The seaside themed PowerPoint explains and shows what an array is, with fun seaside and beach illustrations, arrays using circles, clear examples, top tips for saving time e.g. counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.
(Please see video for a 8 second per slide run through of the PowerPoint, actual PowerPoint is far smoother and controlled via right click to begin each animation, giving time for explanations and children to think and answer)
Also included a fun, introductory array cut-match-stick worksheet (2 version: one at a lower level and one slightly harder)
Illuminate your classroom with the spirit of Diwali through this engaging 3-text bundle on the Indian festival of lights. It includes an information text vividly illustrating Diwali traditions, a retelling of the Hindu myth of Rama and Sita from the Ramayana epic, and the Sikh Diwali origin story of the sixth Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind, and the 52 princes.
Animated & illustrated PowerPoint introduction to prefixes and suffixes and how they change the meaning of (base) words.
Most common prefixes and suffixes covered.
Each prefix or suffix is presented with 10+ logical examples in an engaging style. Think-pair-share activities for each prefix or suffix.
Slide Order:
Review of base words quickly covered with an identify the base word activity.
Explanation and examples of common prefixes: ‘re’, ‘un’, ‘mis’, ‘pre’, and ‘dis’.
Each prefix then followed with a think-pair-share activity.
20+ examples of words with the prefix then shown for students to self check against.
Explanation and examples of common suffixes: ‘-ful’, ‘-less’, ‘ly’, ‘er’, ‘est’
Each suffix followed with a think-pair-share activity
20+ Examples of words with the suffix.
Quite a long slide show if all done at once (whole lesson perhaps). Could be used to introduce/review just prefixes or suffixes in one lesson by showing only 1 half of the presentation. Some slides could also be hidden.
Other than a brief explanation and examples for each prefix or suffix, I’ve tried to keep it quite straight forward so that their isn’t too much lecturing or reading required.
Recommend students use mini-whiteboards for the think-pair-shares or list on paper the examples pairs or small groups can come up with.
Been designed with ESL grade 3, 4 and 5 students as the target pupils, so repetitive language used with vocabulary building as a desired outcome.
Yelling, telling or asking?
A sentence type resource for year 2 and year 1 with 159 illustrated telling, asking or exclamatory sentences. Learners to add end punctuation.
3 similar sentences per A4 page - 1 of each sentence type (yelling, telling or asking)
1 version with 3 very similar sentences, but which on careful reading are each different (i.e. 1 is a simple telling, 1 is exclamatory, 1 is a question sentence) (51 sentences)
1 version with 3 obviously different sentences (36 sentences) but with a the same sentence topic.
1 version as above with easier to read/decodable sentences for LA learners (21 sentences)
1 version with 3 very similar sentences but which change dependent upon the end punctuation (51 sentences)
66 differentiate phonics worksheets for phase 3 (weeks 3 and 4)
Consonant digraphs ch, sh, th, ng Vowel digraphs ai, ee, oa, long oo, short oo
Each digraph has:
A variety of differentiated labeling/spelling worksheets (LA / MA / HA).
Choose the word from three words reading worksheet.
‘Find the word’ reading and writing worksheet.
All worksheets designed with reference to the Letters and Sounds Word List.
e.g. All the example /ng/ words use only graphemes taught previously (i.e. during earlier weeks of phase 3 and during phase 2). Therefore all the words used should be fully decodable for the learner.
Very clear black and white clip-art used.
I often photocopy and enlarge to A3 for whole class teaching and modelling of the worksheet
Phonics cooperative partner activity
Phase 3 Set 1 Worksheets
Phase 3 Set 3 Worksheets
Spelling Mats Phase 3 and Phase 5
The Nativity Story Comprehension Pack – A Festive Resource for Primary Learners
Engage your students this Christmas season with The Nativity Story Comprehension Pack, designed for Key Stages 2 and KS3. This carefully crafted resource offers two differentiated reading levels (Lexile 500L–700L for younger learners and 800L–1000L for older pupils) to make the story of the Nativity accessible, inspiring, and educational for all abilities. The resource includes a variety of engaging and thoughtfully designed activities to challenge and captivate learners while building essential reading skills. An advanced level version is also available
What’s Inside:
For each level, you’ll find:
Mixed-Style Activity Sheets: Including vocabulary matching, sequencing, cloze passages, true/false questions, and written response tasks.
Two Multiple Choice Quizzes: Perfect for reinforcing comprehension in an interactive way.
Cloze Summary Exercises: Strengthen vocabulary and recall key details.
Two Crossword Puzzles: Fun and engaging practice for every learner.
Traditional Written Comprehension Sheets: Encourage reflective responses to the text.
