This is a full lesson teaching how to identify the main idea in a text, complete with all the activities you need to consolidate this skill. The main idea in a text is the key point that the writer wants the reader to know. This can be explicitly stated with a ‘topic sentence’, usually at the start or end of the paragraph, or it can be implied, in which case you may need to use some extra methods for identifying the main idea. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes all the information and activities you need to teach children how to identify the main idea in a text. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - to engage and get children thinking creatively √ AFL Question √ Teaching input - what is the main idea and how can we find it in a text? √ Examples of explicitly stated main ideas in topic sentences √ Guided/ whole class consolidation activities √ Differentiated review activity √ Differentiated independent consolidation activities (3 levels) √ Extension task - writing activity to deepen learning √ All answer slides √ Plenary - AOL PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to use subordinating conjunctions, complete with all the activities you need PLUS a review of coordinating conjunctions. Subordinating conjunctions are used to link a main clause with a subordinating clause. Some examples of subordinating conjunctions include: after, although, because, as, since, whereas, before, when, where, whilst, so that etc. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes the activities you need to teach children how to use subordinating conjunctions. In addition to teaching how to use subordinating conjunctions, the lesson also includes a review of coordinating conjunctions. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - get children in the mood to write! √ Review of coordinating conjunctions √ Differentiated questioning (3 levels) √ Teaching input - what are subordinating conjunctions, example sentences, the meaning of the prefix ‘sub’ √ Guided/ whole class activities √ Information slides - when subordinating conjunctions can come at the start of your sentences, fronted adverbials, correct punctuation √ Differentiated independent consolidation activities (3 levels) √ Review activities and mini plenaries throughout √ Plenary - AOL PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching students how to identify different examples of figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration and onomatopoeia) in various texts and then create their own in their writing. This lesson teaches children how to identify examples of similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration and onomatopoeia in texts. It teaches them how to explain what each of these features are and also to consider the impact of such figurative language on the reader. It encourages learners to examine the writer’s intent when using such techniques. As the lesson develops, children start creating their own examples of each figurative language feature and then start using them in their own writing to create various effects. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes all the information and activities you need to teach children how to identify the following figurative language features: similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification and alliteration. It also teaches children how to incorporate figurative language into their own writing. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - to engage and get children thinking creatively √ AFL Question √ Teaching input - what is each example of figurative language √ Examples of each figurative language feature in reading texts √ Guided/ whole class consolidation activities √ Differentiated review activities √ Differentiated independent consolidation activities (3 levels) √ Application tasks - writing activities involving using figurative language in own writing √ All answer slides √ Plenary - AOL PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation teaching what the past simple tense is, why we use it and how to write in the past simple tense. The past simple tense is used to talk about things that have already happened. It is used especially for describing things that we know when happened. All sentences must have a verb. Verbs tell us the tense of a sentence. We distinguish between regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs are verbs which follow a rule to change to past simple (we add the suffix -ed to these words). Irregular verbs do not follow a rule to change to their past tense form. This lesson includes: √ Complete PowerPoint presentation for the full lesson √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity √ Teaching input & information slides √ Consolidation activities √ Differentiated independent activities √ Differentiated questioning √ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks √ Extension & application tasks √ Plenary activity The lesson covers: Identifying the verbs in sentences Distinguishing between regular and irregular verbs Changing regular verbs to their past simple tense form Common irregular verbs in the past simple tense form Forms of the verb ‘to be’ (brief introduction) How to write in the past simple tense When to use the past simple tense/ why we use it PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a complete lesson (PPT) teaching children how to identify, read and write the ‘air’ trigraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the ‘air’ trigraph and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the SECOND lesson in a series of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2. In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words. These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words. These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3. It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning: ai air ar ch ear ee er igh j ng oa oi oo (long) oo (short) or ow qu sh th ur ure v w x y zz The presentation includes: √ Learning objective and success criteria √ Phase 3 phonics sound mat √ Review slides for previously learned sounds √ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound √ Segmenting and blending reading activities √ Segmenting and blending writing activities PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to skim-read a text, complete with all the activities you need to consolidate this skill. What is the difference between skimming and scanning? When we skim-read, we read a text quickly to get the main idea (the gist). We want to find key information such as who the text is about, where they are and what is happening. On the other hand, scanning is where we read a text to find specific information such as the answer to a question. We still read quickly, but this time we are looking for something in particular. