Literacy resources

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Below is  a list of some of our favourite literacy resources. You can find others by browsing 'Foundation, KS1 or KS2 resources' or simply click 'All Literacy Resources' to see our full range.

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323.7 k 167.4 k 403.9 k A happy classroom (29/07/2010) Related resources: Skills | Schools | Word level work (KS1) A great first week back activity for your new class. Pupils can choose the ingredients that make a happy classroom and then write the recipe for their own happy classroom. An interactive Notebook with drag and drop activities is also provided. Y1 | Y2

286.7 k 294.4 k A bumper sack of potatoes (21/01/2010) Related resources: Non-fiction | Food | Reading challenges (KS2) A spudtastic resource! Activities include a comprehension exercise, matching words and pictures, research, anagrams and creating potato people. Enjoy! Y3 | Y4

476.8 k 3,755.0 k I dare you! (08/10/2009) Related resources: Narrative | Story writing (KS2) A PowerPoint visual 'journey' based on a dare to go alone through a wood at night. Children can work in pairs to brainstorm their ideas to accompany the images. Y5 | Y6

124.6 k 9,263.1 k Where is the teddy bear? (01/10/2009) Related resources: Skills | Toys | Reading challenges (F) Prepositions. Look at the pictures and discuss where the teddy has gone. A colourful PowerPoint presentation with lots of repetitive text! R

109.0 k 111.6 k 84.5 k 3.6 k A revolting spell (01/10/2009) Related resources: Skills | Shakespeare | Word level work (KS1) Eye of newt, and toe of frog ... Make a list of revolting things to go into your own cauldron. A magical halloween lesson with two fun interactive activities attached. Y1 | Y2

128.4 k 1,559.0 k How did you feel on VE Day? (03/07/2009)     Related resources: Skills | Second World War | Speaking and listening tasks (KS2) A PowerPoint of images and quotes as a stimulus for discussion and diary writing about VE Day. A thought-provoking resource. Y5

318.6 k 334.8 k 194.3 k Pack your suitcase! (25/06/2009) Related resources: Skills | Holidays | Summer | Word level work (F) Going on holiday? Discuss with the children what they would pack in their suitcase. Includes a Notebook resource with two fun activities. R

116.6 k 298.5 k The Angel of Nitshill School resource pack (19/06/2009) Related resources: Narrative | Schools | Stories which raise issues and dilemmas Discuss bullying, complete profiles on the main characters, use evidence from the text, write a diary entry and a school report! Page numbers refer to Egmont UK Ltd 1992 edition. Y4

48.3 k 68.6 k 3.6 k Text talk (14/05/2009) Related resources: Skills | Word level work (KS2) Get texting! Can you work out the full meaning of the texts? A fun exercise deciphering the messages. A GR8 resource! An interactive matching whizzy is attached. Y4

693.6 k 5.3 k Yoda quotes (01/05/2009) Related resources: Skills | Space | Sentence level work (KS1) Ready are you? Two super interactive resources. Can you move Yoda's words around so that the sentences make sense? May the force be with you! Y1 | Y2

93.5 k 25.2 k Consonant skeleton (23/04/2009)     Related resources: Ourselves | Human body Can you label the skeleton correctly? This fun resource is from A&C Black's 'Developings' series. Y3

185.5 k 467.5 k 3.6 k Friend or Foe activity pack (23/04/2009) Related resources: Narrative | Second World War | Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo A super resource with lots of reading activities. Page numbers relate to Egmont Books Ltd 2007. Y5 | Y6

432.9 k 348.2 k List poems (06/03/2009) Related resources: Poetry | Poems - exploring form (KS1) A super poetry resource! Six useful frameworks to help children write their own list poems. Y1 | Y2

123.9 k 104.4 k Reading record (05/02/2009) Related resources: Teaching Tools | Assessment (F) A useful reading booklet to record comments and progress on a child's reading in school. R

1,395.4 k 10,165.8 k Describe a setting (18/12/2008)     Related resources: Narrative | Places | Story writing (KS2) A super resource. Twenty eight different settings for a class to describe using their senses! Y3 | Y4

532.5 k 620.0 k Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - a bumper resource pack (04/12/2008) Related resources: Narrative | Food | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl A sweetastic 24 page resource. Plan an advert, design a new sweet, create a character gallery and write a newspaper report plus much more. A great reading comprehension activity pack! Y5 | Y6

134.4 k 334.8 k Bill's New Frock (09/10/2008) Related resources: Narrative | Schools | Bill's New Frock by Anne Fine Gender stereotyping, reading comprehensions, discussions and diary writing and much much more. A super resource with eight exciting activities! Y4 | Y5

2,032.2 k 1,059.8 k Harry Potter activity pack (25/09/2008) Related resources: Narrative | Schools | Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling A bumper pack of activities to accompany the reading of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. Newspapers, letter writing, word searches and much, much more! Y5 | Y6

