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SPaG Year 4 Sentence Grammar: Expanded noun phrases
A pack of powrpoints and printable resources looking at noun phrases that are expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases.
POWERPOINTS:
Modifying adjectives: Recap of how adjectives can be used to expand noun phrases. Gives images at the end for practice of adding adjectives.
Modifying nouns: Introduction to how nouns can modify noun phrases, eg kitchen table, office chair. Gives images at the end where the children have to use nouns to specify more information about the main noun.
Modifying preposition phrases: Explains what preposition phrases are and shows how they can be used to specify where the noun is. It gives examples and ends with images where the children can think of preposition phrases.
PRINTABLE PDF FILES:
Modifying adjectives worksheet
Modifying nouns worksheet
Modifying preposition phrases worksheet
Adjectives posters: Lots of different adjectives to display
Preposition posters: Lots of prepositions/ preposition phrases to display
SPaG Year 3 & 4 Spelling: The /k/ sound spelt ch
Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for words with the /k/ sound spelt ch
POWERPOINT:
The /k/ sound spelt ch: Explains that these type of words come from the Greek language. It gives examples of the most common words with this grapheme, then ends with a writing activity.
PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES
Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice
Ch for the k sound worksheet
Ch for the k sound picture worksheet
Wordsearch
Although every effort has been made to check wordsearches for unintentional inappropriate words, it is recommended that teachers double check them before giving to children.
TEACHER RESOURCES
Word list
Adaptable outline plan
SPaG Year 5 & 6 Spelling: Word endings that sound like /ʃəs/ spelt –cious or –tious
Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for endings which sound like /ʃəs/ spelt cious or tious
POWERPOINTS:
Shus endings spelt cious: Powerpoint explaining the rules If the root word ends in –ce, the /ʃ/ sound is usually spelt as c. It ends with a look, write cover check interactive activity.
Shus endings spelt tious: Explains the guideline If you can think of a noun from the same root word that ends in –tion, then the /ʃ/ (sh) sound is usually spelt as t. It ends with a look, write cover check interactive activity.
PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES:
Look Write Cover Check cious words: For spelling practice
Anagrams ending cious worksheet
Look Write Cover Check tious words: For spelling practice
Anagrams ending cious worksheet
cious and tious wordsearch
Word list
SPaG Year 1 Spelling pack: Adding the endings ing ed and er to verbs
A set of resources to teach the guideline/rule in the Spelling Appendix:
Adding the endings ing ed and er to verbs where no change is needed to the root word
POWERPOINTS:
Adding ing: Explains what a verb is and how ing can be added to verbs where no change in spelling is needed. Ends with an activity
Adding ed: Explains what a verb is and how adding ed changes the tense of the verb to the past tense. It ends with an activity
Adding er: Explains the effect of adding er to a verb and gives examples. Ends with an activity for the children to add er to verbs.
PDF:
Adding suffixes er ing ed: A list of words in a grid to add suffixes to.
Word wheel - Adding ed and ing: Verbs and suffixes for word building activities.
Word wheel - Adding ed, ing and er: Verbs and suffixes for word building activities.
WORD:
Outline adaptable plan
SPaG Year 1 Spelling pack: Sounds spelt ff, ll, ss, zz and ck
A set of resources to teach the spelling requirements for Y1:
The /f/, /l/, /s/, /z/ and /k/ sounds are usually spelt as ff, ll, ss, zz and ck if they come straight after a single vowel letter in short words.
The PowerPoint presentations explain each spelling rule and gives examples of words for a class activity.
The worksheets contain pictures and sentences with the relevant missing words for children to spell.
The word wheel contains the beginnings and endings of words for a group activity.
The word list contains a page-full of age-appropriate words.
The outline planning document in Word matches the activities with learning objectives and spelling rules and guidelines.
SPaG Year 3 & 4 Spelling: Words with the /ʃ/ sound spelt ch
POWERPOINT: Explains that these type of words come from the French language. It gives examples of the most common words with this grapheme then ends with a writing activity.
PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES:
Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice
Ch for the sh sound worksheet
Ch for the sh sound picture worksheet
Wordsearch
TEACHER RESOURCES:
Word list
Adaptable outline plan
SPaG Year 4 Sentence Grammar: Fronted adverbials
POWERPOINTS:
Fronted Adverbials: Explains what they are and how to use them (including the use of commas from the punctuation objectives)
PRINTABLE PDF FILES:
Adverbial spotter worksheet: To use with reading books or passages of text
Adverbials of time display
Adverbials of manner display
Adverbials of time display
Adverbials of time cards: For composition activities etc
Adverbials of manner cards: For composition activities etc
Adverbials of time cards: For composition activities etc
5 x Word documents with different passages to use with spotter sheet
SPaG Year 2 Word: Formation of adjectives using suffixes such as -ful or -less
6 powerpoints looking at adding different suffixes to make adjectives, plus a worksheet:
POWERPOINTS: The first three resources below explain what adjectives are, and what each suffix does to the meaning of words it is added to. They end with a list of words to add the suffix to, and explain how the meaning of the word has changed.
Formation of adjectives by adding ful
Formation of adjectives by adding less
Formation of adjectives by adding y
Formation of adjectives ful and less recap: Goes over the two suffixes then ends with an activity to change words by adding ful or less
Adding suffixes to words in sentences: Pictures to encourage the children to make adjectives from root words.
Think of adjectives: Different pictures for the children to look at and think of describing words using the suffixes ful y and less.
ACTIVITIES
Formation of adjectives worksheet: Writing sentences to describe pictures
SPaG Year 3 & 4 Spelling: The suffix -ation
Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for adding the suffix ation to verbs to form nouns.
POWERPOINTS
The suffix ation: Recaps the definition of a noun and a verb and the rules for adding suffixes beginning with a vowel letter. It then demonstrates the addition of ation to certain words and ends with an activity for the children to complete.
ation sentences: A series of sentences for children to create and insert the correct noun by adding ation to verbs.
PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES
Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice
The suffix ation worksheet
TEACHER RESOURCES
Word list
Adaptable outline plan
SPaG Year 2 Spelling: The /aɪ/ sound spelt –y at the end of words
A powerpoint lesson, word list, planninag and activities to teach the /aɪ/ sound spelt –y at the end of words
SPaG Year 5 Sentence Grammar: Relative clauses beginning with who, which, etc
A set of Y5 resources to teach about relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that, or an omitted relative pronoun
POWERPOINTS:
Relative clauses - pronouns who which that
Relative clauses with pronoun whose
Relative clauses with when and where
PRINTABLE FILES (PDF):
Relative clauses worksheet who which that
Relative clauses worksheet whose
Relative clauses worksheet when & where
SPaG Year 3 & 4 Spelling: The suffix -ly
Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for adding the suffix ly
POWERPOINTS
The Suffix -ly: Recaps what an adjective and adverb are, and explains how the suffix -ly can be added to an adjective to form an adverb. It explains the rules for adding the suffix, and also the exceptions.(If the root wrod ends in y with a consonant letter before it, the y is change to i, but only if the root word has more than one syllable. / If the root word ends with le, the le is changed to ly. / If the root word ends with ic, then ally is added except in the word publicly.
PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES
Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice
Word cards containing the suffix ly
Adverbs ending ly worksheet
TEACHER RESOURCES
Word list
Adaptable outline plan
SPaG Year 1 Punctuation: Capital letters, full stops, question marks & exclamation marks
Spelling resources to teach the statutory requirements in Appendix 2 of the English curriculum:
Punctuation: Separation of words with spaces; Introduction to capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences; Capital letters for names and for the personal pronoun I.
PowerPoint files:
Introduction to exclamation marks: Short presentation explaining when to use exclamation marks
Introduction to full stops: Short presentation explaining when to use full stops
Introduction to question marks: Short presentation explaining when to use question marks
Capital letters - when to use them: Looks at occasions where capital letters should be used, with an activity to test the children’s understanding at the end.
Capitals and punctuation quiz: Interactive activity where the children have to decide what is wrong with each sentence.
Jake’s full stop: A story that shows what happens when full stops are left out of sentences.
Sentences and punctuation: Recap on sentences and punctuation, with an activity at the end.
SPaG Year 2 Spelling: Contractions
Resources to teach the spelling rules for: The use of apostrophes in contractions
POWERPOINT
Introduction to contractions: Explains what contractions are and shows examples of them in newspaper headlines. It then demonstrates how different contractions are formed. It ends with an oral activity for the children to say the long form of the contraction in each sentence.
