Encourage children to use adjectives by creating a gruesome menu fit for a fantasy creature. In this fun adjectives KS2 lesson plan, pupils will write a menu fit for a monster – lumpy eyeball soup, anyone?

With so many restaurants to choose from and so many dishes on offer, how do we even begin to choose where and what to eat? Looking at how restaurants describe their dishes is the perfect way to show children the effect that descriptive words can have.

Adjectives KS2 learning objectives

• Identify how adjectives can help us to describe things
• Discover how some adjectives have a stronger effect than others
• Use adjectives to boost descriptions
• Think about synonyms to avoid repeating words

Brad Peterson is a qualified primary teacher and has worked in children’s publishing for a number of years. He now works at Jolly Learning (@jollylearning). Browse more Halloween activities for schools.

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