For Year 4, 5, 6 and 7,(Y4 / Y5 / Y6 / Y7) this is an Upper Key Stage 2 / Early KS3 BUNDLE of flexible creative writing and grammar / SPaG resources in dyslexia friendly format, to extend and improve sentences, spark imaginative writing ideas and to support students working out where sentences should begin and end. In Scotland, use for Primary 5, 6, 7 and S1.   INCLUDES: 20 Imaginative Writing Story Starters Prompt Cards 40 Improving and Extending Sentences Worksheets (differentiated) 40 Full Stops and Capital Letters Self-Check Punctuation Cards (differentiated)   Ideal literacy warm ups, early finishers, extension tasks, whole class activities etc throughout the year Also great for back to school or end of term: during busy times, keep these on hand for useful learning and consolidation opportunities with little-to-no planning required Target particular children, perhaps SEN / ASN, who require extra support but useful for middle and higher ability too     MORE INFO: Creative Writing Story Prompts: 20 A4 cards with a a picture / photo, word bank, starter sentence and questions to stimulate a story. Students could choose one to spark a full piece of imaginative writing, just a paragraph or two or perhaps a description. Improving Sentences Worksheets: 40 sentence uplevelling trails at 2 levels to support students in writing more ambitious, complex sentences. Print as worksheets or laminate for regular use (with dry-wipe pens). Worked examples of extended sentences included. Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards: 40 differentiated cards with an unpunctuated paragraph on one side and corrections on the other. They support students working out where sentences begin and end, to avoid fragments and run on sentences - a skill that often needs regular practice, even in Upper KS2. They are a great stepping stone to students more independently checking and editing their own writing. Instead of printing, display a card on screen for whole class completion. Answer versions can be shown on screen too for self- or peer-marking.   For more detailed information and previews of these popular Literacy and English resources, please click on the individual packs.   I hope this bundle provides engaging, time-saving activities that you’ll come to time and again throughout the year and that you can use with class after class. Thank you so much for supporting my store.   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE… Super Sentences Activity Cards Editing / Proofreading Puzzles Worksheets Spelling Word List Year 5/6 Games and Puzzles Roald Dahl Giant Crossword Giant Books Quiz Crossword First and Third Person Lesson   OTHER LITERACY BUNDLE OPTIONS… Writing and Grammar Starters / Early Finishers Activities BUNDLE Writing and Sentences Activities BUNDLE Literacy and Maths Meaningful Fillers BUNDLE Literacy Activities KS2 BUNDLE Improving Sentences BUNDLE Literacy Activities Year 5 / 6 BUNDLE Complex Sentences Activities Cards BUNDLE SPaG Revision Activities BUNDLE   Explore more at FullShelf Resources

12 fun festive puzzles worksheets for Key Stage 2 Mental Maths and Literacy / English (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar / SPaG) to use as warm ups, starters, revision, homework or early finisher activities in December. They could also be used as main lesson tasks. With 2 levels of challenge, this BUNDLE provides ideal differentiation in many classes, perfect for meaningful practice at this busy time of year, with no prep required. Some of the puzzles were designed for Year 3 and 4 but these are likely to suit some learners in Year 5 and 6 requiring a simpler level of challenge. On the other hand, the Year 5 / 6 puzzles could provide challenge for more able learners in lower year groups. Full instructions and answer keys included. Click on the links to see more detailed information and previews, or to purchase separately: Christmas Maths Puzzles Christmas Literacy (SPaG) Puzzles CHRISTMAS MATHS PUZZLES: There are 3 Set A Numeracy puzzles that best suit Year 6 and 5 (P7 and P6) and 3 Set B puzzles originally designed for Year 4 (P5) - and Year 3 (P4) if all concepts have been covered. Both sets could be used in the same class for differentiation if required. Set A might also suit some early KS3 classes. They work well at the busy end of term as little preparation is required and they are very flexible and can be left aside and picked up again as required. An engaging alternative to standard worksheets, these Hidden Word / Spot the Mistakes puzzles make ideal starter, early finisher or homework activities for this special time of year. Similar to codebreaker puzzles, a Christmas-related word is revealed after completing mental arithmetic calculations. Each puzzle contains a grid. Within each box is a calculation and a letter. Pupils circle any boxes containing mistakes. Then they assemble letters from the circled boxes to reveal the Christmas word. Puzzles can be completed individually or in pairs / groups. Concepts include: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Times Tables, Doubling and Halving, Multiplying and Dividing by 10 and 100, Place Value, Negative Numbers, Fractions, Percentages and Decimals (Not all concepts feature in Set B). LITERACY (EDITING / PROOFREADING PUZZLES: KS2 Christmas Editing / Proofreading puzzles. Minimal preparation required (ideal for busy end of term), these 6 fun Literacy / English puzzle worksheets provide practice of a range of Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) during late November and December. 3 puzzles were originally designed for Year 6 and 5 (P7 and P6) and 3 simpler ones for Year 3 and 4 (P4 and P5). Both sets could be used in the same class for differentiation if required. They could also be used for revision in early KS3. Versions are included with and without a festive background picture. All sentences are Christmas-themed. These puzzles work in a similar way to the maths ones above, a Christmas-related word being revealed after completing the editing work. Each puzzle contains 20 lines of text (or 15 in the simpler ones). Pupils circle any mistakes they spot. If there are 3 or more mistakes in a single line, they highlight the corresponding letter in the grid at the bottom of the page. At the end they rearrange the highlighted letters to reveal the Christmas word. Puzzles can be completed individually or in pairs / groups, with pupils supporting each other and pooling their editing / proofreading skills. Pupils often forget or avoid re-reading their own work to check for errors so it’s great to get them carefully checking in these puzzles. Spotting common spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors may help them remember to check their own work and help them avoid common errors themselves. Some of the aspects of SPaG included: common spelling errors, full stops, capital letters, question marks, commas, colons, speech marks, proper nouns, missing words, repeated words, tenses, subordinate clauses and embedded clauses. (Not all concepts feature in the 3 simpler puzzles (Puzzles 4-6). You might also be interested in my general set of Editing / Proofreading Puzzles for Year 5 and 6. Thank you for you interest in my resources. Here are some of my other popular maths packs: Maths Puzzles Halloween Maths Puzzles Place Value Puzzles Mental Maths Puzzles Year 5 / 6 For engaging, time-saving printables and presentations to plan Primary Literacy / English, Maths / Numeracy and French lessons, visit FullShelf Resources

