A planning sheet to help pupils quickly plan their own D-Day adventure story. Pupils simply circle their own characters, settings and actions from the illustrated planning frame, to help them create their own D-Day story. A really efficient and pupil-friendly planning sheet to allow for a quick start into writing. Ideal for Year 5 and Year 6.

Children can create their own WWI story quickly by using selecting options from the story planner.

Pupils can use a storymaker to quickly plan a Roman Story or Celts Story. They can then write their stories onto one of the beautifully illustrated writing borders which are either coloured, or can be coloured by the writer.

Children can quickly plan their own Bronze Age story, choosing from the given options, and then write their stories onto the coloured borders.

Pupils can plan their own WWII stories using these two story planners. With a choice of either a Home Front story or a story set on the Dunkirk beaches, KS2 pupils can plan their own stories by selecting from the given options, enabling them to start a story quickly.

Plan and write your own Anglo-Saxon stories with these beautifully illustrated resources. Key Stage 2 pupils can plan their own Anglo-Saxon stories by choosing from the given options and then write their own stories onto the illustrated borders, one of which is coloured and the other which can be coloured.

A selection of fun puzzles aimed at Year 4+ that accompany the popular Viking Book ‘BEOWUFF’. Puzzles include: a maze, cryptograms, a criss cross and word search. Ideal for children studying or with an interest in the Vikings.

A selection of fun and challenging puzzles, including a cross word, word search, and maze, to accompany the ever popular book ‘BOUDIACT’. Ideal for Upper Key Stage 2 and children studying Roman Britain.

Ideal for Years 3-4, a selection of fun puzzles, including cross words, word searches and cryptograms, inspired by the popular book ‘Son of Spartapuss’ . A perfect accompaniment for Roman studies in Key Stage 2.

A selection of 19 PDF worksheets covering many aspects of the Year 5 and 6 English curriculum written by an experienced Literacy specialist and published children’s author. Using annotated extracts from the ever popular ‘Spartapuss’ series, your children are shown first how to recognise the key features of different texts and then provided with a ‘Flash Task’ in which they can put into practice what they have learnt. Once the children have covered the aspects of story writing, they can then create their own story, using one of the planning sheets and writing onto the roman themed bordered sheet. Activities include: character description story writing writing dialogue writing action scenes writing a fight scene writing a chase scene newspaper reports writing flashbacks describing a setting story planning frame story writing border to colour in What you have here is a huge bundle of roman themed writing resources, enough to keep a learner busy for weeks. Ideal for any child in Year 5 and Year 6 who is studying, or was due to study the romans at school.

A selection of 30 PDF worksheets covering most aspects of the Year 3 and 4 English curriculum written by an experienced Literacy specialist and published children’s author. Using annotated extracts from the ever popular ‘Spartapuss’ series, your children are shown first how to recognise the key features of different texts and then provided with a ‘Flash Task’ in which they can put into practice what they have learnt. Activities include: character description story writing writing dialogue writing action scenes writing a fight scene writing a chase scene using alliteration newspaper reports commands, statements and questions writing flashbacks describing a setting story planning frame story writing border to colour in What you have here is a huge bundle of roman themed writing resources, enough to keep a learner busy for weeks. Ideal for any child in Year 3 and Year 4 who is studying, or was due to study the romans at school.

This is a story planning sheet for an ‘Volcano Escape’ themed story which I have used on my author visits to Primary Schools. It has proved very popular with teachers and pupils alike. Rather than spend time trying to think of story elements such as characters’ names, settings and plots etc…your pupils can just choose from a set of options. The children, by linking together different elements, can create a quick plot and can be writing their stories in minutes. This resource is especially helpful for reluctant writers, SEN children and those that just lack ideas!

This is a story planning sheet for a ‘Super Heroes’ themed story which I have used on my author visits to Primary Schools. It has proved very popular with teachers and pupils alike. As it is all pictorial, it is ideal for non-readers. I have used it very successfully with Year R and Year One children, but there is no reason why older children cannot use it as a great story-starter. Rather than spend time trying to think of story elements such as characters’ names, settings and plots etc…pupils can just choose from a set of options. The children, by linking together different elements, can create a quick plot and can be creating their stories in minutes.

This is a story planning sheet for a ‘Mountain’ themed adventure story which I have used on my author visits to Primary Schools. It has proved very popular with teachers and pupils alike. Rather than spend time trying to think of story elements such as characters’ names, settings and plots etc…your pupils can just choose from a set of options. The children, by linking together different elements, can create a quick plot and can be writing their stories in minutes. This resource is especially helpful for reluctant writers, SEN children and those that just lack ideas!

This is a story planning sheet for an ‘Arabian Nights’ themed story which I have used on my author visits to Primary Schools. It has proved very popular with teachers and pupils alike. Rather than spend time trying to think of story elements such as characters’ names, settings and plots etc…your pupils can just choose from a set of options. The children, by linking together different elements, can create a quick plot and can be writing their stories in minutes. This resource is especially helpful for reluctant writers, SEN children and those that just lack ideas!

A set of comprehension questions, written by the author himself, ideal for Years 5-6. The questions imitate the style and standard of SATS/QCA’s papers, and will serve as ideal preparation for children taking their Year 6 SATs papers. A set of answers is also provided. The Book, Agent Two Face, is a best-selling novel, aimed at ages 10+, charting the dramatic adventures of a German Teenager, through the Years 1914-1918. The story follows Bertie’s adventures from Berlin in 1914, to war-torn London, to the Western Front, and back to London. An ideal book to study to commemorate the centenary of the end of the ‘Great War’.

This resource is a teaching and learning pack, to be used in its entirety for a Book Week, based around the best-selling children’s book Agent Two Face. The pack, written by the author who is an English and History specialist, includes a whole week of activities based around the book, as well as a comprehension pack, which has questions in the style of SATS. Answers are also included. The resources are ideal for Year 5 to Year 8. An ideal resource for 2018, to commemorate the centenary of the end of WW1.

A set of differentiated worksheets that will enable pupils to first identify the features of instructional texts ( how to cook Roasted Dormouse) before using what they have learnt to write their own instructions. There are three levels of ability ( 1 the easiest and 3 the most challenging) with differentiation within these levels through the use of highlighted features on the easier text. There are blank boxes beside the features in which the pupils can write down the identified features. Teachers can use the annotated worksheet to either teach the children features at the beginning of the lesson or reveal at the end to allow the children to check their answers.

A set of worksheets where the pupils will be able to first identify the features of an explanation text (how to survive in the Roman Army) before using what they have learnt to write their own explanation. There are two levels: the easiest where the features have been highlighted and a more challenging text where the children have to find the features within the blank text. On both sheets, there are boxes beside the features in which the children can write in the features. There is also an annotated version that the teacher can use at the start of the lesson to model features or at the end of the lesson to allow pupils to check their answers.