This awesome PowerPoint Advent Calendar/Christmas Calendar resource is jam-packed full of fun and educational activities. All activities can easily be adapted to suit the needs of learners. There are 17 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 Click on the appropriate number and the PowerPoint takes you to an activity. The activities include: Word making activities Anagrams Elfabetical ‘oops sorry’ – alphabetical order! Word searches / Crosswords Santa Stop The Sleigh game (Seasonal variation of stop the bus) Memory Game Adjectives Parts of Speech – verbs, adverbs, nouns, conjunctions, Christmas jokes / riddles Compound Words Antonyms Capital Letters and full stops Carols and lyrics quiz Christmas Quiz Christmas Plurals Brain Teasers Most activities contain accompanying worksheets, many with extension activities. The colour used in the PowerPoint has been removed from the worksheets to be printed. The PowerPoint contains timers with music for the memory game and Santa - Stop The Sleigh. Instructions for use can be found in the notes section of the PowerPoint. Please note, 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. More Christmas 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 fully editable and highly visual, 100-question end-of-school-year quiz with a summer theme. The quiz contains 100 questions, most contain multiple-choice answers, with varying degrees of challenge. News General knowledge Sport TV and Cinema Music Summer Picture Round The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the question mark image on each slide. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers. This resource is also suitable for SEN students due to the highly visual nature of the resource and the multiple-choice format. Please note, 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: Sports Quiz Books Quiz Geography Quiz Biology Quiz More Quizzes 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 a short presentation on autism. You may also be interested in: Autism Awareness Presentation This resource contains an editable, 120 slide PowerPoint presentation on autism and Autism Awareness Day (2nd April) and Autism Awareness Week. I had the privilege of teaching and working with many amazing young people on the autistic spectrum for twenty years. People with autism are often misunderstood. Hopefully, this presentation will help others, both staff and pupils, to be more informed about, and more understanding of, autism. The presentation includes sections on: What is autism? Signs of autism Social Communication Difficulties Social Interaction Difficulties Rigid Thought Processes Sensory Issues Repetitions and Rituals Obsessions Gifts and Talents Famous people With Autism / Asperger’s The predentation contains hyperlinks to: A video which shows what it is like to experience sensory overload. A short video on autism. A short video about Schools’ Awareness Week by the National Autistic Society. A video produced by a young person with autism who talks about five things he thinks it is important that people know about autism and five ways we can help him. You may also be interested in: Autism Awareness - Set of 25 Posters Autism Awareness: Activity Pack The pack contains six activities. Sensory Sensitivity / Overload This activity begins with watching a short clip about sensory overload. There are two tasks that follow designed for pupils to experience sensory overload when attempting to complete tasks; one is more challenging than the other. Autism Discussion Cards These contain 4 statements about autism designed to provoke discussion and to get the pupils to think about and develop their awareness of autism. They are not true or false statements and there are no right or wrong answers. Communication Difficulties Exercise This is a task designed to simulate the difficulties that many people with autism encounter when trying to communicate. What is autism? How Can I Help? Pupils watch a video about autism in which a young man explains 5 things he thinks people need to know about autism and 5 things people can do to help people with autism. Pupils discuss the five things that the person felt people needed to know about autism and five ways that people can help. Pupils complete a worksheet. Autism Acrostic Pupils complete an acrostic piece of writing using the word autism as a stimulus. Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted price: Autism Awareness Bundle

This resource contains two worksheets on words ending in the suffix -tion. You may also be interested in: Set of 33 Worksheets / Workbook - Words Ending in -tion This resource focuses on words ending in -tion. (English programmes of study: Years 1-3. Endings which sound like /ʃən/, spelt –tion) The resource contains 33 differentiated worksheets on words ending in -tion. Tasks include finding the missing -tion words, constructing sentences, word searches, anagrams spelling practice sheets and worksheets to stretch and challenge more able pupils. All tasks and worksheets are to encourage the identification and correct spelling of these words. PowerPoint Lesson - Words Ending in -tion This is a fully editable, 100 slide PowerPoint lesson on words ending in -tion. The PowerPoint includes: reading -tion words - they include all the words suggested in the new National Curriculum - station, action, etc. Additional -tion words have been added eg punctuation, fraction, addition, education. spelling of the words by ‘chunking’. The PowerPoint visually demonstrates how to do this. The 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 some of the -tion words. Save money by purchasing both resources together at a discounted rate PowerPoint Lesson and Set of 33 Worksheets - Words Ending in -tion More Free English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

