A wonderfully useful set of sheets for children to use in all manner of writing styles and genres, this pack contains - - An A4 sheet of sentence starters, covering speech, using adverbs, rhetorical questions and short sentences; - An A4 sheet for children to jot down their thoughts around concepts such as useful synonyms, adjectives, similes and rhetorical questions they might use; - An A4 storyboard, split into eight sections for children to plan their work onto; - An A4 'Writing Checklist' - for children to use after their writing is done. Covering sentence choices, spelling, handwriting, grammar, punctuation and more, it is designed to be used in a self-assess or peer-assess format, this sheet makes a great support document for reminding children what they need to include in their writing. All of these sheets could be laminated as they will be used again and again and again... Please leave a review if you liked this work - and check out my other resources too!

A whole week's worth of writing activities based around the theme of 'Autumn'. Vivid images to stimulate children's' thinking and develop their vocabularies. Specifically created for shorter writing tasks, each sheet is aimed at a 20-minute writing session, giving time to discuss the task, time for teacher modelling on board/visualiser and time to create a word bank to refer to AND time for children to write. Included in the pack is a planning sheet for the children to use, along with a choice of three different sheets for the children to write up their completed, redrafted work. These may also be used on the computer to type on.

A super resource aimed at getting children to consider what it would have been like for Guy Fawkes on November 5th. Included in the pack - - Picture stimulus - 8-section storyboard to create overview - A4 sheet to record appropriate adjectives, adverbs, similes and rhetorical questions - A4 'Senses' sheet for aiding sentence development - A4 'Empathy' sheet - thought-provoking questions designed to encourage children to 'live in someone else's shoes' - A4 scroll image for children to either write their improved drafts onto or type onto via the computer

A complete set of 39 words to act as a class reference, to improve and extend both spoken and written work. Chosen to act as extension work, providing challenge and difficulty to all. Examples of the words include - 'Nadir - Predilection - Taciturn - lithe' with a total of 39 - one for each week of the school year. Each word includes a definition of its meaning and also a selection of synonyms for children to use/consider/discuss. Includes a Word document listing the 39 words for teacher's records.

A superb resource for encouraging students to write in the mystery/spooky genre, with the emphasis on discussion, recording, redrafting and improving their work. This resource is more concerned with 'mystery' in its wider sense, not just that of the traditional 'Whodunnit' but more about more mysterious things that might be around us in everyday life. Included are three quality activities with story-starters, two resource sheets and two high-quality videos (approx 3 mins long). Both have the same images and original, atmospheric soundtrack which will be guaranteed to stimulate discussion. The second video has added annotations to encourage those students who are finding it difficult to engage. The videos create a wonderful whole-class introduction - close the curtains, turn up the sound on the IWB and sit back - your students will respond! If you have any questions or would like something specific creating, please get in touch!

Three quality story openers to stimulate students and create plenty of discussion, leading to improved writing opportunities! All three are semi-spooky, mysterious, thought-provoking resources that can be interpreted in a myriad of ways, but are all certain to capture students' imaginations!

A selection of four creative writing resources with powerful images that will produce quality discussion. Each is supplied with a prompt sheet to push students' writing skills to the next level. Provided with an extra prompt sheet that can be used with all four pictures, to encourage students to consider the importance of their senses in writing. Aimed at upper KS2 and lower KS3, these photographs will create a superb wall display, with some excellent writing from the children.

Great writing and talking resources for upper KS2/KS3 students, offering a variety of opportunities for writing about exploring - 'Explore' - Weighing anchor in a frozen wasteland in pursuit of a distress call; 'Five Exploration Scenarios' - students need to prioritise their equipment choices for various activities; 'Something Wrong in Space' - a writing activity that could easily be turned into a piece of drama: Astronauts coming home with a massive dilemma - eight hours from earth, with six hours' worth of oxygen left...

