Using Commas Correctly English SPaG Teaching Resource ‘Using Commas Correctly’ covers the correct use of the comma when writing a list and when writing dialogue. This animated PowerPoint presentation includes: Using commas to replace ‘and’ or ‘or’ in a list Using commas with adjectives and adverbs How to use commas when writing dialogue Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Using Commas Correctly’ is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Commas For Lists Avoiding Comma Splicing Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials

Easily Confused Words - Were, We’re and Where ‘Easily Confused Words - Were, We’re and Where’ is an engaging English teaching PowerPoint presentation designed to help pupils use these near homophones in the correct context. Content includes Definitions and examples of ‘were’, ‘where’ and ‘we’re’ Consolidation of understanding activity Peer assessment task An accompanying worksheet ‘Easily Confused Words - Were, We’re and Where’ is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resoure to meet the differing needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Easily Confused Words - Of and Off Easily Confused Words - Its and It’s Easily Confused Words - Your and You’re Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To Easily Confused Words - There, Their and They’re Easily Confused Words - Quite and Quiet

The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3 / 4 (16-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet tasks) This Year 3 / 4 resource explains how to spell words with suffixes that make the ‘-shun’ sound. The lesson provides an easy-to-understand definition of the various ‘-shun’ sound suffixes with examples and includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable learners of all abilities to be challenged. Full answer keys are included for all activities. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills

The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 (19-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet tasks) This Year 3 / 4 resource explains how to spell words with the suffix ‘-ly’ correctly. The lesson provides a definition of the ‘-ly’ suffix with examples, and explains how to change an adjective into an adverb and a noun into an adjective by using the suffix ‘-ly’. The lesson also covers the three main exception rules that children need to know when adding the ‘-ly’ suffix. The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable children of all abilities to be challenged. Full answer keys are included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson Two (18-slide PowerPoint-based differentiated lesson with 2 worksheets and answer keys) This lesson covers Chapters 3, 5 and 7 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ by Mark Haddon. After completing a differentiated Do Now starter activity, children read the chapters indicated and complete a range of activities that test their understanding. Children then complete a task that asks them to find evidence for a range of different inferences about Christopher’s character. The lesson concludes with a true or false activity that tests pupils’ recollection of some of the lesson’s key ideas. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Bundle 1 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Bundle 2 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Unit of Work

Syllables Writing - Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation This ‘Syllables’ teaching resource is designed to help KS2 children improve their reading and spelling skills by gaining secure knowledge and understanding of syllables. Content includes: An editable PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with two accompanying worksheets A link to further online syllables activities One further worksheet with answers

Punctuating Speech ‘Punctuating Speech’ is an animated PowerPoint presentation with 2 accompanying worksheets designed to teach pupils how to use speech marks accurately in their writing. Content includes: An explanation of how and why we use speech marks in our writing Adding speech marks activity Speech marks consolidation and assessment activity three accompanying worksheets ‘Punctuating Speech’ is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to suit the individual needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Direct and Reported Speech Direct Speech - Year 3 and 4

Infer and Deduce 2 English Reading Teaching Resource Infer and Deduce 2 is designed to help pupils develop inference and deduction reading skills. Content includes: An editable PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Infer and Deduce Inference - KS3 Making Inferences - Year 3 & Year 4 Inference Skills

Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials - Year 3 / 4 (14-slide editable PowerPoint-based lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet activities) Recap the concept of fronted adverbials then practice punctuating fronted adverbial sentences correctly with whole-group activities and differentiated - Gold, Silver and Bronze - worksheets. To preview Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials - Year 3 / 4 click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Commas For Lists Using Commas Correctly Avoiding Comma Splicing Fronted Adverbials - Year 3/4 Fronted Adverbials - KS2 Fronted Adverbials - Year 7

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 3 (19-slide PowerPoint-based lesson with one worksheet) This differentiated lesson covers Chapters 11, 13 and 17 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. After completing a numeracy-based Do Now activity, pupils read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a brief review that tests pupils’ recollection of some of the lesson’s key ideas. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Bundle 1 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Bundle 2 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Unit of Work

Positive, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives This English SPaG teaching resource covers the degrees of adjectives - positive, comparative and superlative. Content includes: Explanation of the degrees of adjectives Spelling rules for each form of adjective Activities to support the teaching of this objective with two accompanying worksheets One further worksheet with answers ‘Positive, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit the requirements of each class they teach.

