I'm a teacher at an International School in Asia and I really enjoy making all types of well-designed resources for my class. I hope that you may also find them useful and that your children will enjoy them too!
I'm a teacher at an International School in Asia and I really enjoy making all types of well-designed resources for my class. I hope that you may also find them useful and that your children will enjoy them too!
This worksheet comprises of 26 sentences (A-Z) which require the children to change the tense of the given verb in brackets into the past tense form. Some questions contain two verbs to change and there are a mixture of regular and irregular verbs.
The document is fully editable so you can change names and sentences to better suit the needs of your class if you wish.
This worksheet involves questions that relate to the text of Pie Corbett’s Storm Unicorn. The questions cover basic recall and then move onto more advanced comprehension skills such as inference. The final section leaves a space for the children to attempt to draw the Storm Unicorn based on the details of the report.
It encourages children to think flexibly and relates the plight of the unicorn with that of rhino’s. It also opens up a wealth of discussion surrounding that point too.
I usually use this after the children have read, mapped and analysed the report in detail first. It acts a good gauge for their understanding.
*The document is fully editable so you can change questions as you please. *
A set of three wheels that have a rotating arrow which starts spinning when you click and stops when you click again. It can be used for selecting random students as well as letters and numbers.
Each spinning wheel is fully editable in Microsoft Powerpoint, so you can add in your own names or other criteria for selecting randomly. The children love it and I usually ask one of them to say when to stop the spin.
This reading comprehension is based on the story of Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo. It is made up of a variety of different questions which involve different skills from fact recall to comparison. Please see the preview to get an idea of the types of questions.
The worksheet is fully editable so you can change any part to suit your needs. It is also easily used for remote learning if you share it as a Google Doc.
I hope you like this worksheet. If you do, please kindly leave a review if you have a moment. Thank you.
Also, please note, this document does not include the original story text. However, it can be easily found on the internet or as a read-aloud on Youtube.
This worksheet contains the five elements of a story along one side and on the other are paragraphs from an example adventure story called, Amy’s Adventures in Egypt.
Children need to read the excerpts and match them up with the correct part of the story.
*This document is fully editable so you can edit things as you please. *
This bundle is made up of 10 different templates for easily creating worksheets for use with general word work, using key words in context and grouping words.
Easily editable and no playing about with formatting. Just quickly add your own content and they’re ready to go!
Here is a breakdown that describes each of the templates in more detail…
Word Rearranging - Spaces for six different jumbled up sentences that students have to rearrange into the correct order.
Key Words in Context - Spaces for ten key words with a space next to each for students to write a short sentence that puts the key word in context.
Key Words in Context 2 - Same as above, with space (2 lines) for writing longer sentences.
Synonyms 1 - Table layout for recording ten words and two synonyms for each of the words.
Synonyms 2 - Same as above, except it is only for 6 words with a space under each for using one of the synonyms in a sentence.
Synonyms and Antonyms - Table layout for recording ten words with columns for writing down one synonym and one antonym for each of the words.
Parts of Speech Grouping - Box for recording 16 words with a table underneath for sorting the words under the correct part of speech. Could be used for grouping in many other ways though too!
Fill in the Blanks - Generic template with space for 12 words to be used to fill in the blanks of your own text underneath.
Naming Groups - 10 rows with the option of putting 4 words (that can be grouped in some way) in each. Students have to name the group.
Odd One Out - 10 rows with the option of putting 4 words in, with one being the odd one out of the group. Students have to identify the odd one out by circling it.
This fully editable board game adds fun for children who are learning to read. For this package, I’ve split it into two games. The first is a set of CVCC words and the second is a set of CCVC words.
There are 21 spaces in which you can add any word you wish for children to practice reading. The board game is also A3 size so the words are easy to see.
The idea is that 2-4 children take turns rolling the dice. If they are able to read the word that they land on then they can remain there, if not then they move back to where they just were before they rolled.
This is one of my personal favourite resources, not just because both I and the children love it, but also because you can enter in any word set you like. I even play this with my son and it really encourages him to focus on pronouncing the words as perfectly as he possibly can.
Students can use this worksheet to delve in and focus on one word in particular. Make use of dictionaries and thesaurus to look up parts of speech, definitions, synonyms and antonyms. Write an example sentence and draw a picture.
This worksheet is fully editable!
This is a first person story about a volcanic eruption. Words are missing throughout the text and it’s the children’s job to fill in the blanks making sure it’s the correct part of speech (as stated in brackets) and also that it makes sense. This is an explosive Mad Lib!
The first page of the document contains form fields so children can easily click and fill in the blanks. The second page is for printing off for children to fill in. Because of this, the worksheet is suitable for children to complete either online or offline. *Please note: The form functions don’t work in Google Docs, so it’s best to share the lined version instead. *
Mad libs are a great way for children to personalise stories whilst learning about parts of speech and proper grammatical structure! I hope you enjoy the often crazy versions your children come up with!
We study the Storm Unicorn by Pie Corbett during literacy. Leading up to this we look at other examples before the children write their own (non-chronological) report with the aid of the text.
This is a re-write of the Storm Unicorn called the Time Unicorn. Sub-titles have been added in as we encourage the use of them for better organisation.
There is also another report by Pie Corbett called the Frost Unicorn which we use in addition to this as another example report text. I also have another re-write in my store called the Candy Unicorn.
