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Specialist English language and EAL teacher. 10 years expert teaching experience. All my resources are children tried and tested. Please leave a review so I can make them even better. Requests welcome!
Adverbs and Fronted Adverbial phrases KS2 SATS
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Adverbs and Fronted Adverbial phrases KS2 SATS

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**FREE UPDATED **All you need to teach adverbs and fronted adverbials. Fun and Easy to teach. No planning required. If you found this resource useful, leave me a five star review! This lesson plan contains all of the information you need to teach adverbs and fronted adverbials. Easy to follow slides. Print out to make worksheets/workbook. In line with the English National Curriculum. Years 3-6 Objectives covered: Understand that adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Create sentences using adverbs. Understand and use fronted adverbials.
Introduction to Nouns 101 KS1 and KS2 SATS
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Introduction to Nouns 101 KS1 and KS2 SATS

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A great FREE resource which is easy to teach. No planning required! Just download the PowerPoint and start teaching. Can be used to complement any school curriculum. Links in easily with the latest UK National Curriculum. This is a great introduction to nouns which can be used over and over again for teaching and revision. Print out slides to use as worksheets or use whiteboards. You decide. This is the perfect foundation on which children and adults can build on their knowledge of nouns. Objectives and outcomes include: I can recognise a noun. I can use a noun in a sentence. I can test words to see if they are nouns. I understand that sentences need nouns. I can tell you what type of noun is being used in sentence. I can distinguish between different types of noun including common, proper, countable, uncountable, concrete, abstract, compound and collective nouns.
Top 10 KS2 VCOP Speedy Starter Activities
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Top 10 KS2 VCOP Speedy Starter Activities

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Top 10 taster of child-centred and interactive VCOP Speedy Starter Activities If you like what you see find 60 more VCOP starter activities here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-vcop-speedy-starter-activities-12283661 Or try Easter VCOP starters here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-vcop-speedy-starter-activities-12283568 Or try St. George’s day starters VCOP here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-george-s-day-vcop-speedy-starter-activities-12283634 10 Slides to be put up the board first thing in the morning or when you need a short, simple activity. Great way to start the day and get your kids motivated. Focusing on the Ros Wilson VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation). Brought together from TES primary resouces and a range of other materials and ideas. Can also be printed off as card and used an as extension, reinforcement activity or for fast finishers.
How do Authors use Language? Figurative Language KS2/3
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How do Authors use Language? Figurative Language KS2/3

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FREE Excellent complete and easy to use resource to teach “How do authors use Language”. Full of analysis,step-by step scaffolded approach. And differentiated for all learners. NO planning required. Based on extracts from the legend of St. George and the Dragon, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and Animal Farm by George Orwell.
Negative Prefixes Game - KS2/3
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Negative Prefixes Game - KS2/3

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FREE Excellent, interactive game to practice words with negative prefixes: eg. impossible, irresponsible, unhappy etc. Great to learn and reinforce understanding of vocabulary and spellings. Perfect preparations for SATs and Cambridge exams at KS2 and KS3.
Suffixes Bingo
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Suffixes Bingo

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Fun, editable resource to play suffixes Bingo. Use the words with suffixes that I have chosen or add your own.
What can you see? KS1/2 Vocabulary Game
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What can you see? KS1/2 Vocabulary Game

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FREE Fun and quick vocabulary game for KS1/2. No planning required. Great as a starter or activity at the end of the lesson. Fully editable. Instructions Pupils take it in turn to choose a number. Teacher or friend asks “What can you see?” Pupil responds with what they can see under the number: “I can see a…parrot”. Then it’s the next player’s turn. There are 6 games in total.
Context Clues and Meaning English KS3, KS4 GCSE
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Context Clues and Meaning English KS3, KS4 GCSE

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Complete resource to teach context clues for English KS3, KS4 and GCSE. Fully differentiated with scaffolding and extension activities. Includes: The importance of context Decoding meaning from context Sentence Activities Complete Text Activities Paragraph Skimming and Scanning Activity Plenary - Summaries
Spelling and Reading Words Vowels EYFS and KS1 with Bingos
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Spelling and Reading Words Vowels EYFS and KS1 with Bingos

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FREE Amazing resource for EYFS and KS1 to learn and practice spelling and reading with all five vowels. Pictures, words, and sentences are covered for interesting, interactive, child-centred learning. 2 Word Bingos included for FREE! Great for Home Learning
Unseen Poetry Analysis and Interpretation. Figurative language: Personification for KS2/3 GCSE
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Unseen Poetry Analysis and Interpretation. Figurative language: Personification for KS2/3 GCSE

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Easy to teach resource which explains everything you need to know about the literary device “personification”. Specific focus on the poem “City Jungle” by Pie Corbett. Pupils will identify, analyse and create their poems using personification. No planning required. Entertaining and interactive lessons will engage your pupils and get them excited about poems and poetry! Peer or Self-assessment at the end of the unit.
1000 page Reading Comprehension and Writing Stage KS1/2/3
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1000 page Reading Comprehension and Writing Stage KS1/2/3

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Amazing 1,000 page resource for reading comprehension, listening and writing for KS1 and 2. Wide range of text types including stories, information texts, instructions and explanations. NOW WITH POETRY. Differentiated assessments and PIRA style reading questions. Matching, gap filling, find and copy, sounds like. Also includes higher level skills relating to author intentions, layout and purpose. Suitable for EAL/ESL and SEN learners. Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluate Create Play
Conditional Sentences 101 for KS2 and KS3 SATS
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Conditional Sentences 101 for KS2 and KS3 SATS

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Perfect resource to teach conditional sentences. Contains whole unit of work for ZERO, FIRST, SECOND and THIRD conditionals. No planning required. Just open and teach. All materials included. Objectives/ Outcomes I can identify conditional sentences. I can tell you the structure and tense of a conditional sentence. I can create my own conditional sentences. I understand when I have to use the zero, first, second or third conditionals.
KS2 VCOP Speedy Starter Activities
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KS2 VCOP Speedy Starter Activities

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Click for a FREE sample: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/top-10-ks2-vcop-speedy-starter-activities-12284853 Fully editable, child-centred and interactive VCOP Speedy Starter Activities. 75 Slides to be put up the board first thing in the morning or when you need a short, simple activity. Great way to start the day and get your kids motivated. Focusing on the Ros Wilson VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation). Brought together from TES primary resouces and a range of other materials and ideas. Can also be printed off as card and used an as extension, reinforcement activity or for fast finishers.
Modal Verbs 101 for KS2 SATS (can, would, should, might, may, could, ought to etc.)
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Modal Verbs 101 for KS2 SATS (can, would, should, might, may, could, ought to etc.)

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Easy to teach and no planning required! All you need to teach modal verbs. Grammar can be fun with this lesson. Step by step slides. Easy to follow. Quizes with answers can be printed out to use as worksheets or pupils can use whiteboards. FREE bonus “Where in the world?” game included. Perfect for both native speakers and EAL pupils. Links easily to the National Curriculum. Outcomes and Objectives: I understand that a modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb. I can recognise a modal verb. I can use a modal verb in a sentence. I know that modal verbs do not change depending on the person (I, you, he etc.) I understand and recognise when modal verbs are used to show certainty or possibility etc.