Semi-colon activity sheets with three levels of differentiation that have a range of activities allowing children to use semi-colons correctly, inset them in the correct place and mark sentences that have tried to use them. Answers included. Semi-colon talk cards, a range of questions including questions about how semi-colons can be used and identifying where they can be used in a sentence. Perfect for use in pairs or small groups to consolidate what children know about using semi-colons. Semi-colon passages. Short paragraphs with three levels of differentiation where children need to identify where the semi-colons need to go. Ideal as a short activity or as part of a grammar session. Answers included. National Curriculum Year 6 statutory content to be introduced – Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up]. Use of the colon to introduce a list and use of semi-colons within lists. Years 5 and 6 – Pupils should be taught to indicate grammatical and other features by using semi-colons, colons or dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses. Differentiation Separating detailed items in a list and using semi-colons to replace conjunctions. Separating detailed items in a list, using semi-colons to replace conjunctions and to separate related clauses. Separating detailed items in a list, using semi-colons to replace conjunctions and to separate related clauses in multi-clause sentences.

Fourteen weeks of morning task activities, four activities per week. These morning activities are perfect for the start of the day, after break or lunch. We know how these times of the school day can be tricky and there is a lot going on, each day’s activity focuses on one objective with a challenge for any students who need it. They are designed to review curriculum knowledge that students have already learnt about, so are a perfect way to warm up for the day. These activities are prepared for the first term of Year 3 but can be used whenever, keep an eye out for morning tasks for the rest of the year. Objectives cover: Adding 10 and 100 Times tables Mental addition and subtraction Spelling, including common exception words Word classes Number sequences Ordering and comparing numbers and more! PPT and worksheets. Answers/examples provided where appropriate. Try the first week’s morning activities for free.

Eleven weeks of morning task activities, four activities per week. These morning activities are perfect for the start of the day, after break or lunch. We know how these times of the school day can be tricky and there’s a lot going on, each day’s activity focuses on one objective with a challenge for any students who need it. They are designed to review curriculum knowledge that students have already learnt about, so are a perfect way to warm up for the day. These activities are prepared for the second term of Year 4 but can be used whenever, keep an eye out for morning tasks for the rest of the year or buy our Autumn and Spring Bundle here. Objectives and activities include: Multiplication and division facts Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 Multiplying 2 and 3 digit numbers by 1 digit Perimeter Recognising fractions and their equivalents Writing decimals Sequences and patterns Adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs Spelling Following instructions to create an image Speech Writing stories and letters Reading comprehensions Try the first week of Autumn morning activities for free here.

Seven weeks of morning work tasks, four tasks per week. These activities are ideal for Year 5s in the Autumn term as it focusses on what is commonly taught in the first term of the year, they can also be used at any point of the year for recap and consolidation. Each week consists of two Maths based activities and two English based activities, covering the following: Addition and subtraction. Multiplication and division, including multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. Times tables facts, including factors. Place value. Rounding. Roman numerals. Modal verbs. Relative clauses. Creative writing. Determiners. Understanding the meaning of words. Punctuation.

Ideal for use in Year 3 when using ‘a’ or ‘an’ is introduced or consolidation in later years. PPT with the rules for adding ‘a’ and ‘an’ including the common exceptions to the rule and a quickfire **quiz**. Activity sheets with three levels of differentiation to allow children to identify when ‘a’ or ‘an’ needs to be used across a variety of words. National Curriculum Links Use of the forms a or an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel Differentiation Using ‘a’ and ‘an’ before a range of words, no exceptions to the rule. Using ‘a’ and ‘an’ before a range of more increasingly difficult words, no exceptions to the rule. Applying their knowledge to sentences. Using ‘a’ and ‘an’ before a range of words including exceptions to the rule. Applying their knowledge to sentences and paragraphs.

Ideal for use in Year 4 when the possessive apostrophes objective is first introduced or in later years for consolidation. ‘Plural possessive apostrophes’ PPT. A guide to how to use apostrophes for plural nouns with a **quiz** to allow for practise in class. ‘Possessive apostrophes’ activity sheets with three levels of differentiation including a range of activities to allow children to practise using and adding apostrophes. National Curriculum Links Year 4 statutory content to be introduced – Apostrophes to mark plural possession Differentiation Adding apostrophes to singular nouns to consolidate previous learning. Adding apostrophes to plural nouns that end in an ‘s’. Adding apostrophes to plural nouns that end in an ‘s’ and those that don’t e.g. children.