NGfL Cymru was a website funded by the Welsh Government. The resources on TES are a legacy of this project. The content or format of these resources may be out of date. You can find free, bilingual teaching resources linked to the Curriculum for Wales on hwb.gov.wales.
NGfL Cymru was a website funded by the Welsh Government. The resources on TES are a legacy of this project. The content or format of these resources may be out of date. You can find free, bilingual teaching resources linked to the Curriculum for Wales on hwb.gov.wales.
This unit revises the English GCSE play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It includes interactive activities revising characterisation, themes and key events, in preparation for the exam and coursework questions. Pupils will become familiar with dramatic techniques, analyse language and imagery and will collect evidence and form judgements on who is to blame for the death of a main character. The unit also includes teachers’ notes with suggestions on how to use each resource.
PowerPoint which asks pupils to change letters to make new CVC words. Listen to the word then click on the letter that needs to be changed, then on the new letter below to replace it.
A colourful and stimulating set of thematic resources based on the S4C television series Pentre Bach and Sali Mali.
The resource is navigated by visiting the different characters houses in the village and can be used as whole class activities or accessed by individual children.
The activities cover every aspect of learning from mathematical to creative development.
This resource contains graded activities which help reinforce phonic blends and sounds in reading and writing. It is suitable for Upper Foundation Phase and, mainly, Key Stage 2. The resource can be used on stand alone computers which have Microsoft Office PowerPoint, though for whole class activities, it is best used with an Interactive Whiteboard. The Teachers' Guidance Notes explain in more detail how this resource can be most effectively used. The Guidance also includes a glossary of terms used to describe different blends. Please visit the NGfL site, linked below.
A set of matching activities in the form of an interactive game of Snap.
Pupils are required to match: lower case letters, upper case letters, lower and upper case letters, high frequency words.
This resource can also be accessed by switch users via a switch interface which emulates the enter key.
Suitable for older pupils with SEN
This lesson explores the use of syllables in poetry by investigating haiku and cinquain. The activities allow pupils to learn to count syllables, sort poems into the correct order and identify words with different numbers of syllables. The whiteboard activities will encourage whole class/group discussion, collaboration and participation.
The lesson could be used during a unit of work on writing poetry. Use of the whiteboard tools (eg pen, highlighter) would also enable the teacher to address other word-level work associated with nouns/adjectives.
This lesson explores the features of written instructions including the use of time words to help indicate an order and the use of action words. Pupils have the chance to follow instructions and develop their own.
The lesson could be used during a unit of work on writing, especially one that explores writing for purpose. Use of the whiteboard tools (eg pen, highlighter) would also enable the teacher to address other associated word-level work.
This lesson encourages pupils to think of new vocabulary for descriptive writing. The activities will encourage whole class/group discussion, collaboration and participation.
An animation shows the spelling of words with long a, e, i, o and u vowel sounds and split digraphs. Pupils are asked to make words using the Wordmaker machine. If the answer is correct the word is spoken and a picture appears. Suitable for older pupils with SEN.
A series of PPTS that can be used as introductions to different non-fiction writing activities. The units include activities covering: Letter writing; Adverts; Leaflets; autobiographies.For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.
Use this video resource from the Encyclopaedia Britannica to teach students about William Shakespeare. In this extract, Julius Caesar muses to Mark Antony about Cassius, Let me have men about me that are fat, in Act I, scene 2, of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
A unit taking pupils through the advertising process of a product launch. The pack includes activities that cover: Anchoring images, Logos, Slogans, Analysing TV adverts, Costings. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfl site, linked below.
This resource contains graded activities which help reinforce phonic blends and sounds in reading and writing. It is suitable for Upper Foundation Phase and, mainly, Key Stage 2. The resource can be used on stand alone computers which have Microsoft Office PowerPoint, though for whole class activities, it is best used with an Interactive Whiteboard. The Teachers' Guidance Notes explain in more detail how this resource can be most effectively used. The Guidance also includes a glossary of terms used to describe different blends. Please visit the NGfL site, linked below.