Experienced Primary School teacher of 30 years. Worked across KS1/2.
- child friendly worksheets and resources to cover all areas of the curriculum
- specialise in language and writing
- established child author
- Gold TES Author
- Shortlisted for the Bev Evans Award 2017
Experienced Primary School teacher of 30 years. Worked across KS1/2.
- child friendly worksheets and resources to cover all areas of the curriculum
- specialise in language and writing
- established child author
- Gold TES Author
- Shortlisted for the Bev Evans Award 2017
Similar Layout to My Winter and Christmas Grammar Books for KS1. Writing activities and drawing activities, Grammar includes Nouns, Proper Nouns, Collective Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs. Poetry activities, Creative Writing and Life Cycle of a frog. Will be great as a follow up workbook after a Spring walk or a Nature Trail. A powerpoint presentation is also included for talking and listening activities.
This is suitable for KS1 and Lower KS2 or SEN children. Great for differentiation and can be adapted for individuals. The 30 page booklet consists of 15 colour sheets and 15 duplicated black and white sheets. I have also included the Powerpoint presentation.
The following are included:-
Writing sentences
Descriptive writing
Poetry…original text
Story…original text with comprehension questions and the children are then asked to finish the story
Singular and plural
Writing lists
Writing an acrostic poem
Spelling activity…unscramble Christmas words
Writing instructions
Brainstorming winter words
24 page Unit of work based on Roald Dahl’s picture Book The Enormous Crocodile. A great resource for KS1/2 to celebrate Roald Dahl on World Book Day or any other day . Can be printed as complete booklet or as separate pages for display in the classroom. I have also included a powerpoint presentation. Great for differentation, mixed ability or composite classes.
Includes:-
Reading for Understanding
Writing lists
Adjectives
Favourite and least favourite
Sequencing events
Funny animal names
Descriptive writing
Imaginative writing
Speech marks
Rhyming words
Creating poetry
New vocabulary
Book review
Drawing activities
This 34 page resource is for KS2 and consists of a PDF file and Powerpoint presentation. The slides may be printed out as individual worksheets for differentation or as a complete workbook for each child. They can be used after the novel has been completed or while the children are reading it. Guided reading sessions would be a great time to use the worksheets either individualy or with groups of children. Writing, drawing research activities are included. Cross-curricular themes including Literacy, Science, RE Art and Geography are included. The following will give teachers an idea of what to expect from this resource:-
Descriptive writing of characters and The Island
Diary writing
Comparing and contrasting characters
Argumentative writing
Opinion/fact
Spelling
Speech
Research skills:- Leprosy, The Philippines, The Bible and Facts about The Author
Drawing activities:- new cover, characters, map
Life cycle of a butterfly
Themes in the novel
Writing a book review
Craft:- How to make a symmetrical butterfly
This resource is a workbook of 30 pages with writing and drawing activities to use alongside the reading of EB White's Charlotte's Web.
It is suitable for Upper Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
It can be printed in black and white as individual sheets or as a workbook for the entire class.
It includes writing diary entries, character profiles, descriptions, newspaper articles, persuausive writing, letters and poems.
There are also a few comprehension questions, vocabulary tasks and internet research tasks.
Design a poster and draw the characters you liked.
A fantastic 32 page resource on Roald Dahl's novel The Twits suitable for KS1 and 2.
Includes:-
Book reviews which are differentiated
Descrptive and imaginative writing
Writing Lists
Text evidence
Making predictions
Retelling parts of the story
Writing a recipe
Drawing conclusions
Phrases
Speech Marks
SPaG
Research skills
Write a shortened version of the story
I have also included a powerpoint presentation for classroom use.
A 20 page workbook based on Roald Dahl's The BFG. These can be printed out as separate worksheets for differentation or as a complete workbook for each member of the class. They are in black and white.
Descriptive writing:- cave, own giant
Creative writing:- Story about own giant, poem called Dreams
Favourite and least favourite characters
Making inferences and drawing conclusions
Words and meanings
Drawing activities
Wrte a book blurb
Write a book review
Celebrating Roald Dahl in September? Here's a great 16 page workbook as follow up work to the reading of The Magic Finger.
Quotes from parts of the novel.
Recall facts about the narrator.
Retell parts of the story.
Scanning the novel for information on characters.
Creative writing.
SPaG look for spelling mistakes.
Science materials to make a nest
Arguments for/against Hunting
Book reviews.
Favourite character
Favourite parts of the book
Design a cover
Write a blurb
I have also included a powerpoint presentation.
Looking for something original and different then this 20 page coloured PDF file and powerpoint is for you! It is suitable for Key Stage 1 and 2 and can be adapted for SEN.
Each page is the opening of a Christmas story or a Christmas Poem. Topics included are Santa, elves, reindeer, furry animals, Christmas trees, stars, journeys and adventures.
There are three brainstorming pages related to Christmas nouns, verbs and adjectives.