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes all the information and activities you need to teach children how to skim-read a text. It also includes a brief introduction to scanning by way of the plenary. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - to assess current understanding of skim-reading √ Teaching input - what does ‘skimming’ mean? What is the difference between skimming and scanning? √ Examples of suitable questions for determining the gist of a text √ Guided/ whole class consolidation activities √ Six texts for skim-reading practice √ All answer slides √ Plenary - AFL - Intro to scanning PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to identify the theme in a text, complete with all the activities you need to consolidate this skill. The theme of a story is the message, moral or life lesson that the author wants us to learn from the events in the story. Themes can be generalised to the real world and are not specific to the characters and events of the story. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes all the information and activities you need to teach children how to identify the theme in a text. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - to engage and get children thinking √ AFL Question √ Teaching input - what a theme is, what a theme is not and how we can identify the theme in a text √ Examples of themes √ Guided/ whole class consolidation activities - reading tasks - identify the theme √ Differentiated questioning √ Differentiated independent consolidation activity (3 levels) √ Extension task - writing activity to deepen learning √ All answer slides √ Plenary - AOL PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 2 to 5 how to plan and write engaging and well-structured book reviews. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Differentiated starter activity √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Example of a good book review √ Feature checklists for each part of a review √ Whole class/ shared writing activities √ Independent writing tasks √ Speaking, listening, reading & writing tasks √ Differentiated checklists for writing task √ Peer review tasks √ All answer slides √ Plenary Learning Objective: LO: To identify the features of and write my own book review Success Criteria: I can read and understand a book review. I can describe the structure of a book review. I can explain the purpose of a book review. I can identify key details of a book. I can summarise a story. I can describe my opinion of a book. Lesson details: Starter activity - differentiated match up task for text types and their purpose (3 levels of differentiation) -Teaching input/ information slides - reviews and book reviews Consolidation task Whole class speaking activity - mind map Example of a good book review (four slides) Info slides - structure of a book review + consolidation task Shared/ modelled write task + guide Independent write + differentiated feature checklists for book reviews (3 levels) Plenary - peer review task PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to write fantastic setting descriptions. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter and plenary activities √ Review of relevant prior learning √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Examples of good setting descriptions & feature identification tasks √ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks √ Explanations and examples of how to use each structural and language feature in your own setting descriptions √ Differentiated consolidation tasks (3 levels) √ Whole class, paired, group and independent activities √ Support slides for struggling/ younger learners √ Feature checklists √ Writing inspiration Learning Objective: To identify the features of and write my own setting description Success Criteria: I can explain what a setting is. I can read and understand a setting description. I can identify the structural features of a setting description (paragraphs, most obvious details described first, describes what can be seen, heard, felt, smelt etc.) I can identify the language features of a setting description (fronted adverbials, powerful verbs, adjectives, adverbs, figurative language, onomatopoeia etc.) I can write my own setting description. I can check my work against a feature checklist. Lesson details: Starter activity - Reviewing what is a setting Review of revelant prior learning - Where do we find setting descriptions in a story? What tense are stories usually written in? What are similes and metaphors? -Speaking & listening task - drawing a setting activity + evaluation of setting description discussion Teaching input/ information slides - setting descriptions describe what we can see, hear, feel and smell in a place Reading task - example of a good setting description Consolidation activity - structure of a setting description Consolidation task (differentiated 3 levels) - organising statements from description into correct order Input - language features of powerful descriptions (fronted adverbials, powerful verbs adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions etc.) + consolidation activities (differentiated 3 levels - rainbow writing ) Whole class writing task (model/ shared write) Independent writing task (writing stimuli included) Differentiated feature checklist for each ability level (3 levels) Plenary - adjectives game PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This resource is a phonics phase 3 sound mat. It is great for children learning how to read and write and shows the full set of phase 3 letters, digraphs and trigraphs. In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words. Please check out my complete phase 3 Phonics Lesson PowerPoints with activities. Here is a free lesson for you to try - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-phase-3-complete-lesson-activities-ai-digraph-free-12824943 Here is a bundle containing all my lessons which teach the phase 3 phonics digraphs and trigraphs at a discounted price -https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-phase-3-digraphs-and-trigraphs-lessons-and-activities-complete-bundle-worth-pounds-57-00-12835017

