Engaging interactive PowerPoint for whole class jeopardy game. Categories covered: greetings, family, animals, fruit, transport. Four questions for each category, increasing in difficulty. Pupils work in teams to answer questions. Score is kept on a flip chart or whiteboard. Correct answers gain the points indicated. Incorrect answers lose that number of points.

PDF version of presentation for KS2 about adding suffixes to different types of words.

For KS2 classes. A spelling starter covering the rules governing spelling of adverbs ending in -ly. The presentation could be used a slide at a time as short starters over a week, or in one longer session.

Proof-reading practice for Y5-8 to improve pupils’ SPAG skills and increase the accuracy of their writing. A PDF presentation for the whiteboard. Five 15 minute exercises, each consisting of sentences with errors of punctuation, spelling, grammar or usage. Pupils write out each sentence correctly, underlining the correction they have made.

Proof-reading practice for Y5-8 to improve pupils' SPAG skills and increase the accuracy of their writing. A PDF presentation for the whiteboard. Five 15 minute exercises, each consisting of sentences with errors of punctuation, spelling, grammar or usage. Pupils write out each sentence correctly, underlining the correction they have made.

Proof-reading practice for Y5-8 to improve pupils' SPAG skills and increase the accuracy of their writing. A PDF presentation for the whiteboard. Five 15 minute exercises, each consisting of sentences with errors of punctuation, spelling, grammar or usage. Pupils write out each sentence correctly, underlining the correction they have made.

The presentation shows the 3 positions for a dependent clause. Accompanying worksheet challenges pupils to identify main clause in complex sentences. With answers.

A quick starter consisting of 10 slides where pupils have to identify words which are incorrectly spelt. Tests knowledge of 'ie/ei' words and rules. Answers at the end of the presentation.

This is the fifth in the apostrophe series. It deals with common problems: how to deal with plurals that don't end in 's', when to use an apostrophe after an abbreviation, its/it's, who's/whose, your/you're, their/they're. Good for upper KS2 and KS3. Adults may also find it clarifies a few things, so it could also be used for whole school training. There are two versions of the same file: one is the standard PPt version, and the other is a PDF file which could be used for classroom display.

Quick spelling starter focussing on the doubling rule. Pupils are challenged in 10 slides to find words which are misspelt. Answers provided.

This is an exercise for younger primary pupils. They are given 10 sentences, some of which have missing capital letters or full stops. One of the sentences is correct, and another has two errors. The sentences from part of a mini-narrative, so can be used as the basis of a scaffolded writing task. Teacher suggestions are provided.

KS2 resource. 5 worksheets on equivalent fractions. 20 questions on each, all the same level, with denominators of 2 and 4. Pupils have to find the numerator of one equivalent fraction. Answer sheets provided. Also included is a simple help sheet which could be distributed to pupils as support or used as a classroom poster.

KS2 Worksheets and help sheet. 5 worksheets with answers. Task is to list factors of 2 numbers, and then to identify the greatest (or highest) common factor. There are 10 questions on each worksheet.

This is an activity called Sweet Talk, a public speaking exercise for pupils from Y4-Y9. Hits 4 objectives for presentation and communication. The resource consists of a presentation to introduce the lesson, full and clear lesson plan, and three resources files (mark sheets for pupils' use, topic cards and reward tokens). Children are given time to prepare their Christmas themed topic, after which they speak for a whole minute to the class. Each member of the class assesses the performance and scores it out of 3. At the end of the session, scores are compared (show of hands), and pupils receive sweet tokens according to the number of points they are awarded. These are then cashed in for teacher goodies. It's an activity I invented one Christmas, and which subsequently became firmly embedded into the weekly timetable. Parents either love it or hate it. It is valued by those who notice and appreciate the increase in their child's confidence and articulacy; it's much less popular with those who resent having to get involved with homework!

25 fractions worksheets with answers. Suitable for KS2. 2 activities consist of shading given fractions of rectangles. The other three, of identifying the fraction of a rectangle that has been shaded. Each zip file contains 5 versions of the same worksheet. Good for providing lots of practice at same level, or for testing purposes, to make sure pupils work independently.

KS2 Resources. Zip file contains 5 worksheets on equivalent fractions where the task is to supply a missing numerator or denominator. Denominators: 2,3,4,5. Answers supplied. 2 Simple help sheets included.

KS2 resource. Zip file containing 5 worksheets on equivalent fractions. 20 questions on each, all the same level, with denominators of 2,3,4,5. Task is to find the missing denominator of one equivalent fraction. Also included is a simple help sheet which could be distributed to pupils or used as display.

Differentiated worksheets for KS2/3. Three levels, each with five worksheets with answers. The lowest level has a limited range of easy denominators. The middle level has denominators from 2-12, and the highest level has mixed numbers. Questions and answers presented in lowest terms.

A zip file containing 5 worksheets with answers. The task is to list the prime factors of numbers. The accompanying help sheet shows how factor trees can be used to find prime factors.

A zip file containing 4 folders, each with 10 worksheets plus answers. The 10 worksheets are all different from each other, but are at the same level, so are ideal for repeated practice of essential skills. There is a section on the sheets where pupils set personal targets. The aim is that, with daily practice - say over two weeks, they should increase accuracy and reduce time. The first folder is straightforward (8-3=?). The others become more challenging (eg 8-?=5). Appropriate for KS1 and for older children who have not mastered basic skills.