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Year 2

Exaggeration to Describe

This resource helps children discover how a little exaggeration can improve their writing. The PowerPoint guides them through fun, easy steps while the activities give plenty of chances to play with language and create bold, imaginative sentences. It’s a simple… Read More »Exaggeration to Describe

Alliteration

This resource introduces children to the power of alliteration, showing them how repeating sounds can make writing more memorable and exciting. Through clear examples, interactive activities and differentiated tasks, pupils learn to experiment with verbs, adjectives and adverbs to create… Read More »Alliteration

Repetition Rewriter Editing Activity

An editing activity that helps children spot and replace repeated sentence starters or overused words, encouraging them to use a broader range of vocabulary and add variety to their writing.

Conjunction Building Editing Activity

Encourage children to join ideas smoothly using conjunctions like and, but, or or. This sheet helps them link sentences for better flow and variety, avoiding short, choppy writing.

Adjective Adding Station Editing Activity

This activity encourages children to expand noun phrases by adding carefully chosen adjectives. It helps them create more detailed and descriptive sentences in line with Year 2 writing expectations.

Word Upgrade Garage Editing Activity

Children practise spotting dull or overused words and swapping them for alternatives that add detail and impact to their writing. This targeted activity strengthens vocabulary choices and helps pupils make their sentences more engaging.

Self-Assessment (Extended)

This longer self-assessment guide encourages pupils to review their writing in detail, checking for key grammar, punctuation and sentence structure skills. It prompts children to reflect on their use of conjunctions, powerful vocabulary and sentence starters while also encouraging them… Read More »Self-Assessment (Extended)

Short Self-Assessment

This self-assessment tool helps pupils reflect on their own writing by checking for key grammar, punctuation and vocabulary skills. Designed to be quick and easy to use, it prompts children to review their work for features such as capital letters,… Read More »Short Self-Assessment

Verbs Mastery Activities

Our mastery activities are the perfect follow-on extension task. They are designed to consolidate and extend children’s understanding of key grammar and punctuation skills. Each sheet contains four varied tasks that encourage deeper thinking and provide opportunities to apply skills in… Read More »Verbs Mastery Activities