Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Nouns - Year 1
‘Nouns- Year 1’ introduces pupils to common nouns: people, places and things. It is a colouful and engaging English teaching resource that uses the example words from the Year 1 English - Appendix 1- Spelling. Content includes:
What is a noun introduction
An interactive noun sorting activity with accompanying worksheet
Go on a noun hunt activity worksheet
Circle the nouns activity and worksheet
Identify the noun in the sentence activity and worksheet
Further consolidation worksheet with answers
‘Nouns - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
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Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1
Types of Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Collective Nouns
Identifying Bias
KS3 English - Non-fiction - Reading
15-slide PowerPoint-based lesson with worksheet
Identifying Bias explains how to identify the use of bias and rhetoric in non-fiction and media texts. This fully editable PowerPoint-based lesson includes:
What is bias? Understanding what bias is.
How to identify bias in a text
Bias and rhetorical devices consolidation / assessment task
Winter Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6
This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. The resource is fully editable so can be adapted and used for different seasons or themes.
Content includes:
Discussion - what is a haiku?
Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems
Create a class haiku activity
Individual, pair and group work opportunities
Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism
Writing an individual haiku about winter
Using colour photographs of wintery scenes as writing stimulus
Drafting - how and why we redraft
How to plan and structure a haiku
Exemplar poems
Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about winter
38 slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets
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Spring Haiku
Summer Haiku
Autumn Haiku
Haiku Poetry - Year 3/4
Brothers by Andrew Forster (GCSE Contemporary Poetry - Relationships).
A 33 slide Powerpoint analysis of the poem Brothers by Andrew Forster and an accompanying 8 page worksheet booklet.
A 33 slide Powerpoint analysis of Brothers and accompanying worksheets. English 2010 Teaching Resources: Brothers (Andrew Forster) includes:
A brief biography of Andrew Forster.
Analysis of the poem Ghazal and discussion of ideas and consolidation.
Storyboarding the poem Brothers activity
Structure & language - Discuss how Forster creates mood/tone and how he uses structure and imagery in Brothers
Style and form - Analysis of Forster’s use of poetic devices in Brothers.
Language - Exploration of word choices, using P.E.E to write about the poem.
Themes of Brothers explored, consolidation of Forster’s meaning and purpose.
Links - Where to find further information and analysis about Andrew Forster.
33 slide PowerPoint resource for analysis and teaching the poem Brothers by Andrew Forster.
8 Worksheets to accompany the Brothers (Andrew Forster) Powerpoint.
Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1
'Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1’ introduces pupils to singular and plural nouns as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. This engaging PowerPoint lesson includes class activities with 6 accompanying worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It contains 3 further differentiated worksheets to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. It uses the example words from the Year 1 English - Appendix 1- Spelling. Content includes:
Singular nouns and plural nouns explanation
Using -s to form plural nouns
Using -es to form plural nouns
6 activities with accompanying worksheets
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
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Nouns - Year 1
Types of Nouns
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Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1
(3 lessons made up of an 18-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets)
In this KS4 teaching resource, learners explore Act 3, Scene 1 in detail. The resource explores language and imagery and the creation of tension and suspense through the characters of Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo and Benvolio.
As with all our teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet – Act 5 Scene 1 is fully editable so you can use it as it is or tweak it to meet your specific needs. It has been created with KS4/GCSE students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3.
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Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue
Romeo and Juliet - Act 1
Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5
Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech
Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio
Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England
Romeo and Juliet - Act 2
Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene
Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence
Romeo and Juliet - Act 3
Romeo and Juliet - Act 4
Romeo and Juliet - Act 5
Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work
Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation
Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work
Romeo and Juliet - House of Games
Romeo and Juliet – The Prologue
‘Romeo and Juliet – The Prologue’ focuses on Shakespeare’s use of language in the prologue to Romeo and Juliet.
Contents include:
Prologue Perfection – A fun starter activity in which students use prior knowledge and their knowledge of rhythm and rhyme to rearrange the prologue into the correct order.
A Closer Look – Exploring how the prologue introduces the themes of the play and how Shakespeare uses contrasting imagery.
Comprehension – Questions to assess students’ understanding of the prologue.
Extension Tasks – A variety of extension tasks for students to complete varying in difficulty.
Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources:
Romeo and Juliet - Act 1
Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5
Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech
Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio
Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England
Romeo and Juliet - Act 2
Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene
Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence
Romeo and Juliet - Act 3
Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1
Romeo and Juliet - Act 4
Romeo and Juliet - Act 5
Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work
Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation
Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work
Romeo and Juliet - House of Games
KS2 English - Root Words
This KS2 resource is made up of an editable PowerPoint-based lesson and three differentiated worksheets all with answers included.
