42 different idioms (a piece of cake, open a can of worms) are presented with exciting and arresting images. The idioms and their meanings are also provided on separate cards, so children can be challenged to match each idiom to its definition, which makes for a great group work activity in KS2 English lessons. Also included are completed idiom cards that can be used for classroom display.

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on punctuating direct speech. As well as learning about punctuating direct speech, 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: Teacher notes PowerPoint Punctuating direct speech challenge worksheet Reporting clause cards Writing plan Upleveling writing sheet Jack and the Beanstalk story sheet

This synonym card pack helps children to experiment with using different synonyms to make their writing more interesting. There are 14 sets of 8 synonym cards in this pack, and two larger synonym groups for ‘walk’ and ‘said’. The synonyms can be cut out and given to children or groups of pupils. Each set of synonym cards is available in two sizes, and blank versions are also provided so that children can add their own synonyms to grow a group. The synonym ladders included in this pack can be used to group the synonyms according to intensity, with the loudest, largest or more intense version of that synonym at the top of the scale.

Use this KS2 grammar game to help children learn how to use and create similies in their writing. The pack contains sentence cards which are designed to support children in creating similes. They have been divided into two sections: blue and yellow. The blue section contains the start of similes where a comparison is set up. The yellow section contains examples of similes where the comparison is made. Children can explore and match up the different sets to experiment with the effect.

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on expanded noun phrases. As well as learning how to identify and construct expanded noun phrases, 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 Expanded noun phrase worksheets Noun cards Upleveling sentences worksheets

This lower KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on the present perfect tense. As well as learning how to identify the present perfect tense, 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 Present perfect tense worksheets Image cards Writing plan Upleveling sentences worksheet

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on subordinating conjunctions. As well as learning how to break down and indentify the different parts of a sentence, 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 Subordinating conjunction worksheets Clause cards Writing plan Uplevelling sentences worksheet

This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to develop children’s understanding and use of persuasive writing in KS2. There are a number of activities that demonstrate different types of persuasive writing, along with a model text, examples of adverts, and writing challenges. There are images to included to help inspire children’s writing, as well as sentences for the children to rewrite and improve upon. It’s a great way to revise previous learning, and to experiment with new ideas.

This Celtic Legend retells the tale of how Cúchulainn defended Ulster during the cattle raid of Cooley. It can be used to test comprehension skills in KS2. It also provides a model text and prompts for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. A planning sheet is included for children to plan out their own Celtic legend.

This Greek Myth tale, retelling the tale of Orpheus’ quest to the Underworld, can be used to test reading comprehension skills in KS2. It also provides a model text and prompts for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. A planning sheet is included for children to plan out their own Greek Myth.

This Greek myth, retelling the tale of Perseus and Medusa the Gorgon, can be used to test reading comprehension skills in KS2. It also provides a model text and prompts for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary.

This Anglo-Saxon legend retells the tale of how Beowulf travelled to the land of Heorot to defeat Grendel. It can be used to test KS2 reading comprehension skills and as a model text for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. A planning sheet is included to support children in planning their own Anglo-Saxon legend.

This challenging KS2 grammar game will help get children thinking about rhyming words. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle which children solve by matching up sides of triangles so that they correspond with each other, to form one giant equilateral triangle. In this case, children need to match rhyming words. An ideal stretch and challenge activity for in the classroom, or for homework. Included in the pack are: *Two sheets of tarsia pieces *Word list worksheet, so children can anticipate possible rhymes *Teacher’s answer sheet, showing the rhyming pairs *Blank tarsia sheets, so children can make their own puzzle for classmates to solve

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.

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.

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on powerful verbs. It opens up discussions about word choices and how choosing the right verb can change the impact a sentence has on the reader. It explores synonyms and, for example, different words to use instead of ‘said’. Activities include challenges such as writing a five sentence story about an image, using at least three powerful verbs, and playing verb charades. 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 Powerful verb worksheets Powerful verb cards sets Five images for writing inspiration A writing planning sheet An upleveling writing worksheet

This pack contains five interactive KS inference posters illustrating different ways that children can use context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words. Each poster uses an amusing or interesting image accompanied by word balloons to illustrate this strategy. Blank balloon templates and wall display resources enable you to use the children’s own ideas on your wall display. The posters included in this pack are: Conjunctions Inference Definition Example Antonym Synonym Also included in the pack are 20 unfamiliar words with their definitions so that children can use these to create their own inference sentences.

Help children learn how to spell the words from the Year 5 and Year 6 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.

This KS1 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on the past and present tense. As well as using examples to establish what the past and present tense should look like, there are card sorting activities and sentences with errors to correct - all of which leads to a piece of creative writing about being shipwrecked on a desert island. 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 Tenses worksheet Irregular verb cards Writing plan Upleveling sentences worksheet

This Greek myth, retelling the tale of the Minotaur and how it was defeated by the Greek hero Theseus, can be used to test reading comprehension skills in KS2. It also provides a model text and prompts for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 17 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary.