Activity to ignite children’s writing. Ideal for KS2 and LS KS3 children who find it hard to write interesting sentences. Start with a boring sentence and “trade” words for more interesting ones. Once all four words have been “traded”, the child is left with many more interesting words to use to write amazing sentences, which can be compared directly with the original. Could be used as a starter or booster activity.

Straightforward English activity involving direct speech. Read the sentences and match the direct speech to the fairy tale character. Speaking and listening opportunities - Could involve lots of discussion around the characters or the speech itself. Most children will be familiar with all of these stories or they could be read out in class, linked to a Fairy Tale Topic. Suitable for KS1, LKS2, SEN, booster or homework.

Straightforward KS1 or KS2 worksheet to sort adjectives into labelled “bags”. Starter, homework or booster activity. Suitable also for SEN or EAL pupils.

A range of short and longer writing ideas for pupils linked to Saint Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day and general Spring. Grab their imagination and inspire them to write!

Lots of writing activities covering some of the main festivals or celebrations in May 2019. Ideal for homework, early morning work or fast finishers.

Straightforward activity to read through the introductions written by 4 different children around the world and extract information into a table. Follow up by asking children to write their own introduction following the same pattern.

Laminate the sheets and cut the cards out. Ask children to read the riddles and match them to the animals images. Quick and easy activity for KS1, lower ability KS2, EAL or SEND children. Opens up lots of discussion or further work learning about the different animals, where they come from, where they live, children’s likes/dislikes, naming the animals, etc.

A whole class game to practice vocabulary and/or spelling. Aimed at KS2 but could also be used with lower ability KS3 or SEN pupils. Pupils are divided into 2 teams and have to take turns to write a word on the board following the alphabetical list from A to Z. The first team to complete the list wins the points. Words required can be random, related to a particular topic or a phonic pattern, for example.

A simple sheet for pupils to find a synonym and an antonym for given words.

Revision lesson on homophones with use of BBC Bitesize activities for pupils to use in lesson or independently afterwards. Lower KS2 level words used. Paired activity.