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I am an experienced primary teacher who has a particular interest in English skills. I have been a literacy coordinator for ten years and a reading lead for two. I have a sound understanding of grammar and punctuation. I include resources that help explain grammatical rules. I have written many plays over the years and I have included scripts useful for class assemblies or complete end of year shows. There are also example texts ideal for modelling or comprehensions. ALL TRIED AND TESTED!

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I am an experienced primary teacher who has a particular interest in English skills. I have been a literacy coordinator for ten years and a reading lead for two. I have a sound understanding of grammar and punctuation. I include resources that help explain grammatical rules. I have written many plays over the years and I have included scripts useful for class assemblies or complete end of year shows. There are also example texts ideal for modelling or comprehensions. ALL TRIED AND TESTED!
Drama ideas
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Drama ideas

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Twenty five drama activities to explore with groups or classes. Ideal for KS2 or KS1 children.
Compare and contrast fairy tales.
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Compare and contrast fairy tales.

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Differentiated worksheets to compare and contrast different fairy tales - which features are the same and which are different?- Picking out new language to magpie. A good guided reading activity and feeds into the unit of work on fairy tales. Editable resources. Ideal for KS1 or lower KS2.
Invaders and Settlers activities.
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Invaders and Settlers activities.

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A worksheet on a moving and settling table to complete. A time line with periods of history. A worksheet asking for leadership qualities and the reasons why they have chosen those strengths. A worksheet comparing the Romans and Celts in different areas of their lives. - research project. Differentiated two ways. Key vocabulary on invaders and settlers. Editable resources. Suitable for KS2.
A Reading Report with Key Skills
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A Reading Report with Key Skills

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2 Microsoft Word Documents on Reading. A report ideal to send to parents to encourage reading for pleasure at home. A document on the key reading skills and what terms/ expectations are used in assessment. Ideal as a classroom poster or as a resource to send home to parents to help with their understanding of comprehension question types. Also useful for whole school staff development - clarifying guided reading skills.
Spellings sheets for KS1
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Spellings sheets for KS1

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A set of spellings on common homophones for 4 weeks and a set of spellings on the long vowel phoneme ‘e’ for four weeks. Editable resource. Ideal for KS1 or lower KS2.
Exploring number cards for Year 2
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Exploring number cards for Year 2

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A set of cards that can be cut out and used for starters or plenaries. Each card focuses on a number that asks for place value, placing it on a number line, < and >, numbers in words and addition and subtraction facts for the number. Editable resource suitable for KS1 or lower KS2.
Exploring 2D shape cards
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Exploring 2D shape cards

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A set of cards ideal for starters or plenaries to stick in books. Focuses on different 2D shapes: the name of the shape, the number of sides, the number of right angles, regular or irregular and lines of symmetry. Editable resource. Ideal for Year 2 though also applicable to lower KS2 children as a refresher activity.
Exploring numbers starter cards
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Exploring numbers starter cards

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A set of cards with numbers to explore following year one objectives - one more and one less, odd or even, writing numbers in words, placing the number on a number line and representing the number in pictorial form. Ideal for lesson starters or plenaries to stick into books. Suitable for year one or year two working towards objectives.
Exploring 3D shape cards
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Exploring 3D shape cards

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A set of cards ideal for starters or plenaries to assess or recap properties of 3D shapes focusing on: the name of the shape, number of faces, number of vertices and if they have flat or curved faces. Editable resources suitable for Year 2 or lower KS2.
Converting text to past tense and identifying past tense forms
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Converting text to past tense and identifying past tense forms

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Activity 1 - to convert a present tense paragraph into past tense - linked to topic 'Come fly with me'. Activity 2 - to identify the four forms of past tense verbs - past simple, past progressive, past perfect and past perfect progressive forms in their own converted paragraph. Ideal for KS 2/ 3 Microsoft Word Document that can be edited and changed on the computer or I pad by the children.
Identify the structure of complex sentences
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Identify the structure of complex sentences

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A worksheet with 4 separate tasks linked to subordinate conjunctions and complex sentence structures. A Microsoft word document that can be edited. Task 1: Identify and underline the main clause. Highlight the key subject and verb in both the main and subordinate clauses. Circle the subordinator. Task 2: to add a main clause to the subordinate clause and make sentences that make sense. Task 3: to use a different conjunction in each sentence - linked to school or current topic. Task 3: Challenge: to use as many conjunctions as possible from list in a paragraph of writing about school/ topic. Ideal for KS 2 children as guided or independent work with differentiated tasks.
Letter, diary and postcard modelled examples
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Letter, diary and postcard modelled examples

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Three modelled texts on a letter, diary and postcard written from Holiday destinations in America Links to travel, holidays and around the world topics. Ideal for whole class exposition or guided groups Useful as an example of how to write a particular genre Tasks and questions attached for independent or guided work Can be used as comprehension material. Suitable for KS 2/3 children Microsoft word documents that can be modified to suit the class. Useful for grammar lessons – to identify words classes/ punctuation/ clauses/ figurative language etc.….
Dilemma cards for P.S.H.E lessons
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Dilemma cards for P.S.H.E lessons

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7 Moral dilemmas to discuss in pairs or groups with prompt card. Problems that relate to everyday life for many children from bullying to temptations. An activity that encourages children and young people to consider their moral compass and make decisions based on consequences and what is right and wrong. A Microsoft Word document that can be easily edited. Ideal for upper KS 2 and 3 children.
Comprehension on 'The Butterfly Lion' By Michael Morpurgo
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Comprehension on 'The Butterfly Lion' By Michael Morpurgo

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60 questions on the text ‘The Butterfly Lion’ by Micheal Morpurgo. A selection of question types for each chapter. Covers inference, literal retrieval, evaluation, language and prediction questions. Suitable for KS 2 7 pages of questions written on Microsoft word. Suitable for guided reading sessions or English reading assessments.
The Boy and his Kite - descriptive writing model
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The Boy and his Kite - descriptive writing model

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A modelled text on descriptive writing with tasks attached. Tom flies his multi-coloured kite, but soon the kite is flying him. Ideal for whole class exposition or guided groups Useful as an example of how to write a particular genre. Tasks and questions attached for independent or guided work. Can be used as comprehension material. Suitable for KS 1/2 children. A Microsoft word document that can be modified to suit the class. Useful for grammar lessons – to identify words classes/ punctuation/ figurative language/ clauses etc.….
An Assembly on culture and diversity - Extra- Ordinary
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An Assembly on culture and diversity - Extra- Ordinary

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An assembly on the themes of culture, diversity, respect and acceptance. It is a whole school assembly with an original story called ‘Extra-Ordinary’ exploring the lives of a boy called Sam and an alien. Script and prayer included. Ideal for KS1 and 2 Approximately 25 minutes long. 6-page script on Microsoft word. Links to PSHE, Citizenship, English and RE