This form can be used to evaluate the language background and English proficiency of a new student starting at your school. 1 page. Fully editable.

These activities are a great way to build up a student’s vocabulary skills. They can be called Semantic Gradients, Vocabulary Scales or Word Sorters (the latter being my favourite). I have attached 3 fully editable activities for you to try with your students. They are: Sorting words - BIG to SMALL. Sorting words - FREEZING to BOILING. Sorting words - SILENT to NOISY.

2 Verbs worksheets. Worksheet 1: Correct the Verbs. Worksheet 2: Missing Verbs - Complete each sentence by choosing the correct verb. Ideal for 6+ and English language learners. Answers provided. Fully editable.

Can your student’s find the punctuation and spelling errors in the attached passage all about light? 1 worksheet. Fully editable. Answers provided.

Can your student’s find the punctuation and spelling errors in the attached Fantastic Mr. Fox passages. 2 differentiated activities - 1 easy and 1 hard. Fully editable. Answers provided

A nice template to use for a 7-day diary. 2 versions available - fully editable. Version 1: Print out, cut each page in half and staple the booklet together. If you use this version, the diary will be A-5 size and contain 16 pages (2 pages for each of the 7 days plus a front and back cover). Version 2: This is my preferred version (as it’s easier to make the booklets). The front cover is on 1 page. Just staple the whole booklet together - 8 pages in total. This version will be A-4 size and contain a front cover and 7 pages - one for each day of the week. Please note: This resource can be be purchased as a ‘bundle’ of diary-writing activities here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/diary-writing-12489458

2 fully editable worksheets. A great way to encourage your child (or class) to write a daily or weekly diary. Suggested ways to use: Set as a homework activity - the children can write about the key events that happened on any day of the week. Monday morning activity - the children could write about their Saturday or Sunday activities, or both (they can choose). End of day activity! Parents who request additional writing for their child - ask them to keep a daily diary using both (or one) of these templates.

A great game to develop inference skills. 10 slides. Ideal age range: 8+ Fully editable. Instructions: One student will be chosen as ‘the guesser’. They will sit under the interactive whiteboard. The teacher will flash one word on the screen. Students in the audience will try to describe a time when they felt this way. They may NOT use the word on the screen! The guesser will try to guess the word on screen.

Can your student’s construct 12 sentences using the 12 nouns, 12 verbs and 12 adverbs? 3 pages. Fully editable. Ideal for 5+

Do your student’s have difficulty using correct verb tenses in their speech and writing? This task will help you student’s practise saying and writing sentences correctly. Student Task: Record yourself saying 8 sentences. Each sentence must begin with a different sentence starter (listed on the worksheet). Choose your favourite 3 sentences, type them out and email them to … Very simple but effective. If you have a listening station (or more than 1) in school, record the children and play it back to them. Identify their mistakes and re-record. You can use a variety of recording devices - phone, iPad etc. 1 worksheet. Fully editable.

Can your student’s spot the spelling and punctuation errors in this Roman army passage? 8 spelling mistakes and 12 punctuation errors to find. Answers provided and fully editable. 2 pages in total.

WHY USE A KNOWLEDGE RATING SCALE (KRS)? It’s a great way to introduce new VOCABULARY at the start of a lesson or unit of work. It’s a great way to assess your student’s knowledge of vocabulary. It’s a great way to identify your learning groups for a lesson or unit of work. . INSTRUCTIONS: . Just type in (or get the children to write) the vocabulary you want them to learn. The example shown is for a ‘Moving and Growing’ topic in science. Ask the children to complete the table indicating the following: I have seen or heard of this word. I can say this word. I can tell you what this word means. I can use this word in a sentence. I don’t know this word. Children who tick the last box indicating, ‘I don’t know this word’ can become your focus group. Fully editable.

Activity: Make the word fan then choose an appropriate verb to complete each sentence. 18 sentences in total. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. 6 pages. Fully editable.

Ideal for 5 to 9 years. Task: Cut out the cards (30 in total). Match three cards together to make 10 grammatically correct sentences. Finally, copy out the sentences on the sheet provided. 4 pages. Fully editable.

8 slides. Get your class to read through the selection of story openings and decide if they could be from a traditional story or not. Fully editable. Ideal for 7 to 11 years.

A fully editable rainbow writing poster. Great for reference and display.

A fully editable reading certificate. Just add the child’s name and print off.

Why not run an exciting 500-word writing competition at your school? Just edit the poster and send it out. Fully editable. Good luck!