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Designed with a deep understanding of the classroom dynamics and curriculum requirements, my resources inspire engagement, promote critical thinking, and foster academic growth. Join me on this transformative learning adventure and discover a treasure trove of resources that will empower both teachers and students to thrive in their educational journey.
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)
Main & Subordinate Clauses - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6.
Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as understanding what a main & subordinate clauses are and how use them to improve their writings.
This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 10 PowerPoint slides for this lesson.
The task for this lesson is to complete a Main & Subordinate Clauses worksheet.
Learning Objective:
To understand the difference between the main and subordinate clause.
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a set of high-quality Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) lessons with tasks attached. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6. Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
A Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides).
The 20 lessons are broken down into the following:
Adverbs, Fronted Adverbials & Adverbial Phrases
Imperative Verbs
Possessive Apostrophes
Contractive Apostrophes
Dashes & Hyphens
Colons & Semicolons
Full Stops, Question & Exclamation marks
Formal & Informal English
Paragraphs
Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases
Determiners
Pronouns
Relative Clauses
Synonyms & Antonyms
Homophones (their/they/re/there and where/we’re/wear)
Homophones (to/too/two, for/four and you’re/your)
Expanded Noun Phrases
Modal Verbs
Past, Present & Future Tense
Time Conjunctions
Learning Objectives;
To use adverbs, fronted adverbials and adverbial phrases to modify sentences.
To identify and use imperative verbs.
To understand singular and plural possessive apostrophes.
To identify and use contractive apostrophe.
To use dashes and hyphens.
To understand and use colons and semicolons in sentences.
To use full stops, question and exclamation marks in writings.
To understand the importance of formal English.
To identify the difference between formal and informal English.
To use paragraphs to improve writings.
To know and identify prepositions.
To use prepositions to write complete sentences.
To identify and use determiners.
To identify and use pronouns.
To identify relative pronouns.
To create relative clauses.
To use synonyms of common words to improve writings
To identify antonyms
To identify homophones
To differentiate words with the same sounds.
To use expanded noun phrases to add more detail.
To use modal verbs phrases in writing
To use past, present and future tenses.
To identify and use time conjunctions.
Success Steps - Writing Checklists - Year 1 & Year 2 - KS1
These resources enable teachers to mark children’s writing with regards to their level (working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth) and expectation for their age group.
Both resources includes 3 writing checklists: working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth for each year group.
The resources are ready to print.
The Year 2 Checklists also contains a self-assessment box.
The resources are ready to print.
Guided Reading Resource - True or False, Prove it! - Takumi Minamino (KS2, Japan)
This reading activity is in an editable word document. Includes two documents, a short article about Takumi Minamino and a True or False, Prove it! activity. These statements are based on the article provided. These statements can be true or false. The purpose is to get children to ‘prove it’ by using the text to retrieve and record key information and then identifying whether the the statement is true or false.
Reading Resource - Definitions - KS1/KS2
This reading resource is fully editable and in the word document format. This activity encourages children to write their own definitions for each one. First predict the meaning, find the definition, write a definition in your own words and then write sentence example (could be from the text). By creating their very own dictionary, children can expand their vocabulary thus writing. This can be completed after reading a text or book.
Reading Resource - Top 5 - KS1/KS2
This reading resource is fully editable and in the word document format. This activity encourages children to recap the 5 most important parts of this text. This can be completed after reading a text or book.
This reading activity can be used as partner, group, and individual work. The Top 5 template can be printed in A4 and A3 formats.
Writing - Poetry - Similes - Lesson 5 - (KS1/KS2)
This lesson discusses and explain in detail the use of similes . Also included are a few examples of poems with similes.
This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 7 slides.
This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that involves starting to form a poem that has similes. An additional task is also included, to start writing their own similes.
Learning objectives
• To learn about and use similes in poetry.
Writing - Poetry - Rhythm & Rhyme - Lesson 4 - (KS1/KS2)
This lesson discusses and explain in detail the use of rhythm and rhyme . Also included are a few examples of poems using rhythm and rhyme.
This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 10 slides.
This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that involves starting to form a poem that has rhythm and rhyme.
Learning objectives
• To learn about rhythm and rhyme in poetry.
Writing - Poetry - Rhythm & Rhyme - Lesson 4 - Part 2 (KS1/KS2)
This is a second lesson that is based on the use of rhythm and rhyme . Also included are a few examples of poems using rhythm and rhyme.
This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 12 slides.
This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that involves writing a poem with rhythm and rhyme.
Learning objectives
• To write a poem with a rhythm and rhyme
Writing - Season Poetry - Autumn - Class Poem - Lesson 1 - KS1/KS2
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created this season-based lesson. As reinforced by the National Curriculum, children should experience high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems and learn the poetry tools to create their own.
The season focus for this lesson is autumn. Many detailed pictures are attached of fallen leaves, nature walks/hikes, autumnal spices, bonfires and camps. A class poem is also included in the powerpoint and in word format (ready to print).
Also discussed in the lesson,
What is Autumn?
What reminds you of Autumn?
What do people do in Autumn?
Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and task to recite the class poem to perform. The discussions throughout the lesson are also part of the task for lesson 1. There are 20 slides teaching slides and pictures/videos.
