This amusing tale, featuring Chika the gerbil, offers pupils the opportunity to enjoy a class story and develop their understanding through targeted questions. Specially written to enhance comprehension skills and put together in a handy PowerPoint format, it contains a story following the adventure of the young gerbil, who thinks he has found the ideal owner but ends up in a noisy Year 3 classroom! There is a new chapter for each lesson, along with discussion points and comprehension questions. It could be used in whole class settings, group interventions or with your children at home.

-The Big Book of Grammar Teaching will give you clear definitions, examples and games to do with you class. -The Grammar Gang characters come in two formats- one as just the characters, and the other has them holding boards so that you can write examples of sentence structures and hang them on your class washing line. -The parts of speech posters will liven up any display, and they use the Grammar Gang characters for familiarity. -Hilarious Headlines is an amazing game that I guarantee your kids will love! The cards all have nouns, verbs and phrases. Children are given 5 random cards they have to make into a grammatically correct sentence. Purple Aliens Dab in the White House anyone? -Our prefix dominoes teach a range of prefixes, and will give you the chance to explain the role of root words without the children even realising! -Synonym Happy Families is a take on the old card game. Challenging in its vocabulary, the game asks the students to create families whose name has a similar meaning. Personally, I don’t think I’d want to be in family with Mr Fury, Mrs Anger, Master Hot-tempered or Miss Livid!

This digital handbook will guide you through the range of grammatical knowledge that primary children will need to know by the end of Year 6. It has been carefully mapped so that it clearly shows progression within a skill, and to ensure that each skill builds on the previous one. It gives teachers guidance on subject knowledge as well as ideas for teaching and for challenging the more able. It is designed for you to quickly refer to again and again. It includes: - Articles and determiners - Parts of speech - Sentence structures (simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences) - Punctuation - Apostrophes - Tense

This is a fantastic 16 page resource that will enable pupils to master any text and develop their reading skills. The pack contains 8 full colour anchor charts as well as 8 skills cards that can be laminated for use with a range of texts. For use with a whole class, small groups or individuals, this resource will get you off to a flying start. For ages 7 and up.

Increase your students’ understanding of prepositions with this fun game, based on the journey of a ladybird.

A perfect accompaniment for those KS2 children studying space, Crash Landing is a five-part comprehension pack, which includes pre-reading questions as well as discussion and comprehension activities. Use either in your daily reading block or use it over a number of weeks to supplement work in English lessons.

This booklet will teach your pupils the skills and sounds they need to become spectacular spellers in no time. Each page focuses on a different sound and spelling, and gives example words for pupils to use. The 42-page booklet can be used in class or as homework.

Never be caught short during your reading instruction again. 100% guaranteed to work without Wi-Fi! These 56 task cards cover 8 text types including narrative, description, persuasion, argument, poetry, general non-fiction, biography and autobiography. Each text type is colour coded for ease of instruction. Give a set to each group to use independently, use them with a small group or even use them for your own reference.

Downloading this reading package will save time, teach skills and revamp your reading block. Includes: -Text Detectives This is a fantastic 16 page resource that will enable pupils to master any text and develop their reading skills. The pack contains 8 full colour anchor charts as well as 8 skills cards that can be laminated for use with a range of texts. For use with a whole class, small groups or individuals, this resource will get you off to a flying start. For ages 7 and up.    -Mind the Gap Are you bored of using the same tired, old reading for enjoyment scheme? Then kick-start reading this year with some London Tube fun. All of the stations have been renamed as authors, and each has a task to be completed. Which of your students will master the tracks and complete every task? -The Gerbil's Adventure This amusing tale, featuring Chika the gerbil, offers pupils the opportunity to enjoy a class story and develop their understanding through targeted questions. Specially written to enhance comprehension skills and put together in a handy PowerPoint format, it contains a story following the adventure of the young gerbil, who thinks he has found the ideal owner but ends up in a noisy Year 3 classroom! There is a new chapter for each lesson, along with discussion points and comprehension questions. -Crash Landing A perfect accompaniment for those KS2 children studying space, Crash Landing is a five-part comprehension pack, which includes pre-reading questions as well as discussion and comprehension activities. Use either in your daily reading block or use it over a number of weeks to supplement work in English lessons. -PLUS an hour-long video training session where Jill shows you how to make the most of your new resources.

Match the musical note to its spooky counterpart in this Halloween themed note identification game. This resource includes three sets to use: Treble clef lines and spaces (9 pairs) Bass clef lines and spaces (9 pairs) Five finger piano from middle C (10 pairs) Each pair has a labelled picture card of a Halloween item. Students must find the musical note card that shows the first letter of the Halloween item. Download and print today.

Improve your beginner music students’ rest value recognition skills with this game of musical snap. It includes the rests for: – Quavers/eighth notes – Crotchets/quarter notes – Minims/half notes – Dotted minims/dotted half notes – Semibreves/whole notes Each card contains a series of notes adding up to 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 beats. Players can snap any two identical cards or any two cards that add up to the same number of beats. Once they can play this game successfully, pupils will have a solid grounding in rest values and their equivalents. Rest Value Snap can be played as a quick 5 or 10-minute game during lessons or your pupils can spend longer playing it at home as part of their practice time. Encourage children to reinforce their knowledge by showing their sibling or parent how to play – they’ll love taking on the role of teacher. These cards can also be used as flashcards. Challenge your students to add the rest values on as many cards as they can in one minute. The pack includes two versions. Version one has a patterned back. Fold over each card and laminate it for a hardwearing copy that can be used in every lesson. Version two has no back so you can print it directly on to card. This game works well alongside Musical Note Value Snap: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/musical-note-value-snap-11784683

Your poetry unit will be a dream with our poetry pack. Contains: Editable poetry success criteria covering performance poetry, analysing poems, free verse, planning and redrafting poetry, comprehending poetry, haiku and narrative poem. Poetry Definitions Follow Me game for poetry terminology. 30-board Poetry Bingo for poetry terminology. Rhyming Dominoes Syllable Search Buy the whole pack at the discounted price of £10. The resources are also available individually. *Please note, you will need to extract/unzip the files after downloading to ensure they all open correctly.

