Quality worksheet for changing direct speech to reported speech. Explanations and examples given. Can be used to reinforce lesson, or for homework. Extension activity provided for differentiation.

Clear and concise explanation of what a modal verb is. Develop grammar skills. Activities reinforce what a modal verb and how t identify a modal verb Worksheet can be used to reinforce classroom learning, or as homework

Clear and concise explanation on what a determiner is and types of determiners. Useful table provided for children to keep as a learning aid. Activities to develop and reinforce understanding. Worksheet can be used in the classroom, or as homework.

Practise identifying words with the long vowel sound for 'a'. Read the words. Draw a line to the correct sound in the word. Then write all the ‘ai’ words in one list and all the 'a-e' words in another list. Ideal for practising reading/writing and reinforcing words with long vowel sounds.

A simile helps the reader create a picture in their mind to bring the writing alive. A simile compares one object or idea to another, to show that they are the same. It is a form of figurative language. This worksheet helps children add similes to a sentence. The beginning of the sentence is given, children then finish it with a appropriate simile. Helps children write more interesting sentences, to develop the vocabulary used.

Practise and reinforce long vowel sounds for 'o'. Read the words and circle them in a different colour for each sound. Words used contain the long vowel sound spelt using: 'oa' and 'o_e'. Then sort them into 2 groups. Helping them to remember and group words. Extension activity: They can then choose four words and write a sentence for each word. Ideal for practising and reinforcing phonics, reading and writing.

Practise and reinforce long vowel sounds for 'e'. Read the words. Cut them out. Stick the words with an ea on the leave and ee on the sheep. Ideal for practising and reinforcing phonics, reading and writing.

By joining together digraphs, we can make words. Children use the pictures to help them make words. Say the word first. Join the beginning of the word to the word ending. Children then write the words you have made below. Helps build children's vocabulary and knowledge of phonics. Helps with writing words using consonant digraphs and digraphs.

By joining together digraphs, we can make words. Children start by saying the digraphs in the bubbles. For each word, they say the beginning and the end of the word. Then say the sounds together. Write the complete word. Can they think of any more words that begin with these sounds? Helps build children's vocabulary and knowledge of phonics. Helps with writing words using consonant digraphs and digraphs.

A long ‘u’ sound can be made in 3 ways. Practise and reinforce long vowel sounds for 'u'. Read the words. Draw a line to the correct sound in the word. Words contain the long vowel sound spelt using: 'ue', 'ew' or 'u_e'. Children then colour the: ew words in green, ue words in blue, u-e words in red. Helping them to remember and group words. Ideal for practising and reinforcing phonics, reading and writing.

10 Quality KS1 Activities with answers included, to help children improve their sentence writing skills. The words used within this pack include those that can be sounded out phonetically, words that children will need to learn by sight and high frequency words (most commonly used words). Activities within the pack will help children read words, use them within simple sentences and how to extend sentences to make them more interesting. Activities 1-6: Recognising sounds (hard and soft sounds, long and short sounds) and rhyming strings - 'o'sound - 'g'sound - 'c'sound - 'ea'sound - 'ow'sound - rhyming strings 'at' 'all' 'ake' 'ain' 'ight' Activities 7 – 9: Reading words and writing simple sentences Activity 10: Extending sentences to make them more interesting

28 engaging, quality worksheets. Focus of this pack is on initial sounds. The sound each letter of the alphabet makes, use within a word and how to write it. Flashcards are included to aid practical activities. Additional activities to correct common mistakes and letter confusion often encountered by children are included. Worksheets include: Initial Sounds (individual worksheets for each letter) s a t p i n m d g o k c e u f l h b j v w x y z q qu Initial Sounds - b, d or p? Initial Sounds – m or n? Initial Sounds - Mixed Alphabet Flash Cards

Worksheet for teaching antonyms and how to use them within sentences. A story paragraph is provided. Children need to replace the antonyms with another word. Explanation of what an antonym is and examples are given. Extension activity included for differentiation.

Quality worksheet explaining what unstressed vowels are and where they are within words - Spelling Strategies. Activities ideal to support spelling and grammar work in the classroom, or as homework. Extension activity included.

Excellent quality worksheet explaining and reinforcing how and when to use hyphens. 6 activities, with examples and explanations on the use of hyphens. Ideal for classroom use, revision, or for homework.

Excellent resource to help plan and write an extended adventure story. The focus is on fiction writing, with clear explanations, diagrams and steps to follow. Guides children step by step through the whole story writing process in a manageable way. A checklist is also provided to allow children to self -assess their writing once their story is complete. Key features include: - What is an adventure story - How to write an extended story - Story mountain diagram - Story plan broken down into a step by step process, with ideas, guidance and things to think about for each section. - Checklist for self-assessment

Clear and concise worksheet to help children understand what a semi-colon is, how and when to use one within their writing. The focus of this worksheet is on using semi-colons to link ideas. Can be used to reinforce and support classroom learning, to help consolidate grammar and punctuation work, or as homework.

Quality worksheet focussing on imperative verbs and imperative sentences. Clearly illustrated to help reinforce what an imperative verb is and how to use imperatives within a sentence. Ideal for classroom use, or as homework.

High quality worksheet explaining what onomatopoeia is. Helps to extend vocabulary, ideas and creative writing. Ideal to support classroom learning, consolidation, or as homework.