This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to write non-chronological reports. It includes examples, lists of features to include, details for a modelled/ shared writing task and an independent, consolidation writing task. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter activity - grammar task √ Review of relevant prior learning √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Examples from non-chronological report texts √ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks √ Feature checklist for non-chronological reports √ All answer slides √ Plenary Learning Objective: LO: To plan and write a non-chronological report Success Criteria: I can structure my non-chronological report correctly and with appropriate headings and subheadings. I can fill my report with relevant and accurate facts. I can use the correct tense and write in third person. I can include an introduction and key information box. I can use generalisers, technical vocabulary, formal language and factual adjectives. Lesson details: Differentiated starter activity (3 levels) - Verbs and tenses task (review of relevant prior learning, grammar task) Teaching input - covering the following: What does non-chronological mean? What’s the difference between fiction and non-fiction? What structural features will we find in a non-chronological report? What tense is a non-chronological report usually written in? What is the purpose of a non-chronological report? What language features of a non-chronological report can you list? Example of a non-chronological report introduction Teaching input - structure of an introduction Teaching input - language features of a non-chronological report, explanations, examples and consolidation tasks for these features (present tense, third person, generalisers, technical vocabulary, factual adjectives, formal language) Modelled/ shared write task- Introduction for a report Independent consolidation task Example of a non-chronological report paragraph Feature checklist Plenary - Assessment of learning task This lesson can be a stand-alone lesson showing the features of a non-chronological report but it can also be part of a bundle of three lessons teaching children how to write non-chronological reports. This is lesson one of three. Lesson 1 - Identify the features of non-chronological reports and examine example texts Lesson 2 - Conduct own research into a topic and present findings (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13117269) Lesson 3 - Write own non-chronological report PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to write instructions and recipes. It includes teaching input/ information slides for the structural and language features of instruction texts, an example of an instruction text, a modelled/ shared writing task, independent writing tasks and differentiated feature checklists. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter activity √ Review of relevant prior learning √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Example of an instruction text √ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks √ Feature checklist for instructions √ All answer slides √ Plenary Learning Objective: LO: To identify the features of and write my own set of instructions Success Criteria: I can read and understand a set of instructions. I can identify the purpose of a set of instructions. I can describe the structure of a set of instructions. I can identify the language features of a set of instructions. I can write my own set of instructions. Lesson details: Starter activity covering purpose of instruction texts, the difference between fiction and non-fiction and introducing recipes Teaching input - explaining what instructions Example of a set of instructions (recipe) Speaking and listening task - mind-map of features Teaching input - Structural features of instructions + consolidation task: - Heading and subheadings - A list of ingredients - A list of equipment - Method - Bullet points and numbered points - Preparation time Teaching input - language features of a non-chronological report + consolidation tasks: - Time order adverbials - Present tense, imperative verbs - Second person pronouns - Formal, impersonal language - Adverbs Modelled/ shared write task - instruction writing Independent and differentiated consolidation writing task (3 levels) Differentiated feature checklists (3 levels) Plenary - Peer review task PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is the sixth lesson you need to start teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letter n, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the sixth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes. In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words. These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2. It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning: s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss The presentation includes: √ Learning objective and success criteria √ Phase 2 phonics sound mat √ Review of prior learning √ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound √ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters √ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters √ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters √ Letter formation practice √ Decoding activities (preparation for reading) √ Encoding activities (preparation for writing) PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

Everything you need to teach a complete and outstanding lesson on how to use embedded clauses! Plus, there’s no printing required - all the activities are included in the presentation! A clause is a group of words containing a verb and expressing a complete idea. An embedded clause is a type of clause that comes in the middle of a main clause and which adds extra information. An embedded clause is punctuated with commas either side of it. E.g. The tornado, which the people had been warned about, ripped through the village. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which contains all the information slides and consolidation activities you need to teach children how to use embedded clauses in their writing. