Pronouns - Year 3 and 4 In this handy English PowerPoint lesson children practise choosing the appropriate pronoun for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition as per the Year 3 and 4 English programme of study (Writing - composition, Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). 'Pronouns' explains how to use pronouns to improve written work. This animated, PowerPoint resource can be edited and differentiated to meet your teaching needs. Content includes: 1. Definition of a pronoun. 2. How to use pronouns to improve your writing. 3. Class activity with accompanying worksheet. 4. 1 further worksheet.

Direct and Reported Speech (KS2) ‘Direct and Reported Speech - KS2’ explains how and when to use direct and reported speech in written work. Content includes: Editable PowerPoint teaching resource Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Direct and Reported Speech - KS2’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Introducing The Romans - KS2 'Introducing The Romans - KS2' is an ideal introduction to the topic of the Roman Empire and can be used in a lesson covering the KS2 history curriculum objective - the Roman Empire and it impact on Britain. This PowerPoint presentation provides an introduction to the following: 1. Who were the Romans 2. The extent of the Roman Empire at its height of power 3. The story of Romulus and Remus 4. Roman rulers 5. Life in Rome 6. Roman society 7. The impact of the Roman Empire on the world 8. The fall of the Roman Empire 9. Activities to support the teaching of this objective with worksheets 'Introducing The Romans - KS2' is completely editable so that teachers have the freedom to adapt the resource to suit the individual needs of each class they teach.

Walking Away This two-lesson mini-unit explores Cecil Day-Lewis’s ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying the AQA Love and Relationships cluster, this resource studies the poem in depth and explains how to write an essay comparing it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 59-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 7 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Cecil Day-Lewis’s life and factors that may have inspired the poem. First Contact – An initial reading of ‘Walking Away’ with a glossary included. Comprehension questions with example answers. Exploring Meaning – Analysing ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. A model answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Walking Away’: parent/child relationships, memory, time, distance and growing up. Language – Exploring Day-Lewis’s use of language. An analysis of imagery and a line-by-line examination of the poem, with questions and answers. Structure and Form – How Day-Lewis uses the first-person perspective, direct address, caesura, rhyme and enjambment. The GCSE Exam – How to write a comparison essay. Comparing ‘Walking Away’ with ‘Before You Were Mine’ and ‘Mother, Any Distance’. Model answers included.

Seconds, Minutes and Hours - Year 1 In this year 1 teaching resource pupils are introduced to units of time (hours, minutes and seconds) as per the statutory requirements of the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement). This colourful PowerPoint lesson includes: 1. What are seconds, minutes and hours 2. Interactive activities with accompanying worksheet 3. A link to a time units song ‘Seconds, Minutes and Hours - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.

Counting in 10s - Year 1 In this year 1 teaching resource pupils practise counting in steps of 10 to 100 as per the year 1 maths programme of study (Number - number and place value). This colourful animated PowerPoint presentation includes: How to count in 10s explanation Counting in 10s to 100 activity with an accompanying worksheet A link to a counting in 10s song 2 further counting in 10s worksheets with answers 1 colouring page ‘Counting in 10s - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Division with Remainders - Year 3 In this maths teaching resource, pupils practise dividing 2-digit numbers by a 1-digit number with a remainder. This Year 3 maths teaching resource has been created following the White Rose Small Steps guidance for year 3 - Spring - Block 1 - Multiplication and Division. The resource consists of 1 lesson, including a PowerPoint presentation and differentiated worksheets for independent learning, to guide your class through the curriculum objectives of the Year 3 maths programme of study (number - multiplication and division). The worksheets contain varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes: Varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving interactive class activities 3 differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving worksheets with answers ‘Division with Remainders - Year 3’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs. Click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation to view the resource in more detail.

AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation - Romeo and Juliet (38-slide PowerPoint presentation with 5 worksheets) This two-lesson teaching resource provides a step-by-step guide to the AQA GCSE English Literature exam question on Romeo and Juliet. It goes through the question paper and shows students how to produce an effective response under exam conditions. It offers guidance on approaching the question, planning and managing time effectively and structuring and writing a higher band answer. Learners are then given an exam question and extract and are required to write a response in exam conditions. To preview ‘AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation - Romeo and Juliet’ in detail, please click on the images.

Sonnets - Year 7 & Year 8 This differentiated Year 7/8 KS3 English teaching resource explores sonnets in a fun and engaging way. First, it provides an example Shakespearian sonnet and explains the ‘rules’ of sonnet poetry. Pupils are then tasked with exploring an example sonnet and discussing its structure and language. The second part of the lesson helps students construct their own sonnet. Learners are given a scaffolded approach and an example sonnet to help them construct a class and an individual poem. The PowerPoint is fully editable, and it’s differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to assure that all children are challenged and can achieve.

