Another original short story written by me in a child friendly vocabulary set in 1895, Jayne, the young lady of the house is attending a ball in the manor and waiting patiently for a young suiter to appear. There are various characters in the story and this could be used as an introduction to a long novel, Shakespearian or Dickensian literature in preparation for Grammar/ Secondary school. There are pages to read and discuss so I have included a powerpoint presentation followed by comprehension questions, writing activities and drawing conclusions. There is dictionary work and internet research.

Are you ever stuck for ideas to help promote the learning of spellings? This 20 page PDF file consists of a variety of activities children will enjoy doing to help them learn their spellings. They are suitable activities for the entire primary school. The file can be printed out and each page laminated to use in class. Once laminated they will last forever. The activities provide fun things to do for the children. Activities include alphabetical order, vowels and consonants, writing silly sentences with spelling words, creating pictures with hidden words, creating word searches, computer activities, sentence construction, story and poetry writing, games, opposites and rhyming words. I have used many of these in my own teaching and the children loved them.

Revision of various Literacy and Numeracy topics based on a trip to the seaside. Includes worksheets on money, averages, measures, addition and subtraction. Also includes acrostic poems, apostrophes, homonyms and creative writing.

An 18 page Unit of Work includes:- a) Fact sheets on Ancient and Modern Olympic Games with Comprehension Worksheets b) Fact Sheet on Zeus with word analysis and creative writing activities c) Alphabetical Order d) Past Tense e) Brainstorming f) Designing a logo g) Creative writing, story, poem and newspaper article Could be used alongside a class project on the Rio Olympics

This is a complete Unit of work suitable for Key Stage 2 but could be adapted for Key Stage 1. It includes the following topics:- A fact sheet Comprehension questions Creative writing- A formal letter 8 and 9 times tables Months of the Year Problem Solving and Place Value Creative Writing- A newspaper article Art and design....design your own Birthday cake Multiplication of Money Drawing activities Can be printed out as an entire booklet for each child or as individual worksheets for differentation.

This Pdf file consists of 10 poems written by me. It also includes tasks relating to poetry terminology, types of poetry and analysis of poem This is an entire unit of poetry for one term and is suitable for KS2.

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 resource for Roald Dahl celebrations. A set of general discussion prompts on the novels written by Roald Dahl. Themes include Orphans, Bullying, Violence, Character Traits, Settings, Single Parents, Plots. I would suggest this could be used as a whole class Talking and Listening task or as a group task. I have included a powerpoint presentation. Feel free to adapt it to any novel you are studying.

A great resource for KS2 to discuss together as a class using the powerpoint presentation, in groups for differentation or as indivdual workbooks. Black and white resource. PSHE we all have choices to make and children find these as difficult as adults. Choosing to follow school rules, think for yourself, save or spend, tell the truth, what to eat, choosing friends. Dilemmas:- children will write or discuss cheating, bullying, accidental damge, finding money and incorrect change. The final page is cooperation.

A fun start with these fun activities for emergent readers and writers in KS1. The powerpoint can be used to model reading and writing to the whole class and the pdf file can be printed off as individual worksheets. Poetry for Fun......animal poems with comprehension, drawing and writing activities, writing an animal poem and a New Year poem Reading for Fun.....animal stories with comprehension and grammar activities including rhyming, words and meanings and plurals Writing for fun....includes a story plan, writing a story, a letter, a description and a checklist

An original story written for Early Years and KS1 outlining events for Holy Week. A PDF file and powerpoint presentation. Can be used in a number of ways. 1.Class assembly with children reading each daily entry while others perform role play activities. 2. A guided reading activity or a mini class novel 3. A printed workbook as there are activity pages included Consists of story pages, writing and drawing activities, a word mat , a timeline from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday

This consists of 14 challenge cards relating to fiction and non fiction books as follow up activities for children after they have completed a book, or after a visit to the library. There are writing and drawing activities included. This is suitable for KS1 and KS2 and can be used for differentation. It would be a useful tool for World Book day. PDF file and powerpoint presentation included.