Our new 'Fun with Phonics' resource is designed to develop pupils confidence when reading phonetically decodable words. It is also to support preparations for the Year 1 phonics screening check. The pack contains five different activities each week where the pupils are encouraged to decode words, which contain graphemes up to and include phase 5, and use these in a range of situations. The final activity encourages pupils to read real and pseudo words. The pseudo words are identified using a image of an alien to help prepare pupils for the format of the screening check. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com

With the introduction of the new Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test for pupils in year 2 it is now vitally important that grammar is taught throughout KS1 This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with five activities per week. These include activities which are linked to all aspects of the new grammar National Curriculum. Each activity is only designed to take 5 minutes which means these activites are perfect to complete first thing in the morning or straight after lunch. Built up over the term the children will become grammar experts! These activities are aimed at children in years 1/2 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com

With the introduction of the new spelling, grammar and punctuation test at the end of KS1 and the new National Curriculum our spelling resource is an absolute essential. This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with a set of spelling words and three activities per week.The resource is organised around the new National Curriculum and includes: Weeks 1,3,5,7,9 and 11 10 spelling words to learn based on a spelling pattern or sound as recommended in the new National Curriculum (Year 1 program of study). Activity 1 - 10 sentences with missing words. Children to write out the sentences including the correct spelling word. (for less able children the sentence could be read out loud with the children writing the missing word) Activity 2 - Anagrams. The spelling words have been scrambled up and the children need to unscramble and then write out correctly. Activity 3 - Wordsearch. The spelling words are hidden in a wordsearch and the children need to find them. Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 10 spelling words to learn based on a spelling pattern or sound as recommended in the new National Curriculum (Year 2 program of study). Activity 1 - Definitions. Children need to match the correct spelling word with the correct definition. Activity 2 - Missing vowels. The spelling words are jumbled up and the children need to add the missing vowels to correctly spell each word. Once completed they have to write them out in alphabetical order. Activity 3 - Sentence writing challenge. A visual prompt is given and the children need to write sentences with the spelling words included. If the less able find this task too difficult then there are suggestions of alternative activities in the notes section of the PowerPoint presentation (not on PDF) Each activity is designed to take between 10 and 30 minutes and can either be built into the curriculum or given as homework activities. The spelling words and activities are aimed at children in years 1/2 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Dear Olly by Michael Morpurgo (Year 5/6) In total there are 6 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the sections in the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to the new National Curriculum objectives and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

This 73 slide PowerPoint is the perfect revision tool for the forthcoming Grammar test. In total 35 different grammatical terms are covered with each term covered over two slides. Slide 1 - a multiple choice quiz where the term is given and the children have to then choose from four possible definitions. Slide 2 - the correct definition is given. This is then followed by an activity for the children to complete which will consolidate their understanding of the grammatical term. Terms covered - active voice, adjective, adverb, adverbials, agreement, antonym, clause, command, complex sentence, compound sentence, conjunction, determiner, exclamation, formal language, main clause, modal verb, noun, noun phrase, object, passive voice, plural. preposition, pronoun, question, relative clauses, sentence, singular, statement, subject, subjunctive, subordinate clause, synonym, tense, verb, The terms are listed in alphabetical order meaning they are quick to locate and use as and when appropriate. This resource is perfect for that little and often revision and can either be displayed on the interactive whiteboard or given to pupils to work through on their own devices. Contributed by one of our resource makers, Michael Spalton, this is a fantastic resource for Year 6 pupils.

Year 5/6 Great at Grammar - Summer Term Pack - newly updated to meet the demands of the New National Curriculum. With this termly pack you will receive 12 weeks of activities. Each week there are 5 activities and all 12 weeks will be emailed to you upon purchase. We are pleased to announce that this resource has been updated to meet the demands of the new National Curriculum with the objective listed at the top of each activity. With the introduction of the new National Curriculum it is vitally important that grammar is taught throughout the school and is an integral part of the curriculum. This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with five activities per week. These include activities which are linked to all aspects of the new grammar National Curriculum. At the top of each slide the learning objective from the National Curriculum is shown. There are also activities from the Year 3/4 National Curriculum which will serve as useful revision to the children. Each activity is only designed to take 5 minutes which means these activities are perfect to complete first thing in the morning or straight after lunch. Built up over the term the children will become grammar experts! These activities are aimed at children in years 5/6 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com

Year 3/4 Great at Grammar - Spring Term Pack - newly updated to meet the demands of the New National Curriculum. With this termly pack you will receive 12 weeks of activities. Each week there are 5 activities and all 12 weeks will be emailed to you upon purchase. We are pleased to announce that this resource has been updated to meet the demands of the new National Curriculum with the objective listed at the top of each activity. With the introduction of the new National Curriculum it is vitally important that grammar is taught throughout the school and is an integral part of the curriculum. This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with five activities per week. These include activities which are linked to all aspects of the new grammar National Curriculum. At the top of each slide the learning objective from the National Curriculum is shown. There are also activities from the Year 1/2 National Curriculum which will serve as useful revision to the children. Each activity is only designed to take 5 minutes which means these activities are perfect to complete first thing in the morning or straight after lunch. Built up over the term the children will become grammar experts! These activities are aimed at children in years 3/4 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: An Eagle in the Snow by Michael Morpurgo (year 5) In total there are 13 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the chapters in the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to the new National Curriculum objectives and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

With the introduction of the new Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test for pupils in year 2 it is now vitally important that grammar is taught throughout KS1 This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with five activities per week. These include activities which are linked to all aspects of the new grammar National Curriculum. Each activity is only designed to take 5 minutes which means these activites are perfect to complete first thing in the morning or straight after lunch. Built up over the term the children will become grammar experts! These activities are aimed at children in years 1/2 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com