A selection of activities (writing, discussion, D&T, Geography) for KS2, focussing on the idea of being stranded on a desert island. Resources include - Desert Story Board: - creating a story from a selection of high quality photographs, involving discussion with a partner; Five Objects for a Desert Trip: - Students choose five objects to take with them to their desert island, having to justify their choices; Living on a Desert Island: - Students have to plan their desert island and how they would organise themselves - shelter, food, water etc. Links to the 'Five Objects for a Desert Trip' above; The Tall Ship: - Open ended creative writing template about a ship that turns up after five years of isolation.

A selection of stimulating images with corresponding activities to develop quality sentences. Areas covered - adjectives, synonyms, personification, rhetorical questions, similies and adverbs. Aimed at upper KS2 or lower KS3, there are four separate activities to support class teaching, along with an additional 'Senses' sheet which can be used with all four writing sheets.

Your end of term classwork is creative, festive and worthwhile with this bumper Christmas miscellany! A huge resource that includes - - Surviving Christmas - create a guide for users; - What's Your Favourite Christmas Movie? - review - Christmas Movies Maths Activity - Data Collection/Graphs - Christmas Wishes - What would YOU choose? - Christmas Crackers - Fantasy writing genre - What's the True Meaning of Christmas? - Your Favourite Christmas Movie Script? - The Christmas Fox - Creative Writing - The Winter Road - Creative Writing - Creative Writing Planning Sheet And more!

Three brilliant story starts for upper KS2/3 focussing on the 'Mystery' genre. Each includes an evocative image to stir students' imaginations, encouraging discussion and writing. All three are easily differentiated by outcome or support. Included in the pack is a 'Writer's Checklist' - a resource designed for students to self-assess or peer-assess their work. Please leave feedback if you've enjoyed using my resources. Thanks!

A series of three activities designed to encourage children to think about how to organise and create reports/leaflets/brochures. - Rocket Car: As the designer of a flying car, you have to write the user manual; - Comfy Camping: Discuss and create a leaflet for successful camping; - Horned Devil: Creating a booklet about how to look after a strange creature.

Three challenging resources to encourage quality discussion and debate with KS3+ students. All three tackling the social issue of homelessness and the concept of Christmas being a time for giving, these resources will undoubtedly promote lively discourse in your class. Areas covered - sleeping rough and the repercussions of such, the causes of homelessness and the public perception of these issues.

Whole-class activity plus instant display! These sheets, printed out, would fill a wall in seconds - with children's input, they provide a go-to resource on your classroom wall - one that can be used again and again and again. OR... print out double-sided for each student so they have their own 'go-to' resource for improving their own writing! 29 A4 sheets, each with a central word such as 'Said' - and room for children to add their own synonyms to build up an extensive vocabulary. Brilliant for stimulating discussion as a whole class lesson or in pairs. Sheets include - Said, Amazing, Bad, Beautiful, Big, Bright, Dark, Delicious and more. As and when you take down the display - put these sheets in alphabetical order in a folder for a go-to resource for children. Included is a Microsoft Word file with associated synonyms for teacher and/or student use. Great for developing research skills, using a thesaurus, in order to add quality and variety to sentence construction.

A huge creative writing pack, using the 'Phalanges Family' - little characters that will inspire your students, created on their fingers! A cross-curricular resource, encompassing writing, art and science - all based around our fingers! Lots of examples for children to work with - 'The Phalanges on Vacation', 'The Phalanges at Christmas' and also an editable script (MS Word) to use as exemplars. Children can create their own families, using the provided hand-photographs and then either on their own fingers or using one of the art ideas provided. Included are examples of how the Phalanges live - Christmas, Vacations, visits from other relatives. Also included is a selection of extension activities to take this project even further!

Four writing resources based around the theme of a funfair. Includes - - Planning page which covers synonyms, onomatopoeia, adjectives and similes; - Photographs to stimulate imagination; - Sheet to encourage children to think of multisensory experiences; - 'Big Write' sheet for story draft

Level 4, KS2, Improving writing

Assorted sheets to prompt reluctant writers with powerful imagery and hopefully inspire them to put pen to paper! Comes complete with lined paper - ideal for homework!