Resource pack for an exciting and informative Roman-themed day. Includes instructions for five fun sessions, a factsheet for homework, a letter to parents, challenges and a song. This Roman day has been tried and tested with key stage two pupils who thoroughly enjoyed themselves and learned lots of new information. Please see my other resources including a script for a Roman assembly.

30 page presentation with quiz worksheet on the Summer Solstice, which is on 21st June 2019. Includes: Key information about the summer solstice Information about the winter solstice Vocabulary and definitions Length of the day in London / Salisbury Stonehenge How is the summer solstice celebrated? Summer solstice celebrations around the world Questions Photographs Fun facts Interactive picture activity Stonehenge activity Matching activity Quiz and more! This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you! TAGS: Summer Solstice Lesson, Summer Solstice Quiz, Summer Solstice Activity, Summer Solstice Presentation, Summer Solstice Assembly, First Day of Summer Lesson, First Day of Summer Quiz, First Day of Summer Activity, First Day of Summer Presentation, First Day of Summer Assembly, Longest Day Lesson, Longest Day Quiz, Longest Day Activity, Longest Day Presentation, Longest Day Assembly,

Pack of interactive presentations, quizzes and worksheets on events in September: Roald Dahl’s Birthday, Talk Like a Pirate Day, Harvest Festival and the Autumn Equinox Roald Dahl’s Birthday is on the 13th of September. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30 page PowerPoint presentation which includes: important vocabulary, who was Roald Dahl?, when and how his birthday is celebrated, Roald Dahl’s charity, the life of Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl’s books, Quentin Blake, success and awards, TV and stage, true or false questions, book quiz, special words matching activity, useful images, bibliography, links to videos, quiz and more! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is on the 19th of September. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30-page PowerPoint presentation which includes: important vocabulary, key information about Talk Like a Pirate Day, how Talk Like a Pirate Day began, Talk Like a Pirate Day celebrations, The Golden Age of Piracy real –life pirates, pirate lingo, pirate songs, identifying activity, pirate word matching activity, pirate jokes, matching activity, how to make a pirate hat, useful diagrams, pirate flags, quiz and more! Harvest Festival is celebrated throughout the month of September . This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and 30 page PowerPoint presentation which includes: important vocabulary, key information about the Harvest Festival, the history of the Harvest Festival, Harvest Festival celebrations around the world, Harvest Festival traditions, Interactive picture activity, interactive missing word activity, anagram activity, quiz, useful diagrams and images links to videos and more! The Autumn Equinox takes place in September each year. This resource consists of a visual, 30 page PowerPoint presentation and quiz worksheet which includes: important vocabulary, key information about the autumn equinox, the history of the autumn equinox, autumn equinox celebrations around the world, autumn equinox traditions, interactive picture activity, interactive matching activity, identifying activity, quiz, useful diagrams and images, links to videos and more! These resources are fully editable all images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!

Roald Dahl’s Birthday is on the 13th of September. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30 page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Who was Roald Dahl? • When and how his birthday is celebrated • Roald Dahl’s charity • The life of Roald Dahl • Roald Dahl’s books • Quentin Blake • success and awards • TV and stage • true or false questions • book quiz • special words matching activity • useful images • bibliography • links to videos • quiz and more! Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation.This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you! You may also be interested in these resources: Pop Quiz Book Quiz September Assembly / Lesson Pack Talk Like a Pirate Day Pack Autumn Equinox Pack Harvest Festival Pack Free Getting to Know You Games

The Autumn Equinox takes place in September each year. This resource consists of a visual, 30 page PowerPoint presentation and quiz worksheet which includes: • Important vocabulary • Key information about the autumn equinox • The history of the autumn equinox • autumn equinox celebrations around the world • autumn equinox traditions • Interactive picture activity • Interactive matching activity • Identifying activity • Quiz • Useful diagrams and images • Links to videos and more! Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation.This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you! You may also be interested in these resources: Pop Quiz Book Quiz September Assembly / Lesson Pack Roald Dahl’s Birthday Pack Talk Like a Pirate Day Pack Harvest Festival Pack Free Getting to Know You Games

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is on the 19th of September. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30-page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Key information about Talk Like a Pirate Day • How Talk Like a Pirate Day began • Talk Like a Pirate Day celebrations • The Golden Age of Piracy • Real –life pirates • Pirate lingo • Pirate songs • Identifying activity • Pirate word matching activity • Pirate jokes • Matching activity • How to make a pirate hat • Useful diagrams • Pirate flags • Quiz and more! Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you! You may also be interested in these resources: Pop Quiz Book Quiz September Assembly / Lesson Pack Roald Dahl’s Birthday Pack Autumn Equinox Pack Harvest Festival Pack Free Getting to Know You Games

Getting to know you games / icebreakers for KS1 and KS2. 40 ideas included. You may also be interested in these resources: Pop Quiz Book Quiz September Assembly / Lesson Pack Roald Dahl’s Birthday Pack Talk Like a Pirate Day Pack Autumn Equinox Pack Harvest Festival Pack Tags: Getting to know you games KS1 , Getting to know you games KS2 , Getting to know you games Year 1, Getting to know you games Year 2, Getting to know you games Year 3 4 5 6, Icebreakers KS1 , Icebreakers KS2 , Icebreakers Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 , circle games KS1 , circle games KS2 , circle games year 1 2 3 4 5 6 , back to school, start of term , free

This resource is a pack of three reading comprehensions on the subject of ancient Rome. The topics are as follows: Entertainment in Ancient Rome, The Roman Army and The Roman Baths. They are designed for KS2 and the questions reflect content domains 2a- 2d: explaining the meaning of words in context, retrieval, summarising and inference using evidence. Question formats include multiple choice, true/false, ordering and find and copy. Answers are included. Please see my other Roman resources including an assembly script, a Roman day resource and a Roman activity pack. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.

