History Teaching Resources: Surviving the Blitz. This History teaching resource explores the effects of the Blitz on the lives of people during World War Two. The resource provides a link to an online film about the Blitz and images and descriptions of Anderson and Morrison shelters. There are a number of consolidation activities and tasks and two sources which describe and explain the experience that children underwent during the Blitz. The resources include • a 14 slide PowerPoint • Link to online film about the Blitz • Images and descriptions of Anderson and Morrison shelters • Comprehension and understanding questions and activities • Word Document worksheet containing visual and written sources • A Diary writing task to convey understanding

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.

A Letter to Father Christmas - KS1 This festive writing teaching resource has been designed for pupils to develop their writing composition and SPAG skills, covering the objectives in the Year 1 and 2 English programme of study. Content includes: Using capital letters and full stops, question marks and exclamation marks with an activity and an accompanying worksheet Verbs in sentences with an activity and an accompanying worksheet Ordering words in a sentence with an activity and an accompanying worksheet Using commas to separate items in a list with an activity and an accompanying worksheet An exemplar letter to Father Christmas with word bank worksheet to accompany the writing to Father Christmas activity 3 differentiated letter to Father Christmas templates ‘A Letter to Father Christmas - KS1’ is a fully editable resource so you can adapt, personalise and differentiate it to suit your teaching requirements.

GCSE English - Reading Fiction This three-lesson mini-unit is designed to help GCSE students develop their reading assessment skills. It is made up of a 44-slide PowerPoint presentation, 8 worksheets and a reading assessment task using an extract from the novel Frankenstein. Contents: Lesson One An introduction to the ‘Reading Fiction’ section of the GCSE English exam How to approach the exam task Analysing an extract - first and second reading Understanding unfamiliar vocabulary, consolidation and using deduction skills How to write an extended answer about language Lesson Two How to refer to the text and use quotes effectively How to write about structure A 45-minute assessment task Lesson Three Feedback and discussion of student responses All five GCSE-type assessment questions and answers explored in detail Exemplar answers for all five questions GCSE Reading Fiction Skills has everything you need to help you develop essential exam skills.

The Great Big 2022 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 Our ever-popular Christmas quiz is back for 2022. This fun Christmas quiz is the ideal end of term activity ahead of the Christmas holidays. It’s made up of 8 rounds that cover celebrity Santa, music, film, the year 2022, anagrams, Christmas and a lot more - click on the images for a full preview. The resource comes with a 108-slide PowerPoint (including the quiz questions and answers) and student answer sheets for each round in PDF form. The resource contains everything you need to carry out the quiz and has been carefully pitched so that the questions are targeted at students aged 11-16.

Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 2 In this English teaching resource, pupils practise sentence writing by writing simple sentences dictated by the teacher as per the curriculum objective of the Year 2 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. Pupils are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and correct punctuation. This resource covers the statutory spelling patterns and words for Year 2, Term 3. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 2’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 1 In this English teaching resource, pupils practise sentence writing by writing simple sentences dictated by the teacher as per the curriculum objective of the Year 1 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. Pupils are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and correct punctuation. This resource covers the statutory spelling patterns and words for Year 1, Term 3. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 3 - Year 1’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Sentence Dictation 1 - Year 1 In this English teaching resource, pupils practise sentence writing by writing simple sentences dictated by the teacher as per the curriculum objective of the Year 1 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. Pupils are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and correct punctuation. This resource covers the statutory spelling patterns and words for Year 1, Term 1. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 1 - Year 1’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

KS2 English Teaching Resources: Spellings Dictation Year 3 and Year 4 This resource allows teachers to assess spelling in the context of sentences using words taken from the statutory spellings for Year 3 and 4. The resource is made up of a seven-page dictation pack which includes a list of the Year 3 and Year 4 statutory spellings, 87 dictation sentences all of which contain the statutory spellings and a 101 slide PowerPoint presentation to introduce the task and to assess pupils’ understanding. This is a comprehensive unit of work with enough dictation spellings to cover the whole academic year. Exercises are split into Autumn Term, Spring Term and Summer Term as can be seen in the PowerPoint preview. As with all our materials, the PowerPoint is fully editable so sentences on the slides can be personalised, differentiated or tweaked to suit your specific teaching needs.

