Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for the /ʌ/ sound spelt ou POWERPOINTS U spelt ou: Talks about how the /u/ sound can be spelt ou, and gives examples of words containing the grapheme. It ends with a spelling activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice u spelt ou word cards TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for adding the suffix ly POWERPOINTS The Suffix -ly: Recaps what an adjective and adverb are, and explains how the suffix -ly can be added to an adjective to form an adverb. It explains the rules for adding the suffix, and also the exceptions.(If the root wrod ends in y with a consonant letter before it, the y is change to i, but only if the root word has more than one syllable. / If the root word ends with le, the le is changed to ly. / If the root word ends with ic, then ally is added except in the word publicly. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice Word cards containing the suffix ly Adverbs ending ly worksheet TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for adding the suffix ation to verbs to form nouns. POWERPOINTS The suffix ation: Recaps the definition of a noun and a verb and the rules for adding suffixes beginning with a vowel letter. It then demonstrates the addition of ation to certain words and ends with an activity for the children to complete. ation sentences: A series of sentences for children to create and insert the correct noun by adding ation to verbs. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice The suffix ation worksheet TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for spelling words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/ POWERPOINTS Words ending sure: Explains the word ending 'zh-er' and gives examples of common words ending in sure. It ends with a spelling activity. Words ending sure: Explains the word ending 'ch-er', giving examples of words ending in ture. It also explains that some words might sound like they end ture, but to check whethere they are words with the -er suffix such as teacher or richer. It ends with a spelling activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice sure word cards ture word cards sure wordsearch ture wordsearch Although every effort has been made to check wordsearches for unintentional inappropriate words, it is recommended that teachers double check them before giving to children. TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

POWERPOINT: Explains that these type of words come from the French language. It gives examples of the most common words with this grapheme then ends with a writing activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice Ch for the sh sound worksheet Ch for the sh sound picture worksheet Wordsearch TEACHER RESOURCES: Word list Adaptable outline plan

POWERPOINTS: gue at the end of words que at the end of words PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check x 2: For spelling practice Cards with words ending gue gue for the g sound worksheet Cards with words ending que que for the k sound worksheet que for the k sound picture worksheet que and gue wordsearch TEACHER RESOURCES: Word list Adaptable outline plan

A variety of pdf sheets that can be used for different spelling activities. They include: Acrostic poems Bubble words Colourful words Cut out words Look write cover check spelling sheet Rainbow spellings Shape words Silly Sentences Spelling with both hands Stories with spellings Word search with spellings Words in words Writing a poem Writing fun

Resources to teach the spellings of the words in the years 3 and 4 word list INTRODUCTORY POWERPOINT: Spelling strategies: Looks at different ways to learn spellings for children to use 16 SPELLING POWERPOINTS: The words are organised into 15 different categories according to how they are spelt. Each category contains between 6 and 9 words so that they can also be used for spelling tests. Each category contains a PowerPoint with a page for each word and a range of strategies to help remember the spelling of each. The strategies include: Looking at the history of the word Looking at words in the same word family Looking at spelling rules Looking at root words and affixes Using speak and spell Highlighting unusual spelling Mnemonics Looking at words within the word Looking at words with similar spelling patterns The categories are as follows: Spelling words using phonic knowledge Words with schwa digraph 1 Words with schwa digraph 2 Words with schwa spelt a Words with schwa spelt e and i Words with schwa spelt o and u Silent letters 1 Silent letters 2 Words with the grapheme ea Words with the grapheme gh Words with the letter string ough Words with the phonemes tch and sh Words with unusual correspondences 1 Words with unusual correspondences 2 Words with unusual correspondences 3 Words with unusual correspondences 4

POWERPOINT: Looks at all the common words containing these graphemes for the /ai/ phoneme. Ends with a spelling activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice Wordsearch TEACHER RESOURCES: Word list Adaptable outline plan

3 Powerpoints: Recap of plural s: Revision of previous learning about nouns, singular and plural with a short exercise at the end. Recap of possessive s: Revision of previous learning about possessive -s. Plural or possessive s: Sentences with lots of questions for the children to answer, whether the words contain plural or possessive -s. 1 Worksheet: Plural and possessive s

