I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
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.
This resource has plenty of games/puzzles and revision activities.
Rather than purchase each resource for £2.00 get this Bumper Pack.
Four Picture One Word Starter.
Catchphrase Starter
Language Features Snakes and Ladders
Language Feature Wordsearch X 4
Presentational Feature Wordsearch X 3
Language Features Crossword
Language Feature Quick Revision Table with Effects on the Reader
Practise Inference Workbooklet
Revision Activity for Question 3 and 4.
Normally worth £20.00. Buy now for £7.00
An ideal task for group work or paired work, this resource includes a list of the EU countries and the students match the flag to the country.
This is excellent for engaging students who are also into football or athletics as they recognise the flags and feel comfortable with the task. This is also perfect for inspiring a discussion about the EU. It can also be used as a starter activity.
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.
Bumper pack of games and puzzles to revise English Language GCSE or Functional Skills English Level 1 and Level 2.
Pack includes:
Language feature snakes and ladders
Four language feature based wordsearches
Three presentational features based wordsearches
Two starter activities, English based Catchphrase and Four Pictures One Word.
Language features bingo for up to 30 students.
A game to practise the use of imperative verbs
Language features crossword.
These resources are all available to buy separately. £16.00 of resources for £6.00.
This is a seven page workbook to help learners understand inference.
The workbook includes four short pieces of fiction with questions on what is inferred in each text.
The learners are then asked to describe a character to a reader and guided through the process of using inference in their writing.
The booklet also includes a peer assessment sheet to allow the learners to evaluate the success of the inference.
This resource has simplified inference making it ideal for learners who struggle to find inference in more complex texts.
Suitable for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills learners.
This booklet takes about an hour to complete and a highlighter should be used to complete the reading section.
This resource is a Power Point with tasks and activities to help learners revise word classes.
There is a workbook for students to follow the exercises including a wordsearch, a crossword, anagrams, a board blast style game and other activities.
I have included some pictures for the imperative verb game.
This resource is perfect for learners studying GCSE English language and Functional Skills Level 1- 2. It helps learners understand how to use word classes to help their writing.
This activity takes one and half to two hours.
This is a Power Point presentation and worksheet perfect for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills Level 1- 2.
The learners are asked to act as journalists, watching a report about the Hatton Garden Gang and taking notes to locate the vital information.
The learners then get into groups of three or four and answer questions on the report. The worksheet allows the students to answer the questions on paper. The answers are provided on the Power Point.
The Power Point then asks the learners to partake in a board blast to list what they would include in a newspaper article and some answers are provided.
Finally, the learners can use some time to research the gang before creating a newspaper article on the Hatton Garden Gang appealing to the public for information on the missing suspect.
This lesson last around an hour and a half and can be split into two equal lessons of the listening comprehension and the writing task.
GCSE English Language revision sheet could be used in lessons for revision, to help complete classwork and practise questions.
A glossary of 22 language techniques with definition and the effects the techniques have on the reader.
This resource is two pages long, easy to read, easy to understand and colourful. It can be used to help learners start to think how language features are effective.
Perfect to include in a revision pack for learners. Can also be used for revision of Functional Skills Level 2.
A huge bumper pack of resources for the revision of the AQA GCSE English Language Foundation paper.
***Warning*** This is by no means a definitive pack of resources for the GCSE but it is a bumper pack of my resources for people who want to save money, rather than purchasing all of them. This makes it EXTREMELY good value for money. Please read carefully and consider carefully before purchasing because I sell these resources to help not offend.
Resources include:
Three whole lessons, two activities, seven games/puzzles and two resources to focus on revision.
The pack includes two resources on writing a newspaper article, word classes, language features, presentational features and inference.
Over £25.00 of resources for £15.00.
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.
This resource aims to engage learners who have difficulty in spelling or a barrier to learning during English lessons due to spelling.
The Power Point is 15 slides and includes a starter and exit task.
This resource looks briefly at the history of the English language in simplistic terms to give learners an understanding of why spelling is difficult today.
Dictionaries will be required and the learners are also asked to work as part of a group. At least one computer needs to be available to access search engines as part of the lesson.
All answers are provided unless the task is discussion based.
Three wordsearches of varying difficulty level with colour and pictures including up to 26 different language features.
1. Star shaped wordsearch with 13 language features.
2. Diamond shaped wordsearch with 15 language features.
3. Large square wordsearch with 26 language features.
Ideal for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills English Level 1/2.
Improve your learners' reading skills by practising skimming and scanning.
Help your learners revise in a fun, easy and engaging way.
A huge bumper pack of my GCSE English Language revision exercises and activities. 13 resources in total.
This pack includes:
Work booklet on inference.
Two Power Point starter activities - Revision Catchphrase and Four Picture One Word
Four whole lesson Power Point with work booklet when required - X2 Writing a newspaper report Crime Journalism and Sports Day, essay writing PEA and word classes with plenty of activities to ensure the learners retain the information.
Language Features Bingo
Three language features wordsearches and a language features crossword
A revision sheet explaining the effects language features have on a reader/text.
Over £25.00 of individual resources in a bumper pack for £15.00.
This resource consists of a front cover, a worksheet and an answer sheet.
Ideal for engaging learners with new language and spoken language for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills English.
The worksheet involves the learners completing a table of 21 new words, providing definitions and deciding if each word is formal or informal. This resource can then lead on to an informal writing task. The learners are asked if they would use each word online, with friends or in a formal environment and this resource promotes lots of discussion. It could be used as preparation for a speaking and listening activity on neologisms.
The new words included could allow for a discussion on internet safety.
The learners are required to complete a table on the purposes of text. The learners look at a definition of each text, a brief example and match a feature to each text.
The learners then consider the audience of texts by completing a different table.
Finally, the learners can choose a purpose and an audience and create their own text.
A good resource to stretch and challenge learners.
This is a lengthy resource that needs access to computers for the learners to complete.
Learners are asked to research different types of writing and to comment on language features and presentational features.
A different way to revise for the exam for learners who struggle with question 3 and 4 of the exam.
A wordsearch with two sets of clues. One set has normal words and one set with anagrams of the words for learner who like to be challenged.
Suitable for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills.
20 writing questions for English students to attempt covering a range of text types and writing styles.
Suitable for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills Level 1/2.
Easy to read wordsearch includes a table so the learners can provide a definition for the words they find in the grid.
Perfect for GCSE English Language revision or Functional Skills Level 2.