A one page resource on jargon suitable for GCSE and Functional Skills. The worksheet has an example of jargon used in climate change and gives examples of jargon for the students to define.

Word search of common foods.

A wordsearch of Spanish colours.

50 varied and fun ideas for writing shot stories. Ideal to use individually for the whole class to write the same story or to use as a whole and let the students choose a prompt. Prompts can also be used as a starter or discussion points. Also, these are very good to practise planning a piece of work as they promote imagination.

A wordsearch including 27 words related to information technology. Ideal to use as a starter or an extension activity.

A wordsearch containing 20 words relating to punctuation and writing. Ideal to use as a starter or extension activity. Wordsearches can improve learners reading ability by allowing them to practise their skimming and scanning skills.

A crossword with 20 chemical elements. The clues are the chemical symbols for each element. Ideal to use as a starter or as an extension activity.

Ten number block puzzles of varying difficulty. Ideal to use as an activity or to break up into lesson starters. Full instructions given with answer section. Space provided for working out each puzzle. Learners are to use the numbers 0- 9 to complete the number block rows using addition.

A resource to develop the use of adjectives in creative writing. The inspiration for the story is taken from unusual names for colours. The learners are asked to match names of colours with examples and to find five things they associate with the colours. The learners then plan a story by drawing a picture and consider their use of adjectives.

A large wordsearch including the countries of the European Union. This resource is ideal as an activity or starter. This resource could inspire a discussion on the EU.

This wordsearch includes 16 of Roald Dahl's children's books. It is a large wordsearch and includes a separate page that lists the books to search for. There is an extension task at the end of the resource which asks pupils to create a book cover in the template for their favourite Roald Dahl book. Ideal for lovers for Roald Dahl!

A wordsearch of Charles Dickens novels. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

Three word-searches based on 16 different presentational features with colour and pictures. The word-searches have varying difficulty levels. Wordsearch One - Star shaped with 10 presentational features to find. Wordsearch Two - Large square wordsearch with 16 presentational features to find. Wordsearch Three - Large Diamond wordsearch with 11 presentational features to find. Ideal for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills Level 1-2.

A wordsearch with 20 counties of England. Ideal to use as a starter or extension activity.

Large wordsearch with 20 famous British authors to find. Ideal starter/activity for GCSE English Language/Literature.

A wordsearch containing days of the week and months of the year. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

A wordsearch based on the French vocabulary for types of fruit. 18 fruits are featured and all answers are in French allowing the students to translate the fruits after they have finished the wordsearch. Wordsearches allow students to build their reading skills by using skimming and scanning techniques. This resource is ideal to use as a starter task or an extention task.

A wordsearch containing modern and ancient religions. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

A wordsearch containing the characters of Macbeth. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

This is a dyslexia friendly Power Point with green slides. The learners are guided through the process of creating an excellent newspaper report on a recent sports day. The lesson lasts 1- 2 hours. It includes an activity for groups, (a three minute word bomb) planning activities with a mind map and key tips on what the examiners are looking for. Attention is paid to purpose and audience and the learners are encouraged to use language features in their work.