A powerpoint to revise different types of punctuation using past SATs GaPS questions.

A Powerpoint to look at changing verb tenses and how to spell irregular verbs.

A powerpoint to teach children the rules for using colons in listed sentences and semi-colons in a listed sentence and to separate 2 main clauses. Suitable for Year 5 or 6.

A whole year of spelling worksheets for sending home or using in class which cover the Year 5/6 spelling curriculum, including the common exception word list.

A Powerpoint for teaching the spelling rules for singular and plural nouns and an activity to apply the rules with answers.

A powerpoint with answers to teach whether something is a sentence or a clause. Comes with answers and a sentence or clause game.

A homework worksheet to assess understanding and spelling of apostrophes for contraction.

A Powerpoint for teaching how and where to use commas in listed sentences.

A list of some of the different categories of proper nouns, with examples. Can be used as a prompt sheet on tables whilst children are writing or make bigger to go on the wall. Can also be adapted into an activity e.g. How many examples of proper nouns can you think of in this category in 1 minute? etc.

A series of sentences what can be shrunk to make a worksheet or printed to make a hunt/feely box game. Children have to read the sentences and work out which word/s are adjectives or whether the sentence has an adjectival phrase. Can be used as a sorting game and developed for children to think of sentences which adjectival phrases themselves.

A worksheet/hunt/oral game for identifying how many missing capitals there are in a sentence. Can be used in a number of ways. A separate answer sheet with how many capitals are missing for each sentence that children can use to self-check their work.

2 resources, a worksheet and hunt/feely box activity to reinforce how to use speech marks correctly. Linked to the text The Hunter by Paul Geraghty.

A list of different conjunctions and the category they come in. Can be made into a classroom display (I have mine on pieces of paper that are shaped like jigsaw puzzle pieces. Covers time, location, summing up and comping and contrasting conjunctions.

A set of sentences containing lists for children to punctuate. Can be read aloud, printed off as card or shrunk to make a worksheet.

A set of sentences for children to punctuate involving using commas for lists. Can be read aloud, shrunk into a worksheet or made into a hunt/feely box game.

A set of sentences both simple and complex. Can be used as a sorting activity or to look at punctuation using commas. I have used it as both and then asked children to simplify the complex sentences and add a clause to the simple sentences to make them complex. Can be shrunk easily to make a worksheet or made into cards or used on an interactive whiteboard.

A set of sentences and labels for a die/spinner or can be used as a matching activity. Children to read the sentences and decide on a suitable possessive pronoun to go in the gap.

A set of sentences, phrases and clauses for children to sort. Can be read aloud, made into cards or shrunk to make a worksheet. Can also be used on an interactive whiteboard to teach the difference between a sentence, phrase and a clause.