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This is a Roald Dahl quote poster containing a quote from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This is an ideal resource for display and discussion purposes on Roald Dahl Day and World Book Day.
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This resource contains a list of William Shakespeare’s plays in chronological order.
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Shakespeare - Set of 60 Quote Posters
These posters contain powerful images and a range of quotes -some poignant, some comedic, some tragic and some romantic - all illustrate Shakespeare’s mastery of words, his skillful use of language and poetic devices. This is an ideal resource to promote discussion or for display purposes.
Wiliam Shakespeare Simple Text Presentation
This is an informative and fully editable, simple text, 60-slide PowerPoint presentation about the life and work of William Shakespeare. This resource is appropriate for primary pupils and older SEN students.
The presentation focuses on - his birthplace and parentage; his family; references to and excerpts from well-known plays – Hamlet, Macbeth, Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Globe Theatre, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre; the Puritans' banning of theatres and plays;, The Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare's contribution to the English language; his use of literary techniques and poetic devices; his burial place; his former home New Place -his former home; list of his plays in chronological order.
The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to engaging short clips (3 minutes) of Macbeth – film and opera versions.
Wiliam Shakespeare Presentation
This is a slightly longer, more detailed 75-slide presentation; more suitable for older pupils.
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This is a A3 size poster on alliteration.
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Alliteration - Set of 35 Posters
This resource contains a set of 35 A3 size posters on alliteration. They contain examples of alliteration from poetry, literature, - The Listeners (Walter De La Mare), The Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), Harry Potter (J K Rowling), Sea Fever (John Masefield), Cargoes (John Masefield), Kubla Khan (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) and The Raven (Edgar Allen Poe). Several posters contain examples from famous speeches, films, song lyrics and from product and company brands.
Identifying and using Alliteration - Set of 18 Worksheets
Tasks include:
Identifying alliteration in sentences and poetry and literature from Harry Potter, The Highwayman, The Listeners, Kubla Khan, Cargoes, Sea Fever and The Ancient Mariner.
Writing sentences and short paragraphs containing alliteration. The paragraphs include six scenes to encourage the use of alliteration - poppy field, fireworks, busy street, ice cream, spider’s web and snow covered tree.
Designing and creating product names and catchy slogans for a shampoo, canned drink and chocolate bar using alliteration.
Alliteration PowerPoint Lesson
This is a 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on alliteration. It contains an explanation of alliteration and many examples:
from literature - (Harry Potter)
poetry ( The Highwayman, The Listeners, Kubla Khan, Cargoes, Sea Fever, The Ancient Mariner)
the commercial world
in speeches
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This is a revision sheet on the homophones – too, to and two. It is appropriate for year 2 pupils and older SEN students.
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Year 2 Homophones Too, To, Two PowerPoint Lesson
This is a fully editable, 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophone / near homophones too / two / to. The PowerPoint explains the meaning of the homophones and when they are used with examples. Opportunities are also provided for pupils to choose the correct homophone.
Year 2 Homophones / Near Homophones - 45 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This is a 45-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophone / near homophone list and includes - there/ their/ they’re, here/ hear, see/ sea, bare/ bear, one/ won, sun / son, two / to / too, be/ bee, blue/ blew, night/ knight. The PowerPoint includes an explanation of the meaning of the homophones, examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone.
Year 2 Homophones – Set of 12 Differentiated Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 12 differentiated worksheets on Year 2 homophones. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones and using homophones in sentences.
These resources are appropriate for Year 2 pupils and older SEN / ESL students who have yet to master the basics in spelling and phonics.
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This resource contains a spelling practice worksheet for words containing the ‘wr’ digraph.
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These spelling practice worksheets include all the major words containing the ‘wr’ digraph.
wr Digraph - Set of 14 Differentiated Worksheets
This resource contains 16 differentiated worksheets and tasks designed to help pupils learn how to read and spell words containing the digraph ‘wr’.
Tasks include:
matching the correct ‘wr’ word to image
identifying and correcting misspelled ‘wr’ words in sentences
composing own sentences containing ‘wr’ words
solving ‘wr’ anagram puzzles (3 differentiated worksheets)
finding ‘wr’ words word search (3 differentiated worksheets)
finding the ‘wr’ words from the clues puzzle
wr Digraph - 60 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains an editable 48-slide PowerPoint lesson on the ‘wr’ digraph. The PowerPoint contains:
the common words containing the ‘wr’ digrap - write, wreath, wren, wriggle, wrong, wrestle, wrinkle, wrapper, wrinkly, wrap and more
the less common words- wry, awry, wreak, writhe, wrench - and their meaning
a spelling challenge where pupils are given clues to guess the ‘wr’ words and then spell them.
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Worksheet on alphabetical order to the first letter.
