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We thought it would be useful to compile our suggestions and ideas on ways to inspire your children to enjoy 'writing' in various forms. The page starts with Emergent writing and moves on to more advanced planning up to writing about Shakespeare. Most of the early writing skills will progress from colouring to pencil skills then to pen. Children should use computer skills to enhance their work at all stages.

The worksheets illustrated on this page are to show you some examples of the wide range of English advice and guidance available to members of Parents in Touch - to view these pages, please subscribe to Parents in Touch. Members, please click here to access all the worksheets.

All these pages arise from adults and children talking about a story or nursery rhymes. Children together with the adult increase their vocabulary, imagination and writing skills by creating a different story on a theme.
Emergent writing
story ideas
story idea
story
 
All of the pages below include suggestions of ways parents can help and inspire their children. It may be necessary to spend some time to discuss ideas before starting work at all! This is fun and the children feel very proud of the outcomes.
Development of writing

English exercises

Writing at Key stage 1

hetty hen
mummy and poppy

English exercises

Writing task

English
writing
story

diary

story
phonics

My diary

We have included a variety of ideas below as it is necessary to be able to describe and convey feelings, emotions and imagination through different forms of creative writing.
Story ideas
Reading, increased vocabulary, beginnings of poetry writing and other English exercises will help parents to stimulate and encourage their children
Comprehension and exercises Members, please click here to access all the worksheets.
English
Comprehension skills
Comprehension key stage 2

English exercises

Comprehension questions 1

English exercises

Writing at Key stage 1

Comprehension paper
poetry

Writing task

Comprehension paper

Year 3 comprehension and thoughts

comprehension

Year 4 English paper for revision

comprehension
Year 4 comprehension
Reading test for Year 5
Comprehension question and essay writing
Reading and English question KS1
English revision
Poetry
poems
poems
poems
poems
poems
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In this section we have included a selection of ideas, headings, and beginnings of stories to encourage children to use imagination, to increase their range of vocabulary and to enjoy story writing.
Story writing ideas 2

English

English
English

Longer writing task

My amazing journey
The inventor

Writing guidelines

story
story
story
story
story
Story starter 1
Story starter 2
Story starter 3
Story starter 4
Planet Dartius
worksheet
English paper

writing task

Story ideas
English questions

Project on the Tower of London

Writing task and vocabulary work
       
Short writing task on pet mice
       

These comprehension passages should extend children's thought processes, increase their reading abilities and ensure that they have a good grasp of understanding and knowledge of English. 'Help your child with comprehension' is written to give parents suggestions, explanations and information as to how children will be expected to work in school. I hope this is helpful to you

Comprehension 2 comprehension comprehension comprehension comprehension
Help your child with comprehension The princess and the pea The bat and the weasel The tortoise and the hare
Some children think logically and therefore find factual writing easier than creative. It is necessary to be able to do both so we have included some examples below.
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Factual (non-fiction) writing
How to make a sandwich Match report 1 Match report 2 How to make a cup of tea
I have always found that children enjoy writing postcards and actually posting them!
Write a postcard
My new pet My school trip My camping trip My seaside holiday
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I have included some more advanced writing tasks below on a variety of subjects and in various forms. At this age pupils should be able to embrace all forms of writing from letter writing, to debating, Shakespeare and compiling dissertations.
Shakespeare

The Tempest

10 Top tips for English

The Tempest questions

Shakespeare

Richard III

The Tempest

10 top tips for English

Questions on The Tempest

Much ado about nothing

Poetry - more advanced
poetry
Understanding a poem
Poetry writing - I am
KS3 English SATS help
Writing - more advanced
Writing revision Writing task - Guy Fawkes Essay questions - The tell tale heart Letter writing - bullying Reading and writng levels
letterwriting
writing
writing
Spelling and grammar revision
Letter writing
Writing task - Red Nose Day
Magazine article
Shakespeare revision

Year 8 revision English paper

She Stoops to Conquer
Revision for descriptive writing
Key stage 3 comprehension
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Sunbathing -Year 7
Mercury
Why? Comprehension paper
Friends. Comprehension paper
 
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