Year 3/4 Great at Grammar - Spring 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

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on semi-colons. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of the two different ways that semi-colons are used with examples. Slide 2 - Four sentences where the children add information in a list which includes semi-colons. Then, five sentences where the children complete the sentence where the semi-colon replaces a connective. Slide 3 - Ten sentences where the children write the first part of the sentence before the semi-colon. 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.

Our new 'Fun with Phonics' resource is designed to develop pupils confidence when reading phonetically decodable words. It is also to support preparations for the Year 1 phonics screening check. The pack contains five different activities each week where the pupils are encouraged to decode words, which contain graphemes up to and include phase 5, and use these in a range of situations. The final activity encourages pupils to read real and pseudo words. The pseudo words are identified using a image of an alien to help prepare pupils for the format of the screening check. 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

Included in this set are 32 loop cards which help children understand contractions. There are 4 loop cards on each A4 sheet, making them easy to keep and store. Once the class or group have completed the loop card activity once, why not time them to see if they can complete the 'loop' in a faster time. Each child could keep the same card or they can be rotated between groups. TOP TIP - After printing, why not laminate so that you have a resource which can be used over and over again?

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 is meant by word families (with blue border) 8 x A4 posters giving examples of different word families (with purple border) 3 x A4 posters asking questions about different word families (with green border) 1 x A4 Posters showing the main word families. Great to use as a vocabulary mat (with yellow border) 35 x Vocabulary cards (two cards per A4 sheet) showing the different word families.

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) 5 x A4 definition posters explaining what a synonym is (with blue border) 6 x A4 posters giving examples of synonyms (with purple border) 5 x A4 posters asking questions about synonyms including interactive activities (with green border) 11 x A4 Posters, each with 11 synonyms for a specific word. Great to use as a vocabulary mat (with yellow border)

A simple but highly effective resource to aid writing. Enclosed on this posters are 'I can' statements linked to the Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 new reading National Curriculum. Year 3/4 - 2 x A4 posters Year 5/6 - 2 x A4 posters The posters are colourfully designed and includes a playful clipart image - thanks to our link to iClipart.

A simple but highly effective resource to aid writing. Enclosed on this bookmark are 'I can' statements linked to the Year 3/4 and 5/6 new writing National Curriculum. The bookmark is two sided and is designed to printed, trimmed, stuck together and then laminated. The bookmark is colourfully designed and includes a playful clipart image - thanks to our link to iClipart.

This pack includes 34 fun and creative ways to learn weekly spellings. These can be used as a homework task or in the classroom where the children can take turns picking a card out of a bag. Activities include: Skip - once for each letter, then call out the word you have spelled. Throw a ball up in the air saying each letter as you catch it. Use a piece of string, plasticene or play dough to make the letters of your word. The activity cards are aimed at children in KS2 and are numbered for easy use. The cards are also attractively designed thanks to our license from Clipart.com

A great resource to accompany the teaching of story writing. Enclosed in this pack are 10 A4 posters showing the following characters: alien fairy ghost mermaid monster pirate prince princess witch wizard

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Enchantment in the Garden by Shirley Hughes (years 3) In total there are 5 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the chapters 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.

A great classroom display resource. This is the latest of our 'Can you describe me?' character packs. A great resource to help with the teaching of descriptive writing. Included in this pack are 10 x A4 posters each showing a different superhero. Around the outside of the character are a number of key questions to help the child describe the character. All images provided thanks to our subscription to clipart.com

A great resource to help improve all genres of writing. These A4 posters can be arranged into a colourful and informative display which will provide your pupils with useful prompts and tips for redratfing their writing. It will also provide an excellent preparation resource for year 6 pupils. Included in this pack are: 9 x A4 Posters all with a black border 1 x Title Posters (How to Write - Top Tips) 5 x Information Posters on how to improve any piece of written work under the headings; punctuation, spelling, grammer, vocabulary, audience 3 x Graphic Display Posters to turn your Top Tips into a colourful display The posters are attractively designed and thanks to iclipart, each poster has an animated character to give a colourful and appealing look.

These A4 adverb mats are great for use in the classroom. In total there are three different A4 mats covering: Adverbs to describe how Adverbs to describe how often Adverbs to describe when Each mat comes in three different formats; cursive, pre cursive and joined.

A great resource to support the teaching of different reading skills. These can be printed into cards and laminated for children to use but also printed larger to use as posters for the classroom. This pack focuses on the skills of summarising, predicting, identifying the meanings of unknown words or phrases and creating and answering higher order questions about a novel. This resource can be used with any novel. Included in this pack are: 1 x Teacher's Guide Card 4 x Role Posters (Summariser, Word Finder, Predictor, Question Master) 1 x Summariser Worksheet 1 x Word Finder Worksheet 1 x Predictor Worksheet 14 x Question Master Cards with a range of different higher order questions which can be used with any novel. The posters are colourful, attractively designed and contain fun clipart images thanks to our link with clipart.com

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on the active and passive voice and how to change from one to another. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definitions of what active and passive sentences are with examples of both. Slide 2 - Ten sentences where the children need to identify whether the sentence is active is passive. Slide 3 - Ten sentences where the children change sentences from active to passive and passive to active. 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 clauses. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 (teach) - Definition and explanation of what a main clause and subordinate clause is with examples Slide 2 (practise) - Children are asked to read sentences and underline the main clause in blue pencil and the subordinate clause in red. Slide 3 (extend) - Children are asked to join two clauses with a conjunction. There are 5 to complete in total. 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 apostrophes and how they are used. In total there are four slides: Slides 1/2 - Explanation of how an apostrophe is used for contaction and possession. Slide 3 - Ten sentences where the children need to add the apostrophes in. Slide 4 - Ten more complex sentences where apostrophes need to be added. 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 fronted adverbials In total there are three slides: Slide 1 (teach) - Definition and explanation of an adverbial phrase with examples. Slide 2 (practise) - Children are asked to choose a fronted adverbial from a list of examples to add to the beginning of 9 sentences. Slide 3 (extend) - Children are asked to use a number of fronted adverbials to write their own sentences. Children are then given 4 fronted adverbials and asked to complete sentences. 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.