Primary Texts provides resources to help support the teaching of reading, writing and speaking and listening at primary level. Resources are flexible, adaptable, easy to use and meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.
Primary Texts provides resources to help support the teaching of reading, writing and speaking and listening at primary level. Resources are flexible, adaptable, easy to use and meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.
A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 4 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand ‘fronted adverbials’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 word objective requiring pupils to understand ‘Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 text objective requiring pupils to understand ‘Use of the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past’ The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand ‘expressing time, place and cause using conjunctions’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand ‘Expressing time, place and cause using prepositions’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 word objective requiring pupils to understand the ‘formation of nouns using a range of prefixes’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. n addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
A set of PPT resources which contain a collection of nursery rhymes and meet the following curriculum objectives:
• Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role-play. (EYFS)
• learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1)
The set features sixteen well-known nursery rhymes with original colour illustrations. The illustrations enable the children to discuss aspects of the rhymes and reinforce understanding. Three PPTs are included:
• PPT 1: Nursery Rhyme Collection. Sixteen nursery rhymes with words and colour illustrations. The words are useful for teacher reference and the engaging illustrations promote engagement.
• PPT 2: Recite the Rhyme. This PPT features illustrations and titles only and challenges students to recite the rhyme.
• PPT 3: Guess the rhyme. This PPT is designed for when students have developed familiarity with nursery rhymes. It features illustrations of nursery rhymes and challenges students to guess the nursery rhyme using picture cues.
This useful resource can be used time and time again to develop and reinforce children’s understanding of nursery rhymes. Nursery rhymes included are:
• Little Bo Peep
• Polly Put the Kettle on
• Jack and Jill
• Mary Mary Quite Contrary
• Little Jack Horner
• Little Boy Blue
• Pat-a-cake
• Little Miss Muffet
• Jack-be-nimble
• Hush-a-bye-baby
• Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat
• Three Blind Mice
• Doctor Foster
• Humpty Dumpty
• Hey Diddle Diddle
A PPT containing tips to help year 6 pupils learn words from the statutory spellings lists. Also includes copies of the years 3 and 4 and year 5 and 6 statutory spellings list and a blank ‘Look Cover Write Check’ sheet to aid spelling practice.
Word mats containing a selection of vocabulary organised into catergories, suitable for higher ability children in key stage 2. The mats could be laminated and given to individual pupils to support fiction/non-fiction writing and encourage the use of adventurous vocabulary. More free resources are available on my website
Ideal for EAL/SEN pupils who are ready to begin writing first sentences.
Contains 20 worksheets each featuring a picture and phrases to help pupils form sentences.
Also suitable for early writers / SEN writers requiring structured support with sentence building.
Ks2 resources for three classic poems about landscapes:
The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W.B.Yeats
My Heart's in the Highlands by Robert Burns
Daffodils by William Wordsworth
Includes PPTs. differentiated worksheets and copies of the poems
This pack provides coverage of around half of the spelling objectives for year 3 and 4 as detailed in Appendix 1 of the English National Curriculum: The pack is fully editable and includes:
• A suggested year 3 spelling half-termly teaching sequence
• Word Lists containing sets of the statutory and example spellings. These can be given to pupils or enlarged to create posters
• Look Cover Write Check sheets containing statutory and example spellings
• A PPT containing example words accompanied by rules, guidance and word lists
• Dictation sentences containing a mix of statutory and example spellings
• A PPT containing a range of teacher led spelling tasks to help pupils practise their spellings
• A PPT containing a range of spelling tasks to help pupils learn their set spellings independently
For a resource offering complete coverage of all of the year 3 and 4 spelling objectives please see details of the year 3 and 4 bundle.
The nativity story of the Three Kings / Three Wise Men told through a classic poem. Ideal for exploring the Christmas story, Epiphany and Three Kings Day. The resource contains a complete lesson with PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. It also contains guidance for two follow-up activities with links to literacy and art. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for KS2.
The 22 slide PPT contains:
• The poem with supporting visual images
• Background information about the poet and poem
• Discussion questions
• Details of follow-up activities.
The resource also includes:
• A copy of the poem. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight.
• Two differentiated reading comprehension worksheets. Worksheet A contains a straightforward literal task and an activity requiring pupils to visualise aspects of the poem. Worksheet B is more challenging and contains tasks requiring pupils to provide evidence and express opinion.
This pack contains 9 posters which illustrate and explain the vocabulary, grammar and punctuation objectives for year 4 as specified in the English National Curriculum Appendix 2. Useful for classroom display and reference throughout the teaching year.
This pack contains 14 posters which illustrate and explain the vocabulary, grammar and punctuation objectives for year 2 as specified in the English National Curriculum Appendix 2. Useful for classroom display and reference throughout the teaching year.
This pack contains 7 colourful posters which illustrate and explain the vocabulary, grammar and punctuation objectives for year 1 as specified in the English National Curriculum Appendix 2. Useful for classroom display and reference throughout the teaching year.
A PPT based lesson designed to help pupils recognise and understand the use of pronouns to replace nouns. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, activities and practice exercises for pupils to complete as well as opportunities for discussion.
Two complete poetry lessons for KS1 based on classic poems written by the poet Christina Rossetti. The poems are ‘Brown and Furry’ about the lifecycle of caterpillar and ‘White Hen Sitting’ about the lifecycle of a chicken. Includes PPT presentations, comprehension tasks and guidance for differentiated writing activities . Also includes guidance for performing the poems. Ideal for teachers exploring classic poetry, lifecycles, performance poetry and explanation texts. Useful for reading sessions, English lessons or science work linked to lifecycles. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a longer unit of work.
The PPT provided for each lesson contains:
• The poem with supporting visual images
• A glossary to explain tricky words
• Background information about the poet and poem
• Discussion questions
• Guidance on how to perform the poem
• A differentiated writing task to support students in writing an explanation text
• Video links to help deepen understanding of the topic.
Each lesson is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets.
These poems and resources are also available as part of a larger collection of poems in the following pack:
Animal Poems for KS1
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper often features questions linked to commas. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 10 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to apostrophes is included with an accompanying answer sheet.