Food word glossary with 77 carefully selected academic vocabulary words for the IPC unit ‘What’s on the Menu’ (could be used with any food unit of study in any curriculum) Each word has a definition and a clear picture. 9 A4 pages. Also included are 54 word wall cards with word and image to use as flashcards or word wall cards. Both resources designed to support EAL learners grasp essential vocabulary.

3 double-side, engaging, and effective writing worksheets which students really enjoy. An interesting but simple three word sentence with a noun and verb is provided; children then rewrite them to make them much more interesting by adding adjectives to the noun, adverbs to the verb and additional information. My students really love doing these and always come up with delightful, fascinating, improved sentences which help them with longer pieces of written work and their understanding of the power of adjectives and adverbs to make writing come alive. PDF version (Sasson font) and editable Word version (Comic Sans) uploaded.

242 Phonics worksheets! Phonics worksheets which can be used with any phonics scheme Covers all phonics blends, digraphs, trigraphs and diphthongs. For each phonics sound, blend, digraph, etc. there are 5 or 6 phonics pages: Add the blend or digraph to the word and connect to the matching picture Clear clip-art (black and white - perfect for colouring) phonics labeling page using 9 carefully chosen example phonics words/clip-art followed by a fun read and draw page Write the blend or digraph and read the words with the aid of sound buttons and lines under each grapheme. Find, highlight and write the words containing each specific blend (or digraph, trigraph etc.) then a cloze page of decodable sentences which have been carefully sequenced to progressively incorporate words that are consistent with the letters and corresponding phonemes that have been taught to the new reader/speller in previous pages of the book (plus sight words) Could be made into a 242 page phonics workbook, or individual pages can be printed off and photocopied. (I have uploaded two versions of the book - the original 168 page standard version, and a 242 extended version) Perfect for beginner readers and spellers. Also great for EAL students to help build vocabulary alongside reading and spelling skills. Made by an experienced phonics teacher, and used in classrooms weekly. Phonics cooperative partner activity Phase 3 Set 1 Worksheets Phase 3 Set 2 Worksheets Phase 3 Set 3 Worksheets Spelling Mats Phase 3 and Phase 5

Use these writing frames to help Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2 students write stories. 8 story idea writing frames with suggested words to help students write interesting stories. Appropriate possible word choices for characters, and setting and a selection of appropriate key phrases, adjectives and verbs which writers could incorporate into their stories. All or just a few of the words can be used. Although it may seem to a teacher or tutor that the plot is predetermined by the word selection children can write a multitude of different stories by selecting fewer or more words, putting words in different orders and by adding their own extra words and information to create a different story each time. (Differentiation by outcome) Designed to help young writers expand their vocabulary and have fun writing.

Animated & illustrated PowerPoint introduction to prefixes and suffixes and how they change the meaning of (base) words. Most common prefixes and suffixes covered. Each prefix or suffix is presented with 10+ logical examples in an engaging style. Think-pair-share activities for each prefix or suffix. Slide Order: Review of base words quickly covered with an identify the base word activity. Explanation and examples of common prefixes: ‘re’, ‘un’, ‘mis’, ‘pre’, and ‘dis’. Each prefix then followed with a think-pair-share activity. 20+ examples of words with the prefix then shown for students to self check against. Explanation and examples of common suffixes: ‘-ful’, ‘-less’, ‘ly’, ‘er’, ‘est’ Each suffix followed with a think-pair-share activity 20+ Examples of words with the suffix. Quite a long slide show if all done at once (whole lesson perhaps). Could be used to introduce/review just prefixes or suffixes in one lesson by showing only 1 half of the presentation. Some slides could also be hidden. Other than a brief explanation and examples for each prefix or suffix, I’ve tried to keep it quite straight forward so that their isn’t too much lecturing or reading required. Recommend students use mini-whiteboards for the think-pair-shares or list on paper the examples pairs or small groups can come up with. Been designed with ESL grade 3, 4 and 5 students as the target pupils, so repetitive language used with vocabulary building as a desired outcome.

Position, direction and movement, anti-clockwise, clockwise, fractions of turns *Review clockwise and anti-clockwise turns by means of animated images of clocks and 11 other fun animated revolving images. *Learn quarter, two-quarter/half, three-quarters and four-quarters/whole fractions of a circle *simple following instruction game to review clockwise and anti-clockwise quarter, half, three-quarter and whole turns prior to or after watching a birds-eye animated image of a man standing on a divided circle making animated turns. *In pairs practice turning a pencil clockwise and anti-clockwise quarter, half, three-quarter and whole turns prior to or after viewing an example. PowerPoint whole-class teaching resource Two page worksheet (in word & PDF format) using the same pencil turns image to consolidate learning.

Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint with 5 worksheets about the basic rules of subject-verb agreements. Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint progression: 1)Starts by reviewing what the subject and verb of a sentence is. 2)Then an example slide of the grammar rule. 3)Main part of the PowerPoint provides example sentences with various different subjects and students choose the correct form of the verb, on a click the correct form of the verb floats into place. (rule is removed after a few slides, but then reappears so that you can reinforce [or correct] the rule). Fun story style to keep students engaged. 4)Ends with a simple task instructing students to write examples for different subjects and pronouns. I use it with a ESL after-school class and mini-whiteboards for pairs of students to make it into a quiz game format. Also included are 5 carefully designed, story-style, fun worksheets which provide reinforcement and practice for the rule. 1 of the worksheets repeats the examples used in the PowerPoint.

Homonyms, Homographs & Heteronyms PowerPoint & Crossword. Homograph PowerPoint with simple clues and clear (labeled for reuse) clip-art. Each slide is animated: 1st click written clues are presented, 2nd click clip-art is shown, 3rd click answer is revealed - I use it with mini-whiteboards in a quiz game format. 25 common homographs presented (fit, ring, saw, gum, letters, light, train, table, club, watch, calf, coach, jam, dear, wave, cross, bark, park, orange, bat, right, tear, bow, wind, polish) ( - please see a screen shot of 9 of the slides) Also comes with a crossword using 17 of the 25 homographs to use as a homework or reinforcement activity. Differentiated crossword - one with clues and word box of spellings, one with only clues. I use it with ESL grade 2-5 students in an after school club and with my grade 3 (8 & 9 year olds) when we study this in grammar, but would be enjoyed by grades 2,3,4 and 5)

Posters for students to set class/school goals, with a space below each for them to list the steps they will need to take to achieve their goals. 4 versions: 3 pdf files with sassoon font: one with lines, one with numbers, and one with numbers and only 2 callout bubbles. 1 word doc with comic sans. I will edit the documents and replace 'my' with the name of the student and print one off for each child in my class. Plus one for myself, so that I can set some personal (teaching) goals for myself. I will also print out a large 'to achieve by xx/xx/xxxx' so that the goals are time sensitive and display this alongside the student's posters. Also included some display headings, quotes, and stars to make a classroom display. (star clipart is 'for reuse from clipartpanda.com)

Most common suffix (-ful, -est, -ing, -less, -ly, -er) and prefix (re-, un-, dis-, mis-, pre-) investigation worksheets. Each suffix and prefix meaning is given, plus an example. Can be differentiated in numerous ways: 1) Students think of their own example of words with common prefixes and suffixes. [page 1 & page 2] 2) Students can sort the provided examples. [page 3] and add some of their own 3) Students can decide which prefix or suffix works with the given base words and then add them to the table in the appropriate place. [page 4] (answers will vary) You may choose to do just suffixes or prefixes in one lesson or print back to back and do it all at once. I always like to get students to work in pairs and help each other complete worksheets and also add other examples. Uploaded a PDF in a Sasson Font & an editable word doc. in comic sans. Hope students around the world enjoy them. Please rate and comment, all my resources are shared freely.

A fun introductory presentation activity about abbreviations. Students can use mini-whiteboards (or scrap paper to make it into a quiz game) - they have to work out the common abbreviations of words or phrases (many they will know already, others they may have to work out) Also thrown in a few challenge questions (How many metres in 1km? etc.) Comes with an accompanying worksheet: Full words or phrases at the bottom of the page have to be used to match the abbreviations at the top (and/or vice versa)

next, so, because, but, until, before, if, then, until, also, instead of, meanwhile. Use conjunctions two join to short sentences together. 6 examples with multiple choices of conjunctions. Followed by a clear example of using the chosen conjunction to make one longer sentence. After this students are asked if the sentence makes sense, finally the Power Point rewrites the new, longer sentence to reinforce the change from 2 short sentences into 1 longer sentence. Shared freely: please rate and comment politely.

Sentences need to make sense. The order of the words in a sentence can change the meaning of the sentence. Students read the two sentences and choose the one that makes the most sense. e.g. Ben ate a hotdog. A hotdog ate Ben. EAL or ESL homework activity.

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. e.g. to, too and two Students have to circle the correct word (homophone) for each sentence. Homework worksheet.

Tricky rhyming words sorting/matching activity. Includes various different spelling patterns making same vowel sound.

Comparatives and Superlatives worksheet with rules. One side with 1 syllable adjectives (add 'er' & 'est') Other side with 2 syllable adjectives (more...than & most) Good for a homework for ESL learners.

Lots of words and a few sentences. Students are asked to... Circle the noun, cross out the adjective and draw a zigzag star around the verb. EAL/ESL Homework for grade/year 1 or 2.

A negative sentence (or statement) states that something is not true or incorrect. Two back:2:back worksheets (4 pages) with a varity of activities used as a homework. Negative Sentences using 'Being Verbs' present and past form on worksheet_1 Negative Sentences using 'other verbs' present and past form on worksheet_2. Please rate and review.

10 adjectives worksheets; Range of levels from gaining initial knowledge to applying it in sentence writing. Hope that people find them useful. Please rate and comment if you do! Please also see my adjective, nouns and verb flashcards / display cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nouns-verbs-adjectives-display-cards-12216145 And my posters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/verbs-nouns-adjectives-posters-12212892