This resource contains an editable, 75-slide Powerpoint lesson on inverted commas (speech marks/quotation marks). It is appropriate for pupils in Years 3, 4 and 5 and older, SEN pupils who have yet to master the basics in punctuation. The Powerpoint demonstrates how to:
use inverted commas to enclose direct speech
punctuate reporting clauses and direct speech
punctuate split speech
set out dialogue in writing
use interesting words to replace 'said'
Many opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to punctuate direct speech. The PowerPoint also contains a hyperlink to a short video on how to punctuate direct speech.
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Colourful semantics to go with 23 CVC words.
I split these into 4 words per week (one week, has 3 words) and we work on spelling these words and using them in sentences, but this can be easily adapted if you wanted to use more words per week.
I have included colourful semantics boards, from the basic Who, What doing, What, to more complex Who, What doing, What, Where, Why. I have laminated these for my class and differentiate so some of the students complete only the 3 word sentences and some complete the 4 or 5 word sentences, but using the same pictures.
I have included 3 pictures of examples of students using the boards and words (I hav blanked out student names)
This resource contains a 15-page workbook (with answers) on using the possessive apostrophe/apostrophe for possession for both singular and plural nouns. It also contains an information sheet on how to use apostrophes for possession.
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The Possessive Apostrophe - 60 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains an editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on the possessive apostrophe. It explains how to use the apostrophe to show possession for singular and plural nouns. The PowerPoint provides lots of examples and opportunities for students to use the apostrophe appropriately. The presentation also includes a hyperlink to a short video on the apostrophe for possession.
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This resource contains a fully editable, 55-slide PowerPoint lesson presented by the punctuation character - the 'Full Stop' explaining how and when to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. It also 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. It also contains a link to a short video on writing sentences using full stops and capital letters.
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Full Stops - Set of 14 Differentiated Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 14 differentiated 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
This resource is appropriate for Year 2- 6 pupils and older SEN / ESL / Entry Level students who may find sentence demarcation challenging and have yet to master the basics of punctuation in writing.
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This resource contains a 20-page workbook (18 worksheets and 2 information sheets) with answers on using commas to demarcate items / phrases within sentences and to separate adjectives when there are two or more describing a noun. It is an ideal independent learning pack for home learning, distance learning and remote learning.
Tasks include:
inserting commas in the correct places in sentences
rewriting incorrectly punctuated sentences
composing own sentences containing a list of items
composing own sentences using two or more adjectives
punctuating The Twelve Days of Christmas with commas
composing own lyrics for the Twelve Days of Christmas and punctuating with commas
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Using Commas in Lists PowerPoint Lesson
This is a fully editable, 35-slide PowerPoint lesson on using the punctuation device, the comma, in lists in sentences. The PowerPoint explains how to use the comma in lists in sentences. There are opportunities for pupils to insert the comma in the correct place. There are also opportunities for pupils to identify where the comma has been misplaced.
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Commas - 135 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This fully editable and highly visual, 135-slide PowerPoint lesson features all functions of commas and includes
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Develop writing and composition skills, by building sentences to say what people are feeling.
3 levels of worksheets:
Level 1: 1 key word sentence - What emotion? (e.g “sad”)
Level 2: 2 Key word sentence .- who? + what emotion? (e.g "the boy is sad"
Level 3: 3 Key work sentence - who? + what doing + what emotion? (e.g “The boy is feeling sad”
4 picture cards at each level
32 picture cards in total.
Full colour and white background worksheets and symbols.
Worksheets are accessible for writers and non-writers
Includes information on how to use the Colourful Semantics system.
The two On the Write Track books contain sentence construction work for beginner writers with stimulating images to help independent writing. Both books have a similar format and are useful for a wide range of pupils at an early stage of literacy. The sheets can also be used for Speaking and Listening work. Previously available through Easylearn.
These 10 worksheets all have short stories (c.100 words each) with the full stops missing. Designed for repeated practice to help children who find it hard to accurately add full stops to their writing, whatever age or key stage whilst also improving reading comprehension skills and the ability to check their work for errors.
Stories contain full colour images and are designed to be interesting to children and spark discussion regarding where a full stop goes and how the end of a sentence is identified.
