These A4 differentiated word vocabulary mats are an essential tool for any child and would be perfect laminated and stored in boxes in the middle of the table. The mat focuses on writing a character description. The mat gives a wide range of vocabulary including words to describe how a characters look, what they wear and their personality. There are also words and phrases to describe where the character may live and their age and gender. Furthermore there are lists of prepositions, adverbs, adjectives and conjunctions which could be included in a description. Finally there is also a model example of a character description that the children can use to uplevel or improve their own piece of writing. The attached images show each mat but each pack includes: Mat 1 for the less able pupils (one A4 sheet) Mat 2 for the middle ability pupils (one A4 sheet) Mat 3 for higher ability pupils (one A4 sheet) Mats 4 - example of character description (could be laminated back to back with one of the above mats) The resource is colourfully designed with the colours linked to the language through colour system. However any child can use these mats regardless of whether they are using this system.

Enclosed in this pack are a range of attractive posters which are ideal to display in a reading area within the classroom. Included in this pack: 1x A4 Title Poster 12x Bookworm Posters with key questions (2 posters per A4 sheet) 4x Clipart Posters displaying key vocabulary in the books (2 posters per A4 sheet) The posters are attractively designed with Clipart images thanks to our link with iClipart.com

An essential resource for any primary classroom teaching the new National Curriculum. This display pack contains the follow: 1 x A4 Title page (with red border) 3 x A4 definition posters explaining what a fronted adverbial is (with blue border) 9 x A4 posters giving examples of how fronted adverbials are use in a sentence (with purple border) 2 x A4 posters asking questions (with green border) 20 x vocabulary cards giving examples of fronted adverbials (with yellow border) 1x A4 poster with all the examples on the same page (with yellow border)

A great resource to help with the teaching of descriptive writing. Included in this pack are 10 x A4 posters each showing a different character. Around the outside of the character are a number of key questions to help the child describe the character. Pictures range from monsters to human characters. All images provided thanks to our link with iclipart.com

These A4 differentiated word vocabulary mats are an essential tool for any child and would be perfect laminated and stored in boxes in the middle of the table. The mat focuses on writing a persuasive advert. The mat gives helpful sentence starters for the beginning, middle and end of the advert as well as possible adverbs and adjectives that could be used. There is also an example of a persuasive advert that the children can use to uplevel or improve their own piece of writing. The attached images show each mat but each pack includes: Mat 1 for the less able pupils (one A4 sheet) Mat 2 for the middle ability pupils (one A4 sheet) Mat 3 for higher ability pupils (on A4 sheet) Mat 4 - an example of a model persuasive advert (could be laminated back to back with one of the above mats) The resource is colourfully designed with the colours linked to the language through colour system. However any child can use these mats regardless of whether they are using this system.

This 58 slide PowerPoint is the perfect revision tool for the KS2 literacy curriculum In total 17 different types of puncutation are covered with each term covered over at least two slides. Slide 1 - a multiple choice quiz where the term is given and the children have to then choose from four possible definitions. Slide 2/3/4 - the correct definition is given. This is then followed by an activity for the children to complete which will consolidate their understanding of the type of punctuation. Depending on the type of punctuation, some have the definition and activity on the same slide whilst others covering 3 separate slides. Terms covered - apostrophe, brackets, bullet points, capital letters, colon, commas, dash, direct speech, elipsis, exclamation mark, full stop, hypen, indirect speech, paragraph, question mark, semi colon, speech marks, The punctuation types are listed in alphabetical order meaning they are quick to locate and use as and when appropriate. This resource is perfect for that little and often revision and can either be displayed on the interactive whiteboard or given to pupils to work through on their own devices. Contributed by one of our resource makers, Michael Spalton, this is a fantastic resource for Year 6 pupils.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman In total there are 21 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the sections in the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to the new National Curriculum objectives and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on double negatives In total there are three slides: Slide 1 (teach) - Definition and explanation of what a double negative is with examples. Slide 2 (practise) - Children are asked to correct sentences with double negatives in. Slide 3 (extend) - Children are asked to identify the double negatives and then correct them by writing the sentences out again. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on question marks and exclamation marks In total there are three slides: Slide 1 (teach) - Definition and explanation of how to use a question mark and an exclamation mark. Examples of each are given. Slide 2 (practise) - Children have to decide whether to put an exclamation mark or question mark at the end of 13 sentences. Slide 3 (extend) - Children are asked to copy out a passage and add in the missing exclamation marks and question marks. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on informal and formal language In total there are five slides: Slide 1/2 (teach) - Definition and explanation of informal and formal language with examples. Slide 3 (practise) - Children are asked to list of words and phrases under the headings 'Informal Language' and 'Formal Language'. They are also asked to identify the formal language in a sentence. Slide 4 (extend) - Children are asked to read a informal letter and rewrite it using formal language. Slide 5 - the answers for the active on slide 5 The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on alliteration In total there are four slides: Slide 1/2 (teach) - Definition and explanation of what alliteration is together with examples. Slide 3 (practise) - Children read a poem and have to identify all the examples of alliteration. Slide 4 (extend) - Children are asked to write an alliterative sentence about 5 different objects/things. They are then asked to write an alliterative poem about a subject of their choice. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on nouns. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of a noun, proper noun and common noun with examples. Slide 2 - Ten sentences where the children need to underline the nouns in the sentences. Slide 3 - Children read a paragraph and then have to identify the nouns and place them in a table under the headings of common and proper nouns. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

