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These resources have been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills English qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards). It contains a 90-slide PowerPoint lesson and a 31-page workbook on punctuation.
These resources will help pupils to use a range of punctuation correctly - full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas and apostrophes for possession and contraction.
PowerPoint Lesson
The editable PowerPoint lesson clearly explains when and how to use full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas and apostrophes for possession and contraction. It also contains a link to a video on punctuation. The PowerPoint is ideal for introducing the punctuation component of the specification and for revision purposes.
Workbook
The 31 page workbook includes 6 information pages, 20 punctuation tasks and 3 progress checks. The workbook is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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This resource has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills English qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards). It contains a 29-page workbook on grammar.
This resource will help pupils to achieve the following learning outcomes:
compose gramatically correct sentences
use subject-verb agreement
use tenses consistently
identify and use the definite and indefinite articles correctly
The workbook includes 10 information pages, 16 worksheets and 2 progress checks. The workbook is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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Level 1 Grammar - 85 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The editable PowerPoint lesson clearly explains subject-verb agreement, tense consistency and when and how to use the articles correctly. It provides many opportunities for students to practise and develop these skills . It also contains a link to a video on grammar. The PowerPoint is ideal for introducing the punctuation component of the specification and for revision purposes.
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This resource has been designed for students working towards English Functional Skills Entry Level 1 accreditation (AQA, OCR. Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NCFE). It contains an age-appropriate, 60-page workbook on spelling.
The workbook focuses on the words specified by the DfE in the Entry 1 word lists in Appendix 2 of the Functional Skills Entry Level 1 English specification. The workbook includes tips and advice on learning to spell words and provides many opportunities for pupils to practise and improve their spelling. The workbook contains 22 information pages, 36 worksheets and a progress test. It is available in both PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version. The workbook can be used for classwork, homework or as an independent learning pack.
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Entry Level 1 - Spelling - 200 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
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The bundle contains a 200-slide PowerPoint lesson, a 24-page spelling practise workbook, a 60-page spelling workbook and a 24-page spelling test booklet.
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This bundle of spelling resources has been designed for students working towards English Functional Skills Entry Level 1 accreditation (AQA, OCR. Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NCFE).
The bundle includes a 200-slide PowerPoint lesson, a spelling practise workbook, a spelling workbook and spelling tests.
All the resources focus on the words specified by the DfE in the Entry 1 word lists in Appendix 2 of the Functional Skills Entry Level 1 English specification.
PowerPoint Lesson
The fully editable, 200-slide PowerPoint lesson is ideal for introducing the spelling component of the specification and for revision purposes. It includes tips and advice on learning to spell words and provides many opportunities for pupils to practise and improve their spelling.
Spelling Workbook
The workbook contains 22 information pages, 36 worksheets and a progress test. It is available in both PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version. The workbook can be used for classwork, homework or as an independent learning pack.
Spelling Practise Workbook
This is a 24-page spelling practise workbook. Tasks include practising spelling the words using the look, say, cover, write method: inserting the correct word into a sentence and composing simple sentences using words in the list. The resource also contains a checklist for recording students’ ability to read and spell all of the words. It is an ideal resource for homework.
Spelling Tests
The functional skills spelling tests contain all the words that students are expected to both read and spell correctly. The resource contains a teacher book, student spelling test booklet and spelling checklists.
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This resource contains two worksheets on adverbs and fronted adverbials.
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Fronted Adverbials PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on fronted adverbials. The PowerPoint includes:
recap of adverbs
adverbial phrases of time, place, manner and frequency
fronted adverbials
insertion of a comma after fronted adverbial
opportunities for pupils to identify adverbs, adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials
opportunities for pupils to change a sentence so that the adverbial phrase is at the beginning of a sentence
opportunities for pupils to create fronted adverbial sentences
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This resource contains a short presentation on Roald Dahl.
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Roald Dahl - 85 Slide Presentation
This resource is an informative and fully editable, 85-slide PowerPoint presentation on the life and work of Roald Dahl.
