A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 1 punctuation objective requiring that pupils be introduced to capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences. The PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 1 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand how words combine to make sentences. The PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion.

A PPT based lesson designed to help pupils recognise adjectives and explore how and why they are used. The 18 slide PPT contains explanation, activities and practice exercises for pupils to complete as well as opportunities for discussion.

A PPT based lesson designed to help pupils recognise and understand the use of adverbs of time, manner and place. The 13 slide PPT contains explanation, activities and practice exercises for pupils to complete as well as opportunities for discussion.

A PPT based lesson designed to help pupils recognise and understand the use of pronouns to replace nouns. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, activities and practice exercises for pupils to complete as well as opportunities for discussion.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 1 word objective requiring pupils to recognise regular plural noun suffixes –s or –es. The PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion.

A PPT based lesson designed to help pupils recognise four different types of nouns: common, proper, concrete and abstract. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, activities and practice exercises for pupils to complete as well as opportunities for discussion.

This pack contains 13 colourful posters which illustrate and explain the vocabulary, grammar and punctuation objectives for year 6 as specified in the English National Curriculum Appendix 2. Useful for classroom display and reference throughout the teaching year.

This pack contains 13 posters which illustrate and explain the vocabulary, grammar and punctuation objectives for year 3 as specified in the English National Curriculum Appendix 2. Great for classroom display and reference throughout the teaching year.

This pack contains 9 posters which illustrate and explain the vocabulary, grammar and punctuation objectives for year 4 as specified in the English National Curriculum Appendix 2. Useful for classroom display and reference throughout the teaching year.

This pack contains 14 posters which illustrate and explain the vocabulary, grammar and punctuation objectives for year 2 as specified in the English National Curriculum Appendix 2. Useful for classroom display and reference throughout the teaching year.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand ‘Expressing time, place and cause using prepositions’. 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.

A complete poetry lesson based on cinquain poetry. Includes a PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes activities designed to help students create their own cinquains. These activities are ideal for helping pupils consider word choice, editing, syllables and layout. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. The 15 slide PPT contains: • Examples of cinquains with supporting visual images • Background information about how this type of poetry developed. • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities which provide guidance supporting students in writing their own cinquains The resource also includes: • A poem sheet containing two cinquains by Adelaide Crapsey – the poet who invented cinquains. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets. Worksheet A contains true/false statements about both poems and an activity that requires students to visualise one of the poems. Worksheet B contains more challenging activities requiring students to explore the language of the poems.

This year 6 reading SATs revision resource is designed to help pupils develop their inference skills. To prepare pupils for reading a challenging narrative text similar in style to the texts which are often found in the third section of the KS2 reading test paper, this resource contains three high-interest extracts from the following classic stories: Aladdin The Secret Garden The Wizard of Oz Each extract has an accompanying short comprehension focused solely on inference and impressions. These comprehensions include complex questions which require evidence similar to the 2-3 mark questions commonly found on the reading SATs . Answer sheets are also provided. This resource is suitable for three reading revision sessions. Including discussion and analysis of suitable answers these sessions are likely to take around 30 minutes each.

A complete lesson based on the poem ‘The Lake Isle of Innisfree’ by W.B.Yeats. Includes a PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes guidance for two follow-up writing activities. Ideal for studying classic poetry or contrasting localities A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for KS2. The 11 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 questions linked to the author’s opinion and use of language.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 5 punctuation objective requiring pupils to explore the use of ‘brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis’. 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.

A complete lesson based on the poem ‘Leisure’ by W.H.Davies with PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes guidance for two follow-up discussion and writing activities. Ideal for teachers studying classic poetry with their pupils or exploring poetry about nature. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. The 11 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the 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 comprehension 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 opinion.

A complete lesson based on the poem 'In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae with PPT presentation, comprehension tasks and follow-up speaking and writing activities. Ideal for studying classic poetry, Remembrance Day or World War One. Suitable for KS2. The PPT could easily be adapted for use in an assembly. The 11 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 viewpoint, the poet’s use of language and finding evidence.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 5 text objective requiring pupils to explore the use of ‘devices to build cohesion within a paragraph’. 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.

A complete lesson for KS2 based on the poem ‘Daffodils’ by Williams Wordsworth. Includes a PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes guidance for a follow-up writing activity. Ideal for teachers studying classic poetry with their pupils or looking for a spring poem. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. The 10 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poem • Discussion questions • Follow-up writing activity details. The resource also includes: • A copy of the poem. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension 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 questions linked to the author’s opinion and use of language.