Empower your Year 3 and 4 students to become confident and independent writers with this essential double-sided mat! Packed with helpful reminders and prompts, this versatile resource supports writing across the curriculum and can be used on tabletops or in workbooks. Side 1: Writing Process & Sentence Enhancement ★ The Writing Process: A step-by-step guide to crafting well-structured sentences, from brainstorming to revision. ★ Superior Connectives: A list of sophisticated conjunctions (if, so, while, though, since) to elevate sentence complexity. ★ Super Sentence Starters: A variety of engaging sentence openers to inspire creativity and variety. ★ Detail, Detail, Detail!: Prompts to encourage adding rich descriptions and expanding sentences. Side 2: Grammar, Punctuation & Vocabulary ★ Apostrophes: Rules for contractions and possessives, with examples. ★ The Amazing Flying Comma: Guidance on comma usage in lists and clauses. ★ Punctuation Job Descriptions: Clear explanations of the functions of capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, and speech marks. ★ Paragraphs: Rules for starting new paragraphs. ★ Word Banks: Lists of amazing adjectives, astounding adverbs, powerful verbs, and neat nouns to enrich vocabulary. Why Choose This Resource? ★ Promotes Independence: Students can refer to the mat for guidance, reducing reliance on teacher support. ★ Reinforces Key Skills: Regular exposure to writing conventions and vocabulary strengthens learning. ★ Versatile and Practical: Suitable for writing tasks across all subjects. ★ Durable and Reusable: Laminate for tabletop use or stick into books for easy reference. ★ Builds Confidence: Empowers children to take ownership of their writing and experiment with language. Also available for Years 1/2 and 5/6! Ideal for: KS2, Year 3, Year 4, writing skills, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, sentence structure, creative writing, independent learning, classroom resources.

An editable (Publisher) cheat sheet for A4. Created for a Brazillian child who was new to the country and had EAL. Could be edited for other languages. SEND Brazil Spanish Portuguese

Introduce an engaging approach to spelling with the Word Spider worksheet. Ideal for morning activities, topic introductions, or as a classroom display, this template is a versatile tool for exploring the nuances of the English language. Features: ★ Central Keyword Focus: Students write a chosen word in the center and explore its linguistic connections. ★ Educational Prompts: The surrounding boxes encourage students to analyse the word’s spelling, categorize its type, and consider its phonetics and etymology. ★ Interactive Learning: The worksheet prompts students to engage with the word through various exercises, enhancing their understanding and retention. Benefits: ★ Reusable Format: Designed to be laminated for continuous use, promoting sustainability in classroom resources. ★ Adaptable for Different Ages: While created for Key Stage 2, the worksheet is suitable for a broad age range. Advantages: ★ Spelling Reinforcement: Aids in memorizing essential spelling words, tailored to the curriculum requirements of each year group. ★ Language Exploration: Encourages a deeper understanding of word formation, usage, and history. Product Details: ★ Available as a PDF for easy printing. ★ Key Stage 2 Oriented: Developed with the Key Stage 2 curriculum as a focus, yet flexible for other educational levels. The Word Spider worksheet is a valuable addition to any English or literacy program, helping students to develop their spelling and etymology skills in an interactive manner.

Unlock your Year 6 students’ full potential in grammar, punctuation, and spelling (SPaG) with this comprehensive revision booklet! This essential resource covers all the key terms and concepts needed for success on the KS2 SATs grammar test. What’s Inside: ☆ Concise Glossary: A clear and easy-to-understand glossary of all the essential SPaG terms, from nouns and verbs to clauses and punctuation. ☆ Examples and Explanations: Each term is accompanied by examples and explanations to reinforce understanding and application. ☆ Practice Activities: Engaging activities and exercises to help students practice and apply their knowledge. ☆ Test-Taking Tips: Helpful strategies for approaching the SPaG test with confidence and avoiding common mistakes. Why Choose This Resource? ☆ Curriculum-Aligned: Covers all the key SPaG skills and knowledge required for the KS2 SATs. ☆ Student-Friendly: Clear explanations and examples make complex grammar concepts accessible to all learners. ☆ Comprehensive Revision: Provides a thorough review of all the essential SPaG topics. ☆ Confidence-Building: Empowers students to approach the test with confidence and achieve their best results. Ideal for: Year 6 teachers, SATs preparation, grammar revision, KS2 English, homeschooling.

