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.
Christmas Dingbats (27-slide PowerPoint activity)
Christmas Dingbats provides twenty more delightful dingbats – all with a special Christmas theme and 2 accompanying worksheets. As well as a fun end of term activity, Christmas Dingbats provides a great way of developing deduction skills and focusing on the importance of words. Christmas Dingbats is lots of fun as a starter or plenary activity and all slides are fully editable.
Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2
In this English grammar teaching resource, pupils practise using the subordinating conjunctions ‘when’, ‘if’, ‘that’ or ‘because’ as per the curriculum objective of the Year 2 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
A conjunctions recap
Link to a short introductory video
An introduction to the conjunctions ‘when’, ‘if’, ‘that’ or ‘because’
6 conjunction activities with 2 accompanying worksheets
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
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Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2
Question Marks - Year 1
'Question Marks - Year 1’ introduces pupils to question marks as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. 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 are questions explanation
What is a question mark explanation
Identify the question activity
What could the question be activity
What are question words explanation
Add the correct question word activity
Has the correct question word been used activity
Choose the correct punctuation mark activity
Write the question from the given words activity
Identify the question activity
Ask the Gingerbread Man activity
All the above activities are included on 2 worksheets for children to use during the lesson
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Question Marks - 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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Questions and Question Marks - KS1
Question Marks - KS3
The Subjunctive Form - Year 5 and 6
Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource
In ‘The Subjunctive Form - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn about subjunctive forms and how they are used in formal writing as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
Subjunctive forms explanation
How subjunctive forms are used in writing
4 subjunctive forms activities with 2 accompanying worksheets
Links to a subjunctive forms video and quiz
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘The Subjunctive Form - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2
'Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2’ introduces pupils to apostrophes to mark singular possession as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. This engaging PowerPoint lesson includes class activities with accompanying worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It contains 3 further differentiated worksheets to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes:
What is a possession explanation
What are possessive apostrophes explanation
Class activities with accompanying worksheets with answers
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
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Apostrophes to Mark Plural Possession - Year 3/4
Using the Apostrophe
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman – KS3 Unit of Work
Noughts and Crosses is a unit of work containing a 161-slide PowerPoint, 28 PDF worksheets and 15 lessons. This engaging scheme of work explores Malorie Blackman’s novel chapter by chapter, analysing its plot, characters, themes and language through a range of stimulating activities. Resources can be used at KS3 with either Year 8 or Year 9 depending on the ability of the students.
Our unit for Noughts and Crosses includes a fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource and 28 accompanying PDF worksheets. The resource can be used to teach a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme.
Activities contained in the lessons include:
Exploring the social context of Noughts and Crosses, apartheid, civil rights, the novel’s introduction, and Malorie Blackman’s motives for writing it
Engaging chapter by chapter activities to consolidate understanding as learners read through the book
Reading comprehension questions to assess students’ knowledge of plot, character, language, and themes - with example answers.
Analysis of the characters of Sephy, Callum, Kamal, Jasmine, Meggie, Ryan, Jude, Lynette, Minnie
Exploration of the key themes of friendship, racism, growing up, prejudice, privilege, love, power and social segregation
Developing the key reading skills of inference and deduction
Analysis of language and techniques such as effective description, creating conflict and building tension
Role play - hot-seating to aid understating of characters, plot and themes
Developing understanding of key characters through empathy writing tasks
Plus many more fun starter, plenary and reading and writing activities
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Boys Don’t Cry
Cirque Du Freak
Face
Holes
Skellig
Stone Cold
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
The Demon Headmaster
The Silver Sword
Checking Out Me History - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
This two-lesson unit teaches students about John Agard's 'Checking Out Me History' in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, 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 49-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context - An introduction to John Agard and the social and historical context of ‘Checking Out Me History’.
First Reading - A reading of ‘Checking Out Me History’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.
Language and imagery - Analysing the poem line by line. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.
Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students' initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included.
Lesson Two
Imagery - Analysing Agard's use of imagery.
Themes - Discussing Checking Out Me History's themes.
Structure and Form - Considering how Agard uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme.
The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘Checking Out Me History’ with ‘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 a selection of slides from 'Checking Out Me History’, please click on the images.
