Blank storyboard for you to use with anything you wish! Save the time making one and use this one! Both word documents and pdfs available. The pdf will easily print onto A3 to give children more writing space. I used this to make a TV advert - something the children really enjoyed.

Initially designed for home learning, this SPAG guide covers the Year 6/KS2 SPAG objectives. This was designed for use during lockdown for children to refer to whilst writing at home but has since been adapted for use in the classroom as a learning journal type of resource (hence the 2 versions of this below, both included). The guide is similar to the free Year 4 version but also includes the objectives for Year 5 and 6. There are 2 variations: Homelearning/revision/parent guide based A useful tool for children to use whilst writing at home, including links to bitesize and songs where appropriate. Classbased - essentially the same as the home version except I have removed the links to online resources. I used these in learning journals or stuck in the back of literacy books for children to refer to, so I felt it looked neater if the links were removed. Year 4/5 mixed class version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12637388 Year 4 version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12297946

This is a prepositions lesson/activity themed around the story of Beowulf. I used this spag activity as part of a larger writing unit, where children were retelling the story of Beowulf. Ideal for Year 3/4. Differentiation: the higher achievers were expected to write more sentences including prepositions and extend them using conjunctions and other grammatical devices we had been learning about.

This two-way differentiated activity is aimed at Year 4 or 5. Children will add speech marks and punctuation to the sentences when the reporting phrase is at the beginning, in the middle of and at the end of the sentence. The activity is themed around the story of Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo and I have used this several times as part of a spag lesson. As an extension task, the children are invited to use their own knowledge of Beowulf to write their own speech. This could be used as part of a newspaper article or creative writing unit.

A lesson on identifying features of a setting description. This lesson is Lesson 1 in my 2-week unit where children are writing their own setting description. This was taught as a standalone unit. Aimed at a Year 4/5 class. In this lesson, children are reading a setting description of the Taj Mahal and then using coloured pencils/highlighters to annotate the passage and find the grammatical features within the text). The text contains alliteration, expanded noun phrases, similies, adverbs, prepositions and relative clauses. Learning Objective: To be able to understand the features of a good setting description. There is no lesson plan included, only the activities and presentation. This is so that you can adapt the lesson and plan using your own schools format. The example setting description for the Taj Mahal (and used in this lesson bundle) is available for free download here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12460446

A couple of diary entries that could be used to identify features of diary entries or as a what a good one looks like. They are written from Michael’s point of view from the book Kensuke’s Kingdom. You could also use the diaries as part of an ‘around the world’ topic. There are 2 diary entries: the first was written as a whole class writing activity; the second was written as a good example that the children could then use to highlight good aspects and things to improve on. I’ve used these with a Year 4 and 5 class. I have also uploaded a editable version so that you can adapt/change if you wish to do so. If you found this resource useful or if you have any questions please email me at: mrg2246 (at) outlook.com

Children would act as detectives to find and highlight the examples of parenthesis in the short story. I typically used this with Year 5, but could also be used within Year 6 as a SATs revision activity. I use this as part of a spag lesson. Children would act as detectives to find and highlight the examples of parenthesis at the start of the lesson. Then I would explain what parenthesis is and ask for examples from the story. The children would then have another look and highlight any new examples in a different colour. The text could also be used as a morning task, starter or revision activity. I also use BBC Supermovers in conjunction with this activity. I have uploaded a word document and pdf so you can easily edit and adapt if the text if you wish to. Powerpoint also included.

Children act as detectives to find the adverbs in the short story. It is aimed at Year 4 and contains the different type of adverbs - perfect for a spag lesson or starter! I used this as part of a spag lesson. Children act as detectives would find and highlight the adverbs at the start of the lesson. Then I would explain what adverbs are and examples from the paragraph. The children would then have another look and highlight any new words in a different colour. The text could also be used as a morning task, starter or revision activity. I have uploaded a word document and pdf so you can easily edit and adapt if the text if you wish to. I have similiar activities on other areas of spag - please see my shop.

A simple starter where children are finding and identifying the types of adverbs. The paragraph is based around the story of Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo. I have used this as a starter activity, revision and as part of a main lesson in Year 4, 5 and 6.

A SPAG guide for Year 4 and 5 children. Initially made and used during lockdown for home learning and could also be used in the classroom for children to refer to. This is mostly the same as the free year 4 version below with the addition of the Year 5 objectives, parenthesis, personification and subordinate clause. Year 4 version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12297946 Year 6 version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12637392

A model setting description of the Taj Mahal in India. I used this with a Year 4/5 class as part of the topic Around the World in 80 days. Fully editable word document so you can customise for your own class.

This worksheet is a SPAG lesson focusing on identifying and using prepositions. It is aimed at KS2 and has been used successfully with this age range. The activity is based on the Taj Mahal, as we were doing this as part of our around the world topic. The unit focused on children being able to write their own setting descriptions.

