A simple sorting activity ( vowel / digraphs ). Students sort the words into the corresponding vowel digraphs ( or even draw the word ). Ideal for small group work, pairs, or quick finishers.

The story of ‘ai’. Colouring, revision, blending. Use as inspiration to create own digraphs / vowels stories to be shared in class. Pre-teach ‘ai’ vocabulary and encourage students to create their own story posters.

Use this simple worksheet to introduce the concept of ‘magic e’ . Students write ‘e’ next to the cvc words and say the new word - magic ‘e’ makes the vowel say its name, example : cap becomes cape. Extend the activity to creating own magic ‘e’ posters for the classroom.

These are vowel digraphs ( ee, or, ai, ie, oi, ue, oa, ou ). Cut out the images, mix them up, sort, and create your own colourful and visual poster to engage young learners. Ideal to use along existing phonics programs such as Jolly Phonics.

The story of ‘ee’. Colouring, revision, blending. Use as inspiration to create own digraphs / vowels stories to be shared in class. Pre-teach ‘ee’ vocabulary and encourage students to create their own story posters.

Simple and cute images ( x 7 pages ) to help young learners how to blend. For example a / n / t. Children can colour the images, cut along the lines and make into a jigsaw puzzle format, blending as they place the phonemes in the correct place. Images include ‘ant’ , ‘pip’, and ‘nap’. They are also very useful if laminated and kept for quick finishers or raining break times. Enjoy !

Print out this colourful boardgame with farm related vocabulary ( advanced level ). Answers / vocabulary provided. You will need a dice and buttons ( place markers ) to play. Works well along side Orwell’s ANIMAL FARM.

5 minute filler for Quick Finishers. Benjamin the Donkey as featured in Orwell’s Animal Farm. Help him find his was to the retirement pasture.

Simple wordsearch activity to help with vocabulary and spelling. An introduction to Dickinson’s work.

Simple activities to supplement Blake’s poem. Ideal for Quick Finishers , Homework, or Just For Fun. Reinforce the ideas in the poem. Includes The Tyger wordsearch, maze, and spot the difference ( or mindfulness colouring ).

Vocabulary for male / female / young of popular farm animals. Ideal for pre-teaching or revision. Used in conjunction with Orwell’s ANIMAL FARM.

A simple wordsearch for Quick Finishers. Search for key words associated with the poet. Comes with answers.

This is a blank template board game for your students to create their own space-themed questions or images. Print off copies and personalise with your own vocabulary at differentiated levels or symbols or pictures !

A simple cloze gap-fill activity based on the life of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Ideal for quick finishers in class. Key vocabulary to be found on the bottom of the page.

A cinquain poem is a wonderful way to incorporate grammar, poetry, and vocabulary development into one fun activity. And who doesn’t love cake, eh !? Baking with Grandma and Poetry No.1: The Cinquain Cake This download includes 2 PDFs, one for digital presentation, and one printable. Both have a printable page for the final poem! Baking with Grandma and Poetry Series, more to follow!

This is a fun lesson which promotes lots of talking and discussion about ideas, as well as introducing vocabulary. The download includes 2 PDFs, one printable, and one for digital presentation. There is an answer guide included. Some games allow children to give alternative answers with reasoning for their choice! This can be used as a complete lesson, or printed as worksheets/activities/homework.

Describing People lesson for all English language learners, ideal for ESL/EFL as well as young learners KS1. Introducing vocabulary, adjectives, and bodily idioms. It promotes lots of speaking. The lesson can be differentiated to levels A1 - B1 (CEFR), or for young learners KS1. The pack includes 5 PDFs: Describing people lesson (digital and printable versions) The “face-race” game The “hat” game The face-race game - students roll the dice to draw the features on the face. The hat game - students name the different hats as quickly as possible. Lots of fun, discussion, and learning for young learners. Also suitable for adult learners too!

Parsing Pizza Lesson. This activity is useful and fun for reviewing parts of speech, and expanding knowledge. The blank templates can also be used for topic vocabulary, or themed work! 2 PDFs: one printable version, and one for digital presentation. This activity is the second in a series of “baking with Grandma”.

A fun game for English learners. Introducing lots of vocabulary and adjectives to describe and draw faces! No artistic talent required, just a sense of humour and fun! A blank template is included for students to create their own characteristics. Two PDFs included (one b&w for easy printing).

This activity is great for introducing or reviewing synonyms. Two PDFs included, one for digital presentation, and one printable. Both formats include printable pages for a synonym “muffin”, and a synonym “ice-cream”. (B&W plus colour pages!) This activity is the third in a series of “baking with Grandma”.