22 strategies and games to help promote discussion in your classroom. These activities particularly benefit ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Tried and Tested.

4 resources attached: Resource 1: A simple worksheet to practise writing character descriptions for the 4 characters displayed on the worksheet. Resource 2: Characters for creative writing. Resource 3: A character profile sheet (lower ability). Resource 4: A character profile sheet (medium ability). Fully editable.

Activity: Correct the passage. A passage has been written incorrectly. There are: 10 spelling mistakes. 19 punctuation errors. 3 new lines missing (for new speakers). Students have to rewrite the passage correctly. Age: 7 - 11. Answers provided.

20 Pokemon characters to use as you wish. Great for creative writing, free drawing, character profiles etc. 11 pages. Fully editable.

Focus text: ‘The Iron Man’ (by Ted Hughes). 4 resources attached. The first resource is a simple 1-page storyboard divided into 5 chapters. Students need to summarise each chapter by writing a sentence and drawing a picture. Ideal for younger learners. The second resource is a 12-page booklet that summarises the story in 24 small sections of text. Great for creating play scripts, acting out, group work, sequencing or just illustrating. The third resource is a 6-page Iron Man booklet - similar to resource number 1 but in booklet form. The final set of resources are 5 worksheets (1 for each chapter) for your student’s to write their own summary (and picture). Ideal to use when reading this wonderful story with your class. All resources are fully editable.

9 pages in total. Resource 1: Features of a newspaper report - 1 page. Resource 2: Newspaper report examples - 7 pages. Resource 3: A fully editable newspaper report template - 1 page.

Attached are 42 ‘VCOP’ (fully editable) games and activity suggestions. . Resource 1: A 26-page booklet containing 26 VCOP games & activity-suggestions Page 3: VCOP Games (13 games) Page 7: Connectives ‘Quick Fire’ Activities (4 activities) Page 13: Openers Activity (1 activity) Page 15: Punctuation Activity (1 activity) Page 19: Vocabulary Activities (7 activities) . Resource 2: A 16-page booklet containing 16 VCOP games & activity-suggestions. A ‘mixture’ of VCOP activities . Resource 3: Also attached is a an activity for the children to make their own VCOP pyramid.

A 14-slide presentation showing how to use VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation) in your classroom to enhance learning. Fully editable.

4 pages of editable VCOP writing pyramid faces to edit/print out/refer to when completing writing tasks. Also attached is a VCOP pyramid to construct. Both resources are fully editable.

Great for displaying in your classroom - just print off and use. A great variety of openers, connectives, punctuation & sentence starters. 15 pages in total.

8 persuasive posters to study and review. Each poster is displayed on a 10-slide PowerPoint and a 9-page booklet to print off. Also attached is an advertisement evaluation form. Fully editable.

A great game to use when teaching nouns, adjectives and verbs. Activity: Sort the 30 words (in the grid) into 3 groups (10 nouns, 10 adjectives, 10 verbs) Independent or paired-based activity. Fully editable (so you can change the words). Answers provided.

A great summarising writing activity. 1 worksheet. Ideal for 5 to 9 years. Fully editable.

Students can summarise a text by identifying the key features. 1 worksheet. Fully editable. Ideal for 5 to 9 years.

‘Realistic’ Progress Indicators and Tracking Sheets for Independent Writing. 9 pages. Nursery: 3 to 4 years Reception: 4 to 5 years Year 1: 5 to 6 years Year 2: 6 to 7 years Year 3: 7 to 8 years Year 4: 8 to 9 years Year 5: 9 to 10 years Year 6: 10 to 11 years Fully editable.

3 antonyms resources attached: An antonyms worksheet. An antonyms mobile (2-page) activity booklet. 3 pages of antonyms to display in your classroom. Ideal for 5 - 9 years and fully editable.

BIG WRITE! Title: Jack and The Beanstalk. Genre: Fairy Tales. Planning sheet and story template provided. Age range: 5 -11 years. Fully editable.

2 great APOSTROPHE games for younger learners - Apostrophe Dominoes & Memory Game. Game 1: Apostrophe Dominoes. A 100-piece dominoes game to help teach and reinforce APOSTROPHES. Ideal for 4 players (25 pieces each). Before a child can place a piece down, they must read the word on their card. Game 2: Memory Game. Cut out the words, place them face down on the table and mix them up. Then take it in turns to choose two cards. If two cards match, you get to keep the cards and have another go. Keep going until all the cards have gone. Finally, add up your score. Both games are fully editable.

Fully editable questions to ASK when listening to readers. 5 pages in total. Resource 1: ‘General’ questions to ask when listening to readers. Resource 2: ‘Specific’ question cards to use when listening to readers. The question cards are divided into the following 13 sections: SETTING STYLE POINTS OF VIEW NON-FICTION ILLUSTRATIONS GLOSSARY INDEX SUBJECT AND THEME POETRY CHARACTER GENERAL NON-FICTION BASIC QUESTIONS PLOT - NARRATIVE STRUCTURE

Focus: Capital letters and full stops. 2 activity booklets. 4 pages in total. Resource 1: A 2-page activity booklet that focuses on capital letters and full stops. Answers provided. Resource 2: A 2-page activity booklet that focuses on capital letters and full stops. Answers not provided. Suitable for younger learners (5 - 9 years). Fully editable.