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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.
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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
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This resource contains a succinct, colourful and highly visual punctuation memo mat reminding pupils of how and when to use the punctuation devices - the full stop, comma, possessive apostrophe, apostrophe for omission/contraction, speech marks / inverted commas, the question mark and exclamation mark.
The mat could be laminated and used by pupils for general use in their writing or placed in their files for reference. It could be enlarged to A3 size and used for display purposes.
This resource is appropriate for Year 1 - 6 pupils and older SEN / Entry Level pupils who may find sentence demarcation challenging and have yet to master the basics in punctuation and writing.
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This resource contains a fully editable, 55 slide Powerpoint lesson and a 15-page workbook (15 worksheets) on using full stops and capital letters accurately in sentence demarcation.
PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint presentation is presented by the punctuation character - the Full Stop. He explains when and how to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on using capital letters and full stops when writing sentences.
This resource is appropriate for Year 2- 6 pupils and older SEN / Entry Level pupils who may find sentence demarcation challenging and have yet to master the basics in punctuation and writing.
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This is a seasonal worksheet that involves pupils making as many words as possible from the longer word ‘reindeer’ to help improve their spelling, writing and reading skills . The resource is appropriate for Years 1-6 as pupils and older SEN students. Different degrees of challenge can be set. For example more able pupils could be limited to 5, 6 letter words, a greater number of words to be found, a timed challenge etc . It could be a team activity too.
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This resource is an awesome Advent Calendar – jam packed full with fun and educational activities. Appropriate for Year 1-6 and older SEN students. All activities can easily be adapted to suit the needs of learners as the PowerPoint is fully editable. There are 14 days to open – all the school days in December before Christmas. The activities can be used as starters, main lessons or plenaries. Also great Christmas armoury for supply teachers, large groups etc. The resource contains a fully editable, colourful and interactive PowerPoint with many literacy based activities including:
- Word making activities
- Anagrams
- Elfabetical – oops sorry – alphabetical order!
- Word searches / Crosswords
- Santa Stop The Sleigh
- Memory Game - word game
- Adjectives
- Parts of Speech – verbs, adverbs, nouns, conjunctions,
- Christmas jokes / riddles
- Compound Words
- Antonyms
- Capital Letters and full stops
- Carols and lyrics quiz
Most activities contain accompanying worksheets, many with extension activities.
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This resource contains a handy and succinct revision memo mat showing the rules for, and examples of, making nouns plural.
The rules include those for:
regular nouns
nouns ending in -ch ,-'sh, -x, -s
nouns ending in -f, -fe, -ff
nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant
nouns ending in -y preceded by a vowel
nouns ending in -o preceded by a consonant
nouns ending in -o preceded by a vowel
nouns that do not change in the plural form
irregular pupils
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Plurals - 30 Page Workbook
This workbook includes and information page, 26 worksheets (with answers) and a progress check on forming plurals.
Plurals - 200 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable, 200-slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. The PowerPoint explains the rules for the forming of all plurals and includes exceptions. Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to form plurals and there is a timed plural challenge activity.
Plurals Posters
This resource contains a set of 16, A3-sized posters showing the rules for, and examples of, the forming of plural nouns.
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This resource contains worksheets on plurals for words ending in -y.
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Plurals PowerPoint Lesson
This resource is a fully editable, 100+ slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. It is appropriate for primary aged pupils and older SEN students due to the highly visual nature of the resource.
The PowerPoint explains the rules for making plurals for:
regular nouns - adding ‘s’
nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’, ‘ss’ , ‘x’ , ‘z’ and ‘s’
nouns ending in ‘o’
nouns ending in ‘f’, ‘ff’ and ‘fe’
nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by a consonant
nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by a vowel
irregular plurals
exceptions to the rules
Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to form plurals and there is a timed plural challenge activity.
Plurals - Set of 26 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 26 differentiated worksheets on plurals.
Plurals Revision Memo Mat
This is a succinct revision mat containing the rules and exceptions for forming plurals.
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This resource contains a fully editable,40 slide, Christmas themed PowerPoint lesson and a set of 16 worksheets on making plurals from nouns. In the PowerPoint, Santa explains and visually demonstrates the rules for making plurals for:
regular nouns - adding ‘s’
nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’, ‘ss’ and ‘s’
nouns ending in ‘f’ and ‘fe’
nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by consonant
nouns ending in ‘o’ - preceded by consonant / vowel
Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to apply the rules. There are 16 accompanying worksheets containing tasks in which pupils make plurals of all the above forms (with answer key). There is also an information sheet on plurals.
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Christmas Snap! This is a bright and colourful resource that can be laminated and used for educational and fun activities. There are 48 Christmas themed cards.
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Christmas-Themed Happy Families
Happy Families involves collecting all 4 members of the family. There are 56 cards ( 14 families) printed with Christmas themed pictures. The resource also includes the rules of the game.
All of these resources can help to develop communication and language skills, social interaction skills, turn taking and following rules.
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This Christmas themed puzzle pack contains:
Four differentiated Christmas word searches
Four differentiated Christmas anagram puzzles
Three differentiated Christmas crosswords
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This resource contains two worksheets on Year 5 and 6 homophones and confusing words - led / lead, morning / mourning, past / passed. Pupils select the correct homophone and create sentences using the homophones.
