This is a free extract from a Premium PowerPoint presentation discovering through questions and examples the rules for punctuating dialogue. This extract focuses on alternative words for said. The full PowerPoint and speech punctuation investigation tasks are available as a premium resource at AWalkerEducation shop. The full premium presentation shows how to punctuate direct speech, how to move and use speech tags and includes alternative words for the speech verb, ‘said’. The investigations use well known texts for children to investigate and discover the rules for themselves.

I've put together QCA materials used for the past phonics screening checks in 2015 & 2016 with the sample materials for 2011 (the first year QCA released example materials). The copyright for all PDF documents belongs to QCA/QCDA/DfE and can be reproduced, stored or translated for private study only. They are not for sale. QCA states materials are published to help teachers and pupils become familiar with the phonics screening check. These and further materials are available on the Gov.uk website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-2016-materials

Character - positive character traits vocab building list. I cut up the words and pupils sorted the list into words they knew, thought they might know and definitely didn't know. Words could also be used to sort, for example, words with linked meanings and made into Mind Maps. Suited to some pupils in Upper Key Stage 2, but also some pupils in Key Stage 3 and 4.

4-3-2-1 strategy reading comprehension sheet for use with any non-fiction text.

This is part of a PowerPoint presentation discovering through questions and examples the rules for punctuating dialogue. This extract focuses on speech tags. The full PowerPoint and speech punctuation investigation tasks are available as a premium resource at AWalkerEducation shop. The full premium presentation shows how to punctuate direct speech, how to move and use speech tags and includes alternative words for the speech verb, ‘said’. The investigations use well known texts for children to investigate and discover the rules for themselves.

Quiz - template for children to write questions about a topic

Finding the main idea - 1- 2- 3- 1 reading comprehension organiser

Character - negative character traits vocab building list. I cut up the words and pupils sorted the list into words they knew, thought they might know and definitely didn't know. Words could also be used to sort, for example, words with linked meanings and made into Mind Maps. Suited to some pupils in Upper Key Stage 2, but also some pupils in Key Stage 3 and 4.

An easy simile poem idea that can deliver some surprisingly creative ideas There's an example, ideas sheet and scaffold. I found an example of a 'If my Thoughts Took Shape' poem years ago and recently made the scaffold and ideas sheet to structure and support pupils.

Finding the main idea - pupils find headings for paragraphs in a desert information text.

List of hairdresser titles to demonstrate word play.

Planets worksheets for pupils to write their facts and research about planets.

A simple Minotaur worksheet to use to describe the Minotaur.

321 Reading Strategy Worksheet for use with any non fiction text.

This is a DfES recount booklet on a school trip. Please check out my other recount school trip resources at the AWalkerEducation shop. Resource was produced by the Department for Education and Skills Extracts from this material may be reproduced for non-commercial or training purposes only and on condition that the source is acknowledged.

Writing and responding to the painting ‘Broadway Boogie Woogie’ by Mondrian. It would be useful to look at a version of the image on the whiteboard in class, so that there is better quality of image for discussion, than the image on the worksheet. Visual literacy questions to prompt discussion or writing. There is another TES resource available linked to this, so please check out my other Mondrian resource.

Writing and responding to the painting ‘Broadway Boogie Woogie’ by Mondrian. It would be useful to look at a version of the image on the whiteboard in class, so that there is better quality of image for discussion, than the image on the worksheet. Visual literacy questions to prompt discussion or writing. There is another TES resource available linked to this, so please check out my other Mondrian resource. There are more resources available at .

This is a free sample of a Word a Day resource that I have made with over 600 words. The bought resource provides a big enough word a day collection for 3 and a half school years. There is a related picture and synonym to aid comprehension. I hope it will be a way for whole schools to increase the vocabulary of their pupils, through use in lessons, newsletters or assemblies. Aimed at KS3, KS4 and KS5 but the word a day may also have some application with able pupils in upper KS2.

Worksheet to find the point of comparison

Useful talking about text prompts