Primary English: Projects

Ideal for the end of term, or as an extra project, why not try out one of these projects or activities in your KS1 and KS2 literacy lessons?

Tes Resources Team

Collection Of Books For Research Projects & Book Projects Within KS1 & KS2 Literacy Lessons

Literacy projects and one-off activity ideas to help your KS1 and KS2 students delve deeper into an area of interest

Projects are the perfect way to investigate a topic in much great depth, while simultaneously practising a range of key reading and writing skills. If you're looking to give your class a challenge this term, then you're in the right place! We've hand-picked a selection of resources from teachers in the Tes community to get you started.

Book projects

Adventure Book Maker
davlae

Adventure Book Maker

£1.00
(1)
Everything you need to make your own adventure book - easily! These books are great fun to make and read. The children really like the fact that they get to make choices along the way and choose the path their adventure takes. This includes... 1\. Book template Four sheets which can...
Fiction & Non-Fiction Book Report
E Davies

Fiction & Non-Fiction Book Report

FREE
(89)
My Favourite Book activity can be used as a homework task. Pupils use worksheet to create a poster on their favourite book best printed off at A3. Choice of Fiction and Non-fiction format. Book reports are similar format but slightly harder, can be used as extension tasks during literacy.
Differentiated Book Review Templates
Polly Puddleduck

Differentiated Book Review Templates

£4.00
(2)
A fun way for students to review books! One of the most important things in any classroom is reading! It's important that students begin reading books at a young age, it is important that we teach them to communicate their thoughts, feelings and ideas about the books they read. This download ...
BOOK REPORT: FICTION
Laurane Rae

BOOK REPORT: FICTION

£3.00
(1)
Use this flipbook organiser to scaffold the structure of a fiction Book Report. The prompts for each of the key elements of the Report will help students write effectively and keep on track. WHAT S INCLUDED: Six posters/anchor charts on a fiction book report and its key elements. Print,...
Book Review Template
nataliethompson4

Book Review Template

FREE
(1)
A book review template for pupils to use once they've finished reading a book. Can be kept in a review box in the reading corner/area for other children to use when picking their next book.

Research and literacy projects

Drama/English Persuasive+Creative Project/Cover Work
SchooledResources

Drama/English Persuasive+Creative Project/Cover Work

£3.00
(1)
Introducing the ultimate entrepreneurial activity pack: Shark Tank Worksheets! Designed to ignite creativity, hone persuasive skills, and unleash the advertising genius within students, these three worksheets are the perfect blend of fun and learning. **They can be used as part of a project or for c...
Travel Writing Project
b3an13

Travel Writing Project

£1.00
(1)
A project based around the theme of Travel Writing and Creative Writing. Students design their own country/holiday destination and create a travel brochure to promote it using the criteria on the sheet.
Free Fidget Spinner Project
davlae

Free Fidget Spinner Project

FREE
(4)
A fun six page project based on fidget spinners for Upper KS2 and KS3. As the new head of marketing you have to undertake various tasks to promote your companies products. Are you up to the challenge? IF YOU LIKE THIS PROJECT THERE ARE LOTS MORE AVAILABLE IN MY SHOP. YOU WILL ALSO FIND COMPR...
Detectives: Home Learning Project
Lost_in_Learning

Detectives: Home Learning Project

£3.00
(1)
**Detective-Themed Distance Learning Project (7 Independent Tasks with a narrative, and letter-writing focus)** Perfect for during quarantine, this download includes a complete home-learning packet that guides the children through the police case of a stolen item from the largest property in the re...
English resources - Playground Project
Gareth Mate

English resources - Playground Project

£1.00
(1)
This is a Playground Project activity I have used many times before and adapted it to suit the needs of the age group and audience. I have provided a wide variety of tasks which will hopefully allow all children to develop creativity in their presentation skills and writing tasks. I have used this...
Animal Fact File Project - English Skills
creativesquirrel

Animal Fact File Project - English Skills

£3.00
(1)
A fun and engaging project perfect for the end of the year! Students pick an animal from the provided list and then complete several writing and research based tasks around this. At the end of this project, students should have a bank of work that contains: Writing to describe Writing to inform De...
Poetry Research Project: Part 1
Rae Stoltenkamp

Poetry Research Project: Part 1

FREE
(2)
A research project which encourages independent learning while instilling key words needed for KS2, 3 & 4. It also allows students to tackle poetic forms through the act of creative writing.
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