This KS2 section is split into important aspects of the English curriculum including speaking and listening, handwriting and drama. Children also have the opportunity to take the online @school assessment tests to see how well they are doing with English.
The main part of English is literacy, consisting of Word Level including phonics, word recognition, spelling, dictionary work, and various texts; Sentence Level including grammar and punctuation, looking at adjectives, adverbs, capital letters, nouns, prepositions, pronouns, sentences, syntax, and verbs; Text Level including writing, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and different texts. The @school activities are in an interactive, online test, or printable format, bringing a different dynamic to the subject.
Compound and Complex Quiz - Interactive revision quiz about compound and complex
Compound and Complex Sentences - Interactive activities about compound and complex sentences from the BBC
Conjunctions - An interactive activity to practice joining sentences in interesting ways.
Conjunctions - Interactive activities to learn about conjunctions.
Conjunctions 1 - Using and or but to join sentences.
Connectives - Interactive activity to categorise connectives.
Connectives – Year 5 and 6 - Interactive activities about connectives in sentences.
Direct and Reported Speech - Interactive and printable activities about direct and reported speech
Identify Conjunctions - Interactive activity to identify conjunctions.
Joining Sentences - Presentation about connectives
Main and Subordinate Clauses 1 - A short article that shows children how to spot main and subordinate clauses.
Main and Subordinate Clauses II - Use this interactive quiz to test your knowledge of main and subordinate clauses.
Negative and Positive Sentences - Interactive activity about negative and positive sentences
Plural to Single Sentences - Interactive activity to change sentences from plural to singular
Proverbs 1 - Online activity about Proverbs
Proverbs 2 - Online activity about Proverbs
Proverbs 3 - Online activity about Proverbs
Questions and Statements - Interactive activity about word order in questions and statements
Revision Bite – Compound and Complex - Online fact sheet about compound and complex from the BBC
Sentence Detectives - Interactive activities about sentences
Sentence Machine - Interactive sentence generator
Sentences - Interactive activities to learn all about simple, compound and complex sentences.
Shrinking Sentences - Interactive activities to remove non essential words from sentences
Single to Plural Sentences - Interactive activity to change sentences from singular to plural