This resource contains a Mardi Gras-themed puzzle pack. The pack includes: - 3 differentiated word searches - 3 differentiated anagram worksheets - 1 crossword You may also be interested in: Mardi Gras Presentation This is a fully editable and informative 55-slide PowerPoint presentation on Mardi Gras which takes place in many countries around the world prior to the start of Lent. The PowerPoint focuses on: - the meaning of Mardi Gras - its origins - the different ways countries celebrate Mardi Gras The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to the Rio Carnival, the New Orleans Carnival, the Nice Carnival, the Belgium Carnival, the Venice Carnival and the Quebec Carnival. The PowerPoint automatically plays Paul Simon's 'Take me to the Mardi Gras' on slide 1 which could be played before the start of an assembly as pupils assemble. Please note that the watermark seen on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you purchase the resource the PowerPoint will be found in the zip file when you download the resource. If you purchase this resource and are happy with it, please leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Lent and Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains: 1. A fully editable 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 commonly confused homophones / near homophones where / were / we're / wear. The resource explains the meaning of the homophones and examples. A variety of opportunities are provided for pupils to choose the correct homophone. 2. An information sheet that explains the meaning of the homophones and when they are used with examples. 3. Seven worksheets in which pupils have to select/compose/correct sentences using the correct homophones. This resource is appropriate for year 2 pupils and older SEN students. You may also be interested in: Where Were Wear We’re - Memo Mat More Homophone Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource includes a set of 15 differentiated worksheets on words ending in 'ge' or 'dge'. (The /dʒ/ sound spelt as -ge and -dge at the end of words National curriculum, English programmes of study Year 2. The resource also contains an explanation sheet and answer sheets. Tasks include: inserting the correct -ge / -dge word into a sentence anagrams -ge / -dge words spelling practise worksheets using ge / dge words in sentences word searches sorting words into ge / dge / categories You may also be interested in: 43 Slide PowerPoint Lesson Words Ending in ge / dge This is a 43 slide PowerPoint lesson explaining when to use 'ge' or 'dge' at the end of words ending in the phoneme /j/. (The /dʒ/ sound spelt as ge and dge at the end of words National curriculum, English programmes of study Year 2). The PowerPoint focuses on: Rules for adding -dge and -ge (long and short vowel sounds) Opportunities to practise spellings Individual / paired / group timed activity - finding as many -dge and -ge words as possible in 5 minutes) Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: 43 Slide PowerPoint Lesson - Set of 15 Worksheets - Words Ending in ge / dge These resources are appropriate for Year 2 pupils and older SEN / ESL students who have yet to master the basics in phonics. More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains: Two fully editable, 50 slide PowerPoint lessons on adding the suffixes -ing and -ed where no change is needed to the root word (as outlined in the New National Curriculum Spelling Appendix). A set of six worksheets to consolidate the skills. More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a 33-page workbook on words ending in the suffix -tion. (English programmes of study: Years 1-3. Endings which sound like /ʃən/, spelt –tion). Tasks include: finding the missing words constructing sentences rewriting sentences containing misspelt words word searches anagrams spelling practice sheets worksheets to stretch and challenge more able pupils. This resource is also appropriate for older SEN pupils who have yet to master the basics in phonics. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Words Ending in -tion PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains a fully editable, 90 slide PowerPoint lesson on words ending in -tion. This resource will help pupils and students to master the spelling of -tion words. (English programmes of study: Key Stage 2 National curriculum). There are many activities to re-inforce and consolidate the reading and spelling of these words. Tasks include: Reading -tion words - they include all the words suggested in the new National Curriculum - station, action, etc. Additional -tion words have been added that will be useful for pupils across the curriculum eg punctuation, fraction, addition, education, question, section, digestion and many more. Spelling of the words by chunking. The PowerPoint visually demonstrates how to do this. Pupils are challenged to spell -tion words not previously covered. Finding as many -tion words as possible in a timed exercise, identifying the missing letters from -tion words, an anagram challenge of -tion words and guessing and spelling the missing words. Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Words Ending in -tion PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains 15 worksheets, some differentiated, on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophones / near homophones and confusing words list – there/ their/ they're, here/ hear, see/ sea, bare/ bear, one/ won, sun / son, two / to / too, be/ bee, blue/ blew, night/ knight. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones and composing sentences using homophones. You may also be interested in: Year 2 Homophones – 40 Slide PowerPoint Lesson Save money by buying both resources together at a discounted rate: Year 2 Homophones – PowerPoint Lesson and Set of 15 Differentiated Worksheets These resources are appropriate for Year 2 pupils and older SEN / ESL students who have yet to master the basics in spelling and phonics. More Homophone Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains an editable, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson and an accompanying 20-page workbook that includes two information sheets and eighteen worksheets on fronted adverbials. The new National Curriculum requires children to be taught to use fronted adverbials and to use commas after fronted adverbials. 20 Page Workbook This workbook contains 18 worksheets and 2 information sheets on adverbs, adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials. The worksheet tasks include: identifying adverbs, adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials of time, place, manner and frequency in sentences inserting appropriate adverbs, adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials in sentences insertion of comma after fronted adverbial using fronted adverbials in writing changing sentences so that the adverbial phrase is at the beginning of a sentence PowerPoint Lesson This is an editable, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on fronted adverbials. The PowerPoint focuses on: recap of adverbs adverbial phrases of time, place, manner and frequency fronted adverbials insertion of comma after fronted adverbial opportunities for pupils to identify adverbs, adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials opportunities for pupils to change a sentence so that the adverbial phrase is at the beginning of a sentence opportunities for pupils to create fronted adverbial sentences **Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the workbook itself.** If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Fronted Adverbials Memo and Task Mat More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains an 11-page workbook and 6 revision/explanation sheets on relative clauses. Tasks include: Identifying relative clauses Distinguishing between defining and non-defining relative clauses Choosing the correct pronoun for a relative clause Expanding a noun phrase with a relative pronoun Punctuating non-defining relative clauses Identifying relative clauses that do not need a relative pronoun or adverb Combining sentences with a relative pronoun to make a relative clause Deciding whether the relative pronoun can be omitted in a sentence Writing using relative clauses If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Relative Clauses - 80 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains an editable, 80-slide PowerPoint lesson on relative clauses. It explains what relative clauses are, the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses and how relative clauses for objects can have the pronoun omitted . Opportunities are provided for pupils to identify both defining and non-defining relative clauses. **[Relative Clauses - Revision/Memo Mat] This is a succinct and handy memo/revision mat on relative clauses. Understanding relative clauses can be a bit tricky. This mat includes: a definition of relative clauses the difference between defining relative clauses and non-defining relative clauses how to punctuate relative clauses how to determine when a relative pronoun can be omitted from a relative clause The mat contains clear examples. It is available in five different fonts. Save money and buy both all the resources together in a bundle at a discounted rate: Relative Clauses - PowerPoint Lesson, Worksheets and Memo Mat More English Resources

This resource contains a fully editable, 31 slide PowerPoint lesson on the /aɪ/ sound spelt –y at the end of words (English programmes of study: Key Stage 2 National. curriculum) You may also be interested in: y at the end of a word with long 'i' Sound - Set of 11 Worksheets This resource contains 11 differentiated worksheets on words ending in 'y' at the end of a word with a long 'i' sound. For example, dry, cry, fry, why, sly July. Tasks include finding the missing words, constructing sentences, word searches and differentiating between 'y' sound with long 'i' and 'y' at the end of a word with long 'e' or 'ee' sound. There are also worksheets to stretch and challenge more able pupils eg find the meaning of words like clarify, rectify, pacify, deny, defy... This resource is also appropriate for older SEN pupils who have yet to master the basics in phonics. More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a set of 8 worksheets on the commonly confused, homophones - too, two and to. It is appropriate for year 2 pupils and older SEN students. You may also be interested in: Year 2 Homophones Too, To, Two PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains an editable, 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on the commonly used / confused National Curriculum Year 2 homophones / near homophones too / two / to. It explains the meaning of the homophones and when they are used with examples. Opportunities are also provided for pupils to choose the correct homophone. Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Year 2 Homophones Too, To, Two PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets Year 2 Homophones / Near Homophones – 40 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This is an editable, 40 slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophones / near homophones list including the following words – there/ their/ they're, here/ hear, see/ sea, bare/ bear, one/ won, sun / son, two / to / too, be/ bee, blue/ blew, night/ knight. The PowerPoint includes an explanation of the meaning of the homophones, examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone. Year 2 Homophones / Near Homophones – Set of 12 Differentiated Worksheets This resource contains a set of 12 worksheets on Year 2 homophones. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones, using homophones in sentences. More Homophone Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains an 18 page workbook (18 worksheets) on the apostrophe for contraction / omission. It also includes an information sheet explaining when and how to use the apostrophe for omission / contraction. The worksheets contain a variety of tasks and will help students to master using apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. Answers are included. You may also be interested in: Apostrophe for Contraction - 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains an editable, 50 slide PowerPoint lesson on the apostrophe for contraction / omission. It explains how to use the apostrophe in contracted words. This resource will help students to use apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. The PowerPoint also contains a hyperlink to a short video explaining how to use the apostrophe for contraction. Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Apostrophe for Contraction - PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains: 1. A fully editable 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 Homophone / Near Homophones their / there / they're. The PowerPoint explains the meaning of the homophones - their, there and they're - and explains when they are used with examples. Opportunities are provided for pupils to choose the correct homophone. 2. An information sheet that explains the meaning of the homophones - their, there and they're - and when they are used with examples. 3. Seven worksheets in which pupils have to select sentences using the correct their / there / they're homophones, compose sentences using the there, their and they're homophones and correct sentences. This resource is appropriate for year 2 pupils and older SEN students. More Homophone Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a pi-themed puzzle pack and includes: 3 differentiated word searches 3 differentiated anagram worksheets This is an ideal resource for Pi Day on the 14th March. Please note that the watermark is only visible on the previews and not on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Pi Day Presentation Pi Day Party Pack Pi Day Dingbats Save money and buy Pi Day resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Pi Day Bundle For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Charles Dickens was one of the greatest and most influential writers of the Victorian era. This resource is about the life and work of Charles Dickens. It contains a fully editable, SIMPLE TEXT, 50-slide PowerPoint presentation on Charles Dickens. It is appropriate for primary pupils. As well as writing some of the most widely read stories of all time, such as ‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘David Copperfield’. ‘The Pickwick Papers’ and ‘Great Expectations’, the presentation explains how Charles Dickens’ drew attention to the plight of the working classes in Victorian England. The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short, four-minute video on his life and works. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. A slightly longer, more detailed version of this presentation more appropriate for secondary-aged pupils is also available: Charles Dickens - 60 Slide Presentation You may also be interested in: Roald Dahl Presentation William Shakespeare Presentation Robert Burns Presentation

This resource contains a fully editable, 70-slide PowerPoint lesson on on the rules for when and how to add the suffixes -ed, -d, -ied and doubling the last letter to make the simple past tense of verbs. The PowerPoint clearly explains and demonstrates the rules of how to change a verb to its simple past form. The PowerPoint includes the following rules - adding -d to words ending in e - adding -ed to regular root verbs - changing the 'y' to an 'i' and adding -ed - doubling the last letter and adding -ed - irregular plurals The PowerPoint also contains a timed challenge activity in which pupils can use paper/whiteboards to write the simple past tense and a sorting activity in which pupils are required to decide which verb ending is appropriate. More Verb Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a succinct memo mat on direct speech punctuation (speech marks / inverted commas). It reminds pupils on how to use speech marks and other punctuation devices in the context of direct speech. The mat could be laminated and used by pupils for general use in their writing or placed in their files for reference. It could also be enlarged to A3 size and used for display purposes. You may also be interested in: Inverted Commas PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains an editable, 75-slide Powerpoint lesson on inverted commas. The PowerPoint demonstrates how to: use inverted commas to enclose direct speech punctuate reporting clauses and direct speech punctuate split speech set out direct