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity √ Information and explanation slides √ Shared/ whole class consolidation activities for each learning point √ Independent, differentiated activities (3 difficulty levels) √ Activities reviewing relevant prior learning √ Answer slides √ Written and reasoning activities for applying the learning √ Plenary activity PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching how to use the past continuous tense. The past continuous tense is made from the past tense form of the verb ‘to be’ (was or were) + the progressive/ continuous form of the verb (a verb with the -ing suffix). It is used to describe background actions and long actions, usually that happened at the same time as something else. This lesson presentation on the past continuous tense includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity √ Review of prior learning (examining the other tenses and why we use them) √ Teaching input/ information slides (explaining how to identify and construct sentences in past continuous tense) √ Multiple differentiated consolidation activities (fill in the blanks, spot the mistakes, change the sentences to past continuous tense etc.) √ Independent activities and application tasks √ Mini plenaries and extra practice tasks √ Extension of learning challenges √ Reading & writing tasks √ Plenary activity The lesson covers the following: Review of other tenses Structure of clauses in past continuous Difference between ‘was’ and ‘were’ (plural and singular subjects) How to describe the actions of the following types of subjects in the past continuous tense: regular and irregular plurals, countable and uncountable nouns, collective nouns, exceptions and pronouns Changing verbs into their progressive/ continuous form Purposes of using the past continuous tense Distinguishing between long and short actions Joining clauses in past continuous to clauses in past simple Using the past continuous tense in writing to describe background actions and set the scene PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson teaching the difference between adjectives and adverbs and how to use them in your writing. Adjectives describe nouns (people, places and things). Adverbs describe verbs (doing/ action words). This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - your AFL - identifying adjectives and adverbs activity √ Teaching input - exploring what adjectives and adverbs are, the differences between them and examples of each being used in sentences. √ Differentiated speaking & listening activities - group/ paired activity (3 ways of differentiation) √ Differentiated writing tasks (3 ways of differentiation) √ Extension activity - apply learning with a writing activity √ Growth mindset challenges √ Plenary - Extend the learning by looking at exceptions PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a complete lesson (PowerPoint Presentation) teaching how to use inverted commas/ speech marks/ quotation marks. Inverted commas/ speech marks are used to punctuate direct speech. They go around the words which are actually spoken. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities and teaching points for teaching children how to use inverted commas/ speech marks. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity (AFL) √ Teaching input - what are inverted commas and how do we use them? √ Consolidation activities - Speaking and listening, reading and writing activities √ Guided/ whole class activities √ Differentiated independent activities (3 levels) √ Apply learning - Writing Task √ Reasoning activities √ Plenary activity (AOL) PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching how to use the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense is made from the word ‘has’ or ‘have’ plus the past participle of the verb. It is used to: Talk about past experiences & places we have been, Talk about things which happened in the past but the effects of which are still true now etc.) Talk about very recent events The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity reviewing difference between ‘has’ and ‘have’ plus answer slide & explanation slides √ Review slides, activities & answer slides - reviewing other uses for present perfect tense (to talk about past experiences & places we have been, to talk about things which happened in the past but the effects of which are still true now etc.) √ Review slide, activity & answer slides - reviewing use of ‘not’ with present perfect tense (hasn’t, haven’t) √ Input slides teaching how to use the present perfect tense to talk about recent events √ Two consolidation activities (question and answer, drawing review activity) √ Input slide - use of ‘just’ when using the present perfect tense to talk about recent events √ Consolidation slide - use of ‘just’ √ Differentiated questions (3 levels) plus answer slides & explanations (blue = tricky; easiest difficulty, orange = very difficult; middle difficulty, red = super duper hard; most difficult √ Consolidation activity - irregular past participles activity & answer slide √ Plenary - spot the slip-up activity, hint slide & answer slide This lesson is designed specifically for Cambridge Stage 6, unit 1 teaching content but can be suitable for any English lesson teaching the present perfect tense. PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to use possessive apostrophes. Possessive apostrophes are apostrophes used to show that something belongs to something else e.g. cat’s whiskers This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities for teaching children how to use possessive apostrophes. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity √ Review of relevant prior learning (contractions and plurals, including irregular plurals) √ Teaching input - what are possessive apostrophes and how to use them √ Consolidation activities √ Differentiated questioning (3 levels) √ Guided/ whole class activities √ Differentiated independent activities (3 levels) √ Extend learning - Looking at exceptions √ Speaking and listening, reading and writing activities √ Plenary - Reasoning Task PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to use coordinating conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions are used to link two main clauses, or two equal parts of a sentence together. We can use the anagram FANBOYS to help us remember the seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet & so. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes the activities you need to teach children how to use coordinating conjunctions. In addition to teaching how to use coordinating conjunctions, the lesson also explains the difference between coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions and briefly introduces subordinating conjunctions at the end, in preparation for the next lesson. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - get children in the mood to write! √ Teaching input - what are conjunctions, there are two main kinds (coordinating and subordinating conjunctions) and the key differences between these. √ Review activities and mini plenaries throughout √ Differentiated questioning (3 levels) √ Guided/ whole class activities √ Differentiated independent activities (3 levels) √ Plenary - Extend the learning PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.