Here are a collection of resources for your Creative Story Writing or work on Medieval Times. Resources: 6 of each flashcards in colour for: Knight, Castles, Dragons, Princesses and Crests. 5 colouring pictures and 1 template for children to design their own crest.

A poetry writing activity to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles 111. 3 example poems for children to share and use to stimulate their own poetry writing. There are also 3 framed templates that children can use to write rhyming words in, notes or to compose their own poems in. The final page is a table showing some rhyming words that children may use or add to.

This resource includes planning, a sample book review, key elements of a book review cards, sentence starters and 2 book review templates for children to use. You could use the planning (which includes learning objectives, resources, activity outline, and conclusion) or just use the resources you want. Children will enjoy reading the review of a fictitious story and author - Dizzy the Dinosaur. Extend the activity by asking children to write a short story about Dizzy the Dinosaur and his adventures.

A lesson / activity idea to stimulate creative writing and imagination in your children. There is a picture of a magical fruit tree that grows lots of fruit all at once. Children are asked questions to help them with their writing. They can answer the questions or use the ideas to create a story or poem about the magical fruit tree. There are 6 different writing frames to choose from. There are 18 fruit circles that children could use to decorate their magical trees or a class tree which makes a lovely display.

Play this PPT as a slide show with plenty of speaking and listening and questions to ask along the way. There are 13 stories included to share, retell and discuss. There area set of extension activities included at the end. Link to book or reading celebrations and / or use as a basis for an assembly.

20 designs of gift tags for children to use for writing their present labels at Christmas.

A simple word search for Christmas for children at KS1. There are 8 words to find which correspond to the colour pictures around the word search. There is an answer sheet and a blank template for you to fill in other words of your own related to Christmas or Winter. Other similar word search sheets including the farm, toys, Halloween and bugs can be found on this shop too.

6 designs of borders with a Christmas theme. Children can colour in the borders and use the templates for their stories, poems, lists or writing about the Season.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. Phonics/spelling activity sheets for children learning about sounds - ‘sh’ at the end of words. 4 activity sheets in black and white replicated in colour. Sheet 1- Children name the symbols / pictures and trace the words and sounds. Sheet 2-A word search where children find 5 words that end with ‘sh’. There is an answer sheet included and picture support. Sheet 3 - Children match the words and pictures and then write the words. Sheet 4 - Children fill in the missing words using the symbol and word key at the bottom of the page completing the sentences. Suitable for SEND pupils and EYFS/KS1.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. Phonics/spelling activity sheets for children learning about sounds - ‘th’ at the end of words. 4 activity sheets in black and white replicated in colour. Sheet 1- Children name the symbols / pictures and trace the words and sounds. Sheet 2-A word search where children find 5 words that end with ‘th’. There is an answer sheet included and picture support. Sheet 3 - Children match the words and pictures and then write the words. Sheet 4 - Children fill in the missing words using the symbol and word key at the bottom of the page completing the sentences. Suitable for SEND pupils and EYFS/KS1.

A KS1 resource linked to food, writing and sorting. Sheet 1 is a poster showing a variety of food and drinks. Share the poster and talk about the pictures - you could link to healthy eating. (Children could make their own posters). Sheet 2 is for children to draw the pictures themselves or cut and paste. (Children could put these into alphabetic order or order of preference). Sheet 3 is for children to write a list. They could add pictures to this. Sheet 4 asks the children to sort the foods into 7 different categories - there will be some overlap and repetition here.

A creative writing lesson that links favourite toys and creative writing. The resource contains a planning sheet including objectives, resources, introduction, activities, assessment and homework. There is a sheet with ideas for children to support their planning of story writing and a template for them to use. There are some key words given. There are 4 pages of colour photos and pictures of toys and a writing cartoon strip template.

