Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
SATs English Reading Test Prep - Thoughts and Feelings
In this KS2 English reading teaching resource, pupils practise using evidence from a text to work out what a character is thinking and feeling in preparation for the KS2 SATs reading test. Content includes:
An editable PowerPoint lesson covering long answer style questions
A worksheet booklet containing examples of these long answer questions
The Merchant of Venice is a 143-slide PowerPoint-based unit of work with 9 accompanying worksheets. It contains a progressive series of lessons that develop pupil knowledge and understanding of plot, characters, themes, context and language.
This KS3 unit contains 12 lessons which cover a range of activities, including:
Understanding the play’s plot
Analysing the characters
Exploring Shakespeare’s language and use of imagery
Discussing the key themes and ideas of The Merchant of Venice
Studying stagecraft - how Shakespeare creates and resolves conflict
Context - women’s rights, Christianity and antisemitism in Elizabethan England
Comprehension questions (with model answers provided) for each act.
And a lot more. Click the images to preview this unit of work for The Merchant of Venice.
‘Using a Thesaurus’ is a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to use a thesaurus to improve writing skills. For use with either Upper KS2 or Lower KS3 depending on ability.
This PowerPoint-based lesson explores how the use of a thesaurus can help to develop word, sentence and text level skills in writing. It includes the following activities:
Definition of synonyms.
Explanation of how a thesaurus works.
Using a traditional thesaurus.
Using a digital or online thesaurus such as the Microsoft thesaurus in Word, PowerPoint and Publisher.
Using a thesaurus to improve vocabulary task.
Peer assessment and consolidation of understanding plenary activity.
Using Punctuation to Indicate Parenthesis - Years 5 and 6
In this English grammar teaching resource, pupils are introduced to parenthesis and the use of brackets, dashes and commas to punctuate them as per the curriculum objective in the Years 5 and 6 English programme of study - writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes:
An animated PowerPoint presentation
Activities to support the teaching of this objective with an accompanying worksheet
One further worksheet with answers
‘Using Punctuation to Indicate Parenthesis - Years 5 and 6’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the individual needs of each class they teach.
GCSE English Language Reading Comprehension Skills 2
This three-lesson mini-unit is designed to help GCSE students develop their Reading Fiction comprehension skills. It is made up of a 48-slide PowerPoint presentation, 8 worksheets and a comprehension task that uses an extract from the novel ‘Extra Life’ by Oliver Kean.
Contents:
Lesson One
An introduction to the ‘Reading Fiction’ section of the GCSE English Language exam
How to approach the exam task
Analysing an extract - first and second reading
Consolidation and using deduction skills
How to write an extended answer about language
Lesson Two
How to refer to the text and use quotes effectively
How to write about structure
How to answer a 20-mark evaluation question effectively
A 45-minute assessment task
Lesson Three
Feedback and discussion of student responses
All five GCSE-type assessment questions and answers explored in detail
Exemplar answers for all five questions
‘GCSE English Language Reading Comprehension Skills 2’ has everything you need to help you develop essential ‘Reading Fiction’ exam skills.
Click the images to preview the resource.
Writing for Different Audiences
‘Writing for Different Audiences’ English teaching resource explains how the audience of a text affects its composition. The resource has been made with KS3 students in mind but it can be easily tweaked for use with upper KS2 or lower ability KS4 students. Content includes:
An editable PowerPoint lesson
Activities to support the teaching of this objective
1 accompanying worksheet
Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Bundle - Paper One helps GCSE pupils prepare for Paper One (Component 1) of the GCSE English examination.
This teaching resource covers:
An example exam paper with example questions and model answers
A step by step guide through every question on Section A and Section B of Paper 1. The resource breaks every question down and explains how best to approach each one
How to deduce information from a text and how to produce detailed extended responses
How each question is assessed
How to write a short story as required by Section B
How to use language, punctuation and grammar for maximum creative effect
And much, much more!
Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam - Paper One Bundle can be used at any time during the GCSE course but it is especially helpful for revision when exams are approaching.