This resource includes three reading comprehensions on the subject of ancient Rome. The topics are as follows: Entertainment in Ancient Rome, The Roman Army and The Roman Baths. They are designed for KS2 and the questions reflect content domains 2a- 2d: explaining the meaning of words in context, retrieval, summarising and inference using evidence. Question formats include multiple choice, true/false, ordering and find and copy. Also included are a word search, quiz, crossword and writing activity. Please see my other Roman resources including an assembly script, a Roman day resource and a Roman activity pack. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.

This document contains grammatical terminology from the appendices of the National Curriculum 2013 for years 1&2, 3&4 and 5&6 with child friendly definitions and examples. 55 words are separated into the three stages and the document is fully editable. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you!

This resource consist of 400 alien and real word flashcards to use in preparation for the phonic screening check. The words reflect the phonics content in the current national curriculum, and include the more unusual graphemes which have appeared on previous papers such as oe, au, e-e, ore, ie and ue. These flashcards can be used for teaching and also for sharing with parents. The resource is fully editable and the images are copyright free. Please see my other phonics resources including all you need for an ‘Alien Day’ of fun phonics challenges.

This pack includes a Roman Day resource, a Roman class assembly, 3x reading comprehensions and a Roman activity pack. Roman day pack: Resource pack for an exciting and informative Roman-themed day. Includes instructions for five fun activities, a factsheet for homework, a letter to parents, challenges and a song. This Roman day has been tried and tested with key stage two pupils who thoroughly enjoyed themselves and learned lots of new information. Assembly script: Imaginative script for an interactive and entertaining Roman class assembly. This script includes parts for up to 30 children and several interactive activities. This assembly has been tried and tested and received great feedback from staff, parents and children. Reading Comprehensions This resource is a pack of three reading comprehensions on the subject of ancient Rome. The topics are as follows: Entertainment in Ancient Rome, The Roman Army and The Roman Baths. They are designed for KS2 and the questions reflect content domains 2a- 2d: explaining the meaning of words in context, retrieval, summarising and inference using evidence. Question formats include multiple choice, true/false, ordering and find and copy. Activity Pack Included are a word search, quiz, crossword and writing activity. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.

This resource consist of 200 alien word flashcards to use in preparation for the phonic screening check. The words reflect the phonics content in the current national curriculum, and the graphemes which have appeared on previous papers, including oe, au, e-e, ore, ie and ue. These flashcards can be used for teaching and also for sharing with parents. The resource is fully editable and the images are copyright free. Please see my other phonics resources including all you need for an ‘Alien Day’ of fun phonics challenges.

This resource includes a presentation and corresponding worksheet for a fun lesson on the use of the passive and active sentences. The superhero-themed PowerPoint recaps how to use each voice and then provides challenges in which pupils can apply learning. Also included is a two-page worksheet.

This pack consists of resources for an hour-long staff meeting which introduces five strategies for improving English skills. In this session, quick and easy activities including reciprocal reading, dictation, language drill, reciprocal reading, precision teaching and dictogloss are clearly explained then demonstrated to staff. Practitioners are then given time at meeting to choose a strategy and plan a session to carry out with pupils. This staff meeting has been tried and tested with a large team of teachers and received glowing feedback. This resource is fully editable, up to date for 2017-2018 and all images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you! You may also be interested in the following English Staff Meetings: WRITING Staff Meeting: SPAG Activities (Grammar, Spelling, English, INSET, Training) A staff meeting regarding enjoyable activities for teaching spelling, punctuation and grammar. PHONICS Staff Meeting: Subject Knowledge and Teaching Strategies A staff meeting for teachers or support staff regarding phonics theory and how to teach phonics. READING Staff Meeting: Pedagogy / Strategies for Reading A staff meeting regarding the teaching and learning of reading. WRITING Staff Meeting: Punctuation (English, INSET, Training) A staff meeting regarding subject knowledge of punctuation and ideas for teaching activities.

This document gives guidance on what to include when writing a report to governors about English and could be adapted for other subjects. It also includes an example of a detailed report with eleven sections of information.

I have led English in several primary schools and had a positive impact on improving both reading results and attitudes to reading. Strategies for this have included whole school initiatives, providing training for staff and organising exciting book weeks. This document contains 100 ideas for improving reading standards and encouraging a love of reading in primary schools. Tips are organised into the following categories: whole school initiatives, in-class activities, home reading, strategies for phonics and staff training.

Can your class complete the eight challenges to win stars for their team and reach the alien’s planet? This resource pack consists of a thirteen page PowerPoint presentation and a twelve page supporting resource pack for a fun day’s worth of pseudo word activities in preparation for the phonic screening check. Children will need to work as a team to complete eight challenges which include: word orbit game, syllable switch, split digraph countdown and many more. This resource has been tried and tested and the children loved it! The words and phonemes in this resource have been carefully created to match those in the check and include multi-syllable words and split digraphs. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you! Tags: Phonic Screening Check Revision Preparation for the Phonic Screening Check Pseudo Words Alien Words Alien Day Phonics Activity / Game

This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation with ten punctuation and grammar activities reflecting the spelling, punctuation and grammar requirements from the year 2 curriculum for English: capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, time conjunctions, compound sentences, subordination, apostrophes for possession, noun phrases and commas in lists. These activities are based on an animal theme and each one lasts for 5- 15 minutes. This resource could be used for standalone grammar sessions or as an English starter. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!

OFSTED is now focussing more on reading and want to know if your school is a ‘reading school’. I have been interviewed by OFSTED regarding my leadership of English several times. During a recent inspection, I was asked some rather challenging and surprising questions about English. This resource consists of twenty questions I was asked in a recent inspection. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!