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 - Set of 15 Worksheets Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Year 5/6 Homophones PowerPoint Lesson and Set of 15 Worksheets More Free 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 is a Bonfire Night themed word search. You may also be interested in: Bonfire Night Puzzle Pack - 15 Differentiated Word Searches, Anagrams, Crosswords, Cryptograms and Word Challenge 50 Question Bonfire Night and Firework Safety PowerPoint Quiz This is a fully editable, 50-question PowerPoint quiz on Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes and Fireworks. It is ideal for use with a tutor group or for an assembly during around Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes Night. There are 3 multiple choice answers. It can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to record answers. Sample questions: What did Guy Fawkes change his Christian name to? What religion was Guy Fawkes? Which monarch was reigning at the time of the Gunpowder Plot? How many barrels of gunpowder are said to have been hidden under the House of Lords? Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot PowerPoint Presentation This is a fully editable, 45-slide PowerPoint on Guy Fawkes and his role in the Gunpowder Plot and how this has resulted in Bonfire Night. The PowerPoint ends with questions for discussion. There are hyperlinks to two videos about Guy Fawkes and Gunpowder Plot. Bonfire Night and Firework Safety PowerPoint Presentation This is a 70-slide presentation on fireworks and firework safety. It includes a history of fireworks, firework records, interesting facts, the law and fireworks, the firework code and how to stay safe on Bonfire Night. It also contains links to firework Guinness World Records, Handel’s firework music, three firework safety videos - one for very young children, one for primary aged pupils and one for secondary pupils. Save money and buy all four resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Bonfire Night Bundle Thinking of publishing your own resources Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author

This resource contains two differentiated worksheets on coordinates in the first quadrant with answers. They are ideal for lower ability pupils and older SEN students. You may also be interested in: Coordinates in the First Quadrant PowerPoint Lesson More Free Maths Resources

This is a Christmas-themed worksheet on using the apostrophe for omission/contraction taken from a set of resources on the use of the apostrophe for omission/contraction. Click on the link below for details. Christmas-Themed Worksheets on the Apostrophe for Omission A set of differentiated worksheets on the use of the apostrophe for omission. Appropriate for primary pupils and older SEN students who have yet to master the basics of punctuation. Christmas-Themed PowerPoint Lesson on the Apostrophe for Omission This is a fully editable, highly visual and interactive PowerPoint on the apostrophe for omission presented by the punctuation character ‘The Missing Letter Detective.’ Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate Chrsitmas Themed PowerPoint Lesson and Set of Worksheets on the Apostrophe for Omission 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 ‘must have’ step by step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide

This resource contains two worksheets on the literary device of personification. You may also be interested in: Personification - Set of 16 Worksheets This resource contains a set of 16 worksheets on identifying and using personification. Tasks include: Identifying personification in sentences and poetry and literature from The Ancient Mariner by Coleridge, The Fog by Carl Sandburg , Jack Frost, The Eight-Story Kiss by Tom Robbins , The Windmill by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , Sea Fever by John Masefield, I wandered lonely as a cloud by William Wordsworth, Snow and Snow by Ted Hughes. Writing sentences and short paragraphs containing personification Personification PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains a 50 slide PowerPoint lesson on personification. The PowerPoint includes: An explanation and definition of personification and why it is used. Examples of personification from poetry and literature - I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud, The Ancient Mariner, Snow and Snow, The Fog, The Eight-Story Kiss. Opportunities for pupils to identify personification in sentences, texts and poetry. Images for students to compose their own writing containing personification. Set of 36 Personification Posters Save money and buy all three resources together in a bundle at a discounted rate Personification Bundle 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 is a Pancake Day themed worksheet on addition to 10. You may also be interested In: Addition and Subtraction to 10 - Twenty Worksheets This resource contains a set of 20 Pancake Day themed worksheets on addition and subtraction within 10. These are ideal for reinforcing the pupils counting and basic number skills during the Lent and Easter period. They are appropriate for Year 1 and reception children and older SEN students. Add and Subtract Money From 10p - £5 Worksheets This resource conatins a set of Pancake Day themed worksheets on addition and subtraction of money. Tasks include calculating the price of toppings for pancakes, choosing the correct coins to pay for them and / or calculating change using1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins. Excellent resource for consolidating counting, adding, subtracting and coin recognition and value skills. 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

