This activity is designed to help children recognise and use adverbs correctly in sentences. Pupils are asked to underline adverbs, explain why some do not fit and rewrite sentences to make them accurate. They also practise writing their own sentences… Read More »Adverbs Objective Starters
This activity helps children practise writing sentences with subordinate clauses and identifying subordinating conjunctions. Pupils are asked to write their own examples, underline conjunctions, and complete sentences by choosing suitable words. This activity supports children in developing sentence variety and… Read More »Subordination Objective Starters
This activity helps children practise punctuating sentences with inverted commas correctly. Pupils are asked to rewrite sentences so they are punctuated accurately, spot which examples are correct and think of alternative verbs to replace “said.” These tasks give children the… Read More »Direct Speech Objective Starters
This activity helps children practise recognising and using prepositions in sentences. Pupils are asked to write their own sentences with prepositions and complete sentences by filling in the missing words. Examples are given to guide them and children then apply… Read More »Prepositions Objective Starters
This activity helps children practise forming and recognising the present perfect tense. They will write their own sentences, rewrite past tense sentences into the present perfect and identify examples within short texts. There are also gap-fill questions to support accurate… Read More »Past Perfect Tense Objective Starters
This activity helps children build confidence in recognising vowels and consonants within words. Pupils are asked to highlight vowels, highlight consonants and fill in missing consonants in given words. They are also challenged to create their own words containing specific… Read More »Consonants and Vowels Objective Starters
This Rhetorical Questions pack is all about showing children how a simple question can become a powerful tool for persuasion. The clear, engaging PowerPoint introduces what rhetorical questions are, why they work and how to use them effectively to spark… Read More »Rhetorical Questions for Persuasion
Crafting Effective Setting Descriptions gives pupils the tools they need to bring their writing to life. The step-by-step PowerPoint explores how to use the senses, powerful vocabulary and literary techniques like similes, metaphors, personification and show-don’t-tell to create rich, detailed… Read More »Crafting Effective Setting Descriptions
This pack helps children see how using three ideas or adjectives can make their persuasive writing stronger and more memorable. With a clear PowerPoint and ready-to-use tasks, pupils get the chance to practice the technique and see the difference it… Read More »Using the Power of Three to Persuade
This Narrative Openings pack includes a step-by-step PowerPoint and a planning sheet designed to help children write engaging introductions. From exploring different ways to hook the reader to using literary techniques like similes, metaphors and show-don’t-tell, these resources guide pupils… Read More »Writing a Narrative Opening Paragraph