Learning Objective:
To learn an autumn-based poem.
ESOL - Entry 1 - English - All About Me - Lesson 2 - Where are you from?
English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) refers to learning English as a new resident in an English-speaking country. ESOL classes can include areas such as survival English, functional language, specific speaking and listening skills, and sociocultural information. The purpose is to support learners whose first language is not English, helping them gain the communication skills needed to progress in the workplace, education and beyond.
The focus for this lesson is learning how to pronounce countries and nationalities. Students will discuss where they are from.
Where are you from?
What is your nationality?
What language(s) do you speak?
Can you share an interesting fact? (extension)
Included in this pack is a fully editable PowerPoint with a learning objectives and and worksheet as shown (two pages). There are 16 slides.
Learning Objective:
To learn to say countries, nationalities and talk about where they are from.
Writing - Autumn Season Poetry Bundle - (KS1/Lower KS2)
With the National Curriculum in mind, I have created a set of lessons based on poetry with tasks attached. As reinforced in the National Curriculum, children should experience of high-quality discussions on a wide range of poems. Be able to learn and appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart. Children should be given the opportunities to prepare and perform poems understanding through intonation, tone and volume so that the meaning is clear to an audience. The focus for these collection of poem lessons is the seasons of the year: Autumn.
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
A Fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides).
The 6 lessons are broken down into the following:
Autumn - Class Poem
Autumn - Nature Walk
Autumn - Senses Star
Autumn - Descriptive Poem
Autumn - Acrostic Poem
Autumn - Similes & Alliteration
Learning Objectives;
To learn an autumn-based poem.
To explore autumn leaves
To create a senses star using imagery and audio.
To write a descriptive autumn poem.
To write an autumn acrostic poem.
To write an autumn poem with similes and alliteration.
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)
Possessive Apostrophes - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6.
Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as using possessive apostrophes to add clarity to children’s writing.
This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 12 PowerPoint slides for this lesson.
The task for this lesson is to complete a worksheet that requires the children to identify, write and correct sentences with possessive apostrophes.
Learning Objective:
To understand singular and plural possessive apostrophes.
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)
Homophones - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6.
Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as identifying homophones and choosing the correct word to improve their writings.
This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). An interactive quiz is also included. There are 24 PowerPoint slides for this lesson.
Also included a range of homophones, their/they/re/there and where/we’re/wear.
The task for this lesson is to complete a Homophones worksheet
Learning Objectives:
To identify homophones
To differentiate words with the same sounds.
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)
Inverted Commas - KS2. Since the 2014 national curriculum, when the SPaG test was introduced and updated to became more challenging. Now, children are taught and officially tested on these specific skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar in year 2 and 6.
Children are expected to learn and develop essential English skills that improves their speech and writing quality overall. Hence, it is important children learn these skills such as understanding how to use inverted commas and how use them to improve their writings.
This lesson comes with a fully Editable PowerPoint (Learning Objectives, and Engaging Premium Quality Slides). There are 11 PowerPoint slides for this lesson.
The task for this lesson is to complete a Inverted Commas’ worksheet.
Learning Objective:
To understand when to use inverted commas.
To use inverted commas in writing.
Success Steps - Writing Checklists - Y4- Lower KS2
This resource enables teachers to mark children’s writing with regards to their level (working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth) and expectation for their age group.
There is a self-assessment and teacher assessment checklist.
This resource includes 3 writing checklists: working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth.
The resources are ready to print.
Success Steps - Writing Checklists - Year 3 & Year 4 - Lower KS2
These resources enable teachers to mark children’s writing with regards to their level (working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth) and expectation for their age group.
Both resources includes 3 writing checklists: working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth for each year group.
Resources include a self-assessment and teacher assessment boxes.
The resources are ready to print.
Reading Resource - Senses Star - KS1/KS2
This reading resource is fully editable and in the word document format. This activity encourages children to use their senses (eyes-sight, nose-smell, ears- sound, hands-touch, mouth- taste and heart to represent personality) map out a character’s emotions and actions - whether this is a character from a book, film or their own creation on an outline of a body. This reading resource comes in a horizontal and vertical form. It also comes with a key words document to help with sense specific words.
The activity can be extended by asking the pupils to write down their own descriptive words (adjectives) related to the character of study. Children can use a dictionary to explore more vocabulary.
This reading activity can be used as partner, group, and individual work. The Senses Star template can be printed in A4 and A3 formats.
Success Steps - Writing Checklists - Year 1 - Year 6 - Primary Level - KS1/KS2
These resources enable teachers to mark children’s writing with regards to their level (working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth) and expectation for their age group.
All these resources includes 3 writing checklists for each year group: working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth for each year group.
Resources include a self-assessment and teacher assessment boxes (except for year 1 which only has a teacher assessment checklist).
The resources are ready to print. In a word document.
Success Steps - Writing Checklists - Year 5 & Year 6 - Upper KS2
These resources enable teachers to mark children’s writing with regards to their level (working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth) and expectation for their age group.
Both resources includes 3 writing checklists: working towards, working at expected and working at greater depth for each year group.
Resources include a self-assessment and teacher assessment boxes.
The resources are ready to print.
