Word mat to encourage children to use interesting words when writing. I used this with Year 1 children when we were writing descriptions as part of our Dragon topic.

Maud and the dragon myth and differentiated comprehensions.

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A PowerPoint that has 50 pictures to inspire writing. On opening slide you can either click button which will choose a slide at random, or enter a number. On that picture slide, there is a button which will give a 10 minute count down in which the children then write around the picture. This version has a linked slide that give some ideas to help get the children started -`Writing Ideas' (genre), Vocabulary and Sentence Openers. All pictures are referenced. I have found it particularly good with reluctant boy writers. It is suitable for all Key Stages, but has been developed with KS 2 in mind.

Based on the new task bank for 2014-15. Book or film?

Children identify features of fantasy settings from a variety of books. Children create digital images of settings in imaginary worlds which they then use as a stimulus for their own writing. Word work on adjectives and adverbs supports their descriptive writing. Hamilton’s English planning covers all aspects of English, including SPAG, within the context of a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry genres, such as traditional tales, recounts and performance poems.