This Pied Piper KS2 reading comprehension pack can be used to test comprehension skills and also as a prompt for writing activities. This story retells the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions, which target key skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. The text includes models of fronted adverbials, clauses and using using colons and semi-colons to connect clauses. Also included in the pack are three story prompts, encouraging children to create their own texts which continue the tale.

The factsheets in this teaching resource can be used to suport children as they write their own Arthurian legends in KS2. The kit contains factsheets on: Arthurian characters - descriptions of some of the key characters from Arthurian legends, including King Arthur, Merlin and Morgan le Fay. Magical characters - descriptions of the Questing Beast and other creatures from Arthurian legend. Settings - details on Avalon and Camelot as well as further details on the Round Table. Magical Artefacts - descriptions of six magical artefacts - including King Arthur’s sword, Excalibur. The Code of Chivalry - the rules a knight must follow, which can be used to help generate story ideas. Story ideas - five story prompts can be used to help children create their own Arthurian legend. Story plan - this worksheet can be used by children to plan out their Arthurian legend.

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.

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 descriptive writing skills when it comes to creating mood. 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 mood 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 understanding and use of complex sentences. There are a number of activities that demonstrate what a complex sentence is, and give students the opportunity to write their own. 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 semi-colons. As well as learning about the purpose and usage of semi-colons, 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 Semicolons worksheets Clause cards Writing plan Upleveling sentences worksheets

The Wild West idioms in this pack are a fun and interactive way to practise reading inference skills. For example, if in the Wild West is ‘stringing a whizzer’ it means they’re telling a tall tale. Children can also enhance their writing by adding idioms or extra detail to stories which take place in historical settings. The pack contains: Wild West phrase cards – the cards are presented on separate pieces of paper so that they can be shared amongst pupils in a group. Children can discuss the meanings of these phrases out of context. Also included are larger versions of the idioms so that they can be used for display. Wild West phrase definitions – these definition cards can be matched up to the Wild West idioms. These definitions are available in a small size for sharing at a table, and also in a larger size for display. Wild West phrase answer sheet – this sheet presents the Wild West idioms with their definitions. Wild West phrase sentence worksheets – children can read the idioms in context and then try to infer their meaning. Two worksheets using different Wild West phrases are included.

The Victorian idioms in this pack are a fun and interactive way to practise inference and reading comprehension skills. For example, did you know that if a Victorian were to say ““Nanty narking”” they would mean something is ‘great fun’. Children can also enhance their writing by adding idioms or extra detail to stories which take place in historical settings. The pack contains: Victorian phrase cards – the cards are presented on separate pieces of paper so that they can be shared amongst pupils in a group. Children can discuss the meaning of these phrases out of context. Also included are larger versions of the idioms so that they can be used for display. Victorian phrase definitions – these definition cards can be matched up to the Victorian idioms. These definitions are available in a small size for sharing at a table and also for display. Victorian phrase answer sheet – this sheet presents the Victorian idioms with their definition. Victorian phrase sentence worksheets – children can read the idioms in context and then try to infer their meaning. Two worksheets using different Victorian phrases are included.

Use these KS2 comprehension worksheets to learn about UFOs: in particular, Britain’s most famous UFO incident – the encounter at Rendlesham Forest. This non-fiction text looks at definitions of UFOs, and the sightings at the military air base in Rendlesham. A set of comprehension questions are included, which tackle key reading skills… This pack is also a great prompt for writing science fiction or scary stories.