This activity helps children practise using commas correctly when writing lists. Pupils are asked to add missing commas, spot which sentences are punctuated correctly and write their own sentences using commas in a list. It’s a quick and effective way… Read More »Commas in a List Objective Starters
This activity helps children practise recognising and using past and present tense verbs correctly. Pupils are asked to circle the correct verb form, tick sentences written in the past tense and rewrite verbs from one tense into another. The varied… Read More »Past and Present Tense Objective Starters
This activity helps children practise using coordinating conjunctions such as and, but and or to join words and sentences. Pupils are asked to circle conjunctions, complete sentences by choosing the correct joining word and identify conjunctions in given sentences. These… Read More »Coordination Objective Starters
This activity helps children understand and practise writing commands. Pupils are encouraged to finish incomplete commands, write their own based on a picture and spot which sentences are not commands. They also get the chance to create and punctuate their… Read More »Commands Objective Starters
This activity helps children practise recognising and writing statements. Pupils are asked to describe pictures using full sentences, tick which examples are statements and write their own using the correct punctuation. It supports children in understanding that statements begin with… Read More »Statements Objective Starters
This activity is designed to help children recognise and use adjectives in their writing. Pupils are asked to identify adjectives, complete sentences by adding their own and underline adjectives in a short passage. These tasks give children the chance to… Read More »Adjectives Objective Starters
This activity helps children explore how suffixes change the meaning of words. Pupils are asked to spot which words can take different suffixes, such as ‘ness’, -‘ful’, ‘less’ and ‘ment’, and practise adding them to complete sentences. The task encourages… Read More »Suffixes Objective Starters
This activity helps children recognise and use verbs in different contexts. Pupils are asked to write their own examples, identify verbs within a list and complete sentences using appropriate verbs. The activity also includes a short passage for children to… Read More »Verbs Objective Starters
This activity gives children the chance to practise recognising and using nouns in different ways. Tasks include writing their own nouns, identifying nouns in a word list and completing sentences with appropriate nouns. This is a flexible activity that can… Read More »Nouns Objective Starters
This activity helps children practise recognising and using expanded noun phrases to add detail and description to their writing. Pupils are asked to create their own expanded noun phrases, complete sentences by adding adjectives and underline examples within given sentences.… Read More »Expanded Noun Phrases Objective Starters
