These sheets give children some ideas for how to start a catchy sentence in the dilemma or resolution stage of their story, and also allows them to customise each sentence to fit their particular story or writing style, as many children in KS2 can find it tricky to transition from writing a build up to a dilemma in a story. Helpful also for Y5/6 SEN children who require prompts or written examples to aid with idea and sentence generation. EXAMPLES from the sheets: • ________ turned the corner and began sprinting as fast as __________. • There were ____________ all around me. Puzzled, I walked towards the __________ to investigate. • We were relieved that _____________. With smiles on our faces, we headed back ____________. • After putting up a good fight, they were unable to ______________.

A lesson designed to challenge children to use more exciting sentence openers to encourage more creative writing. Children complete short tasks during a powerpoint that outlines various ways of opening sentences. Children complete a levelled task that consists of a challenge, super challenge and mega challenge. Ideal for English classes that are not in sets, as children have the option of attempting all challenge levels.

Pack of 7 handy printable sheets that children can look at to help them choose subject-specific vocabulary for a descriptive writing activity. Sheets may be modified for your particular lesson, and it is suggested that you laminate these, as they are multi-use. Included are 7 scene description sheets: 1) Castle scene 2) City scene 3) Outer space scene 4) Pirate ship/island scene 5) Dinosaur world scene 6) Forest scene 7) Beach/holiday scene ** NEW HOLIDAY PACK AVAILABLE HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/holiday-vocabulary-sheets-bonfire-night-halloween-christmas-more-11392061 ** PACK 2 (including Rainforests, Romans, Gods and Goddesses and Cold Climates) AVAILABLE HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/topic-specific-vocabulary-sheets-for-creative-writing-11169703 Each sheet includes examples of verbs, nouns, adjectives, and also includes 16 sample sentence chunks for children to use if they are stuck for ideas while writing. All images courtesy of www.clker.com

Group project involving 3D shapes. Children design a scene to be constructed using 3D shapes. Over 2 lessons, children design a scene, and are given 3D shape nets to color in and assemble to bring their scene to life. Children also fill in a project booklet that requires them to count the number of faces, edges, and vertices for each shape, record the amount of each shape they need, and the total amount of faces, edges and vertices in their entire scene. A multi-faceted project involving shape, teamwork, design, planning, construction, counting, multiplication and addition. Included in the pack: - Lesson plan (one for each day) - Notebook presentation to introduce and guide children through the project - Group booklet - includes tables, charts, fill in the blanks, and a group feedback sheet for each child to fill out upon completion of the project. *Nets of shapes not included* All 3D shape images courtesy of clker.com

A paragraph about holidays that challenges children to find spelling, grammar and verb agreement mistakes, differentiated 3 ways (H, M, L). Children use a differentiated success criteria to check their editing. Extension questions and additional editing tasks are included in these sheets. Suggested for a Year 3 class, but can be used for a low-ability Year 4 set.

This lesson is designed to introduce children to the concept of editing work for punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Instead of launching children into editing, this lesson allows for some practise so they can grasp the skills needed to properly scan and correct their work efficiently. It is geared towards a Year 3 class who are just being introduced to editing in the first few weeks of school to help give them the confidence to begin editing their own work and others’ work. Included in this pack: - Full lesson plan with starter and differentiation activity - Colourful 10-page Smart Notebook file to accompany the delivery of the lesson (includes interactive warm-up activities and starter tasks) - Differentiated worksheet - "Charlotte's Adventure" - Assessment checklists for children to use while practicing their editing skills

A differentiated worksheet introducing children in Years 3 and 4 to editing sentences. LA sheet focuses on full stops and capitals, MA looks at commas and other punctuation, and HA combines all punctuation at the Year 4/5 level.

A set of worksheets geared towards Y3 and 4 children to be given out at the beginning of the year to assess the quality of children's punctuation choices and general writing style. Sentences are geared towards the Minecraft game. Included in the pack: 1 LA Worksheet - focus on full stops, capitals, and proper nouns 1 MA Worksheet - focus on proper nouns, commas and a few speech marks 1 HA Worksheet - focus on all of the above + exclamation marks and question marks 1 Answer sheet

Pack of 4 handy printable sheets that students can look at to help them choose subject-specific vocabulary for a descriptive writing activity. Sheets may be modified for your particular lesson, and it is suggested that you laminate these, as they are multi-use. Included are 4 scene description sheets: 1) Climates on Earth (Rainforests) 2) European History (Roman Empire) 3) The Ancient World (Gods and Goddesses) 4) Physical Geography (Cold Climates) Each sheet includes examples of verbs, nouns, adjectives, and also includes 16 sample sentence chunks for children to use if they are stuck for ideas while writing. All images courtesy of www.clker.com

This lesson aims to introduce children to chronological order, and to give them an idea of how to properly sequence a story or passage. Suitable for KS2 children (Y3/4 or above). Includes a colourful IWB with interactive activities that allow children to physically move sentences around to show order. Lesson plan includes a starter game, materials required, main teaching, activity toolkits and resources, and accompanying worksheet for independent practise. ALSO INCLUDES ANSWERS TO ALL GAMES AND WORKSHEETS! All images courtesy of www.clker.com.

