Persuasive writing activinspire flipchart on the Rainforest. Also included writing frames for free to help poorer writers scaffold their work.

Powerpoint and activities for A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson. Links to ALP strategies- find it, prove it, talk about it.

Literacy comprehension and writing tasks that feature the song The Wellerman by Nathan Evans

A selection of read and draw sheets that align with the active literacy programme. This is a great activity for infants. I have made an example for most sounds- as PDF or word document if you wish to edit.

Flipchart of comprehension activities for Black Dog Aimed at ages 7-10

A collection of 3 Activeinspire flipcharts focussing on Winter and Christmas poetry. Lots of discussion and activities involved. Please edit as neccesary. Enjoy!

Lesson using The Dinosaur- Scots Poem- to create a descriptive writing piece. Description bubbles to aid children.

A flipchart to introduce dictation to an infant class. Model the process!

Two sheets per sound- one for encoding and one for decoding- both integral for a child solidifying a sound. EE OO CK I have also included a consolidation sheet at the end.

Two sheets per sound- one for encoding and one for decoding- both integral for a child solidifying a sound. QU- queen X- ox SH- shop I have also included a consolidation sheet at the end.

Two sheets for EW- one for encoding and one for decoding- both integral for a child solidifying a sound.

Two sheets per sound- one for encoding and one for decoding- both integral for a child solidifying a sound. TH- bath TH- then CH- chip I have also included a consolidation sheet at the end.

Two sheets per sound- one for encoding and one for decoding- both integral for a child solidifying a sound. I have also included a consolidation sheet at the end.

Descriptive writing lesson about the Easter Bunny using description bubbles. Suitable for infants.

Listen to the instructions and draw on the snowman outline. Flipchart to accompany the worksheet if needed.

Activispire flipchart lesson on Haiku poetry. Lots of examples and discussion activities, finalising in writing a haiku using an image as inspiration.

Read and draw sheets for 68 sounds/digraphs

Scots poetry flipchart with activities relating to comprehension strategies such as metalinguistics, visualisation and prior knowledge. Aimed at children aged 8-10.

Activinspire flipchart has link to the short film- Pip | A Short Animated Film by Southeastern Guide Dogs. “Pip” animated short film presented by Southeastern Guide Dogs – A heartwarming tale for underdogs everywhere, Pip is the story of a small dog with a big dream—to become a Southeastern Guide Dog. Does she have what it takes? Recount reordering sentences- cut and stick activity. Also references recount writing mat which is free on my page.

To challenge children to make words from the pictures using magnetic letters. These could also be used during consolidation weeks or for display, or for partner games. Digraphs represented follow the Active Literacy Programme order.