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Year 5 and 6 Homophones - PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets Booklet
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An editable, 100 slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 5 and 6 homophones / near homophones and confusing words list - licence, license, practice, practise, prophecy, prophesy, father, farther, guessed, guest, heard, herd, lead, led, morning, mourning, past, passed, precede, proceed, principal, principle, profit, prophet, stationary, stationery, steal, steel. . The PowerPoint explains the meanings of the homophones, gives examples and tips for remembering the difference between them and provides opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone.
A set of 15 worksheets on the homophones. Pupils are required to choose the correct homophones for sentences, correct homophones in sentences and to compose sentences using the homophones. There are also five spelling worksheets. They are ideal for homework.
These resources are appropriate for year 5 and 6 students and older SEN pupils. Could be used for a series of lessons or as a lesson starter.
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This resource contains an editable, 100-slide PowerPoint lesson and a 20-page workbook on the National Curriculum Year 5 and 6 homophones / near homophones and confusing words list -licence, license, practice, practise, prophecy, prophesy, father, farther, guessed, guest, heard, herd, lead, led, morning, mourning, past, passed, precede, proceed, principal, principle, profit, prophet, stationary, stationery, steal, steel.
PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint explains the meanings of the homophones, gives examples, and provides tips for remembering the difference between them. Opportunities are provided for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone.
20 Page Workbook
Tasks include choosing the correct homophones for sentences, correcting homophones in sentences and composing sentences containing the homophones. There are also five spelling practise worksheets. They are ideal for homework.
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This resource contains two worksheets on the Year 3 and 4 homophones - great, grate, grown, groan, knot and not. Pupils have to select the correct homophone and create sentences using the homophones.
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Year 3 and 4 Homophones - 35 Page Workbook
The 35-page workbook includes 8 explanation/information pages and 28 worksheets. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones for sentences, writing sentences using the homophones and correcting incorrectly used homophones.
Year 3 and 4 Homophones - 150 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The editable PowerPoint lesson explains the meanings of the homophones with examples and provides examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone.
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Year 3 and 4 Homophones PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
This resource is appropriate for year 3 and 4 pupils and older SEN students
Homophones include accept, except, affect, effect, ball, bawl berry, bury, brake, break, 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
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This resource includes a fully editable, 150-slide PowerPoint lesson and a 35-page workbook on the National Curriculum Year 3 and 4 homophones / near homophones and confusing words list - 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.
PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint explains the meanings of the homophones with examples and provides examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone.
Workbook
The 35-page workbook includes 8 explanation/information pages and 28 worksheets. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones for sentences, writing sentences using the homophones and correcting incorrectly used homophones.
This resource is appropriate for year 3 and 4 pupils and older SEN students.
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This resource contains a homophone mat that can be laminated and used by Key Stage 2 pupils and older SEN students to refer to and check the spellings of commonly used homophones / near homophones and confusing words.
The homophones include:
where / were / we're / wear
their / there / they're
hear / ear / here
too / two / to
which / witch
whose / who's
one / won
your / you're
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This resource contains a highly visual and colourful, A3 size poster on the homophones - two, too and to. They are ideal for classroom display.
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Set of 8 Homophones / Near Homophones Posters
The posters include the following homophones
where / were / we’re / wear
their / there / they’re
hear / ear / here
too / two / to
which / witch
whose / who’s
one / won
your / you’re
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This resource contains a set of eight, colourful and highly visual A3-size posters for classroom display showing the meaning, and giving examples of, commonly used homophones / near homophones. Young pupils and SEND students are often confused about the correct spelling, these posters are a visual reminder.
The posters include the following homophones:
where / were / we're / wear
their / there / they're
hear / ear / here
too / two / to
which / witch
whose / who's
one / won
your / you're
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This is a short presentation on the Year 5 and 6 homophones - advice, advise, device, devise. You may also be interested in:
Year 5/6 Homophones 100 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The resource includes an explanation of the meaning of the homophones with examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone. It is appropriate for year 5 and 6 pupils and older SEN students.
The homophones include licence, license, practice, practise, prophecy, prophesy, father, farther, guessed, guest, heard, herd, lead, led, morning, mourning, past, passed, precede, proceed, principal, principle, profit, prophet, stationary, stationery, steal, steel, whose, who's
Year 5/6 Homophones - 15-Page Workbook
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This resource contains an editable, 100-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 5 and 6 homophones / near homophones and confusing words list - licence, license, practice, practise, prophecy, prophesy, father, farther, guessed, guest, heard, herd, lead, led, morning, mourning, past, passed, precede, proceed, principal, principle, profit, prophet, stationary, stationery, steal, steel .
The PowerPoint provides an explanation of the meaning of the homophones with examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone. This resource is appropriate for year 5 and 6 students and older Special Education students.
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Year 5 and 6 Homophones - 15 Page Workbook
This resource contains a 15-page workbook on the National Curriculum Year 5 and 6 homophones / near homophones and confusing words list. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones for sentences, correcting homophones in sentences and composing sentences containing the homophones. There are also five spelling practice worksheets.
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This is a short PowerPoint lesson on Year 3 and 4 homophones accept/ except and affect/effect.
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Year 3 and 4 Homophones / Near Homophones: 150 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This is a fully editable, 150-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 3 and homophone / near homophone and confusing words list. The PowerPoint explains the meanings of the homophones with examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone.
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
Year 3 and 4 Homophones / Near Homophones: 35 Page Workbook
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This is a fully editable, 150-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 3 and 4 homophones / near homophones and confusing words list. The PowerPoint explains the meanings of the homophones with examples and provides opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone.
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
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Year 3 and 4 Homophones: 35 Page Workbook
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