The presentation focuses on:
His birthplace and parentage
His education and schooling
His career - RAF fighter pilot
His family
References and excerpts from his works including The BFG, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox, Boy: Dreams of Childhood, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Danny Champion of the World, The Gremlins, Going Solo
His likes and dislikes, interests and hobbies
His imaginative and fun use of language and wordplay
Roald Dahl’s Children’s Gallery, Roald Dahl Plass, Roald Dahl Festival at Aylesbury
Dahlicious Dress Up Day, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity.
The Powerpoint also contains hyperlinks to Roald Dahl’s writing hut, The BFG movie trailer, audio of Roald Dahl giving writing tips and about his writing, Roald Dahl being interviewed by Terry Wogan, Roald’s home at Gipsy Cottage, Great Missenden.
A simple text, 81 slide version of the presentation, more appropriate for younger pupils is also available:
Roald Dahl Simple Text Presentation
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This resource contains a fully editable, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on commas and how these devices are used to clarify meaning and to avoid ambiguity and confusion (National Curriculum: Years 5 and 6 Programme of Study: Using commas to clarify meaning and/or to avoid ambiguity in writing). It highlights the importance of the comma as a punctuation device in sentences. The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on commas to clarify meaning.
Many examples are provided within the PowerPoint and pupils have the opportunity to identify where commas and pairs of commas should go in a sentence to clarify meaning. They are also asked to explain how the meaning changes with the addition/removal of commas.
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Commas - 135 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a fully editable and highly-visual, 135-slide presentation on how commas are used in writing. It focuses on:
commas to clarify meaning and avoid ambiguity
commas in a list/series
commas and coordinating adjectives
commas in direct speech
commas and subordinate clauses
commas and embedded clauses
commas in direct address
commas and fronted adverbials
commas and coordinating conjunctions
other use of commas
The PowerPoint clearly explains how commas are used and provides many examples and opportunities for pupils to identify where commas should be placed in writing. The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to short videos on - commas to clarify meaning, commas in lists and subordinate clauses.
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This resource contains a fully editable, 75-slide PowerPoint lesson on capital letters. The PowerPoint clearly explains and demonstrates why, when and where capital letters are used. The PowerPoint includes:
Using capital letters at the start of sentences
Using capital letters for the pronoun I
Using capital letters for proper nouns - places, names, geographical features, book and film titles, days of the week, months of the year, special days, buildings etc
Using capital letters to address envelopes
Tasks include:
Identifying words that require capital letters
Identifying where capital letters should be used in sentences
These resources are suitable for Key Stage 1 pupils and older SEN students who will benefit from the visual nature of the resource.
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Capital Letters - Set of 27 Worksheets
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This resource is a highly visual, fully editable, 100-question PowerPoint quiz on books, poems and authors. It is an ideal resource for Book Day.
The quiz contains 100 questions with multiple choice answers, with varying degrees of challenge. It has nine categories.
Classic Books
Harry Potter
Opening and Closing Lines
David Walliams
Authors
Michael Morpurgo
Diaries
Poems
Miscellaneous
The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the book image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is included to allow individuals/teams to record their answers.
Sample questions:
Prospero, Miranda, Ariel and Caliban are all characters from which Shakespeare play?
What is the second book of the old testament called?
In Charlotte's Web, what is the name of the pig that Charlotte becomes friends with?
What is the name of the lion in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?
What name is given to the deadly phantoms that guard Azkaban Prison?
In Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful, what is Private Peaceful’s first name?
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This resource has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills English qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards). It contains a 65-slide PowerPoint lesson on writing.
This resource will help students to:
communicate information, ideas and opinions clearly, coherently and accurately
communicate with appropriate detail for purpose and audience
use appropriate format, structure and language for purpose and audience
write consistently and accurately in complex sentences
use paragraphs correctly
use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar
The editable PowerPoint lesson explains the type of writing tasks at Level 1. It contains many examples and opportunities for pupils to develop their writing skills. The PowerPoint has links to several videos on writing and example exam questions. It is ideal for introducing the writing component of the specification and for revision purposes.
