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Past Perfect Tense - Full Lesson Presentation & Activities!
A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching how to use the past perfect tense.
The past perfect tense is made from the word ‘had’ plus the past participle of the verb. It is used to:
Set the scene and explain what happened before a story or event took place,
Describe the earlier of two events that happened in the past (in such cases, it is usually joined to a clause in past simple using a conjunction)
This lesson presentation on the past perfect tense includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity
√ Review of prior learning (examining the other tenses and why we use them)
√ Teaching input/ information slides (explaining how to identify and construct sentences in past perfect tense)
√ Multiple consolidation activities (fill in the blanks, spot the mistakes, change the sentences to past perfect tense etc.)
√ Independent activities and application tasks (3 levels of differentiation)
√ Differentiated support sheets for those who need them
√ Extension of learning - looking at why we use the past perfect tense
√ Speaking and listening tasks/ reasoning questions
√ Writing/ Homework challenge - past perfect tense writing task
√ Plenary activity - AOL
The lesson covers the following:
Review of past simple, past continuous, present simple and present continuous tenses and why we use them
The difference between present perfect and past perfect tense
Regular and irregular verbs in their past participle form
Base tense, past simple and past participle verb forms
How to construct sentences in past perfect tense
Why we use the past perfect tense (to set the scene before decribing a story or event and to describe the earlier of two events that happened in the past)
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.
Inverted Commas/ Speech Marks - Complete Lesson PowerPoint Presentation with Activities
This is a complete lesson (PowerPoint Presentation) teaching how to use inverted commas/ speech marks/ quotation marks.
Inverted commas/ speech marks are used to punctuate direct speech. They go around the words which are actually spoken.
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities and teaching points for teaching children how to use inverted commas/ speech marks. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity (AFL)
√ Teaching input - what are inverted commas and how do we use them?
√ Consolidation activities - Speaking and listening, reading and writing activities
√ Guided/ whole class activities
√ Differentiated independent activities (3 levels)
√ Apply learning - Writing Task
√ Reasoning activities
√ Plenary activity (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.
Formal Letter Writing- Complete Lesson PowerPoint + Activities (Grades 3 - 6)
This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to write a letter. It includes teaching input/ information slides for the structural and language features of letters, examples of formal and informal letters, a modelled/ shared writing task, independent writing tasks and differentiated feature checklists.
The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with:
√ Learning objective
√ Success criteria
√ Starter activity
√ Review of relevant prior learning
√ Teaching input/ information slides
√ Example of a formal and an informal letter
√ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks
√ Feature checklist for letters
√ All answer slides
√ Plenary
Learning Objective:
LO: To identify the features of and write my own formal letter.
Success Criteria:
I can identify the purposes of a variety of different letters.
I can read and understand a letter of complaint.
I can describe the structure of a letter.
I can identify the language features of a letter.
I can write my own letter.
Lesson details:
Starter activity - comparing and contrasting task
Example of formal and informal letters
Speaking and listening task - mind-map of features
Teaching input - Structural features of letters:
Sender address
Date
Recipient address
Salutation
Paragraphs
Valediction
Name and/ or signature
Teaching input - language features of a letter:
- Time order adverbials
- Present tense, imperative verbs
- Second person pronouns
- Formal, impersonal language
- Adverbs
Modelled/ shared write task - letter writing
Independent and differentiated consolidation writing task (formal letter writing regarding an environmental issue (3 levels)
Differentiated feature checklists (3 levels)
Plenary - Peer review 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.
Environmental Issues, Problems in the Community & How to help (Cambridge Stage 5, Unit 1 - Lesson 3)
A full lesson teaching about environmental issues such as deforestation and what people are doing to help these issues (sponsorships, raise awareness, community campaigns). The independent activity is to design a project (sponsored activity, community scheme etc.) to help a chosen issue affecting the environment or the local community.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Four success criteria
√ Starter activity designed to engage and help children learn key vocabulary
√ Present perfect tense review activity plus answer slide
√ Input slide with link to Youtube video of poem as an engaging introduction to the issue
√ Mini Plenary - Multiple choice quiz questions to check understanding
√ All answer slides
√ Reflection questions - speaking and listening activity
√ Reading activity about what people around the world are doing to help issues that they are concerned about.
