An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
A visual and ready-to-go PowerPoint leading you through a week of 5 engaging spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in a dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words have the -able endings from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
For a whole year of spelling lessons follow these helpful links:
Term 1 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 2 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 3 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 4 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 5 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 6 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
A visual and ready-to-go PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in a dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words have the -eable and -ible endings from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
For a whole year of spelling lessons follow these helpful links:
Term 1 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 2 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 3 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 4 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 5 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
Term 6 Yr 5/6 Spelling Lessons
A visual and easy to use PowerPoint leading you through a week of spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in the dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words are homophones from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my other year 5/6 spelling lessons on homophones:
Guessed/guest, morning/mourning, past/passed, precede/proceed, ate/eight
Draft/draught, farther/father, heard/herd, led/lead, aren’t/aunt
Bridal/bridle, cereal/serial, compliment/complement, descent/dissent, desert/dessert
Aisle/isle, aloud/allowed, affect/effect, altar/alter, ascent/assent
You can find many more high quality resources made by an English specialist here: Teachallenjoy
A PowerPoint leading you through a week of effective and engaging spelling lessons.
All words are homophones from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A bright and colourful animated PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons.
Teach your class words from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling list in an easy effective way with little or no preparation.
A week of activities to master these words:
Monday - Teach the word class of each spelling, explain patterns, work through the rules and find the definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Enjoy original spelling activities that enable children to learn these spellings in a quick and successful way.
Friday - Use the imaginative dictation included to test the spelling words covered in the week. Easy to mark as you can see how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a clear and visual display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
Five complete lessons teaching KS2 children how to ask questions when reading. Includes a teaching PowerPoint, weekly plan, starters, inputs, activities, differentiation, answers and plenaries. Covers question words, questioning grids, types of questions, questions linked to the bigger picture (themes).
Questioning lesson pack provides texts, questions, think, pair share time, written activities, discussion points and progression.
Each lesson builds on the previous to inspire confidence, understanding and success. The week ends with a small assessment style lesson where the children can show off what they have learnt.
All reviews welcome.
A clear and animated PowerPoint leading you through a week of effective spelling lessons.
All words are linked to WW2, a useful way to deepen the pupil’s understanding of important words and phrases from this topic.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 3 Thorough spelling lessons to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A visual and ready-to-go PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in a dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words are homophones from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my other yr 5/6 spelling lessons on homophones:
Guessed/guest, morning/mourning, past/passed, precede/proceed, ate/eight
Draft/draught, farther/father, heard/herd, led/lead, aren’t/aunt
Bridal/bridle, cereal/serial, compliment/complement, descent/dissent, desert/dessert
advice/advise, device/devise, licence/license, practice/practise, prophecy/prophesy
Visit my shop for more high quality KS2 resources created by an English specialist: Teachallenjoy
An engaging assembly about public speaking and debating. 18 Interactive slides lead you through 6 key areas in this topic. Includes aspirational role models, ideas and stories. This animated presentation will explain, inspire and motivate children to try out this essential life skill.
Areas covered
How to debate
The purposes of public speaking
Famous speeches
Famous speakers
Famous debaters
Famous debates.
Highlights of this colourful resource:
Each section contains an equal balance of role models, including gender, race and era.
Top quality open questions are provided throughout to encourage higher level thinking and discussion.
It includes a model showing the essential cycle needed for debating.
A copy of a speaking and listening success criteria for speaking and debating.
A video link to a famous debate.
Ideas for celebrating debating.
You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy Shop
You might also be interested in:
Whole School Speaking and Listening Success Criteria
Discussion Text Week of English Planning and Resources Imitate
Discussion Text Week of English Planning and Resources Invent
A bright and cheerful PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging and effective spelling lessons.
All words are common mistakes made by children higher up the school (they’re, their, there, with, who, which, what, where, were, we’re). Useful to refresh these words which they use every day.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 5 memorable spelling lessons which enable children to learn these spellings in an active and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A visual and easy to use PowerPoint leading you through a week of spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in the dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words are homophones from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my other year 5/6 spelling lessons on homophones:
Guessed/guest, morning/mourning, past/passed, precede/proceed, ate/eight
Draft/draught, farther/father, heard/herd, led/lead, aren’t/aunt
advice/advise, device/devise, licence/license, practice/practise, prophecy/prophesy
Aisle/isle, aloud/allowed, affect/effect, altar/alter, ascent/assent
You can find many more high quality resources made by an English specialist here: Teachallenjoy
A visual and ready-to-go PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in a dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words are from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my whole term’s stash of spelling lessons:
Term 1 Stash
Term 2 Delight
Term 3 Bonanza
Term 4 Cool Collection
Term 5 Time Saving Special
Term 6 Relax and Enjoy Summer
A detailed lesson teaching children how to use where and when relative clauses.
