A writing lesson that focuses on being able to use the ‘oa’ phoneme. Included is a lesson PowerPoint that breaks into two different activities and an activity for the first activity with answer sheet. The first part of the lesson focuses on being able to identify the missing sounds/ graphemes based on an image and the ‘oa’ already provided. This then leads into an activity that requires children to apply this independently. Following this, children will practise as a group using them in sentences before independently writing their own sentences.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

Two sets of sheets that can be used as word banks for children to help them with their writing. Both contain examples of moving time on in a piece of writing, whether it be a certain time in the day or moving time on a couple of days or weeks.

A list of stories that link History and English together. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list but gives a good start to finding stories that link to historical topics for the 16th and 17th Century.

A list of stories that link History and English together. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list but gives a good start to finding stories that link to historical topics for 1900-1939.

A list of stories that link History and English together. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list but gives a good start to finding stories that link to historical topics for American History

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for believe are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for ask are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for dig are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for fill are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for run are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for close are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for hit are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A writing lesson that focuses on being able to use the ‘sh’ phoneme. Included is a lesson PowerPoint that breaks into two different activities and an activity for the first activity with answer sheet. The first part of the lesson focuses on being able to identify the missing sounds/ graphemes based on an image and the ‘sh’ already provided. This then leads into an activity that requires children to apply this independently. Following this, children will practise as a group using them in sentences before independently writing their own sentences.

A workbook suitable for children in Year 5 and 6. This 22 page booklet looks at a range of aspects, getting children to work through questions related to areas of grammar and in being able to use a dictionary accurately. It is perfect for 5-10 minute bursts during register time or can be used as an extended activity for a lesson if plans have fallen through/ changed, with children able to pick it up as and when.

10 different word searches for children to work through. These include ones that lead to future activities such as adjectives, verbs and adverbs where children can then try and include these in sentences/ change the tense of the verb. Other word searches include words for the four different maths operations as well as then having some fun ones like Christmas words, words related to Harry Potter and words related to Star Wars.

A range of sheets with helpful descriptions for children when writing stories. These include describing different features of characters, settings and creating atmosphere through the weather and seasons. In addition to having a range of adjectives to use, these sheets also include example sentences with a range of adjectives and verbs to help give children creative ideas.

A wordmat/ display poster for each of the openers for ISPACE with lots of different openers within each section and then examples of how they can be used in sentences. Useful for children who are struggling with varying their openers and for children who may want to find quick examples when writing.

A fact file about the Five Ks that can be used in a number of ways. This includes potentially using it in reading lessons and creating comprehension activities linked to it, within an R.E lesson looking at Sikhism or the Five Ks in particular and can lead to various activities such as vocabulary based tasks or writing linked to it. Additionally, it could also be used a model text for information texts and identifying features of an information text. There are two versions of the fact file: one in colour and one in black and white for printing purposes. If you want a ready-made reading comprehension linked to the text, the same fact file, three comprehensions and a vocabulary activity can be found for £1 more on the link below: The Five Ks Reading Comprehension