The Winter’s Child by Angela McAllister-15 session Fiction Plan- Year 2. Plan includes short burst writes as well as end of unit extended diary entry write. All learning objectives relate to Age-Related Expectations and Milestones for Year 2 and Year 3 Bundle also include Talk 4 Writing short story and photographs of story maps.

All about Winter 20 page PPT plus 30 pages of print and go activities. Winter activities, worksheets, comprehensions. Suitable for year 1. PPT covers what and when is winter, winter solstice, why it is cold and dark in winter, what happens to animals, plants and trees in winter, signs of winter. Print and Go Activities: How I keep warm in winter Signs of winter Winter walk signs of winter tick list Winter comprehension x 2 differentiated Winter fact sheet - blank for children to complete Migrate or hibernate cut and paste sorting activity Winter or summer cut and paste sorting activity Winter or spring cut and paste sorting activity Winter or autumn/fall cut and paste sorting activity Label the winter clothes x 2 Draw suitable winter clothes Write sentences to match the winter scene Make an all about winter book 20 word cards for display Winter word search for early finishers

Winter Listening Skills - Listening skills are easy to develop when you use this no-prep packet! Use the 16 winter themed listening activities to develop auditory memory, visual discrimination and position in space. How does it work? There are 16 winter themed listening activities in this pack. Students listen to directions and complete pages accordingly. Students check their work by using the answer key (you can print it out or project it). General: This is a fun way to develop and enhance auditory sequencing and development. This product can be used for whole class practise or the instructions can be recorded and listened to for independent practise. You can also use this product for reading comprehension. Instead of listening to the instructions students can read the instructions and complete the activity sheets. Answer keys are supplied. You can print or project the answer keys so that students can check their work independently. Included: Following directions booklet for students (16 activities) Following directions booklet (16 pages) Answer Key (16 pages) Please email me if you have any questions (duplessislindy@gmail.com). Have fun teaching! Lindy du Plessis (Shop name: Lindy loves to teach) © L du Plessis 2015

Are you looking for something a little different this winter? A Winter activity that will excite your students, making writing a fun assignment during the cold winter months. This activity taps into students natural love of ‘creative writing’. They will learn how to use description, plot ideas, characters, what obstacles are and ultimately write their own Winter story. This activity can be performed individually, in pairs, small groups or as homework. The cubes are used only as a guide to help your students come up with alternative ideas. This Winter Story Writing Resource includes… • Detailed Lesson Plan ideas • Step-by-Step Pre-Write Guide • Winter Writing Paper • Setting Cube • Character Cube • Obstacle Cube • Story Starter Cube ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ Copyright © Laurena Lakeside. All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. If you have any questions about this resource, please contact me at laurenalakeside@gmail.com

Winter Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6 This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. The resource is fully editable so can be adapted and used for different seasons or themes. Content includes: Discussion - what is a haiku? Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems Create a class haiku activity Individual, pair and group work opportunities Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism Writing an individual haiku about winter Using colour photographs of wintery scenes as writing stimulus Drafting - how and why we redraft How to plan and structure a haiku Exemplar poems Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about winter 38 slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Spring Haiku Summer Haiku Autumn Haiku Haiku Poetry - Year 3/4

Discover, Learn, and Have Fun with the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics! Get ready to dive into the excitement of the 2026 WInter Olympics with our engaging and educational activity booklet, designed specifically for children aged 10-13 years. This booklet is packed with a variety of fun and informative activities that bring the spirit of the Winter Olympics to life while enhancing your pupils’ learning experience. What’s Inside? Comprehension Tasks: Enhance reading and understanding skills with fascinating stories and facts about the Paris 2026 Winter Olympics. Answer thought-provoking questions that encourage critical thinking and retention of information. Colouring Page: Unleash your creativity with beautifully illustrated pages featuring iconic landmarks, Winter Olympic sports, and mascots. Perfect for adding a personal touch to the excitement of the Games. Wordsearch Puzzle: Challenge your vocabulary and find hidden Winter Olympic-related words in our fun and stimulating wordsearch puzzles. A great way to learn new terms and stay engaged! Athlete Research Profiles: Get inspired by the stories of amazing athletes. Complete research profiles on your favourite Winter Olympians, learning about their journeys, achievements, and the sports they excel in. This activity helps develop research skills and appreciation for hard work and dedication. Mapping Activities: Explore the geography of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics with interactive mapping activities. Locate venues, track event locations, and learn about the host city, and its rich cultural heritage. These activities make geography exciting and relevant. Plus many more activities! Why Choose Our Activity Booklet? Educational and Fun: Combining learning with fun activities ensures your child stays engaged and excited about the Winter Olympics. Skill Development: Boosts comprehension, creativity, vocabulary, research skills, and geographical knowledge. High-Quality Illustrations: Attractive designs and illustrations make every page a joy to explore. Olympic Spirit: Instills a sense of global unity, sportsmanship, and appreciation for diverse cultures. Whether you’re a teacher looking for a great classroom resource, a parent seeking to enrich your child’s understanding of the Winter Olympics, or a young Olympics fan eager to learn more, the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Activity Booklet is the perfect choice.

