This resource contains: 1. A word mat containing all of the spellings in the Year 5 and 6 National Curriculum word list. It can be laminated for pupils to have with them as they work or for homework purposes. Pupils can be encouraged to use these words regularly in their writing. 2. A PowerPoint containing twenty word challenges designed to enable pupils to master the spelling of these words. It can be used for starter sessions. Tasks can be explained using the PowerPoint. The PowerPoint also contains a set of 20 worksheets. This resource is also appropriate for older SEN students who have yet to master the basics of spelling. You may also be interested in: Year 3 and 4 National Curriculum Word List PowerPoint Word Challenge Activities and Set of 15 Worksheets This is a similar resource for Year 3 and 4 National Curriculum Spellings. Click on the link for more details. More Spelling Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains: 1. A word mat containing all the spellings in the Year 3 and 4 National Curriculum word list. It can be laminated for pupils to have with them as they work or for homework purposes. Pupils can be encouraged to use these words regularly in their writing. 2. A fully editable PowerPoint containing 15 activities/challenges to help pupils to learn and master the spellings of these words. 3. A set of 15 spelling challenge worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint. Tasks include finding words on the using a variety of criteria. For example, all the words containing 'ei', all the words with double letters etc. Other tasks include placing the words in alphabetical order, writing sentences containing the words, practise spellings using the look, cover, write and check method and making their own mnemonics for words they have difficulty in spelling. The resources can be used as a series of lessons on spelling, as lesson starters or for homework purposes. You may also be interested in: Year 5 and 6 National Curriculum Word List PowerPoint Word Challenge Activities and Set of 20 Worksheets This is a similar resource for year 5 and 6 National Curriculum Spellings. Click on the link for more details. More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource includes an editable 55-slide PowerPoint lesson and a set of 15 differentiated worksheets on words ending in -ge / -dge (the /dʒ/ sound spelt as -ge and -dge at the end of words National Curriculum , English Programmes of Study Year 2). The PowerPoint includes rules for adding -dge and -ge and exceptions and opportunities to practise spellings through a challenge and sorting activity. It is appropriate for Year 2 pupils and older SEN students who have yet to master the basics in phonics. The worksheets contain tasks on: - inserting the correct -ge / -dge word into a sentence - anagrams - -ge / -dge words spelling practise worksheets - using ge / dge words in sentences - word searches - sorting words into ge / dge / categories More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a set of 11 spelling practice worksheets on the National Curriculum Year 5 and Year 6 statutory spelling word lists. They are ideal for homework. Extra worksheets are provided for spellings that pupils may need extra practice in. You may also be interested in: Year 5 and 6 Spelling Assessment and Records More Spelling Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains spelling practice worksheets based on Year 3 and Year 4 spelling word lists. They are ideal for homework. More Spelling Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a short PowerPoint on metaphors and similes and the differences between them. You may also be interested in: Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains a 37 slide PowerPoint lesson on similes and metaphors. The PowerPoint includes: An explanation and definition of simile and metaphors. Why they are used. Examples of similes and metaphors from poetry and literature - I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud (William Wordsworth), The Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes), My Luv is Like a Red, Red Rose ( Robert Burns) and the Bible. The difference between similes and metaphors. Images to stimulate students to compose their own similes and metaphors. Opportunities to identify, and distinguish between, similes and metaphors. Similes and Metaphors - Set of 13 Worksheets This resource contains a set of 16 worksheets. Tasks include: identifying similes and metaphors in sentences and poetry and literature from The Ancient Mariner by Coleridge, Sea Fever by John Masefield, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth, The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns, several Bible verses and Shakespeare quotes. composing sentences and short paragraphs containing similes and metaphors on themes including foggy day, the haunted house, the snow, the combine harvester, candle flame, trees, hate, love, happiness. This resource also contains an explanation sheet on the similes and metaphors and the differences between then with examples. Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Similes - PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This is a 15 slide PowerPoint lesson on personification. You may also be interested in: Personification - 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains a 50-slide PowerPoint on the literary device of personification. It contains: An explanation and definition of personification and its use in the production of figurative language. Why it is used. Examples of personification from poetry and literature - I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud, The Ancient Mariner, Snow and Snow, The Fog, The Eight-Story Kiss. Opportunities to identify personification in sentences, texts and poetry. Images for students to compose their own writing containing personification. You may also be interested in: Personification - Set of 16 Worksheets This resource contains a set of 16 worksheets on identifying and using the literary device of personification. Tasks include: Identifying personification in sentences and poetry and literature from The Ancient Mariner by Coleridge, The Fog by Carl Sandburg , Jack Frost, The Eight-Story Kiss by Tom Robbins , The Windmill by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , Sea Fever by John Masefield, I wandered lonely as a cloud by William Wordsworth, Snow and Snow by Ted Hughes. Composing sentences and short paragraphs containing personification. Personification - Set of 36 Posters This resource contains 36 eye-catching A3 size posters on personification. Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Personification Bundle Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a PowerPoint show on alliteration. You may also be interested in: Alliteration PowerPoint Lesson This resource is a 40-slide PowerPoint lesson on the literary/poetic device of alliteration. It contains an explanation of alliteration and many examples: from literature - (Harry Potter) poetry ( The Highwayman, The Listeners, Kubla Khan, Cargoes, Sea Fever, The Ancient Mariner) the commercial world in speeches Opportunities are also provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to create sentences/phrases containing alliteration using images as a stimulus. You may also be interested in: Alliteration - Set of 18 Worksheets This resource contains a set of 12 worksheets on identifying and using the literary device of alliteration. Tasks include: Identifying alliteration in sentences and poetry and literature from Harry Potter, The Highwayman, The Listeners, Kubla Khan, Cargoes, Sea Fever and The Ancient Mariner. Writing sentences and short paragraphs containing alliteration. The paragraphs include six scenes to encourage the use of alliteration - poppy field, fireworks, busy street, ice cream, spider’s web and snow covered tree. Designing and creating product names and catchy slogans for a shampoo, canned drink and chocolate bar using alliteration. Save money and buy both at a discounted rate: Alliteration - Set of 35 Posters This resource contains a set of 35 A3 size posters on alliteration. They contain examples of alliteration from poetry, literature, - The Listeners (Walter De La Mare), The Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), Harry Potter (J K Rowling), Sea Fever (John Masefield), Cargoes (John Masefield), Kubla Khan (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) and The Raven (Edgar Allen Poe). Several posters contain examples from famous speeches, films, song lyrics and from product and company brands. Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Alliteration Bundle More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains assessment records for teachers to record and monitor pupil progress in the spelling of the words in the statutory National Curriculum Year 5 and 6 word list. You may also be interested in: Year 5 and 6 Spelling Practice Worksheets More Spelling Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource helps to track the progress of pupils in the spelling of words of the National Curriculum word list for years 3 and 4. More Spelling Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains three sets of assessment and record sheets for the first three hundred high-frequency words to track pupil progress in the reading and spelling of these words. More High Frequency Words Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains assessment and record sheets for the third set of 100 hundred high-frequency words to record when pupils are able to read and spell these high-frequency words. The document is editable so that the school logo can be put on if desired. More High Frequency Word Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a teacher record for the assessment of student progress in reading and spelling the second set of 100 high-frequency words. The document is editable so that the school logo can be put on if desired. More High Frequency Word Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains: a fully editable PowerPoint lesson that explains how to decide whether to use the article/determiner 'a' or 'an' before a word by looking at the first letter to determine whether or not it is a vowel. There are 40 slides in total. a set of 8 differentiated worksheets on the use of 'a' or 'an' before a word. A more detailed version of this PowerPoint that includes exceptions to the basic rules (one, hour, unicorn, university, euro, Europe, etc) is also available. PowerPoint Lesson - a or an - including Exceptions You may also be interested in: Writing Frame - 'a' or 'an' This resource contains a set of seven writing frames to reinforce the correct use of the article 'a' or 'an' before a word. In addition to helping pupils to choose the correct article 'a' or 'an', it is a particularly useful resource for students who struggle to master the basics of writing. It provides a framework and scaffolding for pupils to achieve some success in creating sentences independently. Writing sentences and reading them back helps pupils to embed and consolidate high-frequency words which they will then be able to use freely in their writing. It is particularly appropriate for those SEN students. who find reading and writing challenging. The support of the frame makes sentence writing accessible and gives pupils a feeling of confidence - that they can do it! I have used these frames successfully over many years to get older SEN students motivated to read and write independently. More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains assessment record forms designed to keep records of pupils' progress in their ability to read and spell high-frequency words. More High Frequency Word Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this-step-by step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Set of 3 differentiated worksheets on set 1 of the third set of 100 high frequency words. The first contains spelling practice with the opportunity for students to create sentences with the words practised. The second worksheet is just for spelling practise, The third is spelling practice for those students who find the mechanics of writing challenging. They are able to write over the words. For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this 'must have' step by step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide To be kept informed of new resources click here and follow!

This resource contains a poster on onomatopoeia. You may also be interested in: Set of 11 Figurative Language Posters Onomatopoeia PowerPoint Lesson Onomatopoeia Set of 20 Worksheets Onomatopoeia Set of 30 Posters Save money and buy onomatopoeia resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Onomatopoeia Bundle More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains an example of how to write a thank you card and a template for pupils to write their own thank you card. It has been designed for students working at Entry level 1 and 2 in English. You may also be interested in: Writing Short Notes / Messages This resource contains a set of exemplars and templates on note writing / postcard writing designed for students working at Entry level 1 and 2. Examples include:- Get Well Soon Thank You Sorry Party Invitation Good Luck Happy Birthday This resource is ideal resource for Entry Level 1 students working towards Entry level English where students have to: Use written words and phrases to present information. Construct simple sentences using full stops. Spell correctly personal or very familiar words More Entry Level Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains two Christmas-themed alphabetical order worksheets. You may also be interested in: Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order Worksheets This resource contains a set of 8 Christmas-themed worksheets on alphabetical order. Tasks include: Placing items in alphabetical order by the first letter only. Placing items in alphabetical order to the second, third and fourth letter. Placing names in a filing system using the alphabet. Placing items on a Christmas shopping list in alphabetical order. Making own shopping list and placing items in alphabetical order. Placing the names of the characters in ‘A Christmas Carol’ in alphabetical order. Placing the names of pop singers into an index system Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order PowerPoint Lesson This resource contains an editable, Christmas-themed PowerPoint lesson on alphabetical order, in which Santa’s elves visually demonstrate and explain alphabetical order up to four letters. This is an ideal resource for introducing/consolidating alphabetical order in the Christmas period. Save money and buy both resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order: PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheets More English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide

Worksheet on alphabetical order to the first letter. A highly visual and interactive PowerPoint lesson that clearly demonstrates and explains alphabetical order is available at Alphabetical Order - 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this ‘must have’ step by step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide