Literacy comprehension and writing tasks that feature the song The Wellerman by Nathan Evans

Flipchart with reading comprehension ans grammar activities suitable for P3/4 and upwards. Could be adapted for younger pupils.

A flipchart to introduce dictation to an infant class. Model the process!

Phonics charts featuring graphemes from stages 1-3 of the East Ayrshire Literacy Programme

Recount writing map prompts for infants

Teaches about the components of a sentence and then a game to make serious or silly Christmas sentences.

To challenge children to make words from the pictures using magnetic letters. These could also be used during consolidation weeks or for display, or for partner games. Digraphs represented follow the Active Literacy Programme order.

Activinspire flipchart has link to the short film- Pip | A Short Animated Film by Southeastern Guide Dogs. “Pip” animated short film presented by Southeastern Guide Dogs – A heartwarming tale for underdogs everywhere, Pip is the story of a small dog with a big dream—to become a Southeastern Guide Dog. Does she have what it takes? Recount reordering sentences- cut and stick activity. Also references recount writing mat which is free on my page.

A collection of 3 Activeinspire flipcharts focussing on Winter and Christmas poetry. Lots of discussion and activities involved. Please edit as neccesary. Enjoy!

Persuasive writing activinspire flipchart on the Rainforest. Also included writing frames for free to help poorer writers scaffold their work.

Scots poetry flipchart with activities relating to comprehension strategies such as metalinguistics, visualisation and prior knowledge. Aimed at children aged 8-10.

Read and draw sheets for 68 sounds/digraphs

Activispire flipchart lesson on Haiku poetry. Lots of examples and discussion activities, finalising in writing a haiku using an image as inspiration.

Lesson using The Dinosaur- Scots Poem- to create a descriptive writing piece. Description bubbles to aid children.

Listen to the instructions and draw on the snowman outline. Flipchart to accompany the worksheet if needed.

Descriptive writing lesson about the Easter Bunny using description bubbles. Suitable for infants.

Simple CVC/3 letter word blending template- can be laminated for use with small groups.

Wordle idea from phonics family developed into a flipchart on Activinpsire for stages 1-3 of active literacy programme. Please adapt as necessary.

First level reading and writing activities based on this Scots verse by a local Ayrshire author. The Dinosaur Scots Poem

Scots activities based on Katie’s Moose by James Robertson and Matthew Fitt