18 page workbook on The Amazon Rainforest. Can be printed out as individual sheets or as entire workbook. Upper KS1 and KS2
Cross curricular approach.
Includes
Fact sheets
Comprehension Questions
Creative writing, poetry writing, persuasive writing, writing notes for a presentation.
Vocabulary words and match with the definition
Internet and research skills
What I have learned sheet.
A 32 page unit of work and a powerpoint presentation on numbers up to millions. Suitable for KS2 or low ability KS3.
Includes Display Cards for classroom with words and numbers to aid spelling and number recognition. Task cards and worksheetswith activities including splitting numbers, numbers into words, addition of big numbers, multiplication by 10 and 100 and a practical activity involving reading newspapers to find big numbers, cutting and sticking and putting numbers in order from smallest to largest.
Original poems and stories written by me for KS1 on the theme of Christmas with accompanying comprehension questions and a few grammar activities, find the rhyming words and parts of speech.
Story 1 Follow the Star
Poem 1 Candy Cane
Story 2 Tinsel Cottage
Story 3 Legend of the Robin
Poem 2 Christmas Bits and Bobs
This is a PDF file but I have also included a powerpoint presentation.
This is a great resource to use with your children in the week before Christmas. The stories and poems could be used to stimulate the children's own writing.
A superb resource for KS1 and 2 with a selection of original and famous stories, poems and legends with a Christmas Theme. 26 page resource and powerpoint presentation.
Poem: A Child's Christmas with comprehension questions and then pupils have to write an acrostic poem.
Poem: The Candy Cane with comprehension questions followed by descriptive writing activity My Favourite Christmas decoration
Story/Legend: Mrs Babushka with comprehension questions and imaginative writing activity Complete the story
Poem: All in Red activity write a red poem
Poem: All in Green activity write a green poem
Poem extract: The Christmas Party activity write a list and draw
Legend: How Robin got his Red Breast with comprehension questions and Internet research to find Legend of the Christmas Tree
Poem: The Kitchen Table with comprehension questions
Poem extract: Silver Bells activity write a Father Christmas Poem
An original story written for Early Years and KS1 outlining events for Holy Week.
A PDF file and powerpoint presentation.
Can be used in a number of ways.
1.Class assembly with children reading each daily entry while others perform role play activities.
2. A guided reading activity or a mini class novel
3. A printed workbook as there are activity pages included
Consists of story pages, writing and drawing activities, a word mat , a timeline from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
An 18 page workbook suitable for KS1/2 on conflict with peers. This could be given as an individual workbook or used with groups for differentation. It would also be good as a starter for World Conflict Issues.
Includes:
Definition of conflict
Describe a conflict they have had with someone in the past.
How did they resolve the conflict?
Why is it important to talk and listen to others?
Ways to resolve conflict.
Fun Activity Conflict in Fairytales.
I have also included a powerpoint presentation
This PDF file is for KS1 and EYFS.
To improve writing the children must write sentences, questions and answers.
Spring Theme of over 20 slides, some are colour, some black and white
6 SPAG displays for working wall
variety of pupil worksheets about weather, animals, plants
3 vocabulary sheets
A SPAG Tick Checklist
This 26 page pack contains one class novel written by me (5 chapters) and can be used as a whole unit of work when covering The Stone Age.
Pack contains 5 chapters with worksheets for each chapter covering areas of learning such as;
Word Analysis
Grammar
Creative Writing
Dictionary Work and more!
Suitable for KS2 but may benefit weaker KS3 students.
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20 page booklet with worksheets covering the Euro 2016 Theme with pre-match training activities, practice activities and matches for England Northern Ireland and Wales. The children can record their score from the match worksheet to see how many goals they achieved.
the gfollowing topics are included in the booklet.
Multiplication and Division Facts
Multiplication grids
Missing numbers
Number Sequences
Function Boxes
Using a dictionary
Spelling
Words and meanings
Sentence construction matching beginnings and endings
healthy and non healthy eating
Comprehension questions
brainstorma celebration party.
A great resource covering the events of Palm Sunday written in a simple narrative form for KS1 children to read themselves or in groups. A PDF file and a powerpoint presentation. Mainly done in black and white with a few coloured graphics.
Resource includes reading activities, writing activities, grammar activities, diminutives, drawing acxtivities, word searching, internet activity and creative work. Suitable for differentation and for special needs children.
This is a 21 page workbook for upper Key stage 1 and Key stage 2
It is cross curricular including history, geography, numeracy and literacy as well as ICT researching the internet.
Fact Sheet about Egypt and comprehension questions
Map work
Fact sheet about The River Nile and comprehension questions
Fact Sheet about Pyramids and mathematical questions re faces, edges, and vertices
Tutankhaman fact sheet and acrostic poem to create
Internet research on gods and cats and Egyptian inventions
Daily life:- design jewelery and say what materials were used.