A 21 slide PowerPoint show on direct and indirect objects and their effect on word order. Indirect objects are shown in two positions in the sentence. One of the early slides has animated entrance effects, but after that, the presentation is teacher controlled, and can be used for whole class work with individual whiteboards. For anyone who can't stand the garish transition effects (pupils will love them!), there is a PDF version of the presentation. Follow-up worksheets are well differentiated. The task for the most able students is to parse the whole sentence. For the middle ability, the direct and indirect objects have to be highlighted in different colours. The least able are required simply to highlight only the indirect object.

This is the first of a series of short reading passages written for Lower KS2. It is followed by a mini- comprehension task where pupils have to choose which of three statements is true . There is a SPaG exercise linked to the passage. The final activity is extended writing.

This is the fourth of 5 sets of cursive handwriting worksheets Letters are grouped by type or frequency, and each worksheet builds upon previous ones. The style is fully joined and looped. Top joins are introduced from the beginning, and reminders occur throughout the sets.

This is the third of 5 sets of cursive handwriting worksheets Letters are grouped by type or frequency, and each worksheet builds upon previous ones. The style is fully joined and looped. Top joins are introduced from the beginning, and reminders occur throughout the sets. For Y2 and upwards. Great for remedial work!

This is the fifth of 5 sets of cursive handwriting worksheets Letters are grouped by type or frequency, and each worksheet builds upon previous ones. The style is fully joined and looped. Top joins are introduced from the beginning, and reminders occur throughout the sets.

This is an introduction to comma splices, showing how to correct them by using a full stop. Good for lower KS2 as an introduction to the subject. There are two versions of a short presentation, plus a worksheet where pupils have to correct comma splices by using full stops. As the sentences are sequential, they also provide an easy way for pupils to produce a piece of simple continuous writing.

This is an introduction to the possessive apostrophe, dealing with singular nouns (apostrophe before 's') only. The pack contains a presentation in both PowerPoint and PDF format. The PDF version would be ideal for making classroom posters. There is also an exercise where pupils have to insert missing apostrophes into 20 phrases. Answers are provided. The exercise should be written out in full, rather than allowing children simply to insert apostrophes onto the worksheet itself, as they need to leave a space between the noun and the 's' rather than joining letters.

A PowerPoint presentation for KS2 on the use of the apostrophe with plural nouns ending in 's'. Also included is a PDF version for use as classroom display,

A short text to be used at the beginning of the week as a whole class presentation and basis of SPaG discussion. Related worksheet activities accompany the PowerPoint presentation (punctuation, spelling crossword, writing task, differentiated dictation).

A nine slide PowerPoint presentation along with A PDF version for display. A worksheet explaining the topic more fully and providing practice exercises can be found [here][https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complex-sentences-with-relative-clauses-2-who-whom-whose-11644479)

A reading comprehension about the life and work of Van Gogh. Suitable for pupils from 11 to 16. A four page text relating changes in the artist’s work to events in his life is followed by a comprehension exercise of 20 questions totalling 40 marks. A mark scheme is supplied.

This is a set of seven high interest activities on adjectives. Ideal for parents who are home schooling their children, or for teachers needing resources for distance learning.

Children (and many adults) find it difficult to distinguish between ‘of’ and ‘have’ in phrases such as ‘should have eaten’, ‘can’t have done’. This resource consists of three fill-the-gap worksheets where students have to insert ‘of’ or ‘have’ into sentences.

A short teacher-controlled presentation for more able KS2 and KS3 pupils. It shows that that the Active and Passive ‘voices’ of verbs can exist in all tenses, including present and past continuous forms. The presentation ends with an on screen exercise where the task is to change 10 sentences from active to passive. The sentences require pupils to manipulate a variety of compound verbs (e.g. James Smith was reading the news / The news was being read by James Smith)