A lesson and activity on identifying and using parenthesis, themed to a diary writing unit based around the book Kensuke’s Kingdom. Ideal to fit as part of a book unit or as a revision session. Ideal for a Year 5 or Year 6 class. The whole class use the same activity sheet with differentiation inside the paragraph and based on finding and using parenthesis, with just brackets, and then moving onto using commas and dashes. I found the higher ability children found most of the parenthesis in the paragraph within the given time. Children need 2 coloured pencils for the activity - one colour to highlight any parenthesis they think they have found (before learning about it) and another to highlight parenthesis after learning about it (and during whole class feedback). There is also links to a song and the BBC Supermovers clip to ensure an active lesson. Powerpoint and word document included so you can edit for your use case.

Lesson 5 in the Taj Mahal Setting Description Unit, aimed at Year 4 class where children are describing the Taj Mahal. In this lesson, children are learning about similes and metaphors. As this was aimed at Year 4, only the HA activity includes metaphors but all children are shown it during the main input. Activity: Identify the simile and/or metaphor in a sentence Add them to a sentence Write your own sentences to describe the Taj Mahal that include similes and metaphors. Learning Objective: To be able use similes and metaphors to make my writing more exciting. There is no formal lesson plan included - only the activity sheets. This is so that you can adapt the lesson and plan using your own schools format. Differentiated 3 ways with editable resources.

Lesson 4 in the Taj Mahal Setting Description Unit, aimed at Year 4 class where children are describing the Taj Mahal. In this lesson, children are active and moving about the class to up-level their favourite adjectives (e.g. big, small, tall etc). Children first explore synonyms and then recap the setting by re-watching the video of the Taj Mahal from the previous lesson. Main activity: Children move round the classroom in small groups brainstorming synonyms of words. I had my class sat in tables of 4 to make life easier for this. On each table there is a piece of paper with an adjective in the middle. Children must add a synonym of this adjective that isn’t already written down. Children can use thesauruses at each station and move every 2 minutes to a new word. I chose typically boring words for the centre of each mind map, e.g. big. Afterwards, children use the adjectives from the mind maps to write and improve sentences to describe the setting. I did this as shared class writing for most children and asked the HA children to work independently. The worksheets are slightly differentiated, but with children in mixed ability groups, the HA children can use the thesauruses to broaden their vocab. Learning Objective: To be able use exciting vocabulary to improve a description. There is no formal lesson plan included, only the activities and presentation. This is so that you can adapt the lesson and plan using your own schools format. Differentiated 4 ways with editable resources.

Lesson 3 in the Taj Mahal Setting Description Unit, aimed at a Year 4 class where children are describing a setting. I taught this as part of our Around the World topic. Children are learning about prepositions, identifying them, adding them to sentences and then writing their own sentences using prepositions. Learning Objective: To be able to able to use prepositions. There is no formal lesson plan included, only the activities and presentation. This is so that you can adapt the lesson and plan using your own schools format. Differentiated 3 ways with editable worksheets (docx format) for easy adaptation to your needs.

Lesson 2 in the Taj Mahal Setting Description Unit, aimed at Year 4 class where children are describing the Taj Mahal. I taught this as part of our Around the World topic. In this lesson, children are describing their senses at the Taj Mahal. What can they see, feel, smell and hear? I didn’t include taste as tasting was banned at the time of teaching for obvious reasons, but I’m sure this would be a great addition. Children watch the video exploring the Taj Mahal and describe their senses. There is also a interactive panoramic video for you to explore as a class. Learning Objective: To be able to able to describe our senses. There is no formal lesson plan included, only the activities and presentation. This is so that you can adapt the lesson and plan using your own schools format. All the resources are editable so you can adapt to your class/school. Differentiated 4 ways as this was taught across a mixed Year 4 and 5 class.

Lesson 6, 7 and 8 in the Setting Description writing unit. This sequence follows on from the Taj Mahal setting description as children will learning about a Norwegian Fjord and writing a setting description for this independently. This fitted well with the Year 4 topic, Around the World. The Norwegian Fjord aspect of this unit was added on so that children could complete and independent write. Lesson 6: To be able to describe a Norwegian Fjord. Children are introduced to the fjord and the setting and then describing each part of the fjord (e.g. villages, water, houses, mountains) and using a thesaurus to find synonyms. Lesson 7: Gathering vocabulary for an independent write. Children recap the setting and then as a class, then pairs and finally individually, they will create a word bank of similes/adjectives/prepositions to use in their independent writing. I filled in the 10th slide on this as the class gave me their ideas. Lesson 8: I used this as the time for children to complete their writing. There are little resources for this apart from a simple header page and recap presentation with success criteria. Children use their word banks to help them. All lessons are differentiated 3 ways and include the editable docx/pptx worksheets and presentations, so that you can easily adapt it to suit your needs.

I made this KS2 Spag guide for the children and parents in my Year 4 class. I designed it for home learning but could also be useful back in the classroom. There are 2 variations: Homelearning/revision/parent guide based A useful tool for children to use whilst writing at home, including links to bitesize and songs where appropriate. Classbased - essentially the same as the home version except I have removed the links to online resources. I used these in learning journals or stuck in the back of literacy books for children to refer to, so I felt it looked neater if the links were removed. Year 4/5 mixed class version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12637388 Year 6 version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12637392