Making a start is often the hardest part of a story! These Story Starter sheets will overcome writer's block and leave children free to let their imaginations go wild.<br /> <br /> These Creative Writing Story Starters encourage creativity without restricting storytelling possibilities. <br /> <br /> Each of the 21 sheets in the ebook contains an opening paragraph that will engage children and capture their attention - making them eager to continue the story. The rest of the page is lined so they can easily begin writing 'what happens next'. An extra sheet of lined paper is included for longer stories – and as spare paper for plot planning and characterization.<br /> <br /> Don't be afraid to re-use the sheets with your students, encouraging them to find a different twist or plot-line each time. This will help them to think more creatively and give them the opportunity to experiment with their writing. Writing a compelling story is something that improves with practice! A number of different writing genres are covered to appeal to all tastes.<br /> <br /> Example opening paragraph :<br /> I charged down the street, my breath stricken with painful gasps. Though the yells behind me were growing fainter, I could still feel panic crawling up my throat. Dusk was falling all about, and the few strangers on the street stared at me with wide, surprised eyes. I threw a glance over my shoulder. No sign of my pursuers. I skidded round a corner, and then came to an abrupt halt.<br /> <br /> Age Recommendation 12+<br />

This Dinosaur Activity Pack is a great way for children to do all types of fun learning activities. <br /> <br /> This downloadable ebook consists of 18 printable sheets.<br /> <br /> The pack is aimed at ages 3-5 years. As well as introducing the children to Dinosaurs, it will help with counting and numbers, hand and eye co-ordination, sorting and word recognition.<br /> <br /> This pack contains :<br /> <br /> • 3 Coloring sheets<br /> • 3 Count the Dinosaur sheets<br /> • An easy wordsearch (with solution)<br /> • 2 Trace the dinosaur pages<br /> • 1 Measuring page<br /> • 1 Sort into order page<br /> • 1 Dinosaur egg count<br /> • Dinosaur ‘cut and paste’ sticker page<br /> • Dinosaur food chain<br /> • Math ‘hidden dinosaur’ sheet<br /> • Dinosaur habitat page

Create a giant Stegosaurus mural!<br /> <br /> This huge giant coloring poster is assembled from 32 separate pages. It makes a wonderful collaborative dinosaur art project for a classroom display or homeschool group project. <br /> <br /> There are full assembly instructions - each page is numbered and there is a numbered diagram to show you where everything goes. <br /> <br /> As a group project get each child to color one page and then put the pages together to see the full effect.<br /> <br /> For a family project, you could assemble and then color it in on the wall for some fun family time.<br /> <br /> The PDF documents include both an A4 and Letter sized printable version.

Encourage imaginative play in your children. <br /> <br /> Kids love dinosaurs and these fun popsicle stick puppets are easy to make! <br /> <br /> Perfect for all kinds of educational uses. For example, ask the children to make up a short story using the dinosaur puppets. Introduce each dinosaur and ask the children to tell you about it. What color is it? Is it a big or little dinosaur. Does it have a name? Which of the other dinosaurs is its best friend?<br /> <br /> The ebook contains 7 pages with 16 puppets in total to cut out and make.

Interested in the larger plant eating dinosaurs?<br /> <br /> This mini booklet contains 6 plant eaters with space for notes. Use it to research each of the dinosaurs and add one or two facts underneath.<br /> <br /> The single page sheet folds into a mini 8 page booklet, perfect for adding to lapbooks or project books. Instructions for folding are provided in a separate document.