A complete English lesson for introducing adjectives. The Powerpoint explains when to use adjectives. Children are then given the opportunity to think of adjectives to describe objects. Children must then identify adjectives in sentences. The lesson includes three differentiated worksheets and a plenary where children have to identify which word is not an adjective. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.

A complete English lesson covering words that can be used instead of nice. The PowerPoint gives children examples of alternative words that they can use for nice and builds a list of alternative words - this final list could then be printed out for the children to use when they are writing. Children are then given a sentence with the word nice in and they have to replace the word nice in the sentence - children could rewrite the sentence on their whiteboards and replace the word nice or could simply write an alternative word for nice. The lesson includes three differentiated worksheets and a plenary where children have to find the odd word out eg amazing, helpful, caring and explain why it is the odd word out. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

An English activity to help children to plan a story in a step by step manner. This activity breaks down story planning into small chunks and enables children to plan each stage of the story. The activity encourages lots of talk and children enjoy sharing their ideas about the story. The activity encourages children to think about and describe their character, the setting and the time of their story. Children then plan the problem, what happens first, then and next and then the solution and the ending. The activity gives children different ideas and demonstrates to children that not all stories need to be the same as we all have different ideas and suggestions. I often take several days to work through this activity and to build story plans with the children and find that rereading our story plans regularly helps children when they reach the writing stage. This activity could be used in Early Years to introduce story planning and oral retelling of a story to the children or in Key Stage 1 to support children with story planning and story writing. For my Story Planning and Story Writing Bundle please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/story-planning-and-writing-bundle-12173585

A sentence writing booster/intervention that can be printed off to create a booklet of activity worksheets for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children who need support to improve their writing. The PowerPoint covers five weeks and introduces children to 34 of the 100 high frequency words/hfw. Each week covers reading the focus high frequency words, writing the focus words, using words to finish a sentence, joining sentences and then writing a sentence including a conjunction. There are 7 or 8 activity sheets for the children to complete each week. I have used this activity to encourage children to improve their sentences using conjunctions. The intervention helps children to gain confidence when they are writing sentences.

English Worksheets Set 1 A set of 15 English Worksheets covering different areas and skills from the Year 1 English curriculum. These worksheets are suitable for practising and revising the different areas of the curriculum. This set of worksheets covers – capital letters lower case letters alphabet work adjectives punctuation common exception words sentence writing rhyming words conjunctions. The sheets include useful hints and explanations to support the children in completing the sheets. The English worksheets would be suitable for use in class throughout Year 1 or in Year 2 to assess understanding of each skill and for children to practise skills or could be used as a home learning activity for children to practise these skills. The worksheets require no additional teaching resources. They are bright and colourful and have an alien theme to capture children’s interest and imagination. The sheets are aimed at Year 1 children. For worksheets covering further areas of the Year 1 English curriculum please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-worksheets-year-1-12311305 For my bundle of worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-worksheets-year-1-12311312

A set of ten pictures each with a retrieval activity and an imagination activity. For the retrieval activity, children need to look at the picture and then answer retrieval questions about the picture. For the imagination activity, children look at the picture and answer questions involving their imagination. This gives the children the opportunity to explain their thinking. Aimed at KS1 children.

A set of 20 worksheets with ten different pictures. Each picture includes 2 worksheets focusing on vocabulary. For one activity children need to identify a word within the sentence for example the word that describes the size of the book and then find alternative words that could be used instead. For the second activity children need to think about what they think a word means using the picture and the whole sentence to support their thinking and are then given a picture to draw linked to that word for example draw something that is precious to you. Some children will be able to read the sentences independently however for some children I will either read the sentence with them or read the sentence to them depending on their ability as these worksheets focus on vocabulary and not reading ability. These worksheets can be used as part of guided reading sessions. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children. Please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/read-a-picture-vocabulary-12367179 for my Read a Picture - Vocabulary PowerPoint.

A sentence writing booster/intervention with a focus on using adjectives in sentences. The sheets can be printed off to create a booklet of activity worksheets for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children who need support to improve their writing. The PowerPoint covers five weeks, introduces children to new adjectives and also introduces children to 31 of the 100 high frequency words/hfw. Each week covers - reading the focus high frequency words practising to write the focus words introducing the children to new adjectives for children to discuss the meaning of writing sentences including adjectives filling in missing key words and adjectives in sentences There are 7 activity sheets for the children to complete each week. I have used this activity to encourage children to use adjectives in their written work. The intervention helps children to gain confidence when they are writing sentences.

