An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
A visual and ready-to-go PowerPoint leading you through a week of 5 engaging spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in a dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words have the -able endings from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
For a whole year of spelling lessons follow these helpful links:
Term 1 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 2 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 3 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 4 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 5 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 6 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
A visual and ready-to-go PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in a dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words have the -eable and -ible endings from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
For a whole year of spelling lessons follow these helpful links:
Term 1 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 2 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 3 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 4 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 5 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 6 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
A bright and effective PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging and memorable spelling lessons.
All words follow the pattern adding suffixes onto fer endings from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Download these 3 clear spelling lessons to enable children to learn these spellings in an active and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A bright and clear PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging and memorable spelling lessons.
All words follow the pattern of doubling the r when adding suffixes onto fer endings from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 3 thorough spelling lessons to enable children to learn these spellings in an active and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A bright and cheerful PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging and effective spelling lessons.
All words are common mistakes made by children higher up the school (they’re, their, there, with, who, which, what, where, were, we’re). Useful to refresh these words which they use every day.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 5 memorable spelling lessons which enable children to learn these spellings in an active and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A bright and engaging PowerPoint leading you through a week of memorable spelling lessons linked to a popular KS2 topic.
All words link to the topic of Fair trade and being aware of global issues. Teach pupils these key words and phrases to deepen their understanding of this important international subject.
Most applicable for KS2.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 5 effective lessons enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A bright and visual PowerPoint leading you through a week of memorable spelling lessons for year 5 and 6 pupils.
All words follow the rule of i before e except after c (with some exceptions) from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 5 effective and time saving lessons to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A visual and easy to use PowerPoint leading you through a week of spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in the dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words are homophones from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my other year 5/6 spelling lessons on homophones:
Guessed/guest, morning/mourning, past/passed, precede/proceed, ate/eight
Draft/draught, farther/father, heard/herd, led/lead, aren’t/aunt
advice/advise, device/devise, licence/license, practice/practise, prophecy/prophesy
Aisle/isle, aloud/allowed, affect/effect, altar/alter, ascent/assent
You can find many more high quality resources made by an English specialist here: Teachallenjoy
A week’s plan, powerpoint and resources for year 5 reading focusing on the skill of creating images. Engaging starters, main activities and plenaries planned for everyday.
Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA).
Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results.
Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one.
All reviews welcome.
A week’s plan, powerpoint and resources for year 5 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of scanning.
Easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes.
Engaging and relevant starters, main activities and plenaries planned for everyday.
Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA).
Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results.
Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided on powerpoint, a range of interesting topics and styles with clear instructions throughout.
All reviews welcome.
A week of KS2 reading lessons on the comprehension skill of creating images. Includes a plan, powerpoint and resources for year 5 reading.
Easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes.
Engaging and relevant starters, main activities and plenaries planned for both lessons.
Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA).
Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results.
Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles.
All reviews welcome.
A complete Year 1 grammar pack including an A4 grammar glossary, grammar memory cards, grammar flash cards and an engaging PowerPoint which introduces these technical terms and gives children the opportunity to practice finding each one.
A colourful and useful resource designed to increase your pupil’s progress when learning English with the New Curriculum. Enhance the confidence of every child, parent, TA and Teacher with these clear and up-to-date glossaries.
All the technical vocabulary used in the new curriculum explained for children from year 1. Every word class and sentence type explained with clear helpful examples.
Useful to have as a large display or as a laminated mat for the tables. Very useful stuck in English or SPAG books to encourage independence, revision and confidence during lessons.
Can also be stuck in homework books to support children with explaining these new technical terms to parents and carers at home.
All reviews welcome.
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Whole School SMART Targets
Whole School Writing Assessment Sheets
Whole School Guided Reading Questions
Useful KS1 target sheets.
Can be used with the children stuck in their English books or kept in a teacher’s file.
Teacher can choose how much evidence needs to be collected before the children achieve the target.
Can show recognition of target achieved in work with a sticker/star/symbol.
Encourages responsibility for learning and ensures the children know their targets.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Year 1 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 1 Reading Assessment Questions
Year 2 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 2 Reading Assessment Questions
A visual and ready-to-go PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in a dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words have the -ant, -nce or -ation endings from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
For a whole year of spelling lessons follow these helpful links:
Term 1 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 2 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 3 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 4 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 5 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 6 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
A PowerPoint leading you through a week of effective and engaging spelling lessons.
All words are homophones from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A bright and colourful animated PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons.
Teach your class words from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling list in an easy effective way with little or no preparation.
A week of activities to master these words:
Monday - Teach the word class of each spelling, explain patterns, work through the rules and find the definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Enjoy original spelling activities that enable children to learn these spellings in a quick and successful way.
Friday - Use the imaginative dictation included to test the spelling words covered in the week. Easy to mark as you can see how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a clear and visual display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
All the Year 4 English writing objectives on one handy sheet. Separated into transcription, composition and grammar. All National Curriculum comments included for AFL, marking or planning to ensure coverage and progression.
Useful for remembering what to cover, assessing work and for planning for progress.
You could have one sheet for each child or use as a resource on its own.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Year 4 Writing Assessment Guidance
Tear 4 SMART Writing Targets
Year 4 Reading Assessment Questions
You can find all of this and more at my shop: Teachallenjoy
Year 3 English objectives on one handy sheet. Separated into transcription, composition and grammar.
Useful for remembering what to cover, assessing work and for planning for progress.
You could have one sheet for each child or use as a resource on its own.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Year 3 SMART Writing Targets
Year 3 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 3 Reading Assessment Questions
30 spelling lessons to cover 6 weeks in term 5, years 5 and 6. This extensive pack includes daily lessons on PowerPoints, spelling rules, engaging activities, dictations and all the resources you will need.
Teach spellings for a whole term to boost your pupil’s achievement in year 5 and 6. Lessons suit all learning styles, with a range of activities such as active, written, oral etc.
This bundle also includes a visual display of the spelling words to pop up on the wall so you can easily refer to them throughout each week.
Find easy to use PowerPoints and lessons all ready to go, be organised every day for 6 weeks! Use these engaging and memorable sessions to make your pupils confident with their spellings and successful in their assessments!
Enjoy teaching the words from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling list in a logical and well planned way. A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy term.
Quickly print the dictation to assess each week and be amazed at the progress and capability of your spellers!
All reviews welcome.
All other terms also available on tes by Teachallenjoy.
3 complete noiseometers, to enhance the learning in your class. Choose the style that best suits your class or change every now and then to mix things up.
All ready for you to quickly print out and pop up on the wall so you can enjoy teaching with this tool for clear communication with your class.
Works well laminated as well, either in A4 or A3 size.
Save your voice when teaching and simply turn the arrow to point at the level of noise you would like.
All reviews welcome.
You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 resources, lessons and planning at my shopTeachallenjoy
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