Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Common Exception Words - Set 7 - Year 1
‘Common Exception Words - Set 7 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘one’, ‘once’, ‘here’, ‘where’ and ‘there’.
This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes:
activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘one’, ‘once’, ‘here’, ‘where’ and ‘there’
1 worksheet
printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘one’, ‘once’, ‘here’, ‘where’ and ‘there’
‘Common Exception Words - Set 7 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.
Common Exception Words - Set 6 - Year 1
‘Common Exception Words - Set 6 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘no’, ‘go’, ‘so’, ‘some’ and ‘come’.
This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes:
activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘no’, ‘go’, ‘so’, ‘some’ and ‘come’
1 worksheet
printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘no’, ‘go’, ‘so’, ‘some’ and ‘come’
‘Common Exception Words - Set 6 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.
Common Exception Words - Set 5 - Year 1
‘Common Exception Words - Set 5 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘do’, ‘to’, ‘today’, ‘my’ and ‘by’.
This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes:
activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘do’, ‘to’, ‘today’, ‘my’ and ‘by’
1 worksheet
printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘do’, ‘to’, ‘today’, ‘my’ and ‘by’
‘Common Exception Words - Set 5 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.
Common Exception Words - Set 4 - Year 1
‘Common Exception Words - Set 4 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘his’, ‘was’ and ‘were’.
This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes:
activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘his’, ‘was’ and ‘were’
1 worksheet
printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘his’, ‘was’ and ‘were’
‘Common Exception Words - Set 4 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.
Common Exception Words - Set 3 - Year 1
‘Common Exception Words - Set 3 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘we’ and ‘be’.
This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes:
activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘we’ and ‘be’
1 worksheet
printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘we’ and ‘be’
‘Common Exception Words - Set 3 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.
Common Exception Words - Set 2 - Year 1
‘Common Exception Words - Set 2 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘full’, ‘pull’, ‘push’, ‘says’ and ‘our’.
This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes:
activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘full’, ‘pull’, ‘push’, ‘says’ and ‘our’
1 worksheet
printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘full’, ‘pull’, ‘push’, ‘says’ and ‘our’
‘Common Exception Words - Set 2 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.
Acrostic Poetry - Year 5 / Year 6
This lesson teaches UKS2 children about acrostic poetry in a fun and engaging way. First, it provides three examples and explains the ‘rules’ of acrostics. It then provides a task that requires children to explore the examples and discuss the poems regarding layout, language and poetic devices. The second half of the lesson explains how to write an acrostic. Learners are given a scaffolded approach and another example to help them construct a class and then individual acrostics.
The resource is differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to help all children achieve.
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Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4
Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4 is a complete lesson made up of a 24-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets. It covers the Lower KS2 topic ‘Recognising Poetry’ from the Year 3/4 Programme of Study in an engaging and enjoyable way.
The lesson introduces acrostic poetry using an example that is broken down and analysed as a whole class, with prompts for discussion and feedback. Following this activity, there is a group acrostic-writing exercise and differentiated worksheets to help children write their own acrostic poems with varied success criteria.
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Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6
‘Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6’ introduces pupils to the technique of pathetic fallacy. They learn how and why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing and practise using it in their own writing. This PowerPoint teaching resource can be used as a standalone lesson, incorporated into an existing lesson or built into a wider unit of work. Content includes:
What is pathetic fallacy explanation
The difference between pathetic fallacy and personification
Identifying pathetic fallacy or personification in sentences activity
Why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing
Writing sentences using pathetic fallacy activity with an accompanying worksheet
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - KS3 Unit of Work
(22-lesson unit of work with 374-slide PowerPoint presentation and 53 worksheets)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Unit of Work contains a 374-slide PowerPoint presentation, 53 PDF worksheets and 22 lessons. This scheme of work explores the novel chapter by chapter in incredible detail, analysing the book’s plot, characters, themes and language through a range of engaging activities.
