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I aim to design inspiring, educational resources to appeal to students and teachers alike.
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This is a succinct, figurative language mat containing an explanation and examples of the following literary devices - similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration. It is ideal for display purposes or as a revision aid for pupils on desks / in files. It is appropriate for younger / SEN pupils. The mat is available in three fonts and three backgrounds.
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This resource contains:
Two fully editable, 50 slide PowerPoint lessons on adding the suffixes -ing and -ed where no change is needed to the root word (as outlined in the New National Curriculum Spelling Appendix).
A set of six worksheets to consolidate the skills.
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This resource contains three differentiated sets of Christmas themed bingo cards which can be laminated and used for many educational and fun activities. There are 32 cards printed with both pictures and words, 32 cards printed with just words and 32 cards printed with just pictures. Every child can participate in the same game due to the differentiation. The resource also includes flashcards of the words - with and without pictures. The cards are available in two fonts - comic sans and sassoon primary.
This resource could be used for other educational activities - sorting, alphabetical order, a stimulus for creative writing, pictures could be cut out and used to make Christmas cards, Christmas calendars, Christmas bookmarks and other Christmas decorations. etc
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This resource is a highly visual, Christmas themed, 40 slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. The lesson is ably delivered by Santa. The PowerPoint is editable and can be adapted to suit any time of the school year! It is appropriate for primary pupils and older SEN students to the highly visual nature of the resource.
The PowerPoint explains and visually demonstrates the rules for making plurals for:
regular nouns - adding ‘s’
nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’, ‘ss’ and ‘s’
nouns ending in ‘f’ and ‘fe’
nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by consonant
nouns ending in ‘o’ - preceded by consonant / vowel
Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to apply the rules.
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Set of Christmas Themed Plural Worksheets
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Plurals - PowerPoint Lesson and Set of 5 Worksheets
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This resource contains a memo mat on the commonly used / confused homophones - where, were, we're and wear. The mat is available in four font variations. The mat could be laminated and used by pupils when covering the topic of commonly used/confused homophones or placed in their files for reference. It could be enlarged to A3 size and used for display purposes.
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Where Were Wear We’re – PowerPoint Lesson
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Where Were Wear We’re – PowerPoint Lesson and Set of 7 Worksheets
This resource is appropriate for Year 2- and older SEN / Entry Level pupils who will benefit from the visual nature of the resource.
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This resource contains a succinct, colourful and highly visual noun memo mat reminding pupils of the different types of noun. Common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns, compound nouns and collective nouns are all featured. There are several font variations.
The mat could be laminated and used by pupils to use when covering the topic of nouns or placed in their files for reference. It could be enlarged to A3 size and used for display purposes.
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PowerPoint Lesson on Nouns
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The resource contains 30 worksheets for pupils to practise the spelling high-frequency words in phase order. This resource is ideal for homework.
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This resource contains a fully editable, 75-slide PowerPoint lesson on and a set of 27 worksheets on capital letters.
PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint clearly explains and demonstrates why, when and where capital letters are used. The PowerPoint focuses on using capital letters for:
The start of sentences
The pronoun I
Proper nouns - places, names, geographical features, book and film titles, days of the week, months of the year, special days, buildings etc
Addressing envelopes
Tasks include:
Identifying words that require capital letters
Identifying where capital letters should be used in sentences
These resources are suitable for Key Stage 1 pupils and older SEN students who will benefit from the visual nature of the resource.
Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 27 worksheets on when capital letters are used. Tasks include using capital letters for:
The start of sentences
The pronoun I
Names
Places
Days of the week
Months
Geographical features and landmarks
Buildings
Brand names and companies
Movie and book titles
The start of direct speech
Addressing envelopes
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This resource contains a 55 slide Powerpoint lesson and a set of 20 worksheets on words ending in -ey with a long 'e' sound (/i:/ sound spelt – ey (English Programmes of Study: Key Stage 2 National curriculum).
PowerPoint Lesson
This is a fully editable, 55 slide PowerPoint lesson on words ending in -ey with the long ‘e’ sound. Words include journey, money, monkey, honey, jockey, abbey… It also explains that the plural of ‘ey’ words are formed by just adding the letter ‘s’.
