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.
Using Pronouns to Avoid Repetition - Years 3 and 4
This English grammar teaching resource, explains how to use pronouns effectively in written work as per the curriculum objective in the Years 3 and 4 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes:
An animated PowerPoint presentation
Activity to support the teaching of this objective
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Using Pronouns to Avoid Repetition - Years 3 and 4’ is fully editable, allowing teachers to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit all their teaching requirements.
Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England (8-slide PowerPoint and 1 worksheet)
In this teaching resource learners explore the role of women in Elizabethan England as presented in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. The resource examines the character of Lord Capulet, his treatment of Juliet and the role of women in 16th century English society.
As with all our teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England is ready to teach but also fully editable. Therefore you can use it as it is or easily and quickly adapt it to suit your specific needs. Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England has been created with KS4 students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3 as all the PowerPoint slides are editable.
KS2 English Teaching Resources: Using Metaphors to Improve Writing teaches pupils how to identify metaphors in their reading and how to use metaphors in their written work. These fully editable PowerPoint resources/lessons can be used as a starter activity, a standalone lesson or incorporated into a scheme of work for improving vocabulary and language skills. The activities include:
What is a metaphor? Definition and examples of metaphors
Using metaphors and building imagery
Using metaphors to create better sentences with accompanying worksheet
1 further worksheet with example answers
'Metaphors’ is fully editable so teachers have the freedom to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.
Using ‘and’ - Year 1
In this English grammar teaching resource, pupils practise using the conjunction ‘and’ to join words and clauses together as per the curriculum objective of the Year 1 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
A using ‘and’ explanation
Various activities with an accompanying worksheet
3 further differentiated worksheets with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Using ‘and’ - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
Direct Speech - Year 3 and 4
Lower KS2 English Teaching Resource
In this English punctuation teaching resource, pupils practise recognising, writing and punctuating direct speech as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 3 and 4 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
An explanation of direct speech
Identify the reporting clause and speech activity with an accompanying worksheet
An explanation of indirect speech
A direct and indirect speech activity with an accompanying worksheet
How to punctuate direct speech explanation
A punctuating speech activity with an accompanying worksheet
Complete the sentences activity with an accompanying worksheet
3 further differentiated worksheets with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Direct Speech - Year 3 and 4’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
Simple Sentences - Year 3
Simple Sentences is an engaging PowerPoint teaching resource (with 3 accompanying worksheets) designed to help lower KS2 children recognise simple sentences and learn how to use them in their own writing.
The resource contains definitions of simple sentences with examples, assessment tasks, consolidation activities and 3 worksheets.
‘Simple Sentences - Year 3’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class taught.
Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2
(17-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheets)
This Year 2 English teaching resource provides a definition of the ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ suffixes with examples, and explains how and why we use comparatives and superlatives. It also explains the exceptions to the add ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ rules.
The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable children of all abilities to be challenged, and full answer keys are included for all questions.
The Prefix ‘un’ - Year 1
English KS1 Teaching Resource
In ‘The Prefix ‘un’ - Year 1’ pupils learn about prefixes and using the prefix ‘un’ as per the objectives of the Year 1 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
An explanation of prefixes and the prefix ‘un-’
Activities with accompanying worksheet to use alongside the PowerPoint lesson
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
Word search activity worksheet with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘The Prefix ‘un’ - Year 1
’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
Checking Out Me History - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
This two-lesson unit teaches students about John Agard's 'Checking Out Me History' in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 49-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context - An introduction to John Agard and the social and historical context of ‘Checking Out Me History’.
First Reading - A reading of ‘Checking Out Me History’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.
Language and imagery - Analysing the poem line by line. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.
Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students' initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included.
Lesson Two
Imagery - Analysing Agard's use of imagery.
Themes - Discussing Checking Out Me History's themes.
Structure and Form - Considering how Agard uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme.
The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘Checking Out Me History’ with ‘London’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam.
This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs.
To preview a selection of slides from 'Checking Out Me History’, please click on the images.
Direct and Reported Speech (KS2)
‘Direct and Reported Speech - KS2’ explains how and when to use direct and reported speech in written work. Content includes:
Editable PowerPoint teaching resource
Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets
‘Direct and Reported Speech - KS2’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.
‘Wonder – Unit of Work Part One’ explores the first eleven chapters of the novel ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit begins with an introduction to the book and author before focusing on understanding the novel’s plot, characters, themes and use of language. The resource contains ten lessons (made up of an 85-slide PowerPoint presentation and 23 worksheets) which explore the book from Chapter One, ‘August’ to Chapter Eleven, ‘The Performance Space’.
The unit contains a range of teaching and learning activities including:
Developing reading and vocabulary skills
Differentiated tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze) to provide appropriate learning for all pupils
Reading and comprehension tasks
Grammar, punctuation and spelling activities that cover contractions, time adverbials, pronouns, homophones, synonyms and word classes
Language study – comparing American and British English
Discussing key themes
Character analysis
Formal and informal writing
Drama activities and freeze framing
And much more!
Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4
‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ has been created for lower KS2 pupils to practise identifying and using conjunctions in their writing as per the curriculum objective of the Year 3 and 4 programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes:
Definitions of conjunctions with examples
Conjunctions activities with an accompanying worksheet
Links to further conjunctions video clips and activities
Link to a conjunctions game
‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you can adapt, personalise and differentiate it to suit your teaching requirements.
Making Predictions
English Teaching Resources: Making Predictions is a PowerPoint presentation designed to help children develop the important reading skill of making predictions in a story.
The lesson includes:
- An introduction with examples of simple narrative predictions using words and images.
- A simple narrative activity to help strengthen prediction making skills with accompanying worksheet
- A consolidation plenary to reinforce understanding of making simple predictions.
- Bold clear fonts, simple language, bright colours, child-friendly imagery and easy to follow text.
English Teaching Resources: The Nativity Story - KS1
‘The Nativity Story - KS1’ has been designed to cover many of the year 1 and 2 curriculum objectives for ‘Reading - comprehension’ and ‘Writing - composition’ outlined in the English programme of study.
‘The Nativity Story’ is a bright and engaging PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Colourful telling of the story with quiz questions to assess understanding
Story sequencing activity with cut out worksheet
Story re-telling with accompanying worksheets
Select a character from the story and then draw and describe them
Nativity scene colouring page
‘The Nativity Story - KS1’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit each class they teach.
Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6
'Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6’ is a mini unit of work containing 3 lessons which teach pupils how to write a formal letter and covers many of the curriculum objectives in the year 5 and 6 English programme of study (Writing - composition). Content includes:
The difference between formal and informal writing
How to write formally
How to lay out a formal letter
The dos and don’ts of writing a formal letter
How to draft and redraft
‘Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
Our Day Out - Unit of Work
This 15-lesson resource includes a unit overview, a 230-slide PowerPoint presentation and 35 worksheets. Every lesson covers key NC objectives and follows the four part lesson format: starter/introduction/development/plenary. All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can teach the unit as it is or modify and differentiate the lessons to suit your teaching needs. You can view the whole resource by selecting ‘View All Slides’ and clicking on the images.
This ‘Our Day Out’ teaching resource contains a range of activities, including:
Brief biography of Willy Russell and the social and historical context of Our Day Out (1970s inner-city Liverpool).
Comprehension questions with answers.
Analysis of the characters of Mrs Kay, Mr Briggs and Carol.
Character development - Mr Briggs’ character arc.
Exploration of the key themes - class, education, poverty.
Developing inference and deduction skills.
Exploring stereotypes and prejudice.
Willy Russell’s use of tension and suspense.
Hot seating activities to develop understanding of characters.
Writing a formal letter
Russell’s use of dramatic irony to create comedy and pathos
Sequencing and summarising activities
Essay task with guidance
To preview Our Day Out - Unit of Work, click on the images.
Conjunctions Bundle - Year 2
This year 2 English grammar teaching bundle contains the following 2 PowerPoint teaching resources with accompanying worksheets:
Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2
Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2
Each of these English teaching resources has been designed to help deliver lessons covering some of the curriculum objectives of the year 2 English programme of study (Writing -vocabulary, grammar and punctuation).
For a full description and preview of each resource please click on the images below.
This bundle gives you a saving of 33% when compared to buying each resource individually.
This bundle is made up of four units of work for the book Wonder - Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four. Click on the images below to find out more about each individual unit.
War Horse
War Horse is a unit of work containing a 142-slide PowerPoint, 14 PDF worksheets and 13 lessons. This scheme of work explores the novel chapter by chapter, analysing the book’s plot, characters, themes and language through a range of engaging activities. These teaching resources can be used with Year 5 or Year 6 (Upper KS2) or with a lower ability Year 7 group either as a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme.
Below are examples of the activities contained in the lessons.
Comprehension questions
Chapter by chapter activities to consolidate understanding
Research task – World War One
Making predictions about War Horse using the cover, title, author and blurb
Exploring and discussing themes
Character analysis of Joey, Albert, Father and Captain Nicholls
Understanding the features of a novel – how does Michael Morpurgo use language and narrative structure in War Horse?
Close analysis of language in key scenes
Role play and hot seating activities
Understanding War Horse’s characters through empathetic writing – diary writing
Developing inference and deduction skills
Writing a newspaper story about key events in the story
Capital Letters for Names
Capital Letters for Names is a PowerPoint presentation focusing on punctuation skills. This teaching resource explains how and when to use capital letters when writing proper nouns. The resource can be used as a starter activity, incorporated into a lesson or developed into lesson on wider punctuation rules. The activities include:
How to use capital letters when writing the names of people and places
Animated activities with accompanying worksheets for pupils to use during the lesson
1 further worksheet with answers
‘Capital Letters for Names’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource if needed to suit the requirements of each class they teach.