These worksheets improve creative writing by getting pupils to reveal clues that show how a character feels, rather than through simply telling, for example ' they are angry.' There are two aimed at different ability levels. They can then be used as a resource for their own creative writing.

This activity gives pupils a clear structure for writing a newspaper about Mrs Pretty’s donation of the Sutton Hoo finds to the British Museum. It also provides all the facts they need to write a really good newspaper article. A task for able upperKS2, and KS3 historians.

There is a list of ultimate spy vehicle features for discussion. There are teaching notes and a scaffold frame to ensure you get good explanation text writing results. There is also an Alex Rider jet pack task, if required.

A Powerpoint showing how to move a subordinate clause in a sentence.

The Homeworkabot should appeal! A simple explanatory text and support worksheets, frames, teaching notes and templates to ensure children produce good explanatory texts themselves. The task is a fun one and should motivate whilst making pupils aware of the features of the text type.

How to punctuate speech PowerPoint.

A brief sheet with fun examples of how punctuation changes meaning. I've used examples found on the internet of meaning changes caused by punctuation changes. This is available at 65% discount as part of a bundle.

A complex sentences PowerPoint

This is a persuasive brochure for a Star Wars World Theme Park, written to model how to use persuasive techniques, like appealing adjective and imperative (bossy) verbs. There are detailed teaching notes and a scaffold frame for children to write their own theme park brochure on a theme of their choice and a blank brochure with theme park pictures is also provided, if required. There is also an extension task to develop further ideas for the theme park website, which could be done as an individual, or group, speaking and listening or writing task. There is also a support worksheet and a theme park ideas worksheet, too, for pupils needing more help.

This could be homework tasks. This is a reading challenge homework for KS1 and Lower KS2. There are 3 bookmarks - one on unfamiliar words, one on other words for said and one on powerful verbs for children to fill in from their independent reading. You could choose to use just one bookmark, or all three over a number of weeks. There is a certificate that can be used as a reward for completing the bookmark.

Questions to improve the depth and structure of pupils response to poetry

The Tutankhamun newspaper is written to demonstrate newspaper genre features such as, lead line telling the 5Ws, embedded clauses , synonyms, columns and quotations. There are detailed teaching notes and differentiated support planners to scaffold the writing to get good understanding of the newspaper genre and a good piece of writing.

This is a free extract from a Premium PowerPoint presentation discovering through questions and examples the rules for punctuating dialogue. This extract focuses on alternative words for said. The full PowerPoint and speech punctuation investigation tasks are available as a premium resource at AWalkerEducation shop. The full premium presentation shows how to punctuate direct speech, how to move and use speech tags and includes alternative words for the speech verb, ‘said’. The investigations use well known texts for children to investigate and discover the rules for themselves.

This is a free sample of a Word a Day resource that I have made with over 600 words. The bought resource is a big enough word a day collection for 3 and a half school years. There is a related picture and synonym to aid comprehension. I hope it will be a way for whole schools to increase the vocabulary of their pupils, through use in lessons, newsletters or assemblies. Aimed at KS3, KS4 and KS5 but the word a day may also have some application with able pupils in upper KS2.

This is a free sample of a Word a Day resource that I have made with over 600 words. The bought resource provides a big enough word a day collection for 3 and a half school years. There is a related picture and synonym to aid comprehension. I hope it will be a way for whole schools to increase the vocabulary of their pupils, through use in lessons, newsletters or assemblies. Aimed at KS3, KS4 and KS5 but the word a day may also have some application with able pupils in upper KS2.