An introduction and activity focusing on the difference between a sentence, phrase and a clause.

2 resources, a worksheet and hunt/feely box activity to reinforce how to use speech marks correctly. Linked to the text The Hunter by Paul Geraghty.

A list of adverbs that can be used to sort and teach the different types of adverbs (how, where and when). Can be read aloud and used as an auditory activity or printed out to make cards for a hunt/feely box/spinner/dice game or shrunk to make an assessment worksheet.

A set of simple sentences (with no punctuation included) for children to uplevel by adding a clause. Also useful for recapping basic punctuation as well as teaching children to focus on commas for subordination.

A set of words which can be paired together with a hyphen to make a new word. Can be printed out to make a match up game or used on an interactive whiteboard to show the children one of the pair of words and get them to decide on a word which could pair with it to make a hyphenated word.

An introduction to using apostrophes for contraction.

A Powerpoint identifying nouns in sentences.

Power point and activity to teach apostrophes for possession.

A Powerpoint to teach the rules for using apostrophes to show singular and plural possession. Complete with an activity on the end for the children to demarcate sentences to show singular and plural possession.

A powerpoint to teach children the rules for using colons in listed sentences and semi-colons in a listed sentence and to separate 2 main clauses. Suitable for Year 5 or 6.

A whole year of spelling worksheets for sending home or using in class which cover the Year 5/6 spelling curriculum, including the common exception word list.

A Powerpoint for teaching the spelling rules for singular and plural nouns and an activity to apply the rules with answers.

A powerpoint with answers to teach whether something is a sentence or a clause. Comes with answers and a sentence or clause game.

A homework worksheet to assess understanding and spelling of apostrophes for contraction.

A Powerpoint for teaching how and where to use commas in listed sentences.

A list of some of the different categories of proper nouns, with examples. Can be used as a prompt sheet on tables whilst children are writing or make bigger to go on the wall. Can also be adapted into an activity e.g. How many examples of proper nouns can you think of in this category in 1 minute? etc.

A series of sentences what can be shrunk to make a worksheet or printed to make a hunt/feely box game. Children have to read the sentences and work out which word/s are adjectives or whether the sentence has an adjectival phrase. Can be used as a sorting game and developed for children to think of sentences which adjectival phrases themselves.

A worksheet/hunt/oral game for identifying how many missing capitals there are in a sentence. Can be used in a number of ways. A separate answer sheet with how many capitals are missing for each sentence that children can use to self-check their work.