English
English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature, especially, plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils both to acquire knowledge and to build on what they already know. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a member of society; pupils, therefore, who do not learn to speak, read and write fluently and confidently are effectively disenfranchised.
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Compare and Contrast - Venn Diagram Template
A template to use when teaching students how to compare and contrast.
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Gingerbread Man Freeze Frame – Task Cards
Task cards to help students create freeze frames about the Gingerbread Man.
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A to Z Alphabet Handwriting Worksheets for Fine Motor
A set of alphabet handwriting worksheets to help children develop their fine motor skills and their knowledge and recognition of letters and sounds.
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Parts of Speech Word Search (Nouns and Verbs) – Worksheet
A word search where students find and categorise nouns and verbs.
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Personification Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of personification.
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Similes Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of similies.
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Build and Write a Sentence – Worksheets
A set of 10 worksheets to enable students to practise building and writing sentences.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Penguins)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Informative Text Structure - Sorting Activity (Frogs)
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about the structure of informative texts.
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Spelling Task Cards
A set of 57 spelling task cards.
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Differentiating Long and Short Vowels Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive quiz to practise differentiating between long and short vowel sounds in words.
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Fluency Reading Passage - Lily's Ride (Year 1)
A fiction text to use when assessing students' fluency.
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Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives – Sorting Task
Help students learn the difference between nouns, verbs, and adjectives with this cut-and-paste sorting worksheet.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Make Fairy Bread
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Acrostic Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an acrostic poem.
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Speaking and Listening Activities Task Cards
A set of 13 cards with instructions for speaking and listening activities.
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CVC Word Building Activity
A hands-on activity for students to build CVC words.
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Statement, Question, Command, Exclamation – Cut and Paste Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of the four main types of sentences.
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Common and Proper Nouns Sort - Cut and Paste Worksheet
A sorting worksheet to practise identifying common and proper nouns.
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Readers' Theatre Script - Trouble at the Park
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 6 years and over.
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Readers' Theatre Script - Three Little Pigs
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 6 years and over.
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Writing An Explanation Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an explanation text.
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Story Map Template
A template to use when exploring or planning a narrative story.
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Making Inferences - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to draw conclusions and make inferences when reading.
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Ending Punctuation – Cut and Paste Worksheet
A cut and paste worksheet to practise adding the correct punctuation marks to the end of sentences.
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Fix the Punctuation Activity
A cut and match activity to help your students correctly punctuate sentences.
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Writing A Procedure Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a procedural text.
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Writing A Recount Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a recount.
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Writing A Narrative Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a narrative.
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Read and Colour Worksheet – Common and Proper Nouns
A worksheet to practise identifying common and proper nouns.
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Year 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 1 magazine.
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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Worksheet Pack
A set of 6 worksheets teaching the concept of simple, compound and complex sentences.