A presentation with narrator parts on invaders and settlers focusing on the Romans. Full of useful facts to help teach about the Romans. Ideal for a class assembly. editable resource. Suitable for lower KS2.

A role on the wall worksheet for a character in a story to add emotions and feelings on the inside and physical characteristics and behaviours on the outside. Editable resource. Suitable for KS1 or KS2.

A template for a wanted poster with room for a picture and text underneath.

Ideal for KS 1/2 choose an appropriate time connective to make sense of sentences.

An extract for whole class teacher exposition on Microsoft Word that can be easily edited or highlighted on the white board. A plan on how to develop tension and mood within writing - effective punctuation, short sentences, repetition, varied sentence openers. Ideal for KS 2 particularly year 5 and 6

An example instructional text on what to take with you to the Scottish Highlands. Includes grammatical tasks and guided reading questions on literal retrieval and inference. Ideal for a modelled example in the teacher exposition with a focus on tone, style, purpose and audience. Suitable for guided reading tasks on retrieval and inference. A Microsoft Word Document that is easy to edit or highlight electronically. Links well to topics on travel and holiday destinations. Ideal for KS 1 or 2 children.

A list of different starter ideas for literacy. Covers grammar, punctuation and spelling. A Microsoft Word Document Ideal for KS 1 and 2

An example news report on an alien sighting. Useful resource to explain style and tone of a news report. Examples of direct and indirect speech. Suitable for guided reading - fact or opinion? Can be used as a writing model in teacher exposition. written on Microsoft Publisher. Includes a comprehension worksheet covering inference, retrieval, structure and purpose. Ideal for KS 2 children.

A class assembly on Poetry in its many forms. Written in rhyming prose. 9 pages long in Microsoft Word format Suitable for KS1/2 children Approximately 15 - 20 minutes long. Four original poems included. Cross curricula link with English, Speaking and listening, music, drama and dance Includes references to rhyme, nonsense poems, figurative language and performance poetry. To accompany the assembly; a PowerPoint with thirteen colourful and informative slides . Could also be used as a teaching tool for English.

A range of question types on each of the chapters - beginning to the end of 'Street Child' by Berlie Doherty Ideal for KS children - Year 4/5 Suitable for Guided reading sessions or English reading assessment Covers inference, retrieval, prediction, evaluation, justification, language, structure and summarising. Differentiated for two different abilities. 15 separate Microsoft word documents to access.

An extended comedy play-script A class of children await their stressed-out teacher and decide to discuss the question ‘What is the meaning of Christmas?’ Ideal for an alternative Christmas production Aimed at KS2/3 19-page script with music suggestions Cross curricula link to RE, Drama, English and Citizenship

60 questions on the text ‘The Butterfly Lion’ by Micheal Morpurgo. A selection of question types for each chapter. Covers inference, literal retrieval, evaluation, language and prediction questions. Suitable for KS 2 7 pages of questions written on Microsoft word. Suitable for guided reading sessions or English reading assessments.

A modelled text on descriptive writing with tasks attached. Tom flies his multi-coloured kite, but soon the kite is flying him. Ideal for whole class exposition or guided groups Useful as an example of how to write a particular genre. Tasks and questions attached for independent or guided work. Can be used as comprehension material. Suitable for KS 1/2 children. A Microsoft word document that can be modified to suit the class. Useful for grammar lessons – to identify words classes/ punctuation/ figurative language/ clauses etc.….

A worksheet with 4 separate tasks linked to subordinate conjunctions and complex sentence structures. A Microsoft word document that can be edited. Task 1: Identify and underline the main clause. Highlight the key subject and verb in both the main and subordinate clauses. Circle the subordinator. Task 2: to add a main clause to the subordinate clause and make sentences that make sense. Task 3: to use a different conjunction in each sentence - linked to school or current topic. Task 3: Challenge: to use as many conjunctions as possible from list in a paragraph of writing about school/ topic. Ideal for KS 2 children as guided or independent work with differentiated tasks.

Three modelled texts on a letter, diary and postcard written from Holiday destinations in America Links to travel, holidays and around the world topics. Ideal for whole class exposition or guided groups Useful as an example of how to write a particular genre Tasks and questions attached for independent or guided work Can be used as comprehension material. Suitable for KS 2/3 children Microsoft word documents that can be modified to suit the class. Useful for grammar lessons – to identify words classes/ punctuation/ clauses/ figurative language etc.….

Exactly what are the three main sentence structures? How can you tell which is which? Where do I include commas? This Presentation should help you to answer these questions with more confidence. A PowerPoint to explain the features of the three main sentence structures - simple, compound and complex. Ideal as a teaching tool for Key Stage 2 children or as a presentation to parents or staff as part of an English workshop.

2 Microsoft Word Documents on Reading. A report ideal to send to parents to encourage reading for pleasure at home. A document on the key reading skills and what terms/ expectations are used in assessment. Ideal as a classroom poster or as a resource to send home to parents to help with their understanding of comprehension question types. Also useful for whole school staff development - clarifying guided reading skills.

An activity with three colour coded sentence structures, with each word printed on Microsoft Word documents individually. Ideal for hands on grammar lessons in guided or group work. Children have to sort cards into word classes, create sentences and rearrange sentences by identifying phrases and clauses. A challenge activity suitable for KS 2 or more able KS 1 children.

A comprehension based on a short story in first person. 6 literal retrieval questions 5 inference and deduction questions 3 prediction questions 2 summarising questions 3 language questions 3 structure questions 6 evaluative questions. A Microsoft Word Document easy to edit. This text can also be used as an example first person account for modelling in class. Ideal for KS 2 children - specifically year 4.

Two separate speeches on King Harold 11 and William 1 linked to topic on British History - The Battle of Hastings. Comprehension questions on the speeches. Speaking and listening exercise. Examples of how speeches should be written - tone and style. A Microsoft Word Document. Suitable for KS 2 / 3 children.