With the introduction of the new spelling, grammar and punctuation test at the end of KS1 and the new National Curriculum our spelling resource is an absolute essential. This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with a set of spelling words and three activities per week.The resource is organised around the new National Curriculum and includes: Weeks 1,3,5,7,9 and 11 10 spelling words to learn based on a spelling pattern or sound as recommended in the new National Curriculum (Year 1 program of study). Activity 1 - 10 sentences with missing words. Children to write out the sentences including the correct spelling word. (for less able children the sentence could be read out loud with the children writing the missing word) Activity 2 - Anagrams. The spelling words have been scrambled up and the children need to unscramble and then write out correctly. Activity 3 - Wordsearch. The spelling words are hidden in a wordsearch and the children need to find them. Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 10 spelling words to learn based on a spelling pattern or sound as recommended in the new National Curriculum (Year 2 program of study). Activity 1 - Definitions. Children need to match the correct spelling word with the correct definition. Activity 2 - Missing vowels. The spelling words are jumbled up and the children need to add the missing vowels to correctly spell each word. Once completed they have to write them out in alphabetical order. Activity 3 - Sentence writing challenge. A visual prompt is given and the children need to write sentences with the spelling words included. If the less able find this task too difficult then there are suggestions of alternative activities in the notes section of the PowerPoint presentation (not on PDF) Each activity is designed to take between 10 and 30 minutes and can either be built into the curriculum or given as homework activities. The spelling words and activities are aimed at children in years 1/2 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com,

A great resource for children when they are story writing. On this Literacy mat are 27 different openings for a story organised under headings. Examples include: 1. “Help me, I’m stuck and I cannot get out!” sobbed Louise. 2. Kiran stared at the open space and began to cry. Enclosed in this pack: 1 x Colour Copy (A4) 1 x Black & White Copy (A4 but can be enlarged to A3)

A great resource to help children improve their writing. Included in this bumper pack are the connectives, sentence starter, punctuation and ambitious vocabulary dice. These A4 nets can be printed out and folded up to create dice to help improve the standard of writing in a classroom . Around the outside are a range of attractive images thanks to our link with iclipart.com. These resources can be used as part of a writing game and creates many teaching opportunities which including modelling and dictionary/thesaurus skills.

Enclosed in this set are 26 non fiction activity question cards which can be used during guided reading sessions and are particularly useful to help prepare children for the KS2 SATs in May. Each question card is coded to show the assessment focus it can be matched up to. The activity cards are also colourfully designed and includes a playful clipart image - thanks to our link to iClipart.

Enclosed in this set are 29 fiction activity question cards which can be used during guided reading sessions and are particularly useful to help prepare children for the KS2 SATs in May. Each question card is coded to show the assessment focus it can be matched up to. The activity cards are also colourfully designed and includes a playful clipart image - thanks to our link to iClipart.

An essential resource for any primary classroom teaching the new National Curriculum. This display pack contains the follow: 1 x A4 Title page (with red border) 3 x A4 definition posters explaining what a fronted adverbial is (with blue border) 9 x A4 posters giving examples of how fronted adverbials are use in a sentence (with purple border) 2 x A4 posters asking questions (with green border) 20 x vocabulary cards giving examples of fronted adverbials (with yellow border) 1x A4 poster with all the examples on the same page (with yellow border)

A great resource to accompany the teaching of a Balanced Argument. These A4 posters can be arranged into a colourful and informative display which will provide your pupils with useful prompts when writing their own Balanced Argument. It will also provide an excellent revision aid for year 6 pupils. Included in this pack are: 13 x A4 Posters all with a black border 1 x Title Posters (How to Write a Balanced Argument) 8 x Information Posters on how to write a Balanced Argument 4 x Graphic Posters showing large pictures of the animations used throughout the display The posters are attractively designed and thanks to iclipart, each poster has an animated character to give a colourful and appealing look.

A great resource to accompany the teaching of Instructions. These A4 posters can be arranged into a colourful and informative display which will provide your pupils with useful prompts when writing their own instructions. It will also provide an excellent revision aid for year 6 pupils. Included in this pack are: 21 x A4 Posters all with a black border 2 x Title Posters (How to Write Instructions and Top Tips) 14 x Information Posters on how to write Instructions 5 x Graphic Posters showing large pictures of the animations used throughout the display The posters are attractively designed and thanks to iclipart, each poster has an animated character to give a colourful and appealing look.

A great resource to accompany the teaching of Story writing. These A4 posters can be arranged into a colourful and informative display which will provide your pupils with useful prompts when writing their own Story. It will also provide an excellent revision aid for year 6 pupils. Included in this pack are: 25 x A4 Posters all with a black border 2 x Title Posters (How to Write a Story & Top Tips) 15 x Information Posters on how to write a Story 8 x Graphic Posters showing large pictures of the animations used throughout the display The posters are attractively designed and thanks to iclipart, each poster has an animated character to give a colourful and appealing look.

SATs Revision Activity Pack 2. With this revision pack you will receive 10 weeks of activities. (50 activities in total) Our SATs revision activity pack is perfect for that 'little but often' practise in the run up to the SATs tests in May. Aimed at being used outside of literacy and maths lessons these activities are written in the same style of SATs questions are aimed at helping children who are already working at the expected standard but require additional revision. Perfect to be completed first thing in the morning, straight after lunch or whenever there is a spare minute. Questions are focused on all areas of the maths curriculum (3 activities per week) and the grammar elements of the literacy curriculum (2 activities per week). Each activity is designed to take between 10 and 15 minutes.