Ideal for use in Lower Key Stage Two, builds on the work done in Year Two on subordinating conjunctions. Subordinating conjunction activity sheets with three levels of differentiation including a range of activities to help children recognise and understand the meaning of different subordinating conjunctions. Answers included. Subordinating conjunction passages, short paragraphs with three levels of differentiation where children need to identify the subordinating conjunctions used. Ideal as a short activity or a grammar session. Answers included. Coordinating conjunction activity sheets with three levels of differentiation including a range of activities to help children recognise and use different coordinating conjunctions. Answers included. Coordinating conjunction passages, short paragraphs with three levels of differentiation where children need to identify the coordinating conjunctions used. Ideal as a short activity or a grammar session. Answers included. Conjunction talk cards. A range of questions including identifying the missing conjunction in a sentence, discussing the effectiveness of a conjunction and explaining how different conjunctions can change the meaning of a sentence. Answers included. Conjunction display cards. National Curriculum Links – Years 3 and 4 Pupils should be taught to extend the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although. Use conjunctions to express time and cause. Assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements. Differentiation Subordinating conjunctions: when, because, if, that, however, although. Coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or. Subordinating conjunctions: when, because, if, that, however, although, as, until, before, while, even though. Coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, so, yet. Subordinating conjunctions: when, because, if, that, however, although, as, until, before, while, even though, since, provided that, unless. Coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, so, yet, for, nor.

Semi-colon activity sheets with three levels of differentiation that have a range of activities allowing children to use semi-colons correctly, inset them in the correct place and mark sentences that have tried to use them. Answers included. Semi-colon talk cards, a range of questions including questions about how semi-colons can be used and identifying where they can be used in a sentence. Perfect for use in pairs or small groups to consolidate what children know about using semi-colons. Semi-colon passages. Short paragraphs with three levels of differentiation where children need to identify where the semi-colons need to go. Ideal as a short activity or as part of a grammar session. Answers included. National Curriculum Year 6 statutory content to be introduced – Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up]. Use of the colon to introduce a list and use of semi-colons within lists. Years 5 and 6 – Pupils should be taught to indicate grammatical and other features by using semi-colons, colons or dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses. Differentiation Separating detailed items in a list and using semi-colons to replace conjunctions. Separating detailed items in a list, using semi-colons to replace conjunctions and to separate related clauses. Separating detailed items in a list, using semi-colons to replace conjunctions and to separate related clauses in multi-clause sentences.

Ideal to teach modal verbs Upper KS2 when this objective is first introduced. ‘Modal verbs’ activity sheets with three levels of differentiation, includes a range of activities for children to identify how modal verbs are used within sentences. ‘Modal verbs’ passages, short paragraphs with three levels of differentiation children to identify the modal verbs used within sentences. ‘Modal verbs’ display cards for your class display. National Curriculum Links Statutory content to be introduced in Year 5 – Indicating degrees of possibility using modal verbs [for example, might, should, will, must] Years 5 and 6 – Pupils should be taught to develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by using modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility. Differentiation Modal verbs: should, would, will, may, can, could, might, must and shall. Modal verbs: includes the above and wouldn’t, shouldn’t, won’t, can’t and mustn’t, in single and some multi-clause sentences. Modal verbs: includes the above and ought to, in multi-clause sentences. Classifying the modal verbs into positive and negative as well as by certainty and possibility.

Ideal when teaching how to add prefixes to verbs in Year 5 or consolidation in Year 6. Matching cards for children to match prefixes to verbs, ideal for use in small groups or pairs. Activity sheets for children to add a range of prefixes to create new verbs and understand their meanings. Prefixes: de, mis, dis, over and re. National Curriculum Year 5 Statutory content to be introduced: verb prefixes [for example, dis–, de–, mis–, over– and re–]. Years 5 and 6 – Pupils should be taught to use further prefixes and suffixes and understand the guidance for adding them.

Ideal for introducing prepositions in Year 3 or consolidation in Year 4. Activity sheets with three levels of differentiation including a range of activities to help children identify prepositions that show the position of a noun in a sentence. Answers included. Preposition passages, short paragraphs with three levels of differentiation where children need to identify the prepositions used to show the position of nouns. Ideal as a short activity or a grammar session. Answers included. Preposition matching cards – match the picture to the preposition. Ideal for small group or paired work. Preposition display cards. National Curriculum Links -Statutory content to be introduced in Year 3: -Expressing place using prepositions. Differentiation Behind, on, outside, underneath, above, beside. Behind, on, outside, underneath, above, beside, inside, alongside, upon, below. Behind, on, outside, underneath, above, beside, inside, alongside, upon, below, by, between, near, among, around.

A bundle of 34 resources aimed at Year 3 or suitable in Y4 for consolidation. 34 short grammar activities that can be used in grammar sessions, plenaries or interventions. Can be used independently or as part of paired or group work. Answers included Resources for: Punctuation Inverted commas Possessive apostrophes Subordinating and coordinating conjunctions Subordinate clauses Verbs, nouns and adjectives Statements, questions or commands. Activities include identifying grammar within sentences/paragraphs, explaining how it has been used, marking and correcting sentences/paragraphs and improving sentences/paragraphs.

Writing Bites! Ten writing prompt sheets, perfect for: morning tasks, English lesson starters or even as a stimulus for a piece of writing. Each sheet has a different image and eight prompts for writing including: vocabulary, writing an alliterative sentence, generating questions and more. PDF document of ten ‘writing bites’ and a PPT with writing bites explained, as well as an example writing bite.

Eleven weeks of morning task activities, four activities per week. These morning activities are perfect for the start of the day, after break or lunch. We know how these times of the school day can be tricky and there’s a lot going on, each day’s activity focuses on one objective with a challenge for any students who need it. They are designed to review curriculum knowledge that students have already learnt about, so are a perfect way to warm up for the day. These activities are prepared for the second term of Year 4 but can be used whenever, keep an eye out for morning tasks for the rest of the year or buy our Autumn and Spring Bundle here. Objectives and activities include: Multiplication and division facts Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 Multiplying 2 and 3 digit numbers by 1 digit Perimeter Recognising fractions and their equivalents Writing decimals Sequences and patterns Adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs Spelling Following instructions to create an image Speech Writing stories and letters Reading comprehensions Try the first week of Autumn morning activities for free here.

Ideal for use in Year 3 when using ‘a’ or ‘an’ is introduced or consolidation in later years. PPT with the rules for adding ‘a’ and ‘an’ including the common exceptions to the rule and a quickfire **quiz**. Activity sheets with three levels of differentiation to allow children to identify when ‘a’ or ‘an’ needs to be used across a variety of words. National Curriculum Links Use of the forms a or an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel Differentiation Using ‘a’ and ‘an’ before a range of words, no exceptions to the rule. Using ‘a’ and ‘an’ before a range of more increasingly difficult words, no exceptions to the rule. Applying their knowledge to sentences. Using ‘a’ and ‘an’ before a range of words including exceptions to the rule. Applying their knowledge to sentences and paragraphs.

Eleven weeks of morning work tasks, four tasks per week. These activities are ideal for Year 5s in the Autumn term as it focusses on what is commonly taught in the first term of the year, they can also be used at any point of the year for recap and consolidation. Each week consists of two Maths based activities and two English based activities, covering the following: Four Operations. Times tables facts, including factors. Multiplication and division. Place value. Rounding. Fractions, decimals and percentages. Area and perimeter. Interpreting timetables and line graphs. Modal verbs. Relative clauses. Creative writing. Determiners. Understanding the meaning of words. Punctuation. Parenthesis. Mini reading comprehensions. Editing/continuing writing e.g.play scripts.