A nice homework activity linked to JOBS. Students have to explain WHY they would like to pursue a particular job; list the key job responsibilities and draw a picture of themselves doing the job. Fully editable. Ideal for 6+ (depending on ability).

2 SPEECH MARKS WORKSHEETS 2 Publisher documents attached (please note: they may not appear on the viewing screen). Worksheet 1: Speech Marks … Use what the characters are saying in the speech bubbles and write a sentence using speech marks instead. Worksheet 2: ‘Cheerful Chatting’ … Say three nice things to different people you care about. Write their responses in the dialogue bubbles, then write out their responses using speech marks on the lines.

Synonyms - SAID, ATE, LOOK, RAN and WALK. Great for display. 1 PDF file plus 4 Publisher documents.

A very useful PowerPoint to introduce, explain and show examples of contractions. Over 80 slides. Fully editable.

A simple PowerPoint (4 slides) demonstrating CAUSE and EFFECT. Fully editable.

2-pages. Examples given. Ideal for 9+. Fully editable. If you are in any doubt at all concerning the correct use of the semicolon - then avoid using it entirely. It is the most commonly misused and misunderstood mark of punctuation. It is perfectly possible to write clearly and effectively using only the comma and the full stop. Do this if you are in any doubt concerning the use of the semicolon (and the colon).

Attached is a simple slide to remind your student’s when to use exclamation marks. Also attached is a 6-page activity booklet for your student’s to practice exclamation marks. Both products are fully editable.

A selection of planning and writing templates for story writing. A small list of story starters too.

Resource 1: Students must correctly punctuate the sentences. Resource 2: Students must rewrite the sentences by putting in the missing capital letters and full stops. Resource 3: Capital letters practice sheet. Resource 4: A small presentation introducing capital letters (and a small activity to complete). Ideal for 5+ (depending on ability).

Focus: INFERENCE. Attached is a 4-page activity booklet. On each page, your student’s must decide what they can INFER from each sentence. There are 4 sentences in total (1 on each page). The first sentence is: The dog was barking. Fully editable.

Attached are 42 ‘VCOP’ (fully editable) games and activity suggestions. . Resource 1: A 26-page booklet containing 26 VCOP games & activity-suggestions Page 3: VCOP Games (13 games) Page 7: Connectives ‘Quick Fire’ Activities (4 activities) Page 13: Openers Activity (1 activity) Page 15: Punctuation Activity (1 activity) Page 19: Vocabulary Activities (7 activities) . Resource 2: A 16-page booklet containing 16 VCOP games & activity-suggestions. A ‘mixture’ of VCOP activities . Resource 3: Also attached is a an activity for the children to make their own VCOP pyramid.

A collection of 16 useful VCOP activities to use in class. Enjoy!

A 9-slide PowerPoint that explaims simple, compound and complex sentences. Slide 1: Title. Slide 2: 3 types of sentences. Slide 3: Simple sentence. Slide 4: Compound sentence. Slide 5: Activity: Add ‘and’, ‘but’, or ‘or’ to make each pair of simple sentences into a compound sentence. Slides 6 - 8: Complex sentences. Slide 9: Activity: Underline the main clause in each of the sentences. Appropriate for 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.

Punctuation PowerPoint. 20 slides. Ideal for 5 - 9 years. Slide 3: End marks Slides 5 and 6: Full stops Slide 7: Question marks Slide 8: Exclamation marks Slides 9 to 15: Activity: What end mark should be used? Slide 16: What to remember! Slides 17 and 18: The colon Slides 19 and 20: The Comma

What Good Readers do - for display. 3 charts showing ‘What Good Readers Do’: Accuracy Chart. Fluency Chart. Punctuation Chart. Also attached is a slide show showing all 3 charts. Fully editable.

Activity 1 - Worksheet: 24 mistakes to highlight in a passage: 9 missing capital letters. 7 missing full stops. 3 missing commas. 4 missing speech marks. 1 missing exclamation mark! . Activity 2 - Worksheet: 32 mistakes to correct in the passage: 10 spelling mistakes. 19 punctuation errors. 3 new lines missing (for new speakers) . Activity 3: Self assessment sheet for student’s to refer to when proofreading their work. . All answers provided. Fully editable worksheets.

3 differentiated place mats to use when writing stories. Higher Ability, Middle Ability and Lower Ability place mats. Helpful words, ideas and phrases to incorporate into a story. Ideal for 6 - 11 years. Fully editable.

Can your student’s construct 12 sentences using the 12 nouns, 12 verbs and 12 adverbs? 3 pages. Fully editable. Ideal for 5+

An excellent writing resource to help your student’s improve their sentences. Children learn how to ‘upgrade’ their writing by adding adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions to a sentence. 2 worksheets (with examples), PowerPoint and display materials attached.

Teach your students to write ‘complex sentences’ using these 2 straightforward PowerPoint presentations. I’ve also attached 2 differentiated ‘clauses’ worksheets.