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Hello! We're creating resources for busy primary school teachers. All our writers are themselves experienced KS1 and KS2 professionals and we design our resources to be as appealing and accessible as possible.
This pack contains 14 interactive posters illustrating Year 2 spelling concepts.
Each poster shows a spelling pattern surrounded by eight images. Each image illustrates a word that includes the same spelling pattern.
There are two versions of each poster. Posters with text – the images on these posters are labelled with the word they are illustrating. Posters without text – the images on these posters are not labelled so that children can look at the pictures and try and identify the words they represent and the spelling pattern or patterns common to them all.
There are also graphics for you to make your own posters, which can be cut out and arranged in different patterns on the classroom wall.
The spelling rules illustrated in these posters are:
The ‘j’ sound spelt ‘ge’ and ‘dge’ at the end of words, and sometimes spelt as ‘g’ elsewhere in words before ‘e’, ‘i’ and ‘y’
The ‘s’ sound spelt ‘c’ before ‘e’, ‘i’ and ‘y’
The ‘n’ sound spelt ‘kn’ and ‘gn’ at the beginning of words
*The ‘r’ sound spelt ‘wr’ at the beginning of words
The ‘ul’ sound spelt –le at the end of words
The ‘ul’ sound spelt –el at the end of words
The ‘ul’ sound spelt –al at the end of words
Words ending –il
The ‘ai’ sound spelt ‘y’ at the end of words
Adding –es to nouns and verbs ending in ‘y’
Adding –ed, –ing, –er and –est to a root word ending in ‘y’ with a consonant before it
Adding the endings – ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words ending in –e with a consonant before it
Adding –ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter
These spelling word worksheets provide a great way to practise and review the Year 5 and 6 words from the National Curriculum Spelling List.
All of the Year 5 and 6 spelling words are covered across five challenging worksheets, each containing three different types of spelling check challenges, including anagrams and cryptic clues.
This pack contains 6 SATs style-spelling tests – perfect for assessment at the end of each half term. Each test contains 20 questions and an answer sheet. A question overview grid indicates which spelling patterns are covered by each question so that you can see which spelling patterns need further support.
The Spelling patterns covered in the Year 5 spelling test are:
Use more prefixes.
Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable
Use the suffix -ly
Spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’
Spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’
Spell homophones
Spell words that are often misspelt
Spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words
Spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’
Spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell word endings which sound like ‘shus’ spelt -cious or -tious
Spell word endings which sound like ‘shul’ spelt -cial or -tial
Spell words ending in -ant, -ance/-ancy, -ent, -ence/ -ency
Spell words ending in -able and -ible also -ably and -ibly
Spell words containing the letter-string ‘ough’
Spell some words with ‘silent’ letters
Spell some of the Year 5 and 6 words correctly
Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
These KS2 reading comprehension worksheets include lots of information about Neil Armstrong and the Apollo moon missions, telling the story of Apollo 11 and other Apollo missions that came before and after. The resource can be used as part of a guided reading session or as homework.
Also included are 12 comprehension questions covering the different reading skills of data retrieval, inference and the use of vocabulary.
This KS1 and KS2 writing template pack contains a range of templates to support children with planning stories and other written work. They are ideal for helping pupils to organise their thoughts.
The templates included are:
Mind map
Story map
Storyboard
Comic strip pages
Report research
Report plan
This pack contains six SATs-style spelling tests – perfect for assessment at the end of each half term. Each test contains 20 questions and an answer sheet. A question overview grid indicates which spelling patterns are covered by each question so that you can see which spelling patterns need further support.
The spelling patterns covered on the Year 3 spelling test are:
Use more prefixes.
Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable.
*Use the suffix -ly
Spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’
Spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’ e.g. division, decision
Spell homophones
Spell words that are often misspelt (English Appendix 1)
Spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words e.g. myth, gym
Spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’
Spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’ e.g. scheme, school, echo
Spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’ e.g. chef, machine
Spell words with the ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘ey’ e.g. eight, they
A pack designed to support teaching reading skills in preparation for the end of KS2 SATs reading test. It should be used in conjunction with the 2018 KS2 reading test materials. This pack contains:
Lesson plans
The pack is made up of three lessons. Each of these focuses on a different reading skill, and prepares children for the test by enabling them to gain confidence in these key areas. The children complete simple activities based on that skill before answering practice questions. Following a review of the question answers, the children can then complete the relevant questions on the past SATs paper.
