Punctuation Perfection This English punctuation teaching resource is designed to help pupils consolidate their knowledge and understanding of punctuation. Content includes: A PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets A link to further punctuation videos and games ‘Punctuation Perfection’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom, if needed, to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching requirements.

The Alphabet EYFS English Literacy Teaching Resource This EYFS teaching resource introduces children to each letter of the alphabet. As each letter is introduced children are encouraged to think of words beginning with that letter and examples are given. It also includes 26 worksheets to consolidate understanding. ‘The Alphabet’ is a colourful and animated EYFS English teaching PowerPoint presentation ideal to use when introducing the alphabet to pre-school children. ‘The Alphabet’ is fully editable so you have the freedom to adapt the resource to each class you teach.

The Main Clause English SPaG Teaching Resource 'The Main Clause' explores how to identify the main clause in a sentence and how to use the main clause with confidence in sentence construction. Content includes: - Definition of the main clause with example sentences. - Identify the main clause in a sentence activity with an accompanying worksheet - Complete the sentences using a main clause activity with an accompanying worksheet - 1 further worksheet with answers The Main Clause can be used as a starter activity, incorporated into a bigger unit of work or developed into a wider lesson on language, grammar and word choices.

Avoiding Comma Splicing - KS2 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation In this KS2 punctuation teaching resource, pupils practise punctuating independent clauses while avoiding comma splicing. Content includes: What is a comma splice explanation and how to identify them in a piece of writing How to fix a comma splice by adding a conjunction with class activity How to fix a comma splice by using a semicolon with class activity How to fix a comma splice by creating two separate sentences with class activity The 3 activities above have an accompanying worksheet that can be used either alongside the presentation or separately A link to a short video about punctuating independent clauses and comma splicing 1 further worksheet with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Avoiding Comma Splicing - KS2’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Commas For Lists Using Commas Correctly Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials

Infer and Deduce This English teaching resource is designed to help pupils learn how to develop deduction skills when reading fiction and non-fiction texts. The PowerPoint uses images and texts to convey how writers use inference in a text to communicate with the reader. This fully editable PowerPoint resource can be used as a starter activity, a standalone lesson or built into a scheme of work on wider reading, inference and deduction skills. The activities include: What is inference and deduction? Use of optical illusions to convey the concept of hidden meanings. Illustrations and photographs designed to sharpen deduction skills. Extract from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to develop deduction skills when dealing with written text with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Infer and Deduce 2 Inference - KS3 Making Inferences - Year 3 & Year 4 Inference Skills

The 'ff' Sound - EYFS The ‘ff’ Sound is an EYFS phonics teaching resource introducing children to the digraph ‘ff’. Content includes: 1. A ‘ff’ digraph explanation 2. A link to a ‘ff’ sound introductory video 3. A ‘ff’ sound activity with an accompanying worksheet 4. One further differentiated worksheet with answers 5. 12 flashcards which can also be used for a word matching game ‘The ‘ff’ Sound - EYFS’ is fully editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

Questions and Question Marks - KS1 This KS1 punctuation teaching resource is an aid to delivering a lesson on question marks. It covers the curriculum objectives of the KS1 English programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). Content includes: A definition of a question and question marks with examples Activities to support the teaching of this objective with an accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet ‘Questions and Question Marks - KS1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource, if needed, to suit their individual teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Question Marks - Year 1 Question Marks - KS3

Using Pronouns to Avoid Repetition - Years 3 and 4 This English grammar teaching resource, explains how to use pronouns effectively in written work as per the curriculum objective in the Years 3 and 4 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activity to support the teaching of this objective 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Using Pronouns to Avoid Repetition - Years 3 and 4’ is fully editable, allowing teachers to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit all their teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Pronouns - Year 3 and 4 Personal Pronouns - Year 3 and 4 Personal Pronouns - KS2

i before e except after c - KS2 'i before e except after c - KS2' is an English PowerPoint presentation explaining the spelling rule of 'i before e except after c'. Content includes: An explanation of the general rule of 'i before e except after c' An explanation that there are exceptions to the rule An 'ee' sound and long 'a' sound sorting activity with an accompanying worksheet Further exception to the rule words Complete the 'ie' and 'ei' words activity with an accompanying worksheet Correct the paragraph activity with an accompanying worksheet Editable spelling worksheet 'i before e except after c - KS2' can be edited so that teachers can adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs.

