This is a Word a Day to increase pupils’ vocabulary, using relevant pictures, definitions and synonyms. These are picture words, enough for a Word a Day for an entire school year! It is an easy and effective way to boost a school’s vocabulary. Aimed at KS3, KS4, KS5 or the vocabulary could provide some upper KS2 extension. This resource could have a powerful impact on an entire school’s vocabulary acquisition, if the word a day pictures are added to newsletters or lessons. I’ve made two small free Word a Day resources available to demonstrate how useful the resource can be, so you can try those out in a classroom.

This is a second Word a Day to increase pupils’ vocabulary, using relevant pictures, definitions and synonyms. These are picture words, enough for a Word a Day for another school year! It is an easy and effective way to boost a school’s vocabulary. Aimed at KS3, KS4, KS5 or the vocabulary could provide some upper KS2 extension. This resource could have a powerful impact on an entire school’s vocabulary acquisition, if the word a day pictures are added to newsletters or lessons. I’ve made two small free word a day resources available to demonstrate how useful the resource can be, so you can try those out in a classroom.

Pupils write explanatory texts that they enjoy and which allow for their creativity. There is a list of ultimate spy vehicle features for discussion and ideas. There are teaching notes and scaffold frame to ensure you get good explanation text writing results. There are examples of a spy vehicle explanation text written by a Year 6 to give an idea of the end product. There is also an optional extension task included.

This is a recount text, loosely based on Rosen's poem ' The Outing' to teach pupils the features of a recount text with detailed teaching notes. There is also a recount learning mat and scaffold to remind pupils of the features of a recount. There are also two scaffold frame worksheets to fill in to offer additional support to pupils writing school trip recounts.

This is everything you need to teach recount texts and to get children to write successful recounts. There is a recount PowerPoint that uses simple animations to teach recount text features. There are two scaffold planners to provide support for children that need more support to write recount texts. There is also a Minion recount learning mat for display to remind children of key success criteria when planning a writing a recount text.

This is a PowerPoint explaining how to make complex sentences with -ing verbs. It also explains what dangling modifier errors are with an example. There is also an activity making sentences with subordinate clauses starting with -ing verbs and swapping and punctuating the clauses.

This is a PowerPoint presentation discovering through questions and examples the rules for punctuating dialogue. The presentation also shows how to punctuate and use speech tags and includes alternative words for the speech verb, ‘said’. If you look at AWalkerEducation Shop you can find the same presentation available with an added speech punctuation investigation task using a range of well known texts.

A brief worksheet on how apostrophe's change meaning. It is available at 65% reduction as part of a bundle of resources on how punctuation mistakes can cause funny meanings.

A compound sentences PowerPoint that shows co-ordinating conjunctions, including 'for' and 'yet'. It also introduces the use of semi colons for compound sentences.

This is a DfES recount booklet on a school trip. Please check out my other recount school trip resources at the AWalkerEducation shop. Resource was produced by the Department for Education and Skills Extracts from this material may be reproduced for non-commercial or training purposes only and on condition that the source is acknowledged.