Extension would be to check, peer assess and add capital letters or to continue the story with accurate sentence boundary demarcation. All images sourced from openclipart.com
The resource includes a set of 15 age-appropriate writing tasks to enable older, SEN students to use full stops and capital letters accurately in sentence demarcation. The content is age appropriate and is particularly aimed at older SEN / ESL students who may find sentence demarcation challenging.
Task 1 - Pupils rewrite a short paragraph (about 100 words) placing full stops and capital letters in the correct places. The content is designed to be engaging and about characters who the pupils ought to be able to identify with.
Task 2 - Pupils complete a short comprehension about the paragraph answering in full sentences with a capital letter at the beginning and full stop at the end.
Task 3 - Involves pupils writing a short paragraph about a featured character.
These worksheets are designed to give students practice at using capital letters and full stops in their writing to reinforce and consolidate this skill.
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This resource is a fully editable, 200-slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. The PowerPoint explains the rules for making plurals for:
regular nouns - adding 's'
nouns ending in 'ch' , 'sh', 'x', 'ss' and 's'
nouns ending in 'o'
nouns ending in 'f', 'ff' and 'fe'
nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant
irregular plurals
exceptions to the rules
Many opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to form plurals and there is a timed plural challenge activity.
The PowerPoint also contains several links to short videos explaining how to form the various plurals.
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This resource contains 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
These resources are appropriate for primary-aged pupils and older SEN students who have yet to master the basics of punctuation.
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Full Stops - 55 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This 55-slide PowerPoint lesson is 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.
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This resource contains a succinct memo mat on direct speech punctuation (speech marks / inverted commas). It reminds pupils on how to use speech marks and other punctuation devices in the context of direct speech. The mat could be laminated and used by pupils for general use in their writing or placed in their files for reference. It could also be enlarged to A3 size and used for display purposes.
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Inverted Commas PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains an editable, 75-slide Powerpoint lesson on inverted commas. The PowerPoint demonstrates how to:
use inverted commas to enclose direct speech
punctuate reporting clauses and direct speech
punctuate split speech
set out direct speech in writing
use interesting words to replace ‘said’
Many opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to punctuate direct speech.
Inverted Commas - 22 Page Workbook
This resource contains a 22-page workbook on inverted commas (speech marks/quotation marks/direct speech). It is appropriate for pupils in Years 3, 4 and 5 and older, SEN pupils who have yet to master the basics in punctuation. The workbook contains four information/revision sheets, 17 worksheets and an answer booklet.
Tasks include:
using inverted commas to enclose direct speech
punctuating reporting clauses and direct speech
punctuating split speech
setting out direct speech in dialogue
using alternative words to ‘said’ in reporting clauses
composing writing containing direct speech
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This resource includes a fully editable, 35-slide PowerPoint lesson and an accompanying set of worksheets with answers on using the comma in lists and to separate adjectives when two or more adjectives are used to qualify nouns. It is an ideal resource for remote learning/distance learning and can be used effectively on google classroom and other online teaching platforms.
The PowerPoint explains how to use the comma in lists in sentences. There are opportunities for pupils to insert the comma in the correct place. There are also opportunities for pupils to identify where the comma has been misplaced.
Tasks on the worksheets include:
inserting commas in the correct places in sentences
composing own sentences containing a list or series of items
punctuating The Twelve Days of Christmas with commas
composing own lyrics for the Twelve Days of Christmas and punctuating with commas
The resource is ideal as an independent learning pack for remote learning/distance learning/ home schooling and can also be used on google classroom.
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This resource contains a 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on adding the suffix -ed to form the simple past tense, where no change is needed to the root word (as outlined in the New National Curriculum Spelling Appendix).
Examples are given and opportunities provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to practise the skill of adding -ed to root verbs to form the simple past tense.
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Adding -ed,-ied,-d To Form Simple Past Tense 70-Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a 70-slide PowerPoint presentation on the rules for when and how to add the suffixes -ed, -d, -ied and doubling the last letter to make the simple past tense of verbs. The PowerPoint clearly explains and demonstrates the rules of how to change a verb to its simple past form and includes the following:
adding -d to words ending in e
adding -ed to regular root verbs
changing the 'y' to an 'i' and adding -ed
doubling the last letter and adding -ed
irregular past tenses
The PowerPoint also contains a timed challenge activity in which pupils can use paper/whiteboards to write the simple past tense.
