This homework activity is designed to help any school design and construct a special non-fiction book for their school. Every child is given a section to complete. The children are also expected to design an appropriate front cover for the book. My students loved this activity and the book was used as the school’s prospectus! Prospective parents and students love it too (as do school inspectors). Differentiation can be determined by outcome and support. Fully editable!

Book Review worksheet. Fully editable. Ideal for 5+ (depending on ability).

Make spelling FUN! 15 activities to help your student’s learn their weekly spellings. 2 pages. Fully editable.

Have you ever wanted to write a Christmas story with a twist? Attached is a short Christmas story called, ‘The Christmas Tree Chainsaw Massacre’. It’s about a selfish Christmas tree who wants to be all alone on a Christmas tree farm. He hatches a plan to do this… but does his evil plan work? 2 pages - 273 words Could be used as a modelled or guided reading text. Fully editable. 10+

A 1-page handout explaining the writing process. Start teaching writing the RIGHT way and watch the results. Fully editable.

Make a Word A simple but VERY effective worksheet. See what words your student’s can make using the letters provided. Fully editable.

1 response journal template. Fully editable.

A fully editable rainbow writing poster. Great for reference and display.

Ideal for younger learners. 1 worksheet. Answers provided. Fully editable.

Do your student’s have difficulty using correct verb tenses in their speech and writing? This task will help you student’s practise saying and writing sentences correctly. Student Task: Record yourself saying 8 sentences. Each sentence must begin with a different sentence starter (listed on the worksheet). Choose your favourite 3 sentences, type them out and email them to … Very simple but effective. If you have a listening station (or more than 1) in school, record the children and play it back to them. Identify their mistakes and re-record. You can use a variety of recording devices - phone, iPad etc. 1 worksheet. Fully editable.

A consonant blends mat to refer to when identifying consonant blends in words. I normally print this onto A3 and get the children to add words and pictures as they learn the blends. There is a crab and milk carton on the sheet to show the children 2 examples. Fully editable and ready to go.

Snowy - comprehension questions. 20 questions linked to the text ‘SNOWY’ by Berlie Doherty and Keith Bowen. Fully editable.

Student’s can write about a poem they have just listened to or read. Ideal for 6+ 1 page. Fully editable.

Identify what makes an effective advertisement with this advertisement evaluation form. Fully editable.

Clarify the meaning of new words with this clarification worksheet. Just write down (no more than 4) unfamiliar/new words on the worksheet then ask your student’s to predict what they mean. Then, ask your student’s to find the actual definition of each word using a dictionary. Finally, ask your student’s to create their own sentence with the word. Fully editable. Suitable for all ages.

Assess ‘writing to explain’ pieces of writing with this easy to use student and teacher assessment sheet / rubric. Success Criteria listed for students in Year 1 to Year 6. 2 pages. Fully editable.

Why not run an exciting 500-word writing competition at your school? Just edit the poster and send it out. Fully editable. Good luck!

Activity: Write names in alphabetical order. PDF and Word formats attached. Fully editable.

Can your student’s construct 12 sentences using the 12 nouns, 12 verbs and 12 adverbs? 3 pages. Fully editable. Ideal for 5+

Share a book. 2 attachments: Resource 1: General questions to focus on when reading. Resource 2: Share a book at home - focus sheet. 2 pages in total. Fully editable.