This resource is ideal if you are wanting your students to focus on language techniques or devices in poetry. John Parker’s Mr. Swash poem is easily accessible for younger students with obvious language techniques, particularly onomatopoeia, alliteration and repetition. The second page is designed to be an extension task for students as it asks them to explain structural techniques. Answers included.

20 pairs of flashcards where students have to match the picture to the onomatopoeic sound associated with it. A quick, fun, interactive group game for your students when exploring language techniques.

22 Posters, 2 “Spice up your Writing” signs followed by 20 “spice jars” with a different language technique on each. A cute classroom display to encourage your students to develop their creative writing skills.

11 Posters displaying studied aspects of texts. Puzzle pieces are random, they are not designed to fit together.

A3 size posters (3 posters) depicting a volcano and onomatopoeic sounds. An eye catching display for your classroom.

If you are looking to brighten up your classroom walls with a condensed version of the creative or formal writing process, this is it. A3 size PDF files, 2 posters included. It outlines the writing stages in order to achieve the final written product, ready for submission.

32 flashcards depicting the base word with its corresponding picture. Students have to decide if the prefix is mis or dis e.g. take. Mistake or Distake? A quick, interactive language game for students.

10 templates included in this pack encouraging students to develop imagery in their creative or descriptive writing by using sensory imagery. The visual images are designed to prompt students into developing their ideas and the boxes are designed to help students organize them.

1 -20 dinosaur themed cards. This resource is designed to help your students match up the written number and digit with the corresponding picture card.

Christmas themed worksheet pack (15 worksheets) where students have to colour in the baubles on the tree dependent on whether the letter or blend on the bauble can make a word when combined with the 3 letters in the star at the top of the tree. A fun, Christmas themed literacy activity.

PDF file. 3 x A3 size posters listing adverbs of time, place and frequency. An ideal resource for literacy or word class focus in the classroom.

36 colourful flashcards depicting words with a ‘m’ sound. Students can recite the words verbally and place the cards into beginning, middle and final ‘m’ sound piles.

40 colourful flashcards depicting words with a ‘v’ sound. Students can recite the words verbally and place into beginning, middle and final ‘v’ sound piles.

5 worksheets. Answer sheets included. These worksheets have been designed as a general knowledge exercise and as a way to scaffold students answers into a full sentence. Instead of ‘it lives in the sea’, students are encouraged to write the sentence in full, providing sentence context and their explanation. I have found this is a helpful resource for those students who are reluctant to use ‘because’ in a written and / or verbal capacity.

A huge 44 worksheet pack focusing on basic addition, subtraction and multiplication (up to 12) Worksheets are differentiated into higher and lower numerical ability. Aimed at lower Primary aged students. Resources include: Elves and Puddings (like Snakes and Ladders) game Christmas Bingo Ascending Order Descending Order I spy Christmas Odd and Even Multiplication wreaths x 10 Count the Christmas items How many? Count and colour Greater or Less Than? Missing numbers Multiplication chart Basic addition

10 pack of worksheets that require students to highlight the word class or language technique specified. Similes Metaphors Irregular verbs Conjunctions Prepositions Onomatopoeia Interjections Abstract nouns Collective nouns Adverbs A fun, festive literacy activity for the Christmas season.

2 x A3 size onomatopoeia border strips. 1 x A3 size interjection border strips. Please note these are A3 PDF files. The middle border design is duplicated on a separate page in case you wish to print the strips with a wider border strip.

50 cards of various characters and symbols in Homer’s Odyssey. You can also print these and use for classroom display purposes too. 5 scorecards featuring characters and symbols from the card pack. Scorecards are varied and pictures placed at random. A fun group revision activity for students. A student shuffles, selects a card and calls out the name on the card. Students then have to mark off or place a counter over the picture (if they have it) on their scorecard. The first group to mark off at least two full columns or rows wins. (This can be adjusted to suit.) As an extension activity students then complete the theme worksheet for each character / symbol in one of the rows they have marked off. Example is included on the first sheet of the PDF file.

36 cards / 18 pairs to match up in Homer’s Odyssey This game is designed to be a quick revision activity for students once they are familiar with the main characters. PDF file

3 x A3 Classroom posters displaying basic prepositions of place.