Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses - Worksheet Task 1: In the table provided, students have to tick the correct subordinating conjunction to join the sentences together. Task 2: Students have to complete each sentence with an appropriate subordinate clause. . Ideal for 7 to 11 years (depending on ability). 2 pages - fully editable. Answer sheet included.

Creative writing task: A boy finds a mysterious magical object on the beach. Sentence starter: One sunny afternoon, Tom was walking along the beach when … 2 pages. Fully editable.

A great game to play! Just divide your class into groups and get them to guess the answers to the questions. The more answers they get, the more points they win! Suitable for 5+ (depending on ability).

4 persuasive writing frames. Great to use when doing persuasive writing. Fully editable.

A very useful PowerPoint to introduce, explain and show examples of contractions. Over 80 slides. Fully editable.

Ideal for 5+ (depending on ability). Fully editable. PowerPoint - 6 slides showing examples of speech written in speech bubbles and in sentences. Also attached is a 4-page activity booklet: Activity 1: Students must write down something each character might say in the speech bubble provided. Then they must write out the speech in a full sentence (using speech marks). The first is done for them. Activity 2: Students must give each character a name. Then they must write something the characters are saying to each other in the speech bubbles. Finally, they must write the conversation on the lines. The first one has been done for them. Activity 3: Same as activity 2 but this time the conversation must be BIGGER. Activity 4: A character called ‘Amelia’ must ask Tom a question then respond to his reply. Students must copy out the conversation on the lines provided.

Subject: Reading Focus: Visualisation. Visualisation is any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message. 3 great worksheets - The 5 senses, Hiding activity and Visualisation worksheet. 5 pages in total. 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.

A FANTASTIC WRITING TOPIC TO DO WITH YOUR CLASS! A 57-slide PowerPoint with integrated animations and writing activities. 15 lessons - to be taught over 3 weeks. All activities are fully editable. Learning objectives, story, worksheets, video links and more. Ideal for Year 2 or Year 3. . LEARNING OBJECTIVES COVERED (The children will…) . Describe MR BIG. Describe what makes someone happy and sad. Answer questions about the beginning of MR BIG. Learn more about the word ‘avoid’. Sequence sentences correctly. Correct MR BIG sentences. Describe story settings. Order/sequence settings. Describe mountain gorilla activities. Compare two things. Write comparative sentences using however, but and whereas. Correct comparative sentences. Learn some new words and their meanings. Use a dictionary. Make a story map for one section of a story. Adapt part of a story. Plan a story. Write a story. Read a story aloud.

A useful booklet to practise note taking skills. 4 pages. Fully editable.

Attached is a fully editable 9-page oral screening form to assess English proficiency. The aim of this screening form is to establish a student’s basic English language proficiency, to identify a student who requires EAL, EFL, ESL support and to identify topic areas a student may need to develop. Before carrying out the screening form, it is helpful to say to the child, ‘During the task, I will circle some areas that you find a bit tricky. This is to help me know which areas I need to focus on in class so that I can make your English even better!’ By saying this, the child will be reassured (and put at ease) from the start. . The following 23 topic areas are assessed: Colours Numbers (0 – 9) Numbers (10 – 20) Body parts Head / Face Clothes Household objects School Shapes Action words Domestic Animals Weather words Food - Basics Food - Fruit Food - Vegetables Fast food Wild Animals Gardening Positional Words Days of the week Times of the day Months of the year Professions / Jobs

Do you want to start BIG WRITING in your school? If so, follow this simple 4-page information booklet. The booklet is divided into the following sections: Philosophy, How to begin, Big Writing Environment, Rewards, Big Writing Files, Snappy Starters/Quick Fire/Power VCOP Starters, Talking, Rainbow Writing, Finger Tapping & Colours. Ideal for staff training or simple reference. Fully editable.

Resource 1: Students must correctly punctuate the sentences. Resource 2: Students must rewrite the sentences by putting in the missing capital letters and full stops. Resource 3: Capital letters practice sheet. Resource 4: A small presentation introducing capital letters (and a small activity to complete). Ideal for 5+ (depending on ability).

Fantastic Mr Fox - THE SHOOTING! Great activity once you’ve read chapter 3 (The Shooting). Focus: To punctuate. Activity description: To punctuate the sentences correctly. Fully editable.

Fantastic Mr Fox - BOGGIS, BUNCE & BEAN Focus: To write speech. Great activity once you’ve read chapter 1 (The Three Farmers). Activity description: Write something each farmer ’might’ say in the speech bubbles then write the speech in complete sentences. Fully editable.

Fantastic Mr Fox - DESCRIBING MR FOX! Focus: To describe. Great activity once you’ve read chapter 2 (Mr Fox). Activity description: Write 6 words to describe Mr Fox (e.g. cunning, handsome, clever etc.) then write about him in the space below. Fully editable.

The Quest for the Magic Crystal - A story set in an Imaginary World. Enter the enchanted forest, gain help from the Golden Griffin, travel to the Creepy Castle, find the Magic Crystal (in the caves of the Murderous Mountains) and defeat the Ice Dragon! I used this story with my Year 5 class … they loved it! After reading it, they couldn’t wait to write their own quest story set in an imaginary world. 8 pages long. Appropriate for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

This bundle of 6 resources includes: A PowerPoint showing examples of what it means to explain. An explanation rubric. A ‘What is it?’ activity. A writing to explain 4-page activity booklet. A Cause and Effect PowerPoint. A 36-slide PowerPoint containing the following information: What are explanation texts? Identifying the subject in an explanation text. 6 Explanation texts: 1. Water pollution 2. The production of paper 3. Health and Beauty 4. How do volcanoes erupt? 5. What would happen if humans didn’t have bones? 6. What do muscles do? Layout of an explanation text Cause and effect – connectives, examples and activities. More explanation activities

Fantastic Mr Fox - STORYBOARD Summarise each chapter with a picture and some writing. 2 storyboards attached … a 2-page storyboard and a 4-page storyboard (with larger areas for writing). 5 pages in total. Fully editable.