Answer Keys Included: Save time with complete answers provided for all activities.
This resource is ideal for differentiated instruction, festive homework, Advent lessons, or quiet independent work. Beautifully illustrated and expertly written, this pack brings the Nativity story to life while supporting comprehension skills.
Extend the Learning:
Pair this resource with my other Christmas reading resources to bring even more learning to your classroom:
Christmas Fiction
Little Match Girl Reading Worksheets Christmas Story
Night Before Christmas: A Visit From St Nicholas, Christmas Poem
Little Fir Tree Christmas Reading Comprehension Worksheets
The Elves and the Shoemaker Reading Comprehension
Legend of Saint Nicholas Christmas Story
The Nutcracker Reading Worksheets
Christmas Non-Fiction
Short Biography: Saint Nicholas and the Origins of Santa Claus - Single Page
Long Biography: Saint Nicholas - Double-Sided Reading Comprehension
History of the Christmas Tree Reading Activities 2 Levels
Christingles Reading Text + Fun Supporting Activities
Engage your students with the timeless lessons of kindness, generosity, and the magic of Christmas. Download now and make the holidays meaningful!
EAL Past Tense Verb Memory Games: Classroom & Everyday Essential Verbs
Master English Verbs Through Fun Memory Games!
What’s Included:
72 Classroom & School-Related Verbs
108 Essential Everyday Verbs
3 Game Variations for each verb set
Game Versions:
Simple Present Match (match identical verb cards)
Present-Past Match (match present to past tense)
Complete Verb Forms (match V1, V2, V3 - base form, past tense, and past participle. Example: write, wrote, written)
Perfect for EAL Learning!
Each card features clear illustrations paired with the verb text, making learning intuitive and engaging. These memory games build confidence and fluency while reinforcing verb tenses through active play.
How to Play:
Shuffle and lay out the cards face-down
Players take turns flipping two cards
Find matching pairs (identical illustrations with corresponding verb forms)
Player with the most pairs wins!
Game Details:
Players: 2-5 students (ideal for small groups)
Duration: 20-30 minutes per game
Cards per Game: 48 cards (24 pairs) - Create hundreds of unique game combinations from the ≈170 provided verbs (72 classroom verbs + 108 everyday verbs)!
Printing Tip: Print on thin card stock for durability. Decorative card back patterns are included to prevent see-through and create a professional finish.
Extended Learning Activities:
Create sentences using the verbs in different tenses
Use illustrations as conversation starters
Practice talking about the illustrations using adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions
Mix and match verb sets for endless combinations!
Perfect for EAL learners, tutoring sessions, and language learning centers. Watch your students’ confidence grow as they master essential English verbs through play!
Complete your verb teaching toolkit with:
EAL Newcomer: Essential Verbs & Verb Tenses
Irregular Verbs V1,V2,V3
Verb Mats
EAL Newcomer - Interactive ESL Activity
Differentiated phase 3 phonics worksheets (weeks 5, 6, & 7)
Vowel digraphs: /ar/, /or/, /ur/, /ow/, /oi/, /er/ Vowel trigraphs: /igh/, /ear/, /air/, /ure/
Each phase 3 digraph/trigraph has:
A variety of differentiated labeling/spelling worksheets (LA / MA / HA).
Choose the word from three words reading worksheet.
‘Find the word’ differentiated (LA / HA) reading and writing worksheets.
All worksheets designed with reference to the Letters and Sounds Word Lists.
e.g. All the example /ur/ words use only graphemes taught previously (i.e. during earlier weeks of phase 3 and during phase 2). Therefore all the words used should be fully decodable for the learner.
Very clear black and white clip-art used. Perfect for colouring.
I often photocopy and enlarge to A3 for whole class teaching and modeling of the worksheet.
Phonics cooperative partner activity
Phase 3 Set 1 Worksheets
Phase 3 Set 2 Worksheets
Spelling Mats Phase 3 and Phase 5
Differentiated /oo/ digraph worksheets
long /oo/ labeling
short /oo/ labeling
long OR short /oo/ ? worksheets
Phoneme frame listen, spell and draw 16 words grid activity
Differentiated versions include with or without word bank (and sound button or no sound button word bank versions)
Using extra clear, black and white clip-art.
Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint with 5 worksheets about the basic rules of subject-verb agreements.
Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint progression:
1)Starts by reviewing what the subject and verb of a sentence is.
2)Then an example slide of the grammar rule.
3)Main part of the PowerPoint provides example sentences with various different subjects and students choose the correct form of the verb, on a click the correct form of the verb floats into place.
(rule is removed after a few slides, but then reappears so that you can reinforce [or correct] the rule).