This resource contains two differentiated worksheets on forming plurals for nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant. You may also be interested in; Plurals PowerPoint Lesson This is an editable, 200-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 clearly explains the rules for making plurals for: regular nouns - adding ‘s’ nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’, ‘ss’, ‘z’ and ‘s’ nouns ending in ‘o’ preceded by a consonant nouns ending in ‘o’ preceded by a vowel nouns ending in ‘f’, ‘ff’ and ‘fe’ nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by a consonant nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by a vowel nouns that do not change in the plural form 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 -30 Page Workbook This workbook includes an information page, 26 worksheets (with answers) and a progress check on all the plurals listed above. Plurals Memo Revision Mat This is a succinct revision mat containing rules and exceptions for forming plurals. Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Plurals Bundle 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 worksheets on time for Entry Level 2 students. One worksheet involves reading the time on a 12 hour digital clock and drawing the hands on an analogue clock to represent these times. The second worksheet involves working out the length of TV programmes and completing analogue clocks to show these times. You may also be interested in: Time: Entry Level 2 Workbook This resource has been designed for students working towards the AQA Entry Level Certificate in Maths who are working at Entry Level 2. It contains an age-appropriate, 32 page workbook (22 worksheets) with progress check, study notes and certificate of achievement on time: Component 5. Tasks and activities have been designed to help students achieve the following learning outcomes: 2.1 Know the seasons and months and their order 2.2 Know that 1 week = 7 days; 1 day = 24 hours; 1 hour = 60 minutes; 1 minute = 60 seconds 2.3 Read the time displayed on an analogue or 12 hour digital clock in hours, half hours and quarter hours and draw the hands on a clock or the digital display to represent these times 2.4 Read the time to the nearest five minutes on an analogue clock, draw the hands on a clock to show the time, and read any time on a digital clock 2.5 Find the difference between two times given in hours, half hours and quarter hours. Time Entry Level 1 Maths Workbook Learning Outcomes: 1.1 Know the days of the week and their order 1.2 Read the time to the hour or half hour on an analogue clock and draw the hands on a clock to show these times 1.3 Order familiar events More Entry Level Maths Resources

This resource contains two worksheets on time for Entry Level 3 Maths students. Tasks involve recognising digital and analgue times, 24 hour times, am and pm. You may also be interested in: Time: Entry Level 3 Workbook This resource has been designed for students working towards the AQA Entry Level Certificate in Maths who are working at Entry Level 3. It contains an age-appropriate, 33 page workbook (33 worksheets) with progress check, study notes and certificate of achievement on time: Component 5. Tasks and activities have been designed to help students achieve these outcomes: Solve problems involving time Know that there are 365 days in a year, 366 days in a leap year, 12 months in a year and 52 full weeks in a year Use a calendar and write the date correctly (day/month/year) Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII Understand and use the 12-hour and 24-hour clock systems and convert from one system to the other Convert between hours, minutes and seconds Add up to three lengths of time given in minutes and hours Time: Entry Level 2 Workbook Time Entry Level 1 Maths Workbook Save money and buy all three resources at a discounted rate: Time Entry Level 1, 2, 3 Maths Workbooks AQA Entry Level 1 Maths Bundle The bundle contains 10 workbooks that cover the entire Entry Level 1 specification. AQA Entry Level 2 Maths Bundle The bundle contains 10 workbooks that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 2. AQA Entry Level 3 Maths Bundle The bundle contains 11 workbooks that cover all the components of Entry Level 3. More Entry Level Maths Resources Entry Level English Resources