√ Consolidation activities (multiple choice questions)
√ Writing task - design own project for helping an issue I am interested in
√ Extension - Introduction to some adjectives and their associated prepositions (e.g. worried about, interested in etc.)
√ Plenary - Memory game
LO: TO ANALYSE PROBLEMS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
Success Criteria:
I can describe problems that our environment is experiencing.
I can analyse the current and future effects of such problems.
I can read about what others are doing to help issues they are interested in.
I can design my own project.
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.
Was and Were - Past tense forms of the verb 'to be' - Full Grammar Lesson & Activities!
This is a full lesson teaching the difference between when to use ‘was’ and when to use ‘were’.
‘Was’ is used with singular nouns and pronouns.
‘Were’ is used with plural nouns and pronouns + you.
Both ‘was’ and ‘were’ are used when speaking and writing in the past tense.
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity considering different tenses
√ Teaching input - difference between use of ‘was’ and ‘were’
√ Whole class consolidation activities - fill in the blanks, reasoning questions, complete the table etc.
√ Extension input - ‘You’
√ Differentiated independent activities - mistake spotter, fill in the blanks, create your own sentences, swap the verbs etc.
√ All answer slides includes
√ Extension task - differentiated 3 ways
√ Information slide for learners needing additional support
√ Plenary activity - Sentence maker activity
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.
Subject and Object Pronouns - Full Grammar Lesson & Activities
This is a full lesson teaching the difference between subject and object pronouns.
Subject pronouns often come before the verb in a sentence and tell us who or what did the verb (he, she, it, you, I, they, we etc.)
Object pronouns often come after the verb in a sentence and tell us who or what the verb was done to. (him, her, it, you, me, them, us etc.)
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
The presentation includes:
Learning objective
Three success criteria
Starter activity
Teaching input
Whole class consolidation activities
Extension and reasoning tasks
All answer slides
Hint and support slides
Plenary activity
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.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letter B b
This is the eighteenth lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letter b, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the eighteenth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet 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. From lesson 3, 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.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
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 very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letter I i
This is the fifth lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letter i, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the fifth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet 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. From lesson 3, 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.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
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 very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Bundle
Complete Phase 2 Phonics Course (Lessons & Activities) - All the resources you could ever need to start teaching children how to read and write!
Never plan another phonics lesson! Here are all the resources you need to teach children how to read and write, created by an EYFS specialist and UK trained qualified teacher.
Whether you’re an experienced teacher whose realised that your free time is too valuable to spend hours planning everything from scratch, or you’re a parent with no idea on how to even start teaching your child how to read and write, this bundle contains everything you need.
Phase 2 of Phonics is when the letters and sounds they represent are introduced, and children learn how to form the letters. It is also where the skills of blending and segmenting are taught. We blend sounds in order to read words and we segment words into their sounds in order to write them down. All of this is covered in these resources and you will find you have everything you need to execute effective, engaging and inspiring lessons.
For those of you who have never taught phonics before, many slides contains directions, hints and tips in the notes section. These explain what each slide is for and often include additional ideas for their execution.
As a teacher, tutor, early-years specialist and head of English at an international school, I have personally used these lessons teach classes of children how to read and write, tweaking and perfecting them annually. They contain:
Reviews of prior learning
Learning objectives and success criteria
Phase 2 phonics sound mats
Video and game links
Activities introducing the letters and the sounds they make
Letter identification activities and texts (poems)
Activities for identifying the initial, middle and final sound in CVC (consonant- vowel- consonant) words
Letter formation activities and video links
Activities for blending sounds to read CVC words
Activities for segmenting words into their sounds to write CVC words down
These resources teach children the sounds and letters based on the order of their frequency of use in English:
Lesson 1 - S
Lesson 2 - A
Lesson 3 - T
Lesson 4 - P
Lesson 5 - I
Lesson 6 - N
Lesson 7 - M
Lesson 8 - D
Lesson 9 - G
Lesson 10 - O
Lesson 11 - C
Lesson 12 - K
Lesson 13 - E
Lesson 14 - U
Lesson 15 - R
Lesson 16 - H
Lesson 17 - B
Lesson 18 - F
Lesson 19 - L
Segmenting and blending activities begin from lesson 3 onwards. Lessons should be taught in the above order as they follow on from each other, building on prior learning and they also include a recap of previous learning at the start of each lesson.
