Spelling link: Explore the prefix 'im-'. How many words can you think of/find in a dictionary beginning with 'im-'? What do you think the prefix means? Grammar link: Prepositions. Write a sentence containing each of the prepositions: on through beneath along behind above Why...
Look at the picture and imagine that you are a detective responsible for finding out what happened here. What do you know for certain? What questions do you have? Compare your questions to the ones below - did you think of any others? Did...
What is the monster holding? Why? How old do you think the monster is? How does it feel about losing its tooth? Do you think this is the first tooth it's lost? What is the monster going to do with the tooth? Do monsters...
What are the children doing? Where do you think this is? When do you think this is? Why aren't there many people here? How do you feel when you look at this picture? What about if you imagine yourself being there? Why do you...
Describe the building. What's unusual about it? Have you ever seen a building like this? Where do you think this is? Who might be inside? Who's in the room with the light on? Why is there a tornado over this building? Is it going...
Describe this setting. Compare this setting to your own local environment. What's similar and what's different? Where do you think this is? What do you think the sign says on the building in the centre? Who rings the bell? What do they ring it...
Who is climbing the tree? Why? Why is there a tree in the ocean? How do you know that it's an ocean? Will the person ever be able to get down? Who is on the boat in the distance? Write a poem titled 'The...
Describe this setting. Use the vocabulary builder to help you. Play the grammar warm up game to write a setting description. Who lives here? Would you like to live here? Why are the flowers glowing? Who is the girl in the foreground? Is she...
What is happening here? Why is the house taking off? Is this house special? Is there anyone inside the house? What about the other houses? What do the neighbours think? How are they reacting? What will happen to the house? Use this sheet to...
Find out more about the writing competition here. Where did Melvin come from? Who created him? Why is he ‘sad… (ish)’? How old is he? What does he carry in his bag? Does he have any hobbies or interests? What makes him happy? What makes...