Coach your students through the close reading and annotation of an extract about Chapter 13 from Wonder, then instruct them in the use of the differentiated essay frame to challenge and stretch pupils at all levels. What are August’s thoughts and feelings in this extract? The extract and annotation sheet includes instructions and suggested quotations underlined, and the essay frame shows a clear route of progress and has a built-in example and extension column. This resource includes US letter and UK A4 size documents, and in colour and black/white versions.

Seven tasks on seven double-sided worksheets. Each task focuses on a quotation about loneliness, and features four points or ideas about the quotation. Students must evaluate how much they agree with the points, rank them, and explain their reasoning… but beware - one point in each four is totally inaccurate! Use individually as bell-ringers, brain breaks, or give groups of students different quotations for a more developed discussion lesson. These worksheets are double-sided and come with answer keys to show the inaccurate points. I have also provided US letter and UK A4 size documents, and spellings for both the US and the UK.

This St Patrick’s Day activity for KS3 and KS4 is a great seasonal starter, brain break or exit ticket. Learn about eight different traditions whilst also correcting errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Answer key included. The slideshow is also accompanied by printable US letter and UK A4 size worksheet versions, and US and UK spellings.

A thoughtful ‘would you rather’ worksheet for older students with an Earth Day theme. For example, would your students rather have an hour of electricity a week, or an hour of clean water? Encourage discussion around seven prompt pairs, all focused on environmentally friendly activities, then students use the ‘why’ section to explain their choice. This resource comes in three styles (two colour and one greyscale), and in both UK A4 and US letter document formats for easy printing.

This Earth Day activity for Years 7-11 is a great seasonal starter or exit ticket. Learn about six different Earth Day celebrations whilst also correcting errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Answer key included. The slideshow is also accompanied by printableUK A4 and US letter size worksheet versions, and UK and US spellings.

Alternative statements and sentence starters for the phrase ‘it makes the reader want to read on.’ Encourage variation in your students’ analyses! Comes in UK A4 size and US letter size documents, and with both colour and BW options.

This Mother’s Day activity for KS3 and KS4 is a great seasonal starter or exit ticket. Learn about six different traditions whilst also correcting errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Answer key included. See the video preview for a fuller demonstration! 13 slides, six tasks, and 18 errors that can be used as a full lesson or shorter tasks. The slideshow is also accompanied by printable US letter and UK A4 size worksheet versions, and US and UK spellings.

Great starter and exit tasks for lessons on Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. This slideshow features summaries for all six chapters; every chapter summary is split across two slides and there are six spelling, punctuation or grammar errors in each. That’s 12 errors per summary. Each summary also comes as a printable worksheet, and answer keys are built into the slideshow. There are also recap extension tasks at the end of each summary for additional stretch!

Fully editable template for you to create a takeout menu full of homework tasks for your subject or topics. Just replace the task texts with your own activities! I recommend stipulating that pupils need to choose a starter, main and dessert task for each homework deadline. Use the ‘Set Meals’ for pre-set combinations, or the ‘Extras’ page for Gifted and Talented tasks. This resource comes in UK A4 and US letter size documents, and with a few pizza and food graphics to get you started.

Encourage your students to write persuasively with this Earth Day themed task. The writing task asks students to consider whether schools should have an ‘environmental hour’ every day or not, and to express their viewpoint in the form of a speech, letter or essay. The bingo grids feature 25 prompts; from details to consider to techniques to include. Prep some rewards for full rows and columns, and let your students aim for a Full House! The shopping lists feature the same 25 prompts reformatted, with space for your class to check them off as they use them. I have also included a printable themed sheet of writing paper for extra festivity. Both the bingo grid and the shopping list come in US and UK sizes, and with dyslexia-friendly font versions.

Enjoy using these differentiated figurative language worksheets as a starter, main, fast finisher or homework task. Use the Earth Day theme to build your students’ understanding of alliteration, similes, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole and sensory language. Some sheets provide prompts at every level, whilst others are more open for inspiration or challenge. The three sheets at each level can be used together or separately. I have also provided simple colour-free versions of every sheet: that’s 8 activities altogether!

This July 4th activity for KS3 and KS4 is a great seasonal starter, brain break or exit ticket. Learn about eight different traditions whilst also correcting errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Answer key included. The slideshow is also accompanied by printable US letter and UK A4 size worksheet versions, and US and UK spellings.

Analyse the figurative language and literary devices from eight Tiktok sound trends and viral songs seen during April 2021! Use either as a full lesson in preparation for a bigger analysis task, as individual recap tasks for skills, or as a series of engaging starters for figurative language and device lessons. Best suited to upper KS3 and KS4. This resource comes in both US and UK document sizes (letter and A4), features eight sets of lyrics (recognisable to many students who use Tiktok), colour-coded answer keys, and an additional PowerPoint version for class collaboration. If you love this resource, follow me for an update when I release the sound trend tasks for May 2021 and beyond!

Coach your students through the close reading and annotation of an extract about Chapter 1 from Wonder, then instruct them in the use of the differentiated essay frame to challenge and stretch pupils at all levels. How does Palacio show that August does not fit in? The extract and annotation sheet includes instructions and suggested quotations underlined, and the essay frame shows a clear route of progress and has a built-in example and extension column. This resource includes US letter and UK A4 size documents, and in colour and black/white versions.

Analyse the figurative language and literary devices from eight Tiktok sound trends and viral songs seen during March 2021! Use either as a full lesson in preparation for a bigger analysis task, as individual recap tasks for skills, or as a series of engaging starters for figurative language and device lessons. Best suited to upper KS3 and KS4. This resource comes in both US and UK document sizes (letter and A4), features eight sets of lyrics (recognisable to many students who use Tiktok), colour-coded answer keys, and an additional PowerPoint version for class collaboration. If you love this resource, follow me for an update when I release the sound trend tasks for April 2021 and beyond!

This FREE activity for KS3 and KS4 is a great starter, brain break or exit ticket. Learn about interesting information whilst also correcting errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Answer key included. See the video preview for a fuller demonstration! The slideshow is also accompanied by printable US letter and UK A4 size worksheet versions.