A3 size posters (3 posters) depicting a volcano and onomatopoeic sounds. An eye catching display for your classroom.

If you are looking to brighten up your classroom walls with a condensed version of the creative or formal writing process, this is it. A3 size PDF files, 2 posters included. It outlines the writing stages in order to achieve the final written product, ready for submission.

22 Posters, 2 “Spice up your Writing” signs followed by 20 “spice jars” with a different language technique on each. A cute classroom display to encourage your students to develop their creative writing skills.

This resource is ideal if you are wanting your students to focus on language techniques or devices in poetry. John Parker’s Mr. Swash poem is easily accessible for younger students with obvious language techniques, particularly onomatopoeia, alliteration and repetition. The second page is designed to be an extension task for students as it asks them to explain structural techniques. Answers included.

20 pairs of flashcards where students have to match the picture to the onomatopoeic sound associated with it. A quick, fun, interactive group game for your students when exploring language techniques.

32 flashcards that include a “fill in the blanks” statement. This is a differentiated resource. 32 flashcards offer two possible answers for students to choose from. The same flashcards are replicated without those choices for higher ability students.

11 Posters displaying studied aspects of texts. Puzzle pieces are random, they are not designed to fit together.

20 flashcards designed to help students spell common ‘ough’ words. Two possible answers are presented. Note: The line in the sentence indicating the missing word does not reflect the number of letters in the answer.

46 flashcards that contain words that have beginning, middle and final f sounds. Students have to highlight where the f sound occurs in the word. This is an ideal resource for students who are need a little extra help with oral language / pronunciation.

36 flashcards on those tricky words with silent letters. Bright, vibrant flashcards that are designed to help your students with their spelling through a ‘fill in the blank’ activity.

24 flashcards focusing on the spelling of ‘igh’ words. The first letter (or 2) are given for the word and students then have to fill in the blanks to spell the word shown by the picture.

2 fill in the blank worksheets where students look at the picture to complete the rest of the word beginning with ‘snow’. A quick, fun, language starter activity. Answer sheets included.

2 worksheets, answers included, based on words beginning with ‘sun’. Designed to be a quick, fun literacy starter activity for your students.

28 pairs of flashcards (or can be kept as a worksheet) where students have to write the adverb or adjective equivalent. Variety of ily, ally, ly adverbs for students to develop their language awareness.

PDF file, 6 posters. 2 on describing laughter with adjectives and 4 on types of laughter. These have been designed to help students be more specific / expand their vocabulary with creative writing.

Looking for a back to school writing activity? How about descriptive writing based on finding Santa stuck behind the washing machine? Students can be as imaginative as they like with this activity designed to get their imaginations flowing. PDF file containing a writing template for the descriptive paragraph, a word bank offering nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverb suggestions, a comic strip template and an acrostic poem template based on what the story created.

8 worksheets, 3 focusing on verbs, 5 focusing on adjectives. Students have to match the picture to the correct verb or adjective. Ideal as a quick literacy starter to your lesson.

8 page PDF file. 4 on ‘The Kiwi’ and 4 on the ‘Tasmanian Devil’. Non-fiction. Students can develop their comprehension skills with basic inference questions, identify language techniques such as adjectives, verbs and onomatopoeia. Some questions require students to research dictionary definitions. Students are asked to sharpen their editing skills with misspelled words, inserting capital letters correctly and missing punctuation. Answers included.

18 pages in this PDF file. Used as a fun general knowledge of the world activity. Students read the postcard messages and based on the clues, match the written side of the postcard to the picture postcards. 7 written postcards, 7 picture postcards. 3 additional templates. One blank for students to design their own picture postcard; one with a written scaffold to help students write their own postcard ‘letter’ and one without written instructions but still has the lines in place for students to write on. This is a fun activity to introduce students to informal letter writing skills.

10 page PDF. 4 visual or pictorial slides. 6 types of rhyme with their definitions. A3 size. Ideal for the English classroom wall.