Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Christmas Dingbats (27-slide PowerPoint activity)
Christmas Dingbats provides twenty more delightful dingbats – all with a special Christmas theme and 2 accompanying worksheets. As well as a fun end of term activity, Christmas Dingbats provides a great way of developing deduction skills and focusing on the importance of words. Christmas Dingbats is lots of fun as a starter or plenary activity and all slides are fully editable.
For more fun Christmas resources, click the titles below:
The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4
The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS2
Creating a Christmas Card
Christmas Word Search
A Christmas Carol House of Games
An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling
GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’
This resource teaches learners about the character of Eric Birling in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to write an essay in exam conditions. It is made up of a 24-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets.
The resource contains the following:
Exploring first impressions of Eric using the play’s opening stage directions and early dialogue.
Creating an Eric Birling character profile.
Exploring Eric’s character development - how and why he changes and his role in the play.
Studying key quotes that reveal Eric’s changing character traits.
Comprehension questions to assess understanding of character, theme and Priestley’s purpose (with example answers provided).
Exam essay writing activity with example essay plan and model response included.
To preview a selection of slides from ‘An Inspector Calls – Eric Birling’, please click on the images.
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An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work
An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling
An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling
An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling
An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft
An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling
An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony
An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism)
An Inspector Calls - Themes
An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries
An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question
An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work
Prepositions - Years 3 and 4
‘Prepositions - Years 3 and 4’ is an English KS2 teaching resource that covers the prepositions objectives in the English programme of study for years 3 and 4. This animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
What are prepositions explanation
How to identify a preposition explanation
Why we use prepositions explanation
Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with two accompanying worksheets
Two further worksheets with answers
‘Prepositions - Years 3 and 4’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit each class they teach.
This bundle is made up of four units of work for the book Wonder - Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four. Click on the images below to find out more about each individual unit.
Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources:
Wonder - Part 1
Wonder - Part 2
Wonder - Part 3
Wonder - Part 4
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman – KS3 Unit of Work
Noughts and Crosses is a unit of work containing a 161-slide PowerPoint, 28 PDF worksheets and 15 lessons. This engaging scheme of work explores Malorie Blackman’s novel chapter by chapter, analysing its plot, characters, themes and language through a range of stimulating activities. Resources can be used at KS3 with either Year 8 or Year 9 depending on the ability of the students.
Our unit for Noughts and Crosses includes a fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource and 28 accompanying PDF worksheets. The resource can be used to teach a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme.
Activities contained in the lessons include:
Exploring the social context of Noughts and Crosses, apartheid, civil rights, the novel’s introduction, and Malorie Blackman’s motives for writing it
Engaging chapter by chapter activities to consolidate understanding as learners read through the book
Reading comprehension questions to assess students’ knowledge of plot, character, language, and themes - with example answers.
Analysis of the characters of Sephy, Callum, Kamal, Jasmine, Meggie, Ryan, Jude, Lynette, Minnie
Exploration of the key themes of friendship, racism, growing up, prejudice, privilege, love, power and social segregation
Developing the key reading skills of inference and deduction
Analysis of language and techniques such as effective description, creating conflict and building tension
Role play - hot-seating to aid understating of characters, plot and themes
Developing understanding of key characters through empathy writing tasks
Plus many more fun starter, plenary and reading and writing activities
Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for popular KS3 novels:
Boys Don’t Cry
Cirque Du Freak
Face
Holes
Skellig
Stone Cold
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
The Demon Headmaster
The Silver Sword
Exclamation Marks - Year 1
‘Exclamation Marks - Year 1’ introduces pupils to exclamation marks as per the curriculum objective in the Year 1 English programme of study. It consists of an engaging PowerPoint lesson along with class activities to check understanding. These activities are documented on two worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It also includes 3 further differentiated worksheets with answers to reinforce and consolidate understanding.
‘Exclamation Marks - Year 1’ can be edited giving you the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class you teach.
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Exclamation Marks
Exclamation Marks - KS1
Limericks - Year 5 / Year 6
This KS2 lesson teaches children about limericks in a fun and engaging way. First, it provides examples of limericks and explains what the ‘rules’ of limericks are. It then provides a task that requires children to explore the examples and discuss the poems regarding layout, structure and language. The second half of the lesson explains how to write a limerick. Pupils are given a scaffolded approach and an example to help them construct a class and then individual limerick.
The resource contains a 23-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets. It is differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to help all children achieve.