Lesson 1 – 2b – Retrieve and record information / identify key details from fiction and non-fiction.
Lesson 2 – 2a – Give / explain the meaning of words in context.
Lesson 3 – 2d – Make inferences from the text / explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.
Practice questions and additional resources are included for each lesson.
PowerPoint
A slideshow to support the teaching of the three reading lessons.
The Wild West idioms in this pack are a fun and interactive way to practise reading inference skills. For example, if in the Wild West is ‘stringing a whizzer’ it means they’re telling a tall tale. Children can also enhance their writing by adding idioms or extra detail to stories which take place in historical settings.
The pack contains:
Wild West phrase cards – the cards are presented on separate pieces of paper so that they can be shared amongst pupils in a group. Children can discuss the meanings of these phrases out of context. Also included are larger versions of the idioms so that they can be used for display.
Wild West phrase definitions – these definition cards can be matched up to the Wild West idioms. These definitions are available in a small size for sharing at a table, and also in a larger size for display.
Wild West phrase answer sheet – this sheet presents the Wild West idioms with their definitions.
Wild West phrase sentence worksheets – children can read the idioms in context and then try to infer their meaning. Two worksheets using different Wild West phrases are included.
Not just classroom wallpaper!
This pack contains seven interactive posters illustrating different coordinating conjunctions. Each poster uses an amusing or interesting image accompanied by word balloons to explain a GPS concept.
Blank balloon templates and display resources enable you to use the children’s own ideas or to add to the existing examples.
This spelling Bingo resource pack is a fun way to support children in Year 5 and above in practising key spelling patterns. The game can be played as a class or in small groups.
Included in this pack are:
30 bingo cards each containing 16 words containing spelling patterns from Year 5 and Lower Key Stage 2.
1 tick-list to mark off the spelling patterns called out.
The spelling patterns covered in this pack include:
dis- prefix
mis- prefix
re- prefix
un- prefix
add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable
add the suffix -ly
words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’
words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’
homophones and near homophones
words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words
words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’
words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’
words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’
words with the ‘ei’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘ey’
in- prefix
im- prefix
il- prefix
ir- prefix
sub- prefix
inter- prefix
super- prefix
anti-prefix
auto- prefix
-ation suffix
add endings which sound like ‘shun’ spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian
words ending with the ‘g’ sound spelt ‘gue’ and the ‘k’ sound spelt -que
words with the ‘s’ sounds spelt ‘sc’
place the possessive apostrophe accurately in words with regular plurals and in words with irregular plurals
-ous suffix
word endings which sound like ‘shuss’ spelt -cious or -tious
word endings which sound like ‘shul’ spelt -cial or -tial
words ending in -ant, -ance/-ancy, -ent, -ence/ -ency
words ending in -able and -ible also -ably and -ibly
words containing the letter-string ‘ough’
words with ‘silent’ letters
This KS2 story writing inspiration pack will help children develop quality writing around a science fiction theme.
The image prompts in this pack will give pupils lots of ideas to work with and details that will make their stories and characters come alive. There are also some short example texts to help them on their way.
The pictures in this pack are grouped into sets, allowing the children to describe characters, settings and objects in detail.
The resources include:
A pupil planning booklet with images and space for text
Planning sheets where children can develop characters, settings and objects for their stories
Images to use as posters
This pack contains five interactive KS inference posters illustrating different ways that children can use context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words. Each poster uses an amusing or interesting image accompanied by word balloons to illustrate this strategy.
Blank balloon templates and wall display resources enable you to use the children’s own ideas on your wall display.
The posters included in this pack are:
Conjunctions
Inference
Definition
Example
Antonym
Synonym
Also included in the pack are 20 unfamiliar words with their definitions so that children can use these to create their own inference sentences.