A set of ten pictures each with sequencing and prediction activities. For the prediction activities, children need to answer questions about the picture eg what do you think happened before the fish found the treasure chest or what do you think will happen next. For the sequencing activity, children need to sequence sentences about the picture or complete sentences explaining what they think happened in the story. This PowerPoint encourages lots of discussion and talk from the children. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children

A set of 20 worksheets with ten different pictures. Each picture includes a sequencing worksheet and a prediction worksheet. The worksheets include a range of activities. These worksheets can be used as part of guided reading sessions. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.

A set of ten pictures and accompanying sentences introducing new vocabulary. For each picture children have to identify a word within the sentences for example the word that describes the cakes or the word that tells you what the bird is doing. Once they have identified the word and talked about it’s meaning they then need to find other words that they could use instead for example they could replace large with huge, oversized. For the next activity children need to read a sentence and talk about what they think one of the words within the sentence means. This activity PowerPoint introduces children to new vocabulary and encourages them to use the picture and the whole sentence to discuss what they think words mean. For some children they will be able to read the sentences independently however for other children I will read the sentence to them or with them depending on their ability. This activity focuses on vocabulary and discussing word meaning and not on children’s reading ability. Aimed at KS1 children.

A set of 20 worksheets with ten different pictures. Each picture includes a retrieval worksheet including retrieval questions for children to answer and an imagination worksheet which involves one of a range of activities including writing sentences, drawing a picture to answer the question or writing questions. These worksheets can be used as part of guided reading sessions. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children. Please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/read-a-picture-retrieval- and-imagination-12361670 for my Read a Picture - Retrieval and Imagination PowerPoint.

A complete English lesson for introducing adjectives. The Powerpoint explains when to use adjectives. Children are then given the opportunity to think of adjectives to describe objects linked with autumn. Children must then identify adjectives in sentences. The lesson includes three differentiated worksheets and a plenary where children have to identify which word is not an adjective. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.

A set of 27 English Working Wall posters aimed at KS1 children. The posters in this resource are - upper and lower case letters adjectives sentence writing days of the week full stops question marks exclamation marks punctuation marks rhyming string conjunctions 1 conjunctions 2 compound words plurals 1 plurals 2 add -s or -es add un time words when to use capital letters adding -ing to verbs 1 adding -ing to verbs 2 adding -ed to verbs 1 adding -ed to verbs 2 adding -est 1 adding -est 2 adding -er 1 adding -er 2 adverbs These posters can be displayed in the classroom and changed regularly to support children’s learning. Aimed at Key Stage 1

A set of hfw activity cards to practise writing and spelling the first 100 high frequency words. The 100 words are split into ten colour coded groups with ten words in each group. Each word has an activity card for children to practise writing the word and an activity card for the children to practise spelling the word.

A set of high frequency word flashcards covering the first 100 hfw. The words are split into ten colour coded groups with ten words in each set meaning that the class can focus on ten words at a time. Each card shows the high frequency word in different fonts.

A set of 16 reading cards for Year 2 children. Each card contains two or more questions or activities for the children to complete linked to their reading book. These cards can be printed and laminated for use during guided reading or free reading sessions. Aimed at Year 2

A list of Year 1 CEW, common exception words, for children to colour to create their own spelling wall once they can confidently spell each word. The sheet could be stuck in English books as a record for what children can spell or could be sent home for parents to see how well their children are learning the Year 1 CEW spellings. For my Powerpoint to support children to learn the Year 1 Common Exception Words please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-cew-spelling-practise-booster-12116557 For my Common Exception Word Bundle see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12211390

Set of three differentiated English worksheets focusing on the use of full stops only. Worksheet 1 - Children copy and add a full stop to one sentence at a time. Worksheet 2 - Children have to read two sentences at a time and identify where full stops need to be. Children to then rewrite the sentences. Worksheet 3 - As worksheet 2 and children then add their own sentences with full stops in correct places. Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children. For my complete lesson on full stops please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-when-to-use-full-stops-12141886

A sample slide from my Read a Picture - Developing Inference PowerPoint. The full PowerPoint includes nine pictures with guided reading questions and example sentence openers to develop inference in children. Each slide on the full PowerPoint includes a picture for children to look at and talk about followed by questions that appear one at a time for children to think about. Each question is followed by an example sentence opener to encourage children to answer in full sentences. My class have thoroughly enjoyed being reading detectives and, through practise, will now provide reasons and explanations for their answers. The PowerPoint can be used as a whole class activity or with small groups during guided reading sessions. Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children. For the full set of 9 please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-a-picture-developing-inference-12129299