25 page bundle of themes worksheets that allow students to practice letter formation. Themes include: On the Farm At the Zoo Under the Sea In the City At the Beach Weather and Seasons In the Desert In the Snow Nature Transport Vegetables Fruit At the Shops Household chores

Character, theme and literary technique revision flashcards for Orwell’s Animal Farm. Perfect for independent revision or group work activities.

10 dinosaur themed creative writing prompts. Can be used as a verbal cue card for group activities or as an individual written activity.

24 cards with colour names. 24 “write your answer” cards. Flashcard activity and / or Classroom display.

10 pages of individual stories with 4-6 questions. This small booklet is perfect for students who can read basic sentences. The worksheets begin with true or false questions and progressively work towards more complex, inference type questions.

10 pages, (2 x each sense) of sentence tracing for the five senses. Students can see how sentences are constructed as well as being able to practise letter formation.

7 posters covering a brief outline of the different stages of reading: Preview Question Predict Connect Infer Summarise Evaluate These brightly coloured posters are ideal for classroom use but can be reduced and copied for student books.

20 sheets / 40 cards of cvc words. Can be made into a flip book for students or cut up into individual cards. Bright, vibrant cards help your students practise letter and word formation of CVC words.

11 quotes from Animal Farm analysed. Ideal revision tool for students.

6 slide Power Point on creating an Ode poem. This is designed to be part of a larger unit on exploring poetic forms. It is meant to be a tongue in cheek, fun activity, having previously introduced students to Ode poems. Works well as a creative writing activity.

12 revision activities based on Wright’s adaptation of McEwan’s novel. These activities can be completed in any given order; in groups, pairs or independently. Mind maps, essays, or discussion can be used to stimulate critical thinking about this amazing text.

Flashcard game relating to sentence types. 11 sentences covering terms such as clause, predicate, simple, compound, complex sentence, phrase etc. 11 definitions. 11 examples. Cards will need to be pre-cut. This activity can be group based or an individual, cut and paste exercise to put in student workbooks.

40 cards. 2 containing a definition of active and passive voices. 20 examples of active voice. 20 examples of passive voice. Students are given a card / cards and have to convert the sentence into the opposite voice. Can be used as a verbal group activity or as a written independent activity.

4 bright, vibrant posters for your classroom. Posters can be reduced in size to be used as word mats for individual students. Tense types Sentence types 10 rhetorical device / persuasive language definitions

23 flashcards designed to help students revise the literary techniques used in satirical writing. I used this resource when teaching Juvenal’s Satires but the cards could also be used for teaching satire as part of a creative writing unit. Flashcards include (examples): Parody Invectives Sarcasm Imperatives Epigrams Apostrophe (not the punctuation mark) Circumlocution Ridicule Antithesis

Example paragraph with Point, Evidence, Explanation and Response / Link highlighted. This was created for NCEA Level 1 Visual Text study on Nolan’s The Dark Knight. The term ‘foreshadowing’ is used in the paragraph showcasing how students can show how the technique used affects the structure of the text too. An additional section is analysis is included that shows how students can combine film techniques in a paragraph to achieve a higher grade.

Resources on Speilberg’s Jurassic Park. This is aimed at Year 10 / Year 11 Film Study. Symbolism Teacher Notes Character study for students Discussion questions for students

20 flashcard discussion questions that can be used for revision of the text. Excellent way to promote extended, developed answers. Independent or group discussion activity.

Students have to insert the missing vowels for the months of the year. A fun spelling game for early learners. Months have been designed to reflect the Northern Hemisphere seasons.

6 colourful templates for dinosaur acrostic poems.