These A4 differentiated word vocabulary mats are an essential tool for any child and would be perfect laminated and stored in boxes in the middle of the table. The mat focuses on writing a character description. The mat gives a wide range of vocabulary including words to describe how a characters look, what they wear and their personality. There are also words and phrases to describe where the character may live and their age and gender. Furthermore there are lists of prepositions, adverbs, adjectives and conjunctions which could be included in a description. Finally there is also a model example of a character description that the children can use to uplevel or improve their own piece of writing. The attached images show each mat but each pack includes: Mat 1 for the less able pupils (one A4 sheet) Mat 2 for the middle ability pupils (one A4 sheet) Mat 3 for higher ability pupils (one A4 sheet) Mats 4 - example of character description (could be laminated back to back with one of the above mats) The resource is colourfully designed with the colours linked to the language through colour system. However any child can use these mats regardless of whether they are using this system.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo (aimed at years 5/6) In total there are 8 guided reading lesson plans, one for each chapter of the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to each of the reading assessment focuses and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

Enclosed in this pack are a range of attractive posters which are ideal to display in a reading area within the classroom. Included in this pack: 1x A4 Title Poster 12x Bookworm Posters with key questions (2 posters per A4 sheet) 4x Clipart Posters displaying key vocabulary in the books (2 posters per A4 sheet) The posters are attractively designed with Clipart images thanks to our link with iClipart.com

With the introduction of the new Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test for pupils in year 2 it is now vitally important that grammar is taught throughout KS1 This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with five activities per week. These include activities which are linked to all aspects of the new grammar National Curriculum. Each activity is only designed to take 5 minutes which means these activites are perfect to complete first thing in the morning or straight after lunch. Built up over the term the children will become grammar experts! These activities are aimed at children in years 1/2 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on how brackets are used within sentences. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of a how brackets are used with examples. Slide 2 - Ten sentences where the extra information inside the brackets are missing. The children need to add in the missing information. Slide 3 - Ten sentences where the extra information inside the brackets is given and the children need to complete the rest of the sentence. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on prefixes. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of a prefix with examples and how they change the meaning of the word. Slide 2 - Sixteen words where the children need to add a prefix to the beginning of the word to make a new word. Slide 3 - Ten prefixes given and the children need to use a dictionary to come up with three words beginning with each prefix. They then need to choose one word to put into a sentence. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on speech. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of the two different types of speech (direct and reported) with examples of each. Slide 2 - Five sentences where the children need to add in the missing speech marks and then five sentences where the children need to complete the reported speech. Slide 3 - Five sentences where the children need to change reported speech to direct speech and then five sentences where the children need to change direct speech to reported speech. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity!

A great resource to accompany the teaching of Story writing. These A4 posters can be arranged into a colourful and informative display which will provide your pupils with useful prompts when writing their own Story. It will also provide an excellent revision aid for year 6 pupils. Included in this pack are: 25 x A4 Posters all with a black border 2 x Title Posters (How to Write a Story & Top Tips) 15 x Information Posters on how to write a Story 8 x Graphic Posters showing large pictures of the animations used throughout the display The posters are attractively designed and thanks to iclipart, each poster has an animated character to give a colourful and appealing look.

A great resource to support the teaching of different reading skills. These can be printed into cards and laminated for children to use but also printed larger to use as posters for the classroom. This pack focuses on the skills of summarising, predicting, identifying the meanings of unknown words or phrases and creating and answering higher order questions about a novel. This resource can be used with any novel. Included in this pack are: 1 x Teacher's Guide Card 4 x Role Posters (Summariser, Word Finder, Predictor, Question Master) 1 x Summariser Worksheet 1 x Word Finder Worksheet 1 x Predictor Worksheet 14 x Question Master Cards with a range of different higher order questions which can be used with any novel. The posters are colourful, attractively designed and contain fun clipart images thanks to our link with clipart.com

A great resource to accompany the teaching of instructional writing. These posters can be arranged into a colourful and informative display which will provide your pupils with useful prompts when writing their own instructions. Ideal for KS1 Included in this pack are: 1 x title banner 1 x bossy words poster 1 x title box 1 x you will need poster 1 x diagram poster 1 x reminder prompt All the posters are displayed in the images for this product. They vary in size but most take up about 1/2 page of A4. The posters are attractively designed in colour giving an appealing look.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Years 5/6) In total there are 18 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the sections in the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to the new National Curriculum objectives and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

A great resource to help with the teaching of descriptive writing. Included in this pack are 10 x A4 posters each showing a different character. Around the outside of the character are a number of key questions to help the child describe the character. Pictures range from monsters to human characters. All images provided thanks to our link with iclipart.com

