Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Christmas Dingbats (27-slide PowerPoint activity)
Christmas Dingbats provides twenty more delightful dingbats – all with a special Christmas theme and 2 accompanying worksheets. As well as a fun end of term activity, Christmas Dingbats provides a great way of developing deduction skills and focusing on the importance of words. Christmas Dingbats is lots of fun as a starter or plenary activity and all slides are fully editable.
Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2
In this English grammar teaching resource, pupils practise using the subordinating conjunctions ‘when’, ‘if’, ‘that’ or ‘because’ as per the curriculum objective of the Year 2 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
A conjunctions recap
Link to a short introductory video
An introduction to the conjunctions ‘when’, ‘if’, ‘that’ or ‘because’
6 conjunction activities with 2 accompanying worksheets
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
Seconds, Minutes and Hours - Year 1
In this year 1 teaching resource pupils are introduced to units of time (hours, minutes and seconds) as per the statutory requirements of the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement).
This colourful PowerPoint lesson includes:
1. What are seconds, minutes and hours
2. Interactive activities with accompanying worksheet
3. A link to a time units song
‘Seconds, Minutes and Hours - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman – KS3 Unit of Work
Noughts and Crosses is a unit of work containing a 161-slide PowerPoint, 28 PDF worksheets and 15 lessons. This engaging scheme of work explores Malorie Blackman’s novel chapter by chapter, analysing its plot, characters, themes and language through a range of stimulating activities. Resources can be used at KS3 with either Year 8 or Year 9 depending on the ability of the students.
Our unit for Noughts and Crosses includes a fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource and 28 accompanying PDF worksheets. The resource can be used to teach a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme.
Activities contained in the lessons include:
Exploring the social context of Noughts and Crosses, apartheid, civil rights, the novel’s introduction, and Malorie Blackman’s motives for writing it
Engaging chapter by chapter activities to consolidate understanding as learners read through the book
Reading comprehension questions to assess students’ knowledge of plot, character, language, and themes - with example answers.
Analysis of the characters of Sephy, Callum, Kamal, Jasmine, Meggie, Ryan, Jude, Lynette, Minnie
Exploration of the key themes of friendship, racism, growing up, prejudice, privilege, love, power and social segregation
Developing the key reading skills of inference and deduction
Analysis of language and techniques such as effective description, creating conflict and building tension
Role play - hot-seating to aid understating of characters, plot and themes
Developing understanding of key characters through empathy writing tasks
Plus many more fun starter, plenary and reading and writing activities
The Big 2023 Christmas Quiz for KS2
Our annual KS2 Christmas quiz is back for 2023. Ideal for the end of term, it’s made up of eight rounds that cover Secret Santa, music, film, the year 2023, anagrams, Christmas and a lot more - click on the images for a full preview.
The resource comes with a 108-slide PowerPoint (including the quiz questions and answers) and PDF answer sheets for each round.
The resource contains everything you need to carry out the quiz and has been carefully pitched so that the questions are targeted at Yr3 - Yr 6 children.
The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant: KS2 Science Teaching Resource
This KS2 science teaching resource explores the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering the curriculum objectives in the year 3 science programme of study (Plants).
'The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant' is a colourful and engaging PowerPoint presentation with 5 accompanying worksheets. Content includes:
Link to an introductory video
What is the life cycle of a flowering plant (seed, germination, growing stage, pollination, fertilisation, seed dispersal)
The life cycle of a flowering plant worksheet
Link to a plant reproduction video
Plant reproduction, taking a closer look at pollination and fertilisation
Plant reproduction worksheet
Pollination quiz with accompanying worksheet
Pollination activity and accompanying worksheets
What is seed dispersal and the different methods (wind, animal, water, explosion)
Seed dispersal quiz with accompanying worksheet
Link to a seed dispersal video
'The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant' is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.
Muscles (Year 3) - PowerPoint presentation and worksheets
In this science teaching resource pupils are introduced to the functions of muscles. This engaging 40 slide PowerPoint presentation is an ideal resource to use in a lesson covering the year 3 science curriculum objective:
Animals, including humans
- identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement
Content includes:
- why we need muscles
- explanation of the different types of muscles and their functions (skeletal, smooth, cardiac)
- link to an introductory video
- an explanation of how muscles help us to move
- an explanation of how muscles work in pairs (triceps and biceps) and accompanying animation
- an explanation of the main muscles of the body and accompanying activity
- a muscles quiz
- three worksheets
‘Muscles’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.
Units of Volume and Capacity - Year 3
In this KS2 Year 3 teaching resource pupils learn how to measure, compare, add and subtract capacity and volume (l/ml) as per the curriculum objectives of the year3 maths programme of study (Measurement). This engaging animated PowerPoint lesson contains:
1. What is volume and capacity explanation
2. How we measure volume and capacity explanation
3. Using mixed units (litres and millilitres)
4. Comparing units of capacity and volume
5. Adding and subtracting capacity and volume
6. Full of activities with accompanying worksheets to use alongside the lesson
or can be used separately
7. 1 further worksheet with answers
‘Units of Volume and Capacity - Year 3’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.
Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6
Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource
In ‘Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn how to correctly use colons and semi-colons as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 English programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
1. How to use colons to introduce a list and to separate clauses within a sentence
2. 2 colon activities with accompanying worksheets
3. 1 further colon worksheet with answers
4. How to use semi-colons to replace commas in a complex list and to join two complete sentences together
5. 2 semi-colon activities with accompanying worksheets
6. 1 further semi-colon worksheet with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
The Subjunctive Form - Year 5 and 6
Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource
In ‘The Subjunctive Form - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn about subjunctive forms and how they are used in formal writing as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
Subjunctive forms explanation
How subjunctive forms are used in writing
4 subjunctive forms activities with 2 accompanying worksheets
Links to a subjunctive forms video and quiz
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘The Subjunctive Form - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2
'Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2’ introduces pupils to apostrophes to mark singular possession as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. This engaging PowerPoint lesson includes class activities with accompanying worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It contains 3 further differentiated worksheets to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes:
What is a possession explanation
What are possessive apostrophes explanation
Class activities with accompanying worksheets with answers
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
Angles - Year 4
In 'Angles - Year 4' pupils focus on recognising and comparing and ordering right, acute and obtuse angles. This is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering the Year 4 geometry curriculum objectives. Content includes:
1. A PowerPoint lesson
2. Activities to support the teaching of these objectives
3. Two accompanying worksheets with answers
‘Angles - Year 4’ is ready to teach but it is also fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.
Direct Speech - Year 3 and 4
Lower KS2 English Teaching Resource
In this English punctuation teaching resource, pupils practise recognising, writing and punctuating direct speech as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 3 and 4 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
An explanation of direct speech
Identify the reporting clause and speech activity with an accompanying worksheet
An explanation of indirect speech
A direct and indirect speech activity with an accompanying worksheet
How to punctuate direct speech explanation
A punctuating speech activity with an accompanying worksheet
Complete the sentences activity with an accompanying worksheet
3 further differentiated worksheets with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Direct Speech - Year 3 and 4’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
The Landlady by Roald Dahl is a 5 lesson scheme of work with a 50 slide editable PowerPoint presentation and an 11 page booklet of worksheets.
The Landlady by Roald Dahl teaching resource includes a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:
A scheme of work overview with 5 four part lessons covering literary context, plot, character, themes and language
Analysis of the characters of Billy Weaver and The Landlady
Extension activities
Cloze and sequencing exercises
Literary context understanding influences - fairy tales - activity and notes
A copy of the text link
Tales of the Unexpected TV version of The Landlady introduced by Roald Dahl link
A modern day version of The Landlady link
Analysing Roald Dahl’s use of language to build mood and tension in The Landlady
Essay question with planning guidance
Making Arrays - Year 1
In this KS1 maths teaching resource pupils begin to build arrays and understand the importance of columns and rows. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering some of the year 1 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - number and place value and multiplication and division). Content includes:
What is an array explanation
Describing arrays activity and worksheet
Making arrays and writing the addition sentence activity and worksheet
Complete the sentence activity and worksheet
Draw the array that represents the repeated addition sentence activity and worksheet
Reasoning and problem solving activity and worksheet
Further problem solving worksheet with answer sheet
‘Making Arrays - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs
Synonyms - Year 3 and 4
‘Synonyms - Year 3 and 4’ is an engaging PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to use synonyms to create better sentences and improve writing. Content includes:
Link to short synonyms video clip.
Definition of synonyms with examples.
Matching synonyms task with accompanying worksheet.
How to use synonyms to create better sentences activity with accompanying worksheet.
Consolidation of understanding.
Synonyms interactive game link.
‘Synonyms - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you could use it as a quick starter activity to a literacy lesson, incorporate it into an existing resource, lesson or scheme of work or develop it into a wider language study unit.
Question Marks - Year 1
'Question Marks - Year 1’ introduces pupils to question marks as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. It is a colouful and engaging English teaching resource that uses the example words from the Year 1 English - Appendix 1- Spelling. Content includes:
What are questions explanation
What is a question mark explanation
Identify the question activity
What could the question be activity
What are question words explanation
Add the correct question word activity
Has the correct question word been used activity
Choose the correct punctuation mark activity
Write the question from the given words activity
Identify the question activity
Ask the Gingerbread Man activity
All the above activities are included on 2 worksheets for children to use during the lesson
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Question Marks - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4
‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ has been created for lower KS2 pupils to practise identifying and using conjunctions in their writing as per the curriculum objective of the Year 3 and 4 programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes:
Definitions of conjunctions with examples
Conjunctions activities with an accompanying worksheet
Links to further conjunctions video clips and activities
Link to a conjunctions game
‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you can adapt, personalise and differentiate it to suit your teaching requirements.
Contractions - Year 2
'Contractions - Year 2’ introduces pupils to apostrophes for contracted forms as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. This engaging PowerPoint lesson includes class activities with an accompanying worksheet for children to use during the lesson. It contains 3 further differentiated worksheets to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes:
What are contractions explanation
What are apostrophes explanation
Class activities with an accompanying worksheet with answers
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Contractions - Year 2’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4
Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4 is a complete lesson made up of a 24-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets. It covers the Lower KS2 topic ‘Recognising Poetry’ from the Year 3/4 Programme of Study in an engaging and enjoyable way.
The lesson introduces acrostic poetry using an example that is broken down and analysed as a whole class, with prompts for discussion and feedback. Following this activity, there is a group acrostic-writing exercise and differentiated worksheets to help children write their own acrostic poems with varied success criteria.