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This resource contains a fully editable, 70-slide PowerPoint lesson on on the rules for when and how to add the suffixes -ed, -d, -ied and doubling the last letter to make the simple past tense of verbs. The PowerPoint clearly explains and demonstrates the rules of how to change a verb to its simple past form.
The PowerPoint includes the following rules
- adding -d to words ending in e
- adding -ed to regular root verbs
- changing the 'y' to an 'i' and adding -ed
- doubling the last letter and adding -ed
- irregular plurals
The PowerPoint also contains a timed challenge activity in which pupils can use paper/whiteboards to write the simple past tense and a sorting activity in which pupils are required to decide which verb ending is appropriate.
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Stop it, Editor! improves pupils’ punctuation and grammar skills, and is one of three books in the Stop it! series. It covers similar areas to Stop it! but in a more editorial style. This book is full of tasks pupils enjoy: finding mistakes, marking and correcting texts, etc. Full stops, capital letters, apostrophes, speech marks and some uses of the comma are covered. It is perfect to use alongside Stop it! as it consolidates skills using a different approach. Previously available through Easylearn.
This bundle contains six PowerPoint lessons and six workbooks on the following punctuation devices:
The Possessive Apostrophe
The Apostrophe for Omission
Commas in Lists
The Question Mark and Exclamation Mark
Inverted Comma (Speech Marks)
Full Stops
The Possessive Apostrophe
This resource contains an editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on the possessive apostrophe. It explains how to use the apostrophe to show possession for singular and plural nouns. The PowerPoint provides lots of examples and opportunities for students to use the apostrophe appropriately. The presentation also includes a hyperlink to a short video on the apostrophe for possession.
The workbook contains 15 worksheets on the possessive apostrophe/apostrophe for possession for both singular and plural nouns. It also contains an information sheet on how to use apostrophes for possession.
The Apostrophe for Omission
This is an editable, 50 slide PowerPoint lesson on the apostrophe for contraction / omission. It explains how to use the apostrophe in contracted words. This resource will help students to use apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. The PowerPoint also contains a hyperlink to a short video explaining how to use the apostrophe for contraction.
The workbook includes an information sheet explaining when and how to use the apostrophe for omission/contraction. It also contains a variety of tasks that will help students to master using apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. Answers are included.
Commas in Lists
This is a fully editable, 35-slide PowerPoint lesson on using the comma in lists in sentences. The PowerPoint explains how to use the comma in lists in sentences. There are opportunities for pupils to insert the comma in the correct place. There are also opportunities for pupils to identify where the comma has been misplaced.
The 20-page workbook includes 18 worksheets and 2 information sheets on using commas to demarcate items / phrases within sentences and to separate adjectives when there are two or more describing a noun. It is an ideal independent learning pack for home learning, distance learning and remote learning. Tasks include:
inserting commas in the correct places in sentences
rewriting incorrectly punctuated sentences
composing own sentences containing a list of items
composing own sentences using two or more adjectives
punctuating The Twelve Days of Christmas with commas
composing own lyrics for the Twelve Days of Christmas and punctuating with commas
The Question Mark and Exclamation Mark
This is an editable, 52-slide PowerPoint lesson on the question mark and exclamation mark. The presentation explains when these punctuation marks are used and gives many examples. It also provides opportunities for pupils to decide the correct punctuation at the end of a sentence - exclamation mark, question mark or full stop. The PowerPoint also contains two hyperlinks to short videos about the question mark and the exclamation mark.
The workbook contains 9 worksheets with answers and an information sheet on using the question mark and the exclamation mark. Tasks include:
Selecting the correct question word for sentences.
Deciding which punctuation device should be used at the end of sentences.
Composing sentences using question marks appropriately.
Composing sentences using exclamation marks appropriately.
