SPAG Powerpoint 4 (of 5) A powerpoint comprising of 72 slides covering aspects of the SPAG curriculum, for example: • Sentence types • Subordinating connectives • Non-finite clauses • Noun phrases • Expanded noun phrases • Interesting vocabulary • Adverbial phrase and clauses • Colons and semi-colons • Articles • Speech punctuation • Synonyms for said • Formal/informal language • Apostophes for possession • Apostophes for omission • Homophones Each topic includes a slide or two of teaching plus an activity slide based on the learning in that session (some, more complicated topics, run over a few days). The slides and tasks have been created for a short 15 minute SPAG session but could also be used as starters or in literacy lessons. At the end of each block of 4 topics is a quiz slide (which, if covered daily, would be a Friday session) which recaps the previous 4 topics covered. This Powerpoint has enough slides for 6 weeks of daily teaching (one topic per day). One further Powerpoints will be available soon covering the other areas in the SPAG curriculum, including a final revision set at the end. PLEASE NOTE: Some slides have been duplicated from previous Powerpoints for revision purposes and the lower price reflects this.

A simple fractions of a number worksheet with 10 questions per differentiated level. 1st level: 1/2 and 1/4 2nd level:1/2, 1/4, non-unitary fractions 3rd level: non-unitary fractions involving units of measurement Suitable for KS2/LKS3

An editable letter from Mr Tunmas,the character from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis. (Spaces available to fill in the date, class name and and school name). The letter addresses the children, tells them a little about life in Narnia and asks questions to the children. The idea is that the children will practise their letter-writing skills (as well as punctuation and grammar) in replying to the letter. The letter is differentiated 3 ways (HA/MA/LA).

'Writing like a writer' is a set of Powerpoint slides, each featuring a new word of the day. The purpose of this resource is to broaden the children's vocabulary and is aimed at KS2/lower KS3. The document displays the word, definition and example as well as a short writing task and there are 30 slides (enough for 6 weeks if used daily). The tasks are designed to be creative writing opportunities and so are very varied in theme! The word of the day does not necessarily 'fit' with the writing task, but as the children build up their vocabulary bank they should be able to use previous words to enhance their short piece of writing. This activity is designed to take about 10 minutes, and so can be used as a starter or daily activity during an allocated slot, e.g. register time. The way I have used this in the past is: - introduce the word, children repeat it aloud a few times - explain the definition and read through the example - children write down the word and the meaning in a vocabulary book - children complete the writing task, trying to use the new word or one of the previous words. PART 3

A set of 2 punctuation assessments to assess and track basic punctuation skills. Each test is structured in the same way, assessing: • Capital letters • Full stops • Question marks • Exclamation marks • Speech marks • Apostrophes for omission and possession • Brackets • Dashes • Commas • Colons and semi-colons Also included is a tracking sheet, to track which skills each child is demonstrating correctly.

SPAG Powerpoint 1 (of 5) A powerpoint comprising of 88 slides covering aspects of the SPAG curriculum, for example: • Nouns, verbs and adjectives • Prepositions • Consonants, vowels and syllables • Dictionary and thesaurus use • Determiners • Capital letters • Full stops • Question marks • Exclamation marks • Sentence types • 1st/2nd/3rd person • Conjunctions • Connectives • Plurals • Tense • Irregular verbs • Sentence structures: simple, compound and complex Each topic includes a slide or two of teaching plus an activity slide based on the learning in that session. The slides and tasks have been created for a short 15 minute SPAG session but could also be used as starters or in literacy lessons. At the end of each block of 4 topics is a quiz slide (which, if covered daily, would be a Friday session) which recaps the previous 4 topics covered. This powerpoint has enough slides for 6 weeks of daily teaching (one topic per day). A further 4 Powerpoints will be available soon covering the other areas in the SPAG curriculum, including a final revision set at the end.

A planning sheet for a 'spy thriller’story. Suitable for KS2.

A set of 40 slides containing short activities to practise grammar. Activities include: ‘But’ or ‘so’ Varying sentence openers Don’t say ‘said’ Time challenges ‘Otherwise’ or ‘although’ Adjectives All change Varying sentence structures Tasks should take 3-4 minutes so are perfect for the start of English lessons. Suitable for KS2.

