Included is the full text of Chapter One of The Creakers by Tom Fletcher, a set of comprehension questions to go with it, a set of extension questions for deeper study/more able, and a set of suggested activities based on the text. Also contains the full text of the prologue and questions for discussion/indep activity based on the prologue. Can be used with Key Stage 2 or 3, suitable for guided reading focus groups or independent activities, as well as whole class sessions. Enough material for several sessions. If you find this resource useful, please spare a moment to leave feedback - thanks!

A list of 56 homophones pairs (and a few trios) suitable for KS2/3, a set of 15 sentences with homophones for children to select the right option and a further list of ten ideas for other fun learning activities to do with these homophones.

This resource contains the text of the first section of the book (‘Ordinary’) and twelve questions based on the text. There is also another page of suggestions for deeper discussion and activities based on the text.

This is a collection of seven modern, original poems written about children’s experiences during the pandemic this year. Poem titles/topics are: NHS Clap for carers What did you do during lockdown Assembly Bubbles Washing hands Lessons All poems rhyme and offer reflections on children’s experiences during and since lockdown, including changes that have occurred in their day-to-day school lives compared to before lockdown. They could be studied as part of a unit on poetry or as part of the recovery curriculum as it provides plenty of stimuli for children to discuss, compare and empathise with their own feelings and experiences of living with the coronavirus pandemic. (NB Topics of death and bereavement are not discussed here.) Suitable for Key Stage 2 and possibly KS3. If you find this resource useful, I’d be grateful if you would spend a few moments to give a review. Many thanks.

This resource contains the text of the second section of the book (‘Why I Didn’t Go to School’) and a set of questions based on the text. There is also another page of suggestions for deeper discussion and activities based on the text.

An original, high quality poem, with full rhyme, that describes the problems facing the world in terms of climate change, pollution etc. and the need to act now to change our habits in order to leave the world a better place for the next generation. Can be used for discussion in poetry or reading sessions or children could try to write their own poems with a message on the same themes.

A starter presentation on why connectives are useful for improving creative writing. Begins by showing a boring story passage with lots of repetition of openers and too many 'and's. Goes through ways of improving writing by adding different types of connectives. Finishes by improving the passage and comparing to the original.

A Ppt presentation to start a lesson to teach children to identify different genres of writing. A very similar story is told in several versions including adventure, horror, instructional, diary, letter... The first give children the idea of what kind of 'clues' to look out for, e.g. personal pronouns, repetition, simple or informal style, etc., while the rest can be used for children to work through together and discuss. Finally children are given a short and simple activity to reinforce their understanding of the different genres shown.

Set of three differentiated worksheets for children to practise punctuating direct speech.

A bundle of resources for teaching a short unit on poetry using similes and metaphors. There is a one-week plan although to be honest you could easily stretch it to two weeks as the children always produce good work with these poems. Pack includes 1 week lesson plan, PPT presentation on similes, various classic and modern poems that include similes and/or metaphors and a few format sheets for scaffolding children's poems. Also includes RIC reading questions linked to another metaphor poem for whole-class reading session.

A very much simplified summary of the plot of the famous book by CS Lewis, the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe told through 21 animated PPT slides. For use with lower KS2 children either during ICT work or to support English unit, for RIC questions, etc. If you like this resource, please take a moment to give it a 5-star review. Thank you!

Powerpoint presentation with slides including Which bed would you rather sleep in? Which pet would you rather have? Where would you rather live? etc. To be used for stimulating discussion and reasoning; for example, philosophy sessions, P4C, circle time, RIC reading stimulus etc or could easily be adapted for use in English lessons for description and so on.

An A4 scaffold sheet for children to format an information text including lines on which to write and space for a title, two paragraphs, a picture, caption and 'Did you know?' fact circle. Useful for LAPs, SEN or just children in Lower KS2 who may need support with formatting.

A collection of 8 RIC reading activities designed for use with the whole class, but could be used with a group. Each slide uses a different stimulus, including photograph, illustration, poster, song, video, and includes questions for each of the elements of RIC; retrieve/interpret/choice. Intended to be thought-provoking and to stimulate discussion, facilitated by the teacher. For KS2 but could also be used with lower KS3. Includes questions based around two Pixar short films, a page from the Mysteries of Harris Burdick (Chris van Allsburg), a poster on Internet safety, a photograph on flooding in San Jose, Something Inside So Strong by Labi Siffre, Please Mrs Butler poem by Allan Ahlberg, and a thought-provoking Facebook illustration by Pawel Kuczynski. I hope you find these RIC resources both enjoyable and time-saving. If so, please spare a few seconds to leave me a positive review. Thank you!

This is a brief summary of key points in the life of Queen Elizabeth II (upto 2018) written as a 2-sided text and as a simplified one-sided text for less able pupils to read, accompanied by 3 sets of questions based around one of the two texts for use with different ability groups. Aimed at Y4/5/6 but could be used or easily adapted for older or younger children. Thanks for taking the time to look - if you appreciate the resource, please take a few moments to leave a review - thank you :)

Classic poem by TS Eliot - Macavity The Mystery Cat - comprehension activity including all three RIC elements and differentiated three ways for HAPs, MAPs and LAPs. Suitable for Upper KS2 or KS3 children.

A collection of 15 inspiring and unusual photographs from around the web to stimulate writing (and talk for writing). (One slide contains a moving image.) Slides also contain possible sentences to start or further stimulate stories. For KS2 creative writing lessons.

An illustrated PowerPoint presentation of the classic TS Eliot poem Macavity: The Mystery Cat to show as a presentation lesson starter e.g. for RIC reading sessions, comprehension and discussion etc. Nice and clear to read together as a class, appealing illustrations to engage children. Please note that I have also created a differentiated set of comprehension questions for Upper KS2 and KS3 children; please take a look if interested. Thank you.

Contains three fantastic poems to use with KS2 children: Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll, Warning by Jenny Joseph and Warning by Carl Sandburg. Each one includes a list of activities that children can do based on the poems, all in pairs or small groups. These may be used as a whole class activity or e.g. as an extension task for children with a few spare minutes; children may complete the activities exhaustively or pick one or two ideas they fancy doing. Gets children to engage with these three fantastic poems on a deeper level, as well as helping with the Imitation - Innovation - Invention process. Designed with KS2 in mind, ideally Y4 and above, but could also be useful for lower KS3.