A highly visual and interactive PowerPoint lesson that clearly demonstrates and explains alphabetical order is available at
Alphabetical Order - 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
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This is a seasonal worksheet that involves pupils making as many words as possible from the longer word ‘reindeer’ to help improve their spelling, writing and reading skills . The resource is appropriate for Years 1-6 as pupils and older SEN students. Different degrees of challenge can be set. For example more able pupils could be limited to 5, 6 letter words, a greater number of words to be found, a timed challenge etc . It could be a team activity too.
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This resource is an awesome Advent Calendar – jam packed full with fun and educational activities. Appropriate for Year 1-6 and older SEN students. All activities can easily be adapted to suit the needs of learners as the PowerPoint is fully editable. There are 14 days to open – all the school days in December before Christmas. The activities can be used as starters, main lessons or plenaries. Also great Christmas armoury for supply teachers, large groups etc. The resource contains a fully editable, colourful and interactive PowerPoint with many literacy based activities including:
- Word making activities
- Anagrams
- Elfabetical – oops sorry – alphabetical order!
- Word searches / Crosswords
- Santa Stop The Sleigh
- Memory Game - word game
- Adjectives
- Parts of Speech – verbs, adverbs, nouns, conjunctions,
- Christmas jokes / riddles
- Compound Words
- Antonyms
- Capital Letters and full stops
- Carols and lyrics quiz
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This resource contains an editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on linking verbs (copular verbs). The PowerPoint explains what linking verbs are, and the difference between them, helping verbs and action verbs. It also explains how to determine whether verbs that can act as both linking verbs and action verbs are functioning in a sentence (seems, look, tastes, appears etc). The PowerPoint clearly and visually demonstrates how to identify linking verbs.
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on linking verbs.
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Linking Verbs - 13 Page Workbook
The workbook contains three explanation/information sheets and ten worksheets on linking verbs. Tasks include identifying linking verbs within sentences, insertion of the correct linking verb and writing own sentences containing linking verbs.
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This resource contains a 13-page workbook on linking verbs (copular verbs). It includes three information/explanation sheets and ten worksheets. Tasks include identifying linking verbs within sentences, insertion of the correct linking verb and writing own sentences containing linking verbs. Answers are included.
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Linking Verbs Powerpoint Lesson
This resource contains an editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on linking verbs (copular verbs). The PowerPoint explains what linking verbs are, and the difference between them, helping verbs and action verbs. The PowerPoint clearly and visually demonstrates how to identify them. It also explains how to identify linking words that can also act as action words in sentences.
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on linking verbs.
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This resource contains an editable, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on fronted adverbials.
The PowerPoint includes:
a recap of adverbs
adverbial phrases of time, place and manner
fronted adverbials
insertion of comma after fronted adverbial
opportunities for pupils to identify adverbs, adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials
opportunities for pupils to change a sentence so that the adverbial phrase is at the beginning of a sentence
opportunities for pupils to create fronted adverbial sentences
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Fronted Adverbials - 18 Page Workbook
This resource contains a set of 18 worksheets on adverbs, adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials. Tasks include:
identifying adverbs, adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials of time, place and manner in sentences
inserting appropriate adverbs, adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials in sentences
insertion of comma after fronted adverbial
using fronted adverbials in writing
changing sentences so that the adverbial phrase is at the beginning
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This is a fully editable, 35-slide PowerPoint lesson on using the comma in lists in sentences. The PowerPoint explains how to use the comma in lists and coordinating adjectives in sentences. There are opportunities for pupils to insert the comma in the correct place. There are also opportunities for pupils to identify where the comma has been misplaced. The Powerpoint also contains a link to short video on using commas in lists.
The resource is suitable for primary pupils, SEN pupils and older pupils who find sentence demarcation challenging.
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Commas in Lists Worksheets - Set of 16 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of sixteen worksheets with answers on using commas to demarcate items / phrases within sentences.
Tasks include:
inserting commas in the correct places in sentences
rewriting incorrectly punctuated sentences
composing own sentences containing a list of items
punctuating The Twelve Days of Christmas with commas
composing own lyrics for the Twelve Days of Christmas and punctuating with commas
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This resource contains a handy and succinct, A4 size memo mat on the functions of commas:
To clarify meaning and avoid ambiguity
To separate items in a list or series
To separate direct speech from a reporting clause
To separate a subordinate / dependent clause/ fronted adverbial from a main clause
Before co-ordinating conjunctions – for, an, nor, but, or, yet, so
To mark parenthesis, embedded clauses, relative clauses
To indicate direct address, to set off yes and no and tag questions from the rest of the sentence
To mark thousands in numbers.
