A great resource looking at the Jewish celebration of Passover for KS1 and KS2. An original story about Moses and The Ten Plagues written in child friendly vocabulary. Following the story there are writing and drawing activities, including newspaper articles, diary entries, recall of story, find suitable adjectives and alphabetical order. Children need to empathise with both the Egyptians and The Israelites in some of the written tasks. A word mat is included to aid writing and help spelling. A Powerpoint is also included.

The 2nd Resource in my Explorers and Navigators resources for KS1/2. I have written the story ofCaptain James Cook in a child friendly vocabulary, outlining his life, his travel to Tahiti and then his discovery of Australia. I have included a PDF file which can be printed as individual workbooks and a powerpoint presentation for discussion about the topic.There are comprehension questions, writing activities, some grammar, a ship's log entry and a story planning sheet. I have also included some word maps which could be printed out for teacher display boards.

This 34 page resource is for KS2 and consists of a PDF file and Powerpoint presentation. The slides may be printed out as individual worksheets for differentation or as a complete workbook for each child. They can be used after the novel has been completed or while the children are reading it. Guided reading sessions would be a great time to use the worksheets either individualy or with groups of children. Writing, drawing research activities are included. Cross-curricular themes including Literacy, Science, RE Art and Geography are included. The following will give teachers an idea of what to expect from this resource:- Descriptive writing of characters and The Island Diary writing Comparing and contrasting characters Argumentative writing Opinion/fact Spelling Speech Research skills:- Leprosy, The Philippines, The Bible and Facts about The Author Drawing activities:- new cover, characters, map Life cycle of a butterfly Themes in the novel Writing a book review Craft:- How to make a symmetrical butterfly

This is a PDF file for KS1. It consists of my own original poems, a rhyming verse and an old ballad connected to Summer. The poetry is based on the seaside,sand, gardens, forests, birds and flowers in the summer. Each poem has follow up worksheets involving creative writing, poetry writing , rhythm and rhyme, internet research, grammar, drawing activities, writing a postcard, writing lists and dictionary work on words and meanings.Mainly beneficial for KS1 but could be used with low achievers in KS2. Plenty of room for differentation.

A superb resource for KS1 and 2 with a selection of original and famous stories, poems and legends with a Christmas Theme. 26 page resource and powerpoint presentation. Poem: A Child's Christmas with comprehension questions and then pupils have to write an acrostic poem. Poem: The Candy Cane with comprehension questions followed by descriptive writing activity My Favourite Christmas decoration Story/Legend: Mrs Babushka with comprehension questions and imaginative writing activity Complete the story Poem: All in Red activity write a red poem Poem: All in Green activity write a green poem Poem extract: The Christmas Party activity write a list and draw Legend: How Robin got his Red Breast with comprehension questions and Internet research to find Legend of the Christmas Tree Poem: The Kitchen Table with comprehension questions Poem extract: Silver Bells activity write a Father Christmas Poem

This pack includes two mini workbooks covering two different poems. The first poem is titled 'Mrs Bear' and the second 'Farmyard Friends'. Both poems are original poems written by me. The pack includes questions and other activities. This is an ideal pack for KS1 or Lower Key Stage 2.

This 26 page pack contains one class novel written by me (5 chapters) and can be used as a whole unit of work when covering The Stone Age. Pack contains 5 chapters with worksheets for each chapter covering areas of learning such as; Word Analysis Grammar Creative Writing Dictionary Work and more! Suitable for KS2 but may benefit weaker KS3 students. Check the preview.

A pdf file, an original story about a refugee. This 28 page pack contains one mini novel of 6 chapters which can be used as a whole unit of work when covering Refugees or the effect on children during a war. As a published writer this is one of my own favourite short stories. It is a story about a thirteen yearVietnamese girl during the American Vietnamese war. The young girl's family are taken away and she has to survive alone. A great resource to begin guided reading before giving children a full novel. Written activities include Comprehension questions, Dictionary work, Grammar:-Nouns, Verbs ,Adjectives and Adverbs, Prediction, Verb Tenses, Creative writing empathetic and imaginative. Two background sheets are also included. Pack contains 6 chapters with worksheets for each chapter covering areas of learning such as; Word Analysis Grammar Creative Writing Dictionary Work and more! Suitable for KS2 Check the preview. Categories • English / Guided reading • English / Fiction • English / Grammar and punctuation • English / Language and linguistics • English / Ages • 7-11

A PDF file with an original story about The Potato Famine in Ireland written by me in a child friendly vocabulary and various Literacy tasks. Includes a fact sheet about the famine, comprehension sheets, grammar activities, drawing activities, creative writing, a story review sheet, speech and brainstorming. This would be very useful as a cross curricular resource for KS1 or KS2 it could be linked to geography, art, history and English. Can be printed out as a complete workbook or as individual pages.

A 14 page workbook themed Seaside. Sapphire is taken out for the day by her grandparents. There are Literacy and Numeracy worksheets. Suitable for revision of various topics.

20 page booklet with worksheets covering the Euro 2016 Theme with pre-match training activities, practice activities and matches for England Northern Ireland and Wales. The children can record their score from the match worksheet to see how many goals they achieved. the gfollowing topics are included in the booklet. Multiplication and Division Facts Multiplication grids Missing numbers Number Sequences Function Boxes Using a dictionary Spelling Words and meanings Sentence construction matching beginnings and endings healthy and non healthy eating Comprehension questions brainstorma celebration party.

A great bundle for Sats revision PDF file, bundle of three workbooks Workbook 1 Looking at the types of Nouns Common, Proper, Abstract Rules for making Nouns Plural, Gender, Underline the Nouns in a passage. Names and addresses. Workbook 2 Looking at Adjectives. Underline the Adjectives, Comparison of Adjectives, Making Adjectives from Nouns Workbook 3 Looking at Verbs including Verbs tenses, underlining Verbs in sentences and putting the correct Verb into a sentence so it makes sense.

A Seaside Themed funbook with Literacy based activities, Creative Writing Poetry Reading Writing Puzzle what am I? Drawing activity.

A 14 page workbook with relevance to the Statutory requirements for Literacy KS1/2 in regards to spelling Contains Wordlists referred to as Target Words Prefixes: con, ex, in, im, re, pre Comparison of adjectives Dictionary work Sentence construction i before e Words and Meanings

A printable resource in colour and in black and white with various story starts linked to Hallowe'en, Haunted Houses, Ghouls and Ghosts . Some are more difficult than others so this will be a good resource for differentation. I have also included a powerpoint presentation for classroom use.

A 14 page workbook which can be printed as one workbook or individual worksheets. Target Words taken from specifications for year 5/6 Appendix 1 'sion' words 'ive' words 'able' words 'ible' words root verbs verbs to nouns Dictionary work Sentence construction Alphabetical order

A 14 page workbook for Years 5/6. can be printed out a whole workbook or individual sheets. A powerpoint presentation for classroom use Task word lists taken from the Statutory requirements Appendix 1 Spelling Sentence construction Words and Meanings Dictionary work Matching word to meanings 'ous' or 'ious' alphabetical order 'ough' words Suffixes 'al' 'ous' 'able' This will be a great resource for weekly spellings and linked activities.