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Monarchy: Comprehension
A KS2 Reading Comprehension based on Queen Victoria’s diary entry for the day of her Coronation. Questions are SAT style and an answer guide is provided.
Superheroes: Guided Reading Activities
Reading activities linked to Superheroes. Students engage with images to infer, predict, explain, describe and recall.
Poetry - Christina Rossetti
Using ‘Inside the Artist’s Studio’, this worksheet encourages deep thinking around poetic function. Ideal for revision.
My Last Duchess - Revision Questions
This resource includes a copy of Browning’s poem and a series of questions aimed at understanding context, form and theme. Ideal for revision.
Skim and Scan - Classic American Literature for Children
5 x Reading Activities using classic American children’'s stories such as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tom Sawyer and Little Women. Each extract includes a skim and scan challenge and other text related questions. Great resource to encourage quick recall and to build text scanning skills.
An Introduction to Jane Austen
This booklet includes short extracts from Austen’s six major novels (Pride and Prejudice;Sense and Sensibility; Emma; Northanger Abbey; Mansfield Park; and Persuasion). Each extract is followed by discussion questions linked to the extract. The last page requires students to compare and contrast the extracts. Discussion focuses on narrative voice, settings, protagonists, writing style, and vocabulary.
Intended to be used as an introduction to Austen and writers of the long nineteenth century.
Roald Dahl Skim and Scan
Introduce your class to Roald Dahl with these skim and scan activities. Designed to improve quick recall and retrieval skills, children must locate words - like a literary word search! Included here are extracts from The Witches, The BFG, Matilda & more. My class really enjoy using a timer to try and improve their speed
KS2 SPaG Bundle
Included here is a powerpoint presentation with a range of whole class SPaG activities covering: punctuation, modal verbs, adverbs, speech, clauses, word classes, sentence function and synonyms. The accompanying word document includes optional independent, differentiated activities. This has been themed around The Railway Children but is easily edited.
A Christmas Carol - Creative Writing Booklet
This booklet involves ten steps from building a word bank to editing, using a description from A Christmas Carol as a model. This could work as an independent activity, whole class, homework booklet or home learning. Students work through different steps allowing them to think about atmosphere, effect on the reader, vocabulary, figurative language and sentence structure. Alongside the Dickens model are other examples for inspiration. An opportunity for peer review is also included.
A Christmas Carol - SPaG Activities
Included is a PowerPoint with 10 SPaG activities. There is also a word document which features printable and editable resources to aid use in the classroom. Notes on PP are also included. All activities are linked to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Coverage includes: Word Classes, Punctuation, Sentence Function, Vocabulary etc.
Guided Reading Bundle - Alice in Wonderland
This bundle features a range of Guided Reading activities suitable for Upper KS2. It includes:
2 x SAT style comprehension booklets PLUS a differentiated poetry themed comprehension for support groups. Mark Scheme included.
5 x Skim and Scan Activities
2 x Visual Comprehension Booklets
1 x Speaking and Listening Powerpoint
Christmas Around the World
Five simple reading comprehensions focused on recall and vocabulary. Countries include: The Netherlands, Lithuania, Japan, Cuba and Ethiopia. 12 extension activities included.
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Fantastic Beasts English Bundle KS2+
Included here are a range of resources aimed at UKS2+inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter:
6 x Skim & Scan
4 x Reading Comprehensions
Spelling, Grammar and punctuation Activities (PowerPoint and Word)
Speaking and Listening activities
Monarchy: Speaking & Listening
PowerPoint presentation with 20 slides featuring speaking and listening activities for KS2 children studying the British Monarchy. A range of Kings and Queens of England are included, with references to Magna Carta, The War of the Roses, the abdication of 1936, and WW2. A range of sources are also included to encourage children to think about their importance. Reference is made here to Shakespeare, Hamilton, and 18th century propaganda.
Creative Writing Booklet
This booklet features 10 writing prompts to encourage imagination and free writing. Activities include non-fiction, speech, description and much more. They could be used as starters for English lessons, tutoring, homework or as extensions.
Shakespeare Speaking and Listening Activities
20 Slides of activities related to Shakespeare to engage students in developing speaking and listening skills. This is aimed at KS2/3 but does not require students to have any advanced prior knowledge of Shakespeare or his body of work. Included is a powerpoint for whole class teaching and a pdf for quick printing.
Creative Writing: How to write a poem
This activity booklet supports writing a descriptive poem in just SIX steps. Images are included as well as a word bank to support children who may need it.
All steps are modelled and students follow the format to produce their own poem. Could be used in class, as homework, or for home schooling. Suitable for KS2+.
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Creative Writing Bundle
A range of activities to inspire creative writing. Includes poetry & setting description, using images and famous texts to inspire. Suitable for a host of learning opportunities including homework, home-schooling, independent, or group work. Models included for extra support.
Ancient Greece: Speaking & Listening
This resource features a range of Speaking and Listening tasks using Bloom’s Taxonomy. Subjects include mythology, philosophy, architecture, Sparta, & the Gods. Used as starters for English or History lessons or as a whole class Sp&L lesson.
Ancient Greeks: Writing Activities
A series of creative writing activities linked to the Ancient Greeks. Each prompt is accompanied by support for vocab, grammar, and form. Activities include fiction and non-fiction and cover a range of Ancient Greek subjects such as Mythology, the Olympics, War, and Democracy.