Four lessons aimed at teaching prefixes in Lower KS2. Included are the lesson PowerPoints as well as any activity sheets required and a sheet with example prefixes. Over the four lessons, children will deepen their understanding of what prefixes are and where they can find them, the different meanings of prefixes and how they change the meanings of words. This will include practising with different prefixes as well as a final lesson that involves more explanation of what each prefix is doing.

An activity based around -ee for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the ee phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

A matching activity that focuses on the -ch- phoneme. Children are given five pictures and the matching words with them having to draw a line from the correct picture to the correct word.

A matching activity that focuses on the -er- phoneme. Children are given five pictures and the matching words with them having to draw a line from the correct picture to the correct word

An activity based around long -oo for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the oo phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

An activity based around -ur for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the ur phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

Different word cards that include the or phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

Different word cards that include the ch phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

An activity based around -ch for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the ch phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

A blending activity for Phase 2 that requires children to use different letters to try and make words. Also included are word cards with examples of what they can make.

Three different activities as part of spelling lessons focusing on the use of their, there and they’re appropriately. Each one has definitions at the top as a recap to support (with examples on the first two), an activity linked to applying the knowledge of their, there and they’re and a challenge question to finish with.

A set of writing activities that link to working on using because, but and so based on ‘The Writing Revolution’. Included are 22 different sentence stems that link to learning for the Stone Age to the Iron Age which all require the use of because, but and so, challenging pupils ability to use the conjunctions appropriately as well as acting as a retrieval task in checking understanding of previous learning.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

Resources linked to the -oa phoneme.

A blending activity for Phase 2 that requires children to use different letters to try and make words. Also included are word cards with examples of what they can make.

A blending activity for Phase 2 that requires children to use different letters to try and make words. Also included are word cards with examples of what they can make.

Two sets of sheets that can be used as word banks for children to help them with their writing. Both contain examples of changing the action or the setting, whether it be beginning, moving on or concluding.

A list of stories that link History and English together. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list but gives a good start to finding stories that link to historical topics for World War Two or Post-War Britain.