This collection of resources is sufficient for a 5 sessions of work on adverbs. The material is suitable for Y6 and over, and would also be useful for adult classes or staff training. Editable lesson plans are included. Each session begins with a short starter activity followed by the main input which is taught through a section of a teacher-controlled PowerPoint presentation. Most slides contain step-by-step reveal animation to enable interaction with the class and provide the possibility of individual whiteboard work. Although full accompanying teacher notes and handouts are provided, teachers are strongly advised to familiarise themselves in advance with the click and reveal system and the links between slides. A PDF version of the presentation is also available for anyone wishing to avoid the animation. This version would also be useful for producing classroom display material. The unit begins with a general introduction covering the kind of words adverbs modify, and what 4 types of adverbs there are. Each of the other sessions is dedicated to one of the following: adverbs of manner, time, place and degree. Each of the slide sections ends with a 5 question practice slide to facilitate supported group work. Pupil handouts are provided for recording answers to the questions, and each practice slide is linked to an answer slide. After the teaching input, learners move to an independent worksheet activity linked to the day’s focus. The activities vary in type (multiple choice, gapfill, wordsearch etc) throughout the week. Every lesson ends with a short plenary.

This collection of resources is sufficient for 6 one hour lessons on adjectives. The material is suitable for Y6 and over, and would also be useful for adult classes or staff training. Lesson plans and answers are included. Each session begins with a short starter activity followed by the main input which is taught through a section of a teacher-controlled PowerPoint presentation. Most slides contain step-by-step reveal animation to enable interaction with the class and provide the possibility of individual whiteboard work. Teachers are advised to familiarise themselves in advance with the click and reveal system and the links between slides. A PDF version of the presentation is also available for anyone wishing to avoid the animation. This version would also be useful for producing classroom display material. Topics covered include: adjectives before the noun adjectives after the verb adjectives modifying pronouns antonyms of adjectives comparative and superlative adjectives correct use of comparative and superlative. Each of the presentation sections ends with a practice slide to facilitate supported group work. Pupil handouts are provided for recording answers to the questions, and each practice slide is linked to an answer slide. After the teaching input, learners move to an independent worksheet activity linked to the day’s focus. The activities vary in type (multiple choice, crossword etc). There is also an optional writing extension which is continued throughout the unit. Every lesson ends with a short plenary.

This group of resources is ideal for staff training and for older / more able classes. There are 5 folders in all: 3 containing presentations and supplementary materials, and 2 containing worksheets. Each of the presentation folders contains a PowerPoint show with animated slides, a PDF alternative which is great for classroom posters, and a set of presentation handouts. The vocabulary of verbs is introduced in the first presentation (infinitive, finite/non-finite, conjugation, inflection etc), and the two simple tenses (present simple and past simple) are covered. The second presentation is about the auxiliary verbs to be and to have, and how they are used with participles to form compound tenses (present and past progressive, and present and past perfect). The third presentation is about the uses of the auxiliary to do. (negatives of simple tenses, question formation, contradiction and emphasis.) The worksheets are at two different levels (3 versions of each). They are both about verb identification. The task is to write out the verb and give its tense. The easy set are all lines from well known nursery rhymes, with the verb in either the present simple or the past simple. The second set is much more difficult, and contains a mix of tenses, and includes compound verbs where the two elements are separated by adverbs or negatives. The answer sheet gives brief explanations in cases where there is potential difficulty.