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This is a sample worksheet for older SEN pupils on using full stops and capital letters accurately in sentence demarcation. The task involves inserting full stops and capital letters in the correct place. Click on the link below for details of a set of 15 worksheets on sentence demarcation using capital letters and fulls tops.
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Full Stops and Capital Letters Set of Worksheets
The resource includes a set of 15 age appropriate writing tasks to enable older SEN students to use full stops and capital letters accurately in sentence demarcation. The content is based on pupils and teachers at Sunnydale Comprehensive School.
Task 1 - Pupils rewrite a short paragraph (about 100 words) placing full stops and capital letters in the correct places. The content is designed to be engaging and about different characters who the pupils ought to be able to identify with.
Task 2 - Pupils complete a short comprehension about the paragraph answering in full sentences with a capital letter at the beginning and full stop at the end.
Task 3 - Involves pupils writing a short paragraph about a character.
These worksheets are ideal to give pupils practice at using capital letters and full stops in their writing to reinforce and consolidate this skill.
Full Stops - 40 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a 40-slide PowerPoint lesson presented by the punctuation character - the ‘Full Stop’ explaining how and when to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. It also clearly demonstrates that a capital letter is needed at the start of a sentence. Ample opportunities are provided throughout the PowerPoint for pupils to decide where the full stops and capital letters should go.
These resources are particularly aimed at SEN / ESL / Entry Level students who find sentence demarcation challenging. It is often difficult to get age appropriate material for older pupils who have yet to master the basics in punctuation and writing.
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This resource contains two worksheets on grouped data in which pupils are required to complete a grouped data frequency table and to spot errors in the intervals of a grouped data table.
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Functional Skills Maths Level 1 - Grouped Data - 34 Page Workbook
This resource has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills Maths qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards). It contains a 34-page workbook on the statistics component - data tables and grouped data.
The resource will help pupils to achieve these outcomes:
extract information from tables, tally charts, frequency charts, grouped data tables
create tally charts, frequency tables
group data in grouped frequency tables
The workbook includes 13 explanation pages, 17 worksheets, 3 progress checks and a certificate of achievement. It is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
Level 1 - Mean and Range - 32 Page Workbook
Level 1 - Probability - 30 Page Workbook
Level 1 - Mean and Range - 75 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
Level 1 - Probability - 80 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The bundles below contain workbooks and PowerPoints that cover all outcomes at each level.
Level 1 - Numbers and The Number System 10 Workbooks - 10 PowerPoints
Level 1 - Measures, Shape, Space Bundle
Entry 3 - 16 Workbooks - 16 PowerPoints
Entry 2 - 13 Workbooks - 13 PowerPoints
Entry 1 - 11 Workbooks - 11 PowerPoints
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This is a short presentation on the month of June.
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June - 95 Slide Presentation
Never be stuck for an assembly in June again! Ideal if you have a ‘last minute’ assembly, or unexpected ‘tutor group time’! This resource is an interesting, informative and fully editable 95-slide PowerPoint on the month of June. It could be used for a one-off assembly, series of assemblies or for lessons / tutor based activities.
The presentation focuses on:
How June got its name
June Folklore
Special Days in June
Notable Birthdays
Inventions, Discoveries and Launches
Notable Events and Happenings
The presentation also contains an hyperlink to Churchill’s finest hour speech.
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This resource contains a worksheet on probability in which pupils are required to use equally likely outcomes to calculate the probability of a simple event and to express it as a fraction in its simplest form.
It has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills Maths qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards).
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Level 1 - Probability 30 Page Workbook
The 30-page workbook includes 13 explanation pages, 13 worksheets, 3 progress checks and a certificate of achievement. It is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
Level 1 - Probability - 70 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint clearly explains probability, the probability scale and how to calculate the probability of an event and to express it as a fraction in its simplest terms. Many opportunities are provided for students to practise this skill. The PowerPoint contains links to 2 videos on probability and example exam questions. It is ideal for introducing the probability component of the statistics specification and for revision purposes.
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This resource contains a sentence writing frame that includes the article determiners 'a' or 'an'. Pupils compose sentences using the words on the frame and have to decide whether the article determiner is 'a' or 'an'. It is a particularly useful resource for those pupils who find writing independently challenging.
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Set of 10 Writing Frames - 'a' or 'an'
This resource contains a set of ten writing frames to reinforce the correct use of 'a' or 'an' before a word. It also contains a sentence writing worksheet.
100 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This PowerPoint explains how to use the article 'a' or 'an' before a word by looking at the first letter and sounding it out to determine whether or not it is a vowel sound.
Set of 8 Differentiated Worksheets on 'a' or 'an'
This resource contains a set of 8 worksheets on the use of 'a' or 'an' before a word. It is appropriate for younger primary pupils and older SEN / EFL students who have yet to master the basics of English.
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Christmas quiz containing a sample 15 questions taken from a bumper 100 question quiz. See below for details.
