8 worksheets, 3 focusing on verbs, 5 focusing on adjectives. Students have to match the picture to the correct verb or adjective. Ideal as a quick literacy starter to your lesson.

8 page PDF file. 4 on ‘The Kiwi’ and 4 on the ‘Tasmanian Devil’. Non-fiction. Students can develop their comprehension skills with basic inference questions, identify language techniques such as adjectives, verbs and onomatopoeia. Some questions require students to research dictionary definitions. Students are asked to sharpen their editing skills with misspelled words, inserting capital letters correctly and missing punctuation. Answers included.

10 page PDF. 4 visual or pictorial slides. 6 types of rhyme with their definitions. A3 size. Ideal for the English classroom wall.

9 page PDF file. Eleanor Farjeon’s poem ‘Pegasus’ is revived through annotation of language features. This can be used as a visual display in the classroom or as a scaffolded ‘how to annotate’ exercise. A copy of the poem is provided free of annotation. Annotated copy also provided (not all language features have been identified, examples only.) A digital design of Pegasus included. Pitched towards Year 9 / KS 3 level. A3 size.

36 cards, 20 of which contain the ‘zh’ sound. Students can test their knowledge of ‘zh’ sounds by sorting the cards into those with the 'zh ’ sound and those with the ‘sh’ sound. PDF file.

10 poems, differentiated for student ability. These sheets are designed to be used as a quick confidence building activity for students by scaffolding the annotation process. They can also be used as a revision activity once students know what the literary techniques are. Answer sheets included.

28 flashcards depicting a word containing the ‘ou’ sound. Students can write in the spaces provided the correct spelling, ‘ou’ or ‘ow’ for the word. PDF file, 7 pages.

56 cards / 28 pairs of cards displaying conjunctions. Designed to be used as a quick, interactive ‘Snap’ or ‘Memory’ revision game.

10 pages of do now activities relating to homophones. Designed as a quick starter activity. Answer sheets included. Each page contains a definition of the words and three boxes with activities for students. The final box (the one with the scooter) is designed for ‘fast finishers’.

4 activities on Poe’s famous short story The Tell Tale Heart. These activities are designed to be starter activities to promote literacy and analysis skills. 1 x Match the literary technique to the quote (Answers included) 1 x Match the symbol to the definition (Answers included) 3 x Analyse the quote. Example given on the first page showing students how to identify and explain the literary technique used. 1 x Identify the punctuation and find an example of its use in the text.

10 sheets, each containing two adjectives. Answer sheets included (synonyms listed not a full list) Designed as a quick ‘do now’ literacy activity to help boost student vocabulary.

2 activities on persuasive or rhetorical techniques. Cut and paste activity (answers included) Worksheet match up (answers included)

20 worksheets or 120 flashcards of beginning blends. Supported spelling by combining the word and a picture. Excellent for students who are struggling with beginning blends.

10 worksheets focusing on Edmund and Edgar in King Lear. A copy of their first soliloquies, literary techniques treasure hunt, connecting the characters to themes and concepts in the play. Comparison chart of the brothers’ qualities. Ideal for ‘Do Now’ starter activities.

42 flashcards relating to the weather. Ideal for helping young learners expand their vocabulary when learning to describe the weather.

38 vocabulary cards relating to the kitchen.

DC’s Black Adam (20 pages) Worksheet Pack. Worksheets / Discussion questions on aspects such as: Themes Characters Symbolism Challenges Cinematography Setting Character - quote mix and match Film technique scene template x 3 Close analysis questions relating to the end scene (2 pages) No answers included. PDF file.

38 colourful flashcards displaying vocabulary from outer space. Words include planets, dwarf planets, objects etc.

Confusing words match up activity where students have to match the word with the correct ‘picture’ interpretation of the word. It presents an additional activity to matching homophones. Students have to decide which picture matches each word, focusing on the meaning of the homophones in order to connect the word to the picture. An easy extension activity asks students to make a sentence out of each word / picture match up they find. 68 cards. 34 words and 34 picture cards.

Space themed Bingo Game Set 1 - basic sight words. 72 spaceships cards that can be used to announce the word the students have to find on their bingo cards. 6 bingo cards. Ideal group activity for early literacy learners.