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I aim to design inspiring, educational resources to appeal to students and teachers alike.
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This resource contains a set of 36 posters on personification. They contain examples of personification including some from poetry and literature and include I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud, The Ancient Mariner, Snow and Snow, The Fog, The Eight-Story Kiss.
An accompanying set of 16 worksheets is also available:
Personification - Set of 16 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 16 worksheets on identifying and using personification.
Tasks include:
Identifying personification in sentences and poetry and literature from The Ancient Mariner by Coleridge, The Fog by Carl Sandburg , Jack Frost, The Eight-Story Kiss by Tom Robbins , The Windmill by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , Sea Fever by John Masefield, I wandered lonely as a cloud by William Wordsworth, Snow and Snow by Ted Hughes.
Writing sentences and short paragraphs containing personification on themes including foggy day, the haunted house, the snow, the combine harvester, the candle flame, the trees, firework display, fast-flowing river.
The resource also contains an explanation and definition sheet about personification.
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This resource contains an editable, 50 slide PowerPoint lesson on the apostrophe for contraction / omission. It explains how to use the apostrophe in contracted words. This resource will help students to use apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. The PowerPoint also contains a hyperlink to a short video explaining how to use the apostrophe for contraction.
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Apostrophe for Contraction 18 Page Workbook
This resource contains a 18 page workbook (18 worksheets) on the apostrophe for contraction / omission. It also includes an information sheet explaining when and how to use the apostrophe for omission / contraction. The worksheets contain a variety of tasks and will help students to master using apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. Answers are included.
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The resource contains 30 worksheets for pupils to practise the spelling high-frequency words in phase order. This resource is ideal for homework.
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This resource contains a fully editable, 31 slide PowerPoint lesson on the /aɪ/ sound spelt –y at the end of words (English programmes of study: Key Stage 2 National. curriculum)
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y at the end of a word with long 'i' Sound - Set of 11 Worksheets
This resource contains 11 differentiated worksheets on words ending in 'y' at the end of a word with a long 'i' sound. For example, dry, cry, fry, why, sly July. Tasks include finding the missing words, constructing sentences, word searches and differentiating between 'y' sound with long 'i' and 'y' at the end of a word with long 'e' or 'ee' sound. There are also worksheets to stretch and challenge more able pupils eg find the meaning of words like clarify, rectify, pacify, deny, defy...
This resource is also appropriate for older SEN pupils who have yet to master the basics in phonics.
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This resource contains assessment record forms designed to keep records of pupils' progress in their ability to read and spell high-frequency words.
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This resource contains a 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on adding the suffix -ing to form the continuous present tense, where no change is needed to the root word (as outlined in the New National Curriculum Spelling Appendix).
Examples are given and opportunities provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to practise the skill of adding -ing to root verbs to form the present continuous tense.
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Adding -ed,-ied,-d To Form Simple Past Tense PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a 70-slide PowerPoint presentation on the rules for when and how to add the suffixes -ed, -d, -ied and doubling the last letter to make the simple past tense of verbs. The PowerPoint clearly explains and demonstrates the rules of how to change a verb to its simple past form. It focuses on:
- adding -d to words ending in e
- adding -ed to regular root verbs
- changing the 'y' to an 'i' and adding -ed
- doubling the last letter and adding -ed
- some irregular past tenses
The PowerPoint also contains a timed challenge activity in which pupils can use paper/whiteboards to write the simple past tense and a sorting activity in which pupils are required to decide which verb ending is appropriate.
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This resource contains three spelling practice worksheets on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophones - device, devise, advice, advise.
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Year 2 Homophones Differentiated Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 15 worksheets, some differentiated, on Year 2 Homophones / Near Homophones. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones and composing sentences containing homophones.
Year 2 Homophones PowerPoint Lesson
This is a fully editable and highly visual 55 slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophones / near homophones list including the following words – there/ their/ they're, here/ hear, see/ sea, bare/ bear, one/ won, sun / son, two / to / too, be/ bee, blue/ blew, night/ knight. The PowerPoint includes an explanation of the meaning of the homophones, examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone. Appropriate for year 2 pupils and older SEN students.
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These resources are appropriate for Year 2 pupils and older SEN / ESL students who have yet to master the basics in spelling and phonics.
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This resource contains a succinct and handy memo/revision mat on relative clauses. Understanding relative clauses can be a bit tricky.
This mat includes:
a definition of relative clauses
the difference between defining relative clauses and non-defining relative clauses
how to punctuate relative clauses
how to determine when a relative pronoun can be omitted from a relative clause
The mat contains clear examples. It is available in five different fonts.
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Relative Clauses - 80 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains an editable, 80-slide PowerPoint lesson on relative causes. It explains what relative clauses are, the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses and how relative clauses for objects can have the pronoun omitted .
Opportunities are provided for pupils to identify both defining and non-defining relative clauses.
