My aim is to produce a range of useful and engaging resources that are either a bit different or difficult to find elsewhere. Please check my shop regularly to see what I have added.
My aim is to produce a range of useful and engaging resources that are either a bit different or difficult to find elsewhere. Please check my shop regularly to see what I have added.
This 8 page project is designed to make the children laugh and ultimately choose a good book which they will read and then tell the rest of class all about. It is perfect for Upper KS2. This would be ideal for giving to your class over the Christmas and Easter breaks OR why not give it to your new class over the summer break?
It includes…
1. An introduction which encourages the children to read
2. Interview sheets to discover more about the books the adults they know read when they were younger
3. A topic for discussion around the dinner table
4. Advice on how to choose a good book
5. A sheet to write down what the children will say to the class about their chosen book AND tips to improve their ‘speech’
INCLUDES FREE THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ MINI READING COMPREHENSIONS YEAR 6. THESE FIVE SINGLE PAGE COMPREHENSIONS ARE PERFECT FOR HOMEWORK OR STICKING IN BOOKS. THERE ARE NO BASIC RECALL QUESTIONS AND ARE PERFECT FOR SATs PREPARATION.
Making a fortune teller has never been so easy!
This sheet has numbers and arrows to show you exactly where to write the questions and answers. It also includes simple instructions
Use this to create fortune tellers to help learn times tables or perhaps use them for SPaG.
INCLUDES FREE EMERGENCY SUPPLY TEACHER ACTIVITIES. INCLUDES ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHEETS FOR ENGLISH AND MATHS PLUS A TIMETABLE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS. YOU JUST NEED TO WRITE THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE AFTERNOON. SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3 TO 6.
This 9-page literacy based project includes three main writing tasks - perfect for Upper KS2 or KS3. It is written in a fun and lively way (in a similar style to my FREE Fidget Spinners Project) and should make even the most reluctant writers eager to put pen to paper.
This could be completed in class over several lessons or be given as homework.
Five funny and badly written pieces of writing for Upper KS2 children to improve.
Includes…
1. A letter of complaint
2. A diary entry about a bad day
3. A story about a mystery object
4. A newspaper report about the discovery of a valuable coin
5. A non-chronological report on cardboard boxes
Blank lined pages are also included. These could be used in class or given as homework.
INCLUDES FREE USEFUL PHRASES TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING. THREE DIFFERENT SHEETS WITH PHRASES THAT WILL HELP THE CHILDREN TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR WRITTEN WORK.
This humorous letter for Upper KS2 is written from an anonymous person who claims to know you. The children are then given some advice about effort, attitude and behaviour in an attempt to help them have a fantastic year of learning. The whole letter is written as though you don’t know about it.
Extract
Hello,
Yes, that person standing right in front of you now is your new teacher. Huh, can you believe it? Now sit up straight and try to create a good impression (yes I know it’s difficult) and whatever you do – don’t stare. I know it’s tempting, but just don’t do it. Oh… and remember to smile – but not too much ‘cause that’s just scary! It makes you look like you’ve done something that you shouldn’t have.
I would put these letters in envelopes and give them to the children when they first enter the class.
The children could write a reply to the letter - either straight away or at the end of the academic year.
ALSO INCLUDES FREE READING PROJECT. THIS 8 PAGE PROJECT ENCOURAGES THE CHILDREN TO FIND A GOOD BOOK IN A FUNNY AND ENGAGING WAY. THE CHILDREN HAVE TO SPEAK TO ADULTS ABOUT THE BOOKS THEY READ WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER AND PREPARE A SPEECH/PRESENTATION ABOUT THE BOOK THEY FOUND. ADVICE IS GIVEN ALONG THE WAY. THIS PROJECT WOULD BE PERFECT TO GIVE TO YOUR NEW CLASS OVER THE SUMMER HOLIDAY.
This project about the events that led up to the Battle of Hastings includes four writing activities. It is suitable for Year 5 and 6 children.
The children will write…
-letters from Harold and William
-a diary entry
-an account of the battle from the English point of view
Rearrange the letters to make a word from the Year 3 and 4 Word List.
This 108 page PowerPoint has every word on a separate slide.
It was created using PowerPoint 2013.
INCLUDES FREE YEAR 3 AND 4 SPELLING / WORD LIST BOOKLET. DOUBLE SIDE AND FOLD TO CREATE A USEFUL A5 BOOKLET.
This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit.
Each Comprehension fits on two slides with the text repeated.
It was created using PowerPoint 2013.
