Encourage your class to use subordinate clause sentence openers with this handy prompt sheet.

A simple vocabulary word map for use with Word of the Week and other word study activities.

Print out this planning sheet on A3 paper to give your class lots of room to plan a character description. Add an image or illustration of the character to be described.

A prompt sheet for Year 6 writers to help them include many of the features required for the end of Key Stage Two writing assessment. I’ve found it useful to give each child a laminated copy to keep in their writing book. Each feature can be ticked off with a whiteboard pen as they use it in their writing.

A straightforward power point for introducing or reviewing how to build complex sentences from main and subordinate clauses and using conjunctions to join clauses.

Sets of adverbs for children to cut up and sort by type. The adverbs may then be used to practise extending sentences. I like to encourage my class to challenge their partner to come up with a sentence using one or more of the adverbs. This resource provides lots of opportunities for really practical whiteboard sentence practice.

Prompt sheets for 5 editing stations in upper Key Stage Two.

A straightforward power point introducing or reviewing using the conjunction “as” to create complex sentences.

A book recommendation / book review booklet for Key Stage Two children.

A straightforward power point for introducing or reviewing main and subordinate clauses.

A Year 6 Spelling Bee competition plan based on the Year 5/6 statutory word list and Upper Key Stage Two spelling patterns. The competition runs over three consecutive days with a big final in the school hall on the Friday. This plan has been written for a two form entry school where the two Year 6 classes compete against each other in the final. It may be adapted for bigger or smaller schools. We have had a lot of success with this over many years and the children love it!

A set of 4 modal verb/adverb posters for use in KS2 classrooms. These are really useful for lessons and for children to refer to as they write.

A Key Stage Two / Year 6 practice Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test based on the 2016 paper. It includes the mark scheme and a spelling test.

An eleven unit spelling text book for Year 6 covering many of the spelling patterns required in upper key stage two. Each unit consists of a number of activities designed to be completed independently in Literacy books after some teaching on the pattern.

A Grammar practice test paper based on the original 2016 GPS SATs test. A fantastic bank of questions to use and discuss with your class. It includes a spelling test and a mark scheme. Great for revision in the lead up to KS2 SATs!