Put your students’ note reading skills to the test with these fun Musical Note Word Searches. This pack contains 20 different word searches, each with four words to find. It features four 6×5 treble clef word searches, six 8×5 treble clef word searches, four 6×5 bass clef word searches and six 8×5 bass clef word searches. The words to find are given in normal English underneath the puzzle. Each word search square has a musical note on the stave (staff if you are in the US!). Pitch notation C4 to F5 in the treble clef and G2 to C4 in the bass clef. Students need to find the words in the grid. They are written in simple horizontal or vertical directions. An answer sheet is included. You can also purchase the treble and bass clef sets separately: Treble Clef Bass Clef

Put your students’ note reading skills to the test with these fun Musical Note Word Searches. This pack contains 10 different word searches, each with four words to find. It features four 6×5 bass clef word searches and six 8×5 bass clef word searches. The words to find are given in normal English underneath the puzzle. Each word search square has a musical note on the stave (staff if you are in the US!). Pitch notation G2 to C4. Students need to find the words in the grid. They are written in simple horizontal or vertical directions. An answer sheet is included. You can buy the treble clef pack individually here or purchase the full treble and bass clef version at a discounted rate here.

Give your students clear guidance on how to proofread with this easy-to-understand guide. It can be stuck into their books or attached to a keyring for easy reference. Included: - Quick accuracy checklist - Capital letters and end of sentence punctuation - Making simple sentences more interesting - Writing compound and complex sentences - Expanding your punctuation use

Improve your beginner pianists’ note recognition skills with this game of musical snap. It includes treble clef notes C4 to G4 (middle C position). There are two different sets for bass clef for students whose method book teaches them either G3 to C4 (middle C position), or C3 to G3 (finger five on the C below middle C) first. Ways to play: Bass clef only Treble clef only Both clefs together (both middle Cs count as a match) Musical Notes Snap can be played as a quick 5 or 10-minute game during lessons or your pupils can spend longer playing it at home as part of their practice time. Encourage children to reinforce their knowledge by showing their sibling or parent how to play - they’ll love taking on the role of teacher. These cards can also be used as flashcards with adults. The pack includes two versions. Version one has a patterned back. Fold over each card and laminate it for a hard-wearing copy that can be used in every lesson. Version two has no back so you can print it directly on to card.

Value your time, and smash your progress targets with our comprehension packs. With a range of text types, dedicated grammar and vocabulary tasks, textual analysis and comprehension questions, you will be all set for any reading block. And for those of you who need to track each child’s progress, our handy 5-page tracker will allow you to identify the reading skills taught and give you the evidence you need for your folder. Aimed at Year 3 (or Grade 2), these packs can be used for reading intervention students in Years 4 to 6. 10 texts with answers. *Please note, you will need to extract/unzip the files after downloading to ensure they all open correctly.

Value your time, and smash your progress targets with our comprehension packs. With a range of text types, dedicated grammar and vocabulary tasks, textual analysis and comprehension questions, you will be all set for any reading block. And for those of you who need to track each child’s progress, our handy 5-page tracker will allow you to identify the reading skills taught and give you the evidence you need for your folder. Aimed at Year 4 (or Grade 3), these packs can be used for reading intervention students in Years 5 and 6. 10 texts with answers. *Please note, you will need to extract/unzip the files after downloading to ensure they all open correctly.

This is the sample set for the bumper Clapping Rhythms pack. The free set features dotted quavers / dotted eighth notes. It contains 10 four-bar solos and 5 four-bar duets of equal difficulty. If you like this, the full pack contains 120 clapping rhythm solos and 50 clapping rhythm duets with equal parts. It features 12 levels, each with 10 four-bar solos and 5 four-bar duets. Every level introduces a new musical element: Crotchets/quarter notes & rests. 4/4 time 3/4 time Minim/half notes & rests. 2/4 time Semibreve/whole notes, dotted minims/ dotted half notes, paired quavers/eighth notes and rests Single quavers/eighth notes and rests Dotted crotchets/dotted quarter notes Semiquavers/sixteenth notes 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 time (compound time) Compound time with offbeat notes Triplets Ties Recap: Selection of all rhythms It costs only £8. That’s just 33p per page! Download the full pack here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/clapping-rhythms-12030301

Freebie: Download the treble clef version of this game for free. Race to collect your trick or treating costume and props with this spooktacular board game. Players randomly select a collection card that lists four items they need to pick up around the board. They must name the notes as they travel around the board. This pack includes six boards: – Treble clef lines and spaces – Bass clef lines and spaces – Alto clef lines and spaces – Tenor clef lines and spaces – Treble clef C4-G4 and bass clef C3-G3 for five finger piano – Treble clef C4-G4 and bass clef F3-C4 for five finger piano Get the full pack for just £1 here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-spooktacular-12192187