Perfect when children are learning how to create verbs by adding suffixes in Year 5 or consolidation in Year 6. Matching cards for children to match nouns and adjectives to a range of suffixes. Ideal for use in small groups or pairs. ‘Ise’ activity sheets with three levels of differentiation allowing children to add suffixes using the correct spelling rule and using them in sentences. ‘Ate’ activity sheets with three levels of differentiation allowing children to add suffixes using the correct spelling rule and using them in sentences. ‘Ify’ activity sheets with three levels of differentiation allowing children to add suffixes using the correct spelling rule and using them in sentences. ‘En’ activity sheet allowing children to add suffixes using the correct spelling rule and using them in sentences. National Curriculum Year 5 Statutory content to be introduced – Converting nouns or adjectives into verbs using suffixes [for example, –ate; –ise; –ify] Years 5 and 6 – Pupils should be taught to use further prefixes and suffixes and understand the guidance for adding them. Differentiation Adding suffixes when no changes need to be made to the root word or when ‘e’ needs to be removed. Adding suffixes when no changes need to be made to the root word, when ‘e’ needs to be removed and removing ‘y’ when adding ‘ify’. Adding suffixes when no changes need to be made to the root word, when ‘e’ needsto be removed, removing ‘y’, ‘ation’, ‘able’ to add the suffix and exceptions to the rule.

A range of activities to teach parenthesis in Upper Key Stage Two. Parenthesis activity sheets with three levels of differentiation, includes a range of activities for children to identify and use parenthesis within different sentences, as well as the punctuation used. Parenthesis passages. Short paragraphs about The Titanic with three levels of differentiation for children to underline the parenthesis within. Parenthesis display cards. National Curriculum Links Year 5 statutory content to be introduced – Brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Years 5 and 6 – Pupils should be taught to develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 b yusing brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Differentiation Parenthesis using ( ) , and – at the end of sentences. Parenthesis using ( ) , and – in the middle and at the end of sentences in a range of single and multi-clause sentences. Parenthesis using ( ) , and – in the middle and at the end of sentences in a range of multi-clause sentences.

Spelling activity cards with 30 different challenges for children, perfect for practising spellings in fun and creative ways. Activities range from written activities, challenges that can be done alone, games for pairs or teams to outdoor tasks. These activities can be used or adapted for all ages.

Four activities, perfect for morning activities, after break or lunch. We know how these times of the school day can be tricky and there is a lot going on, each day’s activity focuses on one objective with a challenge for any students who need it. These activities are prepared for the first week of Year 3 but can be used whenever. Purchase the whole Autumn term here and keep an eye out for morning tasks for the rest of the year. PPT and worksheets. Answers/examples provided where appropriate.

A Maths themed escape room aimed at Years 5 and 6, focusing on the four operations. Perfect as a fun maths activity or for revision. Printable escape room where students try to find clues linked to Years 5 and 6 maths problems. Printable maths clue cards - the clues hidden in the escape room lead students to maths questions for them to solve in their pairs/groups. Each solved maths clue leads to a number, part of the code for the safe in the escape room. PPT introducing the escape room and clues. Teacher’s instructions and answers.

Initial sounds activity, children can sound out the initial sounds from the pictures and match them to the correct letter. Use the printable letters included or any wooden or magnetic letters you may have in your classroom. This activity is perfect when teaching Phase 2 phonics and introducing the following letters: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u.

Four fun colouring sheets provide children with the opportunity to recognise numbers 1 - 20, supporting your teaching of Early Maths in the EYFS.

A fun road map activity allowing children to practise counting from 1 - 10 and 1 - 20 through play. Using the printed out road map, encourage children to follow the correct path with a toy car counting from 1-10 and 1-20. Once children have mastered this, they can cut out the numbers from 1 - 20 and place them on the blank road map, creating different pathways for themselves or their peers.

16 photo cards with a variety of play dough shapes and patterns for children to recreate. These cards provided a fantastic opportunity to develop children’s fine motor skills by creating a range of shapes with play dough, as well as encouraging their creativity to create new shapes or patterns. Ideal for early EYFS, as part of an independent play dough station, or for encouraging development of fine motor skills for children with SEN.

Four sheets of cutting practise, perfect for developing scissor skills.

Three interactive and printable spinner activities, perfect to explore how different conjunctions can be used. Each spinner activity is available as an interactive version on a PPT perfect for whole class teaching or quick burst grammar sessions. The printable versions are ideal for small group work and encouraging talk between students. Conjunctions for cause and effect – 6 different conjunctions including because, since and so. Conjunctions for cause and effect – 12 different conjunctions including in order, seeing that, due to. Conjunctions for contrast – 12 different conjunctions including unlike, rather than, however.

Writing Bites! Ten writing prompt sheets, perfect for: morning tasks, English lesson starters or even as a stimulus for a piece of writing. Each sheet has a different image and eight prompts for writing including: vocabulary, writing an alliterative sentence, generating questions and more. PDF document of ten ‘writing bites’ and a PPT with writing bites explained, as well as an example writing bite.

Sorting cards with a range of statement, commands, exclamations and questions. Answers included. Perfect for independent work, in pairs or as a group.

Worksheets (with three levels of differentiation) allowing students to convert past tense verbs to present tense and use them in sentences. Answers included. Past to present tense verb matching cards.