Fun story style to keep students engaged.
4)Ends with a simple task instructing students to write examples for different subjects and pronouns.
I use it with a ESL after-school class and mini-whiteboards for pairs of students to make it into a quiz game format.
Also included are 5 carefully designed, story-style, fun worksheets which provide reinforcement and practice for the rule.
1 of the worksheets repeats the examples used in the PowerPoint.
Flashcards with images and words and a spelling table to support teaching of alternative spellings of /oa/
(Phase 5 Week 25)
Review spelling:
‘oa’ as in coat, float, throat.
Alternative spellings:
‘ow’ = ‘oa’ as in blow, elbow, shadow,
‘oe’ =‘oa’ as in toe, tomatoes, heroes,
o_e = ‘oa’ as in smoke, telescope, cone, globe
‘o’ = ‘oa’ as in tomato, gecko, mango, no, so
16 clear images/words for each grapheme above used in:
Flashcards with word and image on one card.
Flashcards with image on one card and a matching flashcard/grid for the corresponding word.
2 versions of a ‘spelling grid’ (one version all 5 graphemes, one version 4 = /ow/,/oe/,/o_e/,/o/) with a accompanying word bank.
Alternative Spellings for /sh/
Alternative Spellings for /igh/
Alternative Spellings for /ee/
Alternative Spellings for /or/
Alternative Spellings for /air/
EAL Newcomer Ask Around: Classroom Nouns & Verbs - Interactive ESL Activity
Engage EAL newcomer learners with this interactive, fun, social-based vocabulary activity.
“Ask Around: Classroom Nouns and Verbs” is designed to make learning English enjoyable and effective for EAL students. This activity encourages children to walk around the classroom, engaging with their peers by asking and answering essential, repetitive questions. This method incorporates key grammar and vocabulary building, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.
Key Features:
Interactive Learning: Children interact with classmates, asking and answering questions to build social and academic vocabulary.
Balanced Development: Combines social English and academic classroom English for accelerated learning, as research shows EAL social English develops faster.
Comprehensive Grammar Coverage:
Noun sheets progress from singular questions (What is this?) to plural questions (What are these?), and combining both forms (40 nouns covered).
Verb sheets cover simple present (infinitive) tense (What can he/she do?), present continuous tense (What is he/she doing?), and direct questions (Can you x, y, z?) (28 verbs included).
Progressive Levels:
6 levels of noun activity sheets
10 levels of verb activity sheets.
Labeled and Unlabeled Versions: Each sheet comes in both labeled (with words) and unlabeled versions for learners to either write themselves or try to remember without reading.
Flashcards Included: Matching flashcards for both verbs and nouns are perfect for direct teaching by EAL specialist teachers, class teachers, or classroom assistants. Ideal for various flashcard games.
Why Choose “Ask Around: Classroom Nouns and Verbs”?
This resource seamlessly integrates essential classroom vocabulary with social English, creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment. By incorporating both nouns and verbs, and progressing through various levels, students gain a solid foundation in English while enjoying the learning process. Additionally, this activity helps new EAL children make friends with their new classmates, fostering a sense of belonging and community. Perfect for EAL specialists, classroom teachers, and assistants, this versatile tool is a must-have for any classroom aiming to support EAL students effectively.
Also check out my ESL Newcomer Essential Verbs Ask Around activity
And my spelling and vocabulary building workbook
This Buddhism resource includes two differentiated information texts and engaging activities suited for KS2/3 and KS4 introduction.
The download contains two Buddhism information texts - a 2 page basic reading level and a more advanced 3 page text. Both provide an overview of Buddhism divided into sections on The Buddha’s life, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Three Jewels, Buddhist traditions and more.
Also included are:
Multiple-choice quizzes at three difficulty levels to assess comprehension
Differentiated written response sheets with short answer and longer responses
True or false worksheets
Two crossword puzzles using key vocabulary and concepts
A summary activity with missing words for students to fill in
25 pages of worksheets total
Plus answer sheets for all worksheets
With differentiated reading passages, quizzes, and activity sheets, this comprehensive package is ideal for world religions, social studies, and ELA classes. The varied activities aim to engage students and reinforce Buddhism learning. Pick up this useful resource to teach upper primary and middle schoolers about the history, beliefs and practices of Buddhism!
Discover the Devastating Impact of the Great Plague of 1665
Transport your students back in time to the harrowing year of 1665, when a deadly outbreak of plague ravaged the city of London. This engaging and meticulously researched resource brings to life the chilling account of the Great Plague, offering a rich tapestry of historical details, heart-wrenching tales, and enduring lessons.
As the plague spread through the overcrowded streets and alleyways, carried by flea-infested rats, Londoners found themselves in a desperate battle against the invisible yet lethal enemy. From the initial dismissal of the outbreak to the implementation of strict quarantine measures and the mass burial of victims in “plague pits,” your students will witness the unfolding horror and the resilience of a city pushed to the brink.
The aftermath of the Great Plague, though catastrophic, laid bare the harsh realities of poverty, lack of medical knowledge, and the vulnerability of densely populated urban centers. Students will explore the societal impacts, the ineffective remedies attempted, and the enduring legacy of this devastating event on public health and urban planning.
Through this captivating historical recounting, your students will not only gain a deep understanding of a pivotal moment in London’s history but also develop invaluable insights into themes of human resilience, the consequences of ignorance, and the transformative power of adversity.
Differentiated activities reinforce comprehension:
• 3 levels of SAT-style multiple-choice quizzes
Lower level: 2 pages
Middle level: 2 pages
Higher level: 3 pages
• 2 levels of written response sheets with a variety of engaging question types
• 1 classic style 13 question double-sided written response (13 traditional paragraph answers)
• Event sequencing activity with true/false questions
• Cloze summary activity
• 2 levels of Great Plague of London crossword puzzles
Lower level
Higher level
• Answer keys provided for all activities
Perfect for grades 6-11 across ELA, social studies, and history classrooms.
Let your students catch the contagious plague of historical curiosity with this immersive look at the Great Plague that swept through London.
Engaging, hands-on animal kingdom activities for exploring and classifying 14 animal groups: Amphibians, Annelids, Arachnids, Birds, Cnidarians, Crustaceans, Echinoderms, Fish, Myriapods, Mammals, Molluscs, Porifera, Reptiles, Insects.
Includes:
Differentiated A5 fact cards (2 levels - primary and KS3 ) - perfect for a classroom scavenger hunt research activity
85 illustrated animal sorting cards
Vertebrate/invertebrate, warm blooded/cold blooded, animal groups sorting headings
47 double-sided vocabulary flashcards perfect for Quiz-Quiz-Trade (2 levels)
65 double-sided animal and animal group QQT cards
Research collection sheets
Crosswords
Posters
Suitable for years 3 through to year 8, this comprehensive resource features carefully researched information and detailed illustrations to introduce key animal facts. Sorting activities, flashcards, and research materials provide differentiated and engaging ways for students to explore creature classifications.
Input-Output Tables to help relate multiplication and division.
PowerPoint focuses on building a connection between multiplication and division operations using an active model to reinforce the connection between the two operations.
Visual of the relationship between division and multiplication using input and output tables to show that division is sharing and multiplication is combining.
The PowerPoint is designed to encourage students to combine equal groups of clipart images to make a total (multiplication), as well as share a collection to form equal groups (division).
The PowerPoint uses a variety of public domain clipart images to act out a multiplication or division problems to encourage students to determine the total and reverse the action to determine the quotient and vice versa. Your students can make up little stories to help them understand each operation.
x3/÷3 & x4/÷4 Facts used (28 slides).
Includes differentiated worksheets for 3’s and 4’s facts
Persuasive advert examples.
7 A4 persuasive example adverts.
Using persuasive adjectives, superlatives and comparatives, bossy verbs, exaggeration, rhetorical questions etc.
Pronunciations of ‘Y’ sorting flashcards, and matching read, sort and write worksheet ** and** Poster
Alternative pronunciations of ‘Y’
‘y’ as in ‘ee’ sound (e.g. baby, twenty) [10 images/words]
y’ as in ‘ie’ sound (e.g. cry, July) [10 images/words]
y’ as in ‘i’ sound (e.g. gym, crystal) [10 images/words]
Standard pronunciation of ‘y’
‘y’ as in ‘y’ sound (e.g. yam, yolk) [10 images/words]
Poster,
Flashcards,
Worksheet
Supports Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.
Flashcards and worksheets to support of teaching of alternative n spellings.
Includes:
Review spelling of ‘n’ - as in net, navy, natural.
Alternative spelling of ‘n’ = ‘gn’ - as in gnat, gnaw, gnome, design.
Alternative spelling of ‘n’ = ‘kn’ - as is knight, knock, knees.
Also includes nn in two syllable words - as in annoy, spanner, funnel.
Two versions of flashcards - 1 file with card with image and word / 1 file with image only and words for matching.
Each of the 4 above spellings with 10 images and words.
Cloze sentences for gn with illustrations.
Cloze ‘best guess’ n or kn worksheet.
Read, Draw, Write, Check worksheet for ‘gn’ and ‘kn’.
(Could be used to support letters and sound Phase 5, Week 16)