A simple writing frame to get students to plan a piece of creative writing using their senses. This writing frame can be used to aid them to write about their summer/holidays. Suitable for KS2/3/SEN Can be adapted Hope you find useful

A resource made for students studying pirates or Treasure Island and looking at non-fiction literacy techniques. Students are asked to create a letter using the template provided.

Differentiated activity for students familiar with the Roald Dahl classic. Students listen/read up to chapter 16- The night before Charlie goes to the Chocolate factory. Students are asked to complete a diary entry as Charlie. Can be used for Speaking and Listening lesson or Writing. KS2/3/SEN

PowerPoint presentation with writing frame included. Can be used alongside Charlie and the Chocolate Factory audio or text. Lesson activity that gets students discussing and writing using their 5 senses. Will also need to purchase chocolate with this activity :) Suitable for KS2/3/SEN

This resource is a PowerPoint presentation that includes two activities for students to complete - Identifying features of non fiction texts - Identifying the PURPOSE of text; why we write. Both activities come with writing frames Also included with this resource is two revision aids for PAF that students can use in their revision notes, they can be laminated and used as desk mats or they can be used for classroom displays Hope you enjoy these visual resources :) Suitable for GCSE students Ideal for L2-6 students or SEN students Resource can be adapted

Small activity that can be done as a starter activity for an English lesson or PSHE lesson. Or it can be used in form time. This activity is to get students thinking about their summer and what they would like to do/ recounting their summer. Students can then use this as a prompt to write a recount, a diary entry or a short story. This is a before summer and after summer sheet. Power-Point slides.

English KS3-KS4 Differentiated lesson activity for students to write/find descriptions of the main characters in the book. Students can either find own quotes from the book about the characters or can match the descriptions provided. Suitable and adaptable for all students of all abilities. Writing frames provided.

This writing mat is perfect for laminating so students can use wipe board pens and improve their literacy skills. This works really well with SEN students who need visual support to help develop their writing. You can then photocopy the mat or get students to write out neatly in their books.

A set of lessons on a PowerPoint presentation that can be used for EL English, AQA Step up to English or lower GCSE. The legend of sleepy Hollow Dracula Creative writing activities Language analysis activities 43 slides

A brief look at the story of Hercules and his 12 labours - Comprehension activity Task two is looking at verbs, adverbs and adjectives using the mystical beasts from Hercules. Students are asked to write their own descriptive sentences Task 3 is writing a diary entry for Hercules and one of his labours Task 4 and Task 5 look at two different myths and legends, students asked to identify verbs, adverbs and adjectives from the texts. I could not inlcude the texts due to copyright but the texts are hyperlinked in the slides This can be used as part of a KS3/4 curriculum in English but has been made for AQA Step up to English lessons. Slides can be adapted All images from Pixabay

PowerPoint presentation which helps students understand different punctuation marks and when to use them. This is a visual presentation that can be printed and used as classroom display/posters. There are two short activities for students to complete at the end of the presentation. Punctuation marks addressed: Full stops Capital letters Commas Apostrophes Colon Semi-colon Question Marks Exclamation Marks Hope you enjoy :)

A PowerPoint presentation which includes lesson activities and tasks Slides can be amended or adapted to suit your lesson Starter activity- following instructions for Origami dogs Main- Set of activities which involve ordering a set of instructions and making your own instructions Images used from Pixabay

Literacy resource. Useful for teaching KS2/3/SEN Recount writing mat that can be laminated and used as a visual aid for students who require extra support. Small activity to get students using the writing mat. Resource is adaptable.

KS2/KS3/SEN Literacy/Speaking and listening exercise. Students design their own Marvellous Medicine

After students have read the classic Roald Dahl story they can write their own version. A great resource that gets students to create/plan their own creative story. This resources is one activity/writing frame. Be careful that they don’t try and make their own marvellous medicine at home! Perfect for KS2/3/SEN

A Creative writing lesson (can be used for GCSE/KS3) Students watch parts of the film and carry out a series of descriptive writing activities: - Describing Scrooge and his personality - Creative writing and the 3 spirits - Scrooge’s transformation diary task Writing frames included

A small starter or plenary activity. Suitable for GCSE/KS3/KS4/SEN Cut out descriptions and characters and give to students. They have to read the descriptions and draw picture of that character. Students then match description to the real fictional character. Good for getting students thinking about descriptions and creative writing.

x3 Writing mats that can be laminated for classroom display or student revision packs. Tip Top- When to start a new paragraph Examples of adjectives Examples of subordinators

Treasure Island- Robert Louis Stevenson Creative writing task Students read chapters 12- 13 where Jim and the crew see the island for the first time. Two activities based on these chapters. First activity -students draw the island from given description. Second activity -students describe senses when they step on the island for the first time. Can extend for HA students and get them to use adjectives and other linguistic techniques such as alliteration, metaphors, similes.

A writing frame so students can research a variety of linguistic devices and techniques that make their writing more creative. They also have to include their own examples. You could get them to research on their own or give them examples that they have to match with the techniques. Techniques cover alliteration, metaphors, simile, onomatopoeia and adjectives) Hope you enjoy :)