The activity focuses on the change the y into i and add es rule for plurals and when to use it. The student is then asked to create a poster to explain the rule.

I have memories of completing this activity at school - we would use a template or draw our own axis to draw straight lines to matching the numbers. (In the example, I used 1 to 1 but the blank template can be adapted to use any times table eg; 1 to 4, 2 to 8). The third activity is based around a circle template and initially the students draw a line to every fifth number before being encouraged to experiment with other numbers to make a variety of impressive shapes. As a child we used to do this activity using card and embroidery thread and create pictures using 'curved stitching'. The activity is also useful for developing fine motor skills.

I created this resource to support a student in recognising common language features in texts. It has helped the student gain confidence in writing about texts.

This activity asks the student to imagine they are a Roman soldier in Britain writing a letter home to their family in Rome. They have two scenarios with writing frames to choose from.

An activity that I created for a reluctant writer as part of their World War Two Evacuees learning. It can be used with confident writers too. The task is to choose 12 items to pack in their suitcase and to explain their choices.

A spelling activity based which uses a variety of strategies to learn spellings which can be used with any word list.

The children sort the given words into the appropriate columns - double the final letter, drop the final e or do nothing. I have used high frequency words but the templates be used to substitute other spellings.

An explanation of haiku and an example given. The students then write their own haiku. Students who are confident readers will be able to complete the whole activity independently. In my experience, once students have grasped the concept, they love to write these three line, 17 syllable poems.

Based on the traditional Snakes and Ladders game, this resource uses a variety of strategies to help a student to learn any spelling list. As a tutor I have used it with students of all abilities. Give the children cards with the words you wish them to focus on.

This is a resource I designed for a year 8 student who is not a confident writer. The activities focused on the skills of recognising the criteria for different genre and using descriptive writing. This resource can be used with all students studying the play.

A writing prompt with success criteria to support students who are not confident writers.

I have used this activity to encourage the individual students that I tutor to use descriptive language in their writing. The frame asks the student to write a simile for snowflakes which they can then use to create a metaphor. I found that the activity supports the student in understanding and using both similes and metaphors. Once the poem frame is completed the student selects the best similes and metaphors to create their own poem. The activity includes examples of similes and the corresponding metaphor. T his activity can be completed as an independent and group activity.

I created this resource to support a student in writing about texts. It has proven to be a useful tool for the student to not recognise different features but also to write about their thoughts in a more structured way. The student now has a copy of this resource to refer to at home.

One of my students asked me this question. In response I created an information text and asked the student to create their own comprehension-style questions and include the answers.

I used this frame to discuss the themes of Romeo and Juliet with an individual student I tutor. It helped her organise her thoughts, ideas and quotations.

Match the words of Shakespeare to their modern meanings or play the memory game. Complete the challenge of writing sentences using the words of Shakespeare.

A framework to support students in writing a character description of Romeo and Juliet. I designed this activity for an individual student to support them in making notes and organising their thoughts and ideas about the characters. The framework could be adapted for any fictional character.

I created this activity for an individual student to complete using their weekly spelling. The student enjoyed the activity as it was a way of learning the words in a more enjoyable, focused way then just copying them out. This activity could also be used as an independent or group learning activity.

The activity can be used as a group activity as well as independent individual learning activity. It can be used with a specific spelling or vocabulary list. The student is asked to define the word, find a synonym, an antonym and to use the word in a sentence. It also encourages the student to think about suffixes that could be used with the word.

A planning frame to help students organise their story. it reminds them to use their sense when writing about settings and to think about FAST (feelings, actions, speech and thoughts) when describing a character.