These A4 differentiated word vocabulary mats are an essential tool for any child and would be perfect laminated and stored in boxes in the middle of the table. The mat focuses on writing a set of instructions. The mat gives helpful sentence starters for the beginning, middle and end of a set of instructions as well as possible adverbs, verbs and adjectives that could be used. There are also two examples of sets of instructions that the children can use to uplevel or improve their own piece of writing. The attached images show each mat but each pack includes: Mat 1 for the less able pupils (one A4 sheet) Mat 2 for the middle ability pupils (one A4 sheet) Mat 3 for higher ability pupils (on A4 sheet) Mats 4 and 5 - examples of model instructions (could be laminated back to back with one of the above mats) The resource is colourfully designed with the colours linked to the language through colour system. However any child can use these mats regardless of whether they are using this system.

Year 5/6 Super at Spelling - Autumn Term Pack. With this termly pack you will receive 12 weeks of spelling words and associated activities. These will be emailed to you all in one go. With the introduction of the new spelling, grammar and punctuation test at the end of KS2 and the new National Curriculum our spelling resource is an absolute essential. This pack comes with 12 weeks of activities with a set of spelling words and three activities per week.The resource is organised around the new National Curriculum and includes: Weeks 1,3,5,7,9 and 11 10 spelling words to learn based on a spelling pattern or sound as recommended in the new National Curriculum. Activity 1 - 10 sentences with missing words. Children to write out the sentences including the correct spelling word. Activity 2 - Anagrams. The spelling words have been scrambled up and the children need to unscramble and then write out correctly. Activity 3 - Wordsearch. The spelling words are hidden in a wordsearch and the children need to find them. Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 10 spelling words from the new National Curriculum statutory word list or words from previous SATs tests. Activity 1 - Definitions. Children need to match the correct spelling word with the correct definition. Activity 2 - Missing vowels. The spelling words are jumbled up and the children need to add the missing vowels to correctly spell each word. Once completed they have to write them out in alphabetical order. Activity 3 - 100 word writing challenge. A visual prompt is given and the children need to include as many of the spelling words as they can in only 100 words. Each activity is designed to take between 10 and 30 minutes and can either be built into the curriculum or given as homework activities. The spelling words and activities are aimed at children in years 5/6 and can be completed on paper or in books. These activities are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com.

This is a simple concept which is designed to provide opportunities for children to write. In this pack are 6 weeks of writing prompts with 5 prompts included each week - one for each day. The writing prompts are only supposed to take children 5-10 minutes to complete and they should only aim to write 3 or 4 sentences. However the sentences they write should be of high quality and the children should aim to include a range of connectives, sentence starters, vocabulary and punctuation. At the end of the session it is recommended that the teacher provides an opportunity for the children to share what they have written. Examples of prompts included are: I was very disappointed when… If you looked under my bed, you would find… If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to… If I was the teacher, I would… These writing prompts are provided in both PDF and PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out. Each page is decorated with a playful Clipart image thanks to our license with Clipart.com These writing activities are aimed at children in years 3 - 6

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on the use of an ellipsis. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 (teach) - Definition and explanation of how an ellipsis is used with examples given. Slide 2 (practise) - Children are asked to work with a partner to create a story opening which uses an ellipsis. An example is given as a model for the children. Slide 3 (extend) - Children are given a passage from James and the Giant Peach where all the punctuation has been lost. Children need to write the paragraph out adding in the punctuation including an ellipsis. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on homonyms and homophones In total there are four slides: Slide 1/2 (teach) - Definition and explanation of homophones and homonyms (one slide each). Examples of each are given within a sentence. Slide 3 (practise) - Children have to create pairs of homophones and explain the meaning of different pairs of homophones and homonyms. Slide 4 (extend) - Children are asked to complete sentences by adding in the appropriately spelt homophone and homonym. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on how personification is used in writing. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of personification with examples accompanied by an explanation of why it is personification. Slide 2 - Children to read a poem and pick out all the examples of personification and then copy them out. Slide 3 - Five objects/people that the children need to personify. Children then have to write a poem of their own that includes personification. The poem is started for them to complete. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on pronouns. In total there are three slides: Slide 1 - Definition of a pronoun with examples of different types of pronouns and how they are used to replace nouns in a sentence. Slide 2 - Ten sentences where the children need to underline the pronouns. Slide 3 - Four sentences where the children need to choose an appropriate pronoun to replace the repeated noun. Then four sentences where the children need to choose the most appropriate pronoun to complete the sentence. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is also extremely good value for money, providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity! The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.