Every week, I have children in my class who love to write their own stories. At the moment, it’s mainly the girls BUT the boys are starting too! To promote and celebrate the love of story writing, I’ve created a blank story book template for children to complete. I always leave around 20 of these blank book templates in my ‘Author’s lounge’ so that they are readily available for all budding story writers. Just print off the relevant template (KS1 or KS2) and staple the books together. The KS1 book template contains 10 writing pages plus a front and back cover. On each writing page, there is space to draw a picture too. The KS2 book template contains 16 writing pages and a front and back cover. On every other page, there is space to draw a picture. It’s amazing to see the children’s faces light up every time someone mentions their book being displayed in the ‘Author’s lounge’. I use the KS1 book template with my current Year 2 class and they love it. They write stories about unicorns, princesses, frogs, heroes etc. The KS2 book template is adapted to attract older writers and is currently being trialled with a Year 5 class. 2 book templates attached - fully editable.

Allow your student’s more creative writing opportunities with these simple and fully editable worksheets: Worksheet 1: Silly Sentences (Lower ability) Worksheet 2: Peculiar Passage (Middle ability) Worksheet 3 (2 pages): Short Story (Higher ability)

4 sets of fully editable lined paper: Set 1: Small-spaced lines - ideal for Y6 and above. Set 2: Medium-spaced lines - ideal for Y4 or Y5. Set 3: Large-spaced lines - ideal for Y2 or Y3. Set 4: Extra Large-spaced lines - ideal for Reception of Y1. Each set has an ONLINE version and a PRINTABLE version. The ONLINE version allows students to simply type onto the document - no awkward editing skills required… just type away! The ONLINE version also allows you to mark the work ONLINE and send it back to your students.

A 1-page verb tenses sheet. Good for reference or just for display purposes. Fully editable.

A complete unit of work with all resources. 16 lessons. Age range: 6 to 9 years (depending on ability). Title: Explorers. Genre: Action/Adventure/Exploration. Model Text: The Enchanted Envelope. Stimulus/Hook Text: ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy. Cold and Hot Task included. . Resource 1: A complete Unit of Work. Ideal for 6 to 9 years. 16 lessons (4 to 5 weeks of lessons). The unit plan is divided into 3 main sections: Imitation, Boxing Up and Innovation. Cold and Hot task ‘suggested activities’ included. Fully editable. . Resource 2: An ‘Explorers’ text called ‘The Enchanted Envelope’. 548 words (2 pages). Genre: Action / Adventure / Exploration. The text is divided into 4 main parts: Introduction, Build-up, Main section and Ending. Difficult vocabulary highlighted. Fully editable. . Resource 3: A picture stimulus and ‘Hook’ text. Picture and Audio Text included. . Resource 4: 3 sets of ‘What does it Mean?’ worksheets. On each worksheet, students have to read the sentence (or phrase) from the text, guess what it means and find the actual meaning. These worksheets are excellent for introducing new vocabulary. Fully editable. . Resource 5: A storyboard for one of the activities. Fully editable . Resource 6: An innovation activity booklet. 6 pages - 5 worksheets. Fully editable.

Poetry theme: JOBS Poetry focus: Onomatopoeia 1-week unit plan and all resources attached. Fully editable. Ideal for 6+

Attached is a fully editable 4-page onomatopoeia activity booklet. Also attached is a fun onomatopoeia video - the kids love this! Ideal for 6+ Instructions: Introduce onomatopoeia ‘sound words’ by watching the video. Show the children the onomatopoeia words listed on page 1 of the 4-page activity booklet. Give some examples of onomatopoeia words you might hear in certain jobs - there are a number of jobs listed in the booklet (with examples and pictures). Ask the children to have a go at drawing the sound words listed in the activity booklet then ask them to add one more word (and drawing) of their own. Challenge Activity: You might want the class (or a group of children) to perform their own onomatopoeia poem/song in the style of the video. If you do, I’ve also attached a simple rhythm/beat your children to listen and perform their poem/song to (plus a sheet for them to publish their work onto).

Attached is a fully editable 2-page worksheet related to jobs and their duties. Also attached is a PDF EDITABLE ONLINE VERSION. You can send this version to your student’s via Google Classroom or email. Your student’s will then be able to complete this worksheet online (as there are boxes on the sheet for your student’s to fill in). Please note: The preview screen does not show the boxes. . Prior to completing the worksheet: Discuss jobs with the children. Do they know what a job is? Ask the children (volunteers only) to describe a job they know well (it might be a job their parents have or a job they have seen). Get them to explain the main roles in the job (A teacher teaches, plans lessons, marks work etc.) and what somebody in that job might say (‘Please look this way’). Independent task: Complete the Jobs and Duties worksheet (2 pages).

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.

A simple worksheet for your student’s to practise adding adverbs and adverbial phrases to a sentence. 1 page. Ideal for 6+ (depending on ability). Fully editable. Also attached is a guidance sheet for your student’s to follow when completing the worksheet AND a useful list of adverbs.

Attached is a simple slide to remind your student’s when to use exclamation marks. Also attached is a 6-page activity booklet for your student’s to practice exclamation marks. Both products are fully editable.

Focus text: ZOO by Anthony Browne. Attached is a 56-slide PowerPoint with 16 worksheets. Audio video plus a video about zoo animals included. Ideal for Year 2 or above, depending on ability. Fully editable. 4 weeks of learning.

Attached is a 17-slide Acrostic Poetry PowerPoint with 4 integrated activities and worksheets. 1 week of learning and activities. Ideal for 6+ (depending on ability). All resources are fully editable. The PowerPoint covers the following 6 areas: What is a poem? What is an Acrostic poem? Acrostic poem about you. Acrostic poem about school. Acrostic animal alliteration poem. Acrostic weather rhyming poem.