A pack of powrpoints and printable resources looking at noun phrases that are expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases. POWERPOINTS: Modifying adjectives: Recap of how adjectives can be used to expand noun phrases. Gives images at the end for practice of adding adjectives. Modifying nouns: Introduction to how nouns can modify noun phrases, eg kitchen table, office chair. Gives images at the end where the children have to use nouns to specify more information about the main noun. Modifying preposition phrases: Explains what preposition phrases are and shows how they can be used to specify where the noun is. It gives examples and ends with images where the children can think of preposition phrases. PRINTABLE PDF FILES: Modifying adjectives worksheet Modifying nouns worksheet Modifying preposition phrases worksheet Adjectives posters: Lots of different adjectives to display Preposition posters: Lots of prepositions/ preposition phrases to display

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for adding the suffix ous –our is changed to –or before –ous is added. A final ‘e’ of the root word must be kept if the /dʒ/ sound of ‘g’ is to be kept. If there is an /i:/ sound before the –ous ending, it is usually spelt as i, but a few words have e. POWERPOINTS Adding the suffix ous - Regular spellings: Explains that sometimes the root word is obvious and the usual rules apply for adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters. It gives examples of words where there is no obvious root word. Gives opportunities for children to add ous to different words. Adding the suffix ous - our to or and exceptions: Gives examples of words where our is changed to or before ous is added; A final ‘e’ of the root word must be kept if the /dʒ/ sound of ‘g’ is to be kept; and If there is an /i:/ sound before the –ous ending, it is usually spelt as i, but a few words have e. Gives opportunities for children to add ous to different words. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice Words containing the suffix ous worksheet x 3 Wordsearch - words with the suffix ous Although every effort has been made to check wordsearches for unintentional inappropriate words, it is recommended that teachers double check them before giving to children. TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

A powerpoint explaining what direct speech is and how to use inverted commas when writing it down.

A powerpoint explaining what paragraphs are and how they can be used to organise ideas around a theme and a sheet to help the children plan out the main ideas in a paragraph.

5 POWERPOINTS: Introduction to pronouns: Explains what pronouns are and gives an example of what text would look like if they were not used. It ends with an activity where the children read the sentences to see which pronoun should be used to aid cohesion and avoid repetition. Pronoun practice: Exercise to see which pronouns should be used where. Personal pronouns: A study of personal pronouns eg I/my/mine Demonstrative pronouns: A look at this, these, that and those Reflexive pronouns: A study of reflexive pronouns such as he/himself, with exercises to think of sentences containing them. PRINTABLE PDF FILES: Complete the pronoun matrix Find the pronouns ( x 3): Read the stories and find the pronouns. Indefinite pronouns: For display Missing pronouns (x 2): Read the story and fill in the missing pronouns Pronoun count: To use when reading to see which pronouns are the most common. Pronoun list Who am I: Picture cards for the children to describe using possessive pronouns

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for word endings which sound like /ʒən/ that are spelt as sion POWERPOINT: Words ending sion: Explains and looks at words with these endings, then ends with a spelling activity using the most common words ending in sion. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice 2 x word cards, one set with pictures, the other containing more difficult words. TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

The powerpoint lesson explains that cial is common after a vowel letter and tial after a consonant letter and gives examples of the exceptions. It ends with a spelling activity PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: LWCC cial words: For spelling practice LWCC tial words: For spelling practice Word endings cial or tial worksheets x 2 Wordsearch cial and tial word endings Word list

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for endings which sound like /ʃəs/ spelt cious or tious POWERPOINTS: Shus endings spelt cious: Powerpoint explaining the rules If the root word ends in –ce, the /ʃ/ sound is usually spelt as c. It ends with a look, write cover check interactive activity. Shus endings spelt tious: Explains the guideline If you can think of a noun from the same root word that ends in –tion, then the /ʃ/ (sh) sound is usually spelt as t. It ends with a look, write cover check interactive activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check cious words: For spelling practice Anagrams ending cious worksheet Look Write Cover Check tious words: For spelling practice Anagrams ending cious worksheet cious and tious wordsearch Word list

A powerpoint explaining the terminology for pupils in Y4 - determiner,pronoun, possesive pronoun and adverbial.

A powerpoint lesson and worksheet to explain who apostrophes mark plural possession. POWERPOINT: Possessive apostrophes with plural words: Explains what they are and how they are used. Ends with an activity to rewrite phrases using possessive apostrophes. PDF ACTIVITY: Possessive apostrophes with plural words: Similar activity to the PowerPoint above. DISPLAY Plural possessive apostrophes posters