This resource contains two age-appropriate worksheets on shape and position (Geometry - Component 7) for pupils working at Entry Level 2 in maths following AQA’s Entry Level Maths Certificate. You may also be interested in: Geometry Workbook: AQA Entry Level 2 Maths This resource has been designed for students working towards the AQA Entry Level Certificate in Maths who are working at Entry Level 2. It contains an age-appropriate, 25 page workbook (25 worksheets) with progress check, certificate of achievement and answers on Component 7 - Geometry. Tasks and activities include: 2.1 Recognising and naming shapes including pentagons, hexagons and octagons and identifying a right-angled triangle from a set of triangles 2.2 Recognising and naming cuboids, pyramids and spheres 2.3 Describing the properties of 2D shapes, including straight and curved edges and the number of vertices 2.4 Describing the properties of 3D shapes (solids) - edges, vertices and faces 2.5 Understanding angle as a measure of turn - identifying quarter turns, half turns, three quarter turns and whole turns, recognising clockwise and anti-clockwise directions More Entry Level Resources AQA Entry Level 1 Maths Geometry - Shape, Position, Size AQA Entry Level 2 Maths - Addition to 100 AQA Entry Level 2 Maths: Properties of Number More Entry Level Maths Resources

This resource contains two differentiated worksheets on words ending in the suffix - cian. You may also be interested in: Words Ending in -cian This resource includes a set of 14 differentiated worksheets on words ending in -cian. Tasks include: Inserting missing -cian words into sentences. (3 worksheets) Solving anagrams - (2 worksheets) Spelling practice (2 worksheets) Using -cian words in sentences (2 worksheets) Word searches (3 worksheets) -cian root words exercise (1 worksheet) Definition of -cian words ( 1 worksheet) PowerPoint Lesson On Words Ending in -cian This is an editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson - on words ending in -cian ( the phoneme /j/ dʒ/ sound spelt as ‘cian’ at the end of words National Ccurriculum , English Programmes of Study Year 2). The PowerPoint includes: Adding ‘cian’ to root words Spelling challenges Anagram challenge Missing letter challenge Guess the occupation Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate. Words Ending in -cian: PowerPoint Lesson and Set of 14 Worksheets More Free 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 fully editable and informative, simple text, 40-slide PowerPoint presentation on UK general elections. The PowerPoint focuses on: How the UK Election Process works What happens in the election process The major UK political parties The formation of the government The State Opening of Parliament The PowerPoint contains links to videos on the role of parliament and how elections work. Please note, 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: General Elections Puzzle Pack Differentiated Anagrams,Word Searches, Crosswords UK General Elections Presentation Mock Election Pack UK Parliament and Government UK Parliament, Government, Election 100 Question Quiz Brexit – The Triggering of Article 50 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

This is a short PowerPoint lesson on Year 3 and 4 homophones accept and except. You may also be interested in: 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: Set of 28 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 contains a fully editable, 100-question Powerpoint end of school year quiz with a summer theme. It has been designed for secondary-aged pupils. The quiz contains 100 questions, most contain multiple choice answers, with varying degrees of challenge. There are eight categories. Guess the Celebrity News General knowledge Sport TV and Cinema Music Summer Picture Round The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the question mark image on each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. A question and answer sheet are provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers. Please note, 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: End of Year Quiz Save money and buy both quizzes in a bundle at a discounted price: End of Year Quiz and Summer Quiz Bundle More Quizzes 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 a worksheet on the ‘wr’ digraph. You may also be interested in: ‘Wr’ Digraph - Set of 16 Differentiated Worksheets This resource contains 16 differentiated worksheets and tasks designed to help pupils learn how to read and spell words containing the digraph ‘wr’. Tasks include: matching the correct ‘wr’ word to image identifying and correcting misspelled ‘wr’ words in sentences composing own sentences containing ‘wr’ words solving ‘wr’ anagram puzzles (3 differentiated worksheets) finding ‘wr’ words word search (3 differentiated worksheets) finding the ‘wr’ words from the clues puzzle The ‘wr’ Digraph- 48 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains an editable 48-slide PowerPoint lesson on the ‘wr’ digraph. The PowerPoint contains: the common words containing the ‘wr’ digrap - write, wreath, wren, wriggle, wrong, wrestle, wrinkle, wrapper, wrinkly, wrap and more the less common words- wry, awry, wreak, writhe, wrench - and their meaning a spelling challenge where pupils are given clues to guess the ‘wr’ words and then spell them. Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate: The ‘Wr’ Digraph- 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

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. You may also be interested in: 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. More Christmas 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