Below you will find a variety of free resources to support the teaching of reading and writing for primary pupils.
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A worksheet with a list of adjectives to help students to identify character attributes and provide evidence for their choice.
A graph which allows students to plot the emotions of the characters at different points in a story.
A template to help students to write a short diary entry from the point of view of a character at a set point in a story.
A worksheet with a list of adjectives to help students describe settings and atmosphere providing evidence for their choice.
These bookmarks contain an activity which can be completed after reading a chapter of a fiction story.
Non Fiction Reading Tasks
Grammar and Punctuation PPTs
A selection of free SPAG PPTs which meet objectives from the English National Curriculum. A wider selection of these PPTs can be found in the SPAG section of this website.
A PowerPoint containing explanation and practice exercises to help year 1 pupils understand the un prefix.
A PowerPoint containing explanation and exercises to help year 4 pupils to understand the use of apostrophes for plural possession.
A PowerPoint containing explanation and exercises to help year 2 pupils understand the use of commas in lists.
A PowerPoint containing explanation and exercises to help pupils understand how to use modal verbs.
Grammar and Punctuation Guidance
Explains expanded noun phrases. Includes examples with expansion before and after the noun. Yr4+
Download the full set from TES
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 3 and 4. Suitable for using when introducing when introducing a novel.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 3 and 4. Suitable for using when discussing a page, section, chapter or story extract of a novel.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 3 and 4. Suitable for using when introducing an information book.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 3 and 4. Suitable for using when discussing an information text.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 3 and 4. Suitable for using when discussing and analysing poems.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 3 and 4. Suitable for using when reviewing a novel.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 3 and 4. Suitable for analsying persuasive posters, leaflets or adverts.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 5 and 6. Suitable for using when introducing when introducing a novel.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 5 and 6. Suitable for using when discussing a page, section, chapter or story extract of a novel.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 5 and 6. Suitable for using when introducing an information book.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 5 and 6. Suitable for using when discussing an information text.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 5 and 6. Suitable for using when reviewing a novel.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 3 and 4. Suitable for analsying persuasive posters, leaflets or adverts.
Reading questions linked to the National Curriculum objectives for year 5 and 6. Suitable for using when discussing and analysing poems.
Look Cover Write Check Spelling Sheets for KS1
Eight worksheets with word lists which contain the common exception words for year 1. They are designed so that pupils can use the Look Cover Write Check strategy to practise the spellings and use the words in a sentence.
Seven worksheets with word lists which contain the common exception words for year 2. They are designed so that pupils can use the Look Cover Write Check strategy to practise the spellings. Each sheet includes space which allows pupils to create sentences using some of the words.
Look Cover Write Check Spelling Sheets for KS2
Eleven worksheets with word lists which contain the words from the year 3 and 4 statutory word list. They are designed so that pupils can use the Look Cover Write Check strategy to practise the spellings. Each sheet includes space which allows pupils to create sentences using some of the words
Eleven worksheets with word lists which contain the words from the year 5 and 6 statutory word list. They are designed so that pupils can use the Look Cover Write Check strategy to practise the spellings. Each sheet includes space which allows pupils to create sentences using some of the words.
Spelling PPTs for KS2
Higher Level Vocabulary – Word Mats
SEN Non-fiction Writing Frames
SEN Fiction Writing Frames
EAL / ESL
Poetry Powerpoints