These lessons will get children reading and writing words. You can then follow these lessons with the Phase 3 lessons (also available in bundles) which will get children reading and writing sentences.
Please check the notes sections on each slide for extra details, directions, hints, tips and ideas.
Environmentally friendly!
No printing is required for any activity in any lesson. Children can work on white-boards or in notebooks. The lessons can also be easily used to teach children online, especially with interactive apps such as Pear Deck, Seesaw, Nearpod etc.
Setting Descriptions Lesson - Reading, Writing & Grammar Lesson with Activities!
This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to write fantastic setting descriptions. 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 setting descriptions & feature identification tasks
√ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks
√ Explanations and examples of how to use each structural and language feature in your own setting descriptions
√ Differentiated consolidation tasks (3 levels)
√ Whole class, paired, group and independent activities
√ Support slides for struggling/ younger learners
√ Feature checklists
√ Writing inspiration
Learning Objective:
To identify the features of and write my own setting description
Success Criteria:
I can explain what a setting is.
I can read and understand a setting description.
I can identify the structural features of a setting description (paragraphs, most obvious details described first, describes what can be seen, heard, felt, smelt etc.)
I can identify the language features of a setting description (fronted adverbials, powerful verbs, adjectives, adverbs, figurative language, onomatopoeia etc.)
I can write my own setting description.
I can check my work against a feature checklist.
Lesson details:
Starter activity - Reviewing what is a setting
Review of revelant prior learning - Where do we find setting descriptions in a story? What tense are stories usually written in? What are similes and metaphors?
-Speaking & listening task - drawing a setting activity + evaluation of setting description discussion
Teaching input/ information slides - setting descriptions describe what we can see, hear, feel and smell in a place
Reading task - example of a good setting description
Consolidation activity - structure of a setting description
Consolidation task (differentiated 3 levels) - organising statements from description into correct order
Input - language features of powerful descriptions (fronted adverbials, powerful verbs adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions etc.) + consolidation activities (differentiated 3 levels - rainbow writing )
Whole class writing task (model/ shared write)
Independent writing task (writing stimuli included)
Differentiated feature checklist for each ability level (3 levels)
Plenary - adjectives 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.
Phase 3 Phonics Sound Mat
This resource is a phonics phase 3 sound mat. It is great for children learning how to read and write and shows the full set of phase 3 letters, digraphs and trigraphs.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
Please check out my complete phase 3 Phonics Lesson PowerPoints with activities. Here is a free lesson for you to try - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-phase-3-complete-lesson-activities-ai-digraph-free-12824943
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
Non-Chronological Reports - Nonfiction Writing Lesson- Teaching PowerPoint + Activities!
This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to write non-chronological reports. It includes examples, lists of features to include, details for a modelled/ shared writing task and an independent, consolidation writing task.
The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with:
√ Learning objective
√ Success criteria
√ Starter activity - grammar task
√ Review of relevant prior learning
√ Teaching input/ information slides
√ Examples from non-chronological report texts
√ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks
√ Feature checklist for non-chronological reports
√ All answer slides
√ Plenary
Learning Objective:
LO: To plan and write a non-chronological report
Success Criteria:
I can structure my non-chronological report correctly and with appropriate headings and subheadings.
I can fill my report with relevant and accurate facts.
I can use the correct tense and write in third person.
I can include an introduction and key information box.
I can use generalisers, technical vocabulary, formal language and factual adjectives.
Lesson details:
Differentiated starter activity (3 levels) - Verbs and tenses task (review of relevant prior learning, grammar task)
Teaching input - covering the following:
What does non-chronological mean?
What’s the difference between fiction and non-fiction?
What structural features will we find in a non-chronological report?
What tense is a non-chronological report usually written in?
What is the purpose of a non-chronological report?