Set of 20 Worksheets
This resource includes 20 worksheets, some differentiated, on words ending in -ey at the end of a word with a long 'e' sound. Tasks include finding the missing words, constructing sentences, word searches and spelling practice worksheets. All the tasks and worksheets are designed to encourage the identification and correct spelling of these words.
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This resource is also appropriate for older SEN pupils who have yet to master the basics in phonics.
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This resource contains the third set of 100 high-frequency words worksheets. They are ideal for spelling practice and homework. The spelling sheets are differentiated.
1. The first set is the most challenging and requires pupils to use the words in a sentence.
2. The second set contains just the words for spelling (no sentences).
3. The third set is for those pupils who experience difficulty in writing. The words can be written over.
This resource is also suitable for SEN pupils who have yet to master the spelling of high-frequency words.
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This resource contains a set of 12 worksheets (with answers) on the indefinite articles -'a and ‘an’ including exception to the rule words.
Tasks include:
Choosing ‘a’ or ‘an’ at word level.
Choosing ‘a’ or ‘an’ at sentence level.
Composing sentences containing ‘a’ or ‘an’.
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PowerPoint Lesson on ‘a’ or 'an’
This is a fully editable, 100 slide PowerPoint lesson that explains how to use the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word by looking at the first letter to determine whether or not it has a vowel sound.
Set of Writing Frames - ‘a’ or 'an’
This resource contains a set of ten writing frames to reinforce the correct use of the article ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word. In addition to helping pupils to choose the correct article ‘a’ or ‘an’, it is a particularly useful resource for students who struggle to master the basics of writing. It provides a framework and scaffolding for pupils to achieve some success in creating sentences independently.
Writing sentences and reading them back helps pupils to embed and consolidate high-frequency words which they will then be able to use freely in their writing. It is particularly appropriate for those SEN students. who find reading and writing challenging. The support of the frame makes sentence writing accessible and gives pupils a feeling of confidence - that they can do it! Often the key to success in getting pupils to write is giving them self-confidence. I have used these frames successfully over many years to get older SEN students motivated to read and write independently. Can be laminated and used time and time again.
a and an Bundle
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This resource contains:
1. A fully editable 55-slide PowerPoint lesson presented by the punctuation character - the 'Full Stop' who explains how and when to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. The PowerPoint clearly demonstrates that a capital letter is needed at the start of a sentence. Ample opportunities are provided throughout the PowerPoint for pupils to decide where the full stops and capital letters should go.
2. A 15-page workbook (15 worksheets) on using full stops to demarcate sentences.
Tasks include:
Placing full stops at the end of simple sentences
Placing full stops in writing containing several sentences
Placing full stops in short paragraphs
Composing own sentences
Correcting sentences in which the full stops have been incorrectly placed
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This is a fully editable 50 question PowerPoint quiz on Roald Dahl’s book 'The BFG'. It is an ideal resource for World Book Day and Roald Dahl Day.
The quiz contains 50 questions with multiple choice answers. The answers can be found by clicking on the Roald Dahl image on each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers.
Sample questions:
Where did the BFG snatch Sophie from?
What was the name of the woman in charge of Sophie’s orphanage?
Which country will the giants never visit, because they don't like the taste of the ‘human beans’ there?
What does the BFG use to blow dreams into peoples' bedrooms?
What did people from Panama taste like to the giants?
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This bundle contains 23 worksheets on the commonly confused homophones (Year 2 National Curriculum):
Where, Wear, We're and Were
There, Their, They're
Two, Too, To
Tasks involve selecting the correct homophones, composing sentences using the homophones and correcting sentences containing homophones.
For more detailed information click on the individual resource links. These resources are appropriate for Year 2 pupils and older SEN / ESL students.
You may also be interested in an accompanying set of PowerPoint lessons for these worksheets:
Three PowerPoint Lessons - There Their They're Where Were Wear Two Too To
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This resource contains a 100 slide PowerPoint lesson on the indefinite articles - ‘a’ and ‘an’. The PowerPoint explains how to use the article / determiner ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word by looking at the first letter to determine whether or not it is a vowel. also contains exceptions to the rule (one, hour, unicorn, university, euro, Europe etc).
