Primary Texts provides resources to help support the teaching of reading, writing and speaking and listening at primary level. Resources are flexible, adaptable, easy to use and meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.
Primary Texts provides resources to help support the teaching of reading, writing and speaking and listening at primary level. Resources are flexible, adaptable, easy to use and meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to pronouns and possessive pronouns. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 17-slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to pronouns and possessive pronouns is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to prepositions. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 15 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to prepositions is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to prefixes and suffixes. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to prefixes and suffixes is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to past and present tense including the progressive form. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 20 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to parenthesis. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 11 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to parenthesis is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper often features questions linked to modals. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 9-slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to modals is included with an accompanying answer sheet
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to inverted commas. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 20 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to inverted commas is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper often features questions linked to expanded noun phrases. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 10 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to expanded noun phrases is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to determiners. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to determiners is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to demarcating sentences. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 11-slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to demarcating sentences is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper often features questions linked to commas. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 10 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to apostrophes is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to clauses and subordinate clauses. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 20 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to clauses and subordinate clauses is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to apostrophes. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 18 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to apostrophes is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to adverbs and adverbials. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 20 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to adverbs and adverbials is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
A PPT based lesson linked to the Year 3 terminology objective requiring pupils to understand the terms clause and subordinate clause. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Two complete poetry lessons for KS1 based on classic poems written by the poet Christina Rossetti. The poems are ‘Brown and Furry’ about the lifecycle of caterpillar and ‘White Hen Sitting’ about the lifecycle of a chicken. Includes PPT presentations, comprehension tasks and guidance for differentiated writing activities . Also includes guidance for performing the poems. Ideal for teachers exploring classic poetry, lifecycles, performance poetry and explanation texts. Useful for reading sessions, English lessons or science work linked to lifecycles. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a longer unit of work.
The PPT provided for each lesson contains:
• The poem with supporting visual images
• A glossary to explain tricky words
• Background information about the poet and poem
• Discussion questions
• Guidance on how to perform the poem
• A differentiated writing task to support students in writing an explanation text
• Video links to help deepen understanding of the topic.
Each lesson is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets.
These poems and resources are also available as part of a larger collection of poems in the following pack:
Animal Poems for KS1
This pack contains biographies of nine black and Asian soldiers / army personnel from the Commonwealth who took part in World War 2. It features World War 2 heroes from India, Africa and the Caribbean.
This resource is ideal for studying significant people in World War 2, Black History Month or exploring biography text types. A flexible resource with enough content for several lessons. Suitable for KS2.
The resource includes:
• A 15 slide PPT presentation with biographical information and video links.
• Comprehension worksheets to accompany each biography.
• Follow Up Activity 1 – A discussion exercise requiring students to organise the biographies using a Diamond 9 Ranking system.
• Follow Up Activity 2 – Students create a medal and write a citation for one of the people featured in the pack. A template is provided to aid this activity.
• Differentiated biography writing templates which students can use to create their own biography of one of the featured heroes.
• A PDF containing all the biographies and instructions for the Diamond 9 Ranking activity.
The World War 2 Heroes featured in this resource are:
• Learie Constantine
• Ulric cross
• James Hyde
• Billy Strachan
• Prakash Singh Chib
• Lilian Bader
• Johnny Symthe
• Noor Inayat Khan
• Yeshwant Ghadge
A biography of Nelson Mandela which includes a PPT, comprehension worksheets and follow up activities. Ideal for studying significant individuals, Black History Month and Mandela Day. Suitable for KS2.
This resource includes:
• A 14 slide PPT
• A paper copy of Nelsons Mandela’s biography
• Follow Up Activity 1- Differentiated comprehension questions
• Follow Up Activity 2 - Students use pictures to write about key events in Nelson Mandela’s life.
• Follow Up Activity 3 - A selection of quotes is provided for students for analysis and discussion. A worksheet for this activity is provided to be used if needed.
• Follow – Up Activity 4 – Guidance to help students produce artwork based on the idea of South Africa as a ‘rainbow nation’. Two printables are provided to support this work if needed
• A PDF of Nelson Mandela quotes which could be used for display
• Planning guidance for the provided activities
Includes links to Valerie Bloom’s poems, comprehension worksheets and follow up activities. Ideal for studying performance poetry, Black History Month, World Poetry Day and topic work linked to Jamaica. Suitable for KS2.
This resource includes:
• An 11 slide PPT
• A paper copy of Valerie Bloom’s biography with accompanying differentiated comprehension questions
• Follow Up Activities to support performing and analysing Valerie Bloom’s poetry and using one of her poems as a model to enable pupils to create a poem of their own.
• Unit planning guidance for a 5-day unit of work.
A complete lesson based on the poem ‘The Eagle’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson with PPT presentation, comprehension worksheets and follow up activities. Ideal for exploring classic poetry or as part of a topic on predators or birds of prey. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for KS2.
The 10 slide PPT contains:
• The poem with supporting visual images
• Background information about the poet and poem
• Discussion questions
• Details of follow-up activities.
The resource also includes:
• A copy of the poem. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight.
Two differentiated worksheets. Worksheet A contains a straightforward literal task and an activity requiring pupils to visualise aspects of the poem. Worksheet B is more challenging and contains tasks linked to exploring the poet’s use of language and expressing viewpoint.