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Primary Texts provides resources to help support the teaching of reading, writing and speaking and listening at primary level. Resources are flexible, adaptable, easy to use and meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.

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Primary Texts provides resources to help support the teaching of reading, writing and speaking and listening at primary level. Resources are flexible, adaptable, easy to use and meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.
Colours EAL Newcomer Activity Pack
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Colours EAL Newcomer Activity Pack

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This EAL / ESL new starter ‘Colours’ activity pack is suitable for EAL / ESL beginners in the early stages of learning English. It contains a PPT book, six worksheets, a set of word and picture flashcards and a vocabulary word mat linked to the topic ‘Colours’. These easy-to-use resources are great for intervention work either 1:1 or with a small group. Also included is an activity guide containing suggestions and ideas for how to use the resources.
Year 1 Common Exception Words Pack
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Year 1 Common Exception Words Pack

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Contains a selection of resources to help year 1 pupils learn the common word list for their year group as specified in Appendix 1 of the English National Curriculum. Includes: PPT with a variety of activities to help pupils practise spellings Look Cover Write Check sheets with sentence activities allowing students to use the words in context A word mat containing all the words for easy reference Words arranged into lists for reference and display
Black and Asian Heroes of World War 2 PPT, Comprehensions and Activities
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Black and Asian Heroes of World War 2 PPT, Comprehensions and Activities

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Contains biographies of nine black and Asian soldiers / army personnel from the Commonwealth who took part in World War 2. Features World War 2 heroes from India, Africa and the Caribbean. Ideal for studying significant people in World War 2, Black History Month or exploring biography text types. Suitable for KS2. The resource includes: • A 15 slide PPT presentation with biographical information and video links. • Comprehension worksheets to accompany each biography. • Follow Up Activity 1 – A discussion exercise requiring students to organise the biographies using a Diamond 9 Ranking system. • Follow Up Activity 2 – Students create a medal and write a citation for one of the people featured in the pack. A template is provided to aid this activity. • Differentiated biography writing templates which students can use to create their own biography of one of the featured heroes. • A PDF containing all the biographies and instructions for the Diamond 9 Ranking activity. The World War 2 Heroes featured in this resource are: • Learie Constantine • Ulric cross • James Hyde • Billy Strachan • Prakash Singh Chib • Lilian Bader • Johnny Symthe • Noor Inayat Khan • Yeshwant Ghadge
Year 6 SPAG Revision PPT: Sentence Types
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Year 6 SPAG Revision PPT: Sentence Types

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The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to sentence types. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to sentence types is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 4 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Expanded Noun Phrases
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Year 4 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Expanded Noun Phrases

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 4 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand ‘noun phrases expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases.’ The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 4 SPAG Bundle
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Year 4 SPAG Bundle

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A pack of nine Power Points and Assessments linked to the specific national curriculum objectives for year 4 vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Each Power Point contains: * an explanation of the terminology * a text containing examples linked to the vocabulary, grammar or punctuation objective. * a short exercise for pupils to complete. * opportunities for pupils to discuss and reflect on what they have learnt. In addition, included are short assessment tests containing five SATs style questions linked to each objective with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 4 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Determiners
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Year 4 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Determiners

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 4 terminology objective requiring pupils to recognise and understand determiners. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Nursery Rhymes PPT Collection
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Nursery Rhymes PPT Collection

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A set of PPT resources which contain a collection of nursery rhymes and meet the following curriculum objectives: • Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role-play. (EYFS) • learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1) The set features sixteen well-known nursery rhymes with original colour illustrations. The illustrations enable the children to discuss aspects of the rhymes and reinforce understanding. Three PPTs are included: • PPT 1: Nursery Rhyme Collection. Sixteen nursery rhymes with words and colour illustrations. The words are useful for teacher reference and the engaging illustrations promote engagement. • PPT 2: Recite the Rhyme. This PPT features illustrations and titles only and challenges students to recite the rhyme. • PPT 3: Guess the rhyme. This PPT is designed for when students have developed familiarity with nursery rhymes. It features illustrations of nursery rhymes and challenges students to guess the nursery rhyme using picture cues. This useful resource can be used time and time again to develop and reinforce children’s understanding of nursery rhymes. Nursery rhymes included are: • Little Bo Peep • Polly Put the Kettle on • Jack and Jill • Mary Mary Quite Contrary • Little Jack Horner • Little Boy Blue • Pat-a-cake • Little Miss Muffet • Jack-be-nimble • Hush-a-bye-baby • Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat • Three Blind Mice • Doctor Foster • Humpty Dumpty • Hey Diddle Diddle
LIfe Cycles Poetry Pack for KS1
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LIfe Cycles Poetry Pack for KS1

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Two complete poetry lessons for KS1 based on classic poems written by the poet Christina Rossetti. The poems are ‘Caterpillar ’ about the lifecycle of caterpillar and ‘White Hen Sitting’ about the lifecycle of a chicken. Includes PPT presentations, comprehension tasks and guidance for differentiated writing activities . Also includes guidance for performing the poems. Ideal for teachers exploring classic poetry, lifecycles, performance poetry and explanation texts. Useful for reading sessions, English lessons or science work linked to lifecycles. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a longer unit of work. The PPT provided for each lesson contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance on how to perform the poem • A differentiated writing task to support students in writing an explanation text • Video links to help deepen understanding of the topic. Each lesson is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets. These poems and resources are also available as part of a larger collection of poems in the following pack: Classic Poetry Bundle for KS1
Year 3 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Conjunctions of time, place and cause
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Year 3 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Conjunctions of time, place and cause

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand ‘expressing time, place and cause using conjunctions’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 3 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Forming nouns using prefixes
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Year 3 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Forming nouns using prefixes

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 word objective requiring pupils to understand the ‘formation of nouns using a range of prefixes’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. n addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 3 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Present Perfect and Simple Past
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Year 3 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Present Perfect and Simple Past

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 text objective requiring pupils to understand ‘Use of the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past’ The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 3 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Word Families
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Year 3 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Word Families

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 word objective requiring pupils to understand ‘Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 2 SPAG PPT and Assessment Pack: Suffixes
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Year 2 SPAG PPT and Assessment Pack: Suffixes

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Three PPT based lessons linked to the statutory Year 2 word objectives requiring pupils to understand: Formation of nouns using suffixes such as –ness, –er Formation of adjectives using suffixes such as –ful, –less Use of the suffixes –er, –est in adjectives and the use of –ly to turn adjectives into adverbs The PPTs contain explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, short assessment tests containing five SATs style questions linked to each objective are included with accompanying answer sheets.
Year 2 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Demarcating Sentences
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Year 2 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Demarcating Sentences

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 2 punctuation requiring pupils to understand the use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences. The PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 2 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Sentence Types
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Year 2 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Sentence Types

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 2 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand how the grammatical patterns in a sentence indicate its function as a statement, question, exclamation or command. The PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 3 SPAG bundle
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Year 3 SPAG bundle

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A pack of nine Power Points linked to the specific national curriculum objectives for year 3 vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Each Power Point contains: * an explanation of the terminology * a text containing examples linked to the vocabulary, grammar or punctuation objective. * a short exercise for pupils to complete. * opportunities for pupils to discuss and reflect on what they have learnt. In addition, included are short assessment tests containing five SATs style questions linked to each objective with an accompanying answer sheet.
Year 5 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Relative Clauses
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Year 5 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Relative Clauses

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 5 sentence objective requiring pupils to explore the use of relative clauses. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.
YEAR 5 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Commas
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YEAR 5 SPAG PPT and Assessment: Commas

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A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 5 punctuation objective requiring pupils to explore the use of ‘commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.