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.

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.

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 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.

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

Straightforward worksheet to practice adding the suffixes “-able” or “-ible” to complete sentences. Suitable for UKS2, KS3, EAL students. Could be used for starter, revision, booster or homework tasks. 16 varied sentences and a general rule. Answers included.

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 range of short and longer writing ideas for pupils linked to Saint Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day and general Spring. Grab their imagination and inspire them to write!

A simple sheet for pupils to find a synonym and an antonym for given words.

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.