This unit of work’s contents include:
Comprehension tasks including questions and discussion
Chapter by chapter ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ differentiated activities
Research - learning about autism and Asperger’s Syndrome
Exploring and discussing themes in detail
Close character analysis of Christopher, Christopher’s father (Ed Boone), Christopher’s mother (Judy Boone), Mrs. Shears, Roger Shears
Understanding and analysing how Mark Haddon uses language in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Developing inference and deduction skills
Puzzles, games and quizzes based on the novel’s plot, characters and themes
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 21
(10-slide differentiated PowerPoint teaching resource with 2 worksheets)
This lesson (aimed at KS3 but could be used with high ability Year 6) covers Chapter 229 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’.
In the ‘Do Now’ activity, students reflect on the events of the previous chapter and link each character to the emotions that they are likely to be feeling.
Students then read chapter 229 and complete a range of differentiated tasks to assess their understanding.
The lesson concludes with a learning review that asks learners to summarise the events of Chapter 229 in no more than 20, 15 or 10 words.
Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.
Initial Sounds - EYFS
‘Initial Sounds - EYFS’ is a bright and colourful English teaching resource that gives children the opportunity to practise recognising the initial sound of a word and matching that sound to the correct letter. Content includes:
An initial sound explanation
An initial sound animated activity
An accompanying worksheet with answers
‘Initial Sounds - EYFS’ is fully editable so teachers have the freedom to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.
Writing Narratives About Personal Experiences - Year 2
(20-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 6 differentiated worksheets)
This Year 2 resource explains what a narrative text is and uses small whole-class activities to get the children used to the concept.
After writing a narrative text as a group, the children work on one of three differentiated worksheets which provide an opportunity to practice punctuation as well as creative writing.
Full answer keys are provided.
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.
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How Words Make Sentences - Year 1/2
(21-slide PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets)
This KS1 resource explains the structure of a sentence and what it must contain to make sense. It provides some whole-class practice and opportunities for discussion.
The differentiated worksheets give every child a chance to construct and punctuate sentences, and full answer keys are included.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 20
(15-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 worksheets)
This lesson (aimed at KS3 but could be used with high ability Year 6), covers Chapter 227 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’.
In the ‘Do Now’ activity, pupils place five events from the novel so far on a scale, where 1 is the least exciting and 5 is the most exciting.
Pupils then read chapter 227 indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding.
The lesson concludes with a learning review that asks students to identify one emotion that each character is feeling towards the others, basing their answers on the events of Chapter 227.
Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.
Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2
(14-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with four differentiated worksheets)
This KS1 resource explains how nouns can be turned into adjectives with the addition of suffixes, using ‘-ful’ and ‘-less’ as examples.
A whole-class activity is included to promote discussion and address misconceptions before the children work on the differentiated activities. Full answer keys are provided.
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Planning, Drafting and Writing - Year 3/4
(28-slide PowerPoint teaching resource with 3 worksheets)
This Year 3/4 English resource provides a range of ideas for how to plan a story, including techniques for visual, practical and auditory learners. The PowerPoint presentation takes learners through an example story, from first idea, to plan to rough draft. The lesson gives children the opportunity to write their own story and develop their planning and drafting skills.
Homophones and Near-Homophones - Year 2
(18-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheets)
This KS1 English resource explains the difference between homophones and near-homophones and provides clear examples of each. It also includes techniques for making visual reminders to help tell homophones apart. Included are differentiated worksheets with full answer keys.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 19
(10-slide differentiated PowerPoint-based lesson with 2 worksheets)
This lesson (aimed at KS3, but can be used with high ability Y6) covers Chapters 211 and 223 of the novel ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ by Mark Haddon.
In the ‘Do Now’ activity, pupils respond to three levelled statements that relate to the novel’s key themes and ideas.
Pupils then read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding.
The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks pupils to suggest the significance of six images in terms of what they have encountered in chapters 211 and 223.
Recommended answers are provided for all tasks.