I have created a sentence planning sheet to support colourful semantics in Key Stage 2. It includes the basics of a sentence and then ways that they can improve and add details such as when, how, to who and describing words. Enjoy!
3 differentated speech prompts to help children structure their dialogue starting from the verb and building around that. This could be used for speech within fiction writing or for quotes in a non fiction writing piece.
Small punctuation reminder cards that can be given to children to support them with independent writing. It has a picture of each piece of punctuation, definition and an example of it used in a sentence. Available in purple and blue, enjoy!
This is a bookmark that goes through the basic steps of sentence construction using Colourful Semantics and then some added extras suitable for KS2 (fronted adverbials and adjectives). It can be used a reminder for children when they are independently constructing sentences,
Year 1 and 2 word cards suitable for independent practice. The cards are in a dyslexia friendly font with a beige background and blue writing. They also have images for each of the words to support children using them independently and help with understanding. Enjoy!
Year 3 and 4 word cards suitable for independent practice. The cards are in a dyslexia friendly font with a beige background and blue writing. They also have images for each of the words to support children using them independently and help with understanding. Enjoy!
A worksheet where the child can use the Widgit images to help them differentiated between different homophones. There are 3 different pages, each with 6 sets of homophones. The visual element will support the children in recalling the vocabulary. Any feedback would be appreciated!
3 A4 posters to support children with writing speech. It has a numbered list, a poster with an example and reminders and a checklist for if they are feeling more confident!
A selection of communication boards with Widgits to support children in expressing their needs, asking for help and answering questions.
It includes
Choices
Needs
Feelings
School things
Days
Weather
Colours
If these are of interest but need adapting to fit the need of your children/school, please feel free to leave a comment for alternative ones to be made. Enjoy!
Writing prompts with a purple theme which can be displayed for children to support them with the basics of independent and daily writing, such as punctuation, spelling reminders and editing prompts. Contains different coloured pens depending on what your school uses for editing etc. and prompts with LI, LO and WALT. There is also a blank sheet at the end for you to add any of your own prompts, enjoy!
Two word mats which explain what the different conjunctions are, example sentences and reminders for coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, all in a neutral theme.
A word mat which contains different words for said relating to different feeling of characters and general synonyms that can be used in children’s writing, all in a neutral theme.
A Stone Age Boy themed sentence builder linked to Colourful Semantics. It includes 4 frames that allow children to independently build and improve sentences based on images. This could be used alongside the topic of the Stone Age to help support lower attaining/SEN children.
A book corner display with lettering that reads ‘Every book is a new adventure’, the word adventure is filled with settings from children’s fantasy books. Also comes with 7 hot air balloons, filled in with book covers in different colours. Enjoy!
There are a variety of different sentence structures to help develop children’s writing. It starts with building a sentence using the colour and then going on to writing the sentence with the ‘little words’ added in. These can be used to help Key Stage 2 use colourful semantics in a way that will help develop their writing and create more detailed sentences independently. They could be used with a picture stimulus or the child’s own ideas.