Is the language of SPaG - or GPS, or whatever your school calls it - giving you a headache? This handy booklet, perfect for parents as well as pupils, goes through all the grammar and punctuation terms taught to children in years 3, 4, 5 and 6, with explanations and examples for each… so everyone knows what they’re talking about!

These worksheets, covering the prefixes in il, im and ir, are an excellent way for children in Years 3 and 4 to revise and practise these spelling patterns. The worksheets include five different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

This Coyote tale, from the canon of Native American mythology, retells the story of how Coyote placed new stars in the sky. It can be used to test comprehension skills and for SATs preparation. It also provides a model text and prompts for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. An ideas sheet is included, to help children plan out their own Coyote legend.

The activities in this pack help KS2 children understand the subtle differences between adjective synonyms so that they can use them accurately in their own writing. They include cards for sorting, and cloze procedure worksheets. This primary resource pack includes: Description synonyms worksheet Each page contains synonyms for a different word, such as ‘big’, ‘young’ and ‘loud’, and children need to fill in the blanks in sentences using the synonyms where they fit best Description synonyms answer sheet Description synonyms word cards Printable PDFs to cut out and use Teacher notes What is a synonym? A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase. Synonym examples Nice and kind Big and large Tiny and minute Quick and fast Smelly and stinky Thrilling and exciting National Curriculum English programme of study links Students will learn how words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms [for example, big, large, little].

This word spinner resource pack helps children identify and practise Year 3 spelling patterns through a fun craft activity. 16 letter strings are featured, using vocabulary that will enhance children’s comprehension and support more effective writing. Blank templates are included so children can make their own puzzles for classmates, or word spinners for revision.

This KS2 PSF word spinner pack helps children identify and use more powerful verbs in their writing, following a fun craft activity. Templates are included showing interesting synonyms for 10 everyday verbs. The spinners can be used for matching activities as well as reference tools when children are writing. Blank templates are also included, allowing children to make their own synonym spinners. Possible uses Provide the children with the parts to more than one word spinner and challenge them to find the tops which match each bottom. Provide the children with the top of a word spinner and a blank bottom. Children can add their own synonyms. Provide the children with the bottom to a word spinner and a blank top. Challenge them to identify the everyday verb for which all the words shown are synonyms. Provide children with a word spinner for them to assemble. They can then be challenged to use words from the spinner in their writing over a set period of time. What is a synonym? A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase. Synonym examples Nice and kind Big and large Tiny and minute Quick and fast Smelly and stinky Thrilling and exciting What is a powerful verb? If verbs describe an action, a powerful verb is a more interesting version of basic verbs that help to make writing more descriptive, exciting and engaging. Learning these will help expand children’s vocabularies and improve their speaking and writing skills. Powerful verb examples Sprinted, galloped or strided instead of ran Shouted, whispered or muttered instead of said Searched, eyeballed or perused instead of looked Snoozed, slumbered or dozed instead of slept National Curriculum English programme of study links Students will learn how words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms [for example, big, large, little].

These plenary dice are a fun way for children to engage with reviewing and improving their work at the end of a lesson, or at suggested points throughout a session. Exit slips are included so that children can also record their feedback on the lesson, supporting teacher planning for future learning sessions.

This primary English resource pack uses a selection of Shakespearean idioms to help KS2 children add extra colour to their writing, and assist with comprehension. Phrase and definition cards are supplied in two sizes - for sorting and display; whilst worksheets encourage pupils to use their inference skills to work out what the phrases mean. An answer sheet, linking phrases to their definitions, is included.

This primary English resource pack uses a selection of common idioms to help KS2 children add extra colour to their writing, and assist with comprehension. Phrase and definition cards are supplied in two sizes - for sorting and display; whilst worksheets encourage pupils to use their inference skills to work out what these commonly used phrases mean. An answer sheet, linking phrases to their definitions, is included.

These editing dice are a fun way to engage children with editing and improving their work. After completing their writing, children roll the die. Each face of the die highlights a different aspect of their writing for children to look at, and suggests an improvement to make.

This pack includes a lesson plan template (in PDF and editable formats) that can help NQTs and supply teachers to structure their lessons. It may also be helpful to plan and develop ideas for a lesson that may be observed. The plan follows a simple format which is easy to complete and then follow throughout the delivery of the lesson. An opportunity to assess pupils’ understanding against the objective and identify next steps in learning will help teachers to plan subsequent lessons for classes and groups of pupils. Also included is a template that will support teachers to plan and deliver a whole English unit for writing. There is space at the start for teachers to identify the model text/s used and the intended final piece of writing that the pupils will complete, to aid them when planning the steps needed to build up to the eventual writing outcome. The weekly planning grid can be reproduced according to the number of teaching weeks for the unit.

This worksheet is an excellent way for KS2 pupils to revise and practise recognising and using hyperboles. It contains examples of hyperboles and five different challenges, which can be tackled during one lesson or spread over a number of teaching sessions. Questions encourage creative responses as well as revision, and include interesting images to stimulate ideas.

This home learning pack is designed for children in Years 3-6 (ages 8-11) to complete, with some adult support where possible, over a week, based around the topic of ‘bees and other bugs’. It offers a range of activities covering reading (particularly sequencing), writing, science and art objectives, and includes a look at the important role that bees play in pollination.

This home learning pack is designed for children in Years 1 and 2 (ages 5-7) to complete, with some adult support where possible, over a week, based around the topic of ‘bees and other bugs’. It offers a range of activities covering reading (particularly sequencing), writing, science and art objectives.

These worksheets, covering common exception words, are an excellent way for children in Year 1 to revise and practise spelling these words. This is pack 7 of 7 covering year 1 CEW. The worksheets include different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These worksheets, covering common exception words, are an excellent way for children in Year 1 to revise and practise spelling these words. This is pack 6 of 7 covering year 1 CEW. The worksheets include different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These worksheets, covering common exception words, are an excellent way for children in Year 1 to revise and practise spelling these words. This is pack 5 of 7 covering year 1 CEW. The worksheets include different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These worksheets, covering common exception words, are an excellent way for children in Year 1 to revise and practise spelling these words. This is pack 4 of 7 covering year 1 CEW. The worksheets include different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These worksheets, covering common exception words, are an excellent way for children in Year 1 to revise and practise spelling these words. This is pack 3 of 7 covering year 1 CEW. The worksheets include different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These worksheets, covering common exception words, are an excellent way for children in Year 1 to revise and practise spelling these words. This is pack 2 of 7 covering year 1 CEW. The worksheets include different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.