An upper KS2 BUNDLE of games and puzzles worksheets for spelling, punctuation and grammar revision. These fun printables could be used as part of SATs test preparation. There are: 3 Hidden Word Puzzles and 3 Four in a Row Games for the Year 5 / Year 6 statutory spelling word list of 100 words 6 Hidden Word Proofreading Puzzles to consolidate a range of SPaG skills (3 are at a lower level, which you could use for differentiation)   All in PDF format.   The spelling, punctuation and grammar in these resources follows UK rules.   Use them as lesson starter tasks, early finisher challenges or as stations in spelling or SPaG lessons Great as fun, start of term or end of term purposeful activities too Full answer keys and instructions are included   Please see the individual resources pages for more detail and previews to check if they will suit your needs: Proofreading Hidden Word Puzzles Year 5 /6 Spelling Activities   MORE INFO:   PROOFREADING HIDDEN WORD / SPOT THE MISTAKES PUZZLES: 6 puzzles Fun alternatives to standard worksheets Minimal preparation Concepts included: homophones and other common spelling errors, full stops, capital letters, question marks, commas, colons, speech marks, proper nouns, missing words, repeated words, tenses, subordinate clauses and embedded clauses Included with and without pastel background, which could support some learners to view text more clearly Students circle or highlight errors in each line of text. When they find lines with 3 or more errors, they take the corresponding letter from the grid at the bottom of the page When finished, rearrange letters to find hidden grammar or punctuation word Individuals, pairs or small groups For differentiation put lower ability children into pairs, perhaps with a higher ability student To save printing, print on card and laminate for repeated use with whiteboard pens   YEAR 5 / YEAR 6 SPELLING HIDDEN WORD / SPOT THE MISTAKES PUZZLES: 3 puzzles feature sentences containing multiple words from the Year 5 and Year 6 spelling list, most spelled correctly Puzzles work in the same way as the proofreading ones above In each puzzle the hidden word is another word from the spelling list Versions included without and without background For differentiation put lower ability children into pairs, perhaps with a higher ability student. Allow a word list or dictionary for support.   FOUR IN A ROW GAMES: 3 boards, each containing 36 sentences which feature a misspelled word from the Year 5 and Year 6 word list These words are printed in bold and underlined Pairs or individuals play against each other, aiming to correct 4 adjacent spellings in a line - horizontally, vertically or diagonally Students roll dice to determine from which column they must pick a sentence Print and laminate for regular use They were originally designed for A3 printing, and I recommend this, with students writing directly on the board with a thin whiteboard pen. However, it works fine in A4 (you may need to adjust printer settings). If A4, students could write their spelling on a mini whiteboard or paper and put initials in the space on the board if correct   Thank you for supporting my store.   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE… Creative Writing Story Prompt Cards Complex Sentences Activity Cards Full Stops and Capital Letters Self-Check Cards Improving Sentences Worksheets Giant Books Quiz Crossword Roald Dahl Giant Crossword First and Third Person Lesson

