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SPaG Year 6 Word Grammar: Formal and informal vocabulary
A powerpoint lesson and worksheet to teach the difference between vocabulary typical of informal speech and vocabulary appropriate for formal speech and writing.
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SPaG Year 6 Word Grammar: How words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms
POWERPOINTS:
The history of the English language: A history, plus an explanation of why the English language has so many synonyms.
Synonyms: Explains what they are and gives 11 words with related synonyms.
Antonyms: Explains what they are and gives 12 words with corresponding antonyms, plus 7 words with several antonyms.
Antonyms and prefixes beginning with 'i': Formation of antonyms by adding im, in or il to words.
Antonyms and prefixes recap: Activity to make words by adding a range of prefixes covered in previous years, to make antonyms.
PRINTABLE FILES (PDF):
Synonyms worksheet: For finding synonyms
Antonyms worksheet: re-write the sentences to make it mean the opposite
House for sale - antonyms worksheet: Rewrite the advert using antonyms
House for sale - synonyms worksheet: Rewrite the advert using synonyms
Antonym cards (2 sets): Matching sets - easy and more difficult
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Phase 1 Aspect 2 Instrumental Sounds: Letters and Sounds Phonics resource pack
A mixture of powerpoints and printable activities to encourage sound discrimination by listening to instrumental sounds.
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Phase 1 Aspect 6 Voice sounds: Letters and Sounds Phonics resource pack
A pack of powerpoints and activities to print to help children distinguish between the differences in vocal sounds, including oral blending and segmenting.
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Phase 1 Aspect 7 Oral blending and segmenting: Letters and Sounds Phonics resource pack
A set of powerpoints, games, cards and activities to develop oral blending and segmenting of sounds in words.
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Letters and Sounds Phase 5 word / help mats
The picture grapheme/word mat is to aid in the teaching and learning of further graphemes, and learning to read tricky words in phase 5. A pictorial example of each sound is shown with the letters to help children remember the graphemes. Also on the word mat are previous tricky words, which can be decoded in Phase 5, and the 11 tricky words for children to read in Phase 5.
The second word mat contains the alternate spellings for phonemes on page 144 of the Letters and Sounds document.
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Letters and Sounds Phase 3 Captions and sentences
A set of all Phase 3 captions and sentences - powerpoint activities, worksheets and games.
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Letters and Sounds Phase 5 Phonic pack: Alternative spellings of /igh/
There are a variety of different activities for each phoneme.
The descriptions of the powerpoints are as follows:
Word list powerpoint: Begins with a list of words for reading, then shows each word individually for writing.
Best Bet powerpoint: Introduces the different graphemes for each phoneme, then shows a picture and part of a word, with the relevant grapheme hidden. The children have to choose which grapheme is missing. Each word is added to a table that can be analysed at the end of the game.
Homophones with pictures powerpoint: Contains identical sounding words relating to the phoneme, showing the different spellings and pictures to help remember which is which.
Homophones: Contains identical sounding words relating to the phoneme, with no pictures.
Phoneme Spotter Stories - Three versions of each story - PowerPoint, Smartboard, and pdf format.
Rhyming word generation Smartboard file for recording words with different graphemes.
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Letters and Sounds Phase 5 Phonic pack: Alternative spellings of long /oo/
There are a variety of different activities for each phoneme.
The descriptions of the powerpoints are as follows:
Word list powerpoint: Begins with a list of words for reading, then shows each word individually for writing.
Best Bet powerpoint: Introduces the different graphemes for each phoneme, then shows a picture and part of a word, with the relevant grapheme hidden. The children have to choose which grapheme is missing. Each word is added to a table that can be analysed at the end of the game.
Homophones with pictures powerpoint: Contains identical sounding words relating to the phoneme, showing the different spellings and pictures to help remember which is which.
Homophones: Contains identical sounding words relating to the phoneme, with no pictures.
Phoneme Spotter Stories - Three versions of each story - PowerPoint, Smartboard, and pdf format.
Rhyming word generation Smartboard file for recording words with different graphemes.
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KS1 Maths Measurement: Money resources set - powerpoints, display, activities, games, worksheets etc
This pack contains over 60 files. It includes clipart money to print; posters explaining money values and the images on coins and notes; Heading and border for displays; different games; number lines using 2, 5, 10 and 20 pences; powerpoint lessons, and other worksheets and activities.
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KS1 Maths Measurement: LENGTH & HEIGHT powerpoints, activities, vocabulary and display pack
A set of lessons to introduce measuring with standard and non-standard measures such as cubes, hand spans etc, with worksheets and printable centimetre rulers for recording practical activities.
Also includes headings, borders and vocabulary posters.
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Roman numerals KS2 maths resources: powerpoints display posters clock and cards
This pack meets the new curriculum requirements for teaching Roman numerals in KS2 - Year 3, 4 and 5.
It covers Roman numerals on a clock; an explanation and history of Roman numerals; Roman numerals to 100 and to 1000
It consists of powerpoint lessons, display, headings, worksheets and activities
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Spelling assessment booklet for KS1 & KS2: Appendix 1 English curriculum objectives Years 1 to 6
The booklet is in pdf format and contains 14 pages of assessment. It covers all the content to be introduced for spelling, homophones and common exception words / word lists objectives for KS1 and KS2. It can follow each child as they progress through school.