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Level 1 - Writing - 65 Page Workbook
The workbook includes 30 information pages, 18 writing tasks and 2 progress checks. It is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 1 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, NOCN and Open Awards). It contains an age-appropriate, 110-slide Powerpoint lesson on the Entry Level 1 reading component of the English Functional Skills specification.
This resource will help pupils to achieve these outcomes:
read words from the Entry Level 1 word list
read short sentences
understand short texts
The editable, 110-slide PowerPoint clearly explains the reading specification for Entry Level 1. It focuses on the reading of words, short sentences and short texts. It is an ideal resource to introduce pupils to the reading component of the Entry Level 1 specification and for revision purposes.
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Entry Level 1 - Reading - 22 Page Workbook
The 22 page workbook contains 12 texts:
Short Texts x 2
Joe’s Driving Lessons
Ben’s Party Invitation
Come Bowling
Coffee Cafe
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Cafe Trip
Talent Show
Paris Holiday
Room For Rent
Missing Cat
The workbook is provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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This resource contains a 30-page workbook on plurals. The workbook includes one explantion sheet, 26 worksheets with answers and a progress check. Tasks include forming plurals for:
regular nouns - adding 's'
nouns ending in -ch , -sh, -x, -s, -z
nouns ending in -o
nouns ending in -f, -ff and -fe
nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant
nouns ending in -y preceded by a vowel
nouns that stay the same
irregular plurals
exceptions to the rules
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Plurals - 200 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable, 200- slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. The PowerPoint explains the rules for the forming of all plurals and includes exceptions. Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to form plurals and there is a timed plural challenge activity.
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This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, NOCN and Open Awards). It contains an age-appropriate, 32- page workbook on the Entry Level 3 writing component - use mostly correct grammar (e.g. subject-verb agreement, consistent use of tense, definite and indefinite articles).
The workbook contains 10 information pages, 20 worksheets (with answers), a progress check and a certificate of achievement. The resource simply and clearly explains subject-verb agreement, tense consistency and definite and indefinite articles.
The workbook is provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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Entry Level 3 - Grammar - Subject Verb Agreement - Tenses - 120 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint clearly explains subject-verb agreement, consistent use of tense, definite and indefinite articles. It is ideal for introducing the grammar component of the Entry Level 3 specification and for revision purposes.
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I began to produce TES resources in August 2015. When I look back at some of my early resources I cringe! I made so many mistakes…. Since then I have come a long way and learned so much. I have consistently been one of the top-selling authors on TES. One resource made over 900 sales in the space of a few weeks and earned nearly £2000.
In this 23-page, step-by-step guide I share my mistakes and my successes to help you avoid making the same errors and to become a successful author sooner than you would have done without this guide.
I do not claim to have all the answers and my way might not be other people’s way. However, whether you are a potential author, an author starting out or already an author; I am sure that this guide can help you in some way and will prove a worthwhile investment.
The guide includes advice on:
Making resources
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Creating a cover page
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Product Descriptions
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Branding
Increasing the visibility of your resources
Promoting your products through social media platforms
Dealing with reviews
General advice
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This resource contains a set of 156 SATS style questions (25 pages) on all aspects of punctuation. It is an ideal SATS practice resource and also a useful assessment tool to identify what pupils have achieved and what they need to work on in punctuation. A pupil assessment sheet is also included. The resource includes questions on the following:
Capital Letters
Full Stops
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
Commas in Lists
Commas after Fronted Adverbials
Commas to Clarify Meaning
Colons
Semi-Colons
Apostrophes for Possession
Apostrophes for Contraction
Hyphens
Single Dash
Ellipsis
Inverted Commas
Brackets
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This resource contains a quiz/revision resource on KS2 SATS English - spelling punctuation and grammar. The questions are in SATS style and include questions on grammatical terms, word/classes, combining words, punctuation and spelling.
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This resource contains a set of 17 exercises/ tasks to enable students to use full stops and capital letters accurately in sentence demarcation.
Task 1 - Pupils rewrite a short paragraph placing full stops and capital letters in the correct places. The content is designed to be engaging and about characters who the pupils ought to be able to identify with.
