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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.

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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.
Year 6 PPT Writing Lesson: Writing dialogue
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Year 6 PPT Writing Lesson: Writing dialogue

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This PPT based lesson will help students to review the skills needed to write dialogue. The lesson format is as below: Discuss: Talk about the features and purpose of the dialogue. Analyse: Identify the features that can be seen in an example text. Write: Write a converstion between two people choosing from a selection of prompts Edit: Review work and identify improvements that could be made.
Year 6 PPT Writing Lesson: Describe atmosphere
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Year 6 PPT Writing Lesson: Describe atmosphere

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This PPT based lesson will help students to review the skills needed to describe atmosphere. The lesson format is as below: Discuss: Talk about atmosphere and what is meant by the term. Analyse: Identify the features that can be seen in an example text. Write: Write about atmosphere choosing from a selection of settings. Edit: Review work and identify improvements that could be made to their writing
Year 2 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Sentence Types
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Year 2 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Sentence Types

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 2 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand how the grammatical patterns in a sentence indicate its function as a statement, question, exclamation or command. The PPT contains explanation, examples 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.
Year 3 SPAG bundle
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Year 3 SPAG bundle

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A pack of nine Power Points linked to the specific national curriculum objectives for year 3 vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Each Power Point contains: * an explanation of the terminology * a text containing examples linked to the vocabulary, grammar or punctuation objective. * a short exercise for pupils to complete. * opportunities for pupils to discuss and reflect on what they have learnt. In addition, included are short assessment tests containing five SATs style questions linked to each objective with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 5 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Cohesion
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Year 5 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Cohesion

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 5 text objective requiring pupils to explore the use of ‘devices to build cohesion within a paragraph’. 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.
Leisure by W.H.Davies: PPT, Poem and Worksheets
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Leisure by W.H.Davies: PPT, Poem and Worksheets

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A complete lesson based on the poem ‘Leisure’ by W.H.Davies with PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes guidance for two follow-up discussion and writing activities. Ideal for teachers studying classic poetry with their pupils or exploring poetry about nature. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. The 11 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the 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 comprehension 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 opinion.
Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Semi-colons, colons and dashes to mark independent clauses
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Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Semi-colons, colons and dashes to mark independent clauses

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 6 punctuation objectives requiring pupils to understand the use of semi-colons, colons and dashes to mark independent clauses. The PPT contains explanation, examples 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.
Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Formal and Informal Vocabulary
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Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Formal and Informal Vocabulary

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 6 word objective requiring pupils to understand the difference between vocabulary typical of informal speech and vocabulary appropriate for formal speech and writing. The PPT contains explanation, examples 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.
Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Formal and Informal Sentence Structure
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Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Formal and Informal Sentence Structure

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 6 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand the difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing. [for example, the use of subjunctive forms and question tags). 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.
Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Hyphens
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Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Hyphens

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 6 punctuation objective requiring pupils to understand how hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity. The PPT contains explanation, examples 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.
Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Layout Devices
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Year 6 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Layout Devices

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 6 text objective requiring pupils to understand the use of layout devices. The PPT contains explanation, examples 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.
The Three Kings Christmas Poem: PPT, activities and worksheets
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The Three Kings Christmas Poem: PPT, activities and worksheets

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The nativity story of the Three Kings / Three Wise Men told through a classic poem. Ideal for exploring the Christmas story, Epiphany and Three Kings Day. The resource contains a complete lesson with PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. It also contains guidance for two follow-up activities with links to literacy and art. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for KS2. The 22 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 reading comprehension 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 requiring pupils to provide evidence and express opinion.
Martin Luther King Jr.  Lesson with PPT and Activities
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Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson with PPT and Activities

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A complete PPT lesson resource about Martin Luther King Jr and why we remember him. Ideal for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month or studying equality and civil rights or significant individuals.The PPT presentation contains details of Martin Luther King Jr’s life and achievements with a range of questions to encourage discussion and deeper thinking. This resource includes two follow up art activities: • Follow Up Activity 1 - Create a patterned design for a peace dove or a heart to illustrate Martin Luther King Jr. ’s emphasis on peace and love. This activity is supported by the inclusion of outlines of a dove and a heart to aid students with presenting their work if needed. • Follow Up Activity 2 - Create artwork which symbolises racial unity using different coloured linked hands. Instructions and example pictures are provided on the PPT to help support this activity. Suitable for years 2 to 6
Colours EAL Newcomer Activity Pack
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Colours EAL Newcomer Activity Pack

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This EAL / ESL new starter ‘Colours’ activity pack is suitable for EAL / ESL beginners in the early stages of learning English. It contains a PPT book, six worksheets, a set of word and picture flashcards and a vocabulary word mat linked to the topic ‘Colours’. These easy-to-use resources are great for intervention work either 1:1 or with a small group. Also included is an activity guide containing suggestions and ideas for how to use the resources.
Year 6 SPAG Revision PPT: Sentence Types
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Year 6 SPAG Revision PPT: Sentence Types

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The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to sentence types. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 16 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 sentence types is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
YEAR 4 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Using standard English forms for verb inflections
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YEAR 4 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Using standard English forms for verb inflections

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 4 word objective requiring pupils to understand the use of ‘standard English forms for verb inflections’. 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.
Year 4 SPAG Bundle
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Year 4 SPAG Bundle

9 Resources
A pack of nine Power Points and Assessments linked to the specific national curriculum objectives for year 4 vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Each Power Point contains: * an explanation of the terminology * a text containing examples linked to the vocabulary, grammar or punctuation objective. * a short exercise for pupils to complete. * opportunities for pupils to discuss and reflect on what they have learnt. In addition, included are short assessment tests containing five SATs style questions linked to each objective with an accompanying answer sheet.
EAL Starter Pack 3: Out and About
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EAL Starter Pack 3: Out and About

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This pack contains a selection of EAL resources suitable for newly arrived KS1 and KS2 pupils with little or no English. The focus for this pack is to help EAL beginners to learn key vocabulary.The pack approximately 50 worksheets with activities linked to more than 60 words. Activities include: Handwriting Drawing Matching pictures and words Multiple choice Simple sentence work The pack also contains a pupil information sheet, a phonics check sheet, pictures of all the referenced vocabulary (which could be enlarged and made into flashcards) and an assessment sheet to help monitor pupil’s understanding. The pack is designed to be used flexibly. Teachers can select worksheets as needed to support EAL lessons. Alternatively, teachers could combine all the sheets in the pack to create a workbook of materials which would allow newly arrived EAL learners to work fairly independently with some teacher support and guidance.
EAL Starter Pack 2: Home
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EAL Starter Pack 2: Home

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This pack contains a selection of EAL resources suitable for newly arrived KS1 and KS2 pupils with little or no English. The focus for this pack is to help EAL beginners to learn key vocabulary associated with home. The pack almost 50 worksheets with activities linked to more than 60 words. Activities include: Handwriting Drawing Matching pictures and words Multiple choice Simple sentence work The pack also contains a pupil information sheet, a phonics check sheet, pictures of all the referenced vocabulary (which could be enlarged and made into flashcards) and an assessment sheet to help monitor pupil’s understanding. The pack is designed to be used flexibly. Teachers can select worksheets as needed to support EAL lessons. Alternatively, teachers could combine all the sheets in the pack to create a workbook of materials which would allow newly arrived EAL learners to work fairly independently with some teacher support and guidance.