This resource is a fun way to introduce young children to story making and telling and working in small groups. The objectives are to encourage creativity, teamwork, speaking and listening and story telling skills. There is a planning sheet included with a sample story created using some of the story cards. The sets of symbol cards include; who, what, when, where, how and the End There is a set of colour symbol cards that go with each of these headings. Children will choose a card from each of the sections and put these together imaginatively to tell a simple story. Extend the activity by asking children to illustrate their story and write a short sentence or caption to go with it. Boardmaker licenced.

A topic resource linking coffee to geography, literacy, poetry, art and design. The resource comes with a planning sheet suggesting 5 activities that children could do related to the theme and using the resources provided. Activities and worksheets include designing a coffee cup. linking types of coffee to different cultures and countries, reading and writing poems and creating posters and coffee related doodle colouring in.

This is a fun way to learn or consolidate phonics and key Christmas words. There are different dice so children can match in a range of ways e.g. words to initial sounds, pictures to words and pictures to sounds. Easy game to make - you just need scissors and copies of the sheets. Print on thin card or paste sheets onto card.

10 sets of 4 colour cards in this Catch Phrase Game where pupils work out from the pictures what the phrase /sign or idiom might mean. The theme is citizenship and involves things like looking after our planet and environment as well as our responsibilities to look after ourselves and others. There is a suggested answer sheet but the pictures can be interpreted in different ways and make for good discussions as well as speaking and listening. Extend by asking your pupils to each come up with a picture card themselves with a given theme e.g. recycling. This makes a great display and assembly!

A great resource for EYFS or KS1 to accompany your singing or nursery rhyme sessions. Each worksheet has a different nursery or number rhyme: One, two, three, four, five Five little ducks Jack and Jill Twinkle Twinkle Miss Polly had a dolly 10 Green bottles I’m a little teapot Incy Wincy Spider Humpty Dumpty 3 Blind Mice 5 Naughty Monkeys 5 Little Speckled Frogs Activities include sharing the rhyme, reading and adding the missing rhyming words, writing the words, colouring the pictures and adding a drawing following the instructions.

This is a fun game for children at KS1. Here, the school staff get up to silly things and the idea is to work out who does what, where, when, why and how. Children choose a card from each of the 6 sets: Who? e.g. Miss Cookwell and Miss Bookworm Where? e.g., the Kitchen or the Nursery What? e.g. changed the clock to home time or put paint on the walls and floors Why? e.g. it was an accident or I thought it would be funny When? e.g. during afternoon play or before the teachers meeting How? e.g. the PE teacher helped or I wore a disguise These are colour coded. There is a base board where children can put or paste their 6 cards onto. Next, they tell the story in their own words and / or write it out and share with class. Children work well in pairs for this game. There are lots of combinations, so the game can be played over again with different outcomes. There is a colour card for each set that children could use to sort or make collections. An example board is included where Miss Bookworm, the librarian went to the Head’s Office and changed the clock to home time. She did this because she thought it would be funny. The PE teacher helped Miss Bookwork and this was during afternoon play! Links to literacy, speaking and listening, problem solving and writing.

A close observation, memory and speaking and listening game that gets progressively more difficult as more and more items are taken away. The game is a PPT take on the more traditional Kim’s game were items might be on a tray, covered up and one taken away. Children guess what is missing. The game is based on a teacher arriving in class and the items and decoration that is in the classroom. The first slide on each page is the same and on the second one or more items have been taken away. E.g the lunch box from under the table in slide 1 and the empty cola can in slide 2. Children could work in pairs or groups or you could play the game as a whole class. Use a timer for more fun! By the time the children get to slide 14 the classroom is almost empty and there are many items to recall or list. Use less slides depending on the age and ability of the class. Print the slides out for a table top group activity. Very useful for those learning English and links to Describing School/ the classroom.

A lovely game for EYFS and KS1 learning their sounds. There are 12 pictures to talk about and sort into the sound groups. Children could sort C and K or you could challenge them to sort ch, c and k sounds. The pictures can be matched to the words and/or corresponding sounds. Cut out and laminate for games that you can re-use. Print out twice for more matching games.