This Coyote tale, from the canon of Native American mythology, retells the story of how Coyote stole fire from the fire beings to give to man. It can be used to test comprehension skills and for SATs preparation. It also provides a model text and prompts for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. An ideas sheet is included, to help children plan out their own Coyote legend.

Use this KS2 grammar game to help children learn how to recognise different word classes. Sets of example words are available for nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions and interjections.

This resource pack provides opportunities for year 2 pupils to develop comprehension and writing skills in preparation for SATs and end of year assessments. It part of a collection of resources, covering a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, and includes a model text with questions and answers, plus a fully resourced writing task. A PowerPoint is also provided.

This resource pack provides opportunities for year 2 pupils to develop comprehension and writing skills in preparation for SATs and end of year assessments. It is part of a collection of resources, covering a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, and includes a model text with questions and answers, plus a fully resourced writing task. A PowerPoint is also provided.

This resource pack provides opportunities for year 2 pupils to develop comprehension and writing skills in preparation for SATs and end of year assessments. It is part of a collection of resources, covering a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, and includes a model text with questions and answers, plus a fully resourced writing task. A PowerPoint is also provided.

This resource pack provides opportunities for year 2 pupils to develop comprehension and writing skills in preparation for SATs and end of year assessments. It is part of a collection of resources, covering a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, and includes a model text with questions and answers, plus a fully resourced writing task. A PowerPoint is also provided.

Support teaching of phase 4 phonics with this pack of five illustrated worksheets. The activities allow pupils to develop their comprehension skills, applying their knowledge of reading CVCC and CCVC words to produce responses through drawing and writing - and allowing for easy differentiation.

This resource pack provides opportunities for year 2 pupils to develop comprehension and writing skills in preparation for SATs and end of year assessments. It is part of a collection of resources, covering a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, and includes a model text with questions and answers, plus a fully resourced writing task. A PowerPoint is also provided.

Tier 2 words are ones which children might encounter in text but are less likely to use in everyday conversation. As these words are often unfamiliar to children, they can sometimes act as a barrier to reading. We have chosen 48 Tier 2 words for this Year 3 pack. The Tier 2 words in this pack can be used by children to add more adventurous or formal vocabulary to their writing. The worksheets can also be used as a reading comprehension activity.

This year 2 writing assessment resource pack provides the opportunity for KS1 pupils to produce cross-curricular writing that can be assessed against the year 2 Teacher Assessment Framework (TAF). Pupils will write a story about an animal in the wrong habitat after revisiting their science knowledge of how animals are adapted to the environments that they live in. A pupil writing checklist is provided to encourage independent proofreading and editing. Year 2 writing checklists with TAF statements can be used to assess pupils against the year 2 writing standards for working towards, expected and greater depth standards.

These worksheets, covering common exception words, are an excellent way for children in Year 2 to revise and practise spelling these words. The worksheets include five different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These worksheets, covering adding ‘es’ to words ending in ‘y’, are an excellent way for children in Year 2 to revise and practise this spelling pattern. The worksheets include five different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These worksheets, covering the suffix -ly, are an excellent way for children in Year 2 to revise and practise this spelling pattern. The worksheets include five different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These worksheets, covering the prefixes in il, im and ir, are an excellent way for children in Years 3 and 4 to revise and practise these spelling patterns. The worksheets include five different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

This display pack is perfect for supporting Year 1 children as they learn to write simple sentences. Two sets of materials are included: Set 1 reminds pupils to use a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop, and to read their final sentence to check that it makes sense. Set 2 builds upon this and includes the information above plus reminders to form letters correctly and use ‘and’ to extend sentences. Each set could be used at different stages as sentence writing progresses throughout year 1. It also enables you to easily differentiate by giving pupils resources appropriate for their stage of development in writing.

Encourage pupils in Years 2-6 to broaden their knowledge and use of vocabulary, by completing the scales with words that link between two extremes. This activity, which involves considering synonyms and antonyms, could be used as a starter to extend pupils’ word choices before writing. NB the worksheets are best printed at A3 size.

This pack has been put together to support teachers in ensuring that children are familiar with the Years 5 and 6 statutory spelling words. The words are presented on cards for display; and as mats that can be used for table work. Assessment sheets are also included, so teachers can tick off words as they are learnt.

Our KS1 SATs Grammar Recap packs are the perfect way to check children’s knowledge and understanding of the programme of study for English in Years 1 and 2. Each pack focuses on key topics, and includes a concise recap of teaching points (NB this is not designed to replace first teaching), followed by a chance for children to show their understanding, and finally, a selection of questions in the range of formats pupils might expect to see in their SATs assessment. A PowerPoint version of the pack is included, so it can be worked through in groups, or as a whole class.

This resource pack provides opportunities for year 2 pupils to develop comprehension and writing skills in preparation for SATs and end of year assessments. It is part of a collection of resources, covering a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, and includes a model text with questions and answers, plus a fully resourced writing task. A PowerPoint is also provided.

This resource pack provides opportunities for year 2 pupils to develop comprehension and writing skills in preparation for SATs and end of year assessments. It is part of a collection of resources, covering a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, and includes a model text with questions and answers, plus a fully resourced writing task. A PowerPoint is also provided.