Boost your Year 6 students’ confidence and grammar skills with this fun and engaging PowerPoint guide! Packed with emojis and clear explanations, this 18-slide resource breaks down the different types of questions found on the KS2 SATs grammar paper, making test prep a breeze. What’s Inside: ☆ Question Types Explained: Clear, concise explanations of common question formats, including multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and sentence correction. ☆ Emoji-Powered Tips: Fun and memorable tips using emojis to help students remember key grammar rules and strategies. ☆ Example Questions: Practice questions with answers and explanations to reinforce understanding. ☆ Test-Taking Strategies: Helpful advice on how to approach the test with confidence and avoid common mistakes. Why Choose This Resource? ☆ Engaging and Fun: Emojis and a lighthearted tone make grammar learning enjoyable. ☆ Comprehensive Coverage: Covers all the essential grammar skills tested on the KS2 SATs. ☆ Easy to Use: Simply present the PowerPoint in class or share it with students for independent study. ☆ Teacher-Created: Developed by experienced educators with a deep understanding of the KS2 curriculum and assessment requirements. Get your students grammar-ready and set them up for success on the KS2 SATs! Ideal for: Year 6 teachers, SATs preparation, grammar revision, KS2 English, test-taking strategies.

Are your class struggling to include the basics of punctuation? Are they forgetting to place capital letters at the start of sentences and proper nouns? Do they need a refresher week of sentence composition? This unit teaches children the basics of writing and composition and is a brilliant way to kick off the school year or remind children of the essentials of writing. Ideal to stretch Key Stage 2 pupils or boost Year 2 children, these 5 lessons have practice and independent exercises that will help them to build solid foundations for the rest of the year. Included is: ★ 5 lesson plans ★ 5 PowerPoints ★ Accompanying worksheets and resources L.O. To identify and correct errors in word order, duplications, or omissions in a sentence. L.O. To use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence and identify sentence breaks accurately. L.O. To understand the use of capital letters for proper nouns and at the start of sentences, and to correctly use punctuation marks like full stops. L.O. To use capital letters appropriately to mark proper nouns (dates, places, people). L.O. To recognise and punctuate different types of sentences (statements, commands, questions, exclamations). Tags: ks2 y3 y2 y4 year 3 y5 y6 basics punctuation grammar SPAG interview ofsted subject leader literacy

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your KS2 students about food and its connection to geography and technology? Do you want to help them learn about nutrition, sustainability, sourcing and processing of food? If so, this food unit is perfect for you! This unit consists of eight outstanding lessons that cover the following topics: ★ Food groups and balanced diets ★ James Lind and scurvy ★ Food miles and products ★ Consequences of food choices ★ Fairtrade principles and products ★ Ingredient sourcing and processing ★ Chocolate production and history ★ Food technology skills and evaluation Each lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PowerPoint presentation and a worksheet for the students. The lessons are designed to be interactive, creative and informative, and to meet the national curriculum objectives for geography and food technology. The lessons also include links to videos, images and websites that enhance the learning experience and provide additional information. This food unit is ideal for Key Stage 2 students who are interested in food and want to learn more about it. It is also suitable for teachers who want to save time and effort in planning and delivering high-quality geography and food technology lessons. The unit can be used as a standalone topic or as part of a wider theme, such as health, environment or global issues. Download this food unit today and treat your students to a delicious and educational journey through the world of food! You may also be interested in… ☆ KS2 DIG FOR VICTORY Food Technology Unit - 5 Outstanding Lessons ☆ KS2 Chocolate Unit - 5 Outstanding Geography Lessons ☆ KS2 Fairtrade Unit - 5 Outstanding Lessons Customer Support If you have any questions or feedback about this resource, please contact us at explore_education@outlook.com. We are always happy to hear from you and to help you make the most of our products. Special Offer: We appreciate your feedback on this resource. If you leave a review, you can get another resource of your choice for free! Just send us an email with your purchase receipt and a screenshot of your review to claim your offer. SEO tags: KS2, food, geography, food technology, nutrition, sustainability, sourcing, processing, key stage two

