Common Exception Words - Set 8 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 8 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘the’, ‘they’, ‘are’, ‘friend’ and ‘house’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘the’, ‘they’, ‘are’, ‘friend’ and ‘house’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘the’, ‘they’, ‘are’, ‘friend’ and ‘house’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 8 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

This teaching resources is a 42 slide PowerPoint analysis of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson and an accompanying 15 page worksheet booklet. The Charge of the Light Brigade includes: A brief biography of Alfred Lord Tennyson Social and historical context of the poem Analysis of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade and discussion of ideas and consolidation Structure & language - Discuss how Tennyson employs structure and analysis of imagery in The Charge of the Light Brigade. Style and form - Analysis of Tennyson's style and form and the use of poetic devices in The Charge of the Light Brigade. Language - Exploration of word choices, using P.E.E. to write about Tennyson's poem. Themes of The Charge of the Light Brigade explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose.

FOLKTALES AND FABLES This unit of work is designed to cover reading and writing using folktales and fables at Grade 2/3 level. ‘Folktales and Fables’ is a complete unit of work including a teacher overview, detailed activities, a 58 slide PowerPoint and 13 accompanying worksheets. The resource includes a range of lessons and activities for Grade 2 and Grade 3 students of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright color, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery, sound, video and easy to follow, child-friendly language. Activities include: Exploring and discussing folktales and fables Discovering multi-modal texts - books, videos, cartoons and online storybooks Individual, pair and group work How to analyze characters - goodies, baddies and magical characters Hotseating and role play tasks to develop understanding of character Sequencing and storyboarding How to plan a story using the story mountain How to begin a narrative Writing task - how to write a folktale Teaching notes for lessons and assessment 58 slide PowerPoint presentation 13 pages of worksheets/planning documents to accompany the PowerPoint

English Teaching Resources: AQA 9-1 Poetry Anthology Power and Conflict Pack contains 15 detailed PowerPoint presentations (a whopping 582 slides!) and 75 worksheets to help you teach every poem from the AQA 9-1 Power and Conflict poetry cluster. The poems analysed are: Ozymandias (Shelley) London (Blake) Extract from the Prelude: Stealing a Boat (Wordsworth) My Last Duchess (Browning) The Charge of the Light Brigade (Tennyson) Exposure (Owen) Storm on the Island (Heaney) Bayonet Charge (Hughes) Remains (Armitage) Poppies (Weir) War Photographer (Duffy) Tissue (Dharker) The Emigree (Rumens) Kamikaze (Garland) Checking Out Me History (Agard) Each poem is the focus of an in-depth PowerPoint analysis and comes with numerous accompanying worksheets.

GCSE English Teaching Resources: Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam Prep - Paper 1 and Paper 2 Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam - Paper 1 and Paper 2 (450 slide editable PowerPoint with 65 worksheets) helps pupils get ready for Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English examination. Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam Prep - Paper 1 and Paper 2 covers: Example Paper 1 and Paper 2 examination papers with example questions A ‘how-to guide’ which takes students through every question on Paper One and Paper Two. Each question is broken down and the resource explains how best to approach each one. Model mark schemes to allow students to see how exam papers are assessed by the examiner Lots, lots more! Click the images opposite to preview the whole resource. Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam - Paper 1 and Paper 2 can be used at any time during the GCSE course but it is especially helpful for revision when the exams are approaching.

GCSE English Teaching Resources: Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English - Preparing for Paper 2 (198 slide editable PowerPoint with 30 worksheets) This varied and detailed teaching resource includes: An example exam paper with questions for Section A and B. A walkthrough each question on Section A of Paper 2. The resource breaks down every question and explains how to approach each one. How to produce high quality extended answers and how to extract key information from a non-fiction text. How to approach the non-fiction writing questions on Section B of Paper 2. How to write for a specified audience, purpose and form in Section B. How to use language, punctuation and grammar for effect. Exploring rhetorical questions, hyperbole, imperatives, repetition, triples and other techniques. How to write to argue, advise and persuade A model mark scheme for Section A and Section B GCSE English Teaching Resources: Edexcel 9-1 GCSE English Exam - Preparing for Paper 2 can be used at any time during the GCSE course but it is especially useful for revision when the exams are approaching.

Spellings - Year 5 and 6 This year 5 and 6 spelling teaching resource follows the same format as the KS2 English grammar, puncutuation and spelling Paper 2 Spelling task. The national curriculum word lists for year 5 and 6 are divided into 10 sets of 10 words. Each word has been placed in a context sentence which is read out by the teacher. Each set has a corresponding worksheet and a script for teachers to use: Give the spelling number Say: the word is … Read the context sentence Repeat: The word is… Each spelling has a corresponding PowerPoint answer slide to use with the pupils following the test. Content includes: A 111 slide PowerPoint presentation 10 teacher spelling scripts 10 worksheets Worksheets with each of the 10 spelling lists

Common Exception Words - Set 1 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 1 - Year 1’ is an English teaching resource designed to give pupils practise in reading and spelling the common exception words ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘put’, ‘ask’ and ‘of’. This engaging and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘put’, ‘ask’ and ‘of’ an accompanying worksheet ‘a’, ‘I’, ‘put’, ‘ask’ and ‘of’ flashcards ‘Common Exception Words - Set 1 - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs.

AMAZING ADJECTIVES Amazing Adjectives is a very useful resource perfect for helping pupils develop their understanding and use of adjectives in both reading and writing. The PowerPoint presentation teaches children how to use adjectives to extend their vocabulary and improve the impact of their writing. English Teaching Resources: Amazing Adjectives includes a number of tasks for pupils of differing abilities. English Teaching Resources: Amazing Adjectives can be used as a starter activity, incorporated into an existing lesson or included in a unit of work on wider reading and writing skills.

Comparing Numbers - Counting and Cardinality In Comparing Numbers students begin to identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than or equal to the number of objects in another group. The resource includes a 39 slide animated PowerPoint presentation, interactive activities, four accompanying worksheets and cut out counters, sets and numbers for a class activity. Common Core Standards: K.CC.5.6 To preview Comparing Numbers please click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation.

World Cup 2018 teaching resources – The Football Fact Files (an editable 45 slide PowerPoint based teaching resource) World Cup 2018 teaching resources – The Football Fact Files includes a range of KS2 and KS3 English teaching activities and ideas for students of all abilities. Contents include: An introduction to the unit – Students will produce a fact file about a country competing in the 2018 Russia World Cup How to research a topic How to find information fast - skim, scan and highlight How to make relevant notes quickly Constructing linear and diagrammatic notes Learning a range of diverse research skills - traditional and digital texts (TV, video, DVD, websites) How to turn notes into prose How to use images and layout to make a fact file which has impact and is engaging To preview the first nine PowerPoint slides of World Cup 2018 - Football Fact Files please click on the image from the PowerPoint above.

Year 5 and Year 6 Spring Term Spellings (PowerPoint and worksheet) This resource allows teachers to assess spelling in the context of sentences using words taken from the Year5 and Year 6 list of statutory spellings – Spring Term or Term Two. It includes a dictation worksheet with a list of the Year 5/6 Term Two statutory spellings, several dictation sentences - all of which contain the statutory spellings - and an editable PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and to help teachers assess pupils’ spelling skills. As with all our resources, the PowerPoint is fully editable, so sentences can be changed, differentiated or tweaked to suit your specific needs.

Year 3 and Year 4 Spring Term Spellings (PowerPoint and worksheet) This resource enables teachers to evaluate spelling in the context of sentences using words taken from the Year 3 and Year 4 list of statutory spellings – Term Two. The resource includes a dictation worksheet with a list of the Year 3 and Year 4 Spring Term statutory spellings, several dictation sentences - all of which contain the statutory spellings - and a fully editable PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and help assess spelling skills.

Sentence Dictation 1 - Year 3 In this English teaching resource, pupils practise sentence writing by writing simple sentences dictated by the teacher as per the curriculum objective of the Year 3 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. Pupils are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and correct punctuation. This resource covers the statutory spelling patterns and words for Year 3, Term 1. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 1 - Year 3’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 3 In this English teaching resource, pupils practise sentence writing by writing simple sentences dictated by the teacher as per the curriculum objective of the Year 3 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. Pupils are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and correct punctuation. This resource covers the statutory spelling patterns and words for Year 3, Term 3. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 3’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 5 This English spelling and punctuation teaching resource has been designed to assess spelling of the Year 5 and 6 statutory spellings and punctuation taught so far. Children are given simple sentences dictated by the teacher and are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and for correct punctuation. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 5’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 21 (10-slide differentiated PowerPoint teaching resource with 2 worksheets) This lesson (aimed at KS3 but could be used with high ability Year 6) covers Chapter 229 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. In the ‘Do Now’ activity, students reflect on the events of the previous chapter and link each character to the emotions that they are likely to be feeling. Students then read chapter 229 and complete a range of differentiated tasks to assess their understanding. The lesson concludes with a learning review that asks learners to summarise the events of Chapter 229 in no more than 20, 15 or 10 words. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 19 (10-slide differentiated PowerPoint-based lesson with 2 worksheets) This lesson (aimed at KS3, but can be used with high ability Y6) covers Chapters 211 and 223 of the novel ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ by Mark Haddon. In the ‘Do Now’ activity, pupils respond to three levelled statements that relate to the novel’s key themes and ideas. Pupils then read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks pupils to suggest the significance of six images in terms of what they have encountered in chapters 211 and 223. Recommended answers are provided for all tasks.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 18 (11-slide editable PowerPoint-based lesson with 2 worksheets) This lesson (aimed at KS3 but could be used with high ability Year 6) covers Chapters 197 and 199 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. In the Do Now activity, pupils respond to three levelled tasks in relation to six statements about the novel so far. Pupils then read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks pupils to decipher three points about what they have read using a simple numerical code. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

Making Words - ‘un’, ‘ug’ and ‘ut’ EYFS English Teaching Resource In this English teaching resource, children practise spelling CVC words ending in ‘un’, ‘ug’ and ‘ut’. 'Making Words - ‘un’, ‘ug’ and ‘ut’’ is a 14 slide Powerpoint presentation that includes an interactive activity with an accompanying worksheet. ‘Making Words - ‘un’, ‘ug’ and ‘ut’’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class taught.