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: child, children door, floor, poor kind, find mind, behind wild, climb

This KS2 historical settings inspiration pack will help children develop quality writing around a Victorian theme. In order for children to write stories set in a particular period of history, they need to be able to know enough about the setting to distinguish it from life in their own time. 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 Y6 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on powerful verbs. Starting by looking at a speech by Barack Obama, this resource pack helps children analyse how cohesive devices can be used effectively in pieces of persuasive writing. There are other texts to compare and contrast, prompts for children’s own writing, and a planning sheet for pupils’ work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Hands Off Our Libraries texts Cohesion within paragraphs worksheet Persuasive writing transition cards Persuasive writing prompts Persuasive writing plan Classroom pet text

The resources in this art and design resource pack are designed to support the teaching of different shading techniques in KS2 art lessons. It contains: Lesson plan – This can be used during one lesson or it can be broken down and used over more than one session. Children will learn how to use different shading techniques and apply these to their own drawings. PowerPoint – This supports the teaching of the lesson plan with examples for the whole class to view. Technique cards – These explain how to use each of the different art techniques covered in the pack. They include sample images. Worksheets – Two worksheets which support the children in practising their shading techniques.

This KS2 imaginary settings inspiration pack will help children develop quality writing around a fantasy theme. In order for children to write stories set in a particular genre, they need to be able to know enough about the genre to include its key features and themes. 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

The images in this pack are designed to support children in developing their inference skills. Children can practise making inferences based on the visual clues in the pictures provided, and using evidence to support their answers. This pack contains: PowerPoint The powerPoint models how to construct inferences from an image and use evidence to support these. Inference Question cards Children can be provided with cards as individuals, or they can be shared in groups, in order to prompt discussion. Inference Recording sheets These sheets include an image from which children must draw inferences. Space is included for children to include their inferences, and the evidence they have to support these. A space at the top is available for children to add a title for their image. Inference images Each of the inference images is available as a poster. These can be placed on display or shared with groups of children during reading discussions.

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on powerful verbs. It opens up discussions about word choices and how choosing the right verb can change the impact a sentence has on the reader. It explores synonyms and, for example, different words to use instead of ‘said’. Activities include challenges such as writing a five sentence story about an image, using at least three powerful verbs, and playing verb charades. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: Whole-class PowerPoint Powerful verb worksheets Powerful verb cards sets Five images for writing inspiration A writing planning sheet An upleveling writing worksheet

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on cohesive devices in fiction. Model texts can be used to clarify what a cohesive device is and to illustrate how it can improve a piece of writing. There are activities for the children to complete in task, which build to pupils using cohesive devices to create their own story that creates tension. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: Whole-class PowerPoint Selkie story model texts Cohesion within paragraphs worksheet Five image cards Little Red Riding Hood storyboard Jack and the Beanstalk text for uplevelling writing

This powerful KS2 grammar resources pack provides everything you need to teach a series of five lessons on using commas to avoid ambiguity, culminating in an extended writing task where children can use their grammatical understanding in context.

This KS2 historical settings inspiration pack will help children develop quality writing around a Wild West theme. In order for children to write stories set in a particular period of history, they need to be able to know enough about the setting to distinguish it from life in their own time. 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 lower KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on how using pronouns can improve cohesion in writing. As well as revisiting how to identify pronouns, children are challenged to come up with creative responses in their writing to this area of grammar, with colourful images included to help inspire their work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternatively, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time, or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint pronouns to aid cohesion worksheet image cards writing plan uplevelling writing worksheet

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on expanded noun phrases. As well as learning how to identify and construct expanded noun phrases, children are challenged to come up with creative responses in their writing to this area of grammar, with colourful images included to help inspire their work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Expanded noun phrase worksheets Noun cards Upleveling sentences worksheets

This lower KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on the present perfect tense. As well as learning how to identify the present perfect tense, children are challenged to come up with creative responses in their writing to this area of grammar, with colourful images included to help inspire their work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Present perfect tense worksheets Image cards Writing plan Upleveling sentences worksheet

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on subordinating conjunctions. As well as learning how to break down and indentify the different parts of a sentence, children are challenged to come up with creative responses in their writing to this area of grammar, with colourful images included to help inspire their work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Subordinating conjunction worksheets Clause cards Writing plan Uplevelling sentences worksheet

This KS1 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on the past and present tense. As well as using examples to establish what the past and present tense should look like, there are card sorting activities and sentences with errors to correct - all of which leads to a piece of creative writing about being shipwrecked on a desert island. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Tenses worksheet Irregular verb cards Writing plan Upleveling sentences worksheet

This home learning maths pack is made up of five worksheets that have been especially designed to offer extra challenge for capable mathematicians in Key Stage 1. Each worksheet includes a range of problems on a particular KS1 maths topic, spread across three sections. Children will need to draw on knowledge they have already been taught (some revision may be necessary), and apply problem-solving skills - some of the challenges are open-ended investigations, and could keep young learners busy for quite a while! Answer sheets are included.

This home learning maths pack is made up of five worksheets that have been especially designed to offer extra challenge for capable mathematicians in Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and 6) Each worksheet includes a range of problems on a particular UKS2 maths topic, spread across three sections. Children will need to draw on knowledge they have already been taught (some revision may be necessary), and apply problem-solving skills - some of the challenges are open-ended investigations, and could keep young learners busy for quite a while! Answer sheets are included.

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on apostrophes for possession. As well as learning where to place apostrophes correctly, children are challenged to come up with creative responses in their writing to this area of grammar, with colourful images included to help inspire their work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Apostrophes for possession challenge worksheets Noun cards A writing plan Upleveling sentences worksheet

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on semi-colons. As well as learning about the purpose and usage of semi-colons, children are challenged to come up with creative responses in their writing to this area of grammar, with colourful images included to help inspire their work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Semicolons worksheets Clause cards Writing plan Upleveling sentences worksheets

This KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on coordinating conjunctions. As well as learning how to join clauses with coordinating conjunctions, children are challenged to come up with creative responses in their writing to this area of grammar, with colourful images included to help inspire their work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Coordinating conjunctions worksheets Clause cards Writing plan Uplevelling sentences worksheets