Teaching Resource
Word of the Week PowerPoint - Year 5
A 40 slide PowerPoint Template for introducing new vocabulary to year 5 students.
Use this PowerPoint to introduce new vocabulary to your students for each week of the learning year. In this teaching resource, each slide contains:
- a new word
- the definition of the word
- an example sentence, showing the word being used in context
- a question or activity for the students to discuss
- words that are similar or relate to.
National Curriculum Curriculum alignment
- Key Stage 2 (KS2) – Upper
Key Stage 2 (KS2) - Upper covers students in Year 5 and Year 6.
- English
By the beginning of year 5, pupils should be able to read aloud a wider range of poetry and books written at an age-appropriate interest level with accuracy and at a reasonable speaking pace. They should be able to read most words effortlessly and to...
- Reading
- Word reading
- Writing
- Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
- Spelling

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