An activity based around -ay/ ai for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the ay/ai phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

Different word cards that include the or phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

Different word cards that include the ay phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

Different activities related to the ch phoneme.

An activity that requires children to read through an extract from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, identifying different adjectives. For each adjective, children then need to place it in the correct section of the table deciding what description it is adding.

A simple grid resource that can be used as part of a 50 word writing challenge. This could be used to write poems or short stories or plan concise paragraphs, with the 50 block grid ensuring children are concise in their written work.

A grid that children can use to self-assess their own work when writing a persuasive text. There are three on a page that can then be sliced up and given ready for self-assessment. The checklist is based on the FATHORSE idea, with pupils being able to tick them off as they add them to their text.

A simple book review format that can be used in English or set as a homework activity to get children to think about a book they are reading or have read.

Two different simple noun sorting activities that can be used as an activity. The first is a simple noun sorting activity that requires children to sort eight labelled pictures of nouns into people, places or things. The second is a simple noun sorting activity that requires children to sort different nouns into whether they are common or proper. The common nouns are all examples of nouns they would expect to see in a classroom so that these can be put in context.

A simple noun sorting activity that requires children to sort different nouns into whether they are common or proper. The common nouns are all examples of nouns they would expect to see in a classroom so that these can be put in context.

A differentiated set of activities that requires children to define words before considering and applying the context they have been used in. Included is an extract from Chapter One of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to read through as a class. This can then be used as a discussion point and modelling before children then go off and work on their activities.

A simple worksheet that gets children to work on adjectives in various ways.

A simple worksheet that gets children to work on abstract nouns in various ways.

A simple noun sorting activity that requires children to sort eight labelled pictures of nouns into people, places or things.

A range of lesson presentations, lesson activities and general activities related to nouns that can be used across Key Stage Two.

Two different anagrams with ten words related to politics/ the upcoming election. Answers are included. Planned as a fun activity and to see whether children can find the hidden words within them as a starter activity/ tutor time activity.

A fully planned and resourced lesson that focuses on Richard I laying siege to Nottingham Castle in 1194. The presentation looks at some of the background information including Richard I being on a crusade and being imprisoned and looks at Prince John's rebellion and how Richard I then came to end this. Children will then go on to write a newspaper article about the siege at Nottingham Castle. This is the third of a six lesson sequence focussing on the history of Nottingham, particularly with focus to the castle, that has been written for KS2 children with the planning, resources and presentation all included.

A fact file/ knowledge organiser that can be stuck in children's books when doing the instruction genre in writing or for a help sheet if they are writing a set of instructions in a foundation subject. Included on the sheet is a list of key vocabulary and a set of examples for time adverbials and for imperative verbs.

A fact file/ knowledge organiser that can be stuck in children's books when doing the newspaper genre in writing or for a help sheet if they are writing a newspaper article in a foundation subject. Included on the sheet is a list of key vocabulary, a labelled image of a newspaper story and a reminder about the key facts to include in any newspaper article.

A three-way differentiated resource that is a reading comprehension based on an extract from the first chapter of The Iron Man.