Powerpoint covering some of main aspects of KS2 Figurative Language devices: Alliteration/Metaphor/Simile Power of 3/Repetition Personification Powerful adjectives/adverbs Use of 5 senses to make writing more impactful Plus example paragraph for illustration purposes.

Simple powerpoint explaining the difference between co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions and some examples for pupils to try and identify. Suitable for KS2.

Descriptive writing paragraph example for KS2. Approaching an abandoned house through a dark forest at night. Modelling creative language choices/figurative language; kS2 grammatical features such as varied sentence starters and structures; fronted adverbials; expanded noun phrases; varied punctuation. Used when working with small groups of Year 6 pupils tasked with writing their own short narrative paragraph(s). Suitable for KS2. See also my other KS2 TES resources for descriptive/creative writing examples: Dragons! Powerpoint and written: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959437 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959414 Volcano! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960494

Two short chiller stories which can be used as a great model for KS2 to write their own narratives. The models have been used for Year 6 Literacy groups when creating their own chiller stories. Second story is annotated with a structure summary alongside. See my other Chiller resource pack (link below) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12785581 This separate resource pack includes in addition to the stories: • Chiller structure/feature word bank cards Descriptive writing feature guidance • Vocabulary idea card

Simple powerpoint to explain the difference between metaphors and similes. Useful as part of Literacy lessons, especially when discussing figurative language to use in creative writing. KS2

This resource can be used in creative writing for earthquakes and volcanoes • Short narrative example for an Earthquake – modelling some of the descriptive language and grammatical features/structure that pupils could use in their own stories. Although primarily used for Year 6, the information could be used for other ks2 year groups. If you liked this resource, see my other resource pack on earthquake/volcano descriptive writing which includes additional resources - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12785584 This separate resource includes: • Word bank/sentence starters/content idea cards for earthquake and volcano descriptive writing/narratives a set of quick reference idea cards and story model used when working with small groups of Year 6 pupils who were tasked with writing their own short narratives as part of their studies on earthquakes and volcanoes. Thank you!

Great descriptive/creative writing example - erupting volcano! Descriptive paragraph included plus: Key features include: examples of creative language choices/vocabulary in order to create mood/atmosphere/setting of the point at which a volcano erupts. Illustrates expanded noun phrases//fronted adverbials/varied sentence structures Suitable for KS2. See also my other KS2 TES resources for descriptive/creative writing examples: Dragons! Powerpoint and written: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959437 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959414 Abandoned House https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960501

Set of 108 flashcards = complete set of KS2 Year 3 and 4 Spelling Words - National Curriculum. Each flashcard measures approx 3" x 2". Pdf pages for you to print/laminate.

Simple matching game for pupils to find matching synonyms and antonyms. Suitable for Lower KS2. Draw lines to match the words.