This resource is a phonics phase 2 sound mat. It is great for children learning how to read and write and shows the full set of phase 2 letters in the order that they are typically learnt. In phase 2 of phonics, children meet many of the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend.They start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words. Please check out my complete phase 2 Phonics Lesson PowerPoints with activities. Here is a free lesson for you to try - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-phase-2-complete-lesson-activities-letter-n-free-12930734 Here is a bundle containing the complete course of phase 2 phonics lessons at a discounted price - all the resources you need to teach your children phase 2 of phonics and get them reading and writing! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complete-phase-2-phonics-lessons-bundle-all-the-resources-you-could-ever-need-to-start-teaching-children-how-to-read-and-write-12949891

This resource is a word mat showing the full list of high-frequency words/ sight words/ tricky words taught to children in EYFS as part of learning to read and write. High frequency words (AKA tricky/ sight words) are words which appear with great frequency in the English language and so are necessary to learn early on in the process of learning to read and write. What makes them ‘tricky’ or ‘sight’ words is that they are often not phonetically decodable and so children must simply learn to recognise them by sight. If you are teaching children how to read and write, check out my phase 2 and phase 3 phonics lessons - all the resources and activities you need to cover all of phase 2 and phase 3 phonics. FREE Phase 2 phonics lesson (letter n) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-phase-2-complete-lesson-activities-letter-n-free-12930734 FREE Phase 3 phonics lesson (ai sound) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-phase-3-complete-lesson-activities-ai-digraph-free-12824943 Here is a bundle containing a full set of phase 2 phonics lessons - PowerPoint presentations complete with games and activities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complete-phase-2-phonics-lessons-bundle-all-the-resources-you-could-ever-need-to-start-teaching-children-how-to-read-and-write-12949891 Here is a bundle containing all my lessons which teach the phase 3 phonics digraphs and trigraphs at a discounted price -https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-phase-3-digraphs-and-trigraphs-lessons-and-activities-complete-bundle-worth-pounds-57-00-12835017

This lesson can be used as part of a unit on non-chronological reports OR it can be used as a stand-alone lesson teaching children how to conduct research and present their findings to the class. This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to conduct research into a topic, make detailed and informative notes and then present their findings to the class in a clear and concise manner. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter activity √ Review of relevant prior learning (fact and opinion) √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Two research tasks (one historical and one present day) √ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks √ Differentiated research support slides √ Tips for taking notes, presenting findings, speaking and listening well √ Presentation plan examples √ Answer slides √ Plenary activity Learning Objective: LO: To conduct research and create a presentation on a particular topic Success Criteria: I can use multiple sources to find out information about a given topic. I can make useful notes as part of my research. I can use present my findings to others in a clear and concise way. I can make listen carefully and make notes on a presentation. Lesson details: Starter activity - Fact or opinion? Game to engage learners in research task - twenty questions Teaching input - how to conduct research Historical research task (dinosaurs topic) Speaking and listening task - class mind-map + suggestions Differentiated research support (questions to answer etc.) Preset day research task (disasters topic) Speaking and listening task - class mind-map + suggestions Differentiated research support (questions to answer etc.) Example presentation plans for both topics Hints and tips for speaking/ presenting and listening/ note-taking Plenary - Assessment of learning task This lesson can be a stand-alone lesson teaching children how to conduct research into a topic and then present their findings. It can ALSO be part of a bundle of three lessons teaching children how to write non-chronological reports. This is lesson two of three. Lesson 1 - Identify the features of non-chronological reports and examine example texts (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/non-fiction-lesson-features-of-a-non-chronological-report-teaching-powerpoint-with-activities-13116858) Lesson 2 - Conduct own research into a topic and present findings Lesson 3 - Write own non-chronological report PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

Before children try to write a non-chronological report, they need to know what one looks like, they need to know how it should be set out and they need to know what features to include. This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 about non-chronological reports and their features. It includes two example non-chronological report texts for you to examine in class. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter activity √ Review of relevant prior learning √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Examples of good non-chronological reports √ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks √ Explanations and examples of how to use each structural and language feature in your own non-chronological reports √ Consolidation tasks for each feature √ Whole class and independent activities √ Feature checklist √ Plenary Learning Objective: LO: To identify the structural and language features of a non-chronological report Success Criteria: I can distinguish between fiction and non-fiction. I can explain the meaning of ‘non-chronological’. I can describe how a non-chronological report is structured. I can identify language features of a non-chronological report. Lesson details: Starter activity - Sorting texts task Review of revelant prior learning - fiction & non-fiction Teaching input - meaning of non-chronological Example of a non-chronological report (6 text slides) Teaching input - structure of a non-chronological report, explanations, examples and consolidation tasks for these features (headings, sub-headings, an introduction, paragraphs, facts, photos, diagrams, key