This pack contains seven interactive posters illustrating different ways in which a writer can begin a story in an engaging way in KS2 English lessons.
Each poster uses an arresting image to suggest a story and these are accompanied by model opening sentences. Children can use these sentences as inspiration and they can be magpied as a structure for similar opening sentences to hook in the reader.
Blank word balloon templates enable you to use the children’s own ideas for display - pupils can find great opening sentences in books they have read and add these to the posters in the balloons provided.
There are two versions of each poster:
Completed poster - these writing posters can go straight onto your classroom wall. The image is accompanied by model text opening sentences for a story start device.
Blank poster - these posters are blank and ready for the class to add their own text in the blank speech bubbles provided. These can then be arranged around the poster. Our example text bubbles can be included as well.
Also included are:
Pupil worksheets - these templates are blank except for the image at the centre of the page. Children can use the blank boxes to add their own story starter sentences.
This pack contains 12 interactive posters illustrating Year 2 spelling concepts.
Each poster shows a spelling pattern surrounded by eight images. Each image illustrates a word that includes the same spelling pattern.
There are two versions of each poster. Posters with text – the images on these posters are labelled with the word they are illustrating. Posters without text – the images on these posters are not labelled so that children can look at the pictures and try and identify the words they represent and the spelling pattern or patterns common to them all.
There are also graphics for you to make your own posters, which can be cut out and arranged in different patterns on the classroom wall.
The spelling rules illustrated in these posters are:
The ‘or’ sound spelt a before l and ll
The ‘u’ sound spelt o
The long ‘e’ sound spelt –ey
The ‘o’ sound spelt a after w and qu
The ‘er’ sound spelt or after w
The ‘or’ sound spelt ar after w
The ‘zh’ sound spelt s
The suffixes –ment, –ness, –ful , –less and –ly
Contractions
Possessive apostrophes
Words ending in -tion
Homophones and near homophones
This pack contains 21 posters that define some of the main grammatical terms children need to learn and understand in KS2 English. Each poster puts grammar in context by highlighting an example of the term being discussed within a sentence, and matching lots of examples to an engaging central image.
There are four versions of each poster.
Completed poster - These posters can go straight onto your classroom wall. The image is accompanied by text to illustrate the grammatical term.
Blank poster – The posters include the grammatical term and the definition. The remaining text has been removed. The poster is ready for your class to add their own text in the speech bubbles provided. These can then be arranged around the poster.
Giant poster – A large version of the blank poster. This can be printed off in four parts and assembled to create a larger display.
Simple posters – These posters contains the title, definition and an example sentence with no image and no other text.
This year 1 common exception word (CEW) pack allows pupils to practise reading and spelling a selection of the 45 tricky words for this cohort. Each worksheet includes two words for pupils to read, spell and understand, with an opportunity to develop letter formation using handwriting line guides.
Common exception words included in this pack are:
do, to
said, says
the, a
today, of
This year 2 common exception word (CEW) pack allows pupils to practise reading and spelling a selection of the 64 tricky words. Each worksheet includes two or three words for pupils to read, spell and understand, with an opportunity to develop letter formation using handwriting line guides.
Common exception words included in this pack are:
both, old
cold, gold
every, everybody
hold, told
most, only
This primary English resource pack uses a selection of common idioms to help KS2 children add extra colour to their writing, and assist with comprehension.
Phrase and definition cards are supplied in two sizes - for sorting and display; whilst worksheets encourage pupils to use their inference skills to work out what these commonly used phrases mean.
An answer sheet, linking phrases to their definitions, is included.
This pack contains a variety of Lower Key Stage 2 spellings split into different spelling patterns. Children can be given sets of word cards and asked to discuss the common spelling patterns, before sorting the cards into groups. It’s a hands-on way to revise and improve pupils’ understanding of key spellings.
The spelling patterns covered in this Year 3 spelling pack are:
Use the prefixes dis-, mis-. re- and un-
Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable
Use the suffix -ly
Spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’
Spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’ e.g. division, decision
Spell homophones
Spell words that are often misspelt
Spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words e.g. myth, gym
Spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’
Spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell words with the ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘ey’