A great game to use when teaching nouns, adjectives and verbs. Activity: Sort the 30 words (in the grid) into 3 groups (10 nouns, 10 adjectives, 10 verbs) Independent or paired-based activity. Fully editable (so you can change the words). Answers provided.

Title: Hostile Territory Plot: You are in the US special forces and you have been given a dangerous mission to complete. Sentence starter: ‘Okay lads, we’re flying over the drop zone now … move into position!’ Planning and writing template attached. 7+ Fully editable.

Title: Overboard Stimulus: Kensuke’s Kingdom - inspired by Michael Morpurgo. Plot: In rough seas, you fall overboard with your dog called Stella Artois. Sentence starter: Morning must come soon. I had to hang on till then. I had to. The water wasn’t that cold. I had a chance. 2 pages. Fully editable.

Title: Winnie in Space Stimulus: The actual book - Winnie in Space. Plot: Winnie goes to space. Who does he meet and where do they take him? Sentence starter: The rocket shot up into space. It went very fast and it was impossible to steer. 2 pages. Fully editable.

Title: The Magic Pot Stimulus: Pottery / Lost Treasure. Plot: You find a magic pot in the garden. Whatever you put in it DOUBLES! Sentence starter: I was looking for worms in the garden when suddenly I found a mysterious pot. 2 pages. Fully editable.

Title: One Winter’s Day Stimulus: Little Hedgehog. Plot: Little Hedgehog is going to stay with a friend (Badger) for Christmas. On the way he meets 3 characters who all need help. Sentence starter: Little Hedgehog set off in the deep snow towards Badger’s house. To keep him warm, he wore a scarf, woollen mittens and a hat. On the way … 2 pages. Fully editable.

Creative writing task: A boy finds a mysterious magical object on the beach. Sentence starter: One sunny afternoon, Tom was walking along the beach when … 2 pages. Fully editable.

Creative writing task: A 2-night narrowboat holiday with family. Sentence starter: We parked the car at the marina and unloaded our bags. 2 pages. Fully editable.

Create a cure for a terrible virus. Attached is a story plan and writing sheet for a story called OUTBREAK. Story outline: You live a very normal life BUT everything is about to change after hearing a worrying news report! Just follow the plan. Fully editable!

If you’ve been teaching your class about ‘The Stone Age’, then this BIG WRITE will complement your unit of work perfectly. Attached is a complete story plan and 2 sets of writing sheets (one with an opener and one without) for a story called ‘THE HUNT’. Story outline: You are a Stone Age hunter and your family rely on you for food. You set off on a hunt! Just follow the plan and you can’t go wrong! Fully editable!

5 useful adverbs resources (fully editable): Resource 1: Posters showing how to add adverbs AND adverbial phrases. Resource 2: A simple adverbs worksheet. Resource 5: A handout showing lists of adverbs.

A great poster to display in your classroom or on your working tables. Fully editable.

A fully editable non-chronological report booklet and two A3 size non-chronological report templates/writing frames. The booklet contains a title page + 13 pages to write about different headings. You could always add a contents page, glossary and index for more able students. The templates are designed to allow the writer to add a specific subject/title under each relevant heading/subheading (the children just need to fill in the spaces). Fully editable.

Text: Hansel and Gretel A complete 3 week unit plan for Y3 or Y4 students. All resources attached including PowerPoint, worksheets etc. Unit plan (3 weeks approx.) PowerPoint presentation. Hansel and Gretel pictures. Lost in the Woods Activity. Play script template. Rhyming couplets activity. Sequencing activity. Speech bubbles and 3-page booklet. Spelling activities (optional). Storyboard activity.

Attached is an 8-page booklet containing characters from Hansel and Gretel. Also attached is a 5-page booklet full of various sized speech bubbles. Activity: Just cut out the speech bubbles and stick them onto any character you choose. Have fun creating conversations for each character. Ideal for role play, cartoon strips and creating speech/conversation.

An great booklet to use if you are studying Hansel and Gretel. Activity: Convert speech bubbles to direct speech using characters from the story. 3 pages. Fully editable.

A full story of Hansel and Gretel on a 14-slide PowerPoint. Text and pictures included. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. The last slide contains an alternative ending to the story. Also attached is a differentiated sequencing activity and 6-part storyboard activity. Answers provided. Fully editable.

A selection of openers, connectives and punctuation cards. 15 pages in total. Fully editable.