A nice introduction to writing a diary. Contents of 8-slide PowerPoint: Slide 3: Sentence starters Slide 4: Past tense verbs Slide 5: Amazing adjectives Slides 6 & 7: Verbs and Adverbs Slide 8: Diary example

Activity: Describe the imaginary worlds. Students must write a description of each setting as though it is a paragraph in a story. Students should use adjectives to describe the scene. What are the characters doing? Where are they going? Who lives there? Students must try to create a mood and ‘paint a picture with words’ for the reader so that they can easily visualise each setting in their heads.

Do you want to start BIG WRITING in your school? If so, follow this simple 4-page information booklet. The booklet is divided into the following sections: Philosophy, How to begin, Big Writing Environment, Rewards, Big Writing Files, Snappy Starters/Quick Fire/Power VCOP Starters, Talking, Rainbow Writing, Finger Tapping & Colours. Ideal for staff training or simple reference. Fully editable.

Play Script Template. A simple Play Script template. 1 page. Fully editable.

Oral Presentation Assessment Rubric Teacher Assessment Tool. Assess a child’s presentation skills with this useful and easy to use rubric. 8 pages in total. Fully editable.

This 53-slide PowerPoint covers the following: What are instructions? Verbal instructions. Time connectives. Written Instructions. Imperative (Bossy) Verbs. Instructional Writing Examples. Instructional Writing Task. Writing Frames. Editing Instructions. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

Activity: Correct the passage. A passage has been written incorrectly. There are: 9 missing capital letters. 7 missing full stops. 3 missing commas. 4 missing speech marks. 1 missing exclamation mark. Students have to rewrite the passage correctly. Age: 7+ (depending on ability). Answers provided. Also attached are some additional proofreading worksheets and self assessment checklist.

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - 29 SLIDES A great way to introduce your class to ‘Myths and Legends’ and to get them to write their own Myth or Legend. Slide 3: What is Myth and Legend? Slides 4 - 5: Theseus and The Minotaur and Odysseus and Polyphemus texts. Slides 6 – 10: Examples of mythical creatures. Slide 11: The Minotaur character profile sheet. Slide 12: 6 mythical creatures/monsters to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 13: A blank creature/monster character profile template. Slides 14 – 20: Examples of Heroes and Heroines. Slide 21: How to incorporate a Hero or Heroine into a story. Slide 22: Theseus character profile sheet. Slide 23: 6 mythical heroes /heroines to cut out and use for a character profile. Slide 24: A blank hero/heroine character profile template. Slides 25 – 29: Writing templates to plan and write a Myth or Legend.

This set of resources is for teaching BROCHURES to a Year 2 or Year 3 class. The attached PowerPoint has 54 slides. There are 18 worksheets (16 task sheets + 2 brochures). There are also 3 differentiated ‘blank’ brochure templates. Brochure themes: Thailand and England. Duration of unit: 4 weeks. The unit ends with an independent writing task/assessment. Every resource is fully editable. Planning time saved: Over 40 hours! . Learning Objectives covered: . To review and write basic facts about Thailand. To review and write basic facts about England. To write sentences using correct grammar and punctuation. To learn what a brochure is. To design the front cover of a brochure. To identify and describe features of a brochure. To design and write 1 section of a brochure. To make a brochure. To construct and group sentences under specific headings. To read and find information in a brochure. To write paragraphs. To write lists using commas and bullet points.

3 fully editable attachments: Planning a Playscript writing template. Playscript writing templates (x2).

9 Storyboard Template Sheets: Storyboard 1: Landscape - 4 picture areas and 4 writing areas. Storyboard 2: Landscape - 8 picture areas and 8 writing areas. Storyboard 3: Landscape - 3 main picture areas (Beginning, Middle & End). Storyboard 4: Landscape - 6 picture areas and 6 writing areas. Storyboard 5: Portrait - 4 large picture areas and 4 small writing areas. Storyboard 6: Portrait - 4 small picture areas and 4 large writing areas. Storyboard 7: Portrait - 6 small picture areas and 6 small writing areas. Storyboard 8: Portrait - 12 small picture areas and 12 small writing areas. Storyboard 9: Portrait - 4 picture areas and 4 writing areas.

Text: Hansel and Gretel A complete 3 week unit plan for Y3 or Y4 students. All resources attached including PowerPoint, worksheets etc. Unit plan (3 weeks approx.) PowerPoint presentation. Hansel and Gretel pictures. Lost in the Woods Activity. Play script template. Rhyming couplets activity. Sequencing activity. Speech bubbles and 3-page booklet. Spelling activities (optional). Storyboard activity.

Creative writing task: A boy finds a mysterious magical object on the beach. Sentence starter: One sunny afternoon, Tom was walking along the beach when … 2 pages. Fully editable.

4 sets of fully editable lined paper: Set 1: Small-spaced lines - ideal for Y6 and above. Set 2: Medium-spaced lines - ideal for Y4 or Y5. Set 3: Large-spaced lines - ideal for Y2 or Y3. Set 4: Extra Large-spaced lines - ideal for Reception of Y1. Each set has an ONLINE version and a PRINTABLE version. The ONLINE version allows students to simply type onto the document - no awkward editing skills required… just type away! The ONLINE version also allows you to mark the work ONLINE and send it back to your students.

Students can use their visualisation skills and 5 senses to describe parts of their reading book. 5 resources in total: 2 PowerPoint presentations (16 slides in total). 3 worksheets (5 pages in total). Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

Attached is fully animated 37-slide PowerPoint that teaches children how to plan and write a non-chronological report. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). The PowerPoint is divided into 8 parts - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 and Day 8. Activity sheets complement each day (10 activity sheets in total). Approximately 8 one-hour English lessons. Fully editable. Save yourself 15 hours of planning time!

A 14-slide presentation showing how to use VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation) in your classroom to enhance learning. Fully editable.

A great game to use when teaching nouns, adjectives and verbs. Activity: Sort the 30 words (in the grid) into 3 groups (10 nouns, 10 adjectives, 10 verbs) Independent or paired-based activity. Fully editable (so you can change the words). Answers provided.

3 differentiated brochure writing templates: Easy: Red background - much less writing + large spaces for pictures. Medium: White background - less writing + small spaces for pictures. Hard: Grey background - writing sections only. Also attached are 2 completed brochures (to use as shared texts). The themes of the brochures are ‘Holiday’ themes (England and Thailand). Appropriate and adaptable for all age groups. Fully editable.

PowerPoint Presentation - Simple features of a newspaper report: Headline. Opening Sentence. Main body of text. Photo. Caption. Final Sentence.