Fractions on a Number Line - Year 3 In ‘Fractions on a Number Line - Year 3’ pupils practise representing fractions on a number line and counting fractions on a number line between 0 and 1. This teaching resource covers the year 3 curriculum objective in the maths programme of study and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for year 3 - Spring - Block 3 - Fractions A. Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of these small steps Worksheet with answers ‘Fractions on a Number Line - Year 3’ is editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Using ‘and’ - Year 1 In this English grammar teaching resource, pupils practise using the conjunction ‘and’ to join words and clauses together as per the curriculum objective of the Year 1 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: A using ‘and’ explanation Various activities with an accompanying worksheet 3 further differentiated worksheets with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Using ‘and’ - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Decimal Tenths - Year 4 In this KS2 maths teaching resource pupils practise recognising and writing tenths as fractions and decimals. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering some of the year 4 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Fractions, including decimals). Content includes: Write the number represented by the model as a fraction and decimal activity and worksheet Shade the model to represent the decimal number activity Write the numbers indicated on the number line as a fraction and decimal activity Complete the table activity The previous 3 activities are included on an accompanying worksheet ‘Decimal Tenths - Year 4’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.

Number Sequences - Year 2 In this year 2 teaching resource pupils practise recognising number patterns within 100 in steps of 2, 3, 5 and 10 and continuing the sequence as per the curriculum objectives of the year 2 maths programme of study (Number - number and place value). This colourful 22 slide PowerPoint presentation includes an interactive activity and accompanying worksheet and 1 further worksheet with answers. ‘Number Sequences - Year 2’ is fully editable giving you the freedom to adapt the resource to suit your individual teaching requirements.

Plants and Water - Year 3 In this science teaching resource pupils will learn about the importance of water to plant life and investigate the way in which water is transported within plants. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering the year 3 science curriculum objective listed below: - investigate the way in which water is transported within plants 'Plants and Water - Year 3' is an engaging PowerPoint presentation including: Link to an introductory video An explanation of how water is transported within plants Science activity and accompanying worksheets Water transportation in plants activity and worksheet with answers 'Plants and Water - Year 3' is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching requirements.

Units of Volume and Capacity - Year 3 In this KS2 Year 3 teaching resource pupils learn how to measure, compare, add and subtract capacity and volume (l/ml) as per the curriculum objectives of the year3 maths programme of study (Measurement). This engaging animated PowerPoint lesson contains: 1. What is volume and capacity explanation 2. How we measure volume and capacity explanation 3. Using mixed units (litres and millilitres) 4. Comparing units of capacity and volume 5. Adding and subtracting capacity and volume 6. Full of activities with accompanying worksheets to use alongside the lesson or can be used separately 7. 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Units of Volume and Capacity - Year 3’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

The Monkey’s Paw – Teaching Unit ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ is a unit of work with a lesson by lesson overview, a 78-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 23 worksheets. The unit contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the literary context, plot, characters, language and themes of this classic short story. These teaching resources include the following activities: A unit of work overview with four-part lessons covering social, historical and literary context, plot, characters and language Analysis of the characters of Mr White, Mrs White, Herbert and Sergeant Major Morris Consolidation exercises and questions to assess students’ knowledge and understanding Literary context - the gothic genre A copy of the text Links to TV versions of The Monkey’s Paw Analysing how W. W. Jacobs’ uses language to create mood and build tension Essay question with planning guidance and much more!

The Great Big 2023 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 Our ever-popular Christmas quiz is back for 2023. This fun Christmas quiz is the ideal end of term activity ahead of the Christmas holidays. It’s made up of 8 rounds that cover celebrity Santa, music, film, the year 2023, anagrams, Christmas and a lot more - click on the images for a full preview. The resource comes with a 108-slide PowerPoint (including the quiz questions and answers) and student answer sheets for each round in PDF form. The resource contains everything you need to carry out the quiz and has been carefully pitched so that the questions are targeted at students aged 11-16.

Sharing Equally - Year 1 In this KS1 maths teaching resource pupils are introduced to division through sharing by using 1:1 correspondence. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering some of the year 1 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - multiplication and division). Content includes: Sharing fruit between plates activity and worksheet Sharing frogs between the lily pads and completing the sentence activity and worksheet with accompanying cut outs Sharing fish between the fish bowls and completing the sentence activity and worksheet with accompanying cut outs Complete the sentences animal sharing activity and worksheet Sharing word problems activity and worksheet Reasoning and problem solving worksheet and answer sheet ‘Sharing Equally - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs

Sequencing Events - Year 1 In this KS1 Maths teaching resource pupils are taught to sequence events in chronological order using language such as (before, after, next, first etc) as per the statutory requirements of the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement). This colourful PowerPoint presentation includes an interactive class activity and an accompanying cut out worksheet. ‘Sequencing Events - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.

‘Wonder – Unit of Work Part One’ explores the first eleven chapters of the novel ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit begins with an introduction to the book and author before focusing on understanding the novel’s plot, characters, themes and use of language. The resource contains ten lessons (made up of an 85-slide PowerPoint presentation and 23 worksheets) which explore the book from Chapter One, ‘August’ to Chapter Eleven, ‘The Performance Space’. The unit contains a range of teaching and learning activities including: Developing reading and vocabulary skills Differentiated tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze) to provide appropriate learning for all pupils Reading and comprehension tasks Grammar, punctuation and spelling activities that cover contractions, time adverbials, pronouns, homophones, synonyms and word classes Language study – comparing American and British English Discussing key themes Character analysis Formal and informal writing Drama activities and freeze framing And much more!