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The Teaching Deputy

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Hello, thank you for looking around my shop. I am a teaching deputy head teacher, with 16 years of experience, who works in a rural primary school. I know how wearing many hats can eat into your time but understand how important excellent resources are for engaging pupils so they make accelerated progress. I have included lots of free resources in my shop but placed a small charge for resources which have taken me many hours to create. I hope you enjoy them and use them to motivate your pupils.

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Hello, thank you for looking around my shop. I am a teaching deputy head teacher, with 16 years of experience, who works in a rural primary school. I know how wearing many hats can eat into your time but understand how important excellent resources are for engaging pupils so they make accelerated progress. I have included lots of free resources in my shop but placed a small charge for resources which have taken me many hours to create. I hope you enjoy them and use them to motivate your pupils.
Prefix super Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling
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Prefix super Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling

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This is a word mat of words with the prefix super. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.
Prefix sub Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling
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Prefix sub Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling

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This is a word mat of words with the prefix sub. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.
Prefix mis Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling
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Prefix mis Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling

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This is a word mat of words with the prefix mis. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.
Prefix ir and im Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling
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Prefix ir and im Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling

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This is a word mat of words with the prefixes ir and im. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.
Prefix inter Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling
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Prefix inter Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling

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This is a word mat of words with the prefix inter. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.
Prefix il Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling
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Prefix il Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling

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This is a word mat of words with the prefix il. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.
Prefix Auto Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling
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Prefix Auto Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling

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This is a word mat of words with the prefix auto. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.
Prefix Anti Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling
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Prefix Anti Word Mat – Year 3 and 4 Spelling

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This is a word mat of words with the prefix anti. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.
Guided Reading Template
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Guided Reading Template

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This is a great template that has boxes to write questions for the different domains: • Word reading • Inference • Language for effect • Comprehension – Monitor & Summarise • Comprehension – Clarify • Comprehension – Reason & Explain • Comprehension – Select & Retrieve • Themes and conventions It also includes a table to record your pupil’s performance in each of these domains. This is a great way to collect evidence of pupils reading ability. I have included a pdf for printing easily and a word version so you can alter it however you want.
ADD SPICES Sentence Starters Display
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ADD SPICES Sentence Starters Display

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This is a sentence starter display for ADD SPICES which stands for: • Adverbs • Drop in clause • Describing word • Similes • Preposition • Ing word • Connective • Ed word • Sub-ordinate clause There is an explanation next to each spice jar which has the first letter of the acronym. This is a great display to have up all year round as a visual reminder to your class.
Charity Leaflet (3 ½ weeks) inspired by The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
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Charity Leaflet (3 ½ weeks) inspired by The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

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This is a 3 and a ½ week unit of work where pupils create their own charity inspired leaflet. The book used to stimulate the thoughts of being unselfish and thinking of others is ‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde. This is a great story with a strong moral of sharing one’s wealth in order to find happiness. The end piece is a digitally created persuasive leaflet where pupils create logos, slogans and persuasive writing to produce an engaging charity inspired leaflet. This unit of work is targeted best at Year 4 - 6 pupils. I have included all the resources you need to start teaching this tomorrow. Below are all the learning objectives and resources included for the unit: Stage 1- Stimulate and generate - Learning outcomes • To write a letter to a persuade • To understand themes in a book • To draw inferences from the text. • To retrieve and record information from a piece of text. • To discuss philosophical ideas • To find the meaning of words Stage 2 - Capture, Sift and Sort- Learning outcomes • To find the key features of a leaflet • To write a persuasive slogan • To write captions • To write an engaging opening statement • To write a heading and subheadings • To use causal conjunctions Stage 3 - Create refine evaluate- Learning outcomes • To retrieve and record information from a piece of text • To design a campaign slogan and logo • To write an engaging opening statement • To plan and organise my ideas to effectively support my writing Resources Include: • Selfish Giant LOs PowerPoint • 1 – Sign • 2 - Themes in a book • 3 - Extract of the Selfish Giant • 4 - Philosophical Questions • 5 - The Selfish Giant Word Mat • 6 - Key Features of Leaflets • SEAQAB PowerPoint • 7 – Slogans • 8 – To write captions • iPads & Computers • 10 - Headings & Subheadings • 11 – Causal Conjunctions • 15 – Plan a Leaflet This unit of work uses the 3 stage planning process of: Stimulate and generate = This usually starts with a hook to interest the class where the class realise who they are going to write for so they have a clear purpose and audience. Activities can include reading excellent model texts, drama or researching more about the author or the content of the book. Capture, sift and sort = This is the part of the unit where pupils look at key features, practise skills they will need in order to complete the final piece or new learning for objectives they have not learnt yet. Create, refine, evaluate = This is where you bring all you have learnt together and plan the final piece before you write it and then edit it to improve the piece. This can include self, peer or teacher led reviewing.
Fronted Adverbial Word Mat
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Fronted Adverbial Word Mat

