A template for a wanted poster with room for a picture and text underneath.

This resource contains clear steps on how to hold a simple but effective class debate for Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils. The featured proposition is ‘All education should be delivered remotely’. The resource pack includes a lesson plan with hint cards for and against and the features of a balanced written argument. There are further lesson ideas and statements to be debated. The plan involves the whole class and develops speaking and listening skills as well as team work and critical thinking. It is an excellent way to evaluate the impact of remote home learning and develop public speaking skills. This resource is suitable for pupils in Year 5 to 7 ideally. They are editable Microsoft Word documents.

A worksheet with five differentiated challenge activities that focus on the recognition and spelling of irregular verbs in the past tense. Each activity gets progressively harder. Complete with an answer sheet for easy marking. Editable resource in word format. Suitable for year 2 to year 6 students depending on ability. Also suitable for teaching the English language at any level focusing on verb tenses.

Two separate speeches on King Harold 11 and William 1 linked to topic on British History - The Battle of Hastings. Comprehension questions on the speeches. Speaking and listening exercise. Examples of how speeches should be written - tone and style. A Microsoft Word Document. Suitable for KS 2 / 3 children.

An example news report on an alien sighting. Useful resource to explain style and tone of a news report. Examples of direct and indirect speech. Suitable for guided reading - fact or opinion? Can be used as a writing model in teacher exposition. written on Microsoft Publisher. Includes a comprehension worksheet covering inference, retrieval, structure and purpose. Ideal for KS 2 children.

A list of different starter ideas for literacy. Covers grammar, punctuation and spelling. A Microsoft Word Document Ideal for KS 1 and 2

An example instructional text on what to take with you to the Scottish Highlands. Includes grammatical tasks and guided reading questions on literal retrieval and inference. Ideal for a modelled example in the teacher exposition with a focus on tone, style, purpose and audience. Suitable for guided reading tasks on retrieval and inference. A Microsoft Word Document that is easy to edit or highlight electronically. Links well to topics on travel and holiday destinations. Ideal for KS 1 or 2 children.

An extract for whole class teacher exposition on Microsoft Word that can be easily edited or highlighted on the white board. A plan on how to develop tension and mood within writing - effective punctuation, short sentences, repetition, varied sentence openers. Ideal for KS 2 particularly year 5 and 6

This comprehension resource pack is ideal for year 3 /4 whole class guided reading sessions. It includes a set of lesson plans, starter activities, activity worksheets and a PowerPoint to navigate the sessions. There are 7 lessons all together with SATS style questions on the different strands of guided reading. This resource covers 2a) language, 2d) inference, 2b) retrieval, 2c) summarising and 2h) comparisons. It is ready to pick up and use alongside your own copies of the text ‘The Magic Finger’. A tried and tested resource that will make your life easy!

Two poetry lessons linked to the theme of witches and flying away -( cross curricula links to books such as The Worst Witch or Room on the Broom). The first lesson focuses on identifying word classes with an extension to write their own witches brew and the second lesson is a journey on the broom. This lesson focuses on using expanded noun phrases and identifying features of a poem. Proformas provided with a PowerPoint presentation and differentiated activity sheets. Ideal for year 2 to 4.

A worksheet with four different activities on identifying common homophones. Activity one - to find pairs of homophones. Activity two - to circle the correct spelling option in sentences. Activity three - to work out the missing homophones by solving the sentence clues. Activity four - to think of your own sentence clues for some common homophones. The sheets are editable. A suitable resource for Year 2, 3 and 4.

A complete unit of work for up to 4 weeks. Ideal for KS1 but also applicable to lower KS2. Covers a range of objectives including guided reading and SPaG skills. Focuses on the theme of fairy tales. Editable resources. A plan with 24 lesson ideas covering speaking and listening, reading skills and grammar and punctuation and writing objectives. An original poem focusing on the long vowel phoneme ‘e’ called ‘A Troll down the Street Called Pete.’ A differentiated expanded noun phrases work sheet with 3 activities. Differentiated worksheets on the long vowel phoneme ‘e’ detectives. Sequence the story differentiated worksheets on the fairy tale version of the poem and The Three Little Pigs. A factual description of trolls and where they originate from with new language. Three comprehensions with a variety of question types covering the key skills retrieval, inference, language and comparison. Answer sheets included. A role on the wall worksheet for a troll. A similes worksheet with three differentiated activities linking to the poem. A letter writing template for Pete the Troll. A worksheet on drawing and labelling the setting. A worksheet on bringing the characters to life with speech and thought bubbles. A differentiated character description template.

A set of spellings on common homophones for 4 weeks and a set of spellings on the long vowel phoneme ‘e’ for four weeks. Editable resource. Ideal for KS1 or lower KS2.

A planning sheet for a poem with a poster on key features of poetry and a writing template for ‘My Own Poem’. All editable resources. Ideal for KS1 or lower KS2.

A poster on the key features of a play script and a short example of how to set out play scripts based on the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Editable resource. Ideal for KS1 or lower KS2

A differentiated worksheet with 6 progressively challenging activities focusing on identifying and using the active and passive voice in various tenses. A crib sheet for reference is provided and answer sheets to help with marking. The last activity is a formal letter in passive voice on the measures to be taken by a company to protect workers from Corona Virus. All resources are editable. This is most suited to year 6 students and older.

A set of modal verb activities with 5 differentiated worksheets that get progressively more challenging. A variety of question types to test children’s understanding. Answer sheets provided. Editable resource. Suitable for KS2 children.

A role on the wall worksheet for a character in a story to add emotions and feelings on the inside and physical characteristics and behaviours on the outside. Editable resource. Suitable for KS1 or KS2.

A document on Publisher that is easy to edit and personalise. A template for a grammar travel card with 7 different destinations to visit. objectives covered are progressive and developmental from full stops and identifying verbs to semi colons and metaphorical language. Useful for children to work though in intervention programmes or as a whole class tool. Aimed at KS 1 and 2 - possibly even KS 3 children.