The Alphabet - EYFS In this EYFS literacy teaching resource children practise recognising the letter and sound of each letter in the alphabet. Content includes: Each letter matched with a picture Matching game worksheets This literacy teaching resource is completely editable so that teachers can adapt it to suit their individual teaching requirements.

Add and Subtract Numbers Mentally - Year 3 In this lower KS2 addition and subtraction teaching resource, pupils practise adding and subtracting numbers mentally, including: a 3-digit number and ones; a 3-digit number and tens; a 3-digit number and hundreds. This lesson covers the year 3 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - addition and subtraction). Animated PowerPoint lesson with class activities and 1 accompanying worksheet 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Add and Subtract Numbers Mentally - Year 3’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.

Rudolph’s Word Search ‘Rudolph’s Word Search’ is an animated activity that can be used individually using the accompanying worksheet or as a whole class activity using the animated PowerPoint slide. It also comes with 2 additional Christmas themed colouring pages. ‘Rudolph’s Word Search’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if required, to meet the needs of each class they teach.

The BIG 2020 Christmas quiz is the perfect end of year KS3 or KS4 activity. The 2020 Christmas Quiz for KS3/KS4 is made up of eight rounds which include Celebrity Santa, Christmas music, Christmas Movies, 2020, anagrams, Christmas knowledge and a whole lot more. The BIG 2020 Christmas Quiz for KS3/KS4 includes a 100+ slide PowerPoint presentation with all the questions and answers. The PowerPoint also has links to a Christmas music video quiz and a Christmas film quiz. There are also student answer sheets for each round in PDF format. The BIG 2020 Christmas Quiz for KS3/4 is lots of fun and all questions have been created with KS3/KS4 age pupils in mind. Have fun and have a Merry Christmas!

A Christmas Carol Word Search ‘A Christmas Carol Word Search’ is a handy starter/revision activity to use when teaching the Charles Dickens novel ‘A Christmas Carol’. Content includes: ‘A Christmas Carol’ character name animated word search with an accompanying worksheet ‘A Christmas Carol’ name the character from the clues given animated word search with an accompanying worksheet ‘A Christmas Carol Word Search’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Twas the Night Before Christmas - Year 2 and 3 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ is a unit of work that includes a PowerPoint presentation, 6 worksheets and a five-lesson overview. This detailed and engaging English teaching resource covers a number of the English curriculum objectives in the English programme of study. Content includes: Unit overview with 5 lessons Making predictions A version of the poem with colourful animations Animated video telling of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ Recount and comprehension activities with worksheets Storyboarding comic strip creation task and accompanying worksheets Unfamiliar words and using a dictionary task and worksheets Rhyming words activities and worksheets Identifying adjectives in ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ and using adjectives to improve writing and worksheets Spotting similes and using similes to develop a description and accompanying worksheets Create a children's storybook based on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

Sentence Dictation 1 - Year 4 In this English teaching resource, pupils practise sentence writing by writing simple sentences dictated by the teacher as per the curriculum objective of the Year 4 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. Pupils are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and correct punctuation. This resource covers the statutory spelling patterns and words for Year 4, Term 1. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 1 - Year 4’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Sentence Dictation 2 - Year 4 In this English teaching resource, pupils practise sentence writing by writing simple sentences dictated by the teacher as per the curriculum objective of the Year 4 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. Pupils are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and correct punctuation. This resource covers the statutory spelling patterns and words for Year 4, Term 2. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 2 - Year 4’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Sentence Dictation 2 - Year 5 This English spelling and punctuation teaching resource has been designed to assess spelling of the Year 5 and 6 statutory spellings and punctuation taught so far. Children are given simple sentences dictated by the teacher and are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and for correct punctuation. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 2 - Year 5’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Sentence Dictation 1 - Year 5 This English spelling and punctuation teaching resource has been designed to assess spelling of the Year 5 and 6 statutory spellings and punctuation taught so far. Children are given simple sentences dictated by the teacher and are awarded points for correct spelling of key words and for correct punctuation. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Sentence Dictation 1 - Year 5’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.