This resource can be used to support writing fairytale news. This pack includes 2 PowerPoints which explore headlines and fairytale crimes to discuss and use as a stimulus for children’s own writing along with blank newspaper templates and crime scene images. There are five sample copies of news reports which can be used as WAGOLLs (linked to Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs) & used to identify the features of news reports (I used post-it notes with my class for them to label the parts) and a planning template for children’s own reports. A useful wanted poster template is also included which could be used as an extension activity to help capture the fairytale villains whilst promoting the use of expanded noun phrases. N.b. Publisher & PDF copies included.

A PowerPoint used during an English lesson on writing instructions using George’s Marvellous Medicine as a stimulus. This resource includes ‘boxing up’ templates, a reading task and a ‘bottle’ template for the children to illustrate their own ‘marvellous medicine’ concoctions (works well enlarged to A3).

This resource includes a PowerPoint with activities and Top Tips for spelling words ending in le. Also included: mystery words, crossword puzzle, word hunt task, spelling detective activity and Spelling Bump game.

A collection of resources that are ideal for celebrating a book day. This collection includes resources to make a Matilda themed book door where children create the covers of their favourite books, templates for making marvellous medicine, designing a new chocolate bar, filling a dream jar, making a door hanger and character/book crowns to let reading go to your head! Also included: a book scavenger hunt, a guess who game, blank comic strips and a solve the story task. Last book day I held a ‘Short & Tweet’ writing competition which was very popular and very amusing too - template and certificates included!

A fun quiz that could be used to celebrate a book day. This quiz consists of 5 handout rounds including: Who am I? Guess who? Where? Terrific Titles and Amazing Authors. There is a Powerpoint to accompany the quiz, answer sheet and certificates.

A collection of five PowerPoints and four activity sheets that can be used to reinforce phonics during the festive period. Visit Santa's workshop and help the elves by making a list of all the toys (editable) or have a go at scribing the gifts from 'my true love' during the 12 days of Christmas. Could be used as an informal assessment tool to review sounds taught.

Are you looking for a fun way to test your children's SPaG skills? This get up and go game is ideal for practising SATs style questions and checking pupils knowledge of the Y2 SPaG curriculum in an active way. All you have to do is print out the 20 A4 question cards (laminate) and set out your trail indoors or outdoors. Children then visit each station in pairs/groups, read the questions, discuss their ideas and record their answers on the sheet provided. I have also used this 'Scoot' game as an activity for parents at our KS1 workshops to give them an idea of the type of questions their children will be given in the end of KS1 SATs. Buy this resource as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

A fun get up and go 'Scoot' game ideal for Year 2 children. Print out the 16 A4 sentence cards (laminate) and position around your classroom or outdoor area. The children visit each station, read the sentence, identify the word from the chosen word group and record it on their record sheet (also a useful activity for reinforcing the four sentence types). A great lesson starter or end of unit/SATs preparation activity. Buy this resource as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

Two fun and interactive get up and go 'Scoot' games ideal for Year 2 linked to coordination and subordination. Print out the A4 cards (laminate) and place them around your classroom or outdoor area. The children then visit each station, read the sentence, identify the coordinating or subordinating conjunction and record on their individual record sheets to build up their own word bank. Both resources are editable and the subordination version is linked to the stories of Roald Dahl. Buy these resources as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

A useful resource to encourage children to be confident to have a go at spelling new words. I laminated these cards and each child has their own which they use when writing independently. I developed this resource as part of the dyslexia friendly school award.

A fun activity that can be carried out indoors or outdoors depending on the weather! All you need to do is print out the clues all linked to well-known story books (laminate) and lay out the trail. Children can work in pairs/teams to answer the questions and decipher the secret message! Answer sheets and certificates included. This activity is editable and would be a great introduction to a reading challenge or a ‘My favourite book day.’

A PowerPoint introduction - It's the last day at alien school and the teacher needs help to sort out the lost property! Children can practise using apostrophes by using individual whiteboards to write sentences to match the images on the PowerPoint then make up their own sentences using the activity sheet that is included or inventing their own aliens and objects. A useful lesson also for reinforcing phonic skills (alien names) and writing expanded noun phrases. Buy this resource as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

A very handy and flexible game (played in pairs/groups) which can be played a few different ways: Option 1: Read it! Roll the dice, choose a word in the corresponding column & read it. If the child is correct they win the word & cover it or colour it. Option 2: Spell it! Roll the dice, choose a word in the corresponding column, read it, your partner covers it & then the child has a go at spelling it. If the child is correct they win the word & cover it or colour it. Option 3: Read it, Spell it! I used this for a mixed Y1 and Y2 pairing where Y1's had to read the words and Y2's had to spell the words. Also included is a table showing all words in the phonics screener since 2011 and a blank game board so you can chop and change words to suit your needs! For more practical resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

This is a collection of 12 resources to use when teaching sentence types. This pack includes a great range of fun, interactive games and activities which I have used with a Year2 class. Play 'Guess the sentence type' the children can then make their own sentence type comic strips by drawing or using their own digital images or how about 'Spin a sentence.' Sentence Scoot and Four Corners are fab lesson starters and all resources are included in pack e.g. 32 sentence cards, sentence type signs and record sheets or perhaps you might want to go on a sentence hunt. Several of these resources would also be suitable as homework tasks. Buy this resource as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

A collection of PowerPoints to introduce, reinforce or review Phase 5 sounds including split digraphs - ideal for use with individual whiteboards to play 'Quickwrite.' Roll a word game and 'Magic Spoons' activity sheets also included. More resources @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

A collection of PowerPoints and activities to introduce, reinforce and review Phase 2 trigraphs. More resources @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

A collection of more than 20 PowerPoints that can be used to introduce or review Phase 3 digraphs. Ideal for use with individual whiteboards to play 'Quickwrite' game. This pack also includes editable 'Moshi Monsters' and 'Star Words' challenges. Fun activities linked to The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Ugly Bug Ball. More resources @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01