Short and Long Vowels - KS2 English SPaG Teaching Resource ‘Short and Long Vowels - KS2’ is a handy English reading and writing teaching resource designed to consolidate understanding of short and long vowel sounds. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with two accompanying worksheets ‘Short and Long Vowels - KS2’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Easily Confused Words - Quite and Quiet ‘Easily Confused Words - Quite and Quiet’ is a handy PowerPoint presentation focusing on spelling skills and near homophones. It explains the difference between ‘quite’ and ‘quiet’ and teaches pupils how to use ‘quite’ and ‘quiet’ in the correct context. Content includes: ‘quite’ and ‘quiet’ definitions and examples Consolidation of understanding activity Peer assessment task An accompanying worksheet ‘Easily Confused Words - Quite and Quiet’ can be used as a starter activity, incorporated into a lesson or developed into a lesson on wider spelling rules and near homophones. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Easily Confused Words - Of and Off Easily Confused Words - Its and It’s Easily Confused Words - Your and You’re Easily Confused Words - Were, We’re and Where Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To Easily Confused Words - There, Their and They’re

Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To ‘Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To’ is a handy English PowerPoint presentation designed to help pupils use these homophones in the correct context. Content includes: What are homophones? Definition and examples of ‘two’, ‘too’ and ‘to’. Consolidation activities. Accompanying worksheet. Link to an interactive game. ‘Easily Confused Words - Two, Too and To’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Easily Confused Words - Of and Off Easily Confused Words - Its and It’s Easily Confused Words - Your and You’re Easily Confused Words - Were, We’re and Where Easily Confused Words - There, Their and They’re Easily Confused Words - Quite and Quiet

Romeo and Juliet - Act 1, Scene 5 (12-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets) In this KS4 resource, learners explore Act 1, Scene 5 in detail. The resource covers language and imagery, the character of Romeo, how to write about the text and a number of extension tasks. As with all our teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet - Act 1, Scene 5 is fully editable, so you can either use it as it is or tweak it to serve your specific needs. It has been made with KS4/GCSE students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3 and 4 (18-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet tasks) This Year 3 / 4 resource explains how to spell words with the suffix ‘-ation’ correctly. The lesson provides an easy-to-understand explanation of why and when we use the ‘-ation’ suffix (with examples) and how to change a verb into a noun using ‘-ation’. The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable learners of all abilities to be challenged. Full answer keys are included for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills

Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Includes a 16-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 6 differentiated worksheets. This Year 2 resource explains how to use suffixes to spell longer words. It focuses on the suffixes ‘-ly’, ‘-ful’, ‘-less’, ‘-ness’, and ‘-ment’ and includes a range of activities for all abilities through six differentiated (Gold, Silver and Bronze level) worksheets. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills

The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3 / 4 (19-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet activities) This Year 3 / Year 4 resource explains how to spell words with the suffix ‘-ous’ accurately. The lesson provides an easy-to-understand definition of the ‘-ous’ suffix with examples, and explains how to change a noun into an adjective using ‘-ous’. The lesson also covers the three main exception rules that children need to know when adding the ‘-ous’ suffix. The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable learners of all abilities to be challenged, and full answer keys are included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills

The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 (19-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet tasks) This Year 3 / 4 resource explains how to spell words with the suffix ‘-ed’. The lesson provides a definition of the ‘-ed’ suffix with examples, and explains how and why we use ‘-ed’ to change a word into the past tense. It also explains the exceptions to the ‘add -ed’ rule with examples. The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable children of all abilities to be challenged and full answer keys are included for all activities. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills

Effective Adjectives ‘Effective Adjectives’ is a handy English teaching resource designed to help children develop their understanding of adjectives in both reading and writing. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint lesson Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with an accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Effective Adjectives’ is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.