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100 punctuation and grammar starters
PPt containing 100 grammar and punctuation activities with accompanying answers.
Useful for starters at KS3 or for KS2 SATs SPAG practice.
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Starters
This lesson Starter Generator perfect for back to school. This can be used as a distance learning tool with a great range of mini activities for a zoom or Teams session.
Check out our Plenary Generator here. These are the perfect pair of resources to have in ANY lesson!
This is a fully INTERACTIVE presentation with animation and MUSIC. The PPT consists of 37 Slides and a 7 page booklet. SUPER FOR Assessment for Learning (AFL)
Check out the Book:
Use the Starter Generator Wheel on slide 3 to select one of the 10 starters within this presentation. Press the ’Start’ Button to spin the wheel and the ‘Stop’ button to select a number. You can then click on the coloured segment selected to take you to that particular starter. If you wish to be taken back to the Starter Generator wheel, there is a signpost on the dividing page at the end of each starter task. Once the starter has been completed press the ‘Start the Lesson’ sign to take you to the generic title page. Each starter should last around 5-10 minutes.
Please note…Some of these starters require printouts-Supplied alongside this PowerPoint. It is suggested that copies are printed in bulk in preparation for use.
1. Doodles
2. Think, Pair, Share
3. Give me 5
4. Pupil Questionnaire
5. The Rainbow Game
6. Beat the Teacher
7. 5Ws
8. Question Matrix
9. Verbal Tennis
10. Act it Out
We would love your feedback on this resource!
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Effective Starters & Plenaries for Art and Design
I have created a huge PowerPoint presentation with over 45 starter or plenary activities for your art classes.
The activities are all art-related and can be used in KS3 or KS4 art lessons, either as entry tasks, starters, plenaries or exit questions. Sometimes I put the question on the board at the start of the lesson then come back to it at the end.
The slides are made up of questions, challenges, thought prompts, image analysis, riddles, true or false competitions, thunks and more. Some are very general so can be used across any class or topic, and some are more specific and related to different art movements - for example, Pop Art or Graffiti.
You can use the slides to generate discussion or have students discuss things in groups/pairs etc. I have made them to be as adaptable to your lessons/teaching as possible.
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50 Short Literacy Tasks / Starters
This PowerPoint contains 50 short activities based around punctuation, grammar and spelling. This includes:
Word sorting
Spelling rules
Plurals
Tenses
Punctuation
Sentence structure
Much more!
Perfect for lower ability, SEN, EAL or intervention group and could also be used as a bank of starter / plenary activities! A brilliant and versatile resource to have at hand.
Check out my shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3 & KS4, Literacy and whole school resources.
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ISPACE sentence starter word bank.
A bank of sentence starters for the ISPACE acronym, colour-coded to match the twinkl resources that use ISPACE. Perfect to stick in books (I use them on the inside cover) or laminate and have as a supporting resource for writing.
30 English GCSE Starters/Plenaries!
A powerpoint containing 30 lesson starters that can be used for paired or individual work. No prep needed! Max 10 mins each. Designed to improve vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, grammar and proofreading skills. Fits in with the new GCSE English language specification but can also be used with years 7-9, pair students up to for less able groups.
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PEE Paragraph Sentence Starters
Used for both Key Stages 3 and 4 in English Language. Designed to be printed double sided (PEE on one side, connectives on reverse, same with writing and vocabulary) for students to use during assessment/guided writing. I have them printed in colour on card and laminated for my classroom and it’s a great resource - just grab them if you need, or distribute to individuals who are struggling.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
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Year 4 SPaG Starters
Quick starters to help reinforce SPaG teaching. Starts with a recap of the year 3 National Curriculum grammar strands and then moves on to year 4.
Includes over 60 slides. 30 Starters - with answers.
Based on the National Curriculum punctuation and grammar strands.
Includes: prefixes, conjunctions, adverbs, prepositions, simple tense, plural and possessive ‘s’ , plural possession, standard English, noun phrases, prepositional phrases, fronted adverbials, pronouns, inverted commas, determiners and possessive pronouns.
The video shows the first 7 slides of the powerpoint.
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Outstanding starter and plenary activities
81 adaptable and amendable PowerPoint slides to attach as starters and plenaries to any lesson. Some can be printed as worksheets. Using these starters and plenaries I have received many observations graded as outstanding, including an English lesson graded as outstanding by OFSTED. Each slide includes teachers notes on the bottom for instruction.
Activities include:
Two Truths and a lie
Matching definitions
Describe the picture
Brain dump
Back to Back
A to Z
Freeze frame
Wordsearch
…and many more.
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Kinetic letters starter pack
Kinetic letters starter pack - Pulling and pushing numbers, letter formation with teaching powerpoint.
