English Teaching Resources: The Nativity Story - KS1 ‘The Nativity Story - KS1’ has been designed to cover many of the year 1 and 2 curriculum objectives for ‘Reading - comprehension’ and ‘Writing - composition’ outlined in the English programme of study. ‘The Nativity Story’ is a bright and engaging PowerPoint presentation that includes: Colourful telling of the story with quiz questions to assess understanding Story sequencing activity with cut out worksheet Story re-telling with accompanying worksheets Select a character from the story and then draw and describe them Nativity scene colouring page ‘The Nativity Story - KS1’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit each class they teach.

Using a Dictionary Writing - transcription In 'Using a Dictionary ’ pupils practise their dictionary skills. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet ‘Using a Dictionary’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Identifying Genre ‘Identifying Genre’ is an English teaching resource focusing on identifying the genres of books. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint lesson Activities to support the teaching of this objective with two accompanying worksheets ‘Identifying Genre’ can be edited so teachers are able to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit the requirements of each class they teach.

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells - KS3 Unit of Work (93-slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 14 lesson plans, unit of work overview and 3 worksheets) Our ‘The Invisible Man’ teaching unit explores the popular Oxford Playscripts drama interpretation of the classic C19th H.G. Wells novel. It includes the following activities: Examining the cover and blurb and making predictions Using P.E.A.R. to construct an extended response Writing and redrafting responses to texts Character analysis Writing an empathetic response Understanding the P.A.F. of a text Individual, pair and group activities Exploring and understanding the key themes of the story Creating storyboards and quizzes to consolidate knowledge of the text Uncovering the context of ‘The Invisible Man’ - H.G. Wells research task Role play, Hotseating and other speaking and listening opportunities Writing a review of ‘The Invisible Man’

Measuring Length and Height Using Standard Units - Year 1 In this year 1 teaching resource pupils begin to measure and record length and height using standard units (metres and centimetres) as per the statutory requirements of the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement). This colourful and engaging PowerPoint lesson includes: interactive activities with 2 accompanying worksheets class activity worksheet 1 further worksheet with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Measuring Length and Height Using Standard Units - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Comparing Lengths and Heights - Year 1 Measuring Length and Height Using Non-Standard Units - Year 1

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.

Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 In this maths teaching resource, pupils practise the concept of non-unit fractions as more than one equal part of the whole shape or quantity and that the denominator represents the number of parts the whole has been divided into. This Year 2 maths teaching resource has been created following the White Rose Small Steps guidance for year 2 - Spring - Block 4 - Fractions. The resource consists of 1 lesson, including a PowerPoint presentation and differentiated worksheets for independent learning, to guide your class through the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 maths programme of study (number - fractions). The worksheets contain varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes: Varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving interactive class activities 3 differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving worksheets with answers ‘Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 2 Fractions resources: Fractions - Year 2 Equal Parts - Year 2 Halves - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Thirds - Year 2 Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 Counting in Fractions – Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2

Nouns - Year 1 ‘Nouns- Year 1’ introduces pupils to common nouns: people, places and things. 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 is a noun introduction An interactive noun sorting activity with accompanying worksheet Go on a noun hunt activity worksheet Circle the nouns activity and worksheet Identify the noun in the sentence activity and worksheet Further consolidation worksheet with answers ‘Nouns - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1 Types of Nouns Concrete Nouns Collective Nouns

Exclamation Marks - KS1 'Exclamation Marks - KS1’ introduces pupils to exclamation marks as per the curriculum objectives of the KS1 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 1 further worksheet with answers. ‘Exclamation Marks - KS1’ can be edited giving you the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class you teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Exclamation Marks Exclamation Marks - Year 1

Cube Numbers - Year 5 This Year 5 maths teaching resource has been created following the White Rose Small Steps guidance (Autumn - Block 3 - Multiplication and division A). The resource consists of 1 lesson, including a PowerPoint presentation and differentiated worksheets for independent learning, to guide your class through the curriculum objectives of the Year 5 maths programme of study (number - multiplication and division). The worksheets contain varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint lesson Activities to support the teaching of these objectives and an accompanying worksheet 3 further differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Cube Numbers - Year 5’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs. Click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation to view the resource in more detail. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Common Factors Activity - Year 5 Square Numbers - Year 5 Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000 - Year 5 Identifying Factors - Year 5 Multiples of 10, 100 and 1000 - Year 5 Prime Numbers - Year 5 Identifying Multiples - Year 5 Factors Activities - Year 5 Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 - Year 5 Common Multiples Activity - Year 5 Year 5 Multiplication and Division Bundle 1

Comparing and Ordering Numbers Up to 100 - Year 2 In this teaching resource children practise comparing and ordering numbers up to 100 and use the >, < and = signs as per the Year 2 maths Programme of Study (Number and Place Value). This engaging animated PowerPoint lesson includes: 1. Interactive activities with accompanying worksheets to use during the lesson or separately. 2. 2 further differentiated worksheets with answers 'Comparing and Ordering Numbers Up to 100 - Year 2' is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs.

Quarters - Year 1 In this maths teaching resource pupils are introduced to fractions and begin to recognise and find a quarter of an object, shape or quantity as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 maths programme of study (Number - fractions). Content includes: 1. What is a quarter of an object or shape explanation 2. A quarter of a shape activity with an accompanying worksheet 3. What is a quarter of a quantity explanation 4. A quarter of a quantity activity with an accompanying worksheet 5. 1 further worksheet with answers 'Quarters - Year 1' is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it to suit their individual teaching requirements.

