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 fun worksheet which reinforces which nouns can be classified as proper or common. Perfect for homework or a starter activity.

KS2 Literacy activity for group work or starter to encourage pupils to write complete sentences. Pupils play in pairs to construct sentences using nouns, verbs, conjunctions, adverbs, prepositions and adjectives. Instructions and dice nets to print out and assemble. Possible challenges included and cross-curricular link to maths. Can be linked to longer writing, topic writing or writing in a specific style.

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 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.

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

A simple activity where students are asked to use commas, dashes or brackets to add extra information to 9 simple sentences. Ideal for homework, recap, starter or plenary, to practice the use of different parentheses.

Straightforward activity to work out the months of the year from the clues and add them to the ladder. Once they have been listed, write them out in the correct order (January to December). KS1, LKS2, SEN or EAL activity.

Simple worksheet to practise using contractions in a variety of sentences. Convert the full words into contractions and the contractions into full words. Suitable for KS2/KS3 pupils and adult learners/ESL students.

A simple matching activity using homophones, for students to match the similar sounding words in the grid and then explain their meanings in sentences. Great for revision, homework or starter/plenary.

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.

A simple worksheet to revise prepositions or check pupil’s understanding. 10 simple sentences for pupils to fill in a preposition from the table which makes sense, although there are various options and not one definitive answer! Challenge for pupils to use the prepositions that have not already been used, to write another 5 sentences of their own. Suitable for revision, morning work, homework or short lesson observation activity.

A fun activity for students to work out the meaning of abbreviations used in texting. Students could then use the abbreviations to write a text message (on paper) to a friend to decipher. Useful as morning work, for fast finishers or just a time filler at the end of a busy week :) Answers provided.

Two activities: Unscramble the muddled letters for the months of the year and then sort them into the correct order. Simple starter, fast finisher or homework worksheet. Also suitable for ESL students.

A complete fun Early Years, Year 1 or TEFL lesson idea with accompanying activity sheet to identify English colour words or reinforce existing knowledge.

Lesson plan and activity sheets to reinforce number recognition to 10. Pupils will learn the number as a digit and as a word by playing a fun matching card game. Some preparation needed by teacher beforehand. Suitable for EYFS, Key Stage 1, SEN or TEFL classes. Also could be sent home for a simple but fun family activity.

Blank Rubik Cube with letters on one face. Pupils use the letters to write down as many words as they can, using the letters in any direction. Who can come up with the most words? A fun activity which can be used as morning activity, a quick finisher activity or homework.

Worksheet to recap the meaning of prefixes and root words. Pupils read through the information regarding the meaning of a selection of common prefixes and root words. They then use the information to complete a table of words made up of prefixes and root words and then write a definition of the words. Perfect for a starter, teaching observation activity, revision or homework.

Worksheet to recap the meaning of prefixes and root words. Pupils read through the information regarding the meaning of a selection of common prefixes and root words. They then use the information to complete a table of words made up of prefixes and root words and then write a definition of the words. Perfect for a starter, teaching observation activity, revision or homework.

Simple display poster listing a wide range of English similes to help pupils choose one or come up with their own. Great for display or revision.