A Valentine's Day reading comprehension based on the life of St Valentine.
Th questions included are a sample of the questions used for SEN/Low Ability groups in KS2.
This reading comprehension is included in a Valentine's Day Math and English Pack which includes questions for other ability groups.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/valentine-s-maths-and-english-pack-ks2-comprehension-word-problems-co-ordinates-11824098
A sample of the full package.
A Primary Halloween Pack that will keep your students busy in class or at home.
This sample includes are Maths sample worksheets and an English connective/vocabulary activity.
The Maths and English Activities incorporate some the outcomes in the New Curriculum for Year 2, 3 and 4.
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The full package includes over 20 Halloween activities that your students will love.
I have purchased the images and and free to use these. All other content I created myself.
This is a sample of the full spelling pack available in my shop.
The New Curriculum has 100 words that students should know at the end of year 3&4.
I have broken the list into ten weeks to be repeated each term to reinforce. This can also be used with my other weekly spelling task resources.
Included in each week's pack is:
PowerPoint with the words (I play this each morning for the children to chant/write their spellings during registration).
Activity Pack:
Weekly list of spellings
Look, cover, write activity
Jumbled words activity
Missing letters activity
Writing sentences template
End of week reading and spelling tests
A sample of a full booklet.
Included Free is a multiplication Grid to laminate. A look, cover, write, test yourself and 3 times table grid, mixed multiplication and division questions.
The full booklet contains worksheets for multiplication tables from 0-12 with worksheets on each number, mixed multiplication and division problems and a tracking sheet.
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This a Free sample day of my Week 1 of Maths and English resources.
This is part of a week of Maths and English Activities (Including Warm Ups).
Most suitable for Year 4/5 but can be used throughout all of KS2 depending on students abilities.
Please see full weekly pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-and-english-weekly-pack-number-and-grammar-12272233
Monday
*English *
Warm Up - Making Words
Activity - Pronouns
Maths
Warm Up - Making Numbers
Activity - Addition Questions (2 digit)
A PowerPoint with starters suitable for KS2.
Starters based on riddles, maths and English questions. Number, logic, problem solving, grammar questions.
Based on the New Curriculum.
These can be used daily during registration or as starters before lessons.
These can be worked out independently or in groups and require challenging and critical thinking.
In PowerPoint so you can easily adapt if differentiation is required.
Extra riddles included at the end of the PowerPoint,
If you need any assistance my email is included in the last slide of the PowerPoint.
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This is a colour coded Action Verb list.
Included:
An action verb list with accompanying images
Verb tenses template - each verb is written in the present, past and future tense.
Three posters (present, past and future) giving an example of each verb type in a sentence.
Four sample verb worksheets (students will identify verb types and convert sentences between tenses).
I printed off a class set of these and gave to my students to refer to during independent writing and to help consolidate and reinforce tenses and verbs,
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A full lesson resource.
A PowerPoint that explains what persuasive writing is and examples of the features that need to be included in writing.
Task: Students receive a letter from the headteacher (letter included) saying that the Christmas party has been cancelled.
Students must write a persuasive letter to the principal outlining reasons not to cancel the party.
Supporting PowerPoint takes students through the planning process and highlights the features of persuasive writing (introduction, explaining your views, paragraphs, rhetorical questions, facts/data, persuasive language).
Included:
PowerPoint with task and features of persuasive writing
Persuasive letter from the principal
Persuasive Letter Mat (Gives examples of rhetorical questions, persuasive language and facts to include)
Two Planning templates
Two letter templates
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Guided Reading Comprehensions
A set of 10 Early Reading Comprehensions. Simple language used, including key words, for children to read. There is then three questions based on each text and a large space for students to write their answers.
Can be used with more able Reception Children and Year 1 and 2 Students.
Also included are reading activity sheets that the children can complete based on the texts in the pack or they can use these to answer questions on any narrative text.
Aligned with reading outcomes from the New National Curriculum.
I laminated the reading activity sheets and children selected their own books and answered the questions in the activity.
I wrote all the stories and questions and have permission to use all images commercially.
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A PowerPoint that details some of the traditions and their history.
PowerPoint discusses the Nativity, history of Christmas cards, Christmas day, Christmas dinner, giving gifts, Christmas eve, Santa Claus
Comprehension style activity (Differentiated for two groups) based on the PowerPoint
Christmas word search
Christmas card fold-able template
Decorate a Victorian Christmas tree
Map activity (Where is Bethlehem, Lapland and Christmas Island?)
Christmas dinner (Draw and label traditional Christmas dinner)
If you have any problems with the resource feel free to email me with the details in the thanks and contact document.
Please note printable activities are in the 'Christmas Traditions and Activities PDF and Christmas Facts and Traditions pptx is the presentation. All other files are for your viewing prior to purchase.
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A PowerPoint that takes students through examples of main and subordinate clauses.
PowerPoint gives examples of both types of clauses in Christmas themed sentences.
Students will be asked to identify main and subordinate clauses in the beginning, middle and end of the sentences.
They will then be required to work with a partner or a group to finish sentences with main or subordinate clauses.
3 worksheets included based on the PowerPoint
1. Students read the sentences and identify where the main clauses are
2. Students will write their own main and subordinate clauses
3. Students will identify if the underlined words are main or subordinate clauses.
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A reading comprehension pack based on some of the countries in Europe.
This will also help students further their geographical understanding and awareness.
Also included are two PowerPoints on The Continents and Europe to use in the introduction lessons. Video include links to YouTube videos reinforcing the concepts.
The pack includes 10 simple reading comprehensions. Each comprehension has five pages including activities that require students to recall events from the text and locate answers within the text. The last two pages will ask students to identify the country on a map and then practice their handwriting.
