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.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Sound Devices
A worksheet to help students understand sound devices in poetry.
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120 Comprehension Strategy Question Cards
A set of 120 open-ended question cards to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.
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Before, During and After Reading Non-Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Inference Scenario - Ducks in Space Worksheet
Part of a series of inference scenario worksheets to use when teaching your students how to infer information from images.
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Phoneme Match-Up Activity - m, mm, mb
A set of fifteen phoneme game cards focusing on m, mm and mb.
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The Escape Key - Story and Task Cards
An exciting short story about escaping a maze with a set of task cards to explore after the text has been read.
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Editing Passage Task Cards - Year 5
A set of 20 editing passage task cards with answers.
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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.
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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.
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SMASH IT! Vowels Game
Distinguish between long and short vowel sounds with this set of 5 game boards and vowel letter cards.
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Punctuation Pizza Cover-up Game
Assist your students to recognise and use correct end punctuation with this interactive, hands-on game.
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Syllable Count Board Game
Segment and count up to 4 syllables with this game board and set of 33 picture cards.
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Initial Sound Peg Cards (Version 1)
An initial sound and fine motor activity for the early years classroom.
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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.
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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.
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Reception Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 16-page reading magazine specifically designed for Reception students.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 3
A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the third letter.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 2
A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the first and second letters.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 1
A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the first letter.
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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.
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Year 2 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically written for Year 2 students.
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Which One? Listening Comprehension Exercise
An Interactive PowerPoint where students choose an image to match an aural description.
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Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Board Game
Reinforce your parts of speech lesson with our grammar game for up to 4 players.
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Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Flashcards
A set of 60 flashcards covering nouns, verbs and adjectives as well as 3 colourful sorting pockets to create a colourful display.