Relative Clauses - Set of 11 Worksheets/ Workbook
This resource contains an 11-page workbook and 6 revision/explanation sheets on relative pronouns. Tasks include:
Identifying relative clauses
Distinguishing between defining and non-defining relative clauses
Choosing the correct pronoun for a relative clause
Expanding a noun phrase with a relative pronoun
Punctuating non-defining relative clauses
Identifying relative clauses that do not need a relative pronoun or adverb
Combining sentences with a relative pronoun to make a relative clause
Deciding whether the relative pronoun can be omitted in a sentence
Writing using relative clauses
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This resource contains a 12 page workbook / 12 worksheets on personal pronouns - subject pronouns and object pronouns. Tasks include identifying subject pronouns and object pronouns in sentences, using personal pronouns in sentences short pieces of writing and replacing nouns with appropriate pronouns in sentences.
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Pronouns - 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint explains what the pronouns are, gives examples and asks pupils to identify and use the different types of pronouns in sentences.
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This resource contains a succinct memo mat on pronouns and includes: personal pronouns, object pronouns, subject pronouns, possessive pronouns, and possessive determiners. Identifying the various pronouns and distinguishing between possessive pronouns and possessive determiners can be confusing for students. This handy memo mat clearly sets out the different types of pronouns and how they are used.
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Pronouns - 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a fully editable, 50 slide, PowerPoint lesson on personal pronouns - subject pronouns and object pronouns.
The PowerPoint explains what the pronouns are, gives examples and asks pupils to identify and use the different types of pronouns in sentences.
Pronouns - 12 Page Workbook
This resource contains 6 information sheets and a 12 page workbook / 12 worksheets on personal pronouns - subject pronouns and object pronouns. Tasks include identifying subject pronouns and object pronouns in sentences, using personal pronouns in sentences short pieces of writing and replacing nouns with appropriate pronouns in sentences.
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This resource contains a 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on hyphens. It clearly explains what hyphens are, their functions and how to use them correctly in writing. The PowerPoint provides many opportunities for pupils to identify when, where and how they are used.
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on hyphens.
Please note that the watermark is only on the previews and is not visible on the resource itself.
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Hyphens - 18 Page Workbook
This resource contains an eighteen page workbook on hyphens. It includes six information pages, ten worksheets and two progress checks. Answers are included in a separate file. It is an ideal home learning/online teaching resource and independent study pack.
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This resource contains a handy and succinct revision memo mat showing the rules for, and examples of, making nouns plural.
The rules include those for:
regular nouns
nouns ending in -ch ,-'sh, -x, -s
nouns ending in -f, -fe, -ff
nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant
nouns ending in -y preceded by a vowel
nouns ending in -o preceded by a consonant
nouns ending in -o preceded by a vowel
nouns that do not change in the plural form
irregular pupils
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Plurals - 30 Page Workbook
This workbook includes and information page, 26 worksheets (with answers) and a progress check on forming plurals.
Plurals - 200 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable, 200-slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. The PowerPoint explains the rules for the forming of all plurals and includes exceptions. Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to form plurals and there is a timed plural challenge activity.
Plurals Posters
This resource contains a set of 16, A3-sized posters showing the rules for, and examples of, the forming of plural nouns.
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Plural Bundle
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This resource contains a PowerPoint lesson and set of 15 writing addresses tasks and envelope templates. The fully editable 22-slide PowerPoint clearly explains and demonstrates how to address an envelope, as recommended by the Post Office. Several slides ask students to identify what is incorrect about how the address has been set out.
The worksheets contain 15 writing addresses tasks and envelope templates.
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This resource contains:
1. A fully editable 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 Homophone / Near Homophones their / there / they're. The PowerPoint explains the meaning of the homophones - their, there and they're - and explains when they are used with examples. Opportunities are provided for pupils to choose the correct homophone.
2. An information sheet that explains the meaning of the homophones - their, there and they're - and when they are used with examples.
3. Seven worksheets in which pupils have to select sentences using the correct their / there / they're homophones, compose sentences using the there, their and they're homophones and correct sentences.
This resource is appropriate for year 2 pupils and older SEN students.
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This resource contains an editable, 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on the commonly confused National Curriculum Year 2 homophones / near homophones too / two / to. The resource explains the meaning of the homophones and when they are used with examples. Opportunities are also provided for pupils to choose the correct homophone. This resource is appropriate for year 2 pupils and older SEN / ESL students.
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Year 2 Homophones PowerPoint Lesson
This is a 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on the National Curriculum Year 2 homophone / near homophone list including the following words – there/ their/ they're, here/ hear, see/ sea, bare/ bear, one/ won, sun / son, two / to / too, be/ bee, blue/ blew, night/ knight. The PowerPoint includes an explanation of the meaning of the homophones, examples and opportunities for pupils to decide which is the correct homophone.
