This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Each Comprehension fits on two slides with the text repeated. It was created using PowerPoint 2013. These ‘higher level’ comprehensions require the children to… …use inference and deduction …back up what they are saying using quotes …answer ‘find the word’ or ‘find the group of words’ questions …identify why the writer has written something in a particular way There are absolutely no basic recall questions! THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN A PRINTABLE FORM WITH EACH ONE FITTING ON A SINGLE SHEET OF A4 PAPER.

Rearrange the words to make a well known proverb. The children will find these more difficult than adults since many of them are not used so much nowadays. This resource could be used to initiate class discussions and could be used in assemblies. This PowerPoint has 25 different problems, but it would be very easy to add more should you need to. This was created using PowerPoint 2013. INCLUDES FREE THE STORY OF PHYLL. THIS VERY SILLY STORY WITH PROBABLY THE WORLD’S WORST ILLUSTRATIONS TEACHES THE CHILDREN ABOUT PHOTOSYNTHESIS. SUITABLE FOR KS2 AND 3.

Use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division and the 4 numbers to get the target number - but one of the numbers is missing! You need to find the missing single digit number AND the solution. This PowerPoint has 25 different problems, but it would be very easy to add more should you need to. This was created using PowerPoint 2013. INCLUDES FREE SPaG CROSSWORD CREATOR FOR YEAR 5 AND 6. WRITE CLUES FOR THE KEY WORDS FROM THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND CREATE YOUR OWN CROSSWORD.

This is a 9 page homework project about the Titanic - ideal for year 5 and 6 children. It could be completed in class or given as homework. It includes four separate writing activities. -a letter -a speech -a diary -a report Excerpt: Task 1 - A Letter Back Home You are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime and have travelled from London to Southampton to Board the Titanic. You decide to write a letter to someone in your family before you leave. Make sure you think about the following things: a. Decide whether you are rich or poor. A rich person might be more likely… Each activity includes advice to help the children improve the quality of their writing.

These sheets will help pupils become more confident at identifying word classes. The idea is simple… -Choose a colour for each word class. -Colour all the corresponding words from the text in that colour. 8 different worksheets are included. They could be given for homework, used is class or given as MORNING WORK. The sheets ask pupils to look for… -Nouns -Verbs -Adjectives -Adverbs -Determiners -Prepositions -Conjunctions -Pronouns INCLUDES FREE MAKE YOUR OWN FORTUNE TELLER. THIS SHEET HAS FULL INSTRUCTIONS AND ARROW TO HELP THE CHILDREN PUT THE WRITING IN THE CORRECT PLACES. THEY COULD MADE TO INCLUDE SPaG QUESTIONS, TIMES TABLES, SPELLINGS E.T.C.

Do you need a really good writing example to inspire your pupils? These opening paragraphs for creative writing sessions (or for homework) include well structured sentences. They are ideal for Year 5 and 6 children - and KS3. The mystery focus will engage writers and should initiate some good class discussions. Three openers are included. Each includes a version that can be easily cut out and stuck in their books, and a version that can be completed on the sheet in class or for homework. The three starters are titled… 1. A Good Night’s Sleep 2. Hide and Seek 3. The Attic

A collection of ideas to develop reading and writing skills based on the first six chapters of the book. Could be used to help plan a unit of work. Five worksheets are also included. INCLUDES FREE STORY IDEAS. THE CHILDREN CAN FOCUS ON JUST THE WRITING WITH ONE OF THESE FIVE DETAILED STORY PLANS. THEY WILL HELP THEM TO PRODUCE A LONGER PIECE OF HIGH QUALITY WORK.

This worksheet gets the children to search for conjunctions, determiners, prepositions or pronouns on a grid. If they find one, they colour it in. Finding all of them will reveal a letter of the alphabet. There are three different worksheets for conjunctions, determiners, prepositions and pronouns + a blank one for the children to create their own. -Conjunctions (x3) -Determiners (x3) -Prepositions (x3) -Pronouns(x3) + a blank one …so 13 different worksheets altogether. Complete with the answer sheets. INCLUDES FREE ADVENTURE BOOK MAKER. THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PLAN AND MAKE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE BOOK. MAKE CAREFUL DECISIONS ALONG THE WAY AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET TO THE END OF THE ADVENTURE.

This practice SPAG Paper 1 has 46 questions similar to the 2016 test. The questions are different to the ones in the Mini-Tests which can be purchased separately. INCLUDES FREE SPaG MORNING WORK. THREE QUESTIONS EVERY DAY / 25 PER WEEK. WITH QUESTIONS LIKE… -NAME THREE ADJECTIVES THAT START WITH THE LETTER A -WRITE A SENTENCE WITH A RELATIVE CLAUSE