263.1 k 135.2 k Pirate poetry (18/09/2008) Related resources: Poetry | Pirates | Poems on a theme (KS1) A lovely activity which encourages children to use rhyme to and write their own version of the Pirate poem Y2

96.2 k 59.4 k Loop game - High frequency words (18/09/2008) Related resources: Skills | Word level work (F) A loop game with Reception high frequency words. A fun lesson starter or plenary activity! R

247.6 k 118.3 k Creating an epic monster poem (18/09/2008)     Related resources: Poetry | Monsters, myths and legends | Poems on a theme (KS2) Another monster resource that could be used in halloween week. Includes planning sheets to help create your monster and eventually your monster poem! A super activity which includes a differentiated version for younger children. Y3 | Y4 | Y5 | Y6

30.2 k 121.3 k Getting to know you (11/09/2008) Related resources: Skills | Ourselves | Speaking and listening tasks (KS1) A fun, interactive activity encouraging pupils to pick a number and complete the sentence all about themselves. Y1

14.5 k 32.8 k I can... booklets (22/08/2008) Related resources: Skills | Ourselves | Word level work (F) Booklets for reading simple words. Children read and add pictures to simple sentences. R

283.2 k 245.8 k Pirate directions (28/07/2008)     Related resources: Non-fiction | Pirates | Instructions (KS2) Avoiding any danger, the children have to write directions using North, East, South and West to help the pirates find the treasure. Y4

62.4 k 66.0 k I can't find my... (11/07/2008) Related resources: Poetry | Toys | Poems - exploring form (KS1) Can you find your toy? A lovely poetry framework. Y1 | Y2

65.0 k 38.9 k 3.6 k 3.6 k Apostrophe snap (23/06/2008) Related resources: Teaching Tools | Games (KS2) Large snap cards ready to cut up and play with - or you can use our onscreen interactive versions. Includes a range of words, with and without apostrophes. Y3

38.1 k 33.8 k 2.2 k 3.6 k Solar system (20/06/2008) Related resources: Non-fiction | Space | Earth and the solar system Out of this world resource. Order the planets. Draw the planets and use the internet to find out more about them. Includes Flash sequencing activity: order the planets. Y5 | Y6

1.3 k CVC rhyming words (20/06/2008) Related resources: Skills | Phonics (F) A Magnet activity for interactive whiteboards - sort the tiles into groups of rhyming words. R

48.3 k 2,043.9 k What are they saying? (19/06/2008) Related resources: Skills | Speaking and listening tasks (KS2) An enjoyable PowerPoint activity exploring empathy and imagination. Guess what people in each slide are saying and create a dialogue for them. Y3 | Y4

14.4 k 34.8 k Say what you see (17/06/2008) Related resources: Narrative | Story writing (KS2) A lovely resource using Lowry paintings as a starting point for writing a descriptive text. Y5 | Y6

72.8 k 54.8 k 3.6 k A cuppa of instructions (17/06/2008) Related resources: Non-fiction | Food | Instructions (KS1) A lovely reading, cutting out and ordering activity to make a cup of tea! Includes Flash sequencing activity. Y2

25.5 k 36.9 k Describe Cinderella (16/06/2008) Related resources: Narrative | Fairy tales (KS1) A lovely worksheet where words can be selected to describe a Cinderella character as well as a writing frame to describe what she looks like. Y2

413.5 k 118.8 k Junk monster (13/06/2008) Related resources: Non-fiction | Monsters, myths and legends | Instructions (KS1) Monster instructions writing frame! Y2

102.5 k 80.9 k Alliteration - writing newspaper headlines (13/06/2008) Related resources: Non-fiction | Nursery rhymes | Journalistic writing A popular resource! Write alliterative newspaper headlines for well-known nursery rhymes. Examples of possible headlines are included. Y5

1,034.1 k 324.6 k The Door poetry (13/06/2008) Related resources: Poetry | Poems - exploring form (KS2) An inspiring poetry lesson in which children use the framework to write their own versions of the poem 'The Door' by Miroslav Holub. An adaptable resource to suit all age ranges. Y3

62.1 k 39.9 k Ladies and gentlemen... (13/06/2008) Related resources: Narrative | Fairy tales (KS2) A fun resource encouraging pupils to think of exciting names of characters arriving at the 'Grand Ball' in the Cinderella story. Y3 | Y4

38.2 k 48.1 k 3.7 k Nursery rhyme news (02/06/2008)     Related resources: Poetry | Nursery rhymes | Poems - rhythm and rhyme (KS2) A lovely idea! Create a bulletin for the nine o'clock news based on well known nursery rhymes. Copies of the rhymes are included as well as four Flash nursery rhyme sequencing activities. Y5 | Y6