Use these writing frames to help Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2 students write stories.
8 story idea writing frames with suggested words to help students write interesting stories. Appropriate possible word choices for characters, and setting and a selection of appropriate key phrases, adjectives and verbs which writers could incorporate into their stories. All or just a few of the words can be used. Although it may seem to a teacher or tutor that the plot is predetermined by the word selection children can write a multitude of different stories by selecting fewer or more words, putting words in different orders and by adding their own extra words and information to create a different story each time. (Differentiation by outcome)
Designed to help young writers expand their vocabulary and have fun writing.
Animated & illustrated PowerPoint introduction to prefixes and suffixes and how they change the meaning of (base) words.
Most common prefixes and suffixes covered.
Each prefix or suffix is presented with 10+ logical examples in an engaging style. Think-pair-share activities for each prefix or suffix.
Slide Order:
Review of base words quickly covered with an identify the base word activity.
Explanation and examples of common prefixes: ‘re’, ‘un’, ‘mis’, ‘pre’, and ‘dis’.
Each prefix then followed with a think-pair-share activity.
20+ examples of words with the prefix then shown for students to self check against.
Explanation and examples of common suffixes: ‘-ful’, ‘-less’, ‘ly’, ‘er’, ‘est’
Each suffix followed with a think-pair-share activity
20+ Examples of words with the suffix.
Quite a long slide show if all done at once (whole lesson perhaps). Could be used to introduce/review just prefixes or suffixes in one lesson by showing only 1 half of the presentation. Some slides could also be hidden.
Other than a brief explanation and examples for each prefix or suffix, I’ve tried to keep it quite straight forward so that their isn’t too much lecturing or reading required.
Recommend students use mini-whiteboards for the think-pair-shares or list on paper the examples pairs or small groups can come up with.
Been designed with ESL grade 3, 4 and 5 students as the target pupils, so repetitive language used with vocabulary building as a desired outcome.
Position, direction and movement, anti-clockwise, clockwise, fractions of turns
*Review clockwise and anti-clockwise turns by means of animated images of clocks and 11 other fun animated revolving images.
*Learn quarter, two-quarter/half, three-quarters and four-quarters/whole fractions of a circle
*simple following instruction game to review clockwise and anti-clockwise quarter, half, three-quarter and whole turns prior to or after watching a birds-eye animated image of a man standing on a divided circle making animated turns.
*In pairs practice turning a pencil clockwise and anti-clockwise quarter, half, three-quarter and whole turns prior to or after viewing an example.
PowerPoint whole-class teaching resource
Two page worksheet (in word & PDF format) using the same pencil turns image to consolidate learning.
Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint with 5 worksheets about the basic rules of subject-verb agreements.
Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint progression:
1)Starts by reviewing what the subject and verb of a sentence is.
2)Then an example slide of the grammar rule.
3)Main part of the PowerPoint provides example sentences with various different subjects and students choose the correct form of the verb, on a click the correct form of the verb floats into place.
(rule is removed after a few slides, but then reappears so that you can reinforce [or correct] the rule).
Fun story style to keep students engaged.
4)Ends with a simple task instructing students to write examples for different subjects and pronouns.
I use it with a ESL after-school class and mini-whiteboards for pairs of students to make it into a quiz game format.
Also included are 5 carefully designed, story-style, fun worksheets which provide reinforcement and practice for the rule.
1 of the worksheets repeats the examples used in the PowerPoint.
Homonyms, Homographs & Heteronyms PowerPoint & Crossword.
Homograph PowerPoint with simple clues and clear (labeled for reuse) clip-art.
Each slide is animated: 1st click written clues are presented, 2nd click clip-art is shown, 3rd click answer is revealed - I use it with mini-whiteboards in a quiz game format.
25 common homographs presented (fit, ring, saw, gum, letters, light, train, table, club, watch, calf, coach, jam, dear, wave, cross, bark, park, orange, bat, right, tear, bow, wind, polish) ( - please see a screen shot of 9 of the slides)
Also comes with a crossword using 17 of the 25 homographs to use as a homework or reinforcement activity.
Differentiated crossword - one with clues and word box of spellings, one with only clues.
I use it with ESL grade 2-5 students in an after school club and with my grade 3 (8 & 9 year olds) when we study this in grammar, but would be enjoyed by grades 2,3,4 and 5)
Most common suffix (-ful, -est, -ing, -less, -ly, -er) and prefix (re-, un-, dis-, mis-, pre-) investigation worksheets.
