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We are a small group of teachers (including a mum and her daughter!) specialising in English literature and language. Collectively, we’ve got over 90 years’ experience teaching in schools & universities as well as in the private tutoring sector. All our materials are devised by us and have been tested in a range of educational environments. Oh, and we’re all fully-paid-up members of the “Practice makes perfect!” club.
Free Christmas-themed printable English descriptive creative writing story prompt featuring a young girl in a snowy field with a basket. This resource contains
-A hi-res image
-Starter sentences / story openers
-Kick-starter questions
-Suggested linking words / phrases
-4 figures of speech
-15 useful words
-A style checklist
-A proofreading checklist
-Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas
Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
Please note
This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here.
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Free printable English punctuation worksheets for Christmas (using OpenDyslexic font throughout). 6 differentiated exercises focusing on punctuating fiction paragraphs using full stops, capital letters, commas, apostrophes, a colon, a hyphen, and an exclamation mark.
The 6 exercises are divided into 3 sets.
Set A focuses on full stops and capital letters.
Set B focuses on full stops, capital letters, apostrophes, a hyphen, and a colon.
Set C focuses on full stops, capital letters, commas, apostrophes, a hyphen, a colon and an exclamation mark.
In each set, there is one exercise for lower-ability students (which indicates the specific numbers of punctuation marks that are need) and one exercise for higher ability students (which does not).
Complete Answers (i.e. the paragraphs with the missing punctuation in bold, red, underlined type) have been included for ease & speed of marking.
Ideal for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
Please note
This free resource is also available in its entirety for non-dyslexic learners here.
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Free Christmas English Worksheet Synonyms Dyslexic Learners KS2 Vocabulary
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Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 02
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 03
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 04
Free Christmas-themed printable English descriptive creative writing story prompt (using OpenDyslexic font throughout) featuring a waving snowman. This resource contains
-A hi-res image
-Starter sentences / story openers
-Kick-starter questions
-Suggested linking words / phrases
-4 figures of speech
-15 useful words
-A style checklist
-A proofreading checklist
-Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas
Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
Please note
This free resource is also available in its entirety for non-dyslexic learners here.
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Free Christmas Punctuation Worksheets Dyslexic Learners Paragraphs KS2
Free Christmas English Worksheet Synonyms Dyslexic Learners KS2 Vocabulary
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 01
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 02
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 04
Free Christmas-themed printable English descriptive creative writing story prompt (using OpenDyslexic font throughout) featuring a young girl in a snowy field with a basket. This resource contains
-A hi-res image
-Starter sentences / story openers
-Kick-starter questions
-Suggested linking words / phrases
-4 figures of speech
-15 useful words
-A style checklist
-A proofreading checklist
-Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas
Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
Please note
This free resource is also available in its entirety for non-dyslexic learners here.
You may also like:
Free Christmas Punctuation Worksheets Dyslexic Learners Paragraphs KS2
Free Christmas English Worksheet Synonyms Dyslexic Learners KS2 Vocabulary
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 01
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 02
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 03
Free vocabulary exercise in which students must sort 36 adjectives into 3 groups (synonyms for ‘scary’ – synonyms for ‘strange’ – synonyms for ‘gross’).
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for boosting writing skills and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
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English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 02
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 03
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A fun, colourful, printable Moon Landing word search (plus solution!) with 30 themed words to be found.
All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions in a 20x20 grid. Suitable for Key Stage 2 children aged between 9 and 11.
Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.
Free Christmas-themed printable English descriptive creative writing story prompt (using OpenDyslexic font throughout) featuring a young boy and Father Christmas. This resource contains
-A hi-res image
-Starter sentences / story openers
-Kick-starter questions
-Suggested linking words / phrases
-4 figures of speech
-15 useful words
-A style checklist
-A proofreading checklist
-Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas
Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
Please note
This free resource is also available in its entirety for non-dyslexic learners here.
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Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 03
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt Dyslexic Learners KS2 04
Free Christmas-themed printable English descriptive creative writing story prompt (using OpenDyslexic font throughout) featuring 3 elves painting berries. This resource contains
-A hi-res image
-Starter sentences / story openers
-Kick-starter questions
-Suggested linking words / phrases
-4 figures of speech
-15 useful words
-A style checklist
-A proofreading checklist
-Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas
Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
Please note
This free resource is also available in its entirety for non-dyslexic learners here.