There are also 4 alternative front covers to choose from in Word. They can be readily adapted and added to if you want to personalise them.
Class assessment
There are 2 versions; one in excel if you want to keep a digital record, or pdf if you would rather print the record out.
There is a sheet for each year group, covering all the spelling content (except for vowel digraphs and trigraphs, homophones and words) to be introduced.
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Grapheme pack: ee words
This pack contains 7 resources: A PowerPoint lesson for children to write words containing the new grapheme, 4 differentiated worksheets, picture and word cards and a large flashcard.
The font used is Sassoon with an additional copy in Elementary font.
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Phonics flashcards
A set of phonics display/flashcards to use in KS1.
There are 2 A5 cards on a page. Each card contains pictures and a list of words including the relevant common exception words for Year 1.
The first set contains the letters of the alphabet.
The second set contains the consonant digraphs and vowel digraphs and trigraphs in the Y1 Spelling appendix.
The third set contains extra graphemes identified in the Letters and Sounds phonics programme.
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Year 3 Vocabulary grammar and punctuation terminology posters
A set of A4 posters to print and display.
They contain all the 'terminology for pupils' identified in Appendix 2 for Year 3:
Adverb; Preposition; Conjunction; Word family; Prefix; Clause; Subordinate clause; Direct speech; Vowels; Consonants; Inverted commas/speech marks; Nouns; Present perfect; Punctuation
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Year 2 Vocabulary grammar and punctuation terminology posters
A set of A4 posters to print and display.
They contain all the 'terminology for pupils' identified in Appendix 2 for Year 2:
Noun; Noun phrase; Statement; Question; Exclamation; Command; Compound word; Adjective; Verb; Suffix; Adverb; Tense; Apostrophe; Comma; Subordination; Co-ordination; Progressive; Sentence.
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KS2 Geography: Weather and climate zones around the world topic - powerpoints and activities
A set of resources looking at holidays and world climate zones. It contains 5 PowerPoint lessons to use on an interactive whiteboard, and 4 pdf activities to print out.
POWERPOINTS:
Holidays: Where have we been on holiday; why do people go on holiday, with photo prompts, maps and explanations
World Climates: Description of Tropical, Temperate and Polar climates, where they are in the world, and a brief explanation why.
Planning a holiday: Description of 4 people to plan a holiday for. Links to online resources.
Country Research: Links to good websites for the children to research.
What do we need to pack: 4 locations for the children to look at and pack for.
PDF FILES
My packing list - to fit in with the PowerPoint file.
Printable world map - for the children to plan their holiday route.
Postcard - Blank postcard for the children to write.
Passport of places visited - for the children to fill in at the end of the topic.
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The Rainforest - powerpoint lessons and activities
Series of lessons looking at where the rainforests of the world are, what they are like, their climate, flora and fauna, with a case study of the Amazon Rainforest.
INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD RESOURCES (POWERPOINTS)
Rainforest introduction: A beginning to the topic, asking what children already know. It shows where all the world’s rainforests are located on a map, and describes the four main areas where rainforests grow. It explains the definitions of a tropical rainforest, and how it differs from a temperate rainforest. It ends with questions.
Rainforest climate: Explains the difference between climate and weather, and looks at world climate zones, and what they are called. It describes temperature, rainfall and humidity in tropical rainforests.
Rainforest plants: Looks at, and explains the different layers that grow in a rainforest. It explains plant adaptations, with questions on how different plants have adapted to living in the rainforest.
Natural resources in the rainforest: Looks at the different natural resources that are found in rainforest areas, such as palm oil, wood, the cacao tree, the rubber tree, and medicines. It explains their uses in a global society.
Saving the rainforest: Explores all the different reasons why the rainforest is disappearing - logging, settlement, agriculture, cattle rearing, road building, and extraction of natural resources. Discusses why it is important to save the rainforests, and what could happen if they disappear. It looks at different viewpoints - governments, companies, inhabitants, and the global community. It explains what is being done to save the rainforests, and what we can do to help.
The Amazon Rainforest: Locates the Amazon Rainforest, river, and basin on maps, and shows the different countries that the Amazon rainforest spans. Looks at the history of the rainforest, the people who live there, and the animals. Explains interdependence, and how important plants and animals in the rainforest are to each other. It explains the current threats to the rainforest, and why it is so important to the rest of the world.
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS (PDF)
Locating the rainforests: A blank world map, for the children to locate the rainforests.
Rainforest layers: Drawing of the layers in the forest for the children to label and describe.
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Volcanoes - display resources
A set of pdf files for display:
Volcano Vocabulary - Includes volcano terminology, an explanation, and a picture for each of the following: ash' bomb; caldera; cinder cone; crater; crust; eruption; fault; geothermal; lava; lava dome; lava flow; mud flow; phreatic eruption; plate tectonics; plug; pyroclastic flow; Ring of Fire; Strombolian eruption; vent.
Volcano word mat - To support the children in their work, contains pictures and vocabulary.
Parts of a volcano diagram - A labelled picture of all the different parts of a volcano.
Label parts of the volcano - 2 versions for the children to label.
Title - Prints onto an A4 sheet.
Banners - 2 versions, each prints onto 2 A4 sheets.
A-Z lettering - Contains 'Volcanoes' lettering, plus all the letters of the alphabet, lower and upper case.
Volcanic Explosivity Index - Information table to print, detailing how eruptions are measured.