Each suffix and prefix meaning is given, plus an example.
Can be differentiated in numerous ways:
1) Students think of their own example of words with common prefixes and suffixes. [page 1 & page 2]
2) Students can sort the provided examples. [page 3] and add some of their own
3) Students can decide which prefix or suffix works with the given base words and then add them to the table in the appropriate place. [page 4] (answers will vary)
You may choose to do just suffixes or prefixes in one lesson or print back to back and do it all at once.
I always like to get students to work in pairs and help each other complete worksheets and also add other examples.
Uploaded a PDF in a Sasson Font & an editable word doc. in comic sans.
Hope students around the world enjoy them. Please rate and comment, all my resources are shared freely.
A fun introductory presentation activity about abbreviations.
Students can use mini-whiteboards (or scrap paper to make it into a quiz game) - they have to work out the common abbreviations of words or phrases (many they will know already, others they may have to work out)
Also thrown in a few challenge questions (How many metres in 1km? etc.)
Comes with an accompanying worksheet:
Full words or phrases at the bottom of the page have to be used to match the abbreviations at the top (and/or vice versa)
next, so, because, but, until, before, if, then, until, also, instead of, meanwhile.
Use conjunctions two join to short sentences together.
6 examples with multiple choices of conjunctions.
Followed by a clear example of using the chosen conjunction to make one longer sentence. After this students are asked if the sentence makes sense, finally the Power Point rewrites the new, longer sentence to reinforce the change from 2 short sentences into 1 longer sentence.
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Sentences need to make sense. The order of the words in a sentence can change the meaning of the sentence.
Students read the two sentences and choose the one that makes the most sense.
e.g.
Ben ate a hotdog.
A hotdog ate Ben.
EAL or ESL homework activity.
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. e.g. to, too and two
Students have to circle the correct word (homophone) for each sentence.
Homework worksheet.
Comparatives and Superlatives worksheet with rules.
One side with 1 syllable adjectives (add 'er' & 'est')
Other side with 2 syllable adjectives (more...than & most)
Good for a homework for ESL learners.
Lots of words and a few sentences. Students are asked to...
Circle the noun, cross out the adjective and draw a zigzag star around the verb.
EAL/ESL Homework for grade/year 1 or 2.
A negative sentence (or statement) states that something is not true or incorrect.
Two back:2:back worksheets (4 pages) with a varity of activities used as a homework.
Negative Sentences using 'Being Verbs' present and past form on worksheet_1
Negative Sentences using 'other verbs' present and past form on worksheet_2.
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10 adjectives worksheets; Range of levels from gaining initial knowledge to applying it in sentence writing.
Hope that people find them useful. Please rate and comment if you do!
Please also see my adjective, nouns and verb flashcards / display cards /teaching-resource/nouns-verbs-adjectives-display-cards-12216145
And my posters:
/teaching-resource/verbs-nouns-adjectives-posters-12212892
Was and were are the past tenses of verb "to be".
23 easy to read, child friendly sentences with missing were or was.
1- Identify the subject of the sentence.
2- Identify whether it is a singular or plural noun.
3- Fill in the blank in the sentences using ‘was’ or ‘were’
4- Then on the line at the end write whether the noun was singular or plural.
Also thrown in a very brief cloze PowerPoint.
Basic worksheet.
With rule.
Decide (based upon the pronoun or noun) whether the being verb should be 'am', 'is' or 'are'...fill in the blank.
(1 non-commercial clip-art image of a happy panda...I am happy, yes I am!)
Also thrown in a very basic quiz / cloze 1 slide PowerPoint ... all for free!
3 different activities (over 4 pages) to help students identify and think about the subject of a sentence.
1. Underline the complete subject in the sentence.
2. Add an appropriate subject to the sentence.
3. Read the sentence, identify the subject, match to (non-commercial) clip-art.
On the left simple sentences with irregular past tense verbs.
On the right simple sentences with either present or future tense verb sentences.
Students have to;
1) Link the similar sentences.
2) Underline or highlight the verbs.
25/25 sentences in total. double sided.
Irregular past tense verbs worksheet.
18 easy to read sentences: but with the simple present form of the verb being used ( crossed out text)...children have to read the sentence and rewrite it underneath changing the verb for the irregular past tense spelling of the verb.
Irregular past tense verbs supplied in a text box.
Easy to differentiate: remove text box, less or more sentences, don't strike through verb etc.