information boxes) Teaching input - language features of a non-chronological report, explanations, examples and consolidation tasks for these features (present tense, third person, generalisers, technical vocabulary, factual adjectives, formal language) Independent consolidation task Example of a non-chronological report (5 text slides) Feature checklist Plenary - Assessment of learning task This lesson can be a stand-alone lesson showing the features of a non-chronological report but it can also be part of a bundle of three lessons teaching children how to write non-chronological reports. This is lesson one of three. Lesson 1 - Identify the features of non-chronological reports and examine example texts Lesson 2 - Conduct own research into a topic and present findings (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13117269) Lesson 3 - Write own non-chronological report (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13118600) PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This lesson is for you if… You are teaching the Cambridge Global English Stage 7 Curriculum You prefer to teach interesting and engaging lessons rather than straight out of a textbook You don’t want to spend hours and hours of your free time planning You are environmentally conscious so would rather not print tons of worksheets The PowerPoint presetation includes everything you need to deliver an outstanding lesson covering part 1.3 of the Cambridge, Stage 7, Global English curriculum (Making Connections - What should I give?). It does not include any of the Cambridge original material - it is simply a lesson covering the same objective and can be used alongside the Cambridge resource books. It includes: √ Starter activity √ Learning objective and success criteria √ Lesson input/ information slides √ Example text - radio interview script √ Paired, team and whole- class activities √ Differentiated consolidation activities √ Feature checklists √ Support slides for LA learners √ Speaking, listening, reading & writing activities √ All answer slides √ Plenary activity Learning Objective: LO: To plan and create a radio interview Success Criteria: I can listen to and understand a radio interview. I can answer comprehension questions about what I have heard. I can express my own opinion about gift giving in different cultures. I can use ‘should’ to give and ask for advice. I can identify the features of a radio interview. I can design some questions relating to the topic. I can plan detailed responses to the questions. There’s no need to print anything - students can complete their activities in their notebooks, on whiteboards or by discussing as a class/ in groups. The lesson includes a variety of engaging tasks and activities to suit the needs of different learners (ordering, reasoning, labeling, matching-up, filling-in-the-blanks, speaking, writing tasks etc.). PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to use commas in a list, complete with consolidation activities. No printing required - all the activities and answer slides are in the PowerPoint. Commas are used to separate items in a list and are used in place of the words ‘and’ or ‘or’. The items in the list will be of the same word type (verbs, nouns, adjectives etc.) and we often place ‘and’ before the final item in a list, except when the list consists of adjectives. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes the activities you need to teach children how to use commas to separate items in a list. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - assessment for learning √ Teaching input - explaining how to place commas in a list √ Whole class consolidation activity √ Questions and challenges to extend learning √ Differentiated independent consolidation activities (3 levels) √ All answer slides to activities and questions √ Plenary - reasoning task PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to write fantastic narrative stories filled with suspense, drama and excitement. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter and plenary activities √ Review of relevant prior learning √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Examples of good character descriptions & feature identification tasks √ Speaking, reading, writing and grammar tasks √ Explanations and examples of how to use each structural and language feature in your own character descriptions √ Differentiated consolidation tasks (3 levels) √ Whole class, paired, group and independent activities √ Feature checklists √ Writing inspiration Learning Objective: To build up suspense and drama in narrative writing Success Criteria: I can explain what suspense is and where we might find it in a story. I can read and understand a suspense-filled text. I can identify techniques used by author’s to build suspense. I can write my own suspense-filled part of a story. I can write in the past tense. I can check my work against a feature checklist. Lesson details: Starter activity - Quick creative writing task Review of revelant prior learning - differentiated (3 levels) grammar task focusing on writing in the past tense, as is typically used when telling stories. Review of revelant prior learning - story hills, typical structure of a narrative story + consolidation activity Teaching input addressing the following: What is suspense? Where/ when is it found in a story? Why do authors use suspense? How do we build up suspense in our writing? Mini-plenary reviewing teaching input Listening task - listening to part of a story that is full of suspense Speaking task - retelling the part of the story Whole class/ teamwork activity - creating a mind-map of potential problems to describe with suspense in a story Teaching input/ explanation + consolidation task for each of the following features of suspense: - Short, snappy sentences - Creepy atmosphere - Empty words - Show- not- tell - Rhetorical questions - Dramatic openers - Dramatic punctuation (ellipses, exclamation marks etc.) - Cliffhanger Whole class writing task (model/ shared write) Independent writing task Differentiated feature checklist for each ability level (3 levels) Plenary - review list of features and techniques for building suspense PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to plan and write fantastic narrative stories filled with powerful descriptions and suspense! The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter and plenary activities √ Review of relevant prior learning √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Example texts for each part of a story (character description, setting description, suspense-filled climax, resolution, ending) √ Differentiated feature checklists for each part