At my school we advocate these 5 main things for children to include to make a basic sentence. As they progress, we reinforce that these are the minimum criteria and teach ways to add to them by using adjectives, similes, adverbs etc. I made this simple poster for classes to display.

I use this to display the name of the current week's Playground Pal - a pupil chosen to help ensure all are included at break times.

For times when you want to emphasise how to listen well. I created this in collaboration with the class of Y2 children I was teaching at the time, so it is their ideas as much as mine.

A poster I initially designed for use in the Staff room, but was then adopted for use in classrooms too. It describes which materials should be collected for recycling and which cannot, currently, be used.

Two posters in one file! Used to display names of current School Councillors and Eco helpers in class. Suitable for KS1-4

Every now and then, I like to celebrate pupils' great efforts in presenting their work neatly. These little certificates take almost no time to complete and are sent home with the pupil on the day to share. Use them however you want.

An activity to encourage pupils to programme a route for a BeeBot on the moon, visiting significant locations from the Apollo 11 landing site.

Three different width line guides for placing under plain paper. Works best for paper around 80gsm (standard photocopier). Some ‘display’ type papers are a little thicker and pupils may struggle to see the lines.

I created this for my own children a few years back, then used it in school too - it proved very popular!

Four simple spelling certificates on A4, each one A6 sized. Simple and quick to complete when awarding.

A poster with e-Safety in mind, for display near class PCs or laptops and tablets.

Suggestions for self-reliance when writing, for when pupils get stuck on a spelling. Three things pupils can try before asking you.

A simple cover sheet to adorn the front of pupils’ learning journeys.