English Group Activities Teaching Resources
A collection of classroom activities, games and worksheets to use in your class during English rotations. Rotation style group work can allow teachers to focus on particular areas of classroom development. Groups can be mixed-ability groups or academically like groups. These educational teaching and learning resources will help you plan out what group work will look, sound and feel like in your classroom.
- Plus Plan
Contraction Match-Up Cards (8 per page)
An extensive collection of contraction match up cards.
- Plus Plan
Year 2 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 2 magazine.
- Plus Plan
Year 2 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically written for Year 2 students.
- Plus Plan
Year 3 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 3 magazine.
- Plus Plan
Year 3 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 3 students.
- Plus Plan
Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives – Sorting Task
Help students learn the difference between nouns, verbs, and adjectives with this cut-and-paste sorting worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Understanding Sequence - Jack and the Beanstalk
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to understand sequence when reading.
- Plus Plan
Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Idioms
A worksheet to help students understand idioms in poetry.
- Plus Plan
Grammar Grab Worksheet
Sort each grammar concept using the definitions and examples.
- Plus Plan
Simple Present and Past Tense Match-Up Cards (Regular Verbs)
A set of 30 match-up cards to help students learn about simple present tense and simple past tense of regular verbs.
- Plus Plan
Simple Sentence Dominoes (Version 2)
A set of 30 dominoes to assist younger students with building simple sentences.
- Plus Plan
Heroic Homophones Cloze Worksheet
A vocabulary cloze worksheet using homophones.
- Plus Plan
Antonyms Polygon Puzzle
A puzzle using antonyms.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension - 45th Annual Acting Awards
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
- Plus Plan
Editing Passage Task Cards - Year 5
A set of 20 editing passage task cards with answers.
- Plus Plan
18 Editing and Proofreading Worksheets – Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation
Use these editing and proofreading worksheets to add daily editing practice to your lesson plans.
- Plus Plan
Roll-a-Scary Story Starter – Halloween Writing Prompt for Key Stage 2
Inspire some spooktacular Halloween writing with a roll-to-create Halloween Writing Prompt creator.
- Plus Plan
SMASH IT! Blending 'l' Game
Practise finding different ways to blend 'l' with other consonants with this set of 8 game boards and letter cards.
- Plus Plan
SMASH IT! Vowels Game
Distinguish between long and short vowel sounds with this set of 5 game boards and vowel letter cards.
- Plus Plan
Punctuation Pizza Cover-up Game
Assist your students to recognise and use correct end punctuation with this interactive, hands-on game.
- Plus Plan
Syllable Count Board Game
Segment and count up to 4 syllables with this game board and set of 33 picture cards.
- Plus Plan
Initial Sound Peg Cards (Version 1)
An initial sound and fine motor activity for the early years classroom.
- Plus Plan
Year 5 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 5 magazine.
- Plus Plan
Year 6 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 6 magazine.