Have a celebration of all things reading with this bumper pack of magical wizard activities! These lessons are perfect if you need some activities for a themed book day or reading day. They are also great alongside a Harry Potter class novel. These four activities each come with a lesson plan, PowerPoint, worksheets and accompanying resources, such as a word bank. They also come with differentiated activities (easy, mid-level and hard). This resource includes: x4 Lesson plans x4 PowerPoints Editable word mat Colours and Verbs word mat Hogwarts house worksheet House qualities word mat Spells worksheet Potion worksheet Learning objectives: Lesson 1: I can design my own Hogwarts house. Lesson 2: I can create my own magical spell. Lesson 3: I can write my own potion recipe. Lesson 4: I can write my own Honeydukes setting description. Tags: year 3 year 4 year 5 year 6 ks2 magic wizarding world Harry broom spells Philosopher’s Potter

Do you want to teach your UKS2 students how to write playscripts based on a classic Christmas story? Do you want to help them develop their drama skills, creativity and imagination? If so, this A Christmas Carol playscripts unit is perfect for you! This unit consists of five writing lessons that cover the following objectives: ★ Identify key features of a play script. ★ Act out a playscript with the use of a director. ★ Set the scene for drama effectively. ★ Plan an effective playscript including use of stage directions. ★ Write an effective playscript including use of stage directions. Each lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PowerPoint presentation and a worksheet for the students. The lessons are designed to be interactive, creative and informative, and to meet the national curriculum objectives for writing and drama. The lessons also include links to videos, images and websites that enhance the learning experience and provide additional information. This unit also includes: ★ WAGOLL Playscripts ★ Playscript of A Christmas Carol ★ A Christmas Carol - Chapter 1 ★ Scaffolding planning sheets ★ Stage photos to describe ★ Differentiated checklists ★ Starter grammar activities This unit is ideal for UKS2 students who are interested in playscripts and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It is also suitable for teachers who want to save time and effort in planning and delivering high-quality writing and drama lessons. The unit can be used as a standalone topic or as part of a wider theme, such as Christmas, Victorian era or moral values. Download this A Christmas Carol playscripts unit today and treat your students to a festive and educational journey through the world of drama! You may also be interested in… ☆ KS2 Christmas Poetry Unit - 3 Lessons, PowerPoints, Resources ☆ KS2 Guided Reading - Haunted Christmas ☆ UKS2 Guided Reading - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Customer Support If you have any questions or feedback about this resource, please contact us at explore_education@outlook.com. We are always happy to hear from you and to help you make the most of our products. Special Offer: We appreciate your feedback on this resource. If you leave a review, you can get another resource of your choice for free! Just send us an email with your purchase receipt and a screenshot of your review to claim your offer. Tags: UKS2, playscripts, writing, drama, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Victorian era, moral values, upper key stage 2, key stage two, year 5, year 6, y5, y6

This resource offers 18 detailed grammar starter activities with answer sheets, ideal for Year 5 and 6 students. These starters are perfect for engaging English lessons or as quick morning activities. Covering a broad range of grammar topics, including adjectives, relative clauses, noun phrases, verbs, word classes, non-finite clauses, adverbial clauses, and the past tense, this pack ensures comprehensive grammar practice. The clear instructions and answer sheets allow for easy self-assessment, making them suitable for whole-class teaching, small groups, or independent learning sessions. A valuable tool for improving grammar skills in upper primary students.

12 display posters for an English working wall. PDF format Sentence types: commands, exclamations, statements, questions Word classes: nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs Past and present tense verbs: irregular verbs, to be, to do, to have

This 5 session guided reading unit is all about diary entries. The included text is based on the diary of a ghost, including descriptive vocabulary. Great to study across a week or half term, these sessions are based around reading the text together as a whole class (or group) and predicting, clarifying vocabulary and exploring the text. Children will build up a knowledge of the features and language used in a diary entry. Excitingly, this diary entry does not give away that a ghost has written it, but leads children to figure it out for themselves. Learning objectives: To understand the features and structure of a diary entry and to infer the feelings and motives of the writer. To infer the meaning and mood of a diary entry and to make predictions based on the text and illustrations. To analyse the language and imagery of a diary entry and to write a comprehension question based on the text. To evaluate the writer’s perspective and feelings in a diary entry and to compare it with other diary entries. To synthesise the information and ideas from a diary entry and to write a creative diary entry from a different perspective. Y3 Y4 reciprocal reading LKS2 ks2 outstanding ofsted