Rewriting a short passage inserting the correct punctuation devices - full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
Inverted Comma (Speech Marks)
This editable, 75-slide Powerpoint lesson on inverted commas (speech marks/quotation marks) demonstrates how to:
use inverted commas to enclose direct speech
punctuate reporting clauses and direct speech
punctuate split speech
set out dialogue in writing
use interesting words to replace ‘said’
Many opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to punctuate direct speech.
The 22 page workbook on inverted commas contains five information/revision sheets, seventeen worksheets and an answer booklet. Tasks include:
using inverted commas to enclose direct speech
punctuating reporting clauses and direct speech
punctuating split speech
setting out direct speech in dialogue
using alternative words to ‘said’ in reporting clauses
composing writing containing direct speech
Full Stops
This editable, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson explains how and when to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. It also 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.
The workbook contains 14 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 resource contains worksheets on using full stops and capital letters accurately in sentence demarcation. Tasks include inserting full stops and capital letters in correct places, simple comprehension - pupils answer in full sentences, writing about a character.
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The resource includes a set of 14 exercises/ tasks to enable students to use full stops and capital letters accurately in sentence demarcation.
Task 1 - Pupils rewrite a short paragraph (about 100 words) placing full stops and capital letters in the correct places. The content is designed to be engaging and about different characters who the pupils ought to be able to identify with.
Task 2 - Pupils complete a short comprehension about the paragraph answering in full sentences with a capital letter at the beginning and full stop at the end.
Task 3 - Involves pupils writing a short paragraph about a stimulating featured character.
These worksheets are ideal to give pupils practice at using capital letters and full stops in their writing to reinforce and consolidate this skill. This resource is also appropriate for SEND pupils and older pupils who find sentence demarcation challenging. .
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This resource contains two worksheets about using capital letters and full stops in sentence demarcation. The tasks involves unscrambling sentences and inserting full stops and capital letters in the correct place and deciding where the full stops and capital letters should be.
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Full Stops and Capital Letters 15 Page Workbook
The workbook contains 15 worksheets on using full stops to demarcate sentences. Answers are included.
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
Full Stops - 55 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a fully editable, 55 slide PowerPoint lesson presented by the punctuation character - the ‘Full Stop’ explaining how and when to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. It also 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. It also contains a link to a short video on full stops.
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Nouns - 24-Page Workbook
This resource includes two inormation sheets and twenty two worksheets on nouns. Tasks include identifying and using all the types of noun at word, sentence and text level. These resources would be particularly useful for SATS revision and are suitable for primary aged pupils and for older SEN students who will benefit from the visual nature of the PowerPoint.
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Nouns - 100 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable, 100-slide PowerPoint lesson on nouns. All the different types of nouns are explained and examples are givengiven.
The PowerPoint contains three activities to reinforce and consolidate the pupils’ understanding of nouns.
A sorting activity that requires sorting different types of nouns into the appropriate category.
A timed noun challenge where pupils have to think of nouns in all categories beginning with a certain letter. A worksheet is provided for this on the PowerPoint.
Pupils have to identify all the nouns in the poem ‘Daffodils’ by William Wordsworth. A worksheet is also provided for this.
The PowerPoint also containsa link to a short video on nouns.
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This resource contains an explanation sheet and worksheet on using the comma to demarcate lists in sentences.
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Commas in Lists in Sentences - 20 Page Workbook
This resource contains a 20-page workbook (18 worksheets and 2 information sheets) with answers on using commas to demarcate items / phrases within sentences and to separate adjectives when there are two or more describing a noun. It is an ideal independent learning pack for home learning, distance learning and remote learning.
Tasks include:
inserting commas in the correct places in sentences
rewriting incorrectly punctuated sentences
composing own sentences containing a list of items
composing own sentences using two or more adjectives
punctuating The Twelve Days of Christmas with commas
composing own lyrics for the Twelve Days of Christmas and punctuating with commas
Commas in Lists in Sentences - PowerPoint Lesson
This is a fully editable, 35-slide PowerPoint lesson on using the punctuation device, the comma, in lists in sentences. The PowerPoint explains how to use the comma in lists in sentences and to separate adjectives when there are two or more describing a noun. There are opportunities for pupils to insert the comma in the correct place and to identify where the comma has been misplaced in sentences.
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