Six story starters for KS2/3. Detention, isolation, UFO's, strange gifts....and more! Stimulating images and thought provoking settings will engage children, producing some excellent written work.

A fantastic resource to support and develop writing at KS3. Activity sheets that support student's planning and execution of their writing, ranging from sentence structure, choosing appropriate adjectives, synonyms, similes etc, to referring to senses as a method of creating breadth and depth to their writing. Also included are sheets covering character development through empathy, rhetorical questions and more. A storyboard is included for more kinaesthetic students to plan their work. The pack is completed with a comprehensive self/peer writing assessment checklist so students can identify what they have included and omitted. Please leave a short review if you've enjoyed using this work and please check out my other resources! Thanks!

A wonderfully useful set of sheets for children to use in all manner of writing styles and genres, this pack contains - - An A4 sheet of sentence starters, covering speech, using adverbs, rhetorical questions and short sentences; - An A4 sheet for children to jot down their thoughts around concepts such as useful synonyms, adjectives, similes and rhetorical questions they might use; - An A4 storyboard, split into eight sections for children to plan their work onto; - An A4 'Writing Checklist' - for children to use after their writing is done. Covering sentence choices, spelling, handwriting, grammar, punctuation and more, it is designed to be used in a self-assess or peer-assess format, this sheet makes a great support document for reminding children what they need to include in their writing. All of these sheets could be laminated as they will be used again and again and again... Please leave a review if you liked this work - and check out my other resources too!

A super resource aimed at getting children to consider what it would have been like for Guy Fawkes on November 5th. Included in the pack - - Picture stimulus - 8-section storyboard to create overview - A4 sheet to record appropriate adjectives, adverbs, similes and rhetorical questions - A4 'Senses' sheet for aiding sentence development - A4 'Empathy' sheet - thought-provoking questions designed to encourage children to 'live in someone else's shoes' - A4 scroll image for children to either write their improved drafts onto or type onto via the computer

A complete set of 39 words to act as a class reference, to improve and extend both spoken and written work. Chosen to act as extension work, providing challenge and difficulty to all. Examples of the words include - 'Nadir - Predilection - Taciturn - lithe' with a total of 39 - one for each week of the school year. Each word includes a definition of its meaning and also a selection of synonyms for children to use/consider/discuss. Includes a Word document listing the 39 words for teacher's records.

A superb resource for encouraging students to write in the mystery/spooky genre, with the emphasis on discussion, recording, redrafting and improving their work. This resource is more concerned with 'mystery' in its wider sense, not just that of the traditional 'Whodunnit' but more about more mysterious things that might be around us in everyday life. Included are three quality activities with story-starters, two resource sheets and two high-quality videos (approx 3 mins long). Both have the same images and original, atmospheric soundtrack which will be guaranteed to stimulate discussion. The second video has added annotations to encourage those students who are finding it difficult to engage. The videos create a wonderful whole-class introduction - close the curtains, turn up the sound on the IWB and sit back - your students will respond! If you have any questions or would like something specific creating, please get in touch!

Three quality story openers to stimulate students and create plenty of discussion, leading to improved writing opportunities! All three are semi-spooky, mysterious, thought-provoking resources that can be interpreted in a myriad of ways, but are all certain to capture students' imaginations!

A selection of four creative writing resources with powerful images that will produce quality discussion. Each is supplied with a prompt sheet to push students' writing skills to the next level. Provided with an extra prompt sheet that can be used with all four pictures, to encourage students to consider the importance of their senses in writing. Aimed at upper KS2 and lower KS3, these photographs will create a superb wall display, with some excellent writing from the children.

Four fab resources that will have children enthused about writing as they are all connected with the festive period! 'Naughty and Nice' - Children have to choose who they would put on each list - friends not allowed! - giving three good reasons why they would do so. Aimed to encourage children to think about the wider world and some of the characters that inhabit it. This resource comes with a 'Naughty and Nice' synonym recorder to encourage language development and discourage repetition. 'Santa's Year' - fun images suggesting that Santa might have an 'ordinary' life outside of making toys! Children encouraged to think 'outside the box' and create some diary entries for Santa during the year! Complete with display-friendly pages for children's written work. 'SOS Santa' - Santa's in trouble and he needs YOUR help! What's happened to him and how can YOU help? This resource will develop children's discussion and writing skills while having fun at the same time! 'The Talking Snowman' - begins with the first part of a story about children building a snowman and then leaves them with a cliff-hanger that they have to continue.

