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This lesson includes a PowerPoint presentation used for teaching the topic of Present Perfect and Simple Past Tense. By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to: identify the past and present, understand that the present perfect tense is different from the simple past tense, sort sentences that include present perfect and simple past, and write their own present perfect sentences. The lesson is ideal for Year 4, as the simple present and simple past tenses will have been covered in Year 3. This lesson is the next step toward understanding tenses in their different forms. The lesson includes two tasks: Sentence Sorting and a “Visit to the Doctor” activity, in which children describe their “symptoms” using present perfect sentences. My students loved this lesson.

Read with DERIC - About the Teeth of Sharks Read with DERIC worksheet based on a poem. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. The poem ‘About the Teeth of Sharks’ has been provided. These short 20 - 30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transferred to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retrieval, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.