Task 2 - Pupils complete a short comprehension on the paragraph answering in full sentences with a capital letter at the beginning and full stop at the end.
Task 3 - Involves pupils writing a short paragraph about a character.
These worksheets are designed to give students practice at using capital letters and full stops in their writing to reinforce and consolidate this skill.
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This fully editable, 50 slide PowerPoint lesson is presented by the punctuation character - the 'Full Stop' who explains how and when to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. The PowerPoint clearly demonstrates that a capital letter is needed at the start of a sentence. Ample opportunities are provided throughout the PowerPoint for pupils to decide where the full stops and capital letters should go.
These resources are appropriate for Year 2- 6 pupils and older SEN / ESL / Entry Level students who may find sentence demarcation challenging and have yet to master the basics of punctuation in writing.
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This resource contains a 39 slide PowerPoint lesson on similes and metaphors. The PowerPoint explains the difference between similes and metaphors and why they are used. It contains examples of similes and metaphors from poetry and literature - I wandered Lonely As a Cloud (William Wordsworth), The Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes), My luv is like a red, red rose ( Robert Burns) and the Bible.
Opportunities are provided for pupils to identify similes and metaphors. It also contains images to stimulate students to compose their own similes and metaphors.
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Similes and Metaphors Set of 13 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 13 worksheets on identifying and using similes and metaphors. Tasks include:
Identifying similes and metaphors in sentences and poetry and literature from The Ancient Mariner by Coleridge, Sea Fever by John Masefield, I wandered lonely as a cloud by William Wordsworth, The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, A red, red rose by Robert Burns, several bible verses and Shakespeare quotes.
Composing sentences and short paragraphs containing similes and metaphors on themes including foggy day, the haunted house, the snow, the combine harvester, candle flame, trees, hate, love, happiness.
An explanation sheet with examples of metaphors and similes and the difference between them.
Similes and Metaphors - Set of Posters
This resource contains a set of 22 posters containing examples of similes and metaphors. One of the posters explains the difference between a metaphor and a simile.
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This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, NOCN and Open Awards). It contains an age-appropriate, 26-page workbook on the Entry Level 2 writing composition component - complete a form asking for personal information (e.g. first name, surname, address, postcode, age, date of birth).
The workbook contains 8 explanation pages, 16 application forms/worksheets, a progress check and a certificate of achievement on filling forms with personal details. Tasks include:
writing date of birth in different formats used on forms
understanding the terminology used on forms - title, surname, forename, christian name, family name, date of birth, address, postcode
reading instructions - eg please circle, please tick
completing a variety of forms
The workbook is provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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The PowerPoint clearly demonstrates how to fill in a form with personal details. It is an ideal resource to introduce pupils to this component of the Entry Level 1 specification and for revision purposes.
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This resource contains a 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on coordinating conjunctions for Year 2 pupils.
The PowerPoint focuses on the conjunctions - ‘and’. ‘or’, ‘so’ and ‘but’. (National Curriculum Year 2 programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation - using and, or, but, so).
The PowerPoint clearly explains what conjunctions are and provides many examples and opportunities for pupils to identify and use conjunctions. The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on coordinating conjunctions.
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Conjunctions- Year 2 - 10 Page Workbook
This resource contains a 10-page workbook on coordinating conjunctions for Year 2 pupils. (National Curriculum Year 2 Programme of Study - Writing - Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation - using and, or, but, so).
The workbook includes two information pages, six worksheets (with answers) and a progress check. Tasks include:
identifying the conjunctions - and, or, but and so
choosing the correct conjunction to complete sentences
joining sentences using conjunctions
composing own sentences containing a conjunction
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This resource contains two worksheets on the possessive apostrophe / apostrophe for possession .
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This resource contains an editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on the possessive apostrophe. It explains how to use the apostrophe to show possession for singular and plural nouns. The PowerPoint provides lots of examples and opportunities for students to use the apostrophe appropriately. The presentation also includes a hyperlink to a short video on the apostrophe for possession.
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