A four slide presentation containing a variety of pictures and symbols to map out the story of Pie Corbett’s Storm Unicorn. After familiarising themselves with the text, children should be able to re-read the story using only the story map. It makes for an interesting challenge.

This PowerPoint based activity is made up of 12 numbered tiles which when individually clicked on will reveal a question behind them. When a student or group gets the correct answer the question tile can then be removed to reveal a part of the picture hiding behind. It’s perfect for Book Day or even as a warmer for a reading lesson. All the questions relate famous children’s books. Please take a look at the previews to see the questions. The game is fully editable, so with a few clicks, (instructions in the PowerPoint), you can change the content as you please and use it for any question from any topic you like! I usually split the class up into teams for this and let them have one collected guess at the picture if they answer a question correctly. The first team to correctly state what book the picture is about, are the winners.

This is a profile / short biography of a Vietnamese woman named Ms Mihn Dao. I use it early on in my biographies unit to both ask questions about and then draw up facts into sentences using a range of time prepositions and connectives. It serves as a good basis for the children to plan their own autobiography and then their own fictional biography.

This worksheet is made up of 10 comprehension questions and a bonus, covering a wide range of reading skills. It is for the book, Flat Stanley - The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery. Each question is based on a different chapter. The chapter numbers are given in brackets afterwards to make it slightly easier. Children will have had to have read the book, but ideally have s to it to be able to refer to and answer the questions as best they can. This is quite a tricky comprehension for my Year 3 level, so it would be more suitable for Year 4-6. The worksheet is also designed to be easily used as a Google Doc so children can type their answers online. Last time I used it in Google Classroom where each child gets their own copy of the document to work on.

This fully editable board game adds fun for children who are learning to read. For this package, I’ve split it into two games. The first is a set of CVCC words and the second is a set of CCVC words. There are 21 spaces in which you can add any word you wish for children to practice reading. The board game is also A3 size so the words are easy to see. The idea is that 2-4 children take turns rolling the dice. If they are able to read the word that they land on then they can remain there, if not then they move back to where they just were before they rolled. This is one of my personal favourite resources, not just because both I and the children love it, but also because you can enter in any word set you like. I even play this with my son and it really encourages him to focus on pronouncing the words as perfectly as he possibly can.

This fully editable board game adds fun for children who are learning to read. There are 21 spaces in which you can add any word you wish for children to practice reading. The board game is also A3 size so the words are easy to see. The idea is that 2-4 children take turns rolling the dice. If they are able to read the word that they land on then they can remain there, if not then they move back to where they just were before they rolled. This is one of my personal favourite resources, not just because both I and the children love it, but also because you can enter in any word set you like. I even play this with my son and it really encourages him to focus on pronouncing the words as perfectly as he possibly can.

This fully editable board game adds fun for children who are learning to read. For this package, I’ve split it into four games. Each being a set of one of the phase 2-5 high frequency words. There are 21 spaces in which you can add any word you wish for children to practice reading. The board game is also A3 size so the words are easy to see. The idea is that 2-4 children take turns rolling the dice. If they are able to read the word that they land on then they can remain there, if not then they move back to where they just were before they rolled. This is one of my personal favourite resources, not just because both I and the children love it, but also because you can enter in any word set you like. I even play this with my son and it really encourages him to focus on pronouncing the words as perfectly as he possibly can.

This worksheet gives basic information about limericks - what is a limerick, how is it made, what patterns does it follow? Two examples are then provided. Here is one of them… There once was a girl called Jane, who thought she had a really big brain. She thought she was cool, standing in a puddle of drool, but really, she was just insane. The first task involves the children highlighting the rhyming words and counting the syllables for each line. Following this, the second task is for the children to create their own limerick. Ideas for sentence starters are provided. The final task is for the children to swap with their friends so they can read each other’s poems and give constructive feedback. It’s also great to have children share them with the whole class. They generally enjoy writing them, especially their silly nature and I love reading them! So long as they are not anything about cats, hats and rats… that gets a bit tiresome.