Christmas Quiz - It’s a Cracker - 100 Questions
This resource is a highly visual, fully editable and interactive, 100 question PowerPoint Christmas quiz. It is an ideal resource for an assembly, a lesson or with a tutor group. The quiz contains 100 questions, most contain multiple choice answers, with varying degrees of challenge. It is divided into six sections
Christmas Themed General Knowledge
Christmas Literature
Christmas TV and Movies
Christmas Music and Songs
Christmas Around The World
Christmas Celebrities picture round (pictures of celebrities obscured by Santa hat)
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.
Sample questions:
1. Who decided the date for Christmas would be December 25th?
2. What colour was Father Christmas’ suit originally?
3. Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660?
4. What happened at Christmas in England for the last time in 1960?
5. Which famous scientist was born on Christmas Day?
6. Which country traditionally gives London’s Trafalgar Square Christmas tree?
7. At which of her homes does the Queen usually spend Christmas?
8. What would you be drinking if you had glühwein?
9. How many points does a snowflake have?
10. What is the name for the red fleshy bits that hangs off a turkey’s beak?
Also suitable for SEN students due to the highly visual nature of resource and multiple choice format.
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Thank you note and template - ideal for Entry Level 1 students working towards functional skills English qualifications/accreditation.
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Writing Short Notes
This resource contains a set of postcard / note writing worksheets containing exemplars and templates including
Get Well Soon
Thank You
Sorry
Party Invitation
Good Luck
Happy Birthday
This is an ideal resource for Entry Level 1 students working towards Functional Skills English where students have to
Use written words and phrases to present information.
Construct simple sentences using full stops.
Spell correctly some personal or very familiar words.
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This resource contains a sentence writing frame that incorporates the indefinite articles - ‘a’ and ‘an’.
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Set of 10 Writing Frames - ‘a’ or 'an’
This resource contains a set of ten writing frames to reinforce the correct use of ‘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.
a or an - 100 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This PowerPoint lesson explains how to use the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word by examining the first letter to determine whether or not it has a vowel sound.
Set of 8 Differentiated Worksheets on ‘a’ or 'an’
This resource contains a set of 8 worksheets on the use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word. It is appropriate for younger primary pupils and older SEN / EFL students who have yet to master the basics of English.
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This resource contains two worksheets on statistics for students working towards Functional Skills Maths qualifications at Entry Level 3.
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Entry Level 3 -Statistics 42 Page Workbook
The 42-page workbook contains 14 information/explanation pages, 25 worksheets (with answers), 2 progress checks and a certificate of achievement. The resource is available in both a PDF and an editable version to enable teachers to personalise the resource if desired. The workbook is ideal for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
Entry Level 3- Statistics - 110 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
Many opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to develop their knowledge and understanding of tables, diagrams, charts, bar charts and line graphs. The PowerPoint contains links to three short videos on tally charts and frequency tables, bar charts and line graphs. It is an ideal resource to introduce the statistics component of the Entry Level 3 specification and for revision purposes.
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Entry Level 3 -Statistics PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
Functional Skills Maths - Entry Level 2 Bundle
This bundle contains 13 workbooks and 13 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Functional Skills Maths at Entry Level 2.
Functional Skills Maths - Entry Level 1 Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 10 PowerPoint lessons that cover the whole of the Entry Level 1 specification.
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This is a poster on kindness.
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Acts of Kindness - Set of 24 Kindness Posters
This resource contains 24 kindness posters, appropriate for young pupils and ideal for display /discussion during Random Acts of Kindness Days / Weeks, World Kindness Week and anti-bullying week.
The posters feature:
- Examples of kindness
- Kindness is ....
- Short story about Mahatma Gandhi
Acts of Kindness 50 Slide Presentation
This resource contains a highly visual presentation on kindness. It is suitable for younger primary pupils and older SEN students.
The PowerPoint focuses on:
- examples of kindness
- Mahatma Gandhi example of kindness
- what we can do to make the world a better place
A more detailed presentation, more appropriate for secondary aged pupils, is also available.
Random Acts of Kindness Presentation
This is a poignant and thought-provoking presentation. It contains hyperlinks to Jonny Benjamin's story and Danny Boyles 'Join Me' Movement and the 'Karma Army.'
The PowerPoint includes:
- Danny Boyle's story
- examples of kindness
- Jonny Benjamin's story
- the physical and psychological benefits of performing acts of kindness
- the definition of altruism
- inspirational kindness quotes
- what we can do to make the world a better place
- the importance of kind words
Acts of Kindness - Set of 25 Thought-Provoking Quotes
This resource contains 25 inspirational quotes on kindness from Princess Diana, Mahatma Gandhi, Mark Twain, Dalai Lama, Oscar Wilde, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Plato, Sir Winston Churchill, William Wordsworth, Jesse Jackson, Francis of Assisi, Confucius and Desmond Tutu.
Second high-frequency words spelling practice worksheets.
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Set of Spelling Practice Worksheets - Second 100 High-Frequency Words
Contains two sets. One set is in phase order. Ideal for homework.
