Spelling Mistakes & Getting Them Right - Action Booklet. Attached is a 3-page booklet designed to help any student practice up to 6 spelling mistakes they got wrong (in any piece of work). Great as an extension activity / student reflection / self assessment. Suitable for 5 - 9 years. Fully editable.

Trigger ‘connections’ between your student’s knowledge of books and their own ‘life’ experiences. A prior knowledge activity booklet and activity chart - to complete before reading a book. Great for making connections. A list of objectives to refer to when making ‘connections’ between your student’s knowledge of books and their own ‘life’ experiences. All 3 products are fully editable.

A 1-page handout explaining the writing process. Start teaching writing the RIGHT way and watch the results. Fully editable.

Synonyms - SAID, ATE, LOOK, RAN and WALK. Great for display. 1 PDF file plus 4 Publisher documents.

Synonyms - Worksheet and Posters 6 attachments: Synonyms of said. Synonyms of ran. Synonyms of walk. Synonyms of ate. Synonyms of look. Synonyms Worksheet.

6 contractions and apostrophes resources attached. Worksheets, PowerPoints and more! Ideal for 7 - 11 years (depending on ability).

A 26-slide phonics PowerPoint - ideal for Reception or Year 1. This PowerPoint focuses on the following sounds/blends: er ue qu ou ar ou oi Animations, sounds and pictures incorporated to make it a bit more fun.

A 13-slide PowerPoint that helps children practise words that end in ll, ss and ck. Slides are animated so that children can say the initial and vowel sound first then the end sound moves into place. Fully editable.

An easy and effective way to assess phonics at the end of Year 1. 42 sounds. Fully editable.

Assess how well your student’s listen in class. The assessment is based on 7 band scale levels. You can refer to work samples and observations, and just highlight language capabilities AT OR ABOVE. Finally, rate the student at the level containing the most highlighting. 2 pages. Fully editable.

These activities are a great way to build up a student’s vocabulary skills. They can be called Semantic Gradients, Vocabulary Scales or Word Sorters (the latter being my favourite). I have attached 3 fully editable activities for you to try with your students. They are: Sorting words - BIG to SMALL. Sorting words - FREEZING to BOILING. Sorting words - SILENT to NOISY.

2 Verbs worksheets. Worksheet 1: Correct the Verbs. Worksheet 2: Missing Verbs - Complete each sentence by choosing the correct verb. Ideal for 6+ and English language learners. Answers provided. Fully editable.

This form can be used to evaluate the language background and English proficiency of a new student starting at your school. 1 page. Fully editable.

Can your student’s find the punctuation and spelling errors in the attached passage all about light? 1 worksheet. Fully editable. Answers provided.

A nice homework task. 1 worksheet. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

A nice homework activity linked to JOBS. Students have to explain WHY they would like to pursue a particular job; list the key job responsibilities and draw a picture of themselves doing the job. Fully editable. Ideal for 6+ (depending on ability).

Comic Strips! Why not ask your student’s to create their very own comic strips/books Attached are 3 comic strip writing templates plus a selection of cartoon strips to refer to. Suggested activities: Cut and paste comic strips in the correct sequence; add speech bubbles to character pictures or create comic strips.

2 SPEECH MARKS WORKSHEETS 2 Publisher documents attached (please note: they may not appear on the viewing screen). Worksheet 1: Speech Marks … Use what the characters are saying in the speech bubbles and write a sentence using speech marks instead. Worksheet 2: ‘Cheerful Chatting’ … Say three nice things to different people you care about. Write their responses in the dialogue bubbles, then write out their responses using speech marks on the lines.

Attached is a 30-slide PowerPoint with embedded activities and a comprehension activity based on Theseus and the Minotaur. Fully editable. A great way to introduce your student’s to Myths and Legends. These resources will help your student’s to write their own Myth or Legend. . Contents of PowerPoint: Slide 3: What is Myth and Legend? Slides 4 - 5: Theseus and The Minotaur and Odysseus and Polyphemus texts. Slides 6 – 10: Examples of mythical creatures. Slide 11: The Minotaur character profile sheet. Slide 12: 6 mythical creatures/monsters to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 13: A blank creature/monster character profile template. Slides 14 – 20: Examples of Heroes and Heroines. Slide 21: How to incorporate a Hero or Heroine into a story. Slide 22: Theseus character profile sheet. Slide 23: 6 mythical heroes /heroines to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 24: A blank hero/heroine character profile template. Slides 25 – 29: Writing templates to plan and write a Myth or Legend.

Spelling Revision! At the end of each month, I get the whole class (or group of children) to look through their English/Literacy books. They identify a few spellings they got wrong (from my marking) and record them on the sheet provided. You have the choice of asking the children to record 10 spellings they got wrong or 15 ( I’ve attached both). The sheet is then sent home and the children are asked to work with an adult to learn them. I also give them a SPELLING BOOK so they have something to practise their spellings in. Once the children have mastered the spellings, a parent has to sign at the bottom. I (or my TA) then tests the children. Fully editable.