Literacy and English sentence structure and ambitious vocabulary activities to help your students improve and extend sentences. These are KS2 / Early KS3 (Year 5, 6 and 7) creative writing activity cards and worksheets to promote complex sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary in descriptive writing. These activities will get students extending their sentences, varying their openers, adding more powerful verbs and adjectives and using subclauses. Use as starters or warm ups for writing, main lesson tasks or early finisher challenges. PDF format. This BUNDLE includes 2 resources which can be purchased separately if preferred: Super Sentences (Complex Sentence Writing) 40 printable activity cards Colour and black and white versions) Works well as a regular morning starter activity, early finisher task or warm-up for a writing lesson An introductory card models different ways to add interest and variety to sentences. Originally designed as a dice game, it can be used as a variety of ways. Please see the individual resource for more detail.   Uplevelling Sentence Trails 40 A4 complex sentence construction cards / worksheets to get students extending sentences Differentiation and worked examples Support learners to take boring, simple sentences, changing vocabulary and sentence structure step-by-step, building much more ambitious, descriptive and exciting sentences. Use with a variety of age groups and abilities.   Thank you so much for supporting my store.   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE… Creative Writing Prompt Cards 40 Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards Editing / Proofreading Puzzles Worksheets Spelling Word List Year 5/6 Games and Puzzles Roald Dahl Giant Crossword Giant Books Quiz Crossword First and Third Person Lesson

A creative writing VCOP game or SPaG game at two levels, these fun activity cards are designed for Upper KS2 and KS3, Year 5, 6, 7 and 8. This is a BUNDLE of 80 printable cards to promote ambitious sentence structures and vocabulary in descriptive / narrative writing. Regular use as a warm up or early finisher challenge will get students improving and stretching their sentences. Students enjoy playing this game in groups but they can be used by individuals too. You could also use them as a fun homework task. CONTENTS: 2 PDF files 84 pages (including black and white options) Includes 2 packs of 40 cards (2 different levels of challenge), which can be purchased separately if required:   Super Sentences (Complex Sentence Writing): 40 printable activity cards (colour and black and white versions). An introductory card models different ways to add interest and variety to sentences. Originally designed as a dice game, it can be used in a variety of ways. Please see the individual resource for more detail. Sensational Sentences (Complex Sentence Writing): Another set of 40 cards - this is the same activity as above but for older / more able learners. It features more challenging vocabulary and could be used for differentiation in the same class. Thank you so much if you decide to purchase my resources. You might like to explore some of my other Literacy / English resources: Imaginative Story Writing Prompts Improving Sentence Structure Worksheets Spelling Games and Puzzles Year 5 / 6 Editing / Proofreading Puzzles Worksheets Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards First and Third Person Lesson FullShelf Resources

10 KS2 Year 4, Year 5 or Year 6 spelling games to make learning about homophones and near homophones fun. This could be used as a home learning activity, with a child aiming to reach a target of correct answers in a given time. These ‘splat’ SPaG activities include the following words that are often muddled up and misspelled: there / their / they’re (64 sentences included) it’s / its (64 sentences included) where / were / we’re / wear (64 sentences) whether / weather (32 sentences) knew / new (32 sentences) your / you’re (64 sentences) here / hear (64 sentences) to / two / too (64 sentences) threw / through (32 sentences) no / know (32 sentences) CONTENTS: 2 PDF documents (37 pages in total) 2 PowerPoint (10 slides in total) This bundle is comprised of 2 homophone splat game packs that are also available separately: Homophones Games 1 Homophones Games 2 The games revolve around a total of 512 sentences which model a variety of structures so that while children are learning about the spelling of commonly confused words they are also learning about how to use a range of openers, connectives, sub-clauses etc to construct interesting sentences. Many sentences are silly to further engage children! It’s a challenge to make SPaG work active and engaging, rather than relying solely on worksheets and these homophones splat games are ideal for fun consolidation during the main part of SPaG lessons or can be used as purposeful early finisher and/or starter activities. If you print and laminate them all, children could self-select the homophones they need to practise. It is best played in small groups, where children each take a sentence card which features 8 sentences with a homophone word in it (homophone words are printed in bold). Children take it in turns to read a sentence from their card while the others compete to splat the correct homophone flashcard (homophone flashcards are included in black and white as well as fun colour ‘explosion’ style cards so you can choose which to print). The first student to hit the correct homophone word scores a point. Students could lose a point for hitting the wrong word to stop them being tempted to guess early. The PowerPoint includes a slide for each game and features the homophone words for splatting as a whole class version on a ‘splattable’ whiteboard, should you so wish. 3 people could compete together each round, perhaps representing 3 teams. Thank you very much. You might like to explore some of my other Literacy and English resources: Imaginative Story Writing Prompts Spelling Games and Puzzles Year 5 / 6 Editing / Proofreading Puzzles Worksheets Super Sentences (Complex Sentence Writing) Improving Sentence Structure Worksheets Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards First and Third Person Lesson