Set in the context of magical stories it covers Scandinavian folklore elves - cross curricular links to Geography- with information about the history of these magical creatures.
Slides explain how to to use relative clauses and model examples of where and when clauses.
The children have a chance to have a go and add some into sentences before beginning their work.
Engaging starter focusing on the word class: prepositions.
Differentiated main activity for two ability levels.
Modelled examples of how the children could start the main activity and resources to scaffold them achieving the success criteria.
A detailed lesson plan included.
All reviews welcome.
For a pack of KS2 grammar word searches click here to further engage your class!
A bright and colourful animated PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons.
Teach your class words from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling list in an easy effective way with little or no preparation.
A week of activities to master these words:
Monday - Teach the word class of each spelling, explain patterns, work through the rules and find the definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Enjoy original spelling activities that enable children to learn these spellings in a quick and successful way.
Friday - Use the imaginative dictation included to test the spelling words covered in the week. Easy to mark as you can see how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a clear and visual display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A bright and clear PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons for years 5 and 6.
All words link to the key stage two science units of changing states.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Download these 5 ready-to-go lessons which enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in:
Fair Trade Topic Words Week of Spelling Lessons
WW2 Topic Words Week of Spelling Lessons
You can find many more useful and engaging resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy
A bright and colourful animated PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons.
Teach your class words from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling list in an easy effective way with little or no preparation.
A week of activities to master these words:
Monday - Teach the word class of each spelling, explain patterns, work through the rules and find the definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Enjoy original spelling activities that enable children to learn these spellings in a quick and successful way.
Friday - Use the imaginative dictation included to test the spelling words covered in the week. Easy to mark as you can see how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a clear and visual display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
A week’s plan, powerpoint and resources for year 5 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of scanning.
Easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes.
Engaging and relevant starters, main activities and plenaries planned for everyday.
Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA).
Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results.
Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided on powerpoint, a range of interesting topics and styles with clear instructions throughout.
All reviews welcome.
A week’s plan, powerpoint and resources for year 5 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of rereading and performing poetry.
3 days on rereading and 2 days on performing poetry.
Easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes.
Engaging and relevant starters, main activities and plenaries planned for everyday.
Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA).
Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results.
Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one for both parts of the week.
All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles.
All reviews welcome.
10 word searches containing 110 words essential for SPAG in KS2. Covers all the word classes pupils will need to know, helpful for filling out English or SPAG lessons. Children can expand their vocabulary by finding high quality words whilst enhancing their understanding of grammar.
Useful as a starter, extension, challenge or plenary activity. Print off as whole slides or handouts to give to your class. Children could be doing this independently while you help a group with their writing or hold a guided reading session.
There are many words included with similar spellings to really develop their noticing skills and accuracy with spelling.
Word Classes Word Searches Included:
- Adjectives
- Range of adverbs
- Powerful verbs
- Articles and determiners
- Relative pronouns
- Prepositions
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Subordinating conjunctions
- Probability adverbs
- Modal verbs
Colourful, bright and engaging.
All answers provided.
Why not check out my other popular English resources:
Grammar Glossaries Years 1-6
Modal Verbs Display
Word Bank Bundle
Inspire your pupils with this KS1 assembly celebrating World Poetry Day.
Includes an engaging PowerPoint, 4 poems, geography map skills, video link, reasoning questions and interactive activities.
This ready-to-go 27 slide PowerPoint leads you through the assembly explaining World Poetry Day and poetry. Read the children 4 world habitat poems written about environments from across the globe.
Choose poems from a world map, before reading about the animals, landscape and climate of jungles, grasslands, deserts and the arctic. Enhance geography skills whilst developing vocabulary and a passion for poetry.
An engaging video is included to provide a range of role models who clearly enjoy reading poetry and bringing it to life.
Celebrate World Poetry Day every year on March 21st to encourage diversity and a shared understanding of the world.
Use this assembly to inspire your pupils to become writers, enjoy the video link of a range of people reading a poem about how poets can write anywhere.
Check out my other popular KS1 assemblies:
Mental Health Awareness Week KS1 Assembly
Albert Einstein KS1 Assembly
Charles Darwin KS1 Assembly