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This resource contains a set of 8 spelling practice worksheets on the National Curriculum Year 3 and 4 homophones / near homophones and confusing words list. Answers are included. Tasks include:
copying out spellings using - look-cover-write-check method
constructing sentences using the homophones
finding the correct homophone for the missing word in sentences.
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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This resource includes
1. A 55-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 contains:
Rules for adding 'dge' and 'ge' (long and short vowel sounds)
Opportunities for pupils to choose the appropriate ending
Individual / paired / group timed activity - finding as many -dge and -ge words as possible in 3 minutes
2. An accompanying set of 15 differentiated worksheets on words ending in 'ge' or 'dge'.
This resource includes a set of 15 differentiated worksheets on words ending in -ge / -dge. 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
The resources are appropriate for Year 2 pupils, older SEN students who have yet to master the basics in phonics and ESL students.
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This resource contains a 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on personification.
The PowerPoint includes:
An explanation of personification and its effectiveness as a literary device in adding interest and imagery to writing.
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.
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short, amusing animated explanation of personification.
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Personification - Set of 16 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 16 worksheets on identifying and using the literary device of personification. They are available in both PDF format and word to enable editing.
Tasks include:
Identifying alliteration 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 on themes including foggy day, the haunted house, the snow, the combine harvester, the candle flame, the trees, firework display, fast flowing river.
The resource also contains an explanation and definition sheet about personification.
Personification - Set of 36 Posters
This resource contains a set of 36 eye-catching posters on personification. They contain examples of personification including some from poetry and literature.
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This bundle contains a 50 slide PowerPoint lesson on personification, an accompanying set of 16 worksheets and a set of 36 posters.
PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint includes:
An explanation of personification and its effectiveness as a literary device in adding interest and imagery to writing.
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.
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short, amusing animated explanation of personification.
Set of 16 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 16 worksheets on identifying and using the literary device of personification.
Tasks include:
Identifying alliteration 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 on themes including foggy day, the haunted house, the snow, the combine harvester, the candle flame, the trees, firework display, fast-flowing river.
The resource also contains an explanation and definition sheet about personification.
Personification - Set of 36 Posters
This resource contains a set of 36 eye-catching posters on personification. They contain examples of personification including some from poetry and literature.
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This resource contains a 15-page workbook on action verbs. The workbook contains one information sheet and fourteen worksheets. Tasks include:
matching verbs to pictures
choosing correct verb to insert into a sentence
identifying verbs within sentences
writing own sentences using verbs
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Action Verbs PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a fully editable PowerPoint Lesson on action verbs.
The PowerPoint includes:
An explanation of action verbs with examples
Identifying action verbs in sentences
Action pictures as a stimulus for pupils to think of appropriate verbs
Sorting words into adjectives, nouns and verbs
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This Easter and Lent resource pack contains an informative and fully editable 42 slide PowerPoint presentation about Lent and Easter and a puzzle pack containing word searches, anagrams and crosswords.
The PowerPoint focuses on:
Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day
Maundy Thursday - Maundy money
Palm Sunday
The Last Supper
Judas' Betrayal
Good Friday
The Crucifixion
Easter Sunday
Why we have pancakes
Why we have hot cross buns
Why we have Easter eggs
The PowerPoint contains a hyperlink to a video on the Easter Story.
The puzzle pack contains
4 differentiated word searches
4 differentiated anagram worksheets
1crossword
All the puzzles are Lent and Easter themed and refer to significant events and activities - The Last Supper, pancakes, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday etc.
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This resource includes three different resources.
1.Chinese Take Aways and Additions
This resource contains 10 addition and subtraction worksheets using Chinese symbols for numbers. Pupils complete adding and taking away tasks and insert the corresponding Chinese symbol. Tasks include:
- addition to 10
- addition to 20
- subtraction from 10
- subtraction from 20
- find the missing numbers
- addition and subtraction up to 20
The symbols could be used by pupils to make up their own Chinese sums.
2. Counting and Adding Money - Differentiated Worksheet
This resource contains 20 differentiated worksheets on counting and adding money using 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins based on the CNY custom of the giving of 'red envelopes' to children. Pupils count up how much money is in each envelope.