This fun activity lets children explore that classic deserted island scenario. It presents pictures of 16 items from which the children have to choose three to take with them to be stranded with. They must explain verbally or in writing why they have chosen these items. The children could even suggest why other items would not be worth having. It’s worth encouraging the children to think of alternate uses for the items they have chosen too. This works both as an individual activity and as a group activity to promote effective communication between members.

This pack comprises of six short airport role-play conversations. We use it to add an element of drama and fun to our connected learning topic, Flying High. Most of the role-plays are quite funny in some way but include common language to each situation. The number of children involved in each varies from 2-4 people. Here are the titles for each of the role-plays to give you a better idea, but please see the preview for a glimpse of the content. a) The Pre-Flight Safety Demonstration b) The Crying Baby c) The Sick Passengers d) The Fast Take-Off e) The Rough Landing f) The Scared Passenger I hope your children enjoyed performing these as much as ours do! The document is fully editable so it’s possible for you or even the children to change them.

A series of 16 rhyming riddles, with 2 per A4 page. Perfect for team competitions or as an extra when someone has finished work early. The riddles are generally quite easily and mostly involve animals, transport and everyday objects. If you’re interested, take a look at the preview to see examples of some of them. The document is fully editable so you can change them or add your own as you please.

30 general knowledge quiz questions split into three different levels. Suitable for KS1 to KS2. Plenty of riddles with pictures and illustrations used in some questions. Each question takes up one A4 page. Fully editable DOC as well as PDF. I use it mostly for team quizzes and competitions. Check out the preview for examples of some of the questions…

A whole worksheet designed to help children create their own rhyming treasure hunt clues. It’s a great way to introduce rhyming words and short rhymes and riddles. Children attempt to find the balance between making clues too easy or too difficult. It’s split into three sections: Read existing clues and suggest locations for where the clues might lead. Write clues for other locations. Choose some locations and write clues that will help lad someone there. Bonus: There’s a secret code at the end for children to solve once they have finished the other tasks. Ultimately, this worksheet can be used to buildup towards children actually creating their own treasure hunt for other groups to try out.

Simple template for students to write a postcard. Lots of potential for creative writing across many subjects! If you print on card, then students may cut the postcard out and draw a picture on the front.

A fill in th blanks worksheet where children can look at the picture of one of to characters and describe what they see. The people are a female and male anime characters. The aspect of description is included in brackets after the blank space to help determine what adjective to use. To help, you could write the exact adjectives used to fill in the spaces or just a selection of various possibilities. You could warm-up by having children in pairs describe their partner. The files include a fully editable DOC as well as the same in PDF format.

This worksheet is made up of 2 editable tables set out in the pattern of a spiral shaped snake. The first worksheet involves typing in a short story with the objective for the student being to identify and circle the individual words within the story. The second worksheet is intended as a blank template for the students to write their own snake story. Differentiation: Highlight certain parts of speech in different colours.

Five fully editable A4 comic book strip templates. Let children choose which one to use for their own short comic strip. I recommend that the students cut and stick coloured speech and/or thought bubbles for added effect.

Simple template for writing a diary. More for use in history as a stand alone diary entry but could be used in literacy as well. The idea is that students take on the role of a historical character and write a diary entry for a particular date in time. For example, a soldier in the trenches during World War 1.

This is a basic A4 template for writing a short book report. It’s fully editable so students can type their report or hand write it on a printed version. Please, take a look at the preview for further details.

A selection of six templates for short creative writing activities. Creative Sentence Writing - Students to write a creative sentence using the words from the box. 12 word options with space for 5 different creative sentences. 8 word options with space for 6 different creative sentences. 4 different small pictures with space for a long creative sentence sentence each. Creative Story Writing - Write a short creative story based on the given picture, drawing or photo. 4-6) Paste in a picture of choice for the students to write a short creative story. The number of lines to write on increases in each successive template. All are fully editable, so you could add more lines on a new page if you like. How do I use these? Usually as a extended warmer for literacy lessons. Begin with a class discussion of the picture on the board. Brainstorm of ideas and recording of key words. Then provide copies of the worksheet for individuals to write their own stories on (within a given time frame). Once complete, choose a few willing and a few random students to share their stories.