What language features of a non-chronological report can you list?
Example of a non-chronological report introduction
Teaching input - structure of an introduction
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)
Modelled/ shared write task- Introduction for a report
Independent consolidation task
Example of a non-chronological report paragraph
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
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.
Past Simple Tense - Complete Grammar Lesson with Activities (No Printing Required)
A full lesson presentation teaching what the past simple tense is, why we use it and how to write in the past simple tense.
The past simple tense is used to talk about things that have already happened. It is used especially for describing things that we know when happened. All clauses (and so sentences) must have a verb. Verbs tell us the tense of a clause. We distinguish between regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs are verbs which follow a rule to change to past simple (we add the suffix -ed to these words). Irregular verbs do not follow a rule to change to their past tense form.
This lesson includes:
√ Complete PowerPoint presentation for the full lesson
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity
√ Teaching input & information slides
√ Consolidation activities
√ Differentiated independent activities
√ Differentiated questioning
√ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks
√ Extension & application tasks
√ Plenary activity
The lesson covers:
Identifying the verbs in sentences
Distinguishing between regular and irregular verbs
Changing regular verbs to their past simple tense form
Common irregular verbs in the past simple tense form
Forms of the verb ‘to be’ (brief introduction)
How to write in the past simple tense
When to use the past simple tense/ why we use it
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.
Cambridge Stage 6 - ESL - Unit 8 - Entertainment - Full Lesson + Activities
A full lesson (complete with activities) which teaches the key concepts from Cambridge stage 6 - ESL - Unit 8 - Entertainment.
Success Criteria:
•I can name and identify different activities done for entertainment.
•I can use past participle adjectives to describe feelings and qualities.
•I can describe the negatives of on-screen entertainment.
•I can describe the history of films.
•I can use the past simple passive to talk about events
•I can create a timeline.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Success criteria
√ Starter activity designed to engage
√ Two vocabulary - definition match activities
√ Past participle adjectives grammar activity
√ Speaking games and discussion tasks about on and off-screen time
√ Information slides - how to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words
√ Reading task - Too Much Screen Time?
√ Fact discussion - addiction to screens
√ Time line task looking at the history of film
√ Past simple passive - what is it + how and why do we use it?
√ Past simple passive grammar consolidation activities (differentiated)
√ Extension tasks and writing tasks
√ Independent research activity - the history of an invention
√ Vocabulary anagrams activity - alternative words for ‘said’
√ Plenary task
√ All answer slides
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.
Present Continuous/ Present Progressive Tense - Full Lesson Presentation + Activities & Answers!
A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching how to use the present continuous/ present progressive tense complete with all the activities required to consolidate writing in this tense.
The present continuous tense is made up of the present tense form of the verb ‘to be’ (is, are or am) + the progressive/ continuous form of the verb (a verb with the -ing suffix). It is used to describe actions and events that are happening now. It can also be used to refer to future plans.
This lesson presentation on the present continuous tense includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity
√ Review of prior learning (identifying the tenses of a variety of sentences)
√ Teaching input/ information slides (explaining how to identify and construct sentences in present continuous tense)
√ Multiple differentiated group & paired activities (3 levels)
√ Differentiated independent activities (3 levels)
√ Extension of learning and application challenges
√ Reading, writing, speaking and listening tasks
√ All answer slides
√ Plenary activity
The lesson covers the following:
Review of other tenses
Difference between ‘is’, ‘are’ and ‘am’ (plural and singular subjects)
How to describe the actions of plural and singular subjects in the present continuous tense
How to describe the actions of both regular and irregular plural subjects in the present continuous tense
How to describe the actions of both countable and uncountable nouns in the present continuous tense
How to describe the actions of collective nouns, exceptions and pronouns using the present continuous tense
Changing verbs into their progressive/ continuous form
Purposes of using the present continuous tense
Using the present continuous tense to describe current events and actions
Using the present continuous tense to describe future plans
Consolidation activities include fill in the blanks, spot the mistakes, change the sentences to present continuous tense, match-ups, speaking and listening tasks, reasoning questions, sorting activities, writing tasks and quiz-type questions etc.
