This works best as a starter to a class of improv games. It provides a bit more structure, allowing kids to ease into it and be a bit freer in other improv theatre games! This works best if you can project it on the wall. Make sure you have the teacher handout so that you can see in advance how many people are needed for each sketch. Get the right number of volunteers for each before showing the card. (Smiley faces indicate how many people!)

Family Tree: In small groups, children use the cards as clues in order to organise the pictures in a family tree. An element of competition can be added, making the first team to solve how all the people are related the winner. This takes a bit of preparation, but if you laminate it, you can reuse it many times. This can be used with young children or ESL learners of many ages.

Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, practising words with ‘ie’ and ‘ei’ spellings Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 20 words: 1 - look, cover, write for words with ‘ei’ 2 - look, cover, write for words with ‘ie’ 3 - complete the blanks with ‘ie’ or 'ei, all 20 words mixed up

A quick colourful visual guide of the core tenses in English. Intended to be used alongside instruction on the meaning and function of tenses, but useful as an overview and sort of checklist for pupils. 2 versions are included - one full A4 size, the other has 2 images on 1 sheet to be cut as smaller handouts.

Help improve writing by expanding pupil’s knowledge of a range of linking words. 1 - cut out activity to organise by function 2 - cut out a selection of linking words to insert into a text 3 - organised list of linking words with gap fill activity

Spelling practice 1 - look, cover, write 2 - cut outs to match suffixes

Look, cover, write worksheet practising words with ‘ough’

1 - Look, cover, write spelling practice 2 - Cut outs to match able and ible 3 - Worksheet to organise base words into 2 columns, write the correct word with the suffix, making necessary internal changes

Spelling practice at the KS1 level with National Curriculum spelling words, learning the difference between ‘oi’ or ‘oy’. Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 10 words: 1 - look, cover, write 2 - sort into 2 categories 3 - complete the blanks with ‘oi’ or ‘oy’

Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, learning the difference between words ending ‘al’ or ‘el’. Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 10 words: 1 - look, cover, write 2 - sort into 2 categories 3 - complete the blanks with ‘al’ or ‘el’

Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, practising words with a silent ‘w’ Resource includes 2 worksheets to practice 10 words: 1 - look, cover, write 2 - unscramble letters

22 challenging GCSE words 1 - Cut out word segments, pupils must assemble words 2 - Fill in the blanks with words from the cut out activity 3 - Look, cover, write activity with the above words

2 activity types: fill in the blank with words from a box and choose the correct alternative Suitable for reinforcing correct verb agreement (she is, they are) with low level primary children. Also suitable for ESL learners and SEN pupils.

Spelling practice on 15 compound nouns, suitable for KS2 prep. The first sheet is a spelling list with a ‘Look, Cover, Write’ activity. The second sheet includes a list of the same words which have been scrambled for pupils to unscramble. It also has 5 sentences with missing words for pupils to fill in with words form the spelling list. The third sheet is a wordsearch with these 15 words. Pupils must find the words and write them at the bottom of the page. The last sheet is a blank spelling test sheet with 15 spaces for pupils to be tested on these words. These worksheets could also be used for older ESL pupils learning about compound nouns. ps. I’m new to selling on TES, so would really appreciate your reviews to hopefully help me sell more! Thanks!

Interactive practice with primary level connectives. Suitable for KS2 English revision or extra support for older ESL pupils. Cut-outs should be prepared for each pair or group of 3 to match sentences. Afterwards, pupils can complete the worksheet independently to consolidate use of connectives.

The file contains 2 versions of letters - one with points and the other without. Letters can be put in the middle for pupils to form their own words, or handed out and played in a similar manner as Scrabble. It's best if letters are printed on card stock and/or laminated for durability. Also, as all vowels are on one page and consonants on another, it is useful to print each on a separate colour to help pupils recognise vowels vs consonants. ps. I'm new to selling on TES, so would really appreciate your reviews to hopefully help me sell more! Thanks!

These activities are intended to lead into a larger project on giving a presentation. The idea is that pupils will choose a controversial issue to then use their presentation skills to prepare a talk for the class. Start with the starter picture projected on the board or as a handout. Use the phrase and image to push pupils to give their opinion and back it up. Break pupils into small groups and hand out the list of controversial statements. Have them discuss each. Get pupils to brainstorm a big list of controversial issues on the board which might make good presentation topics. Instruct pupils to choose one for which they must prepare a presentation. This may be done as homework or if presentation skills have been an ongoing topic, it could be blended into class preparation.

Cards should be printed on coloured paper or cardstock so that words are not visible from the backside. Ten sets should be handed out shuffled to each pair to play memory. Rotate the sets of 10 so pupils get practice with all 100 sight words. Afterwards, pupils can be given quick spelling tests based on these words or dictation sentences using only words from this selection. ps. I'm new to selling on TES, so would really appreciate your reviews to hopefully help me sell more! Thanks!