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Limericks - KS3
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Sonnets - KS2
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Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1
'Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1’ introduces pupils to singular and plural nouns as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 English programme of study - Writing - transcription. This engaging PowerPoint lesson includes class activities with 6 accompanying worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It contains 3 further differentiated worksheets to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. It uses the example words from the Year 1 English - Appendix 1- Spelling. Content includes:
Singular nouns and plural nouns explanation
Using -s to form plural nouns
Using -es to form plural nouns
6 activities with accompanying worksheets
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
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Nouns - Year 1
Types of Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Collective Nouns
When We Two Parted
This two-lesson mini-unit of work explores Byron’s ‘When We Two Parted’ in detail. Designed to teach pupils studying the AQA GCSE English Literature Love and Relationships Anthology, this resource analyses the poem in depth and explains how to write a comparative essay in the exam.
The resource is made up of a 71-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and eight worksheets. The two lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Making predictions – What do you think the poem is about?
Context – How knowledge of context helps us understand the poem in detail. Here we explore Lord Byron, the Byronic hero, the Romantic movement and the poem’s social and historical context – the age of revolution.
First Contact – An initial reading of the poem with a glossary included. A 2022 retelling of the narrative in modern prose. Comprehension questions with answers.
Exploring Meaning – Exploring key quotes and discussing them with comprehensive questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.
Essay Writing – An essay question task to assess understanding. Includes model answers.
Lesson Two
Themes – Love and the end of a love affair, secrecy, abandonment, disillusion, fidelity, separation and pain and suffering.
Language – Exploring Byron’s use of archaic language, semantic fields and poetic techniques. A line by line annotation of the poem and comprehension questions with detailed answers.
Structure and Form – How Byron uses the lyric form, perspective, punctuation, rhyme and enjambment and how he uses a cyclical narrative.
The Exam – How to write a comparison essay with model responses.
Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more AQA Anthology Poetry - Love and Relationships resources:
Love’s Philosophy
Porphyria’s Lover
Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’
Neutral Tones
The Farmer’s Bride
Eden Rock
Mother, Any Distance
Before You Were Mine
Walking Away
Follower
Letters From Yorkshire
Winter Swans
Singh Song!
Climbing My Grandfather
AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Love and Relationships Pack
Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry
'Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry' is perfect for preparing students for the unseen poetry question on the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Paper 2. Contents include a 68 slide PowerPoint presentation and 10 accompanying worksheets.
This teaching resource covers the following:
Example examination question and poems
A mnemonic to give students a structured approach to answering the unseen poetry questions
How to write about content, imagery, poetic techniques, structure, mood and theme
How to construct a personal response
How to write a comparison of two unseen poems
An example model answer
Using ‘and’ - Year 1
In this English grammar teaching resource, pupils practise using the conjunction ‘and’ to join words and clauses together as per the curriculum objective of the Year 1 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:
A using ‘and’ explanation
Various activities with an accompanying worksheet
3 further differentiated worksheets with answers
As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Using ‘and’ - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.
Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 1 Grammar resources:
Suffixes - Year 1
Singular to Plural - Year 1
Nouns - Year 1
Compound Words
Common Exception Words - Year 1
Question Marks - Year 1
'Question Marks - Year 1’ introduces pupils to question marks as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. It is a colouful and engaging English teaching resource that uses the example words from the Year 1 English - Appendix 1- Spelling. Content includes:
What are questions explanation
What is a question mark explanation
Identify the question activity
What could the question be activity
What are question words explanation
Add the correct question word activity
Has the correct question word been used activity
Choose the correct punctuation mark activity
Write the question from the given words activity
Identify the question activity
Ask the Gingerbread Man activity
All the above activities are included on 2 worksheets for children to use during the lesson
3 differentiated worksheets with answers
‘Question Marks - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.
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Questions and Question Marks - KS1
Question Marks - KS3
Death of a Naturalist - GCSE Poetry Anthology
This two-lesson mini-unit covers Seamus Heaney’s ‘Death of a Naturalist’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying WJEC Eduqas poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 50-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context – A brief outline of Seamus Heaney and the poem’s context.
First Reading – A reading of ‘Death of a Naturalist’ by Seamus Heaney and comprehension / consolidation questions with example answers included.
Language and imagery – Analysing ‘Death of a Naturalist’ in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.
Essay Writing – An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included.
Lesson Two
Imagery - Analysing Heaney’s use of language and imagery.
Themes – Exploring the themes of ‘Death of a Naturalist’ – the power of nature, childhood and the loss of innocence.
Structure and Form – How Heaney uses form and structure for effect.
The GCSE exam – Comparing ‘Death of a Naturalist’ with ‘Excerpt From The Prelude’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam.
