I sometimes like to start lessons with a 'What If Question&' to promote thinking and discussion. These questions can be adapted to suit a specific topic. Here are some examples, I am sure that there are many more...

This activity gets learners moving around and talking to each other. Pupils have to go around the class asking their peers questions to find a name of someone who matches each description on the sheet. They should try and find a different person for each one.

Set of 20 differentiated worksheets covering: Verbs and adverbs Sentence structure Adjectives Connectives Synonyms Capital letters and full stops Speech marks Apostrophes Descriptive writing Photocopiable and easily adapted.

A free set of connectives and clauses flash cards for KS2. Print off and laminate for learners to mix and match to create compound sentences.