A lesson/s that tries to inspire children to create independent writing. All credit due to Pobble with this then being taken and created as a lesson presentation and resources with ideas that children can then take and write about. Also included are some of my own word mats that children can use to support them with ideas. The prompt used for this lesson set is Shipwreck which can be found on Pobble on the 29th June.

A task sheet to try and support children with the spelling of colossal by thinking about it in different ways.

Two fully resourced lessons that focus on nouns. Included are lesson PowerPoints, activities and answer sheets. The first lesson focuses on being able to work on nouns in general, identifying them either in the environment around them or in sentences. This is then followed up with a second lesson that focuses on being able to sort between common and proper nouns. Images included are courtesy of Pixabay

A set of writing activities that link to working on using because, but and so based on ‘The Writing Revolution’. Included are 22 different sentence stems that link to learning for the Stone Age to the Iron Age which all require the use of because, but and so, challenging pupils ability to use the conjunctions appropriately as well as acting as a retrieval task in checking understanding of previous learning.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

A blending activity for Phase 2 that requires children to use different letters to try and make words. Also included are word cards with examples of what they can make.

Two sets of sheets that can be used as word banks for children to help them with their writing. Both contain examples of changing the action or the setting, whether it be beginning, moving on or concluding.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for agree are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for accept are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for build are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for clean are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for climb are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for shout are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for eat are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for listen are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for kick are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for give are the strongest verbs and which are the weakest before justifying their selection. Included is the original word and eight other synonyms, with the activity being useful as a starter as well as building up vocabulary for children by showing them other examples.

A lesson that focuses on general sentence punctuation that can be used as a recap for SATs revision or adapted for new learning. Included is the PowerPoint for the lesson (including green challenge questions), an activity with answers, previous SATs questions linked to punctuation and a recap task that can be used in the week/s after the lesson as a starter to remind children what they have worked on.

An information text about Kedleston Hall that also includes comprehension activities with a summarising task and a sheet of comprehension questions that also includes answers. Can be used for learning about Kedleston Hall or simply as part of reading lessons to support the ability to summarise or retrieve information from a text.