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Set of 12 Worksheets on ‘a’ or 'an’
This resource contains a set of 12 worksheets on the use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word. It is appropriate for younger primary pupils and older SEN / EFL students who have yet to master the basics of English.
Writing Frame - ‘a’ or 'an
This resource contains a set of ten writing frames to reinforce the correct use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a word. In addition to helping pupils to choose the correct article ‘a’ or ‘an’, it is a particularly useful resource for students who struggle to master the basics of writing.
’a’ or ‘an’ Bundle
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This resource contains a succinct, colourful and highly visual punctuation memo mat reminding pupils of how and when to use the punctuation devices - the full stop, comma, possessive apostrophe, apostrophe for omission/contraction, speech marks / inverted commas, the question mark and exclamation mark.
The mat could be laminated and used by pupils for general use in their writing or placed in their files for reference. It could be enlarged to A3 size and used for display purposes.
This resource is appropriate for Year 1 - 6 pupils and older SEN / Entry Level pupils who may find sentence demarcation challenging and have yet to master the basics in punctuation and writing.
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This resource consists of 12 posters containing some of Roald Dahl's most well-known quotes: some poignant, some comedic and some 'gobblefunk'. This is an ideal resource to promote discussion, for display purposes in the library or classroom or for use in an assembly on Roald Dahl Day on 13th September or on World Book Day.
Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself.
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This resource contains an anagram puzzle on Pancake Day / Lent.
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Lent and Easter Puzzle Pack - Set of 11 Differentiated Word Searches, Anagrams and Crosswords
This resource contains:
- 4 differentiated word searches
- 3 differentiated anagram puzzles
- 4 differentiated crosswords
So, Why Do We have Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? Lent / Easter Presentation
This resource contains an informative and fully editable 42-slide PowerPoint presentation on Lent and Easter. It includes all the significant events:
- Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day
- Maundy Thursday - Maundy money
- Palm Sunday
- The Last Supper
- Judas' Betrayal
- Good Friday
- The Crucifixion
- Easter Sunday
- Why we have pancakes
- Why we have hot cross buns
- Why we have Easter eggs
There is a hyperlink to a video on the Easter Story.
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Lent / Easter Presentation and Puzzle Pack
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This resource contains worksheets on plurals for words ending in -y.
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Plurals PowerPoint Lesson
This resource is a fully editable, 100+ slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. It is appropriate for primary aged pupils and older SEN students due to the highly visual nature of the resource.
The PowerPoint explains the rules for making plurals for:
regular nouns - adding ‘s’
nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’, ‘ss’ , ‘x’ , ‘z’ and ‘s’
nouns ending in ‘o’
nouns ending in ‘f’, ‘ff’ and ‘fe’
nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by a consonant
nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by a vowel
irregular plurals
exceptions to the rules
Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to form plurals and there is a timed plural challenge activity.
Plurals - Set of 26 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 26 differentiated worksheets on plurals.
Plurals Revision Memo Mat
This is a succinct revision mat containing the rules and exceptions for forming plurals.
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This resource contains a sentence writing word frame containing some of the first 100 high-frequency words. The use of the frame will help young pupils and older SEN students to consolidate the learning of keywords and help them with sentence construction.
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Set of 10 High Frequency Word Writing Frames and Writing Sheets - Set 1
10 High Frequency Word Writing Frames and Writing Sheet - Set 2
These resources contain ten writing frames and a worksheet for use with the frames
Writing sentences and reading them back helps pupils to embed and consolidate these words which they will then be able to use freely in their writing.
They are ideal resources for young pupils and older pupils who have difficulty with writing and reading independently. It is particularly appropriate for SEN students who find reading and writing challenging. The support of the frame makes sentence writing accessible and gives pupils a feeling of confidence - that they can do it! Often the key to success in getting pupils to write is giving them self-confidence. I have used these frames successfully over many years to get older SEN pupils motivated to read and write independently.
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High Frequency Word Writing Frames - Sets 1 and 2 (Twenty Frames) and Writing Sheet
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