This pack contains seven interactive posters illustrating different ways in which a writer can begin a story in an engaging way in KS2 English lessons. Each poster uses an arresting image to suggest a story and these are accompanied by model opening sentences. Children can use these sentences as inspiration and they can be magpied as a structure for similar opening sentences to hook in the reader. Blank word balloon templates enable you to use the children’s own ideas for display - pupils can find great opening sentences in books they have read and add these to the posters in the balloons provided. There are two versions of each poster: Completed poster - these writing posters can go straight onto your classroom wall. The image is accompanied by model text opening sentences for a story start device. Blank poster - these posters are blank and ready for the class to add their own text in the blank speech bubbles provided. These can then be arranged around the poster. Our example text bubbles can be included as well. Also included are: Pupil worksheets - these templates are blank except for the image at the centre of the page. Children can use the blank boxes to add their own story starter sentences.

Help children learn how to spell the words from the Year 3 and Year 4 word lists with these crosswords. Not only are these a fun way to test and improve children’s spelling skills, the clues help to clarify word meanings, developing vocabulary and enabling children to use these words more confidently in their writing. The pack contains six crosswords and answer sheets are included.

Use these KS2 reading comprehension worksheets to learn about the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. There’s a detailed non-fiction text that covers the origins of the rumours that surround this infamous area of the North Atlantic, and considers some of the scientific explanations for the disappearances. A set of comprehension questions (with an answer sheet) are included, which tackle key reading skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary.

This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to develop children’s descriptive writing skills when it comes to creating tone. There are a number of activities that help children understand the effect their writing has on the reader, which can be taught in a single lesson or spread over a number of sessions. There are images to give children ideas for their writing, and sections of model text that demonstrate how an author’s choices can change the tone of the text. It’s a great way to revise previous learning, and to experiment with new ideas.

This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to develop children’s use of sentence starters in creative writing. There are a number of activities that help children understand the effect their writing has on the reader, which can be taught in a single lesson or spread over a number of sessions. There are images to give children ideas for their writing, and creative writing challenges based on sentence openings. It’s a great way to revise previous learning, and to experiment with new ideas.

This pack contains 12 interactive posters illustrating Year 2 spelling concepts. Each poster shows a spelling pattern surrounded by eight images. Each image illustrates a word that includes the same spelling pattern. There are two versions of each poster. Posters with text – the images on these posters are labelled with the word they are illustrating. Posters without text – the images on these posters are not labelled so that children can look at the pictures and try and identify the words they represent and the spelling pattern or patterns common to them all. There are also graphics for you to make your own posters, which can be cut out and arranged in different patterns on the classroom wall. The spelling rules illustrated in these posters are: The ‘or’ sound spelt a before l and ll The ‘u’ sound spelt o The long ‘e’ sound spelt –ey The ‘o’ sound spelt a after w and qu The ‘er’ sound spelt or after w The ‘or’ sound spelt ar after w The ‘zh’ sound spelt s The suffixes –ment, –ness, –ful , –less and –ly Contractions Possessive apostrophes Words ending in -tion Homophones and near homophones

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on adjectives. As well as learning about the purpose and usage of adjectives, children are challenged to come up with creative responses in their writing to this area of grammar, with colourful images included to help inspire their work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Adjectives worksheets Noun cards Writing plan Upleveling sentences worksheets

This pack contains 21 posters that define some of the main grammatical terms children need to learn and understand in KS2 English. Each poster puts grammar in context by highlighting an example of the term being discussed within a sentence, and matching lots of examples to an engaging central image. There are four versions of each poster. Completed poster - These posters can go straight onto your classroom wall. The image is accompanied by text to illustrate the grammatical term. Blank poster – The posters include the grammatical term and the definition. The remaining text has been removed. The poster is ready for your class to add their own text in the speech bubbles provided. These can then be arranged around the poster. Giant poster – A large version of the blank poster. This can be printed off in four parts and assembled to create a larger display. Simple posters – These posters contains the title, definition and an example sentence with no image and no other text.