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This is a list of over 140 fronted adverbials that include: • How • When • Where • Frequency This is a great resource to improve pupils sentence starters that I use in most creative writing sessions in my class.
Homonyms Word Mat English KS2 KS3
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Homonyms Word Mat English KS2 KS3

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This is a word mat I have made for use in my class. A Homophone is a word that has the same sound as another but different meanings and or different spelling.
Homonyms Word Mat
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Homonyms Word Mat

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This is a word mat for Homonyms that I use with my class. A Homonym is a word that has the same spelling or pronunciation as another word but a different meaning or origin.
Homograph Word Mat
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Homograph Word Mat

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This is a word mat for Homographs which are words that have the same spelling as another word, but a different meaning.
Homograph, Homonyms & Homophones Display
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Homograph, Homonyms & Homophones Display

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This is a simple display that gives examples of the three different types of words. I use this on my working wall as pupils can get easily confused by the different terms. It also includes a list of each types of words which can also be used as word mats.
Contractions List
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Contractions List

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Here is a list of all the common contractions that I made for my class when they struggled to spell some of them. This is a great resource for children who struggle with contractions.
Grammar Word Mats for Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions Fronted Adverbials & Synonyms
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Grammar Word Mats for Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions Fronted Adverbials & Synonyms

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There are over 1650 different words in these word mats which include: • Adjectives (137 different words) • Adverbs (over 800 different words) • Conjunctions (over 350 different words) • Fronted Adverbials (142 different words) • Synonyms (240 different words) The conjunctions types are: • Causal • Comparative • Coordinating • Explaining • Listing • Opposing • Subordinating • Time
Synonym Word Mat (240 in total)
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Synonym Word Mat (240 in total)

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This is a word mat with synonyms for: • Good • Bad • Happy • Sad • Fast • Slow Each word has 40 different synonyms which allows pupils to build their vocabulary as these are commonly used words.
Recount based on Historical Poem (2 1/2 weeks) unit based on The Highwayman
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Recount based on Historical Poem (2 1/2 weeks) unit based on The Highwayman

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This is a short poetry unit based on the great poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. The end piece of writing is a retelling of the story but from another character's perspective. This unit includes lots of drama and role play to stimulate the pupil's ideas. I have included all the resources you will need and have listed the learning objectives below: Stage 1: Stimulate and generate learning outcomes • To deduce information about a character from a picture. • To recite poetry. • To explore the themes of a text. • To use drama to explore characters’ feelings. • To tell a story from a character’s perspective. Stage 2: Capture, sift and sort learning outcomes • To identify the language used for effect. • To write metaphors. • To tell a story from a character’s perspective. • To recount a story as a news report. Stage 3: Create, refine and evaluate learning outcomes • To write a story from a character’s perspective. • To revise, edit evaluate and improve my writing. • Perform own writing by reading it to a group.