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 ‘-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 ‘-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

AQA GCSE English Exam - Preparing for Paper 2 (198-slide editable PowerPoint with 32 worksheets) This extensive teaching resource helps students prepare for Paper 2 of the AQA GCSE English exam. Contents: Example examination paper with example questions for Section A and Section B. A step-by-step guide through each question on Section A of Paper 2. The PowerPoint presentation breaks down each individual question and explains clearly to students how best to approach each one. How to produce extended responses and how to deduce key information from a non-fiction text. How to tackle the non-fiction writing questions on Section B of Paper 2. How to write for a specified audience, purpose and format and provide a perspective on the issue discussed in Section A. How to use language, punctuation and grammar for maximum effect. Exploring rhetorical questions, hyperbole, imperatives, repetition, triples and other techniques. How to write to argue, advise and persuade A model mark scheme for Section A and Section B to allow students to see how their work will be assessed by the examiner. ‘AQA GCSE English Exam - Preparing for Paper 2’ can be used at any time during the GCSE course but it is especially helpful for revision when the exams are approaching. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar AQA GCSE Exam Prep resources: AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A (Additional Prep 1) AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A (Additional Prep 2) AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section B AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1 AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section A AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section B AQA GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1 and Paper 2 AQA GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry

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

The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 (a 19-slide editable PowerPoint-based lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet tasks) This Year 3 / 4 resource explains how to add the suffix ‘-ing’ to words of more than one syllable. The lesson provides a definition of the ‘-ing’ suffix with examples and explains how and why we use ‘-ing’ to change a noun into a verb. The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable children 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 ‘-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

Full Stops - KS3 Essential English Skills (19-slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets) This Essential English Skills lesson is aimed at KS3 students who need to learn or revise the rules regarding the use of full stops. After an introduction to the concept of the main clause, students undertake a range of differentiated tasks which will help them to consolidate their understanding of where full stops should be used and why. There are three differentiated activities (Bronze, silver and gold) and answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS3 Essential English resources: Adjectives - KS3 English Essentials Capital Letters - KS3 Essential English Question Marks - KS3 Essential English Inference Skills - KS3 Essential English Compound Sentences - KS3 English Essentials Simple Sentences - KS3 English Essentials

Question Marks - KS3 (12-slide PowerPoint lesson with 2 worksheets) This resource explains how to use question marks in a sentence. As part of our KS3 Essential English Skills collection, it is designed to be used with 11-14 year old pupils who need help with key English skills. Question Marks - KS3 contains an editable 12-slide PowerPoint lesson and two worksheets to assess understanding. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS3 Essential English resources: Adjectives - KS3 English Essentials Capital Letters - KS3 Essential English Full Stops - KS3 Essential English Skills Inference Skills - KS3 Essential English Compound Sentences - KS3 English Essentials Simple Sentences - KS3 English Essentials

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.

Fronted Adverbials - Year 3 and 4 (21-slide editable PowerPoint and 4 worksheets) This Lower KS2 lesson explains what fronted adverbials are and how to use them in writing. The lesson provides a definition of fronted adverbials with numerous examples before learners discuss them in detail as a whole class. Children then complete a range of activities to assess their understanding. The activities are differentiated - Bronze, Silver and Gold - to provide challenge for pupils of all abilities. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials - Year 3/4 Fronted Adverbials - KS2 Fronted Adverbials - Year 7 Adverbs Adding Adverbs - KS2 Adding Adverbs - KS3

Compound Sentences - KS3 (21-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 5 worksheets) This lesson is aimed at KS3 pupils who are relatively confident with simple sentences and need to progress onto compound sentences. After a recap of the basics of simple sentences, pupils are introduced to the concept of compound sentences, coordinating conjunctions and the popular acronym FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So). Pupils will then use the ‘Coordinating Conjunctions in Action’ worksheet to help them respond to a range of differentiated tasks aimed at helping them to develop their confidence in the use of compound sentences. The lesson concludes with a brief plenary in which students identify and correct the mistakes in six compound sentences. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS3 Essential English resources: Adjectives - KS3 English Essentials Capital Letters - KS3 Essential English Full Stops - KS3 Essential English Skills Question Marks - KS3 Essential English Inference Skills - KS3 Essential English Simple Sentences - KS3 English Essentials

Simple Sentences – KS3 English Essentials (a 14-slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation with 3 worksheets) Our ‘KS3 English Essentials’ resources are designed to help KS3 learners master key English skills which were not fully developed at KS2. The resource explains how to correctly construct a simple sentence. It contains a range of activities such as: Definition and examples of simple sentences An explanation, with examples, of how simple sentences are formed with a subject and predicate Three activities designed to help KS3 learners develop the skills needed to be able to write simple sentences accurately and confidently All tasks contain answer keys if required Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS3 Essential English resources: Adjectives - KS3 English Essentials Capital Letters - KS3 Essential English Full Stops - KS3 Essential English Skills Question Marks - KS3 Essential English Inference Skills - KS3 Essential English Compound Sentences - KS3 English Essentials