A spelling and grammar themed escape room aimed at Years 5 and 6. Perfect as a fun grammar activity or for SATs revision. Printable escape room where students try to find clues linked to Years 5 and 6 spelling words. Printable grammar clue cards - the spelling words hidden in the escape room lead students to grammar questions for them to solve in their pairs/groups. Each solved grammar clue leads to a number, part of the code for the safe in the escape room. PPT introducing the escape room and clues. Teacher’s instructions and answers.

A bundle of 35 resources aimed at Year 6 but suitable across Upper KS2. 35 short grammar activities that can be used in grammar sessions, plenaries or interventions. This bundle is also ideal for SATs revision. Can be used independently or as part of paired or group work. Answers included Resources for: Correct and incorrect punctuation Semi-colons and colons Commas for clarity Word types including determiners, pronouns, prepositions, adverbs, adjectives, hyphens, punctuation for parenthesis, inverted commas, modal verbs Using a word as a noun and a verb Noun phrases Tense Prefixes and suffixes and word meanings Contractions. Activities include identifying grammar within sentences, explaining how it has been used, marking and correcting sentences, matching meanings and improving sentences.

A fifteen-lesson writing unit, leading students towards writing their own information text about two rainforest creatures. This unit of writing is ideal for students who have already studied the rainforest or to be taught alongside a rainforest topic (try ours here!). Students spend time at the start of the unit reading sample information texts to understand their purpose and structure. They then research two rainforest creatures to write their own texts about, they can use the rainforest fact files provided and we strongly advise also using textbooks or the internet to support their research. The first ten lessons explore the text type and sentence level work. The final five lessons allow time to write the information text. The unit uses three differentiated example text types about giant anteaters and red-eyed tree frogs to support students’ understanding. Where appropriate, each lesson is differentiated and carefully planned to suit different students’ needs. Answers (or example answers) are provided, where appropriate. Lesson order: • Hook lesson: read through the sample information texts with parts missing, students can try to work out what the texts are about and gain an understanding of the purpose of information texts. • Identify key features, students use the sample texts to understand and identify the key features in information texts. • Sorting information, students begin researching their rainforest creatures using the rainforest fact files provided and class books/the internet. Students complete a mind map to sort the information they find. • Answering questions in more detail, students use a chatterbox to answer questions about their creatures in more detail. • Using present tense, students will learn how information texts use present tense and practise writing in the present tense. • Using third person pronouns, students will learn how information texts use third person pronouns and practise using them to avoid repeating nouns. • Comparing and contrasting the two rainforest creatures using conjunctions and adverbials. • Writing a glossary for the information texts. • Exploring how rhetorical questions are used in information texts and practise writing them, • Introducing headings and sub-headings, students will use these to plan their information texts in preparation for writing. • Writing the introduction, looking at examples and creating a shared write as a class. • Writing the second and third paragraphs, more detail about the rainforest creatures. • Writing the conclusion. • Students can practise editing using our ‘information text to edit’ before editing their own work. • Publishing texts. Looking for more? Try our newspaper writing units, available for Years 3&4 and Years 5&6. Or our Year 3&4 explanation text.

Ideal for use in Lower Key Stage Two, builds on the work done in Year Two on subordinating conjunctions. Subordinating conjunction activity sheets with three levels of differentiation including a range of activities to help children recognise and understand the meaning of different subordinating conjunctions. Answers included. Subordinating conjunction passages, short paragraphs with three levels of differentiation where children need to identify the subordinating conjunctions used. Ideal as a short activity or a grammar session. Answers included. Coordinating conjunction activity sheets with three levels of differentiation including a range of activities to help children recognise and use different coordinating conjunctions. Answers included. Coordinating conjunction passages, short paragraphs with three levels of differentiation where children need to identify the coordinating conjunctions used. Ideal as a short activity or a grammar session. Answers included. Conjunction talk cards. A range of questions including identifying the missing conjunction in a sentence, discussing the effectiveness of a conjunction and explaining how different conjunctions can change the meaning of a sentence. Answers included. Conjunction display cards. National Curriculum Links – Years 3 and 4 Pupils should be taught to extend the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although. Use conjunctions to express time and cause. Assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements. Differentiation Subordinating conjunctions: when, because, if, that, however, although. Coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or. Subordinating conjunctions: when, because, if, that, however, although, as, until, before, while, even though. Coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, so, yet. Subordinating conjunctions: when, because, if, that, however, although, as, until, before, while, even though, since, provided that, unless. Coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, so, yet, for, nor.

A bundle of activities that are ideal in Upper Key Stage Two to help you teach pupils how to use colons. Colon activity sheets with three levels of differentiation that have a range of activities allowing children to use colons correctly and correct sentences that haven’t used colons correctly. Answers included. Colon talk cards, a range of questions including questions about how colons can be used and identifying where they can be used in a sentence. Perfect for use in pairs or small groups to consolidate what children know about how to use colons. Colon passages. Short paragraphs with three levels of differentiation where children need to identify where the colons need to go. Ideal as a short activity or as part of a grammar session. Answers included. National Curriculum Year 6 statutory content to be introduced – Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up]. Use of the colon to introduce a list and use of semi-colons within lists. Years 5 and 6 – Pupils should be taught to indicate grammatical and other features by using semi-colons, colons or dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses. Pupils should be taught to indicate grammatical and other features by using using a colon to introduce a list. Differentiation Using colons to introduce lists. Using colons to introduce lists and single words. Using colons to introduce lists, single words, speech and to separate independent clauses.