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Year 2 Homophones – 12 Differentiated Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 12 differentiated worksheets on Year 2 Homophones. Tasks include choosing the correct homophones, using homophones in sentences.
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This resource is a fully editable, 50 question PowerPoint quiz on Roald Dahl’s book 'Fantastic Mr Fox.' It is an ideal resource for an assembly, a lesson, for World Book Day and on Roald Dahl Day in September.
The quiz contains 50 questions with three possible answers for students o choose from. It can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the Roald Dahl image on each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers.
Sample questions:
1. How many small foxes do Mr and Mrs Fox have?
2. Where do Mr Fox and his family live?
3. What are the names of the three farmers in ‘Fantastic Mr Fox?'
4. What kind of farmer was Bunce?
5. What did Boggis eat every day for breakfast, lunch and supper?
6. Why were the farmers angry with Mr Fox?
7. How does Mr Fox know when there is danger?
8. Which farmer came up with the plan to trap the Fox family?
9. What was the third plan Bean came up with to get Mr Fox?
10. When Badger asked Mr Fox if he was worried about all the ‘stealing’. What did Mr Fox say?
This resource is also suitable for older SEN students due to the visual nature of the resource and the multiple-choice format of the answers.
Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself.
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This resource includes
1. A 55-slide, PowerPoint lesson explaining when to use 'ge' or 'dge' at the end of words ending in the phoneme /j/ (the /dʒ/ sound spelt as ge and dge at the end of words National Curriculum , English Programmes of Study Year 2).
The PowerPoint contains:
Rules for adding 'dge' and 'ge' (long and short vowel sounds)
Opportunities for pupils to choose the appropriate ending
Individual / paired / group timed activity - finding as many -dge and -ge words as possible in 3 minutes
2. An accompanying set of 15 differentiated worksheets on words ending in 'ge' or 'dge'.
This resource includes a set of 15 differentiated worksheets on words ending in -ge / -dge. Tasks include:
inserting the correct -ge / -dge word into a sentence
anagrams
ge / -dge words spelling practise worksheets
using ge / dge words in sentences
word searches
sorting words into ge / dge / categories
The resources are appropriate for Year 2 pupils, older SEN students who have yet to master the basics in phonics and ESL students.
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This bundle contains a 50 slide PowerPoint lesson on personification, an accompanying set of 16 worksheets and a set of 36 posters.
PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint includes:
An explanation of personification and its effectiveness as a literary device in adding interest and imagery to writing.
Examples of personification from poetry and literature - I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud, The Ancient Mariner, Snow and Snow, The Fog, The Eight-Story Kiss.
Opportunities for pupils to identify personification in sentences, texts and poetry.
Images for students to compose their own writing containing personification.
The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short, amusing animated explanation of personification.
Set of 16 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 16 worksheets on identifying and using the literary device of personification.
Tasks include:
Identifying alliteration in sentences and poetry and literature from The Ancient Mariner by Coleridge, The Fog by Carl Sandburg , Jack Frost, The Eight-Story Kiss by Tom Robbins , The Windmill by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , Sea Fever by John Masefield, I wandered lonely as a cloud by William Wordsworth, Snow and Snow by Ted Hughes.
Writing sentences and short paragraphs containing personification on themes including foggy day, the haunted house, the snow, the combine harvester, the candle flame, the trees, firework display, fast-flowing river.
The resource also contains an explanation and definition sheet about personification.
Personification - Set of 36 Posters
This resource contains a set of 36 eye-catching posters on personification. They contain examples of personification including some from poetry and literature.
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This resource contains the third set of 100 high-frequency words worksheets. They are ideal for spelling practice and homework. The spelling sheets are differentiated.
1. The first set is the most challenging and requires pupils to use the words in a sentence.
2. The second set contains just the words for spelling (no sentences).
3. The third set is for those pupils who experience difficulty in writing. The words can be written over.
This resource is also suitable for SEN pupils who have yet to master the spelling of high-frequency words.
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First Three Hundred Words Spelling Practice Worksheets
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This resource contains:
1. A fully editable 55 slide PowerPoint lesson presented by the punctuation character - the 'Full Stop' who explains how and when to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. The PowerPoint clearly demonstrates that a capital letter is needed at the start of a sentence. Ample opportunities are provided throughout the PowerPoint for pupils to decide where the full stops and capital letters should go. The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on writing sentences using a capital letter and full stop.
2. A Set of 17 Worksheets. Tasks include
Rewriting a short paragraph (about 100 words) placing full stops and capital letters in the correct places. The content is designed to be engaging and about characters who the pupils ought to be able to identify with.
Completing a short comprehension about the paragraph answering in full sentences with a capital letter at the beginning and full stop at the end.
Writing a short paragraph about a character.
These resources are also appropriate for older SEN / ESL / Entry Level students who may find sentence demarcation challenging and have yet to master the basics of punctuation in writing.
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