Differentiated worksheets to compare and contrast different fairy tales - which features are the same and which are different?- Picking out new language to magpie. A good guided reading activity and feeds into the unit of work on fairy tales. Editable resources. Ideal for KS1 or lower KS2.

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.

A humorous assembly that focuses on how schools and teaching have changed since 1960. A play-script that takes you on a journey through the decades up to modern day. Full of modern day historical facts. Suitable for KS 1/2 children An eight-page script on Microsoft word Approximately 10 - 15 minutes’ long Successfully tried and tested Cross curricula –, drama, speaking and listening, history, English.

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.

7 Moral dilemmas to discuss in pairs or groups with prompt card. Problems that relate to everyday life for many children from bullying to temptations. An activity that encourages children and young people to consider their moral compass and make decisions based on consequences and what is right and wrong. A Microsoft Word document that can be easily edited. Ideal for upper KS 2 and 3 children.

8 various story openers covering the different genres. Tasks linked to the openers for children to complete in guided work or independently. Ideal for KS 2 children. Microsoft Word Document Focus on language and sentence effects.

A PowerPoint presentation on the various word classes - nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions and determiners. Ideal for KS1 and 2. Includes activities and a Quiz on word classes. The slides could be printed as a visual display. Two work sheets on Microsoft word differentiated on word classes. A lesson plan to help teach the activities. A set of large words to organise into a sentence.

A worksheet with four different activities on identifying common homophones. Activity one - to find pairs of homophones. Activity two - to circle the correct spelling option in sentences. Activity three - to work out the missing homophones by solving the sentence clues. Activity four - to think of your own sentence clues for some common homophones. The sheets are editable. A suitable resource for Year 2, 3 and 4.

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.

Build sentences by selecting two main clauses and a suitable conjunction. Pick two cards with simple clauses written on them. Choose a conjunction that would make sense in a sentence. conjunction cards, simple clauses and instructions provided.

A modelled text on descriptive writing. One paragraph on a calm peaceful seaside setting and one on a stormy beach. Ideal for starter activities, 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/ clauses/ figurative language etc.….

A worksheet on a Microsoft Word document. 8 simple sentences to convert to compound sentence structures. Coordinating conjunctions provided with examples. Ideal for KS 1/ 2 children.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 comical play-script ideal for end of year performances or drama club shows. A granddad reads his grandson his favourite story book ‘The Truth About Fairy Tales’ and they embark on an adventure into the Kingdom of Once Upon a Time. Visit the world of fairy tales, not as you quite remember them. This is an extended script of 15 pages on Microsoft word. It includes 6 additional pages on suggestions for music, dance, props and costumes. Tried and tested with great success. Ideal for KS1/2/3 children Approximately 1 hour in length plus interval Links to Drama, Speaking and listening and English

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

A worksheet on relative clauses with 4 differentiated tasks. A Microsoft Word document. Ideal for KS 2 children - particularly year 5 and 6. Task 1 - identify relative clauses in sentences. Task 2 - add your own relative clauses to the main clauses. Task 3 - add your own main clauses to the relative clauses provided. Task 4 - write your own sentences using the relative pronouns.