12 cards outlining the structure of formal letter writing. This is a perfect activity for students to complete as a cut ‘n’ paste exercise as they will then have the structural process of formal letter writing in their books for future reference. A PDF formal letter template is included. Students need to match the ‘letter’ features to the correct position.

A worksheet (or poster if you wanted to use it for classroom display) containing some handy hints for effective descriptive writing.

7 worksheets that focus on word class knowledge. Ideal starter activity to revise prepositions, different types of nouns, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, adjectives and pronouns. Halloween theme.

24 card domino pack. A fun, interactive way to help your students discover / revise animal themed collective nouns.

10 worksheets on McTeigue’s V for Vendetta adaptation. Specific focus on V, Sutler, Evey, Finch and Deitrich. No answers provided; group or individual tasks that require extended analysis / explanation.

50 cards / 25 pairs. Students have to match the picture card to its appropriate verb or action. As an extension activity, students can add an adverb or the rest of the sentence.

10 templates included in this pack encouraging students to develop imagery in their creative or descriptive writing by using sensory imagery. The visual images are designed to prompt students into developing their ideas and the boxes are designed to help students organize them.

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.

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.

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.

6 page PDF file This activity is designed to help your students develop their creative writing skills by using an increased range of vocabulary and using sensory imagery. Sheet 1: Sun with summer related vocabulary Sheet 2: Visual prompt of a beach scene providing ideas based on the five senses. Sheet 3 and 4: Writing template for the descriptive paragraph Sheet 5: Beach towel prompt acting as a word bank to help with spelling and reminding students to include different word classes (verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.) Sheet 6: Acrostic poem template.

A simple creative writing task that asks the students to focus on describing an action scene or situation. Bullet points help students understand what to include in their writing, whilst reminding them that a huge back story is not required for this specific task. Image prompt included.

56 words cards, 56 picture cards and 28 sound cards. Phonics match up game. The cards can be laminated and used on white boards if a magnetic strip is attached to the back. Or, they can be used as a good, old fashioned cut and paste activity for students to develop their phonemic awareness. The cards can also be used to scaffold ‘sentence building’ for students.

10 sheets, each containing two adjectives. Answer sheets included (synonyms listed not a full list) Designed as a quick ‘do now’ literacy activity to help boost student vocabulary.

28 cards displaying words relating to dinosaurs. Perfect for those dinosaur-mad students as the cards act as a word bank encouraging students to use more sophisticated vocabulary in their writing.

13 worksheets focusing on identifying and explaining literary techniques in Poe’s The Tell Tale Heart. Focus on sound devices, such as assonance and alliteration, before moving onto general techniques. Example paragraph included. This has been differentiated for lower ability and higher ability students. Cut and paste paragraph structure activity with answer sheet. ‘What not to write in your paragraphs’ worksheet. Ideal for students who need to stop using vague statements. 4 pages of Do Nows that focus on identifying word classes and explaining techniques.

5 worksheets or 30 cards asking students to complete the spelling of the word displayed in the picture. The ‘ay’ sound letters (ay, a-e, a or ai) need to be completed for each picture.

56 flashcards (28 pairs) displaying basic sentences using a prepositions. Students look at the picture of the and fill in the spaces within the sentences. Differentiated resource as the first card contains only the preposition that needs to be filled in. The second card contains the same picture but the preposition and the remainder of the sentence needs to be filled in. Answer sheet included. Ideal for helping students understand what a preposition is and basic sentence structure.

31 bright, colourful flashcards depicting cinematography terms. Colour coordinated: Green: shot, scene, sequence Blue: Camera angles Yellow: Lighting, filters Purple: Diegetic, non-diegetic and dialogue Orange: Editing techniques Pink: costume, props, mise-en-scene This is a neat revision game where students (in groups or independently) can match the definition to the term.