This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to revise and practise using assonance in KS2. It contains examples of assonance and 5 different assonance challenges which can be used during one lesson or spread over a number of teaching sessions. Questions encourage creative responses as well as revision, and include interesting images to stimulate ideas.

Use these KS2 reading comprehension worksheets to teach your children about the explorer Marco Polo. The non-fiction fact sheet includes information on subjects such as The Silk Road, Polo’s life in Cathay and his eventual return to Italy. A set of comprehension questions are included, which tackle key reading skills such as inference and retrieval. This is a great resource for topics on famous lives and famous explorers.

Retell the story of Christmas using this bright and colourful sequencing cards resource for the primary classroom. The pack contains eight images which retell Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus. Children can cut out the eight images, place them in sequence and write a description of each image underneath. There are two ways in which to use the images: As a worksheet: once completed, all of the images can be glued onto an A4 worksheet. As a display: an A4 version of each image is available, with the option to add text. These images can then be arranged to make a class or hall display.

Use these KS2 comprehension worksheets to teach your children about the civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. The resource looks at his early life, speeches and the political climate in which he lived. The resource can be used as part of a guided reading session or as homework and includes comprehension questions covering the different reading skills of retrieval, inference and the use of vocabulary. This pack is also a great prompt for PSHE lessons where children can discuss issues of equality, fairness and how to make a change.

These Year 3 and Year 4 review worksheets, covering words ending in -cian, -sion, -ssion, or -tion, are an excellent way to revise and practise these spellings. The worksheets include 5 different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. The worksheets are suitable for Year 3 and Year 4 pupils and older SEN or EAL pupils. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These reading challenges provide a quick burst of comprehension practice, ideal for morning work, a short reading session or even sparking an interest in a classic text. Each section contains a classic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, with a range of reading challenge questions focusing on the key reading skills of inference, information retrieval and the use of language. The poems included are: From a Railway Carriage My Shadow The Land of Story-Books

These Y2 spelling review worksheets provide an excellent way to test and practice words where the ‘zh’ sound is spelt ‘s’. The worksheets include 5 different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. The worksheets are suitable for Year 2 and older SEN or EAL pupils. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to develop children’s understanding and use of persuasive writing in KS2. There are a number of activities that demonstrate different types of persuasive writing, along with a model text, examples of adverts, and writing challenges. There are images to included to help inspire children’s writing, as well as sentences for the children to rewrite and improve upon. It’s a great way to revise previous learning, and to experiment with new ideas.

This Greek Myth tale, retelling the tale of Orpheus’ quest to the Underworld, can be used to test reading comprehension skills in KS2. It also provides a model text and prompts for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. A planning sheet is included for children to plan out their own Greek Myth.

This Greek myth, retelling the tale of the Minotaur and how it was defeated by the Greek hero Theseus, can be used to test reading comprehension skills in KS2. It also provides a model text and prompts for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 17 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary.

Help children learn how to spell the words from the Year 3 and Year 4 word lists with these crosswords. Not only are these a fun way to test and improve children’s spelling skills, the clues help to clarify word meanings, developing vocabulary and enabling children to use these words more confidently in their writing. The pack contains six crosswords and answer sheets are included.

This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to develop children’s descriptive writing skills when it comes to creating tone. There are a number of activities that help children understand the effect their writing has on the reader, which can be taught in a single lesson or spread over a number of sessions. There are images to give children ideas for their writing, and sections of model text that demonstrate how an author’s choices can change the tone of the text. It’s a great way to revise previous learning, and to experiment with new ideas.

The activities in this pack help KS2 children understand the subtle differences between adjective synonyms so that they can use them accurately in their own writing.

Tier 2 words are ones which children might encounter in text but are less likely to use in everyday conversation. As these words are often unfamiliar to children, they can sometimes act as a barrier to reading. We have chosen 48 Tier 2 words for this Year 4 pack. The Tier 2 words in this pack can be used by children to add more adventurous or formal vocabulary to their writing. The worksheets can also be used as a reading comprehension activity.

Tier 2 words are ones which children might encounter in text but are less likely to use in everyday conversation. As these words are often unfamiliar to children, they can sometimes act as a barrier to reading. We have chosen 48 Tier 2 words for this Year 5 pack. The Tier 2 words in this pack can be used by children to add more adventurous or formal vocabulary to their writing. The worksheets can also be used as a reading comprehension activity.

This pack contains all you need to teach a Year 1 lesson on adding suffixes (using -ed as the example), or to revise the topic with pupils.

In year 1, pupils need to be able to recognise capital letters and form these correctly. Children can use the alphabet cards to match capital and lowercase letters and then apply their knowledge using the worksheet in the pack.

This bright, appealing grammar worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using parenthesis in Year 5. It is divided into five sections: understand, challenge, test, explain and apply. Activities include SATs style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts.

Key Stage 2 English worksheets This bright, appealing grammar worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using synonyms in Year 6. This primary resource is divided into five sections: Understand Match words with their synonyms, and find two synonyms for the words given Challenge Rewrite the example sentences, replacing each of the words in bold with a synonym Test Circle the correct synonym for the words given. Then circle two words which are synonyms in each of the sentences below Explain In your own words, describe what a synonym is using at least two examples Apply Write a short email to parents about an upcoming school trip, telling them what is needed, including as many synonyms of the words given as you can Activities include SATs-style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts. What is a synonym? A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase. Synonym examples Nice and kind Big and large Tiny and minute Quick and fast Smelly and stinky Thrilling and exciting National Curriculum English programme of study links Students will learn how words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms [for example, big, large, little].

This pack contains all you need to teach a Year 1 lesson on using capital letters for proper nouns, or to revise the topic with pupils. It includes: colourful posters for teaching a word sort activity worksheets for children to practise and apply their new grammar knowledge