This pack contains 7 colourful posters which illustrate and explain the vocabulary, grammar and punctuation objectives for year 1 as specified in the English National Curriculum Appendix 2. Useful for classroom display and reference throughout the teaching year.

A PPT based lesson designed to help pupils recognise and understand the use of pronouns to replace nouns. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, activities and practice exercises for pupils to complete as well as opportunities for discussion.

This EAL / ESL new starter ‘Colours’ activity pack is suitable for EAL / ESL beginners in the early stages of learning English. It contains a PPT book, six worksheets, a set of word and picture flashcards and a vocabulary word mat linked to the topic ‘Colours’. These easy-to-use resources are great for intervention work either 1:1 or with a small group. Also included is an activity guide containing suggestions and ideas for how to use the resources.

This EAL / ESL new starter ‘At the Farm’ activity pack is suitable for EAL / ESL beginners in the early stages of learning English. It contains a PPT book, three worksheets, a set of word and picture flashcards and a vocabulary word mat linked to the topic ‘At the Farm’. These easy-to-use resources are great for intervention work either 1:1 or with a small group. Also included is an activity guide containing suggestions and ideas for how to use the resources.

This EAL / ESL new starter ‘In the Jungle’ activity pack is suitable for EAL / ESL beginners in the early stages of learning English. It contains a PPT book, three worksheets, a set of word and picture flashcards and a vocabulary word mat linked to the topic ‘In the Jungle’. These easy-to-use resources are great for intervention work either 1:1 or with a small group. Also included is an activity guide containing suggestions and ideas for how to use the resources.

This EAL / ESL new starter ‘Greetings and Goodbyes’ activity pack is suitable for EAL / ESL beginners in the early stages of learning English. It contains a PPT book, three worksheets, a set of word and picture flashcards and a vocabulary word mat linked to the topic ‘Greetings and Goodbyes’ . These easy-to-use resources are great for intervention work either 1:1 or with a small group. Also included is an activity guide containing suggestions and ideas for how to use the resources.

This EAL / ESL new starter ‘Things we do at School’ activity pack is suitable for EAL / ESL beginners in the early stages of learning English. It contains a PPT book, three worksheets, a set of word and picture flashcards and a vocabulary word mat linked to the topic ‘Things we do at School’. These easy-to-use resources are great for intervention work either 1:1 or with a small group. Also included is an activity guide containing suggestions and ideas for how to use the resources.

Two complete poetry lessons for KS1 based on classic poems written by the poet Christina Rossetti. The poems are ‘Brown and Furry’ about the lifecycle of caterpillar and ‘White Hen Sitting’ about the lifecycle of a chicken. Includes PPT presentations, comprehension tasks and guidance for differentiated writing activities . Also includes guidance for performing the poems. Ideal for teachers exploring classic poetry, lifecycles, performance poetry and explanation texts. Useful for reading sessions, English lessons or science work linked to lifecycles. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a longer unit of work. The PPT provided for each lesson contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • A glossary to explain tricky words • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance on how to perform the poem • A differentiated writing task to support students in writing an explanation text • Video links to help deepen understanding of the topic. Each lesson is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets. These poems and resources are also available as part of a larger collection of poems in the following pack: Animal Poems for KS1

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper often features questions linked to commas. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 10 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to apostrophes is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to demarcating sentences. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 11-slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to demarcating sentences is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to prepositions. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 15 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to prepositions is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to simple past and present perfect. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 13 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to simple past and present perfect is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to subordination and coordination. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to subordination and coordination is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper often features questions linked to modals. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 9-slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to modals is included with an accompanying answer sheet

Help students revise the nine parts of speech using a poem. This resource includes a PPT which contains the poem and activities. Also included is a copy of the poem which students could use if needed for reference during the activities. Teachers might also choose to give the students a copy of the poem to learn off by heart to help secure their knowledge of the purpose of different parts of speech.

Includes links to Valerie Bloom’s poems, comprehension worksheets and follow up activities. Ideal for studying performance poetry, Black History Month, World Poetry Day and topic work linked to Jamaica. Suitable for KS2. This resource includes: • An 11 slide PPT • A paper copy of Valerie Bloom’s biography with accompanying differentiated comprehension questions • Follow Up Activities to support performing and analysing Valerie Bloom’s poetry and using one of her poems as a model to enable pupils to create a poem of their own. • Unit planning guidance for a 5-day unit of work.

These tasks can be selected by the teacher for use during individual, guided or shared reading sessions. They can be used as follow up activities or to help assess the children's strengths and weaknesses in different areas.

The year 3 and 4 word list from appendix 1 of the English National Curriculum arranged onto a series of Look Cover Write Check sheets. Useful for practising spellings.

The spelling rules from the National Curriculum in English Appendix 1 for years 5 and 6 transferred to a PPT. Useful for whole class exploration and discussion. A blank ‘Look Cover Write Check’ sheet is also provided for pupils to practise spellings as needed.