of a story (3 levels) √ Whole class/ shared writing activities √ Independent consolidation tasks (3 √ Speaking, listening, reading & writing tasks √ Differentiated grammar task - writing in the past tense (3 levels) √ Writing inspiration Learning Objective: LO: To identify the features of and write my own fiction story Success Criteria: I can explain the structure of a typical story. I can write in past tense. I can use powerful, descriptive language (adjectives, adverbs, fronted adverbials etc.) I can describe events in chronological order. I can use figurative language. Lesson details: Starter activity - adjectives bingo game Review of revelant prior learning - True or false statements about stories -Teaching input/ information slides - story hills, typical structure of a narrative story + differentiated consolidation activity Differentiated grammar task - writing in the past tense Story openings - setting descriptions (what they are, example of a good setting description, features of setting descriptions, identification of features consolidation task, shared write activity, independent writing activity) Story openings - character descriptions (what they are, example of a good character description, features of character descriptions, identification of features consolidation task, shared write activity, independent writing activity) Story build ups & Climaxes - using suspense to describe the problem (what suspense is, example of a good suspense-filled climax of a story, structural and language techniques for building suspense, identification of features consolidation task, shared write activity, independent writing activity) Story resolution - (what happens here, example of a good resolution, shared write activity, independent writing activity) Story ending - (what happens here, example of a good ending, shared write activity, independent writing activity) Independent extended writing task (assessment of learning) Differentiated feature checklists for stories (3 levels) Plenary - synonyms of ‘went’ game PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a complete lesson (PowerPoint Presentation) teaching the difference between when to use the quantifiers ‘much’, ‘many’ and ‘lots of’/ ‘a lot of’. The PowerPoint also covers the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. We use ‘much’ and ‘many’ to ask questions (e.g. How many apples is there? How much milk is there? and to make negative statements (e.g. There aren’t many apples. There isn’t much milk.) whereas we use ‘lots of’ or ‘a lot of’ to make positive statements (e.g. There are lots of apples. There is lots of milk.). We use ‘much’ to ask questions and make negative statements about uncountable nouns. We use ‘many’ to ask questions and make negative statements about countable nouns. We use ‘lots of’ or ‘a lot of’ to make positive statements about both countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns are nouns that we make plural and that we can count where as uncountable nouns are nouns that we don’t make plural and which we measure instead of count. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities and teaching points for teaching children how to use much, many and lots of/ a lot of. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - sentence builder task √ Teaching input - the difference between countable and uncountable nouns, how to use ‘much’ and ‘many’ to ask questions about amounts and to make negative statements about amounts. How to use ‘lots of’ and ‘a lot of’ to make positive statements about amounts. √ Mini-plenary - use ‘much’ or ‘many’ to fill in the blank task √ Multiple guided/ whole class consolidation activities throughout √ Multiple differentiated independent activities (3 levels) throughout √ Extension task √ Plenary activity - mistake spotter (AOL) PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation teaching what fronted adverbials are and how to use them in your writing. Fronted adverbials come at the front of sentences and describe the verb. They tell us where, when, how or why the verb happened. The lesson presentation (PowerPoint) includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity √ Teaching input information slides √ Quick Review/ Mini Plenary activity √ Consolidation activities √ Differentiated independent task (three levels) √ Extension activity √ Includes reading and writing tasks - opportunities to apply the learning √ All answer slides √ Plenary activity LO: TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND AND USE FRONTED ADVERBIALS IN MY OWN WRITING. Success Criteria: I understand that fronted adverbials come at the start sentences and give additional information about the verb. I can identify fronted adverbials in sentences and distinguish between where, when, how and why fronted adverbials. I can use where, when, how and why fronted adverbials in my own sentences to give additional information. I can punctuate my fronted adverbials with a comma. PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching how to use the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense is made from the word ‘has’ or ‘have’ plus the past participle of the verb. It is used to: Talk about past experiences & places we have been, Talk about things which happened in the past but the effects of which are still true now etc.) Talk about very recent events The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity reviewing difference between ‘has’ and ‘have’ plus answer slide & explanation slides √ Review slides, activities & answer slides - reviewing other uses for present perfect tense (to talk about past experiences & places we have been, to talk about things which happened in the past but the effects of which are still true now etc.) √ Review slide, activity & answer slides - reviewing use of ‘not’ with present perfect tense (hasn’t, haven’t) √ Input slides teaching how to use the present perfect tense to talk about recent events √ Two consolidation activities (question and answer, drawing review activity) √ Input slide - use of ‘just’ when using the present perfect tense to talk about recent events √ Consolidation slide - use of ‘just’ √ Differentiated questions (3 levels) plus answer slides & explanations (blue = tricky; easiest difficulty, orange = very difficult; middle difficulty, red = super duper hard; most difficult √ Consolidation activity - irregular past participles activity & answer slide √ Plenary - spot the slip-up activity, hint slide & answer slide This lesson is designed specifically for Cambridge Stage 6, unit 1 teaching content but can be suitable for any English lesson teaching the present perfect tense. PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.