- adding coins to the value of 10p
-adding coins to the value of 20p
-adding coins to the value of 50p
-adding coins to the value of £1
-adding coins to the value of £2
-adding coins to the value of £5
3. Chinese New Year Co-Ordinate Game - Zodiac Animal Theme
This is a Chinese-themed co-ordinates team game based on the Chinese Zodiac animals. Teams are named after the Chinese numbers for 1-6. Pupils have to locate the animals. Score sheets can be printed off the PowerPoint.
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Chinese New Year Presentation
Chinese New Year Quiz
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This resource contains a 55 slide Powerpoint lesson and a set of 20 worksheets on words ending in -ey with a long 'e' sound (/i:/ sound spelt – ey (English Programmes of Study: Key Stage 2 National curriculum).
PowerPoint Lesson
This is a fully editable, 55 slide PowerPoint lesson on words ending in -ey with the long ‘e’ sound. Words include journey, money, monkey, honey, jockey, abbey… It also explains that the plural of ‘ey’ words are formed by just adding the letter ‘s’.
Set of 20 Worksheets
This resource includes 20 worksheets, some differentiated, on words ending in -ey at the end of a word with a long 'e' sound. Tasks include finding the missing words, constructing sentences, word searches and spelling practice worksheets. All the tasks and worksheets are designed to encourage the identification and correct spelling of these words.
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This resource includes a set of 14 differentiated worksheets on words ending in 'cian'. (The /dʒ/ sound spelt as 'cian' at the end of words National Curriculum English Programmes of Study Year 2)
Tasks include:
1. Find the missing words
2. Finding missing letters worksheets
3. Solve the anagrams
4. Spelling worksheets
5. Using -cian words in sentences
5. Word searches
6. Cian root words exercise
7. Definition of -cian words
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Words Ending in the Suffix -cian 60 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable PowerPoint lesson on words ending in -cian. It includes:
Adding 'cian' with examples of words and root word
Spelling challenges
Anagram challenges
Missing letter challenges
Guess my occupation challenge
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This resource contains the third set of 100 high-frequency words worksheets. They are ideal for spelling practice and homework. The spelling sheets are differentiated.
1. The first set is the most challenging and requires pupils to use the words in a sentence.
2. The second set contains just the words for spelling (no sentences).
3. The third set is for those pupils who experience difficulty in writing. The words can be written over.
This resource is also suitable for SEN pupils who have yet to master the spelling of high-frequency words.
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This resource contains a fully editable, 50 question PowerPoint quiz on Roald Dahl’s book 'Matilda'. It is an ideal resource for an assembly, a lesson or with a tutor group, on World Book Day and Roald Dahl Day in September.
The quiz contains 50 questions with multiple choice answers. It can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the Roald Dahl image on each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers.
Sample questions:
1. What does Matilda’s father do for a living?
2. How many books did Matilda's family own?
3. Which was the first prank that Matilda played on her father?
4. At what age did Matilda learn how to read?
5. What is the first book that Matilda told the librarian that she liked most in the children section?
6. What did Miss Trunchbull pay Miss Honey for a week's work?
7. What did Miss Trunchbull make Bruce Bogtrotter do?
8. What special power does Matilda have?
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Fantastic Mr Fox
The BFG - 50 Question Quiz
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 50 Question Quiz
Roald Dahl Children's Books Quiz
Roald Dahl PowerPresentation
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This resource contains a 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on personification and an accompanying set of 16 worksheets. The worksheets are available in both PDF and an editable version.
PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint includes:
An explanation and definition of personification and its use in the production of figurative language.
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.
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short, amusing animation about personification.
Set of 16 Worksheets
The worksheet tasks include:
Identifying alliteration 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.
Composing sentences and short paragraphs containing personification on themes including foggy day, the haunted house, the snow, the combine harvester, the candle flame, the trees, firework display, fast flowing river.
The resource also contains an explanation and definition sheet about personification.
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Set of 36 Personification Posters
This resource contains a set of 36 eye-catching posters on personification. They contain examples of personification including some from poetry and literature.
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The resource contains a set of 30 spelling practice worksheets on the first 100 high-frequency words. The spellings are in phase order. The sheets are further differentiated into three. The first set provides the opportunity for pupils to create sentences with the words. The second set is just for spelling practice, The third set is for those students who find the mechanics of writing challenging. They are able to write over the words. (There are 30 worksheets in total). They are ideal for homework.
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First One Hundred High Frequency Words Resource Pack
The pack contains:
Four PowerPoints containing the first 100 high-frequency words in phase order building blocks based theme
10 Spelling Practice Worksheets (differentiated). Ideal for homework
Word mat of the first 100 high-frequency words
Four word searches on the first 100 high-frequency words (phase order)
FlashCards of all 100 high-frequency words- ideal for starter sessions and group work
A set of certificates to award to pupils for progress and achievements in mastering the reading and spelling of the first 100 words
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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.
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This resource contains a 15 page workbook (15 worksheets) on the soft ‘c’ sound (Year 2 National Curriculum - the /s/ sound spelt c before e, i and y). The worksheets provide the opportunity for the pupils to read and spell words containing the soft c sound.
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Soft ‘c’ -45-Slide PowerPoint Lesson
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This resource contains a set of 5 A3 posters for primary school pupils and SEN students explaining literary techniques and figurative language including simile, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and metaphor. The posters are available on both white and black backgrounds.
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This resource contains a set of 12 worksheets (with answers) on the indefinite articles -'a and ‘an’ including exception to the rule words.
Tasks include:
Choosing ‘a’ or ‘an’ at word level.
Choosing ‘a’ or ‘an’ at sentence level.
Composing sentences containing ‘a’ or ‘an’.
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PowerPoint Lesson on ‘a’ or 'an’
This is a fully editable, 100 slide PowerPoint lesson that explains how to use the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word by looking at the first letter to determine whether or not it has a vowel sound.
Set of Writing Frames - ‘a’ or 'an’
This resource contains a set of ten writing frames to reinforce the correct use of the article ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word. In addition to helping pupils to choose the correct article ‘a’ or ‘an’, it is a particularly useful resource for students who struggle to master the basics of writing. It provides a framework and scaffolding for pupils to achieve some success in creating sentences independently.
Writing sentences and reading them back helps pupils to embed and consolidate high-frequency words which they will then be able to use freely in their writing. It is particularly appropriate for those SEN students. who find reading and writing challenging. The support of the frame makes sentence writing accessible and gives pupils a feeling of confidence - that they can do it! Often the key to success in getting pupils to write is giving them self-confidence. I have used these frames successfully over many years to get older SEN students motivated to read and write independently. Can be laminated and used time and time again.
a and an Bundle
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This resource contains a 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on adding the suffix -ed to form the simple past tense, where no change is needed to the root word (as outlined in the New National Curriculum Spelling Appendix).
Examples are given and opportunities provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to practise the skill of adding -ed to root verbs to form the simple past tense.
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Adding -ed,-ied,-d To Form Simple Past Tense 70-Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a 70-slide PowerPoint presentation 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 and includes the following:
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 past tenses
The PowerPoint also contains a timed challenge activity in which pupils can use paper/whiteboards to write the simple past tense.
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This PowerPoint resource involves pupils finding the names of different types of noun - common, proper, abstract, collective and compound. It is a fun activity that will reinforce their understanding of nouns and could be used as a lesson starter or a fun way to revise. It is based on the popular game of 'Stop The Bus'.
Pupils can either take part in this activity as individuals or in teams. The PowerPoint will generate a letter. Individuals/teams have to think of one noun to go into each category beginning with the selected letter. The first team to finish shouts 'Nouns Named'.
1 point is scored if they have an appropriate noun in the category - 2 points if no other team has that word.
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This resource contains:
1. A 35-slide PowerPoint explaining when to use the soft 'c' sound (the /s/ sound spelt c before e, i and y). The PowerPoint also provides many opportunities for the students to identify words that contain a soft c sound.
2. A 15-page workbook (with answers) containing a variety of tasks on words containing the soft c sound.
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Soft G - 35 Slide Powerpoint Lesson
Soft G - 15 Page Workbook
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