BIG WRITE - My Sister’s Birthday! Stimulus Text: ‘Hurry Up Birthday’ by Paeony Lewis and Sarah Gill (or something similar). Ask the children to imagine it’s their sister’s birthday … go shopping etc. Planning frame and writing template attached. Fully editable.

Mobile Phones Debate, Text, Questions and Writing Task Should children use mobile phones or should they be banned in schools? This 4-page activity booklet raises this important issue. Fully editable.

What do you think about zoos? 1 side of A4. A nice introduction to debates! After the activity has been completed, split the class in 2 groups - one group FOR zoos and one group AGAINST zoos. Fully editable.

Is Vivisection (Animal Testing) Right? … DEBATE! Vivisection: The practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research. A contentious topic to research and debate. Ideal for 9 + (depending on ability). Unit plan, 5-slide PowerPoint and 2-page prompt sheet attached. Fully editable.

6 worksheets to aid creative writing. Just print off and use.*

Nouns Worksheets 3 nouns worksheets. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. Fully editable.

Plan a story with this versatile story log. 1 page.

Great for a ‘one off’ non-fiction lesson about hamsters or science-related topic. Resources attached: Hamster Fact Sheet. 2 differentiated worksheets (1 easy and 1 more challenging) … both based on the fact sheet provided, Fully editable.

2 activities to use when teaching nouns to primary school students. Fully editable.

Book Reports (Fiction & Non Fiction) 2 pages. Fully editable.

Year 1 Curriculum Overview - English. Fully editable.

2 activities: Plurals written activity. Plurals matching game (match the singular and plural words). Fully editable.

Attached is a 10-slide PowerPoint you can use when teaching non-fiction. Before delivering this PowerPoint, put a selection of non-fiction books out on the children’s tables. Contents: Features of non-fiction texts. Activities to complete. Presenting facts in different ways. Finding information. Asking questions. Topics to research. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. Fully editable.

RATS! 2 differentiated non-fiction activity booklets about RATS. Lower ability booklet and more able booklet. Ideal texts if you are studying ‘The Plague!’ 8 pages in total. Fully editable.

Non-Fiction & Fiction - Book Reports 2 pages. Fully editable.

2 fully-editable non-fiction resources: A poster highlighting some features of a non fiction text. Features of a non-fiction text matching activity - match the correct word with its correct definition. Answers provided Ideal for 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.

This homework activity is designed to help any school design and construct a special non-fiction book for their school. Every child is given a section to complete. The children are also expected to design an appropriate front cover for the book. My students loved this activity and the book was used as the school’s prospectus! Prospective parents and students love it too (as do school inspectors). Differentiation can be determined by outcome and support. Fully editable!

4 persuasive writing frames. Great to use when doing persuasive writing. Fully editable.

5 persuasive writing frames + 5 topics to discuss and debate - pets, vegetarianism, school uniform, rollerblading and boxing. Also attached is a 44-slide PowerPoint that covers the following: What is persuasion? Useful ‘writing to persuade’ vocabulary, sentence starters and statements. 2 ‘writing to persuade’ writing frames. Debates and statements for debate. How to make writing MORE persuasive. Persuasive writing examples. Advertisements. Slogans. Persuasive letters. Questions to consider, debate or write about. Writing to persuade assessment rubric.

A simple writing task for your student’s to complete AFTER their holiday/vacation. 2 versions available: Version 1: A fully editable printable worksheet. Version 2: A worksheet your student’s can type onto then submit online. Please note: This PDF document has a box for your student’s to type in (you can’t see it on the preview screen though). 2 worksheets in total - printable and online versions.