Fun Christmas wordsearch for KS2 (and Upper KS1) Great Christmas activity for end of term. Resource loaded as powerpoint and pdf for ease of use.

Suitable for KS2 - Information and facts about Remembrance/Armistice Day with missing words to match from word bank. Resource given as a PDF and Powerpoint for ease of access. Further resources for Remembrance/Armistice can be found at following links: Remembrance Wordsearch: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13115652 KS2 Remembrance History of Poppy/‘In Flanders Field’ Poem with Commentary/Cross Stitch Poppy Pattern: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081550 KS2 Remembrance/Armistice Day - what it represents/history/Poppy as a symbol of remembrance PDF: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081421

KS2 Simple wordsearch activity to enrich learning around Remembrance/Armistice Day. Resource loaded as PDF and Powerpoint for ease of access. Other Remembrance resources can be found at following links: Cloze activity (free) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13115649 KS2 Remembrance History of Poppy/‘In Flanders Field’ Poem with Commentary/Cross Stitch Poppy Pattern: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081550 KS2 Remembrance/Armistice Day - what it represents/history/Poppy as a symbol of remembrance PDF: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081421

Fun activity for whole class. Can they use the code on each page to work out the punch lines for some fun, silly jokes. Simple alphabetical code used. Good starter/ice breaker activity for the whole class. Suitable for KS2 and upper KS1

Some fun facts and information about the history of Halloween and the traditions that we continue today, including trick or treating and pumpkin carving - with appropriate safety notes on these activities. Suitable for Upper Years KS1 and KS2. Presented as both Powerpoint and PDF for ease of access.

Simple matching game for pupils to find matching synonyms and antonyms. Suitable for Lower KS2. Draw lines to match the words. Other grammar resources can be found here: Subordinating/Co-ordinating conjunctions explained: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960471 Difference between Metaphors and Similes: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12962815

Easter Fun Facts Powerpoint Easter words Unscramble activity Easter Wordsearch Suitable for Lower KS2 and Upper KS1 Fun activities for Easter. A fun Easter egg cross stitch pattern (for binca or aida) can be found here - great for making Easter cards: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12980258

Simple powerpoint to explain the difference between metaphors and similes. Useful as part of Literacy lessons, especially when discussing figurative language to use in creative writing. KS2 Further grammar resources can be found at below links: Subordinating/Co-ordinating conjunctions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960471 Simple antonym/synonym matching game: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12976122

Set of 104 flashcards = complete set of KS2 Years Spelling 5 and 6 Words - National Curriculum. Each flashcard measures approx 3" x 2". Pdf pages for you to print/laminate

A wordsearch relating to the book Skellig by David Almond. Suitable for Upper KS2 and above.

A wordsearch to use in association with studies of Remembrance/Armistice Day. KS2.

Set of 6 flashcards illustrating the different phonemes for the graphemes ‘tion’; ‘cian’; ‘sion’ and ‘augh’ Generally for Phase/Level 5 but this can vary according to phonological system used. Pdf pages for you to print/laminate.

Set of 108 flashcards = complete set of KS2 Year 3 and 4 Spelling Words - National Curriculum. Each flashcard measures approx 3" x 2". Pdf pages for you to print/laminate.

Set of 6 flashcards illustrating the different phonemes for the grapheme ‘ough’. Generally for Phase/Level 5 but this can vary according to phonological system used. Pdf pages for you to print/laminate.

A fun wordsearch covering the Hunger Games Book 1 by Suzanne Collins. Suitable for Upper KS2 and Year 7.

A wordsearch containing names of Greek Gods and Goddesses. Suitable for Upper KS2 and above. See also creative writing narrative - 'A Greek Myth - Re-imagined’A Greek Myth. Here is the link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12785092 Whilst studying Greek myths with Year 5, their task was to write their own version of a Greek myth, using a hero and a monster of their choice. Working with a small group, I created my own Greek myth with the characters of Theseus and the monster Hydra to use as an example of how a myth could be re-imagined – modelling some of the descriptive language and grammatical features and structure that they could use in their own story. This could be used for pupils as an example of how to create their own version of a Greek myth. Suitable for KS2 - particularly Year 5 and Year 6.

Here is a fun wordsearch relating to Shakespeare and his plays. A fun activity for Years 4 - 6 Primary and 7-8 Secondary.

Just for fun - a wordsearch on Goodnight Mister Tom suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 and also up to Year 7.

Great descriptive/creative writing example paragraph - describing a thunderstorm. Can be used to introduce a descriptive writing activity for pupils. Also included are notes re: which features to include to make writing more expressive. Key features include: examples of creative language choices/vocabulary in order to create mood/atmosphere/setting. Illustrates expaned noun phrases/adverbials/varied sentence structures. Suitable for KS2. Further descriptive paragraphs can be found at following: Erupting Volcano: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960494 (word doc) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12984370 (powerpoint) Abandoned House in Forest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960501 (word doc) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978017 (powerpoint) Dragon hunting: KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph Model – Dragon! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959414 Same dragon paragraph as a Powerpoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959437 Also, a resource with ideas of how to make descriptive/creative writing more exciting using figurative language: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986538

Useful timeline for Goodnight Mister Tom. PDF. The table maps out with the time period covered by the story with corresponding Chapter numbers and corresponding events of the war alongside. Good for providing context of the story. I have included a copy without the colour background for ease of printing if necessary as well as a colour copy for display. Further Remembrance resources: • Poppy cross stitch design - useful resource to use alongside GMT/as a Remembrance resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12742390 • KS2 In Flanders Field Poem/History of the Poppy/Remembrance Day Info plus Cross Stitch Poppy Pattern https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12712522 • KS2 Remembrance/Armistice Day - what it represents/history/Poppy as a symbol of remembrance PDF https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081421 • Remembrance Wordsearch: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12921825 (free resource)