Everything you need to teach a complete and outstanding lesson on how to use embedded clauses! Plus, there’s no printing required - all the activities are included in the presentation! A clause is a group of words containing a verb and expressing a complete idea. An embedded clause is a type of clause that comes in the middle of a main clause and which adds extra information. An embedded clause is punctuated with commas either side of it. E.g. The tornado, which the people had been warned about, ripped through the village. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which contains all the information slides and consolidation activities you need to teach children how to use embedded clauses in their writing. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity √ Information and explanation slides √ Shared/ whole class consolidation activities for each learning point √ Independent, differentiated activities (3 difficulty levels) √ Activities reviewing relevant prior learning √ Answer slides √ Written and reasoning activities for applying the learning √ Plenary activity PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching the difference between subject and object pronouns. Subject pronouns often come before the verb in a sentence and tell us who or what did the verb (he, she, it, you, I, they, we etc.) Object pronouns often come after the verb in a sentence and tell us who or what the verb was done to. (him, her, it, you, me, them, us etc.) This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: Learning objective Three success criteria Starter activity Teaching input Whole class consolidation activities Extension and reasoning tasks All answer slides Hint and support slides Plenary activity PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a complete lesson (PowerPoint Presentation) teaching the difference between when to use the quantifiers ‘much’, ‘many’ and ‘lots of’/ ‘a lot of’. The PowerPoint also covers the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. We use ‘much’ and ‘many’ to ask questions (e.g. How many apples is there? How much milk is there? and to make negative statements (e.g. There aren’t many apples. There isn’t much milk.) whereas we use ‘lots of’ or ‘a lot of’ to make positive statements (e.g. There are lots of apples. There is lots of milk.). We use ‘much’ to ask questions and make negative statements about uncountable nouns. We use ‘many’ to ask questions and make negative statements about countable nouns. We use ‘lots of’ or ‘a lot of’ to make positive statements about both countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns are nouns that we make plural and that we can count where as uncountable nouns are nouns that we don’t make plural and which we measure instead of count. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities and teaching points for teaching children how to use much, many and lots of/ a lot of. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - Sentence builder √ Teaching input - the difference between countable and uncountable nouns, how to use ‘much’ and ‘many’ to ask questions about amounts and to make negative statements about amounts. How to use ‘lots of’ and ‘a lot of’ to make positive statements about amounts. √ AFL - much or many fill in the blank task √ Multiple guided/ whole class consolidation activities throughout √ Multiple differentiated independent activities (3 levels) throughout √ Extension task √ Plenary activity - mistake spotter (AOL) PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching the difference between when to use ‘was’ and when to use ‘were’. ‘Was’ is used with singular nouns and pronouns. ‘Were’ is used with plural nouns and pronouns + you. Both ‘was’ and ‘were’ are used when speaking and writing in the past tense. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity considering different tenses √ Teaching input - difference between use of ‘was’ and ‘were’ √ Whole class consolidation activities - fill in the blanks, reasoning questions, complete the table etc. √ Extension input - ‘You’ √ Differentiated independent activities - mistake spotter, fill in the blanks, create your own sentences, swap the verbs etc. √ All answer slides includes √ Extension task - differentiated 3 ways √ Information slide for learners needing additional support √ Plenary activity - Sentence maker activity PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to identify the theme in a text, complete with all the activities you need to consolidate this skill. The theme of a story is the message, moral or life lesson that the author wants us to learn from the events in the story. Themes can be generalised to the real world and are not specific to the characters and events of the story. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes all the information and activities you need to teach children how to identify the theme in a text. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - to engage and get children thinking √ AFL Question √ Teaching input - what a theme is, what a theme is not and how we can identify the theme in a text √ Examples of themes √ Guided/ whole class consolidation activities - reading tasks - identify the theme √ Differentiated questioning √ Differentiated independent consolidation activity (3 levels) √ Extension task - writing activity to deepen learning √ All answer slides √ Plenary - AOL PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to identify the main idea in a text, complete with all the activities you need to consolidate this skill. The main idea in a text is the key point that the writer wants the reader to know. This can be explicitly stated with a ‘topic sentence’, usually at the start or end of the paragraph, or it can be implied, in which case you may need to use some extra methods for identifying the main idea. