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.
Descriptive Writing - Year 7/8 is made up of an 82-slide editable PowerPoint presentation with 9 worksheets and a six lesson overview. The PowerPoint contains a series of step by step lessons designed to help Year 7/8 learners develop and improve their descriptive writing skills.
The resource contains several activities suitable for pupils of all abilities and is easy to tweak, personalise and differentiate.
The resource covers:
The key features of writing to describe
Using adjectives to create vivid imagery
How to use powerful verbs
Planning, structuring and organising a piece of effective descriptive writing
Using similes and a wider vocabulary
How to draft a piece of writing to improve it
And much more!
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Descriptive Writing - KS2
Show Not Tell
Creating Characters
Writing Effective Story Openings
Adjectives in Stories
Complex Sentences
Words Instead of Said
Drafting - How to Improve Writing
A Guide to Descriptive Writing
This editable PowerPoint-based teaching resource is designed to help students improve their descriptive writing skills. It explains how to structure a piece of descriptive writing and how to use certain techniques to create engaging and imaginative description.
A Guide to Descriptive Writing has been put together with KS3 pupils in mind but it could also be used with higher ability upper KS2 children. The resource is made up of an editable PowerPoint presentation with step by step directions to help you teach the lesson.
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AQA GCSE Exam - Descriptive Writing
GCSE English Descriptive Writing
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Descriptive Writing - Year 7/8
Descriptive Writing - Year 5/6
KS1 Maths Teaching Resources: Position - Year 2
In this teaching resource children are taught to use mathematical vocabulary to describe position as per the curriculum objectives in the Year 2 Programme of Study (Geometry - position and direction).
It includes an animated 34 slide PowerPoint presentation, interactive quizzes and two accompanying worksheets.
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Direction and Movement - Year 2
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Year 1 Geometry Bundle
This AS/A Level English Literature teaching resource deals with the the character of Mrs Danvers. The resource contains numerous questions and talking points, designed to stimulate independent thinking for examination and to encourage critical thinking skills. It explores the AQA Assessment Objectives, using questions and prompts to engage the learner and facilitate quality answers.
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Subtracting Mixed Numbers - Year 6
In this KS2 maths teaching resource, pupils will learn to subtract mixed numbers using three different methods: adding the whole numbers and fractions separately; exchanging a whole for a fraction; converting the mixed numbers into improper fractions. This lesson covers the year 6 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - fractions) and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for year 6 - Autumn - Block 3 - Fractions. Content includes:
Teaching PowerPoint presentation with class activities
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Subtracting Mixed Numbers - Year 6’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.
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Fractions on a Number Line - Year 6
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Comparing and Ordering Fractions - Year 6
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Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers by Integers - Year 6
Multiplying Fractions by Fractions - Year 6
Dividing Fractions by Integers - Year 6
Capital Letters - KS3 English Essentials
(Editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 4 differentiated worksheets)
This lesson is aimed at KS3 learners who need to learn or revise the rules regarding the use of capital letters.
After an introduction to the rules regarding capital letters, pupils undertake a range of differentiated tasks which will help them to consolidate their understanding of where capital letters should be used and why.
The lesson concludes with a brief review which tests students’ understanding of the rules of capital letter use.
Answers are provided for all tasks.
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Full Stops - KS3 Essential English Skills
Question Marks - KS3 Essential English
Inference Skills - KS3 Essential English
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Simple Sentences - KS3 English Essentials
Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Year 6
In this KS2 maths teaching resource, pupils will learn to add and subtract fractions with different denominators. This lesson covers the year 6 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - fractions) and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for year 6 - Autumn - Block 3 - Fractions. Content includes:
Teaching PowerPoint presentation with class activities
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Year 6’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.
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Fractions on a Number Line - Year 6
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Comparing and Ordering Fractions - Year 6
Adding Mixed Numbers - Year 6
Subtracting Mixed Numbers - Year 6
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers by Integers - Year 6
Multiplying Fractions by Fractions - Year 6
Dividing Fractions by Integers - Year 6
Subtracting Numbers with More than 4 Digits - Year 5
In this KS2 subtraction teaching resource, pupils focus on subtracting numbers with more than 4 digits using the column method of subtraction. This lesson covers the year 5 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - addition and subtraction) and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 5 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content includes:
An animated PowerPoint lesson with class activities
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Subtracting Numbers with More than 4 Digits - Year 5’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.