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This resource contains a sample Chinese New Year themed template to use to play battleships with a partner. Two points scored for a rat (as it is the Chinese Year of the Rat) 1 point for all the other zodiac animals. More templates are available - click on the link below.
Chinese New Year Animal Zodiac Coordinates Partner Game
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This resource contains a text and comprehension questions on Saint David and Saint David’s Day.
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Saint David’s Day - Set of Six Texts and Comprehensions
This resource contains a set of six texts and comprehension questions with answers on Saint David and Saint David’s Day which is celebrated on the 1st of March.
The texts focus on:
The life of St David
His contribution to the spread of Christianity in Wales
How Saint David’s day is celebrated in Wales and Welsh communities around the world
Welsh Emblems
Saint David’s Day Presentation
This resource contains a fully editable 52 slide PowerPoint presentation on Saint David. The presentation includes hyperlinks to a short video about Saint David (7 minutes), to the Saint David’s Day parade in Cardiff (5 minutes) and to the Welsh national anthem.
Saint David’s Puzzle Pack - Differentiated Word Searches, Anagrams and Crosswords
This puzzle pack contains ten differentiated word searches, anagrams and crosswords on the theme of Saint David.
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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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A word frame containing some of the first 100 high-frequency words. The use of the frame will help young pupils and older SEN students to consolidate the learning of keywords and help them with sentence construction.
Two sets of 10 frames and accompanying writing sheet are available. See below for details.
Set of 10 High Frequency Word Writing Frames and Writing Sheets
10 High Frequency Word Writing Frames and Writing Sheet - Set 2
These resources involve pupils creating sentences with the use of writing frames that contain many of the first one hundred high-frequency words. Writing sentences and reading them back helps pupils to embed and consolidate these words which they will then be able to use freely in their writing.
They are ideal resources for young pupils and older pupils who have difficulty with writing and reading independently. It is particularly appropriate for 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 pupils motivated to read and write independently.
The resource includes
Ten high-frequency word writing frames containing most of the first hundred high-frequency words -containing nouns, verbs and prepositions.
An accompanying writing sheets for use with the frames that include self-assessment and afl sections.
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High Frequency Word Writing Frames - Sets 1 and 2 (Twenty Frames) and Writing Sheet
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This is a revision sheet on the homophones – too, to and two. It is appropriate for year 2 pupils and older SEN students.
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Year 2 Homophones Too, To, Two PowerPoint Lesson
This is a fully editable, 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophone / near homophones too / two / to. The PowerPoint explains the meaning of the homophones and when they are used with examples. Opportunities are also provided for pupils to choose the correct homophone.
Year 2 Homophones / Near Homophones - 45 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This is a 45-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophone / near homophone list and includes - 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 – Set of 12 Differentiated Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 12 differentiated worksheets on Year 2 homophones. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones and using homophones in sentences.
These resources are appropriate for Year 2 pupils and older SEN / ESL students who have yet to master the basics in spelling and phonics.
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On 7th February 2017, Queen Elizabeth 11 made history when she became the first British monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee, marking a 65 year reign. In April 2020 she became the first reigning British monarch to reach the age of 94. She continues to carry out her Royal duties and is a truly inspirational person. This resource contains an information text and comprehension on Queen Elizabeth.
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Queen Elizabeth Set of 11 Texts and Comprehensions
This resource contains a set of texts and comprehensions about the life and work of Queen Elizabeth 11. They focus on:
The early life of the Queen - her parentage.
The Queen’s interests and hobbies.
The Queen’s Education.
The Queen’s Family.
The Queen’s residences.
The Queen’s tasks and duties.
The Queen’s Coronation.
90th birthday celebrations.
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This is a Christmas- themed PowerPoint lesson on making plurals with regular words. The presentation is delivered by the expert deliverer - Santa!
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Christmas-Themed Making Irregular Plurals PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint includes how to make the following nouns plural:
- common nouns - adding ‘s’
- nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’ ‘ss’ and ‘s’
- nouns ending in ‘f’ and ‘fe’
- nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by a consonant
An accompanying set of Christmas themed worksheets and revision sheet is also available:
Christmas-Themed Making Plurals - Set of 5 Worksheets
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Christmas-Themed Making Plurals - PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets
These resources are appropriate for primary aged pupils and older SEN pupils.
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This resource contains two worksheets on alphabetical order using the first letter.
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Alphabetical Order: 24 Page Workbook
This is a 24 page workbook on alphabetical order that includes three information sheets, nineteen worksheets (with answers) and a progress check. Tasks include:
placing words in alphabetical order - to the first. second, third and fourth letters
locating patient’s names in a filing system
locating CDs in alphabetically labelled boxes
writing lists in alphabetical order
Alphabetical Order - 80 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains an editable, 80-slide PowerPoint lesson that clearly and visually demonstrates and explains alphabetical order to the first, second, third, fourth and fifth letter. It also explains why it is important to understand and use alphabetical order. Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to practise putting items into alphabetical order.
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This resource contains an inspirational Chinese proverb poster.
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