Enhance your students’ reading skills and immerse them in the delightful world of “The Sheep-Pig” by Dick King-Smith with our comprehensive set of reading comprehensions. This resource pack includes individual reading comprehension sheets and accompanying answer sheets for each chapter of the book. Designed to cater to different reading abilities, the reading comprehensions are categorized into three levels of challenge: 1, 2, and 3. Challenge 1 provides a gentle introduction to comprehension skills, while challenge 3 offers a more rigorous exercise. Students can progress through the challenges at their own pace, building their confidence and comprehension abilities along the way. These reading comprehensions are perfect for remote learning, providing a valuable resource for independent reading and comprehension practice. They can be easily shared with students and completed online or printed out for in-person learning. Additionally, our reading comprehensions go beyond simple comprehension questions. They also include vocabulary studies, allowing students to explore and expand their understanding of key terms and phrases used in the book. This integrated approach enhances both reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Immerse your students in the heartwarming tale of “The Sheep-Pig” while fostering their reading comprehension skills and expanding their vocabulary. Engage them in meaningful discussions and reflections on the story’s themes and characters. Whether used in the classroom or for remote learning, these reading comprehensions are a valuable tool for educators seeking to support their students’ reading journey. Purchase the Sheep-Pig Reading Comprehensions today and provide your students with a comprehensive and engaging reading experience that will captivate their imaginations and foster a love for literature. Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com guided reading ks1 ks2 y2 y3 y4 VIPERS vocabulary inference prediction explain retrieve summarise reciprocal reading comprehension questions study

This 5 session guided reading unit is all about character descriptions. The included text is based on the character of a fairy, including descriptive vocabulary. Great to study across a week or half term, these sessions are based around reading the text together as a whole class (or group) and predicting, clarifying vocabulary and exploring the text. Children will build up a knowledge of the features and language used in a character description. Also included is a Character Description Toolkit, full of features of character descriptions that they can use to create their own character description at the end of the unit. Learning objectives: To identify and explain the features of a character description. To infer and deduce information from a character description. To infer and deduce information from a character description. To understand how the author uses language and punctuation to create suspense and describe a character. To understand and respond to a descriptive text about a mythical creature. Y3 Y4 reciprocal reading LKS2 ks2 outstanding ofsted

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com A rated outstanding interview lesson about writing a diary entry from visited Mount Everest. Can be flexibly used from 20 minutes to an hour. Includes: lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation, SEN, LA, MA and HA task and starter activity. Bonus freebie resources about world mountain ranges and rivers (you could show this at interview to demonstrate ideas about the next lesson in the sequence). Allows children to improve and reflect on their work. Rated Outstanding by an OFSTED inspector. ks2 lks2 year 4 geography mountains mountain extreme earth countries English ofsted interview observation english grammar sen resourced

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com 6 editable ‘Editing Station’ posters. Suitable for KS1 / KS2. Great for a working wall or to create a small display. Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6

Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com Writing essentials posters for every year group. Fit on to one side of A4 so great to put in the front of books. Editable (in word format). Each year group also backtracks what are essentials in previous years (so Y4 will also show Y1, Y2 and Y3 essentials). KS1 KS2 LKS2 UKS2 Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Checklist Assessment Success Criteria

A great guided reading timetable originally used for Year 1 but suitable for all year groups. Allows for children to 'get on' whilst you can concentrate on the guided reading group.

Spark creativity and critical thinking in your classroom with these fun and engaging thinking challenges! Perfect for KS2 students, this 7-slide PowerPoint presentation is packed with thought-provoking activities that will get your students thinking outside the box. What’s Inside: ☆ 6 Unique Challenges: Each slide presents a different creative thinking prompt, encouraging students to explore new ideas and perspectives. ☆ Open-Ended Questions: Prompts are designed to spark discussion and debate, fostering a collaborative learning environment. ☆ Visual Prompts: Some challenges include images to stimulate imagination and inspire creative responses. ☆ Differentiated Activities: Challenges can be adapted to suit different abilities and interests, ensuring all students are engaged and challenged. Why Choose This Resource? ☆ Versatile and Flexible: Perfect for brain breaks, morning starters, end-of-day activities, or as part of a dedicated thinking skills lesson. ☆ Curriculum Links: Supports the development of key skills such as problem-solving, communication, and creative expression. ☆ Easy to Use: Simply display the PowerPoint and let the challenges begin! No prep required. ☆ Engaging and Fun: Students will love the variety of activities and the opportunity to share their unique ideas. Ideal for: KS2, thinking skills, creative writing, problem-solving, critical thinking, brain breaks, morning starters, time fillers, supply teachers, extra-curricular activities.

A 22-page PDF of 44 different handwriting task cards. Great for early finishers to practice in their handwriting book or for a challenge area.