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This resource contains Lent and Easter puzzle pack of differentiated word searches, anagram puzzles and crosswords. There are
4 differentiated word searches
3 differentiated anagram worksheets
4 differentiated crosswords
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So, Why Do We have Pancakes on Shrove Tueday - Lent / Easter Presentation
This resource contains an informative and fully editable 42-slide PowerPoint presentation on Lent and Easter. It focuses on all of the significant events:-
Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day
Maundy Thursday - Maundy money
Palm Sunday
The Last Supper
Judas' Betrayal
Good Friday
The Crucifixion
Easter Sunday
Why we have pancakes
Why we have hot cross buns
Why we have Easter eggs
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This resource contains a fully editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on using the colon appropriately in writing. The PowerPoint focuses on using colons to:
introduce an explanation or an example
introduce lists within sentences
introduce bulleted or numbered lists
emphasise a phrase or single word at the end of a sentence
introduce quotations
The PowerPoint clearly explains when and how colons are used. It provides many examples and contains explanations, examples and opportunities for pupils to practise using colons appropriately. It also contains a link to a short video on colons.
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Colons - 13 Page Workbook
This resource contains a set of five information sheets and eight worksheets on using colons. Tasks include using colons to:
expand or illustrate an independent clause
introduce lists in sentences
introduce bulleted, numbered or lettered lists
introduce quotations
to emphasise a word or phrase at the end of a sentence
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Colons and semi Colons Punctuation Mat
This is a succinct punctuation mat with explanations and examples of when and how to use colons and semi-colons.
Semi-Colons PowerPoint Lesson
This is a 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on using semi-colons to link two related sentences / independent clauses, in complex lists and in sentences containing conjunctive adverbs
Semi-Colons - Set of 7 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 7 worksheets on semi-colons. Tasks include using colons to link two related sentences / independent clauses, in complex lists, in sentences containing conjunctive adverbs, correcting sentences containing semi-colons, composing complex lists and using semi-colons in related sentences.
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This resource contains two information sheets on action verbs. You may also be interested in:
Action Verbs - 15-Page Workbook
This 15-page workbook contains one information sheet and fourteen worksheets on action verbs. Tasks include:
matching verbs to pictures
choosing correct verb to insert into a sentence
identifying verbs within sentences
writing own sentences using verbs
Action Verbs PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable, 55-slide PowerPoint lesson. It includes:
An explanation of action verbs with examples
Identifying action verbs in sentences
Action pictures as a stimulus for pupils to think of appropriate verbs
Sorting words into adjectives, nouns and verbs
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on action verbs.
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Action Verbs - 55 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable, 55-slide PowerPoint lesson. It includes:
An explanation of action verbs with examples
Identifying action verbs in sentences
Action pictures as a stimulus for pupils to think of appropriate verbs
Sorting words into adjectives, nouns and verbs
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on action verbs.
Action Verbs - 15-Page Workbook
This 15 page workbool includes one information sheet and fourteen worksheets on action verbs. Tasks include:
matching verbs to pictures
choosing correct verb to insert into a sentence
identifying verbs within sentences
identifying words in rhymes
writing own sentences using verbs
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This resource contains a set of five, A3 size posters showing pictures and words of action verbs. It is available in two fonts.
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Action Verbs PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable, 55-slide PowerPoint lesson. It includes:
Explanation of action verbs with examples
Identifying action verbs in sentences
Action pictures as a stimulus for pupils to think of appropriate verbs
Sorting words into adjectives, nouns and verbs
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on action verbs.
Action Verbs - 15 Page Workbook
This 15 page workbook includes one information sheets and fourteen worksheets on action verbs. The tasks include:
matching verbs to pictures
choosing the correct verb to insert into a sentence
identifying verbs within sentences
writing own sentences using verbs
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This resource contains two worksheets on punctuating direct speech with inverted commas (speech marks).
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Inverted Commas - 75 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains an editable, 75-slide Powerpoint lesson on inverted commas.The PowerPoint demonstrates how to:
use inverted commas to enclose direct speech
punctuate reporting clauses and direct speech
punctuate split speech
set out direct speech in writing
use interesting words to replace ‘said’
Many opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to punctuate direct speech. It also contains a hyperlink to a short video on punctuating direct speech.
Inverted Commas - 26-Page Workbook
This resource contains a 22 page workbook on inverted commas (speech marks/quotation marks/direct speech). It is appropriate for pupils in Years 3, 4 and 5 and older, SEN pupils who have yet to master the basics in punctuation. The workbook contains four information/revision sheets, 17 worksheets and an answer booklet.
Tasks include:
using inverted commas to enclose direct speech
punctuating reporting clauses and direct speech
punctuating split speech
setting out direct speech in dialogue
using alternative words to ‘said’ in reporting clauses
composing writing containing direct speech
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This resource contains assessment records for teachers to record and monitor pupil progress in the spelling of the words in the statutory National Curriculum Year 5 and 6 word list.
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This resource contains three sets of assessment and record sheets for the first three hundred high-frequency words to track pupil progress in the reading and spelling of these words.
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