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Adding Four-Digit Numbers with Exchanges Revision - Year 5
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Multi-step Addition and Subtraction Problems - Year 5
In this KS2 addition and subtraction teaching resource, pupils focus on solving multi-step addition and subtraction problems. This lesson covers the year 5 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - addition and subtraction) and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 5 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content includes:
An animated PowerPoint lesson with class activities
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Multi-step Addition and Subtraction Problems - Year 5’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.
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Adding Four-Digit Numbers with Exchanges Revision - Year 5
Subtracting 4-Digit Numbers with Exchanges Revision - Year 5
Adding Numbers with More than 4 Digits - Year 5
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Inverse Operations - Year 5
Rounding to Estimate and Approximate - Year 5
Year 5 Addition and Subtraction Bundle
Reading and Understanding Instructions - Year 3 and 4
(32-slide PowerPoint-based lesson with 14 worksheets)
This differentiated resource (gold, silver and bronze tasks) introduces Year 3/4 children to instructional texts. It guides them through a whole-class comprehension task and analysis of the main features of instructions before they move on to individual exercises, which are supplied with full answer keys.
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Retrieving and Recording Information - Non-Fiction - Year 3 and 4
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Division Challenge Cards - Year 6
These Year 6 maths challenge cards have been designed to consolidate pupils understanding of the curriculum objectives of the Year 6 maths programme of study - Number - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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Factors, Multiples, Primes, Squares and Cubes Challenge Cards - Year 6
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Year 1 Addition and Subtraction Bundle
This year 1 maths teaching bundle contains the following 8 PowerPoint presentations with accompanying worksheets:
Adding Aliens - Adding Numbers to 20
Adding Using a Number Line
Addition and Subtraction are Opposites!
Addition and Subtraction Facts
Let’s Take Away - Beginning to Subtract
Number Fact Families
Taking Away Using a Number Line
Up, Up and Take Away! (Subtracting Numbers to 20)
Each of these maths teaching resources has been designed to help deliver lessons covering the Year 1 maths curriculum objectives as outlined in the year 1 maths programme of study (Number - addition and subtraction).
For a full description and preview of each resource please click on the images below.
This bundle gives you a saving of 62% when compared to buying each resource individually.
Autobiographical Writing - Year 5 and 6
This fully editable teaching unit is made up of a series of seven progressive lessons designed to teach the features of autobiographical writing. Content includes:
What are the key features of an autobiography?
First person perspective
Prefixes
Spelling keywords in autobiographical writing
Common and proper nouns
Sentence construction
Using P.E.E. when writing about an autobiography
How writers create suspense in an autobiographical text
Assessment task - produce a piece of autobiographical writing
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Retrieving and Recording Information
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The World’s Worst Children by David Walliams (87 slide PowerPoint presentation with 12 worksheets)
These Year 5/6 teaching resources for ‘The World’s Worst Children’ by David Walliams explore five stories from this well known collection of short stories. The stories covered are Dribbling Drew, Sofia Sofa, Peter Picker, Windy Mindy and Grubby Gertrude.
The activities explore plot, character and language and are perfect for KS2 learners. A number of the lessons are presented in an active way with tasks that require children to leave their seats and carry out physical activities using the space around them.
There are also a few cross curricular tasks which incorporate Science, Geography and Design Technology. To find out more click on the preview images.
Boy is a brilliant resource featuring a series of 10 lessons designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the novel Boy by Roald Dahl. Boy includes an 98-slide PowerPoint, 14 worksheets and a unit of work overview and a range of activities and lessons for pupils of all abilities.
