This writing mat is perfect for laminating so students can use wipe board pens and improve their literacy skills. This works really well with SEN students who need visual support to help develop their writing. You can then photocopy the mat or get students to write out neatly in their books.

Exploring famous mythical creatures. Reading Activity- comprehension task Writing Activity- Creative writing. Key facts and questions to help develop understanding of text. Creative writing activity - create your own mythical creatures with word mat to help. This can be used and adapted for KS2-KS4 Can be used in conjunction with AQA Step up to English, Component 2 All clipart is royality free and sourced from Pixabay All information is sourced from various books and internet sites

Differentiated activity for students familiar with the Roald Dahl classic. Students listen/read up to chapter 16- The night before Charlie goes to the Chocolate factory. Students are asked to complete a diary entry as Charlie. Can be used for Speaking and Listening lesson or Writing. KS2/3/SEN

I have created a engaging and interactive revision booklet for GCSE students who are sitting their GCSE. It is focused around the writing questions (section B of the exams) AO5/6 (it can be used for other exam boards also) It is detailed and contains key information regarding both papers with various exam style activities to aid revision. Each paper is broken down and contains revision material It also looks at the stages of PAF, Linguistic techniques SPAG It contains up to 40 pages and would fill a weeks worth of lessons easily. This can also be printed for students to complete independently for homework/revision. My students have found this a worthwhile booklet and it has helped them loads It can be adapted to suit different abilities I have used it with KS3/4 students and SEN students. Hope you enjoy :)

A lesson and resources for writing a post card home from your recent holiday destination. Ideal for a literacy lesson or a lesson. Suitable and adaptable from KS2-KS4 and SEN Full lesson with writing frames.

My students are currently studying AQA Step Up to English, in preparation for their exam I created this resource to give them a practice for the real exam. This can be adapted for GCSE and KS3 purposes. We have been studying component 2- Family For this we have done a series of lessons based on The Secret Garden and The Railway Children. I have used the AQA exam paper for this module and adapted it to fit in with the two books. This is a good revision exercise for your students before they sit the paper or students that want to practice some English skills pre-GCSE. Students practice: -Inferring -Creative Writing -Comparing two texts My students found it very useful Hope you enjoy :)

KS2/KS3/SEN Literacy/Speaking and listening exercise. Students design their own Marvellous Medicine

A useful resource for classes studying Billionaire Boy by David Walliams. Journal highlights key chapters and a range of resources and activities that link to chapters. Writing Letters Writing Newspaper Report Creating own Bum Fresh brand Book Review Creating own revolting recipes Importance of friendship If I had a billion pounds Perfect for KS2/3/SEN All on PowerPoint Would provide enough work for a few weeks worth of lessons.

Students listen to audio (or read text) PowerPoint presentation including writing frame for activity Students learn about the Prince’s Chocolate Palace and get to create their own candy palace. Speaking and Listening exercise with writing activity. Suitable for KS2/3/SEN

After students have read the classic Roald Dahl story they can write their own version. A great resource that gets students to create/plan their own creative story. This resources is one activity/writing frame. Be careful that they don’t try and make their own marvellous medicine at home! Perfect for KS2/3/SEN

Treasure Island- Robert Louis Stevenson Creative writing task Students read chapters 12- 13 where Jim and the crew see the island for the first time. Two activities based on these chapters. First activity -students draw the island from given description. Second activity -students describe senses when they step on the island for the first time. Can extend for HA students and get them to use adjectives and other linguistic techniques such as alliteration, metaphors, similes.

Resource/ writing frame for students to complete once read the book or watched the film. Resource can be adapted to suit abilities. Suitable for KS2/3/4

Treasure Island literacy activities. x3 activities. Learning objectives- Giving instructions, drawing from descriptions and creative writing . Students are asked to create instructions on a treasure map, draw from character description and pick information from the text to create a teasure chest. Suitable for Entry level, functional skills, KS2/3/4 and SEN English All resources are adaptable.

PowerPoint activity I used this resource for my AQA Step up to English lesson whilst studying The Railway Children but it can be adapted to fit any book or text. For the purpose of this activity students read chapter 6 of the book and were then asked to create a comic strip detailing what happened during the chapter using onomatopoeia words and sequencing events. Includes writing frame for comic and cut out comic art.

This resource can be adapted for GCSE and KS2/3 PowerPoint presentation that highlights what key features you need when writing newspaper articles. Some slides can be printed and used as props/posters/classroom display. It includes 3 activities: - Creating a newspaper board - Annotating an article - Creating your own article (with planning writing frame)

A presentation that can be used to discuss non-fiction writing in front of the class or individual slides can be printed and laminated for revision mats/posters for the classroom. This topic focuses on non-fiction writing; speeches, letters. articles. Suitable for KS2/3/4/SEN/GCSE Can be adapted Hope you enjoy :)

Small activity that can be done as a starter activity for an English lesson or PSHE lesson. Or it can be used in form time. This activity is to get students thinking about their summer and what they would like to do/ recounting their summer. Students can then use this as a prompt to write a recount, a diary entry or a short story. This is a before summer and after summer sheet. Power-Point slides.

A writing frame so students can research a variety of linguistic devices and techniques that make their writing more creative. They also have to include their own examples. You could get them to research on their own or give them examples that they have to match with the techniques. Techniques cover alliteration, metaphors, simile, onomatopoeia and adjectives) Hope you enjoy :)

English KS3-KS4 Differentiated lesson activity for students to write/find descriptions of the main characters in the book. Students can either find own quotes from the book about the characters or can match the descriptions provided. Suitable and adaptable for all students of all abilities. Writing frames provided.

A mindfulness journal for students to complete during form time, PSHE lessons or during the recovery curriculum after lockdown. This journal has weekly activities for 7 weeks of school. Concentrates on being positive, learning how to be mindful, mindfulness colouring, breating activities and learning how to be present in the moment. Some writing activities to link in with the English curriculum. Students will reflect on their week and fill in their graditude jars to create a more positive mindset This resource can be adapted for different abilities and the activities can be. Could be used for KS3 to Sixth form. 45 slides in total All images and illustrations are from Pixabay