Worksheets
Below are some of a range of worksheets that have been sitting like unloved puppies in the deepest realms of my hard disk drive for some time. While not an enormous fan of worksheets, they are cracking for certain events and lessons.
I tend to find good ones online, so I thought that it would be good to share the wealth as it were. Any spelling errors, incorrect facts or anything else potentially incorrect/inaccurate/illegal would be gratefully noted! I promise to add to these as often as I can.
English Worksheets
Commas in sentences
This teaches the basic principle of commas.
Conjunctions
A simple list of conjunctions to sort out.
Connectives
A flashcard/display set of connectives to print out and stick everywhere.
Continuing Apostrophes
This has two lists of words to use apostrophes possessively.
Dear Manager
Two letters to reply to and a task sheet. Marvellous!
Deathtrap - Sensational Article writing
A short sensational article, and six more writing ideas.
Descriptions
Ordinary items described and to describe.
Dialogue verbs
Eight sentences with the dialogue verb removed.
Facts versus Opinions
Three graduated tasks to explore this theme with.
Fill in the speech
Four (count 'em) worksheets where a space has been left for speech.
For and Against
A writing frame for brainstorming for and against topics.
Gender activities
four graduated tasks to play with male and female words.
Get out of bed instructions
The best way to teach instructions is to write easy instructions in the wrong order. Fact!
Getting a setting
A quick mini-form to fill in to get a setting. For a twist, fill in one slot and pass on.
How to... sheet
Six boxes, and six spaces for instructions. Simple and classic.
How to make toast
Two sets of instructions, smothered in 'then you's', ripe for correction.
Humpty Dumpty
A fictional account. Might be useful for someone.
Leaflet Interview
A generic set of questions to interrogate any informational leaflet.
Information Comprehension
A simple sheet on rubbish, with an accompanying sheet of questions.
Instruction Ideas
A poster sheet of five ideas for writing instructions, with key words.
It was quiet...
A short story-start, useful for reviewing basic punctuation use.
Le Words
Not a french sheet, but questions about 'le' endings.
Leaflet survey
A sheet to help children survey up to ten leaflets ,regarding content etc.
Letter swap chains / word chains
The traditional 'tip' to 'bop' in two changes type-game.
Non-fiction talk frame
Simple to use and great for controlling structure.
Loose Ends
A set of unfinished sentences - some beginnings and endings.
Message in a bottle story planner
This is super - a structured story plan, written as a letter, and with lots of opportunity to expand on.
My Birthday
A short story with no full stops or capital letters
My Trip
Another short story with no capitals or full stops.
New Uses for an old sock
A great brainstorming activity, ideal for classes you are covering for.
Newspaper - Part filled
A 'fill in the blanks' style of newspaper cover, reporting on a story.
Newspaper article frame
A writing frame which helps the flow when writing a newspaper article.
Newspaper layouts
Four boxes and a key, as an aid to analysing the layout of a newspaper page.
Old & New word pairs
A two page sheet of old and new words, in strips. Ideal for hunts, games and inventive paragraphs.
Parts of words
Poster set for reviewing verbs, nouns, adjectives etc.