Contents
- A brief biography of Boy author Roald Dahl with a short film about his life narrated by Michael Rosen
- Exploring the difference between biographical and autobiographical writing
- Create a Roald Dahl family tree - to develop knowledge of the early chapters of Boy
- Analysis of key characters including Mrs Pratchett and Captain Hardcastle
- How to use synonyms to improve vocabulary
- Speaking and Listening drama based lesson using 'The Great Mouse Plot' chapter from Boy
- Create a 'Welcome to Norway' holiday brochure
- Studying the main features of autobiography
- And much more!
Writing Using Paragraphs
Writing - composition
In 'Writing Using Paragraphs' pupils learn about why paragraphs are needed in our writing and how to use them. Content includes:
* An animated PowerPoint lesson (fully editable)
* An activity to support the teaching of these objectives with an accompanying worksheet
2-D Shapes - Year 2: KS1 Maths Teaching Resources
‘2-D Shapes - Year 2’ has been designed to cover the curriculum objectives of the year 2 maths programme of study (Geometry - properties of shapes). This engaging 40 slide PowerPoint presentation includes:
Definition of a 2-D shape
How to describe a 2-D shape
Description of 2-D shapes (circle, square, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon)
Identifying shapes activity and accompanying worksheet
Definition of line symmetry
Line symmetry activity and accompanying worksheet
Worksheet to check understanding
‘2-D Shapes - Year 2’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.
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Comparing and Sorting Shapes - Year 2
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The Highwayman - Unit of Work - Teaching Resources
The Highwayman is a unit of work containing a 128-slide PowerPoint, 26 PDF worksheets and 15 lessons. This engaging scheme of work explores the poem verse by verse, analysing its narrative, characters, themes and language through a range of stimulating activities. These teaching resources can be used with either Year 6 (KS2) or Year 7/8 (KS3) depending on the ability of the students.
Our unit for The Highwayman includes planning (planning provided with a 15-lesson unit of work overview), a fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource and 26 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:
Engaging verse by verse activities to consolidate understanding as children read through the poem
Analysis of the characters of The Highwayman, Bess and Tim the ostler
Exploration of the poem’s key themes
Developing knowledge and understanding of poetic devices – similes, metaphors, building tension, tone and mood
Using Point/Evidence/Explain to write about the poem
Alfred Noyes’s ‘message’ – exploring the author’s purpose
Cloze and sequencing activities to consolidate understanding
Analysis of language in detail
Role play - hot-seating activities to aid understating of characters
Developing understanding of key characters through empathy writing activities
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The Lady of Shalott - Unit of Work
This unit of work for Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott is made up of a 144-slide PowerPoint presentation and 22 worksheets. It is based on the 1842 version of the poem, covers many of the key areas required by the National Curriculum, and includes a variety of activities for students of all abilities.
The unit is designed for use with lower KS3, but is easily adapted for use with Year 5/6.
Contents include:
Activities to develop knowledge of the poem’s narrative
Exploration of setting and descriptive language
Analysis of the characters of the Lady and Sir Lancelot
Comprehension questions (with answers) to test understanding
Studying the use of metaphors, onomatopoeia and pathetic fallacy
Cloze, storyboarding and sequencing activities to consolidate understanding
Context - King Arthur, myths and legends explored
Themes - tasks to discuss loneliness and isolation
How to write about poetry using evidence from the text
Creating a children’s storybook version of the poem
A range of videos to help with contextual understanding
Empathetic writing - The Lady’s diary
An essay task
A copy of the 1842 version of the poem
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Conflict Poetry (KS3)
(5 lesson unit of work, 135-slide editable PowerPoint, 39 worksheets)
This upper KS3 (Year 8/9) unit of work explores war poetry from World War One to the modern day. Ideal for Year 9 or the final term of Year 8, the unit’s chief focus is on the poetry of World War One, and in particular that of Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon.
The unit is designed to help learners develop the key poetry analysis skills that are essential for GCSE success. It explores context, language, techniques, rhyme, rhythm, tone, theme and the author’s viewpoint through the close study of war poems such as The Soldier, Suicide in the Trenches and Dulce et Decorum Est.
The final section of the unit brings the study of war poetry up to date with a focus on 21st Century war poems written by children, soldiers and the partners of those impacted by war.
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