These four resources are used to help students to use different types of punctuation. There a variety of activities for using question marks, commas in a list, exclamation marks and for punctuating speech. Pupils are also encouraged to use capital letters and full stops correctly. These resources can be used as class activities, as extension work or as homework.

This resource explains what nouns are and gives pupils examples of nouns. They are then asked to write down different nouns that they can see in given images and in their present location. This activity can be used as a class activity, as extension work or as homework.

These two resources help pupils to write well punctuated sentences while adding adverbs to their work. Clear examples are given to students in the form of word lists and example sentences. The activities use strong visuals to stimulate the pupils ideas and imaginations. The students begin by being given simple sentences with images that they have to rewrite to include adverbs. Students then progressively write with less support until they are asked to write a series of sentences including adverbs independently. These resources can be used as class activities, as extension work or as homework.

These three resources introduce students to the concept of using adjectives to improve their description when writing. They use strong images to provide the students with ideas and inspiration. The pupils move from adding one adjective to a given sentence, to writing a short text in which they describe a setting using a variety of adjectives. The first text sees pupils concentrating on using one adjective in a sentence. The second text sees them move to using two adjectives. The third texts deals with the use of multiple adjectives in multiple sentences. These resources can be used as class activities, extension activities or homework.

This resource introduces students to the idea of using a variety of sentence openings. To begin with, they are given example sentence openings and images to help them to write their sentences. The activity finishes with them writing a short text independently using a variety of sentence openings.

In these resources, pupils are given visuals and some words and are asked to use them to create some simple sentences. They are expected to use capital letters and full stops correctly and to choose additional High Frequency words and spell them independently. They are asked to repeat this process with different visuals and words a variety of times. This is the first step in preparing pupils to write a short text independently. The images help more visual learners and the given words provide ideas for what to write about and structure. These resources can be used as a class activity, as extension work or as homework. There are two resources to use when you choose this download.

There are six writing resources in the pack that are aimed at helping pupils to punctuate sentences correctly using capital letters and full stops. It ranges from them being giving simple sentences with no punctuation that they have to edit, to the pupils writing a short well punctuated paragraph independently. The resources include strong visual images that provide a stimulus for all pupils and are also especially beneficial for more visual learners. These resources can be used as class activities, as extension work or as homework.

These two resources support pupils in improving their consistency in punctuating sentences correctly and helping them to know when to use ‘and’ + when to use ‘but’. In both resources, the pupils move from being given phrases to use to create sentences using either ‘and’ or ‘but’, to writing multiple sentences independently using both ‘and’ + ‘but’ appropriately. These resources can be used as class activities, extension work or as homework.

In these resources, pupils are given visuals and some words and are asked to use them to create a simple sentence using a conjunction/connective. They are expected to use capital letters and full stops correctly and to choose additional High Frequency words and spell them independently. They are asked to repeat this process with different visuals and words a variety of times. This is the first step in preparing pupils to write sentences while using conjunctions/connectives. The images help more visual learners and the given words provide ideas for what to write about and structure. These resources can be used as a class activity, as extension work or as homework. There are five resources to use when you choose this download. The conjunctions/connectives included are and, when, but, so, + because.

In these three resources, pupils are move from being given a lot of support in using ‘and’ in written sentences to writing short texts independently including the word ‘and’. In the first resource, pupils are given visuals and some words and are asked to use them to create a simple sentence including the word ‘and’. They are expected to use capital letters and full stops correctly and to choose additional High Frequency words and spell them independently. They are asked to repeat this process with different visuals and words a variety of times. In the next two resources, the pupils are given two images and are asked to make a sentence about these images including the word ‘and’. This process is repeated a variety of times until the pupil is asked to complete a piece of writing (including the word ‘and’) without any visual aids. In the second resource, this extended piece of writing is to be about themselves. In the third it is about another person of their choice. When using the 3 resources, pupils move from being heavily supported to writing independently. These resources can be used as a class activity, as extension work or as homework.

In these resources, pupils are given visuals and some words and are asked to use them to create a simple sentence. They are expected to use capital letters and full stops correctly and to choose additional High Frequency words and spell them independently. They are asked to repeat this process with different visuals and words a variety of times. This is the first step in preparing pupils to write sentences. The images help more visual learners and the given words provide ideas for what to write about and structure. These resources can be used as a class activity, as extension work or as homework. There are two resources to use when you choose this download.

This is a Functional Skills Entry Level 1 English writing resource. There are two writing tasks. In the first task, the students become newspaper reporters writing about a firework display that they have seen on Guy Fawkes Night. In the second task, they have to write to a friend to invite them to see a bonfire together. These resources can be used as a stand-alone exam revision exercise or in a series of lessons involving Guy Fawkes Night or other celebrations.

This text has been specifically designed for pupils to use when learning how to pick out literary techniques used by writers and for them to explain why the writer has used these examples that they have picked out. The text is about a person entering a haunted house. It is best used with our other resources on Writer’s Techniques which are also available on this site.

There two resources are to help pupils to learn the skill of picking out different literary techniques in a text and then to build an understanding of why the writer has used them. The first resource asks pupils to make a list of different literary techniques that they can find in a text and to note down the example(s) of this that they have highlighted. After the pupils have practiced this skill they can attempt the 2nd activity. in this, pupils are again asked to pick out different literary techniques used, but also to explain why the writer has used the examples they have highlighted of these techniques. These resources are designed so that they can be used with any text. This means that you can use them again and again. Furthermore, it gives pupils some independence by allowing them to choose their own passages in texts to use with these resources and they can therefore be a good homework activity.

This resource consists of a Functional Skills Level 1 reading text with comprehension questions. The text is a magazine article which discusses the question of whether Halloween is the best celebration or not. It presents different viewpoints on the issue and its own opinion. This reading text can lead to the pupils having a discussion on the same topic using our Functional Skills speaking and listening resource that presents this discussion and gives guidance for staff on how to assess the pupils. Please check out our other Functional Skills English Halloween resources that range from Entry Level 1 to Level 1. We have a range of resources for reading, writing and speaking + listening activities.

This resource consists of a revision exercise for a Functional Skills Level 1 assessment. It is for staff use, providing a topic for a discussion and a checklist to assess whether pupils have passed the test or not. Although this assessment follows the theme of Halloween, it can easily be edited for any topic and used multiple times. There are two pages for this resource, one for teachers to assess multiple pupils and one for assessing one pupil which can be placed in this pupil’s file. Please look at our other Functional Skills Halloween resources ranging from Entry Level 1 to Level 1 and including reading, writing and speaking and listening activities.

This resource consists of a revision exercise for a Functional Skills Entry Level 3 assessment. It is for staff use, providing a topic for a discussion and a checklist to assess whether pupils have passed the test or not. Although this assessment follows the theme of Halloween, it can easily be edited for any topic and used multiple times. There are two pages for this resource, one for teachers to assess multiple pupils and one for assessing one pupil which can be placed in this pupil’s file. Please look at our other Functional Skills Halloween resources ranging from Entry Level 1 to Level 1 and including reading, writing and speaking and listening activities.

This resource consists of a revision exercise for a Functional Skills Entry Level 2 assessment. It is for staff use, providing a topic for a discussion and a checklist to assess whether pupils have passed the test or not. Although this assessment follows the theme of Halloween, it can easily be edited for any topic and used multiple times. There are two pages for this resource, one for teachers to assess multiple pupils and one for assessing one pupil which can be placed in this pupil’s file. Please look at our other Functional Skills Halloween resources ranging from Entry Level 1 to Level 1 and including reading, writing and speaking and listening activities.