A collection of four word banks - Adjectives Adverbs Emotions To use instead of ‘said’ These are perfect for expanding vocabulary and encouraging students to include more ambitious vocabulary in their work. I have used these banks in several ways, including: Sticking them in to the back of students’ books Laminating sheets to give to students either individually or as a table/group As a differentiated resource for SEN students Stuck on the wall for students to refer to when needed For use as a starter (students identify 5 words that they don’t know an define them/ use them in a sentence) As a reference for spelling

This pack contains 18 spelling cards (two per each page) that can be used as part of a spelling/ phonics intervention, starter, plenary or as part of a planned lesson. This pack contains the words that my students have consistently struggled to spell. Each card contains three sections: Make - Students have to make the word out of Play-Doe, sand, etc within the outline provided. Look- The word is then used in a sentence with an image. Write- Students write the word between the handwriting guide lines. Write- Students write the word without the help of the guide lines. These cards should be printed, cut out and then laminated in order for them to be re-used. All you will need is a dry-wipe pen and a tub of Play-Doh (or similar.) This activity works well as a more active alternative to the standard ‘look, cover, write’ method of teaching spellings.

An all purpose learning mat that can be used by all ages. It covers all areas of English such as: definitions of key literacy techniques A bank of connectives (categorised) An adjective and adverb bank Commonly misspelt homophones sand their definitions Sentence stems High level and basic punctuation Sentence types (examples and definitions) and much more! This can be fitted into almost every English lesson and used by students to correct/check/improve their work. Perfect as a differentiated resource for SEN students.