**A complete UKS2 snowy setting description unit perfect for winter or Christmas writing. Includes 6 fully resourced lessons building to a high-quality written outcome. This is a fully resourced UKS2 writing unit focused on crafting a vivid snowy setting description. Ideal for winter topics, Christmas writing, seasonal English units or any text involving icy, atmospheric landscapes. I taught this sequence with my UKS2 class, and it builds skills step by step towards a meaningful final written piece.** Lesson sequence: Day 1: Explore the WAGOLL, vocabulary and generate setting ideas Day 2: Expanded noun phrases with modifiers (similes & metaphors) Day 3: Fronted adverbials of place (using prepositions) Day 4: Write the first paragraph applying ENPs & fronted adverbials Day 5: Write the second paragraph building cohesion and atmosphere Day 6 (Optional): Independent writing using the success criteria What’s included: -Editable PowerPoint for every lesson -A high-quality WAGOLL model -Scaffolds for lower attainers -Vocabulary mats with visuals for SEN/EAL pupils -Word banks and grammar prompts -A clear success criteria checklist -Lots of visuals to support understanding and inspire descriptive writing By the end of the unit, pupils produce a rich, atmospheric winter setting description using figurative language, precise vocabulary and varied sentence structures. Perfect for adding excitement and creativity to your winter or Christmas English lessons. If you find this unit helpful, please consider leaving a review - it really supports my shop and helps other teachers find quality resources.

Get creative with this imaginative Winter Sport snowboard-inspired art and design activity pack. This 52 page snow-packed resource pack aims to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental way. The ready to use templates and worksheets encourage the exploration of colour, shape, abstract pattern, graphic, sportswear and logo design, whilst also providing great Winter snow themed decor for the classroom or home schooler. About the pack: 1. Art activity templates with finished coloured examples for inspiration. My examples explore bold colours and geometric pattern with a fun retro 80's feel. - ‘Snowboard Selfies’: draw what you imagine reflected in your goggles - Design a snowboard themed Hoodie - Design a hat, boots, mittens, baseball cap - Design your own snowboards and use them as bookmarks - Design your own winter torch, winners trophy, medals and rosettes - Make snowflake bookmarks, bracelets and use bordered writing paper for creative writing 2. Decorate your classroom with a Winter Sports theme: - Make a 'Winter Sports' Garland - Blank garland template to make your own - Snowflake borders for the bulletin board - A selection of easy to print, bold graphic posters, including. ‘Let it Snow’ and ‘The Big Freeze’ to bring a chill to the classroom! - A collection of 50 words related to the activity pack to inspire writing around this Winter Sport theme: boarding, nordic, thermal, freestyle etc Materials to consider: Felt tips/marker pens, coloured pencils, water colour paints, oil pastels Print on good quality paper for bests results

Get your students excited about writing with these 40 Winter-Themed Creative Writing Prompts! Designed to enhance narrative and descriptive writing skills, these prompts provide a fun and engaging way to improve student writing while exploring winter themes. This download includes: ★ 40 polaroid-style prompts (2 per page) ★ Individual handouts for each prompt, giving students space to develop their stories These prompts are perfect for individual, paired, or small group activities and can be used for homework, writing centres, writing assessments, writing challenges, cover lessons, starters, daily writing, and free writing. Ideal for bringing seasonal creativity to your classroom!

