Attached is a 10-slide PowerPoint you can use when teaching non-fiction. Before delivering this PowerPoint, put a selection of non-fiction books out on the children’s tables. Contents: Features of non-fiction texts. Activities to complete. Presenting facts in different ways. Finding information. Asking questions. Topics to research. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. Fully editable.

Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses - Worksheet Task 1: In the table provided, students have to tick the correct subordinating conjunction to join the sentences together. Task 2: Students have to complete each sentence with an appropriate subordinate clause. . Ideal for 7 to 11 years (depending on ability). 2 pages - fully editable. Answer sheet included.

A fully editable non-chronological report booklet and two A3 size non-chronological report templates/writing frames. The booklet contains a title page + 13 pages to write about different headings. You could always add a contents page, glossary and index for more able students. The templates are designed to allow the writer to add a specific subject/title under each relevant heading/subheading (the children just need to fill in the spaces). Fully editable.

Creative writing task: A boy finds a mysterious magical object on the beach. Sentence starter: One sunny afternoon, Tom was walking along the beach when … 2 pages. Fully editable.

4 persuasive writing frames. Great to use when doing persuasive writing. Fully editable.

A very useful PowerPoint to introduce, explain and show examples of contractions. Over 80 slides. Fully editable.

Ideal for 5+ (depending on ability). Fully editable. PowerPoint - 6 slides showing examples of speech written in speech bubbles and in sentences. Also attached is a 4-page activity booklet: Activity 1: Students must write down something each character might say in the speech bubble provided. Then they must write out the speech in a full sentence (using speech marks). The first is done for them. Activity 2: Students must give each character a name. Then they must write something the characters are saying to each other in the speech bubbles. Finally, they must write the conversation on the lines. The first one has been done for them. Activity 3: Same as activity 2 but this time the conversation must be BIGGER. Activity 4: A character called ‘Amelia’ must ask Tom a question then respond to his reply. Students must copy out the conversation on the lines provided.

Activity: Describe the imaginary worlds. Students must write a description of each setting as though it is a paragraph in a story. Students should use adjectives to describe the scene. What are the characters doing? Where are they going? Who lives there? Students must try to create a mood and ‘paint a picture with words’ for the reader so that they can easily visualise each setting in their heads.

Subject: Reading Focus: Visualisation. Visualisation is any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message. 3 great worksheets - The 5 senses, Hiding activity and Visualisation worksheet. 5 pages in total. 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.

5 Adverbs Resources A 5-slide ‘Adverbs’ PowerPoint with clear examples of adverbs and adverbial phrases. A 5-page ‘Adverbs’ activity booklet for your student’s to complete. A selection of verbs, adverbs and adverbial phrases for you to display in your classroom. An adverbs worksheet. Fully editable resources.

Attached are 42 ‘VCOP’ (fully editable) games and activity suggestions. . Resource 1: A 26-page booklet containing 26 VCOP games & activity-suggestions Page 3: VCOP Games (13 games) Page 7: Connectives ‘Quick Fire’ Activities (4 activities) Page 13: Openers Activity (1 activity) Page 15: Punctuation Activity (1 activity) Page 19: Vocabulary Activities (7 activities) . Resource 2: A 16-page booklet containing 16 VCOP games & activity-suggestions. A ‘mixture’ of VCOP activities . Resource 3: Also attached is a an activity for the children to make their own VCOP pyramid.

3 differentiated brochure writing templates: Easy: Red background - much less writing + large spaces for pictures. Medium: White background - less writing + small spaces for pictures. Hard: Grey background - writing sections only. Also attached are 2 completed brochures (to use as shared texts). The themes of the brochures are ‘Holiday’ themes (England and Thailand). Appropriate and adaptable for all age groups. Fully editable.

A useful booklet to practise note taking skills. 4 pages. Fully editable.

A writing template to use when writing to recount. Fully editable.

Attached is a fully editable 9-page oral screening form to assess English proficiency. The aim of this screening form is to establish a student’s basic English language proficiency, to identify a student who requires EAL, EFL, ESL support and to identify topic areas a student may need to develop. Before carrying out the screening form, it is helpful to say to the child, ‘During the task, I will circle some areas that you find a bit tricky. This is to help me know which areas I need to focus on in class so that I can make your English even better!’ By saying this, the child will be reassured (and put at ease) from the start. . The following 23 topic areas are assessed: Colours Numbers (0 – 9) Numbers (10 – 20) Body parts Head / Face Clothes Household objects School Shapes Action words Domestic Animals Weather words Food - Basics Food - Fruit Food - Vegetables Fast food Wild Animals Gardening Positional Words Days of the week Times of the day Months of the year Professions / Jobs

Do you want to start BIG WRITING in your school? If so, follow this simple 4-page information booklet. The booklet is divided into the following sections: Philosophy, How to begin, Big Writing Environment, Rewards, Big Writing Files, Snappy Starters/Quick Fire/Power VCOP Starters, Talking, Rainbow Writing, Finger Tapping & Colours. Ideal for staff training or simple reference. Fully editable.

Fantastic Mr Fox - BOGGIS, BUNCE & BEAN Focus: To write speech. Great activity once you’ve read chapter 1 (The Three Farmers). Activity description: Write something each farmer ’might’ say in the speech bubbles then write the speech in complete sentences. Fully editable.

**Fantastic Mr Fox - PowerPoint ** 11 slides. Integrated activities. Includes some features of the book, a passage from Fantastic Mr Fox (THE SHOOTING), some great sequencing activities and character descriptions. Fully editable.

Oral Presentation Assessment Rubric Teacher Assessment Tool. Assess a child’s presentation skills with this useful and easy to use rubric. 8 pages in total. Fully editable.

This bundle of 6 resources includes: A PowerPoint showing examples of what it means to explain. An explanation rubric. A ‘What is it?’ activity. A writing to explain 4-page activity booklet. A Cause and Effect PowerPoint. A 36-slide PowerPoint containing the following information: What are explanation texts? Identifying the subject in an explanation text. 6 Explanation texts: 1. Water pollution 2. The production of paper 3. Health and Beauty 4. How do volcanoes erupt? 5. What would happen if humans didn’t have bones? 6. What do muscles do? Layout of an explanation text Cause and effect – connectives, examples and activities. More explanation activities