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes all the information and activities you need to teach children how to identify the main idea in a text. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - to engage and get children thinking creatively √ AFL Question √ Teaching input - what is the main idea and how can we find it in a text? √ Examples of explicitly stated main ideas in topic sentences √ Guided/ whole class consolidation activities √ Differentiated review activity √ Differentiated independent consolidation activities (3 levels) √ Extension task - writing activity to deepen learning √ All answer slides √ Plenary - AOL PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to use subordinating conjunctions, complete with all the activities you need PLUS a review of coordinating conjunctions. Subordinating conjunctions are used to link a main clause with a subordinating clause. Some examples of subordinating conjunctions include: after, although, because, as, since, whereas, before, when, where, whilst, so that etc. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes the activities you need to teach children how to use subordinating conjunctions. In addition to teaching how to use subordinating conjunctions, the lesson also includes a review of coordinating conjunctions. PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - get children in the mood to write! √ Review of coordinating conjunctions √ Differentiated questioning (3 levels) √ Teaching input - what are subordinating conjunctions, example sentences, the meaning of the prefix ‘sub’ √ Guided/ whole class activities √ Information slides - when subordinating conjunctions can come at the start of your sentences, fronted adverbials, correct punctuation √ Differentiated independent consolidation activities (3 levels) √ Review activities and mini plenaries throughout √ Plenary - AOL PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to use coordinating conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions are used to link two main clauses, or two equal parts of a sentence together. We can use the anagram FANBOYS to help us remember the seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet & so. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes the activities you need to teach children how to use coordinating conjunctions. In addition to teaching how to use coordinating conjunctions, the lesson also explains the difference between coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions and briefly introduces subordinating conjunctions at the end, in preparation for the next lesson. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - get children in the mood to write! √ Teaching input - what are conjunctions, there are two main kinds (coordinating and subordinating conjunctions) and the key differences between these. √ Review activities and mini plenaries throughout √ Differentiated questioning (3 levels) √ Guided/ whole class activities √ Differentiated independent activities (3 levels) √ Plenary - Extend the learning PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a complete lesson (PowerPoint Presentation) teaching how to use inverted commas/ speech marks/ quotation marks. Inverted commas/ speech marks are used to punctuate direct speech. They go around the words which are actually spoken. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities and teaching points for teaching children how to use inverted commas/ speech marks. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity (AFL) √ Teaching input - what are inverted commas and how do we use them? √ Consolidation activities - Speaking and listening, reading and writing activities √ Guided/ whole class activities √ Differentiated independent activities (3 levels) √ Apply learning - Writing Task √ Reasoning activities √ Plenary activity (AOL) PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

This is a full lesson teaching how to use possessive apostrophes. Possessive apostrophes are apostrophes used to show that something belongs to something else e.g. cat’s whiskers This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities for teaching children how to use possessive apostrophes. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity √ Review of relevant prior learning (contractions and plurals, including irregular plurals) √ Teaching input - what are possessive apostrophes and how to use them √ Consolidation activities √ Differentiated questioning (3 levels) √ Guided/ whole class activities √ Differentiated independent activities (3 levels) √ Extend learning - Looking at exceptions √ Speaking and listening, reading and writing activities √ Plenary - Reasoning Task PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation teaching what the past simple tense is, why we use it and how to write in the past simple tense. The past simple tense is used to talk about things that have already happened. It is used especially for describing things that we know when happened. All sentences must have a verb. Verbs tell us the tense of a sentence. We distinguish between regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs are verbs which follow a rule to change to past simple (we add the suffix -ed to these words). Irregular verbs do not follow a rule to change to their past tense form. This lesson includes: √ Complete PowerPoint presentation for the full lesson √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity √ Teaching input & information slides √ Consolidation activities √ Differentiated independent activities √ Differentiated questioning √ Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks √ Extension & application tasks √ Plenary activity The lesson covers: Identifying the verbs in sentences Distinguishing between regular and irregular verbs Changing regular verbs to their past simple tense form Common irregular verbs in the past simple tense form Forms of the verb ‘to be’ (brief introduction) How to write in the past simple tense When to use the past simple tense/ why we use it PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching the difference between synonyms and antonyms and how to use them in your writing. Synonyms = words with a similar or the same meaning Antonym = words with opposite meanings This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - your AFL √ Teaching input - exploring what synonyms and antonyms are, the differences between them and examples of each being used in sentences. √ Differentiated speaking & listening activities - group/ paired activity (3 ways of differentiation) √ Differentiated independent tasks (3 ways of differentiation) √ Reasoning task - applying learning √ Plenary - Creative application PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson teaching the difference between adjectives and adverbs and how to use them in your writing. Adjectives describe nouns (people, places and things). Adverbs describe verbs (doing/ action words). This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - your AFL - identifying adjectives and adverbs activity √ Teaching input - exploring what adjectives and adverbs are, the differences between them and examples of each being used in sentences. √ Differentiated speaking & listening activities - group/ paired activity (3 ways of differentiation) √ Differentiated writing tasks (3 ways of differentiation) √ Extension activity - apply learning with a writing activity √ Growth mindset challenges √ Plenary - Extend the learning by looking at exceptions PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson teaching about environmental issues such as deforestation and what people are doing to help these issues (sponsorships, raise awareness, community campaigns). The independent activity is to design a project (sponsored activity, community scheme etc.) to help a chosen issue affecting the environment or the local community. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Four success criteria √ Starter activity designed to engage and help children learn key vocabulary √ Present perfect tense review activity plus answer slide √ Input slide with link to Youtube video of poem as an engaging introduction to the issue √ Mini Plenary - Multiple choice quiz questions to check understanding √ All answer slides √ Reflection questions - speaking and listening activity √ Reading activity about what people around the world are doing to help issues that they are concerned about. √ Consolidation activities (multiple choice questions) √ Writing task - design own project for helping an issue I am interested in √ Extension - Introduction to some adjectives and their associated prepositions (e.g. worried about, interested in etc.) √ Plenary - Memory game LO: TO ANALYSE PROBLEMS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT Success Criteria: I can describe problems that our environment is experiencing. I can analyse the current and future effects of such problems. I can read about what others are doing to help issues they are interested in. I can design my own project. PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation teaching what fronted adverbials are and how to use them in your writing. Fronted adverbials come at the front of sentences and describe the verb. They tell us where, when, how or why the verb happened. The lesson presentation (PowerPoint) includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity √ Teaching input information slides √ Quick Review/ Mini Plenary activity √ Consolidation activities √ Differentiated independent task (three levels) √ Extension activity √ Includes reading and writing tasks - opportunities to apply the learning √ All answer slides √ Plenary activity LO: TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND AND USE FRONTED ADVERBIALS IN MY OWN WRITING. Success Criteria: I understand that fronted adverbials come at the start sentences and give additional information about the verb. I can identify fronted adverbials in sentences and distinguish between where, when, how and why fronted adverbials. I can use where, when, how and why fronted adverbials in my own sentences to give additional information. I can punctuate my fronted adverbials with a comma. PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson teaching the difference between when to use ‘a’ and when to use ‘an’. We use ‘an’ in front of words (nouns and adjectives) which begin with a vowel letter (a, e, i, o and u). We use ‘a’ in front of words which begin with a consonant letter. The presentation consists of 27 slides and multiple activities helping children develop a solid and secure understanding of the differences between using ‘a’ and ‘an’. The lesson includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - AFL - fill in the blanks √ Teaching input slides - Explaining when to use ‘a’ and when to use ‘an’ √ Recap/ Mini Plenary activity √ Consolidation activities √ Extension activity √ Differentiated independent task √ Writing task - application for learning √ All answer slides √ Plenary activity PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching how to use the following vocabulary associated with finding places on a map: street, town, city, county, country, continent, global, local, national, international, equator, prime meridian, longitude, latitude, postcode The lesson also introduces the concept of using coordinates to locate countries on a world map using the lines of longitude and latitude. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity (Vocab Volley) involving choosing the correct definition for the given vocabulary - all answer slides included. √ Activity identifying the terms for various parts of an address + answer slide √ Information slides + consolidation activities for learning the following vocabulary: global, continents, countries, international, national. √ Differentiated versions of some activities and questions. √ Information slides explaining lines of latitude, longitude, the equator and the prime meridian. √ Information slides explaing how to use coordinates to locate countries on a world map plus example and consolidation activity. √ Plenary - corners - AOL for parts of an address plus global, international, national and local vocabulary. This lesson is designed specifically for Cambridge Stage 6, unit 1 teaching content but can be suitable for any English lesson about world and map vocabulary. PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson teaching the names of different feelings and emotions, including: happy, nervous, angry, scared, excited, interested, worried, confused & proud. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity - AFL √ Teaching input slides learning to name and identify different feelings: happy, nervous, angry, scared, excited, interested, worried, confused, proud, miserable √ Speaking and listening activity √ Consolidation activities: - Reading activity & discussion points - Writing activity - apply the learning √ Plenary activity This lesson is designed specifically for Cambridge Stage 6, unit 1 teaching content but can be suitable for any English lesson about feelings and emotions. PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full writing lesson teaching how to write in the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense consists of the word ‘has’ or ‘have’ followed by the past participle of the verb. The past participle may be the same as the past tense form with most regular verbs but there are many differences with irregular verbs. The present perfect tense is used for the following reasons: To describe our past experiences and talk about places we have been to To refer to things that have happened very recently To talk about things that started in the past but the effects of which are still true now The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity designed to get children in the writing mood √ Review slides, activities & answer slides - reviewing the present perfect tense & its grammar points √ 3 x writing activities to practise writing in the present perfect tense for 3 purposes: To describe our past experiences and talk about places we have been to To refer to things that have happened very recently To talk about things that started in the past but the effects of which are still true now √ Plenary activity PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.

A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching how to use the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense is made from the word ‘has’ or ‘have’ plus the past participle of the verb. It is used to: Talk about past experiences & places we have been, Talk about things which happened in the past but the effects of which are still true now etc.) Talk about very recent events The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success criteria √ Starter activity reviewing difference between ‘has’ and ‘have’ plus answer slide & explanation slides √ Review slides, activities & answer slides - reviewing other uses for present perfect tense (to talk about past experiences & places we have been, to talk about things which happened in the past but the effects of which are still true now etc.) √ Review slide, activity & answer slides - reviewing use of ‘not’ with present perfect tense (hasn’t, haven’t) √ Input slides teaching how to use the present perfect tense to talk about recent events √ Two consolidation activities (question and answer, drawing review activity) √ Input slide - use of ‘just’ when using the present perfect tense to talk about recent events √ Consolidation slide - use of ‘just’ √ Differentiated questions (3 levels) plus answer slides & explanations (blue = tricky; easiest difficulty, orange = very difficult; middle difficulty, red = super duper hard; most difficult √ Consolidation activity - irregular past participles activity & answer slide √ Plenary - spot the slip-up activity, hint slide & answer slide This lesson is designed specifically for Cambridge Stage 6, unit 1 teaching content but can be suitable for any English lesson teaching the present perfect tense. PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.