEME POETRY CHARACTER GENERAL NON-FICTION BASIC QUESTIONS PLOT - NARRATIVE STRUCTURE