The lesson builds upon prior learning and gradually develops in difficulty as the learners become more familiar with the content. The majority of activities are differentiated three ways and it also covers in detail the reasons for using the present continuous tense when speaking and writing.
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.
Locating Countries on a World Map - (Cambridge Stage 6, Unit 1 - Lesson 5)
A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching how to use the following vocabulary associated with finding places on a map: street, town, city, county, country, continent, global, local, national, international, equator, prime meridian, longitude, latitude, postcode
The lesson also introduces the concept of using coordinates to locate countries on a world map using the lines of longitude and latitude.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity (Vocab Volley) involving choosing the correct definition for the given vocabulary - all answer slides included.
√ Activity identifying the terms for various parts of an address + answer slide
√ Information slides + consolidation activities for learning the following vocabulary: global, continents, countries, international, national.
√ Differentiated versions of some activities and questions.
√ Information slides explaining lines of latitude, longitude, the equator and the prime meridian.
√ Information slides explaing how to use coordinates to locate countries on a world map plus example and consolidation activity.
√ Plenary - corners - AOL for parts of an address plus global, international, national and local vocabulary.
This lesson is designed specifically for Cambridge Stage 6, unit 1 teaching content but can be suitable for any English lesson about world and map vocabulary.
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.
Present Perfect Tense - Writing & Grammar Full Lesson Powerpoint + Activities (No Printing Required)
A full writing lesson teaching how to write in the present perfect tense.
The present perfect tense consists of the word ‘has’ or ‘have’ followed by the past participle of the verb. The past participle may be the same as the past tense form with most regular verbs but there are many differences with irregular verbs.
The present perfect tense is used for the following reasons:
To describe our past experiences and talk about places we have been to
To refer to things that have happened very recently
To talk about things that started in the past but the effects of which are still true now
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity designed to get children in the writing mood
√ Review slides, activities & answer slides - reviewing the present perfect tense & its grammar points
√ 3 x writing activities to practise writing in the present perfect tense for 3 purposes:
To describe our past experiences and talk about places we have been to
To refer to things that have happened very recently
To talk about things that started in the past but the effects of which are still true now
√ Plenary activity
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.
Feelings and Emotions - Full Lesson PowerPoint & Activities (Cambridge Stage 6, Unit 1 - Lesson 1)
A full lesson teaching the names of different feelings and emotions, including: happy, nervous, angry, scared, excited, interested, worried, confused & proud.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity - AFL
√ Teaching input slides learning to name and identify different feelings: happy, nervous, angry, scared, excited, interested, worried, confused, proud, miserable
√ Speaking and listening activity
√ Consolidation activities:
- Reading activity & discussion points
- Writing activity - apply the learning
√ Plenary activity
This lesson is designed specifically for Cambridge Stage 6, unit 1 teaching content but can be suitable for any English lesson about feelings and emotions.
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.
Synonyms and Antonyms - Full Grammar Lesson
A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching the difference between synonyms and antonyms and how to use them in your writing.
Synonyms = words with a similar or the same meaning
Antonym = words with opposite meanings
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity - your AFL
√ Teaching input - exploring what synonyms and antonyms are, the differences between them and examples of each being used in sentences.
√ Differentiated speaking & listening activities - group/ paired activity (3 ways of differentiation)
√ Differentiated independent tasks (3 ways of differentiation)
√ Reasoning task - applying learning
√ Plenary - Creative application
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.
Possessive Apostrophes - Complete Lesson & Activities - FREE! (No Printing Required)
This is a full lesson teaching how to use possessive apostrophes.
Possessive apostrophes are apostrophes used to show that something belongs to something else e.g. cat’s whiskers
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities for teaching children how to use possessive apostrophes. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity
√ Review of relevant prior learning (contractions and plurals, including irregular plurals)
√ Teaching input - what are possessive apostrophes and how to use them
√ Consolidation activities
√ Differentiated questioning (3 levels)
√ Guided/ whole class activities
√ Differentiated independent activities (3 levels)
√ Extend learning - Looking at exceptions
√ Speaking and listening, reading and writing activities
√ 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.