The spelling rules from the National Curriculum in English Appendix 1 for years 5 and 6 transferred to a PPT. Useful for whole class exploration and discussion. A blank ‘Look Cover Write Check’ sheet is also provided for pupils to practise spellings as needed.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 1 word objective requiring pupils to understand how the prefix un– changes the meaning of verbs and adjectives. The PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion.

These resources help explain different aspects of grammar and punctuation. Useful for KS2 pupils. Examples of usage are provided to aid the children’s understanding. Includes reference materials on the following aspects of grammar: Adverbs and adverbials Basic punctuation Commas conjunctions conjuncts Expanded noun phrases Higher level punctuation Plus includes a handy grammar and punctuation reminder card for quick reference

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.

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

Provides support for pupils writing persuasive texts, argument (discussion) texts or texts linked to complaints. Discuss with pupils which vocabulary on the card might be useful for the specific text type they are working on.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 word objective requiring pupils to understand ‘Use of the forms a or an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel’. The PPT contains an 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 PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 5 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand the use of modal verbs. 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.

Contains a selection of resources to help year 1 pupils learn the common word list for their year group as specified in Appendix 1 of the English National Curriculum. Includes: PPT with a variety of activities to help pupils practise spellings Look Cover Write Check sheets with sentence activities allowing students to use the words in context A word mat containing all the words for easy reference Words arranged into lists for reference and display

The spelling rules from English appendix 1 for years 3 and 4 transferred to a PPT. Useful for whole class exploration and discussion. A blank ‘Look Cover Write Check’ sheet is also provided for pupils to practise spellings as needed.

The year 5 and 6 word list from appendix 1 of the English National Curriculum arranged onto a series of Look Cover Write Check sheets. Useful for practising spellings.

A selection of generic reading tasks based on Yr 5/6 reading objectives from the new curriculum for English. Many of the tasks may also be suitable for children in Yr 3/4. Could be used for shared or guided reading.

A set of flashcards containing vocabulary linked to school. Suitable for EAL /ESL beginners who are in the early stages of learning English as a second language.This flashcard set can be used to help newcomers memorise over 60 key words. To increase versatility, the set contains separate cards featuring both pictures and words. Cards are colour coded enabling them to be grouped so that teachers can focus on one set of words at a time. Pages containing empty 2 by 2 grids are included which can be used to help organise flashcards for a fun game of bingo.

A complete poetry lesson based on cinquain poetry. Includes a PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes activities designed to help students create their own cinquains. These activities are ideal for helping pupils consider word choice, editing, syllables and layout. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. The 15 slide PPT contains: • Examples of cinquains with supporting visual images • Background information about how this type of poetry developed. • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities which provide guidance supporting students in writing their own cinquains The resource also includes: • A poem sheet containing two cinquains by Adelaide Crapsey – the poet who invented cinquains. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets. Worksheet A contains true/false statements about both poems and an activity that requires students to visualise one of the poems. Worksheet B contains more challenging activities requiring students to explore the language of the poems.

This PPT based lesson will help students to understand the skills needed to write a review and then write one of their own. The lesson format is as below: Discuss: Talk about the features and purpose of reviews and the set task. Analyse: Identify the features that can be seen in an example text. Write: Write a review about a stay in a bad hotel room. Edit: Review work and identify improvements that could be made.

A PPT lesson containing a self assessment exercise to help students identify how they could improve their handwriting.

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 complete lesson based on the classic poem ‘The City Mouse and the Garden Mouse’ by Christina Rossetti. Includes guidance for performance. This lesson has been designed to meet the following National Curriculum objectives: • Listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently (Year 1) • Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1) • Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear (Year 2) The 9 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance for performing the poem • An optional writing activity which requires pupils to write in role The resource also includes differentiated comprehension worksheets. The discussion questions and comprehension worksheets enable pupils to gain a good understanding of the poem prior to performance. The optional writing activity enables teachers to extend the lesson into a two or three session unit of work should they wish to do so.

A complete lesson based on the classic poem ‘Caterpillar’ by Christina Rossetti. Includes guidance for performance. This lesson has been designed to meet the following National Curriculum objectives: • Listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently (Year 1) • Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1) • Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear (Year 2) The 9 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance for performing the poem • An optional writing activity which requires pupils to explain the lifecycle of a butterfly The resource also includes differentiated comprehension worksheets. The discussion questions and comprehension worksheets enable pupils to gain a good understanding of the poem prior to performance. The optional writing activity enables teachers to extend the lesson into a two or three session unit of work should they wish to do so. Also useful for studying lifecycles.