Homophones - Years 3 and 4 'Homophones - Years 3 and 4 is a handy KS2 English teaching resource, ideal to use in a lesson covering the years 3 and 4 curriculum objectives of the English programme of study (Writing - transcription - spelling). Content includes: A homophone explanation Thinking of pairs of homophones actvity Naming the corresponding homophone for the given word activity Complete the sentence with the correct word activity A worksheet to accompany all the above activities 1 further worksheet ‘Homophones - Years 3 and 4’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit their teaching requirements.

Identifying Bias KS3 English - Non-fiction - Reading 15-slide PowerPoint-based lesson with worksheet Identifying Bias explains how to identify the use of bias and rhetoric in non-fiction and media texts. This fully editable PowerPoint-based lesson includes: What is bias? Understanding what bias is. How to identify bias in a text Bias and rhetorical devices consolidation / assessment task

Word Families - Year 3/4 contains an 18-slide editable PowerPoint and three differentiated worksheets with answer keys. This lesson explains what a word family is and teaches children how to identify one. It begins with a step-by-step guide as a whole class activity before teachers use the discussion prompts to assess understanding and then assign the appropriate level worksheet for each pupil. Bronze, Silver and Gold Activities: Each level has a different group of words to match to their definitions before identifying the word family and the relationship between the words.

Word Families - KS1 In ‘Word Families - KS1’ pupils are introduced to word families and how they can help our spelling. It is a colouful and engaging English teaching resource containing: What are word families and how they help our spelling explanation An interactive word family sorting activity with accompanying worksheet Word families activity with 3 accompanying worksheets Link to word family games Further worksheet with example answers ‘Word Families - KS1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Indefinite Articles - ‘a’ and ‘an’ - Year 3/4 (12-slide editable PowerPoint with 3 differentiated worksheets) Indefinite Articles - ‘A’ and ‘An’ explains how to choose the correct indefinite article for any given noun, i.e. ‘an alligator’ but ‘a crocodile’. When to use ‘a’ or ‘an’ is clearly explained in an engaging and interactive way and there are whole-group and individual activities with worksheets and answer keys. The activities are all differentiated - Bronze, Silver and Gold - to provide challenge for learners of all abilities.

Understanding Complex Sentences Our ‘Understanding Complex Sentences ’ teaching resource is designed to help pupils gain an understanding of how complex sentences are made and how they can be used to develop writing skills. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Understanding Complex Sentences’ is fully editable, giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Common Word Endings 2 English SPaG Teaching PowerPoint Resource with worksheets This spelling teaching resource is designed to help KS2 children consolidate their knowledge and understanding of the common word endings ‘ary’, ‘ery’ and ‘ory’. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 4 accompanying worksheets ‘Common Word Endings 2’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Word Endings English SPaG Teaching PowerPoint Resource with worksheets This spelling teaching resource is designed to help KS2 and upper KS1 children consolidate their knowledge and understanding of the common word endings ‘our’, ‘ure’, ‘er’, ‘ar’ ‘or’, ‘re’ and ‘ur’. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 3 accompanying worksheets ‘Common Word Endings’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Developing Vocabulary Skills - Year 6 In this English word reading teaching resource, pupils apply their existing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to understand the meaning of new words as per the curriculum objective of the Year 5 and 6 English programme of study (Reading - word reading). Contents include: How suffixes can help us understand new words. How to create and use a vocabulary map. Analysing vocabulary using extracts from The Lost World and The Secret Garden. Keeping a vocabulary journal. Using clues to deduce the meaning of new words. Answering ‘short answer’ reading questions. ‘Developing Vocabulary Skills - Year 6’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit all their teaching requirements.

An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Arthur Birling in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to construct an essay in exam conditions. It is made up of a 20-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and an accompanying worksheet. The resource contains the following: Exploring first impressions of Birling using the play’s opening stage directions and early dialogue. Creating an Arthur Birling character profile. Studying key quotes that reveal Birling’s character traits and his role in An Inspector Calls. Comprehension questions to assess understanding, with example answers provided. Exam essay writing activity with example essay included. To preview ‘An Inspector Calls – Arthur Birling’, please click on the images.

Capital Letters and Full Stops - KS1 In ‘Capital Letters and Full Stops - KS1’ pupils are taught how to use capital letters and full stops in their writing as per the curriculum requirements of the Year 1 and 2 English programmes of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). Content includes: Using a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and a full stop at the end explanation Using capital letters and full stops in a sentence activity with an accompanying worksheet Using capital letters for proper nouns explanation Using capital letters for proper nouns activity and an accompanying worksheet 2 further worksheets with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Capital Letters and Full Stops - KS1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Full Stops and Capital Letters Capital Letters for Names Capital Letters - Year 3/4