Pack of 7 handy printable sheets that students can look at to help them choose subject-specific vocabulary for a descriptive writing activity. Sheets may be modified for your particular lesson, and it is suggested that you laminate these, as they are multi-use. Included are 7 scene description sheets: 1) Castle scene 2) City scene 3) Outer space scene 4) Pirate ship/island scene 5) Dinosaur world scene 6) Forest scene 7) Beach/holiday scene Each sheet includes examples of verbs, nouns, adjectives, and also includes 16 sample sentence chunks for students to use if they are stuck for ideas while writing. All images courtesy of www.clker.com

In these activites, children solve the question in the box (using addition/subtraction, and multiplication/division), find the answer in the code box, and write the correct letter. Perfect for Christmas end-of-term maths revision or as a fun challenge. Suitable for children in Year 3 or 4 PART OF "SANTA'S MATHEMATICAL KINGDOM" - CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY PACK >>>: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/santa-s-mathematical-kingdom-christmas-activity-pack-11443860

Pack of 4 handy printable sheets that children can look at to help them choose subject-specific vocabulary for a descriptive writing activity. Sheets may be modified for your particular lesson, and it is suggested that you laminate these, as they are multi-use. Included are 4 scene description sheets: 1) Rainforests 2) Romans 3) Gods and Goddesses 4) Cold Climates Each sheet includes examples of verbs, nouns, adjectives, and also includes 16 sample sentence chunks for children to use if they are stuck for ideas while writing. ***SET 1*** (BEACHES, FORESTS, CITY, WOODS, etc) available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/setting-description-pupil-resource-pack-11061253 All images courtesy of www.clker.com

A detailed pack outlining the steps for building an Ancient Roman temple. The pack includes: - Detailed lesson plan - Engineering Pack (one per group) - Step-by-step instructions on how to build the temple - Pictures and annotated diagrams, showing how each step should look - Materials list - Templates for the columns and pediment - Checklist for the children to follow - A picture of the completed project (taken in my own Y3 classroom when we did this activity) - Project feedback rubric Suitable for all ages in KS2. Photo on page 5 of the document is my own. (Copyright © 2015 by V. Crossan). All other pictures courtesy of www.clker.com.

Quick grammar quizzes that test Year 4, 5 and 6 children on their knowledge of relative clauses, plurals, past and present tense verbs, capitalisation and more. Can be used as a starter activity, 10 minute GPS (SPAG) warm-up, or a plenary after a revision lesson. 3 come in the pack (including answers to all), but they can easily be modified to fit your class, ability and requirements. Can also be used as an assessment tool to see progression in SPAG lessons, as part of the new national curriculum.

Perfect start-of-year worksheet to see if children can correctly identify mistakes in a sentence and re-write them accurately. Differentiated 3 ways; each one begins with a challenge (more simple sentences) and works up to a mega challenge (longer sentences with more complex corrections to be made). LA: Focus on mostly on full stops and capitals - a few commas and question marks MA: Focus on full stops, commas, question marks - a few exclamation marks and speech marks HA: All of the above + spelling mistakes ANSWERS INCLUDED

Fun Halloween codebreaking activities for Years 2-4 maths (depending on ability) involving addition and subtraction. Can be used as part of a lesson, or as a stand-alone topical activity. Comes with 5 puzzles and a full answer sheet.

In this investigation, children are challenged to look outside and around their school grounds to find examples of maths. This lesson is designed for a summer term investigation, where children draw upon the maths strands they've covered and try to find examples of fractions, angles, shapes, etc in real-life spaces. Ideally suited for lower KS2 year groups, but can easily be used as a practical, kinaesthetic investigation for upper KS2 year groups as well. An interactive whiteboard presentation and full lesson plan are included.

This art pack will teach children how to create a watercolour background, with a focus on blending colours gently, using broad brush strokes, and achieving a soft effect with paint. The lesson then has children sticking down a black skyline to contrast the watercolour background. This 2-part activity works well with a class who are not familiar or completely confident using watercolours, or who need some practise. Suggested for Year 3 classes and older. Included in this pack: - Skyline Watercolour powerpoint, with examples of watercolour paintings and discussion questions - Templates of skylines - In-depth lesson plan, including starter, main, activity steps, and a plenary - Contrasting images of a watercolour lighthouse vs oil paint lighthouse, for discussion - Step-to-success checklist for children (SEN modification) All images courtesy of www.clker.com and www.pixabay.com.

In this pack, you will find 4 high-quality resources to teach children about adverbial phrases: - A complete lesson plan that includes a step-by-step success criteria, objectives, starter activity, teaching, differentiated activities and a plenary - Links to required portions of the lesson (still active as of 2016) - A colourful interactive whiteboard notebook that includes prompts, questions, and the differentiated tasks for the activity portion of the lesson - A picture prompt sheet (picture from unsplash.com) - A description sheet that includes verbs, adjectives, nouns, and sample phrases to prompt lower-ability children into forming rich sentences with description All materials included, and can be modified for your specific class/lesson(s). All images courtesy of unsplash.com and clker.com.