A diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for laugh 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 said 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 dig 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 diamond 9 activity that gets children to decide which synonyms for fill 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 run 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 close 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 hit 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 mini biography/ fact file that introduces Usain Bolt for KS2 children.

A word mat full of prepositions that children can pick from to use in their writing.

A sample of the following resource: A fact file about Usain Bolt that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 13 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about Usain Bolt at the same time. The full resource can be found at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/usain-bolt-reading-comprehension-11755374

The sixth of six lessons that focus on the geography of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Included are all the resources needed to run the lesson including the presentation, differentiated resources and unit of work planning. This lesson focuses on getting children to respond to a historical/ geographical question appropriately.

A help mat for writing paragraphs in response to questions, following the PEAK paragraph model with an example and different phrases included that children may want to include in their own writing.

An activity based around -igh for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the igh sound where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards because of words like tight.

This lesson acts as an introduction/ recap of synonyms and antonyms as well as focussing on adjectives. The activities will help children identify how changing adjectives can create effective sentences. Included are all the resources needed for the lesson.

Two lessons that focus on being able to use thesauruses to find synonyms and antonyms. Included is a lesson on verbs and a lesson on adjectives.

A series of sheets that can form a reading folder in class for children to find new ideas for reading books. This is to help children find books that are similar to ones they like and expand their reading to different books. These have been made using the what people buy on Amazon, using books children may read and seeing what other books people read from that and will continue to be added to.

A simple activity to help develop children's understanding of reading comprehension, getting them to think about what different questions are looking for by matching the question up to what they would need to find.