Finding Half of a Quantity - Year 1 In this KS1 maths teaching resource pupils practise recognising, finding and naming a half as one of two equal parts of a quantity. 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 - fractions). Content includes: Halving quantities activity and 2 differentiated worksheets Colour half the shapes activity and worksheet Halving money totals differentiated activity and worksheets x2 reasoning and problem solving activities and worksheet ‘Finding Half of a Quantity - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for Year 1 fractions resources: Halves - Year 1 Finding a Half - Year 1 Quarters - Year 1

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. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar poetry resources: Acrostic Poetry - KS3 Limericks - KS2 Cinquain Poetry - KS2 Sonnets - KS2 Tanka Poetry - KS2 Free Verse Poetry - KS2 Haiku Poetry - KS2 Narrative Poetry - KS2

Our ‘KS3 English Essentials’ resources are designed to help KS3 learners master key English skills which were not fully developed at KS2. Inference - KS3 is the ideal resource to help students understand the importance of inference in reading. The resource explains what ’infer’ and ‘inference’ mean and enables pupils to practice making inferences from pictures and texts using evidence. Teachers should consider the example texts together and use the discussion prompts to assess understanding before assigning the appropriate level worksheet for individual pupils. There are three differentiated worksheet activities - Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each level has a different text to read and specific inference questions to answer with evidence. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Inference Skills Infer and Deduce Infer and Deduce 2 Making Inferences - Year 3 & Year 4

Denominators of Unit Fractions - Year 3 In ‘Denominators of Unit Fractions - Year 3’ pupils focus on understanding the denominator in a unit fraction. This teaching resource covers the year 3 curriculum objective in the maths programme of study and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for year 3 - Spring - Block 3 - Fractions A. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Denominators of Unit Fractions - Year 3’ is editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar Year 3 fractions resources: Fractions and Interpreting Scales - Year 3 Understanding the Whole - Year 3 Numerators of Unit and Non-unit Fractions - Year 3 Comparing and Ordering Unit Fractions - Year 3 Comparing and Ordering Non-unit Fractions - Year 3 Finding Equivalent Fractions - Year 3 Fractions on a Number Line - Year 3 Year 3 Fractions ‘A’ Bundle

Eden Rock This two-lesson mini-unit explores Charles Causley’s ‘Eden Rock’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying the AQA Love and Relationships cluster, this resource looks at the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 57-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 7 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Charles Causley’s life and factors that may have inspired the poem. First Contact – An initial reading of ‘Eden Rock’ with a glossary included. Comprehension questions with answers. Exploring Meaning – Analysing ‘Eden Rock’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. An example answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Eden Rock’ - parent/child relationships, memory, distance and death. Language – Exploring Causley’s use of language. An analysis of imagery and a line-by-line examination of the poem, with questions and answers. Structure and Form – How Causley uses the first-person perspective, caesura, rhyme and enjambment. The GCSE Exam – Comparing ‘Eden Rock’ with ‘Neutral Tones and ‘Mother, Any Distance’. Model answers included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more AQA Anthology Poetry - Love and Relationships resources: When We Two Parted Love’s Philosophy Porphyria’s Lover Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Neutral Tones The Farmer’s Bride Mother, Any Distance Before You Were Mine Walking Away Follower Letters From Yorkshire Winter Swans Singh Song! Climbing My Grandfather AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Love and Relationships Pack

Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6 Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource In ‘Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn how to use hyphens to improve their writing by avoiding ambiguity and making their writing clearer and more concise as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: A link to a short hyphens explanatory video What is a hyphen explanation How hyphens improve writing Common categories of hyphenated words 4 hyphens activities with accompanying worksheets As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Adding Equal Groups - Year 1 In this KS1 maths teaching resource pupils are introduced to multiplication through repeated addition by adding equal groups. 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: Find the totals of the equal groups activity and worksheet Complete the equal groups sentences activity and worksheet Adding equal groups on a number line activity and worksheet Adding equal groups problems activity and worksheet Adding equal groups reasoning and problem solving activity and worksheet ‘Adding Equal Groups - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Making Arrays - Year 1 Counting in Tens - Year 1 Equal Groups - Year 1 Doubles - Year 1 Grouping - Making Equal Groups - Year 1 Sharing Equally - Year 1 Adding Equal Groups - Year 1

Equivalent Fractions - Year 3 This KS2 maths teaching resource covers the curriculum objective in the year 3 maths programme of study (Number - fractions). This maths teaching resource is a colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation with 5 accompanying worksheets. It is ideal to use when introducing pupils to equivalent fractions and is also useful as a review of the subject. Content includes: What are fractions explanation What are equivalent fractions explanation Equivalent fractions for 1/2 animated slide Equivalent fractions for 1/4 animated slide Equivalent fractions for 1/2, 1/4, 1/3 and 3/4 activity and worksheet Circle the diagrams equivalent to 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3 activity and accompanying worksheet Identify the equivalent fraction activity and accompanying worksheet Fraction word problems activity and accompanying worksheet Link to an equivalent fraction game Coloured fraction wall worksheets and black and white colouring sheets Cut out fraction wall strips Further equivalent fractions worksheet with answers ‘Equivalent Fractions - Year 3’ can be edited so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach. To preview ‘Equivalent Fractions - Year 3’ click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar Year 3 resources: Tenths - Year 3 Unit Fractions of an Amount - Year 3 Non-unit Fractions of an Amount - Year 3 Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Year 3 Comparing and Ordering Fractions - Year 3