Contractions - Year 2
'Contractions - Year 2’ introduces pupils to apostrophes for contracted forms as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. This engaging PowerPoint lesson includes class activities with an accompanying worksheet for children to use during the lesson. It contains 3 further differentiated worksheets to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes:
What are contractions explanation
What are apostrophes explanation
Class activities with an accompanying worksheet with answers
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Contractions - Year 2’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
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Possessive Apostrophes
Using the Apostrophe
Apostrophes to Mark Plural Possession
Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6
Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource
In ‘Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn how to correctly use colons and semi-colons as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 English programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
1. How to use colons to introduce a list and to separate clauses within a sentence
2. 2 colon activities with accompanying worksheets
3. 1 further colon worksheet with answers
4. How to use semi-colons to replace commas in a complex list and to join two complete sentences together
5. 2 semi-colon activities with accompanying worksheets
6. 1 further semi-colon worksheet with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6
Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource
In ‘Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn about expanded noun phrases and how they can improve their writing as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
A noun phrase recap
A simple expanded noun phrase explanation
A complex expanded noun phrase explanation
A prepositional phrase explanation
Combining simple and complex expanded noun phrases
4 expanded noun phrases activities with accompanying worksheets
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
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Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 4
Noun Phrases - Year 2
Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs
Types of Nouns
Direct Speech - Year 3 and 4
Lower KS2 English Teaching Resource
In this English punctuation teaching resource, pupils practise recognising, writing and punctuating direct speech as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 3 and 4 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
An explanation of direct speech
Identify the reporting clause and speech activity with an accompanying worksheet
An explanation of indirect speech
A direct and indirect speech activity with an accompanying worksheet
How to punctuate direct speech explanation
A punctuating speech activity with an accompanying worksheet
Complete the sentences activity with an accompanying worksheet
3 further differentiated worksheets with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Direct Speech - Year 3 and 4’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
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Direct and Reported Speech
Punctuating Speech
Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2
In this English grammar teaching resource, pupils practise using the co-ordinating conjunctions ‘or’, ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘so’ as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
A conjunction explanation
A link to a BBC conjunction video
6 conjunction activities with 2 accompanying worksheets
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
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Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2
Introducing Alliteration - KS1
‘Introducing Alliteration - KS1’ is a single lesson teaching resource designed to help teach children all about alliteration. The resource includes:
An introduction with examples of alliteration
An interactive activity to help consolidate understanding of alliteration and accompanying worksheet
One further worksheet
The resource uses bold clear fonts, simple language, bright colours and child friendly imagery.
‘Introducing Alliteration - KS1’ can be edited in full giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if required to suit their individual teaching requirements.
Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England (8-slide PowerPoint and 1 worksheet)
In this teaching resource learners explore the role of women in Elizabethan England as presented in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. The resource examines the character of Lord Capulet, his treatment of Juliet and the role of women in 16th century English society.
As with all our teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England is ready to teach but also fully editable. Therefore you can use it as it is or easily and quickly adapt it to suit your specific needs. Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England has been created with KS4 students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3 as all the PowerPoint slides are editable.
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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 - 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
This introduction to the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language qualification could be used with a Year 10 class at the beginning of the GCSE course or as a handy revision tool at the end of Year 11.
As with all our PowerPoint materials, the PowerPoint is fully editable and can be tweaked and personalised for use at open evenings or INSET to help explain the workings of the GCSE English Language qualification.
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.
Pronouns - Year 3 and 4
In this handy English PowerPoint lesson children practise choosing the appropriate pronoun for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition as per the Year 3 and 4 English programme of study (Writing - composition, Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation).
'Pronouns' explains how to use pronouns to improve written work. This animated, PowerPoint resource can be edited and differentiated to meet your teaching needs. Content includes:
1. Definition of a pronoun.
2. How to use pronouns to improve your writing.
3. Class activity with accompanying worksheet.
4. 1 further worksheet.
An Inspector Calls – Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam
(70-slide PowerPoint presentation with 16 worksheets)
This five lesson resource provides a step-by-step guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Literature examination question on An Inspector Calls. It works through the paper via a demonstration of exam techniques and shows students how to produce an effective answer under exam conditions. It offers guidance on approaching the question, planning and managing time effectively. It explains how to structure and write an effective answer and looks at a range of exemplar answers which students are required to mark using the GCSE English Literature mark scheme. Students are then given a GCSE exam question and extract and are required to answer it in exam conditions. The resource includes the PowerPoint, question papers, mark schemes, extracts and exemplar responses in PDF format.
Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry
'Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry' is perfect for preparing students for the unseen poetry question on the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Paper 2. Contents include a 68 slide PowerPoint presentation and 10 accompanying worksheets.
This teaching resource covers the following:
Example examination question and poems
A mnemonic to give students a structured approach to answering the unseen poetry questions
How to write about content, imagery, poetic techniques, structure, mood and theme
How to construct a personal response
How to write a comparison of two unseen poems
An example model answer
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells - KS3 Unit of Work
(93-slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 14 lesson plans, unit of work overview and 3 worksheets)
Our ‘The Invisible Man’ teaching unit explores the popular Oxford Playscripts drama interpretation of the classic C19th H.G. Wells novel.
It includes the following activities:
Examining the cover and blurb and making predictions
Using P.E.A.R. to construct an extended response
Writing and redrafting responses to texts
Character analysis
Writing an empathetic response
Understanding the P.A.F. of a text
Individual, pair and group activities
Exploring and understanding the key themes of the story
Creating storyboards and quizzes to consolidate knowledge of the text
Uncovering the context of ‘The Invisible Man’ - H.G. Wells research task
Role play, Hotseating and other speaking and listening opportunities
Writing a review of ‘The Invisible Man’