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A fun, colourful, printable word search for the Festival of Lanterns (aka Lantern Festival) with 20 themed words for children to find in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions. Suitable for children aged between 9 and 11.
Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.
This is the UK version. For the US version, please click here.
Free poetry and vocabulary exercise in which students are given 16 ‘as’ phrases that refer to familiar Halloween objects and creatures (e.g. as … as a lizard) which they must complete with creative comparisons of their own.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for teaching poetry, boosting writing skills, and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
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A free time-saving resource for Year 6 English teachers: a comprehensive analysis of the new question types and question formats used in the 2019 Paper 1: Questions.
Using all the previous Paper 1 tests since 2016 (as well as the government specimen published in 2015) as its points of comparison, this hyperlinked booklet sets out all the new content that appeared in this year’s exam.
Each entry is accompanied by brief notes summarising the way(s) in which the question is new.
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Free Christmas-themed English descriptive creative writing story prompt featuring a young boy and Father Christmas. This resource contains
-A hi-res image
-Starter sentences / story openers
-Kick-starter questions
-Suggested linking words / phrases
-4 figures of speech
-15 useful words
-A style checklist
-A proofreading checklist
-Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas
Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
Please note
This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here.
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Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 04
Free vocabulary exercise in which students must identify 15 pairs of adjectives and verbs as antonyms or not.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for boosting writing skills and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
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English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 02
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 03
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Free poetry and vocabulary exercise in which students are given 16 ‘as’ phrases (e.g. as terrifying as … ) which they must complete with imaginative comparisons of their own.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for teaching poetry, boosting writing skills, and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
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English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 03
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 04
Free Christmas-themed printable English descriptive creative writing story prompt featuring 3 elves painting berries. This resource contains
-A hi-res image
-Starter sentences / story openers
-Kick-starter questions
-Suggested linking words / phrases
-4 figures of speech
-15 useful words
-A style checklist
-A proofreading checklist
-Spaces for students to list their own figures of speech, vocabulary and ideas
Suitable for Key Stage 2 children in Year 5 and Year 6. Also suitable for lower Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. May also be useful for older SEN, EFL and ESOL students.
Please note
This free resource is also available in its entirety for dyslexic learners here.
You may also like:
Free Christmas Punctuation Worksheets Paragraphs KS2
Free Christmas English Worksheet Synonyms KS2 Vocabulary
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 01
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 03
Free Christmas Descriptive Creative Writing Story Prompt KS2 04
Free poetry and vocabulary exercise in which students are given 16 ‘as’ phrases (e.g. as hairy as … ) which they must complete with creative comparisons of their own.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for teaching poetry, boosting writing skills, and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
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Free vocabulary exercise in which students must identify 15 pairs of adjectives and verbs as synonyms or not.
Designed for Halloween, this exercise can also be used for boosting writing skills and building vocabulary all year round. Suitable for children in Year 5 and Year 6 (Key Stage 2). Can also be used with children in Year 7 (Key Stage 3).
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English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 01
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 02
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 03
English Poetry Vocabulary Worksheet Spooky Similes Halloween KS2 04
Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo, and many more male Shakespearean characters for children to find in a fun, colourful, printable word search for Shakespeare’s Birthday (plus solution!).
22 male Shakespearean characters in total placed in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions. Suitable for children aged between 9 and 11 (Year 5 & Year 6 / 4th Grade & 5th Grade).
Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.
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FREE Female Shakespeare Characters Word Search
Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, Desdemona, Juliet, and many more female Shakespearean characters for children to find in a fun, colourful, printable word search for Shakespeare’s Birthday (plus solution!).
22 female Shakespearean characters in total placed in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions. Suitable for children aged between 9 and 11 (Year 5 & Year 6 / 4th Grade & 5th Grade).
Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.
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A fun, colourful, printable word search for Valentine’s Day with 20 themed words for children to find in a 15x15 grid. All words run forwards in horizontal, vertical & diagonal directions. Suitable for children aged between 9 and 11.
Solution to puzzle included in the pdf file on a separate page.