Writing contractions: A writing activity where the children have to change the words into contractions
Changing contractions to the full form: As above, but the other way round
Its or it’s: Explains the differences, with sentences for the children to guess which is correct
Your or you’re: As above
ACTIVITIES
Cards - Sentences with contractions: The children can rewrite them in the long form
Cards - Contractions snap
Show me cards - its or it’s
Show me cards - your or you’re
Worksheet - Change the words into contractions
Worksheet - Change the contractions into the long form
Worksheet - Complete the contraction matrix
Worksheet - Find the contractions in the story
Newspaper report
TEACHER RESOURCES
Y2 Spelling Appendix planning - Contractions: An adaptable outline plan
Word List - With relevant contractions
SPaG Year 3 & 4 Spelling: Recap of the rules for adding suffixes
5 powerpoint lessons for a recap of the rules learnt in Y2 for adding suffixes to different types of words.
SPaG Year 3 & 4 Spelling: Endings which sound like /ʒən/ spelt as sion
Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for word endings which sound like /ʒən/ that are spelt as sion
POWERPOINT:
Words ending sion: Explains and looks at words with these endings, then ends with a spelling activity using the most common words ending in sion.
PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES
Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice
2 x word cards, one set with pictures, the other containing more difficult words.
TEACHER RESOURCES
Word list
Adaptable outline plan
Spelling assessment booklet for KS1 & KS2: Appendix 1 English curriculum objectives Years 1 to 6
The booklet is in pdf format and contains 14 pages of assessment. It covers all the content to be introduced for spelling, homophones and common exception words / word lists objectives for KS1 and KS2. It can follow each child as they progress through school.
There are also 4 alternative front covers to choose from in Word. They can be readily adapted and added to if you want to personalise them.
Class assessment
There are 2 versions; one in excel if you want to keep a digital record, or pdf if you would rather print the record out.
There is a sheet for each year group, covering all the spelling content (except for vowel digraphs and trigraphs, homophones and words) to be introduced.
SPaG Year 6 Word Grammar: How words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms
POWERPOINTS:
The history of the English language: A history, plus an explanation of why the English language has so many synonyms.
Synonyms: Explains what they are and gives 11 words with related synonyms.
Antonyms: Explains what they are and gives 12 words with corresponding antonyms, plus 7 words with several antonyms.
Antonyms and prefixes beginning with 'i': Formation of antonyms by adding im, in or il to words.
Antonyms and prefixes recap: Activity to make words by adding a range of prefixes covered in previous years, to make antonyms.
PRINTABLE FILES (PDF):
Synonyms worksheet: For finding synonyms
Antonyms worksheet: re-write the sentences to make it mean the opposite
House for sale - antonyms worksheet: Rewrite the advert using antonyms
House for sale - synonyms worksheet: Rewrite the advert using synonyms
Antonym cards (2 sets): Matching sets - easy and more difficult
Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation school assessment Years 1 - 6
A set of materials to assess Appendix 2 for Years 1 to 6 in the English curriculum 2014. It contains a booklet for individual assessment and also class recording sheets.
The Gingerbread Man resource pack: powerpoints display activities and masks
A large pack of resources. It includes:
POWERPOINTS:
The Gingerbread Man Story
The Smelly Cheese Man (an alternative version of the story)
The Gingerbread Man poem
ACTIVITIES
Acrostic poem (spelling out Gingerbread Man)
Blank speech / thought bubbles: 8 different sizes and shapes to print out and fill in.
Counting cards: 0 to 20 in numerals and Gingerbread Man faces to match up / play snap etc.
Vocabulary cards: 18 words and matching pictures. Can be used for games, display or labelling activities.
Counting cards: Cards to laminate different numbers of Gingerbread men and a box for writing in the number.
Characters to print and use for stick puppets
Larger characters - 2 per A4 page for display / other activities.
Gingerbread Man clipart: black and white to colour
Gingerbread Man clipart: Colour
Gingerbread men to print: Large men in black and white, different versions, to make own faces / clothes etc.
Sequencing pictures: 10 small pictures. The children can cut them up and stick in sequence, or they can be laminated and used for an activity.
Story sheets: Contains the same images in the sequencing pictures but there is one picture per A4 page with lines for the children to compose their own story.
Wanted poster
Word mat containing vocabulary needed for the story.
Writing border: 2 different designs; colour and black and white.
DISPLAY
A4 Heading x 2
A-Z lettering - to cut out for display
Lettering/banner: The Gingerbread Man - prints onto 6 pages. There are 3 different designs.
Border: Images of the Gingerbread Man to frame a display
Alphabet a-z in lower case with a gingerbread man background
Number line 0-20 with digits and written numbers with a gingerbread man circle background
The Gingerbread Man poem
MASKS
13 character masks to act out the story.