The lesson introduces the concept of root words and can be used with Year 3 children when beginning this topic. It can also be used in Years 4 to 6 to consolidate existing understanding.
Teachers and students explore a number of examples of root words to consolidate understanding before moving on to the differentiated activities (Gold, Silver and Bronze). The tasks require children to create their own group of words from a given root, define them and use them in sentences.
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Doubling the Consonant
Common Word Endings
Common Word Endings 2
Avoiding Double Negatives
The Suffix ‘-ed’
The Suffix ‘-ing’
War Horse
War Horse is a unit of work containing a 142-slide PowerPoint, 14 PDF worksheets and 13 lessons. This scheme of work explores the novel chapter by chapter, analysing the book’s plot, characters, themes and language through a range of engaging activities. These teaching resources can be used with Year 5 or Year 6 (Upper KS2) or with a lower ability Year 7 group either as a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme.
Below are examples of the activities contained in the lessons.
Comprehension questions
Chapter by chapter activities to consolidate understanding
Research task – World War One
Making predictions about War Horse using the cover, title, author and blurb
Exploring and discussing themes
Character analysis of Joey, Albert, Father and Captain Nicholls
Understanding the features of a novel – how does Michael Morpurgo use language and narrative structure in War Horse?
Close analysis of language in key scenes
Role play and hot seating activities
Understanding War Horse’s characters through empathetic writing – diary writing
Developing inference and deduction skills
Writing a newspaper story about key events in the story
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Holes
The Silver Sword
The Demon Headmaster
Skellig
Charlotte’s Web
Billionaire Boy
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A Christmas Carol
Spring Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6
This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. The resource is fully editable so can be adapted and used for different seasons or themes.
Content includes:
Discussion - what is a haiku?
Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems
Create a class haiku activity
Individual, pair and group work opportunities
Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism
Writing an individual haiku about spring
Using colour photographs of spring scenes as writing stimulus
Drafting - how and why we redraft
How to plan and structure a haiku
Exemplar poems
Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about spring
38 slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets
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Summer Haiku
Autumn Haiku
Winter Haiku
Haiku Poetry - Year 3/4
The Landlady by Roald Dahl is a 5 lesson scheme of work with a 50 slide editable PowerPoint presentation and an 11 page booklet of worksheets.
The Landlady by Roald Dahl teaching resource includes a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:
A scheme of work overview with 5 four part lessons covering literary context, plot, character, themes and language
Analysis of the characters of Billy Weaver and The Landlady
Extension activities
Cloze and sequencing exercises
Literary context understanding influences - fairy tales - activity and notes
A copy of the text link
Tales of the Unexpected TV version of The Landlady introduced by Roald Dahl link
A modern day version of The Landlady link
Analysing Roald Dahl’s use of language to build mood and tension in The Landlady
Essay question with planning guidance
Eduqas GCSE English - Paper 1, Section B is made to help students prepare for Section B of Paper 1 (Component 1) of the Eduqas GCSE English exam. This KS4 English teaching resource is made up of a 162 slide PowerPoint presentation and 13 worksheets.
This teaching resource covers:
An introduction to the exam paper and the questions in Section B
A guide to achieving the best possible grades on Section B of Paper 1 /Component 1
How to write an effective and engaging piece of creative writing
How to plan, structure and create story within the time limitations of the exam
The AO5 and AO6 the mark scheme – explaining to students how the paper is assessed
Prepositions - Years 3 and 4
‘Prepositions - Years 3 and 4’ is an English KS2 teaching resource that covers the prepositions objectives in the English programme of study for years 3 and 4. This animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
What are prepositions explanation
How to identify a preposition explanation
Why we use prepositions explanation
Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with two accompanying worksheets
Two further worksheets with answers
‘Prepositions - Years 3 and 4’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit each class they teach.
The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3 and 4
(18-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet tasks)
This Year 3 / 4 resource explains how to spell words with the suffix ‘-ation’ correctly.
The lesson provides an easy-to-understand explanation of why and when we use the ‘-ation’ suffix (with examples) and how to change a verb into a noun using ‘-ation’.
The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable learners of all abilities to be challenged. Full answer keys are included for all tasks.
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Suffixes - Year 1
The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4
The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4
The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4
The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4
The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2
The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4
Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2
Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2
Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills
Improving Vocabulary
This handy teaching resource focuses on word choice and vocabulary. Content includes:
1. An animated PowerPoint presentation
2. Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 3 accompanying worksheets
'Improving Vocabulary' is fully editable which gives teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit all their teaching requirements.
Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4
Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4 is a complete lesson made up of a 24-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets. It covers the Lower KS2 topic ‘Recognising Poetry’ from the Year 3/4 Programme of Study in an engaging and enjoyable way.
The lesson introduces acrostic poetry using an example that is broken down and analysed as a whole class, with prompts for discussion and feedback. Following this activity, there is a group acrostic-writing exercise and differentiated worksheets to help children write their own acrostic poems with varied success criteria.
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Acrostic Poetry - KS3
Limericks - KS2
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Sonnets - KS2
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Free Verse Poetry - KS2
Haiku Poetry - KS2
Narrative Poetry - KS2
Synonyms - Year 3 and 4
‘Synonyms - Year 3 and 4’ is an engaging PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to use synonyms to create better sentences and improve writing. Content includes:
Link to short synonyms video clip.
Definition of synonyms with examples.
Matching synonyms task with accompanying worksheet.
How to use synonyms to create better sentences activity with accompanying worksheet.
Consolidation of understanding.
Synonyms interactive game link.
‘Synonyms - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you could use it as a quick starter activity to a literacy lesson, incorporate it into an existing resource, lesson or scheme of work or develop it into a wider language study unit.
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Synonyms - KS3
Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence (PowerPoint and worksheets)
Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence is a two-lesson resource that explores the character of Friar Lawrence in detail. It includes an analysis of his speech in Act 2, Scene 3, a discussion about his character and an exploration of how Shakespeare uses language to present him to the audience.
As with all our teaching resources, the PowerPoint slides are fully editable so you can use the resource as it is or tweak it to fit your specific needs.
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Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue
Romeo and Juliet - Act 1
Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5
Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech
Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio
Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England
Romeo and Juliet - Act 2
Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene
Romeo and Juliet - Act 3
Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1
Romeo and Juliet - Act 4
Romeo and Juliet - Act 5
Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work
Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation
Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work
Romeo and Juliet - House of Games
Walking Away
This two-lesson mini-unit explores Cecil Day-Lewis’s ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying the AQA Love and Relationships cluster, this resource studies the poem in depth and explains how to write an essay comparing it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 59-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 7 accompanying worksheets.
The two lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context – A brief outline of Cecil Day-Lewis’s life and factors that may have inspired the poem.
First Contact – An initial reading of ‘Walking Away’ with a glossary included. Comprehension questions with example answers.
Exploring Meaning – Analysing ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.
Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. A model answer is included.
Lesson Two
Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Walking Away’: parent/child relationships, memory, time, distance and growing up.
Language – Exploring Day-Lewis’s use of language. An analysis of imagery and a line-by-line examination of the poem, with questions and answers.
Structure and Form – How Day-Lewis uses the first-person perspective, direct address, caesura, rhyme and enjambment.
The GCSE Exam – How to write a comparison essay. Comparing ‘Walking Away’ with ‘Before You Were Mine’ and ‘Mother, Any Distance’. Model answers included.
Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more AQA Anthology Poetry - Love and Relationships resources:
When We Two Parted
Love’s Philosophy
Porphyria’s Lover
Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’
Neutral Tones
The Farmer’s Bride
Eden Rock
Mother, Any Distance
Before You Were Mine
Follower
Letters From Yorkshire
Winter Swans
Singh Song!
Climbing My Grandfather
AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Love and Relationships Pack
This two-lesson mini-unit covers Simon Armitage’s ‘The Manhunt’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 52-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One contains an extract from the Channel 4 documentary ‘Forgotten Heroes’ and an introduction to PTSD; a reading and discussion of ‘The Manhunt’ by Simon Armitage with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included; analysing Armitage’s use of language and asking and answering questions that delve deeper (model answers provided); an essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example model essay response is included.
Lesson Two covers imagery - analysing Armitage’s use of imagery. Themes - discussing the poem’s themes. Structure and Form - Considering how Armitage uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘The Manhunt’ with ‘A Wife in London’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam.
This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview ‘The Manhunt’, please click on the images.
Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel:
Sonnet 43
London
The Soldier
Living Space
As Imperceptibly as Grief
Cozy Apologia
A Wife in London
Death of a Naturalist
Hawk Roosting
To Autumn
Afternoons
Dulce et Decorum Est
Excerpt from The Prelude
Mametz Wood
Ozymandias
La Belle Dame sans Merci
A Complaint
My Father Would Not Show Us
My Last Duchess
Neutral Tones