These ‘higher level’ comprehensions require the children to…
…use inference and deduction
…back up what they are saying using quotes
…answer ‘find the word’ or ‘find the group of words’ questions
…identify why the writer has written something in a particular way
There are absolutely no basic recall questions!
THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN A PRINTABLE FORM WITH EACH ONE FITTING ON A SINGLE SHEET OF A4 PAPER.
This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
Each Comprehension fits on two slides with the text repeated.
It was created using PowerPoint 2013.
These ‘higher level’ comprehensions require the children to…
…use inference and deduction
…back up what they are saying using quotes
…answer ‘find the word’ or ‘find the group of words’ questions
…identify why the writer has written something in a particular way
There are absolutely no basic recall questions!
THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN A PRINTABLE FORM WITH EACH ONE FITTING ON A SINGLE SHEET OF A4 PAPER.
Rearrange the words to make a well known proverb. The children will find these more difficult than adults since many of them are not used so much nowadays. This resource could be used to initiate class discussions and could be used in assemblies.
This PowerPoint has 25 different problems, but it would be very easy to add more should you need to.
This was created using PowerPoint 2013.
INCLUDES FREE THE STORY OF PHYLL. THIS VERY SILLY STORY WITH PROBABLY THE WORLD’S WORST ILLUSTRATIONS TEACHES THE CHILDREN ABOUT PHOTOSYNTHESIS. SUITABLE FOR KS2 AND 3.
This is a 9 page homework project about the Titanic - ideal for year 5 and 6 children. It could be completed in class or given as homework.
It includes four separate writing activities.
-a letter
-a speech
-a diary
-a report
Excerpt:
Task 1 - A Letter Back Home
You are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime and have travelled from London to Southampton to Board the Titanic. You decide to write a letter to someone in your family before you leave.
Make sure you think about the following things:
a. Decide whether you are rich or poor. A rich person might be more likely…
Each activity includes advice to help the children improve the quality of their writing.
These sheets will help pupils become more confident at identifying word classes.
The idea is simple…
-Choose a colour for each word class.
-Colour all the corresponding words from the text in that colour.
8 different worksheets are included. They could be given for homework, used is class or given as MORNING WORK.
The sheets ask pupils to look for…
-Nouns
-Verbs
-Adjectives
-Adverbs
-Determiners
-Prepositions
-Conjunctions
-Pronouns
INCLUDES FREE MAKE YOUR OWN FORTUNE TELLER. THIS SHEET HAS FULL INSTRUCTIONS AND ARROW TO HELP THE CHILDREN PUT THE WRITING IN THE CORRECT PLACES. THEY COULD MADE TO INCLUDE SPaG QUESTIONS, TIMES TABLES, SPELLINGS E.T.C.
A collection of ideas to develop reading and writing skills based on the first six chapters of the book. Could be used to help plan a unit of work.
Five worksheets are also included.
INCLUDES FREE STORY IDEAS. THE CHILDREN CAN FOCUS ON JUST THE WRITING WITH ONE OF THESE FIVE DETAILED STORY PLANS. THEY WILL HELP THEM TO PRODUCE A LONGER PIECE OF HIGH QUALITY WORK.
This practice SPAG Paper 1 has 46 questions similar to the 2016 test.
The questions are different to the ones in the Mini-Tests which can be purchased separately.
INCLUDES FREE SPaG MORNING WORK. THREE QUESTIONS EVERY DAY / 25 PER WEEK. WITH QUESTIONS LIKE…
-NAME THREE ADJECTIVES THAT START WITH THE LETTER A
-WRITE A SENTENCE WITH A RELATIVE CLAUSE
An essential bundle for all teachers! It includes...
1. Easy Certificates
2. Morning Work - Blank
3. Blank Booklets
4. 7mm and 10mm Line Guides
INCLUDES FREE SHORT ANIMATION PLANNING, FREE WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY: SUMMER, FREE FIND THE WORD CLASSES AND FREE KS2 MORNING WORK POWERPOINT.
These have been designed for Year 6. Each sheet has SPaG morning work activities for the whole week. There are three questions each day. There are five different sheets - so 25 days worth of morning work altogether!
Example Questions
-Name three adjectives starting with the letter R.
-Write a sentence with a relative clause.
-Write a sentence using the present progressive tense.
PLEASE LOOK AT THE PREVIEW TO SEE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF QUESTIONS.
I have tried to include as much of the key language from the SPaG test as possible.
INCLUDES FREE SOUND OF MUSIC ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES 32 ACTIVITIES / POINTS FOR DISCUSSION BASED ON THE FILM WITH TIMINGS SO YOU CAN FIND THE RELEVANT PART QUICKLY.