Revise Year 6 grammar terms using this fun and challenging tarsia game - perfect for home learning or classroom use! A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle, in which small equilateral triangles fit together to form one, giant triangle. Here, children need to match grammatical terms with model sentences to complete three separate puzzles. Templates are also included to allow children to come up with their own model sentences, and create new grammar puzzles for their classmates.

This non-fiction text about robots is a fascinating look at the history, evolution and possible future of robotics and AI. It is accompanied by comprehension questions that target key skills of retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary.

This Greek myth retells the tale of how Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to man. It can be used to test comprehension skills, including inference, and as a model text for story planning and writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary, including Tier 2 words. A planning sheet is included for children to plan out their own Greek myth.

This Anglo-Saxon legend retells the tale of how Beowulf travelled to the land of Heorot to defeat Grendel. It can be used to test KS2 reading comprehension skills and as a model text for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. A planning sheet is included to support children in planning their own Anglo-Saxon legend.

In Year 1, pupils need to learn about exclamation marks. Teach how they are used in sentences with this brightly coloured poster, then allow children to apply their skills with the card sort activity and worksheets.

These worksheets review the grammar and punctuation objectives covered during Year 4. They are an excellent way to identify areas of strength or weakness in preparation for the next school year, and to revise this content before SATs in Year 6. The worksheets are divided into five different types of activity including writing challenges and GPS sample test questions.

Inspire discussion and writing in your primary class with these six KS1 interactive display posters on zoo animals. Each poster contains statistics and interesting facts about the animals. Additional bubbles are provided so that the children can add their own facts and expand the posters. The sheets include these animals: elephants giraffes lions camels rhinos hippos

This pack contains a variety of Key Stage 2 spellings split into different spelling patterns. Children can be given sets of word cards and asked to discuss the common spelling patterns, before sorting the cards into groups. It’s a hands-on way to revise and improve pupils’ understanding of key spellings. The spelling patterns covered in the Year 6 spelling test are: Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer. Use prefixes involving the use of a hyphen Distinguish between homophones and other words which are often confused Uncommon or more ambitious vocabulary

This lower KS2 grammar resource provides everything you need to teach five 15-minute lessons on the present perfect tense. As well as learning how to identify the present perfect tense, children are challenged to come up with creative responses in their writing to this area of grammar, with colourful images included to help inspire their work. The five SPaG lessons are designed to be taught across one week. Alternately, you may wish to teach the sessions in larger chunks, spread over a longer period of time or intersperse them with different grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. The resources included in this pack are: PowerPoint Present perfect tense worksheets Image cards Writing plan Upleveling sentences worksheet

This pack of story planning resources is based on the idea of ‘The Hero’s Journey’, in which the central character of a tale progresses through 12 stages as his or her story unfolds. Once children can recognise this structure in familiar tales, they can use it to plan their own myths, legends or fantasy stories.

This pack contains five posters that illustrate different ways of using cohesive devices in writing. Each poster uses an exciting fantasy image accompanied by text boxes or word balloons, which include examples of cohesive devices in writing inspired by the picture. Blank balloon templates enable you to use the children’s own ideas. The teaching points covered in this pack are: repetition pronouns adverbials of time adverbials conjunctions There are three versions of each poster: Completed poster - these writing posters can go straight on your classroom wall. The image is accompanied by text which illustrates the cohesive device. Blank poster - these posters are blank and ready for the class to add their own text in the blank speech bubbles provided. These can then be arranged around the poster. Giant poster - a large version of the blank poster. This can be printed off in four parts and assembled to create a larger display.

This Pied Piper KS2 reading comprehension pack can be used to test comprehension skills and also as a prompt for writing activities. This story retells the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions, which target key skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. The text includes models of fronted adverbials, clauses and using using colons and semi-colons to connect clauses. Also included in the pack are three story prompts, encouraging children to create their own texts which continue the tale.

Use this KS2 grammar game to help introduce Year 4 children to fronted adverbials, and to revise the topic with Years 5 and 6. The activity pack contains more than 100 fronted adverbial sentence starters grouped into categories of ‘how’, ‘where’ and ‘when’. Also included are clauses which can be matched to the fronted adverbials to create sentences. Teaching ideas: Children can sort the fronted adverbials into categories, and add their own to the lists Children can match fronted adverbials with clauses to create sentences (including silly ones!) Children can use the fronted adverbial cards to start their own sentences The cards are great for display, too!

This challenging KS2 grammar game will help get children thinking about the difference between formal and informal language. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle which children solve by matching up sides of triangles so that they correspond with each other, to form one giant equilateral triangle. In this case, children need to match formal and informal words and phrases. An ideal stretch and challenge activity for in the classroom, or for homework. Included in the pack are: *Two sheets of tarsia pieces *Informal words and phrases list worksheet, so children can anticipate possible formal versions *Teacher’s answer sheet, showing the formal/informal pairs *Blank tarsia sheets, so children can make their own puzzle for classmates to solve

This KS2 lesson plan uses The Balaclava Story by George Layton to support the teaching of story structures and plans, as well as enhancing children’s skill at analysing texts, retrieval and inference. The pack includes a lesson plan, planning grids, supporting images and unfamiliar vocabulary cards for sorting and display. You will need a copy of The Fib, by George Layton - a collection of short stories of which The Balaclava Story is the first.

The factsheets in this teaching resource can be used to suport children as they write their own Arthurian legends in KS2. The kit contains factsheets on: Arthurian characters - descriptions of some of the key characters from Arthurian legends, including King Arthur, Merlin and Morgan le Fay. Magical characters - descriptions of the Questing Beast and other creatures from Arthurian legend. Settings - details on Avalon and Camelot as well as further details on the Round Table. Magical Artefacts - descriptions of six magical artefacts - including King Arthur’s sword, Excalibur. The Code of Chivalry - the rules a knight must follow, which can be used to help generate story ideas. Story ideas - five story prompts can be used to help children create their own Arthurian legend. Story plan - this worksheet can be used by children to plan out their Arthurian legend.

These worksheets, covering homophones ending in -ce and -se, are an excellent way for children in Years 5 and 6 to revise and practise these spelling patterns. The worksheets include five different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

These reading challenge worksheets provide a quick burst of comprehension practice, ideal for morning work, a short reading session or even sparking an interest in a classic text. Each activity sheet contains a brief extract from a classic text with a range of reading challenge questions focusing on the key reading skills of inference, information retrieval and the use of language. The stories included are: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe"

This review mat for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling is an excellent way to revise and practise using prepositions. The worksheets are divided into five different types of activity, including writing challenges and GPS sample test questions.

This review mat for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling is an excellent way to revise and practise using verb suffixes. The worksheets are divided into five different types of activity, including writing challenges and GPS sample test questions.