speech in writing use interesting words to replace ‘said’ Many opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to punctuate direct speech. Inverted Commas - 22 Page Workbook This resource contains a 22-page workbook on inverted commas (speech marks/quotation marks/direct speech). It is appropriate for pupils in Years 3, 4 and 5 and older, SEN pupils who have yet to master the basics in punctuation. The workbook contains four information/revision sheets, 17 worksheets and an answer booklet. Tasks include: using inverted commas to enclose direct speech punctuating reporting clauses and direct speech punctuating split speech setting out direct speech in dialogue using alternative words to ‘said’ in reporting clauses composing writing containing direct speech Save money and buy both resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Inverted Commas - PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a 75-slide PowerPoint lesson on the literary device of onomatopoeia and an accompanying set of 22 worksheets. The worksheets are available in both PDF format and word to enable editing. PowerPoint Lesson The PowerPoint includes: 1. Explanation and definition of onomatopoeia. 2. Why it is used. 3. Examples of onomatopoeia from poetry, literature, adverts and comics -including The Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes), The Charge of the Light Brigade (Alfred Tennyson), The Lake Isle of Innisfree (W. B. Yeats), The Bells (Edgar Allan Poe), The Tempest ( William Shakespeare) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway). 4. Challenges and opportunities within the PowerPoint for pupils to identify and use onomatopoeia. 5. Images to stimulate students to compose their own onomatopoeic words. The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to a short, entertaining video on onomatopoeia; some adverts containing onomatopoeia and a recitation by Roger McGough of his poem 'The Sound Collector'. Worksheets This resource contains a set of 22 worksheets on onomatopoeia. Tasks include identifying onomatopoeic words in sentences and literature and using onomatopoeia in sentences, to describe scenes and to create adverts. You may also be interested in: Onomatopoeia – Set of 30 Posters This resource contains a set of 30 posters on onomatopoeia. More Figurative Language Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This is an editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on the question mark and exclamation mark. The presentation explains when these punctuation marks are used and gives many examples. It also provides opportunities for pupils to decide the correct punctuation at the end of a sentence - exclamation mark, question mark or full stop. The PowerPoint also contains two hyperlinks to short videos about the question mark and the exclamation mark. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you purchase this resource and are happy with it, please leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspire and educate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Question Marks and Exclamation Marks - 15 Page Workbook Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate: Question Marks and Exclamation Marks PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a set of 28 worksheets on Year 3 and 4 homophones, near homophones and confusing words. The worksheets contain a variety of tasks in which pupils are required to choose the correct homophones, write sentences containing homophones and correct incorrectly used homophones. The resource also contains answers. This resource is appropriate for year 3 and 4 pupils and older SEN students. The homophones include: accept, except, affect, effect, ball, bawl, berry, bury, fair, fare, grate, great, grown, groan, heel, heal, he’ll, knot, not, mail, male, main, mane, meat, meet, medal, meddle, missed, mist, peace, piece, plain, plane, rain, rein, reign, scene, seen, weather, whether, whose, who’s If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Year 3 and 4 Homophones PowerPoint Lesson Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Year 3 and 4 Homophones PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets More Homophone Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource is a fully editable and informative 85-slide PowerPoint presentation on the life and work of Roald Dahl. It is an ideal resource for Roald Dahl Day in September and on World Book Day. The PowerPoint focuses on: His birthplace, parentage, family His education and schooling His career - RAF fighter pilot His works including The BFG, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox, Boy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Danny Champion of the World, The Gremlins, Going Solo His likes, dislikes, interests, hobbies His imaginative and fun use of language and wordplay Dahl’s Children’s Gallery, Roald Dahl Plass, Roald Dahl Festival at Aylesbury, ‘Dahlicious Dress Up Day,’ Dahl’s ‘Marvellous Children’s Charity.’ The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to Roald Dahl’s writing hut, new BFG movie trailer, audio of Roald Dahl giving writing tips and about his writing, and Roald’s home at Gipsy Cottage, Great Missenden. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. A slightly shorter, simple text version of this presentation is also available: Roald Dahl Presentation You may also be interested in: Roald Dahl - Life and Works Quiz Roald Dahl - 100 Question Children's Books Quiz More Roald Dahl Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide