Primary Puzzle - Pack 1. With this termly pack you will receive 12 weeks of puzzles. Each week there are 5 puzzles. Primary Puzzle is a set of five puzzles to be completed over the period of a week (one each day) Each puzzle is planned to last approximately 10-15 minutes and is ideal to be completed first thing in the morning or straight after lunch - in fact whenever you get a spare couple of minutes! The puzzles include: Word Scramble - How many words can be made from 9 letters. Shape Finder - Find out the value of each shape in the grid. Cross Word - Make two five letter words from the letters given. Mental Mayhem - solve a chain of calculations Word Move - Changing one letter each time can you may the target four letter word? These puzzles are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Answers are provided where appopriate. Each puzzle is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com These puzzles are aimed at children in years 3 - 6

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: The Mousehole Cat (aimed at year 3/4) 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 each of the reading assessment focuses 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.

With this termly pack you will receive 12 weeks of puzzles. Primary Puzzle is a set of five puzzles to be completed over the period of a week (one each day) Each puzzle is planned to last approximately 10-15 minutes and is ideal to be completed first thing in the morning or straight after lunch - in fact whenever you get a spare couple of minutes! The puzzles include: Word Scramble - How many words can be made from 9 letters. Shape Finder - Find out the value of each shape in the grid. Word Finder - Find words linked to a topic within a grid Mental Mayhem - solve a chain of calculations Word Move - Changing one letter each time can you may the target four letter word? These puzzles are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Answers are provided where appopriate. Each puzzle is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com These puzzles are aimed at children in years 3 - 6

With this termly pack you will receive 12 weeks of puzzles. Each week there are 5 puzzles Primary Puzzle is a set of five puzzles to be completed over the period of a week (one each day) Each puzzle is planned to last approximately 10-15 minutes and is ideal to be completed first thing in the morning or straight after lunch - in fact whenever you get a spare couple of minutes! The puzzles include: Word Scramble - How many words can be made from 9 letters Anagrams - Unscramble letters to make words linked to a specific topic A to Z lists - make alphabet lists linked to a specific topic Mental Mayhem - solve a chain of calculations Word Move - Changing one letter each time can you may the target four letter word? These puzzles are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Answers are provided where appopriate. Each puzzle is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com These puzzles are aimed at children in years 3 - 6

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: The Angel of Nitshill Road by Anne Fine (aimed at years 4/5) In total there are 10 guided reading lesson plans, one for each chapter of 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 each of the reading assessment focuses 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.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Smasher by Dick King Smith (aimed at year 5) In total there are 6 guided reading lesson plans, one for each chapter of 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 each of the reading assessment focuses 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.

With the introduction of the new spelling, grammar and punctuation test at the end of KS1 and the new National Curriculum our spelling resource is an absolute essential. This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with a set of spelling words and three activities per week.The resource is organised around the new National Curriculum and includes: Weeks 1,3,5,7,9 and 11 10 spelling words to learn based on a spelling pattern or sound as recommended in the new National Curriculum (Year 1 program of study). Activity 1 - 10 sentences with missing words. Children to write out the sentences including the correct spelling word. (for less able children the sentence could be read out loud with the children writing the missing word) Activity 2 - Anagrams. The spelling words have been scrambled up and the children need to unscramble and then write out correctly. Activity 3 - Wordsearch. The spelling words are hidden in a wordsearch and the children need to find them. Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 10 spelling words to learn based on a spelling pattern or sound as recommended in the new National Curriculum (Year 2 program of study). Activity 1 - Definitions. Children need to match the correct spelling word with the correct definition. Activity 2 - Missing vowels. The spelling words are jumbled up and the children need to add the missing vowels to correctly spell each word. Once completed they have to write them out in alphabetical order. Activity 3 - Sentence writing challenge. A visual prompt is given and the children need to write sentences with the spelling words included. If the less able find this task too difficult then there are suggestions of alternative activities in the notes section of the PowerPoint presentation (not on PDF) Each activity is designed to take between 10 and 30 minutes and can either be built into the curriculum or given as homework activities. The spelling words and activities are aimed at children in years 1/2 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,

With the introduction of the new Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test for pupils in year 2 it is now vitally important that grammar is taught throughout KS1 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. 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 1/2 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

Enclosed in this pack are 30 vocabulary cards (approximately 24cm by 8cm) which will help to increase a child's range of vocabulary when starting sentences. Also enclosed is an A4 title page.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on adjectives and how they are used in sentences to describe nouns. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of an adjective including examples of sentences containing adjectives.A definition of parenthesis is also included on this slide. Slide 2 - Ten sentences where the children need to underline the adjectives in the sentences. Slide 3 - Ten simple sentences which the children need to up level by adding adjectives. The children are encouraged to include parenthesis and expanded noun phrases. 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 antonyms. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of an antonym including examples. Slide 2 - Sixteen words where the children need to find an antonym. Slide 3 - Six more difficult words where the children need to find an antonym and then put both words into a sentence. 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 how commas are used within sentences. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of two different ways commas are used in sentences with examples (commas used in lists and commas used in speech) Slide 2 - Eight sentences where the children need to add the commas in. Slide 3 - Definition of how commas can be used in complex sentences with two examples. Five sentences where the children need to add the commas in the correct place. 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 how colons are used within sentences. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of the two different ways colons are used with examples. Slide 2 - Ten sentences where the children need to add information after the colon. Slide 3 - Ten sentences where the children need to add information before the 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.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on how commas are used to add extra information in a sentence. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of how commas can be used to include extra information in a sentence with examples.Examples include the extra information in the middle and at the end of a sentence. Slide 2 - Eight sentences where the commas are missing. The children need to copy the sentences out putting the commas in the correct place. Slide 3 - Ten partially completed sentences where the extra information is given and the children need to complete the 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.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on comparative and superlative adjectives In total there are three slides: Slide 1 (teach) - Definition and explanation of what a comparative and superlative adjective is. Slide 2 (practise) - Children are asked to complete a table adding superlative and comparitive adjectives. Slide 3 (extend) - Children are asked to complete a table adding in irregular comparative and superlative adjectives. 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 contractions. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 (teach) - Definition and explanation of what a contraction is together with examples Slide 2 (practise) - Children have to look and two words put together and make the contraction and then have to do vice versa with words that are already contracted. Slide 3 (extend) - Within sentences children have to contract words and stretch out contractions underlining the words they change. 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 full stops and capital letters In total there are three slides: Slide 1 (teach) - Definition and explanation of a full stop and capital letter with examples. Slide 2 (practise) - Children are given 8 sentences all missing capital letters and full stops and are asked to add them in. Slide 3 (extend) - Children read through a whole passage and are asked to add in the missing capital letters and full stops. 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 the use of hyphens. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 (teach) - Definition and explanation of the three uses of a hyphen with examples. Slide 2 (practise) - Children are given 7 sentences are asked to add in the missing hyphen. Slide 3 (extend) - Children are given a 10 compound words (containing a hyphen) and are asked to put them into sentences of their own. 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 plurals. In total there are four slides: Slide 1/2 - Explanation of the eight plural rules with examples of each. Slide 3 - Sixteen nouns which the children need to change into the plural form. Slide 4 - Children have to give further examples of each rule. Some words break the rules and the children are challenged to find examples of these using a dictionary. 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.

An attractive poster to aid the teaching of apostrophes. Included in this pack are six A4 posters showing how to use apostrophes when the noun is both singular and plural. There is also a poster to show how apostrophes are used to shorten words. (can't, I'm etc) The A4 posters are colourfully designed and include a range of clipart images - thanks to our link to iClipart. The images help the children to understand how the apostrophe is used.