10 Comprehensions included:
The Continents
Europe
England
Ireland
France
Germany
Italy
Norway
Greece
Spain
Also included are 8 flags for each country for the students to colour in.
These are based on the reading outcomes from the New Curriculum for Year 1 and 2.
Suitable for Year 1 and 2 and lower KS2 for lower ability students.
Files included are previews - the printable versions as in the final file Countries.pdf.
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A PowerPoint (I have it split into two lessons) that teaches the concept of main and subordinate clauses.
Based on the New Curriculum. Can be used for SATs grammar revision.
Three worksheets included to test the students understanding of the concept.
Worksheet 1 (Students will identify the main clauses in the 10 sentences by circling them)
Worksheet 2 (Students will will given a subordinate clause and asked to write a corresponding main clause)>
Worksheet 3 (Students will have 10 sentences, they will identify whether the underlined section is a main or subordinate clause).
Please not the 'preview'images are for your viewing. The printable worksheets are in the 'Main-clauses.pdf' file and the full PowerPoint is in the 'Clauses-PPT.pptx' file.
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Contractions lesson.
This PowerPoint and worksheet can be used to guide you students through their understanding of contractions.
The PowerPoint includes examples of contractions
Also included are worksheets to test your students understanding.
Worksheet 1 (Write the contractions with two words)
Worksheet 2 (Write the contractions with two words - more complex)
Worksheets 3 (Write the contractions with two words - more complex)
Worksheet 4 (Write the contractions with two words - more complex)
Worksheets 5 (Write the contractions with two words - more complex)
Worksheet 6 (Re-write the sentences and use a contraction)
Contractions snap; this can be printed off and laminated for you students to play. I usually print of 2 or 3 sets to 'bulk up' the deck of cards.
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A handwriting booklet that can be used as a dictionary. Students can add words to each letter in their dictionary as they learn new words and sounds.
Each letter has its own page and space for various words beginning with each letter.
At the back their is a second dictionary template with a space for a picture and handwriting line. Each page is lettered from a-z. Blank page included for you to write specific words.
I will also personalise each booklet with your students names (up to 40 booklets per purchase). I have included my email address for you to contact me if you would like me to do this. This is included within the booklet.
***Full printable booklet is the final file (Handwriting-Dictionary.pdf). Other files are for preview.
Guided Reading Cards
A set of cards that can be used with any narrative texts.
I laminate each of the cards and allow children to write their answers on the cards.
They select the cards at random and them answer the question (verbally or written) based on the text that has been read.
A handwriting booklet that can be used as a dictionary. Students can add words to each letter in their dictionary as they learn new words and sounds.
Each letter has its own page and space for various words beginning with each letter.
At the back their is a second dictionary template with a space for a picture and handwriting line. Each page is lettered from a-z. Blank page included for you to write specific words.
I will also personalise each booklet with your students names (up to 40 booklets per purchase). I have included my email address for you to contact me if you would like me to do this. This is included within the booklet.
***Full printable booklet is the final file (Handwriting-Dictionary.pdf). Other files are for preview
Contractions lesson.
This PowerPoint and worksheet can be used to guide you students through their understanding of contractions.
The PowerPoint includes examples of contractions
Also included are worksheets to test your students understanding.
Worksheet 1 (Write the contractions with two words)
Worksheet 2 (Write the contractions with two words - more complex)
Worksheets 3 (Write the contractions with two words - more complex)
Worksheet 4 (Write the contractions with two words - more complex)
Worksheets 5 (Write the contractions with two words - more complex)
Worksheet 6 (Re-write the sentences and use a contraction)
Contractions snap; this can be printed off and laminated for you students to play. I usually print of 2 or 3 sets to 'bulk up' the deck of cards.
Happy Halloween!!
Your students will love this. Suitable for Years 2, 3 and 4!
***Unit of Work(First file in the list) contains the full booklet for printing. Pages with 'Preview' are included for you to see some of the activities before you buy.***
A 20 page activity booklet!
Activities linked to the outcomes in the new national curriculum.
A Halloween themed pack with Math resources such as addition and subtraction, word problems, a tally and graph and a mysterious number pattern to solve.
English activities include grammar and punctuation, adjectives and writing descriptions and a short story and comprehension questions. A pack full of resources and activities that your students will love.
Included in the pack:
Matching words
Pumpkin Punctuation
Cauldron Connectives
Wicked Witch Description
Haunted House Adjectives
What do you do at Halloween?
Magic Math (Addition no borrowing)
Magic Math (Addition with borrowing)
Spooky Subtraction (No borrowing)
Spooky Subtraction (With borrowing)
Poisonous Problems (Word Problems)
Wicked Word search
Math Mysteries (Number Patterns)
Gruesome Graph (Tally)
Gruesome Graph
Horror at Halloween Questions and story
Coloring page
Coloring page
Design a spooky cover cover
Describe your own spooky character
Buy in a bundle with Halloween activity pack for £3
This resource is used to teach the concept of indefinite articles an and a.
Included is a PowerPoint presentation and five differentiated activities based on the content of the PowerPoint.
This PowerPoint and activities can easily be adapted to suit the needs of your class. Suitable for KS2.
The presentation gives examples of when an and a should be used correctly as well as explaining the technique to identify how to use each article correctly.
Can also be used to aid revision for the Year 6 SATs Grammar Paper. (Based on the New Curriculum)
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PRINTABLE FILES ARE IN THE DOCUMENT AN-OR-A.pdf
ALL OTHER FILES ARE FOR PREVIEWS PURPOSES ONLY