The document is fully editable so you can change parts as you please.
This is a profile / short biography of a Vietnamese woman named Ms Mihn Dao. I use it early on in my biographies unit to both ask questions about and then draw up facts into sentences using a range of time prepositions and connectives.
It serves as a good basis for the children to plan their own autobiography and then their own fictional biography.
This fully editable board game adds fun for children who are learning to read. For this package, I’ve split it into four games. Each being a set of one of the phase 2-5 high frequency words.
There are 21 spaces in which you can add any word you wish for children to practice reading. The board game is also A3 size so the words are easy to see.
The idea is that 2-4 children take turns rolling the dice. If they are able to read the word that they land on then they can remain there, if not then they move back to where they just were before they rolled.
This is one of my personal favourite resources, not just because both I and the children love it, but also because you can enter in any word set you like. I even play this with my son and it really encourages him to focus on pronouncing the words as perfectly as he possibly can.
This worksheet gives basic information about limericks - what is a limerick, how is it made, what patterns does it follow? Two examples are then provided. Here is one of them…
There once was a girl called Jane,
who thought she had a really big brain.
She thought she was cool,
standing in a puddle of drool,
but really, she was just insane.
The first task involves the children highlighting the rhyming words and counting the syllables for each line.
Following this, the second task is for the children to create their own limerick. Ideas for sentence starters are provided.
The final task is for the children to swap with their friends so they can read each other’s poems and give constructive feedback.
It’s also great to have children share them with the whole class. They generally enjoy writing them, especially their silly nature and I love reading them! So long as they are not anything about cats, hats and rats… that gets a bit tiresome.
I used this when I was teaching all about Brazil in a standalone topic. We thought it would be good for the children to get a basic grasp of the main language, Portuguese. For that I created three conversational scripts between different numbers of people. The phrases are very basic.
I originally made up the conversations to go with a video about basic Portuguese Phrases from Youtube. It worked great at the time but I haven’t taught the topic again, as we rotate countries of study each year.
I hope you can get some use out of it!
*The document is fully editable so you can change things as you please. *
This spelling homework template is made up of two sides. The first side involves learning through written repetition of the ten provided spelling words. The second side involves using those spelling words in context.
We use this to set out our weekly spelling words for the children to complete at home, leading towards a spelling/hand-writing test the following week.
*The template is, of course, fully editable! *
This colourful A3 board game is fully editable. You can change the contents of any of any square on the board.
This particular version of the game is called, ‘The End of the Beginning’, as each space either has the start of a word or the end of one. When children land on a space they have to give an example word and spell it. To add difficulty you could also ask them to use it in context.
There are so many other ways you an adapt this for different lessons. Here are a few more examples…
a) Maths
Write calculations in each box for the children to solve
b) Reading
Write tricky phonics words for children to work on their pronunciation or you could also have the children use the word in context in a sentence or explain its definition etc.
c) Science
Write questions relating to your topic in the box, or add in question spaces where children have to pick up a card with a question on. You could even get the class to create their own question cards.
All you need for the game is a dice and between 2-5 players. Each of the ideas above follow the same style game play. That is, if you are able to solve the problems or read the words in the space you land on, then you are able to remain there. If not, then you go back to where you were before you rolled.
You can also get creative and add in your own special spaces such as miss a go or roll again. Or you can get really creative and add in special reasons. For example, you helped a friend in need, move forward four spaces, or you fell off your bike and broke your head, miss a go. etc.
Join together several strong adjectives with the correct definition.
Adjectives include, gorgeous, spotless, dull, mute, immense, swift, ancient, fragile, bright and hollow.
The document is fully editable so you can use it to add your own adjectives and definitions or other pairs that need matching.
This worksheet contains a short biography on the life of Amelia Earhart who we study about in our flight unit. The mistakes cover both spelling and punctuation problems as well as grammar issues. The final section involves a word search puzzle with key words from the text.
The children take on the roles of a teacher in this exercise as they attempt to find as many mistakes in the biography as they can. They are also encouraged to make corrections. Try and big up the role reversal aspect with some acting for greater engagement in the activity. Children also enjoy using highlighters or red pens for this.
This is a short story about Jonny’s dinner. Words are missing throughout the text and it’s the children’s job to fill in the blanks making sure it’s the correct part of speech (as stated in brackets) and also that it makes sense.
The first page of the document contains form fields so children can easily click and fill in the blanks. The second page is for printing off for children to fill in. Because of this, the worksheet is suitable for children to complete either online or offline. *Please note: The form functions don’t work in Google Docs, so it’s best to share the lined version instead. *
Mad libs are a great way for children to personalise stories whilst learning about parts of speech and proper grammatical structure! I hope you enjoy the often crazy versions your children come up with!
A fill in the blank exercise for a text about, ‘When I’m Older’. Children enjoy making their own hopes and predictions about what their life will be like in 20 years time.
An example text is included to give the children an idea of how to complete their own. It also includes lots of adjectives and children should be encouraged to add some to their own text to make it more interesting.
The document includes 2 copies of the worksheet. The first contains form fields so children can easaily click on the boxes and fill in the blanks. The second is meant to be printed so children can write their answers on the lines provided.
My children really enjoyed this activity and it is very insightful to read and share with the rest of the class.