This KS2 reading comprehension resource and model text can be used as an introduction to myths and legends. It retells the tale of how a young boy claimed his birthright and became the king of Britain. The text can be used as inspiration for reading further Arthurian legends and introduces key characters such as Merlin and King Arthur to pupils. Also included with the text are 17 comprehension questions (with answers) covering the key reading skills of making inferences, retrieving information, sequencing and explaining the meaning of words in context.

This KS2 reading comprehension resource and model text can be used as an introduction to myths and legends. It retells the tale of how King Arthur gained the magical sword, Excalibur. The text can be used as inspiration for reading further Arthurian legends and introduces key characters such as Merlin and King Arthur to pupils. Also included with the text are 17 comprehension questions (with answers) covering the key reading skills of making inferences, retrieving information, sequencing and explaining the meaning of words in context.

This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to develop children’s understanding and use of cohesive devices within paragraphs. There are a number of activities that demonstrate different types of cohesive writing, and challenge students to rewrite passages to improve the flow. There are images to included to help inspire children’s writing, as well as prompts and partial sentences for them to complete. It’s a great way to revise previous learning, and to experiment with new ideas.

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on cohesive devices in fiction. Model texts can be used to clarify what a cohesive device is and to illustrate how it can improve a piece of writing. There are activities for the children to complete in task, which build to pupils using cohesive devices to create their own story that creates tension. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: Whole-class PowerPoint Selkie story model texts Cohesion within paragraphs worksheet Five image cards Little Red Riding Hood storyboard Jack and the Beanstalk text for uplevelling writing

This pack contains five posters that illustrate different ways of using cohesive devices in writing. Each poster uses an exciting fantasy image accompanied by text boxes or word balloons, which include examples of cohesive devices in writing inspired by the picture. Blank balloon templates enable you to use the children’s own ideas. The teaching points covered in this pack are: repetition pronouns adverbials of time adverbials conjunctions There are three versions of each poster: Completed poster - these writing posters can go straight on your classroom wall. The image is accompanied by text which illustrates the cohesive device. Blank poster - these posters are blank and ready for the class to add their own text in the blank speech bubbles provided. These can then be arranged around the poster. Giant poster - a large version of the blank poster. This can be printed off in four parts and assembled to create a larger display.

This Y6 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on powerful verbs. Starting by looking at a speech by Barack Obama, this resource pack helps children analyse how cohesive devices can be used effectively in pieces of persuasive writing. There are other texts to compare and contrast, prompts for children’s own writing, and a planning sheet for pupils’ work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Hands Off Our Libraries texts Cohesion within paragraphs worksheet Persuasive writing transition cards Persuasive writing prompts Persuasive writing plan Classroom pet text

Using these KS2 English worksheets, children can gain a greater understanding of rhyming couplets and use this knowledge to create their own. Activities encourage children to identifiy and correct rhyming couplets or verses where rhyming couplets do not scan well due to line length, choice of rhyme or a change in topic. Different prompts then encourage the children to get creative and write their own rhyming couplets and verses. The worksheet contains five different challenges, which can be used during one lesson or spread over a number of teaching sessions. Questions encourage creative responses and interesting images are used to stimulate ideas.

Combine design and technology with maths and English at KS1 and KS2, by getting children to make their own never-ending cards, which can be continually be folded to reveal different surfaces. The resource pack includes the templates you need to make a never-ending card, a video you can show the class with step-by-step instructions, and maths and English resources for KS1 and KS1 that can be added to the cards to turn them into fun and effective revision tools for the classroom and at home.

This powerful KS2 grammar resources pack provides everything you need to teach a series of five lessons on relative clauses in Year 5, culminating in an extended writing task where children can use their grammatical understanding in context.

This powerful KS2 grammar resources pack provides everything you need to teach a series of five lessons on modal verbs, culminating in an extended writing task where children can use their grammatical understanding in context.

Perfect for both self and peer assessments, this set of cards allows children to give and respond to constructive feedback - including success criteria for different text types, and grammar and punctuation objectives linked to every year group. They’re bright and appealing to stick in books, too!

This powerful KS2 grammar resources pack provides everything you need to teach a series of five lessons on determiners, culminating in an extended writing task where children can use their grammatical understanding in context.