Winter of the Wolves by Tony Bradman reading comprehension questions. There are two sets of questions per chapter both in the SAT style of questionning: one for MA/HA and one for LA. Suitable for KS2, particularly Year 3 to Year 5 and fits in well with Anglo Saxon studies. The marks available for each questions are in red.

This teaching resource is designed to cover creative writing and poetry and includes a range of lessons and activities for upper KS2 or lower KS3 pupils of a range of abilities. The resource is fully editable so could be adapted and used for different seasons or themes. The resource includes: What is a haiku? Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems Create a class haiku Individual, pair and group work Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism Writing an individual haiku Using colour photographs of wintery scenes as writing stimulus Drafting - how and why we redraft How to plan and structure a haiku Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about winter

Explore a range of vibrant winter festivals from around the world in this engaging and inclusive assembly, ideal for both KS1 and KS2. This PowerPoint presentation covers celebrations such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, and more. Includes: Easy-to-follow slides with clear visuals and key facts Discussion prompts to encourage pupil participation Inspiring stories of kindness and giving Fun facts and global traditions Perfect for use during December or as part of an RE or PSHE focus A brilliant way to celebrate diversity and learn about different cultural traditions during the winter season.

This resource focuses on describing setting during creative writing. It begins with a starter which focused on personification and teaches learners how to use personification and create it. The resource then shows a number of winter settings and encourages learners to describe the setting using the five senses. This can be printed as a page for learners to complete independently or in small groups. Alternatively, it can be completed as a whole class on the interactive whiteboard. The resource then talks the learners through the process of planning. This resource uses the story mountain format which has been attached as a pdf. Finally, the resource gives a modelled story opener to discuss with learners.

Use these winter themed puzzles to help your students practise new winter and Christmas vocabulary. Puzzles are a fun way to practise new words and they’re also proven to help with memory and concentration! As if we needed more reasons to love puzzles! This resource contains a word search puzzle in 2 versions, 2 crossword puzzles in 2 versions, 2 word scrambles and a secret message in 2 difficulty levels. I’ve included a full color version as well as a printer-friendly black and white version. PDF set to letter size for easy printing.

Reading comprehension based on John Foster’s poem Giant Winter which presents the battle between Winter and Spring as the seasons inevitably change . Focus is on literary devices and their effects, extended imagery and inference skills. Suitable for upper KS2 /lower KS3.

This resource contains a short presentation on Winter Days. You may also be interested in: Winter Days Presentation This is a fully editable, 45 slide PowerPoint presentation on the theme of Winter Days containing stunning pictures of Winter flora, fauna, weather and landscapes. It is an ideal assembly during the winter months. The slide images could also be used for display purposes, creative writing and discussion. The PowerPoint focuses on: seasonal changes in weather the effects of the weather how animals adapt to the weather hibernation food for animals what children do in winter Winter Days - Set of 50 Posters Winter Days - Set of 24 Posters With Captions Winter Days Presentation Thinking of publishing your own resources? Check out this step by step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide

This resource is for mixed ensemble in four parts. It is intended to be used as flexibly as possible by teachers and their students. It may be used as a stand-alone piece for performance, as a warm-up to a music or singing lesson or as a unit of work. The notation is for voices and any instruments. Any instruments which use the treble clef including tuned percussion may be used. Choose instruments that evoke the atmosphere of the season of winter. Students may like to create their own. ‘Winter’ is intended to be the fourth of a series of short compositions for each season. Each increases in difficulty. ‘Autumn’, ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ are already available. ‘Summer’ is the most difficult. this explores indeterminacy. ‘Winter’ uses two different arpeggios taken from Vivaldi’s Winter from The Four Seasons. Using glockenspiels and xylophones will make playing them accessible. The set includes:  Teacher Notes;  Full score and 4 parts for instruments;  Creative planning grid for Key Stage 2 with ideas for lessons and activities;  A game card for three games to cut up and laminate.

This is a sensory story I created for my topic 'seasons'. This was written for a PMLD/ CLDD class. I have written it with the sentence, the sense, the sensory experience and what I and my TAs are looking for and observing throughout the sessions. Repeat story throughout the term to enable the child to develop anticipation, investigation, awareness, preference and much more. Could also be used in an EYFS KS1 class.