Adjectives – KS3 English Essentials (a 16-slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation with 3 worksheets) Our ‘KS3 English Essentials’ resources are designed to help KS3 learners master key English skills which were not fully developed at KS2. The resource explains how to use effective adjectives to improve descriptive writing. It contains a range of differentiated activities such as: Definition and examples of effective adjectives An explanation, with examples, of how effective adjectives can help pupils produce powerful description Three differentiated activities (Bronze, silver and gold) – word, sentence and text level - designed to help KS3 learners develop the skills needed to produce effective description using adjectives All tasks contain example answers to support students who need it Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS3 Essential English resources: Capital Letters - KS3 Essential English Full Stops - KS3 Essential English Skills Question Marks - KS3 Essential English Inference Skills - KS3 Essential English Compound Sentences - KS3 English Essentials Simple Sentences - KS3 English Essentials

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Makes Amends (Stave 5) (17-slide editable PowerPoint with 4 worksheets) This differentiated GCSE lesson enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in Stave Five. It assumes that learners have previously read the opening passage, from the beginning of Stave Five down to Scrooge’s delight in the ‘glorious’ bells and ‘heavenly sky’ of Christmas morning. The lesson begins with a differentiated Quick-Fire Quiz in which learners answer as many questions as they can on Staves One-Four in eight minutes. Learners will then read from ‘‘‘What’s today?’’ cried Scrooge’, down to the end of Stave Five. After reading the passage, learners will then undertake a double-sided worksheet in which they respond to questions that encourage them to consider Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in this stave. The lesson concludes with a review in which learners chart Scrooge’s journey as a character through the novella. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 4 and Stave 5 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come A Christmas Carol - The Death of Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Caroline’s Family A Christmas Carol - Old Joe’s A Christmas Carol - The Royal Exchange A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Grave A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Death A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Repents A Christmas Carol - Scrooge is Redeemed

The Prefixes ‘il-’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’ - Year 3/4 (19-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) This differentiated teaching resource introduces Year 3/4 learners to prefixes with a focus on the prefixes ‘il-’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’. It includes a definition of the prefixes with examples, whole-class activities and three differentiated worksheets to assess understanding. Full answer keys are included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The Prefix ‘re’ The Prefix ‘in’ The Prefix ‘mis’ The Prefix ‘inter’ The Prefix ‘sub’ The Prefix ‘auto’ The Prefix ‘super’ The Prefix ‘anti’ The Prefix ‘dis’ The Prefix ‘un’ Developing Reading Skills - Prefixes

Prefixes - ‘re-’ (Year 3/4) (16-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) This differentiated teaching resource introduces Year 3/4 learners to prefixes with a focus on the prefix ‘re’. It includes a definition of the prefix ‘re’ with examples, whole-class activities and three differentiated worksheets to assess understanding. Full answer keys are included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The Prefix ‘in’ The Prefix ‘mis’ The Prefix ‘inter’ The Prefix ‘sub’ The Prefix ‘auto’ The Prefix ‘super’ The Prefix ‘anti’ The Prefix ‘dis’ The Prefix ‘un’ The Prefixes ‘il’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’ Developing Reading Skills - Prefixes

The Prefix ‘in-’ - Year 3/4 (16-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) This differentiated teaching resource introduces Year 3/4 learners to prefixes focusing on the prefix ‘in’. It includes a definition and examples of the prefix ‘in’, whole-class activities and three differentiated worksheets to assess pupils’ understanding. Full answer keys are included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The Prefix ‘re’ The Prefix ‘mis’ The Prefix ‘inter’ The Prefix ‘sub’ The Prefix ‘auto’ The Prefix ‘super’ The Prefix ‘anti’ The Prefix ‘dis’ The Prefix ‘un’ The Prefixes ‘il’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’ Developing Reading Skills - Prefixes

**The Prefix ‘mis-’ - Year 3 and 4 ** (16-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) This differentiated teaching resource introduces Year 3/4 learners to prefixes with a focus on the prefix ‘mis’. It includes a definition of the prefix ‘mis’ with examples, whole-class activities and three differentiated worksheets to assess understanding. Full answer keys are included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The Prefix ‘re’ The Prefix ‘in’ The Prefix ‘inter’ The Prefix ‘sub’ The Prefix ‘auto’ The Prefix ‘super’ The Prefix ‘anti’ The Prefix ‘dis’ The Prefix ‘un’ The Prefixes ‘il’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’ Developing Reading Skills - Prefixes

The Prefix ‘inter-’ - Year 3/4 (16-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) This differentiated teaching resource introduces Year 3/4 learners to prefixes with a focus on the prefix ‘inter’. It includes a definition and explanation of the prefix ‘inter’, whole-class activities and three differentiated worksheets to assess understanding. Full answer keys are included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The Prefix ‘re’ The Prefix ‘in’ The Prefix ‘mis’ The Prefix ‘sub’ The Prefix ‘auto’ The Prefix ‘super’ The Prefix ‘anti’ The Prefix ‘dis’ The Prefix ‘un’ The Prefixes ‘il’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’ Developing Reading Skills - Prefixes