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 word objective requiring pupils to understand ‘plural and possessive s’. 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 4 terminology objective requiring pupils to recognise possessive pronouns. 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 4 terminology objective requiring pupils to recognise and understand determiners. 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 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 for suitable for KS2 on the use of idioms. This lesson is linked to the following English national curriculum reading comprehension objectives:
• Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination (Year 3 and 4)
• Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader (Year 5 and 6)
The PPT contains:
• Clear explanation
• Examples of idioms
• Three activities which require pupils to demonstrate their understanding of and use idioms.
• Reflection questions enabling pupils to recap and consolidate their understanding at the end of the lesson.
The PPT is fully editable giving you the flexibility to adjust aspects of the lesson to suit the needs of your pupils if required.
A PPT based lesson for suitable for KS2 on the use of personification. This resource is linked to the following English national curriculum reading comprehension objectives:
• Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination (Year 3 and 4)
• Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader (Year 5 and 6)
This lesson is also useful for helping pupils to understand how to use personification in their own writing.
The PPT contains:
• Clear explanation
• Three examples of classic text extracts which include personification
• Three activities which require pupils to demonstrate their understanding of and use personification
• Reflection questions enabling pupils to recap and consolidate their understanding at the end of the lesson
The PPT is fully editable giving you the flexibility to adjust aspects of the lesson to suit the needs of your pupils if required.
A PPT based lesson for suitable for KS2 on the use of onomatopoeia. This resource is linked to the following English national curriculum reading comprehension objectives:
• Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination (Year 3 and 4)
• Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader (Year 5 and 6)
This lesson is also useful for helping pupils to understand how to use onomatopoeia in their own writing.
The PPT contains:
• Clear explanation
• Three examples of classic text extracts which include onomatopoeia
• Three activities which require pupils to demonstrate their understanding of and use onomatopoeia
• Reflection questions enabling pupils to recap and consolidate their understanding at the end of the lesson
The PPT is fully editable giving you the flexibility to adjust aspects of the lesson to suit the needs of your pupils if required.
Five figurative language which combined create a unit of work. This resource is linked to the following English national curriculum reading comprehension objectives:
• Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination (Year 3 and 4)
• Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader (Year 5 and 6)
This resource is also useful for helping pupils to understand how to use figurative language in their own writing.
The bundle contains lessons on the following figurative language techniques:
• Similes and metaphors
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole
• Idioms
Each PPT lesson contains:
• Clear explanation
• Examples of the use of the figurative language technique
• Three activities which require pupils to demonstrate their understanding of and use the figurative language technique
• Reflection questions enabling pupils to recap and consolidate their understanding at the end of the lesson
The PPTs are fully editable giving you the flexibility to adjust aspects of the lesson to suit the needs of your pupils if required.
A PPT based lesson for suitable for KS2 on similes and metaphors. This lesson is linked to the following English national curriculum reading comprehension objectives:
• Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination (Year 3 and 4)
• Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader (Year 5 and 6)
This lesson is also useful for helping pupils to understand how to use similes and metaphors in their own writing.
The PPT contains:
• Clear explanation
• Three high quality classic text extracts which contain examples of how similes and metaphors are used in writing. Useful for discussion and analysis.
• Three activities which require pupils to demonstrate their understanding of and use similes and metaphors.
• Reflection questions enabling pupils to recap and consolidate their understanding at the end of the lesson.
This PPT is fully editable giving you the flexibility to adjust aspects of the lesson to suit the needs of your pupils if required.
A PPT based lesson for suitable for KS2 on the use of hyperbole. This lesson is linked to the following English national curriculum reading comprehension objectives:
• Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination (Year 3 and 4)
• Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader (Year 5 and 6)
This lesson is also useful for helping pupils to understand how to use hyperbole in their own writing.
The PPT contains:
• Clear explanation
• Examples of hyperbole
• Three activities which require pupils to demonstrate their understanding of and use hyperbole.
• Reflection questions enabling pupils to recap and consolidate their understanding at the end of the lesson.
The PPT is fully editable giving you the flexibility to adjust aspects of the lesson to suit the needs of your pupils if required.
Includes links to Valerie Bloom’s poems, comprehension worksheets and follow up activities. Ideal for studying performance poetry, Black History Month, World Poetry Day and topic work linked to Jamaica. Suitable for KS2.
This resource includes:
• An 11 slide PPT
• A paper copy of Valerie Bloom’s biography with accompanying differentiated comprehension questions
• Follow Up Activities to support performing and analysing Valerie Bloom’s poetry and using one of her poems as a model to enable pupils to create a poem of their own.
• Unit planning guidance for a 5-day unit of work.
The year 3 and 4 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 PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 4 punctuation objective requiring pupils to understand ‘apostrophes to mark plural possession’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion.
Reading objectives based on those in the New Curriculum for English have been organised into a chart format. This enables teachers to keep a record of when pupils demonstrate the specified skills, and develop an evidence base. Suitable for Upper Key Stage 2. Could be used for guided reading.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to apostrophes. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 18 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.
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test features questions linked to year 6 objectives plus topics covered in previous years. This resource contains 30 detailed no-prep PPT lessons providing comprehensive coverage of the content students need to revise to succeed in the Key Stage 2 SPAG tests.
Each lesson includes explanation, exercises and discussion prompts. All lessons are accompanied by assessments which contain five SATs style questions linked to the objective and an answer sheet.
Included are nine PPT lessons linked to the specific National Curriculum objectives for year 6 SPAG. Topics covered are:
The use of the passive
Layout Devices
Cohesive Devices
Hyphens
Formal and Informal Sentence Structure
Formal and Informal Vocabulary
Synonyms and Antonyms
Semi-colons, colons and dashes to mark independent clauses
Semi-colons and Bullet Points in Lists
In addition there are twenty PPT lessons to help students recap areas which have been frequently featured in the KS2 SPAG test in previous years. Topics covered are:
Adverbs and Adverbials
Apostrophes
Clauses and Subordinate Clauses
Commas
Demarcating Sentences
Determiners
Expanded Noun Phrases
Inverted Commas
Modals
Parenthesis
Past and Present Tense including the progressive
Prefixes and Suffixes
Prepositions of time, place and cause
Pronouns and Possessive Pronouns
Relative Clauses
Sentence Types
Simple Past and Present Perfect
Subordination and Coordination
Word Families
Plus one PPT lesson which contains a classic poem about the Parts of Speech with activities to help students quickly revise word classes.
Purchasing these lessons as a bundle offers a saving of more than 60% in contrast to purchasing the lessons individually! These engaging PPT lessons make light work of teaching tricky SPAG concepts to year 6 students!
The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to relative clauses. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 9-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 relative clauses is included with an accompanying answer .
This PPT based lesson will help students to review the skills needed to write a persuasive letter. The lesson format is as below:
Discuss: Talk about the features and purpose of persuasive letters and the set task.
Analyse: Identify the features that can be seen in an example text.
Write: Write a letter to try to prevent the closure of a local park
Edit: Review work and identify improvements that could be made.
This PPT based lesson will help students to review the skills needed to write an information text. The lesson format is as below:
Discuss: Talk about the features and purpose of information texts and the set task.
Analyse: Identify the features that can be seen in an example text.
Write: Write a short information text about how to look after your health
Edit: Review work and identify improvements that could be made.
A complete lesson based on the poem ‘From a Railway Carriage’ by Robert Louis Stevenson with PPT presentation, comprehension worksheets and follow up activities. Ideal for exploring classic poetry or as part of a topic on transport. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for KS2.
The 10 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 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 linked to exploring the poet’s use of language and finding evidence.