Sentence opener and connective flashcards which can be displayed on literacy wall. Useful resource to remind learners to include these in their writing.

10 x Christmas literacy starters covering spelling, grammar, writing and talking & listening (KS2 or 2nd Level)

This resource contains a variety of quizzes or activities that can be used to encourage learners to read more, share about what they read and introduce them to more authors or books. It contains. Become an illustrator Lesson and Worksheet. In this activity, pupils will see the blurb of a book but not the front cover. Based on what they read, they have to decide what front cover they should design to illustrate. It contains four different blurbs and a worksheet with four blank book covers. Who Am I? Book character quiz. Book Speed Dating Worksheet. Learners would each have a book on their table and when told they must move to another table. They then have a short time to skim and scan the book then review on their speed dating worksheet. Who is my author quiz. Pupils must match the front cover to the author of the book. Book activities. This resource contains five different activities that can be completed in class or independently as a home learning activity.

This is a full lesson on creating a Halloween acrostic poem. This pack includes: Teaching slides - with modelled text. Planning page Word Bank (both for display & printable) 6 x printable poem templates which can be coloured for display.

This writing lesson teachers learners how to write the story of the Wise Men through the eyes of one of them. It links well to my Story of the Wise Men Reading Comprehension lesson which is written in a similar styles from the perspective of one of them. This resource includes two different styles of planning pages and a word bank to support learners.

Two level reading comprehension based on the story of the three wise men & the Feast of the Epiphany. It is told through the eyes of one of the wise men Melchior. This is a great modelled text to inspire children to write their own version of the story through a wise men. It includes a range of questions from literal, to inferential to vocab focused. There are also three follow up tasks for learners to complete. This resource also links well to my Story of the Wise Men Writing piece where learners have to rewrite the story through the eyes of one of the wise men.

This reading comprehension retells the story of the Great Race which created the Zodiac calendar. It contains two tasks: Task 1: Analyses new or tricky vocab Task 2: Comprehension questions

This is a full lesson on creating an new year acrostic poem. This pack includes: Teaching slides - with modelled text. Planning page Word Bank (both for display & printable) 4 x printable poem templates which can be coloured for display.