A Christmas resource with a difference - looking at the events at the Western Front, 1914. Aimed at upper KS2 and KS3. Included is a sizeable resource with information, images, questions - all aimed at provoking discussion amongst students about the futility of war, the conditions the soldiers fought in and the irony involved. Included is a story-starter, putting the student in the role of an English Tommy, hearing the tones of 'Silent Night' wafting across No-Man's-Land and the story that unfolds afterwards...

Great writing and talking resources for upper KS2/KS3 students, offering a variety of opportunities for writing about exploring - 'Explore' - Weighing anchor in a frozen wasteland in pursuit of a distress call; 'Five Exploration Scenarios' - students need to prioritise their equipment choices for various activities; 'Something Wrong in Space' - a writing activity that could easily be turned into a piece of drama: Astronauts coming home with a massive dilemma - eight hours from earth, with six hours' worth of oxygen left...

A selection of stimulating images with corresponding activities to develop quality sentences. Areas covered - adjectives, synonyms, personification, rhetorical questions, similies and adverbs. Aimed at upper KS2 or lower KS3, there are four separate activities to support class teaching, along with an additional 'Senses' sheet which can be used with all four writing sheets.

Your end of term classwork is creative, festive and worthwhile with this bumper Christmas miscellany! A huge resource that includes - - Surviving Christmas - create a guide for users; - What's Your Favourite Christmas Movie? - review - Christmas Movies Maths Activity - Data Collection/Graphs - Christmas Wishes - What would YOU choose? - Christmas Crackers - Fantasy writing genre - What's the True Meaning of Christmas? - Your Favourite Christmas Movie Script? - The Christmas Fox - Creative Writing - The Winter Road - Creative Writing - Creative Writing Planning Sheet And more!

Three brilliant story starts for upper KS2/3 focussing on the 'Mystery' genre. Each includes an evocative image to stir students' imaginations, encouraging discussion and writing. All three are easily differentiated by outcome or support. Included in the pack is a 'Writer's Checklist' - a resource designed for students to self-assess or peer-assess their work. Please leave feedback if you've enjoyed using my resources. Thanks!

Three challenging resources to encourage quality discussion and debate with KS3+ students. All three tackling the social issue of homelessness and the concept of Christmas being a time for giving, these resources will undoubtedly promote lively discourse in your class. Areas covered - sleeping rough and the repercussions of such, the causes of homelessness and the public perception of these issues.

Whole-class activity plus instant display! These sheets, printed out, would fill a wall in seconds - with children's input, they provide a go-to resource on your classroom wall - one that can be used again and again and again. OR... print out double-sided for each student so they have their own 'go-to' resource for improving their own writing! 29 A4 sheets, each with a central word such as 'Said' - and room for children to add their own synonyms to build up an extensive vocabulary. Brilliant for stimulating discussion as a whole class lesson or in pairs. Sheets include - Said, Amazing, Bad, Beautiful, Big, Bright, Dark, Delicious and more. As and when you take down the display - put these sheets in alphabetical order in a folder for a go-to resource for children. Included is a Microsoft Word file with associated synonyms for teacher and/or student use. Great for developing research skills, using a thesaurus, in order to add quality and variety to sentence construction.

A huge creative writing pack, using the 'Phalanges Family' - little characters that will inspire your students, created on their fingers! A cross-curricular resource, encompassing writing, art and science - all based around our fingers! Lots of examples for children to work with - 'The Phalanges on Vacation', 'The Phalanges at Christmas' and also an editable script (MS Word) to use as exemplars. Children can create their own families, using the provided hand-photographs and then either on their own fingers or using one of the art ideas provided. Included are examples of how the Phalanges live - Christmas, Vacations, visits from other relatives. Also included is a selection of extension activities to take this project even further!

Assorted sheets to prompt reluctant writers with powerful imagery and hopefully inspire them to put pen to paper! Comes complete with lined paper - ideal for homework!

Level 4, KS2, Improving writing