A play-script on the nativity story. Written in rhyming prose. Suggestions for traditional carols. A simple but effective way to tell the Christmas story. Suitable for KS 1/2 3-page script on Microsoft word. Approximately 10 – 15 minutes’ long. Links to RE, Poetry, English, Drama, Music.

A comical play-script ideal for end of year performances or drama club shows. A granddad reads his grandson his favourite story book ‘The Truth About Fairy Tales’ and they embark on an adventure into the Kingdom of Once Upon a Time. Visit the world of fairy tales, not as you quite remember them. This is an extended script of 15 pages on Microsoft word. It includes 6 additional pages on suggestions for music, dance, props and costumes. Tried and tested with great success. Ideal for KS1/2/3 children Approximately 1 hour in length plus interval Links to Drama, Speaking and listening and English

Comprehension questions on the text 'There's a Viking in My Bed' By Jeremy Armstrong. Mixture of 14 skill based questions - retrieval, inference, language, structure, prediction and evaluation. Ideal for KS 1/2 Suitable for guided reading or English reading assessment.

An extended comedy play-script A class of children await their stressed-out teacher and decide to discuss the question ‘What is the meaning of Christmas?’ Ideal for an alternative Christmas production Aimed at KS2/3 19-page script with music suggestions Cross curricula link to RE, Drama, English and Citizenship

A PowerPoint with 10 quiz questions on word classes. Multiple choice with the correct answer revealed at a click. covers verbs, adjectives, prepositions, nouns, similes, coordinators and subordinators etc... Suitable for KS 1 or lower KS 2 children. Ideal for starter activities or plenaries.

A worksheet on relative clauses with 4 differentiated tasks. A Microsoft Word document. Ideal for KS 2 children - particularly year 5 and 6. Task 1 - identify relative clauses in sentences. Task 2 - add your own relative clauses to the main clauses. Task 3 - add your own main clauses to the relative clauses provided. Task 4 - write your own sentences using the relative pronouns.

An activity with three colour coded sentence structures, with each word printed on Microsoft Word documents individually. Ideal for hands on grammar lessons in guided or group work. Children have to sort cards into word classes, create sentences and rearrange sentences by identifying phrases and clauses. A challenge activity suitable for KS 2 or more able KS 1 children.

Differentiated worksheets on adding speech punctuation to conversations and sentences. 2 Microsoft Word documents that can be edited and amended. 6 sentences to add inverted commas and other speech punctuation to. A conversation between father and daughter to punctuate - could be used to convert into a play-script. Suitable for KS 2 children. Focuses on using speech punctuation correctly including commas, and to identify different speakers amongst the narrative.

Exactly what are the three main sentence structures? How can you tell which is which? Where do I include commas? This Presentation should help you to answer these questions with more confidence. A PowerPoint to explain the features of the three main sentence structures - simple, compound and complex. Ideal as a teaching tool for Key Stage 2 children or as a presentation to parents or staff as part of an English workshop.

A comprehension based on a short story in first person. 6 literal retrieval questions 5 inference and deduction questions 3 prediction questions 2 summarising questions 3 language questions 3 structure questions 6 evaluative questions. A Microsoft Word Document easy to edit. This text can also be used as an example first person account for modelling in class. Ideal for KS 2 children - specifically year 4.

2 Microsoft Word Documents on Reading. A report ideal to send to parents to encourage reading for pleasure at home. A document on the key reading skills and what terms/ expectations are used in assessment. Ideal as a classroom poster or as a resource to send home to parents to help with their understanding of comprehension question types. Also useful for whole school staff development - clarifying guided reading skills.

7 Moral dilemmas to discuss in pairs or groups with prompt card. Problems that relate to everyday life for many children from bullying to temptations. An activity that encourages children and young people to consider their moral compass and make decisions based on consequences and what is right and wrong. A Microsoft Word document that can be easily edited. Ideal for upper KS 2 and 3 children.

An example news report on an alien sighting. Useful resource to explain style and tone of a news report. Examples of direct and indirect speech. Suitable for guided reading - fact or opinion? Can be used as a writing model in teacher exposition. written on Microsoft Publisher. Includes a comprehension worksheet covering inference, retrieval, structure and purpose. Ideal for KS 2 children.

Two separate speeches on King Harold 11 and William 1 linked to topic on British History - The Battle of Hastings. Comprehension questions on the speeches. Speaking and listening exercise. Examples of how speeches should be written - tone and style. A Microsoft Word Document. Suitable for KS 2 / 3 children.

8 various story openers covering the different genres. Tasks linked to the openers for children to complete in guided work or independently. Ideal for KS 2 children. Microsoft Word Document Focus on language and sentence effects.

An example instructional text on what to take with you to the Scottish Highlands. Includes grammatical tasks and guided reading questions on literal retrieval and inference. Ideal for a modelled example in the teacher exposition with a focus on tone, style, purpose and audience. Suitable for guided reading tasks on retrieval and inference. A Microsoft Word Document that is easy to edit or highlight electronically. Links well to topics on travel and holiday destinations. Ideal for KS 1 or 2 children.

A first person account of the death of ‘The Highwayman’ from a solider’s perspective with tasks attached. Directly linked to the narrative poem ‘The Highwayman’ by Alfred Noyes. A modelled example of how to write of the events in the poem from a different viewpoint. Ideal as an example text for teacher exposition. Suitable for a guided reading text. Writing and reading tasks attached. Aimed at KS 2/ 3 children. A Microsoft Word Document.

This large time saving resource is ideal for lower key stage 2 children. It contains a very comprehensive PowerPoint presentation that takes the teacher through the lesson in place of a guided reading plan. There are twenty five sessions around 40 minutes each with starters, whole class tasks and independent differentiated activities for children to complete. The questions are linked to all the reading skills - inference, retrieval, prediction, comparison, langage in context and summary etc… There are five comprehension tasks throughout the book that reflect test style questions such as multiply choice. All the lessons have been tried and tested and work well. The tasks are ready to print off and use, you just need copies of the text The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy.

A list of different starter ideas for literacy. Covers grammar, punctuation and spelling. A Microsoft Word Document Ideal for KS 1 and 2

A set of 8 planned sessions exploring what anxiety is, how it affects us and what we can do to manage it. Three fun creative activities per session encouraging discussion and cooperation. The creative use of art, drama, team games, writing and music to understand anxiety with optional challenges to complete at home. Clear rules and expectations to follow. Nineteen worksheets included to aid the delivery of each activity. Ideal for groups of between 4 and 10. Most activities can be used for whole classes to explore anxiety and how it affects people generally . Suitable for KS3 and above, though some elements can be applied to year 6 children.