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WORLD MUSIC DAY STARTERS
This powerpoint links music to the following subjects:
History
Maths
Geography
Science
RE
English
Art
PE
D&T
MFL
Each subject has three pages-
Did you know? This is to be shown as pupils walk in
DO NOW (4/5 questions as starter tasks)
Answers to DO NOW
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KS2 SATS Revision Slides
This Powerpoint contains 30 SPaG starters and answers or example slides. It is suitable for pupils reviewing year 6 English. A great revision aid for KS2 SATS preparation.
The Powerpoint includes over 60 slides based on the grammar and punctuation strands of the most recent National Curriculum (2014).
The slides review:
subjunctive form
progressive, simple and perfect aspects
active and passive form
modal verbs
subordinating and coordinating conjunctions
nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, pronouns, prepositions
semi-colons, parenthesis, dashes, commas, full stops, hyphens
main, relative and subordinate clauses
subject and object
questions, statements and exclamations
synonyms and antonyms.
The video show a preview of the first 7 slides (first 3 starters).
Check out these other great resources for SPaG review.
SPaG Review Sheets: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12073134
Year 5 SPaG Starters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12073134
Check out these other great resources for year 6.
Year 6 Maths SATS Number Slides: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11533604
Year 6 Maths Arithmetic Slides: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11539931
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150 Sensational English Starters Bundle.
Here is the complete 'Sensational Starters' series. 150 amazing English based starters/ bell ringers/ entrance activities at your fingertips. Save yourself 30% compared to purchasing these resources separately! These stimulating and thought provoking starters are guaranteed to start each and every lesson on the best possible note and ensure a focused, settled entrance into your classroom.
Part 1 - Writing (£2.50 on its own) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/50-sensational-starters-for-english-teachers-part-1-writing-loads-of-activities-and-inspiration-11402327
Sensory descriptions
Similes, metaphors and personification in writing
Improving adjective use
Improving adverb use
Using dynamic verbs
Improving and developing general vocabulary skills
Adapting writing to suit purpose
Writing with passion and conviction
Using rhetorical devices
Improving descriptive skills
Part 2 - Reading (£2.50 on its own) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/50-sensational-starters-for-english-teachers-part-2-reading-loads-of-activities-and-inspiration-11403357
Basic Inferences
Layered Inferences
Using evidence to support points
Inferring from images
Inferring from quotations
Exploring key words within quotations
Identifying word classes
Commenting on the effect of word classes
Understanding the writer's messages/viewpoints
Understanding the writer's world (context)
Responding critically to a text
Part 3 - SPaG (£2.50 on its own) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/50-sensational-starters-for-english-teachers-part-3-spag-loads-of-activities-and-inspiration-11403959
Complex and commonly misspelled words
Apostrophes of omission
Apostrophes of possession
Full stops
Commas
Semi-colons
Colons
Homophones
Speech
Mixed practice
Proof reading and editing
Would suit Key stages 3, 4 and even 5. Ideal Language GCSE preparation tasks for the new specification Paper 1 and 2; great for general skill building too! The tasks suit a wide range of abilities and can be easily tweaked if required. This would be an ideal resource for a whole school literacy drive too.
Perfect toolkit and inspiration for any teacher. Ready to roll. Enjoy!
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Zentangle worksheet / starter / extension activity
This is a great resource as a starter or extension activity. I’ve also used it outside of art classes during tutor time if I have some time to kill.
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Bubble Writing - Starter Pack **NON-CURSIVE**
Bubble writing - non-cursive handwriting scaffold
Like many primary school teachers I have tried a variety of handwriting schemes with varying degrees of success. Having thought through many common problems with handwriting I have developed a simple scaffold that places a bubble either side of the line to support letter formation. This simple scaffold provides a guide to consistently form printed letters and ensure each letter is uniform in both height and width. Children are able to leave equal spaces between words and see clearly whether or not there is enough space at the end of each line for the next word they intend to write. There has been a huge impact within my class in a very short space of time and I hope you will see similar benefits within your own setting.
Included is a PowerPoint presentation including commonly misspelled words that can be printed as a handwriting pack for children to work through. Blank slides enable you to add words to suit your needs and finally 2 different sized PDF scaffolds that children can use to write on (If photocopied the bubbles will disappear to leave the writing that has been completed.)
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KS3 Tonal Practice Starter Worksheet
Tonal practice ideal as a starter activity or an independent activity for students to develop and refine their skills in showing tone and showing control and accuracy with their pencil/ pen.
Suited for KS3 students or lower ability KS4.
The worksheet contains 3 differentiated tasks (RAG rated) and getting progressively more challenging.
I have included the resource in both PDF and PowerPoint form.
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Maths Starters
A selection of maths starters to help warm up brains for the numeracy lesson! Everything is editable so can be changed to suit your class. Please let me know if they are helpful!
Starters
A small powerpoint that has `what number am I thinking of?' ¬guess my shape' and a spinner for probability. Easily changeable so could be used more than once. Any feed back would be welcomed.