This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited to suit your teaching needs. To preview ‘Death of a Naturalist’ click on the images.
Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas :
The Manhunt
Sonnet 43
London
The Soldier
Living Space
As Imperceptibly as Grief
Cozy Apologia
A Wife in London
Hawk Roosting
To Autumn
Afternoons
Dulce et Decorum Est
Excerpt from The Prelude
Mametz Wood
Ozymandias
Pronouns - Year 3 and 4
In this handy English PowerPoint lesson children practise choosing the appropriate pronoun for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition as per the Year 3 and 4 English programme of study (Writing - composition, Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation).
'Pronouns' explains how to use pronouns to improve written work. This animated, PowerPoint resource can be edited and differentiated to meet your teaching needs. Content includes:
1. Definition of a pronoun.
2. How to use pronouns to improve your writing.
3. Class activity with accompanying worksheet.
4. 1 further worksheet.
Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen
Our Dulce et Decorum Est teaching resource is made up of a 39-slide PowerPoint presentation with 4 worksheets. The resource includes a range of activities designed for teaching the poem at GCSE level and the materials can be used as a standalone lesson on Dulce et Decorum Est or incorporated into a wider unit of work on war poetry.
Contents include:
A brief biography of Wilfred Owen
The historical and social context of World War One, trench warfare, war propaganda and recruiting poetry - film footage included
An introduction to the poem, including a video reading of 'Dulce et Decorum Est'
A copy of 'Dulce et Decorum Est'
Consolidation of understanding and comprehension tasks
Wilfred Owen's use of imagery in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'
Owen's use of structure and poetic techniques in the poem
The theme and message of 'Dulce et Decorum Est'
Links to a video reading of Dulce et Decorum Est and relevant World War One history resources
To preview a selection of slides from 'Dulce et Decorum Est' please click on the images.
Present Perfect Form - Year 3 / Year 4
(a 20-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet-based activities)
This lesson explains the difference between two seemingly similar tenses - the past simple and the present perfect.
The resource provides whole-class and differentiated individual exercises to put knowledge into practice. Teachers can use this as a standard lesson or for additional support for EAL pupils.
Using Punctuation to Indicate Parenthesis - Years 5 and 6
In this English grammar teaching resource, pupils are introduced to parenthesis and the use of brackets, dashes and commas to punctuate them as per the curriculum objective in the Years 5 and 6 English programme of study - writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes:
An animated PowerPoint presentation
Activities to support the teaching of this objective with an accompanying worksheet
One further worksheet with answers
‘Using Punctuation to Indicate Parenthesis - Years 5 and 6’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the individual needs of each class they teach.
Romeo and Juliet’s House of Games
(151-slide PowerPoint presentation)
Welcome to Romeo and Juliet’s House of Games - an animated Romeo and Juliet themed quiz inspired by the House of Games television show. It works with both individuals and teams and is a fun way to recap and revise the text.
Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources:
Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue
Romeo and Juliet - Act 1
Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5
Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech
Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio
Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England
Romeo and Juliet - Act 2
Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene
Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence
Romeo and Juliet - Act 3
Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1
Romeo and Juliet - Act 4
Romeo and Juliet - Act 5
Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work
Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation
Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work
Remains - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
This two-lesson mini-unit covers Simon Armitage's 'Remains' in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 53-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context - An extract from the Channel 4 documentary ‘Forgotten Heroes: The Undead’ and an introduction to the Gulf War and PTSD.
First Reading - A reading of ‘Remains’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.
Language and imagery - Analysing 'Remains' in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.
Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students' initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included.
Lesson Two
Imagery - Analysing Armitage's use of imagery.
Themes - Discussing the poem's themes.
Structure and Form - Considering how Armitage uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme.
The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘Remains’ with ‘War Photographer’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam.
This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs.
To preview a selection of slides from 'Remains' please click on the images.
Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4
Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4 is a complete lesson made up of a 24-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets. It covers the Lower KS2 topic ‘Recognising Poetry’ from the Year 3/4 Programme of Study in an engaging and enjoyable way.
The lesson introduces acrostic poetry using an example that is broken down and analysed as a whole class, with prompts for discussion and feedback. Following this activity, there is a group acrostic-writing exercise and differentiated worksheets to help children write their own acrostic poems with varied success criteria.
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Acrostic Poetry - KS3
Limericks - KS2
Cinquain Poetry - KS2
Sonnets - KS2
Tanka Poetry - KS2
Free Verse Poetry - KS2
Haiku Poetry - KS2
Narrative Poetry - KS2