SATs Revision Activity Pack 1. With this revision pack you will receive 10 weeks of activities. (50 activities in total) Our SATs revision activity pack is perfect for that 'little but often' practise in the run up to the SATs tests in May. Aimed at being used outside of literacy and maths lessons these activities are written in the same style of SATs questions are aimed at helping children who are working towards reaching the required standard. Perfect to be completed first thing in the morning, straight after lunch or whenever there is a spare minute. Questions are focused on all areas of the maths curriculum (3 activities per week) and the grammar elements of the literacy curriculum (2 activities per week). Each activity is designed to take between 10 and 15 minutes.

Enclosed in this set are 26 non fiction activity question cards which can be used during guided reading sessions and are particularly useful to help prepare children for the KS2 SATs in May. Each question card is coded to show the assessment focus it can be matched up to. The activity cards are also colourfully designed and includes a playful clipart image - thanks to our link to iClipart.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Dear Olly by Michael Morpurgo (Year 5/6) In total there are 6 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the sections in the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to the new National Curriculum objectives and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

Year 5/6 Great at Grammar - Summer Term Pack - newly updated to meet the demands of the New National Curriculum. With this termly pack you will receive 12 weeks of activities. Each week there are 5 activities and all 12 weeks will be emailed to you upon purchase. We are pleased to announce that this resource has been updated to meet the demands of the new National Curriculum with the objective listed at the top of each activity. With the introduction of the new National Curriculum it is vitally important that grammar is taught throughout the school and is an integral part of the curriculum. This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with five activities per week. These include activities which are linked to all aspects of the new grammar National Curriculum. At the top of each slide the learning objective from the National Curriculum is shown. There are also activities from the Year 3/4 National Curriculum which will serve as useful revision to the children. Each activity is only designed to take 5 minutes which means these activities are perfect to complete first thing in the morning or straight after lunch. Built up over the term the children will become grammar experts! These activities are aimed at children in years 5/6 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com

A great resource for children when they are story writing. On this Literacy mat are 27 different openings for a story organised under headings. Examples include: 1. “Help me, I’m stuck and I cannot get out!” sobbed Louise. 2. Kiran stared at the open space and began to cry. Enclosed in this pack: 1 x Colour Copy (A4) 1 x Black & White Copy (A4 but can be enlarged to A3)

Year 3/4 Great at Grammar - Summer Term Pack - newly updated to meet the demands of the New National Curriculum. We are pleased to announce that this resource has been updated to meet the demands of the new National Curriculum with the objective listed at the top of each activity. With the introduction of the new National Curriculum it is vitally important that grammar is taught throughout the school and is an integral part of the curriculum. This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with five activities per week. These include activities which are linked to all aspects of the new grammar National Curriculum. At the top of each slide the learning objective from the National Curriculum is shown. There are also activities from the Year 1/2 National Curriculum which will serve as useful revision to the children. Each activity is only designed to take 5 minutes which means these activites are perfect to complete first thing in the morning or straight after lunch. Built up over the term the children will become grammar experts! These activities are aimed at children in years 3/4 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com

Enclosed in this pack are a total of 38 vocabulary cards (approximately 24cm by 8cm) which will help to increase a child's range of vocabulary when writing. Also enclosed are two A4 title pages.

A great resource to accompany the teaching of adventure story writing. These posters can be arranged into a colourful and informative display which will provide your pupils with useful prompts when writing their own story. Ideal for KS1! Included in this pack are: 1 x title banner 1 x vocabulary box 3 x question/prompts 1 x setting box 2 x character question box All the posters are displayed in the images for this product. They vary in size but most take up about 1/2 page of A4. The posters are attractively designed in colour giving an appealing look.