Improving Reading Skills - Year 7
‘Improving Reading Skills’ has been created to help pupils develop their prose reading skills. The resource explores a range of key reading skills including:
Examining form, language and mood
Developing reading for meaning and understanding skills
Inference and deduction
Non-fiction (travel writing and autobiography)
Improving Reading Skills also includes two example texts and assessment materials within a worksheet booklet.
‘Improving Reading Skills - Year 7’ is fully editable, giving teachers the freedom, if required, to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching requirements.
Make a Father’s Day Card
Writing > Non-fiction
‘Make a Father’s Day Card’ is a fully editable teaching resource which is ideal for KS2 or lower KS3 students studying non-fiction. The resource includes:
Task and lesson objectives
Exploring a range of greeting cards
Discussion of purpose and audience
Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism
The drafting process - how and why we redraft
1 accompanying worksheet
Comparing Dulce et Decorum Est and The Charge of the Light Brigade
(93-slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets)
Comparing Dulce et Decorum Est and The Charge of the Light Brigade contains a range of tasks for all abilities and a detailed analysis of both poems.
Dulce et Decorum Est includes:
A biography of Wilfred Owen.
The historical and social context of Dulce et Decorum Est - World War One, trench warfare, propaganda posters and poetry.
An introduction to the poem, including a video and audio reading of ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’.
A copy of ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’.
Consolidation of understanding and comprehension tasks.
Wilfred Owen’s use of imagery in Dulce et Decorum Est.
Structure and poetic techniques in the poem.
The theme and message of Dulce et Decorum Est.
Links to the Wilfred Owen website, more war poetry, an audio video reading of Dulce et Decorum Est, BBC history WWI resources, Recruiting and war propaganda posters.
Comparing the poems framework.
The Charge of the Light Brigade includes:
A brief biography of Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Social and historical context of the poem.
Analysis of the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade and discussion of ideas and consolidation.
Structure & language - Discuss how Tennyson employs structure and analysis of imagery in The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Style and form - Analysis of Tennyson’s style and form and the use of poetic devices in The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Language - Exploration of word choices.
Themes of The Charge of the Light Brigade explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose.
Links - Where to find further information and analysis of the poet and the battle and clips from the film.
A framework for comparing the poems.
Eduqas GCSE English Language Paper 2 Section A - Exam preparation
This unit is made up of a 91-slide PowerPoint presentation with 13 accompanying worksheets. It has been designed to help students prepare for Section A of the Eduqas GCSE English Language Paper 2 exam.
The resource includes:
• An detailed breakdown of the exam paper.
• Example texts using a C19th text from the American Civil War and a 2002 speech from Barack Obama.
• Example exam paper - 2 texts, 6 questions and marks.
• A breakdown of each question and advice and activities to help pupils answer each one effectively.
• Model answers to all six questions.
And much more.
Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Preparation Bundle - Paper 1 and Paper 2
Eduqas GCSE English Exam - Paper 1 and Paper 2 helps students prepare for Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the Eduqas GCSE English Language exam.
This bundle of 4 resources includes:
Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A
Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section B
Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section A
Eduqas GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section B
Eduqas GCSE English Exam - Paper 1 and Paper 2 can be used at any time during the GCSE course but it is especially designed for revision when the exams are approaching.
Eduqas GCSE English Language Paper 2 Bundle
(PowerPoint and worksheets teaching unit)
Eduqas GCSE English Paper 2 Bundle is a 193-slide PowerPoint teaching resource with 26 accompanying worksheets designed to help students prepare for Paper 2 of the Eduqas GCSE English Language examination.
Contents include:
An introduction to the paper
Example Section A texts using a C19th text from the American Civil War and a 2002 speech from Barack Obama
Example exam questions with marks
A breakdown of each question and advice and activities to help students answer each one
Using and explaining textual references when answering complex Section A questions in detail
Exploring the assessment objectives and how they are covered on the paper
A step by step guide to achieving top marks on Sections A and B
Exploring the writing questions in depth
Understanding the importance of audience, purpose and format
Writing to persuade and persuasive devices
Making writing engaging for the reader and examiner
Writing to argue – structure, language and devices
Writing letters and articles
How to build an argument
Creating a leaflet and writing a speech
Writing to advise
To preview Eduqas GCSE English Language Paper 2 Bundle in detail please click on the titles or images of the individual resources.