These activities have been designed to support the teaching of English at key stage 2. The activities will enable the teacher to: explore the term 'simile,' share similes with the class, and provide exercises on new similes using established models. Within each of the activities further information can be accessed in order to develop pupils' knowledge, support the lesson or for research. Objectives: text level - reading comprehension to understand the use of figurative language in poetry and prose locate use of simile

Activities to support all areas of the curriculum from early years to year 6. The activities can be used stand alone or as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached.

Pupils are invited to choose the correct medial vowel to complete a word.

A resource based on identity and belonging and how clothes can be used to establish that identity. These activities are developed primarily as a speaking and listening resource but there are many opportunities for reading and writing also. All of the activities are based on the models outlined in the new Welsh Assembly Document ‘Developing Thinking’ with lots of opportunity for group work and fit with the new skills framework.

Apostrophes are used for shortened forms of words or to mark possession. Of the two, the use of apostrophes for contraction is most readily understood. As long as pupils securely grasp the idea that the apostrophe takes the place of a missing letter or letters, they are quick to position it correctly. They should be made aware that contracted forms are more appropriate for speech than for writing.

These units have been designed to guide pupils in elements of Narrative and Genre (Week 1 and 2), Character types (Week 2), Camera conventions (Week 3), Comic conventions and layout (Week 4), Reading Trail (Week 5). There are some associated word files that can be used with the digital resources. The PPTs are interactive. Although these units appear in chronological order, they can be used as stand-alone elements for other aspects of English.

This lesson explores the features of written instructions including the use of time words to help indicate an order and the use of action words. Pupils have the chance to follow instructions and develop their own. The lesson could be used during a unit of work on writing, especially one that explores writing for purpose. Use of the whiteboard tools (eg pen, highlighter) would also enable the teacher to address other associated word-level work.

This has been designed to allow children to begin to write independently, with images as sources of inspiration.

This resource pack is designed to allow pupils to experiment with writing invitations. They will have to think of the appropriate layout and use images to make the invitation aesthetically pleasing. Pupils will be able to pick from a series of different events to design, make and print their invitations. There is a considerable amount of ICT as a key skill in this activity as they will be choosing the appropriate styles, images and editing their choices.

This lesson can be used as an introduction to verbs or as a revision aid. The activities in this pack will enable pupils to: understand what a verb is and its effect within a sentence, identify verbs in a piece of text and adapt verbs for effect (using synonyms).

This resource pack provides a range of activities to explain and reinforce the meaning of compound words. It should enable pupils to: understand that a compound word is two smaller words joined together, look at individual words to make their own compound words, and identify and create compound words from a list or table of words.

This lesson explores the concept of homophones - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings such as 'their' and 'there'. As these words are phonetically identical, selecting the correct spelling within the context of a sentence can be challenging. This series of interactive activities will ensure that pupils are familiar with a range of these tricky words.

Activities to develop spelling strategies and rules for Yr5/Yr6. Includes Connectives i before e mnemonics prefixes and suffixes word origins

Activities to support all areas of the curriculum from early years to year 6. The activities can be used stand alone or as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached.

A resource based around the issue of ‘hoodie culture’ prevalent in many towns throughout the country. These activities are developed primarily as a speaking and listening resource but there are many opportunities for reading and writing also. All of the activities are based on the models outlined in the new Welsh Assembly Document ‘Developing Thinking’ with lots of opportunity for group work and fit with the new skills framework. Teachers are advised to view the content of the lesson and lesson-plans prior to teaching in class.

The first in a series of units which focuses on developing writing skills. This particular unit focuses on creative and descriptive writing as well as giving informal advice. There are a variety of thinking skills tasks which encourage pupils to look at the skill of showing rather than telling and different levels of formality. Each unit also contains an avatar, along with opportunities to discuss and analyse writing.

An interactive resource where pupils drag onsets and rimes into the Wordmaker machine to make words.

Activities to support all areas of the curriculum from early years to year 6. The activities can be used stand alone or as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached.

The emphasis of this resource is on working orally, so that pupils can see themselves as owners and understand what the apostrophe, in this context, is communicating. The final activity recaps on the use of the apostrophe to signal a missing letter and provides an entertaining game encouraging pupils to make a distinction between the apostrophes of possession and contraction. Throughout the lesson, the emphasis is on collaborative learning, with pupils comparing their answers and justifying their conclusions.

This resource contains graded activities which help reinforce phonic blends and sounds in reading and writing. It is suitable for Upper Foundation Phase and, mainly, Key Stage 2. The resource can be used on stand alone computers which have Microsoft Office PowerPoint, though for whole class activities, it is best used with an Interactive Whiteboard. The Teachers' Guidance Notes explain in more detail how this resource can be most effectively used. The Guidance also includes a glossary of terms used to describe different blends. Please visit the NGfL site, linked below.