Core Grammar Lessons
Prefix ‘un’
A Year 1 resource pack for teaching how to use the prefix ‘un’ to change the meaning of words. The interactive PowerPoint explains what a prefix is, shows how adding ‘un’ makes a word mean “not” or the opposite, and gives clear… Read More »Prefix ‘un’
Suffix ‘ing’
The interactive PowerPoint which explains what a suffix is, shows how ‘ing’ can be added to words to make new ones and demonstrates that it often describes something happening now. The accompanying task sheet provides opportunities to practise by rewriting… Read More »Suffix ‘ing’
Suffix ‘er’
A Year 1 resource pack for teaching how to add the suffix ‘er’ to root words. The interactive PowerPoint shows how ‘er’ can be added to words to make new ones with clear examples and opportunities to practise. The accompanying task sheet… Read More »Suffix ‘er’
Suffix ‘ed’
A Year 1 resource pack for teaching how to use the suffix ‘ed’ to show past tense. The interactive PowerPoint explains what a suffix is, demonstrates how adding ‘ed’ changes a verb to indicate an action has already happened, and provides examples… Read More »Suffix ‘ed’
Verbs
A clear and engaging Year 1 resource pack for introducing verbs. The PowerPoint teaches children that verbs are doing or being words, using relatable examples and visuals. Activities include identifying verbs in context, matching verbs to pictures and using verbs in… Read More »Verbs
Joining Words and Sentences Using ‘and’
A Year 1 resource pack focused on using the word ‘and’ to join words and sentences. The PowerPoint introduces how ‘and’ can link nouns (e.g. cake and sweets) and join ideas to form longer sentences. Children practise combining word pairs and extending simple… Read More »Joining Words and Sentences Using ‘and’
Questions
A Year 1 resource pack for teaching how to write questions using question marks. The interactive PowerPoint explores what makes a sentence a question with examples and prompts using ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’ and ‘how’. The included worksheets guide children… Read More »Questions
Nouns
A complete Year 1 resource pack for introducing nouns. The interactive PowerPoint explains what nouns are, using simple examples of people, places, thing and animals. Children are encouraged to spot nouns in sentences and identify them around the classroom. The accompanying… Read More »Nouns
Joining Sentences
A Year 1 resource pack designed to help children join simple sentences to create a short story. The pack includes a clear, visual PowerPoint that models how to link ideas, a cut-and-match activity to build story structure and picture-based tasks that guide… Read More »Joining Sentences
