A cute writing activity for your students who need to develop their descriptive writing skills. The focus in this activity is on expanding vocabulary and producing sensory imagery for the reader. Students may write a full story if they wish but the writing frame asks for a descriptive paragraph. Included: Title page 2 word banks designed to help with vocabulary and spelling 1 writing frame 1 sheet of 8 prompt questions to help students add detail. A visual prompt sheet (space sheet) that reminds students to include information on the five senses.

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.

6 worksheets in this PDF file. Students have to match the picture to the short description given. Sheet 2: additional Greek god match up Sheet 3: Monster / creature match up Sheet 4: Women of the Greek myths Sheets 5: Match the monster to the conquering hero Sheet 6: Roman gods. Exactly the same as the Greek one except names have been interchanged. Ideal research or revision task for students who are studying the Greek myths and legends.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

20 bright, vibrant flashcards designed to help your students find the ‘two letters, one sound’ or digraphs in each word.

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.

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.

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.

3 worksheets displaying 12 different scenarios or potential problems. Students are asked to think of a way (or an alternative way) to communicate their feelings about the situation. This resource is designed to encourage students who find social situations challenging and would benefit from thinking about a situation hypothetically, consequently developing strategies for effective communication.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.