SPAG Powerpoint 2 (of 5) A powerpoint comprising of 65 slides covering aspects of the SPAG curriculum, for example: • Conditional sentences • Homophones • Nouns • Extended noun phrases • Speech punctuation • Brackets • Dashes • Subordinating connectives • Phrases • Clauses • Alliteration • Similes • Metaphors Each topic includes a slide or two of teaching plus an activity slide based on the learning in that session (some, more complicated topics, run over a few days). The slides and tasks have been created for a short 15 minute SPAG session but could also be used as starters or in literacy lessons. At the end of each block of 4 topics is a quiz slide (which, if covered daily, would be a Friday session) which recaps the previous 4 topics covered. This powerpoint has enough slides for 6 weeks of daily teaching (one topic per day). A further 2 Powerpoints will be available soon covering the other areas in the SPAG curriculum, including a final revision set at the end. PLEASE NOTE: Some slides have been duplicated from Powerpoint 1 for revision purposes and the lower price reflects this.

A planning sheet for writing a biography or autobiography. Suitable for KS2.

A WAGOLL of a dilemma story, where a child has a dilemma and has to act on it. Highlights show Action/Description/Dialogue sentences. The differentiated planning sheets follow the structure of the story. Suitable for KS2.

'Writing like a writer' is a set of Powerpoint slides, each featuring a new word of the day. The purpose of this resource is to broaden the children's vocabulary and is aimed at KS2/lower KS3. The document displays the word, definition and example as well as a short writing task and there are 30 slides (enough for 6 weeks if used daily). The tasks are designed to be creative writing opportunities and so are very varied in theme! The word of the day does not necessarily 'fit' with the writing task, but as the children build up their vocabulary bank they should be able to use previous words to enhance their short piece of writing. This activity is designed to take about 10 minutes, and so can be used as a starter or daily activity during an allocated slot, e.g. register time. The way I have used this in the past is: - introduce the word, children repeat it aloud a few times - explain the definition and read through the example - children write down the word and the meaning in a vocabulary book - children complete the writing task, trying to use the new word or one of the previous words. PART 2

A peer assessment sheet for instruction texts. Children work in pairs to provide feedback on their partner’s work. Questions provided to assist constructive comments.

A poster explaining when and where capital letters should be used. Made on A4 but with the intention of being blown up to A3.

SPAG Powerpoint 2 (of 5) A powerpoint comprising of 59 slides covering aspects of the SPAG curriculum, for example: • Root words • Prefixes • Suffixes • Pronouns • Proper nouns • Abstract nouns • Collective nouns • Commas in a list • Commas to separate clauses • Brackets • Dashes • Subordinating connectives • Verb/subject agreement • Simple sentences • Compound sentences • Complex sentences Each topic includes a slide or two of teaching plus an activity slide based on the learning in that session (some, more complicated topics, run over a few days). The slides and tasks have been created for a short 15 minute SPAG session but could also be used as starters or in literacy lessons. At the end of each block of 4 topics is a quiz slide (which, if covered daily, would be a Friday session) which recaps the previous 4 topics covered. This powerpoint has enough slides for 6 weeks of daily teaching (one topic per day). A further 3 Powerpoints will be available soon covering the other areas in the SPAG curriculum, including a final revision set at the end. PLEASE NOTE: Some slides have been duplicated from Powerpoint 1 for revision purposes and the lower price reflects this.

A WAGOLL diary entry of a good day. The purpose of this was for the children to write their own diary entry, but of a bad day, using this example as a prompt. \nhttp://teach-alessonlearnt.blogspot.co.uk

Display cards for a '100 Book Challenge' - where children race to be the first to have read 100 books! Each level could have a prize (for example, a bookmark/pencil/magazine/book token etc.) The books are for the names of the children in the class; I printed them on coloured card and then wrote on them.

Simple planning sheet to help children to structure a story from another culture. Differentiated twice. \nhttp://teach-alessonlearnt.blogspot.co.uk

Comprehension Questions suitable for UKS2. Questions on selected extracts (not included) for pages: 14 - 22 64 - 70 98- 108