20 flashcards containing questions relating to the content of Book 5 of Homer’s The Odyssey. Focusing on specific details, language techniques used by Homer and the intended effect on the reader, this (along with flashcards on other chapters) is a great revision resource, assessing both recollection and comprehension.

A quick, 7 page Power Point on Myron’s sculpture. Key facts such as when it was created, and key features of its form are presented in this slide show. Taught as part of a unit on Athenian Architecture.

22 stylish flashcards containing terms such as architrave, triglyph, volute, metope, pronaos, opisthodomos etc., and their definitions relating to Ancient Greek temple construction. The term can be pre-cut from the definition so this can be used as a mix and match activity. 22 cards are also included containing the term only. The space above can be used by students to draw a diagram of that part of the temple. A neat revision activity once students are familiar with the temple construction.

31 bright, colourful flashcards depicting cinematography terms. Colour coordinated: Green: shot, scene, sequence Blue: Camera angles Yellow: Lighting, filters Purple: Diegetic, non-diegetic and dialogue Orange: Editing techniques Pink: costume, props, mise-en-scene This is a neat revision game where students (in groups or independently) can match the definition to the term.

26 bright, vibrant cards designed to help students develop their understanding of upper and lower case letters. Cards will need to be pre-cut. Students can work in groups to complete the activity or they can be used as a cut and paste individual workbook task.

Flashcard game relating to sentence types. 11 sentences covering terms such as clause, predicate, simple, compound, complex sentence, phrase etc. 11 definitions. 11 examples. Cards will need to be pre-cut. This activity can be group based or an individual, cut and paste exercise to put in student workbooks.

14 slide power point on the Parthenon. Specific measurements; artists involved; entasis explained. This is ideal for an introduction to Greece’s most iconic temple.

17 pages of 5 letter word spelling lists grouped by their initial blend sound. Blends include: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, gl, pl, sl, sm, sn, sp, sc, sk, st, sw and tw. Each list has 16 - 18 words (tw has 12.)

12 questions on Homer’s Odyssey, Book 11. Bright, colourful flashcards that complement other “Books” I have also created. Great revision activity for students needing to recap specific details of the book / chapter. Group flashcard game or individual activity.

12 questions on Homer’s Odyssey, Book 17. Bright, colourful flashcards that complement other “Books” I have also created. Great revision activity for students needing to recap specific details of the book / chapter. Group flashcard game or individual activity.

A neat flashcard game for students who mispronounce blended sounds. Students need to match the cards based on the full beginning blend with its “opposite”, the card with the part of the blend missing. For example, plate = late; brush = rush; branch = ranch. 19 sheets (3 pairs per card), 57 colourful pairs that need to be precut for students.

5 essays on Marjus Zusak’s The Book Thief. The essays are designed to answer NCEA Level 2 questions. Each essay focuses on a different question. Included: Non-Achieved Achieved Unfinished x 2. These were written to teach students how write an effective conclusion. Excellence Editable Word documents so the teacher / students can explain how / where the essay points meet the marking criteria (developed / convincing / perceptive) for each grade.

12 revision activities on Orwell’s 1984. Students can work independently on the activities once familiar with the text.

38 card pack containing words that all have the ‘ow’ sound. Students can identify the sound verbally or use a washable marker if the cards are laminated. A fun activity to enhance phonic / phoneme awareness in your students.

28 quote cards to be matched to 7 different characters from McTeigue’s adaptation of V for Vendetta. Ideal group revision activity.

Board game style revision activity. Instructions and game counters included. (PDF file) Students have to be the first to get their trireme home to Ithaca. The game depends on whether they land on a friend or foe of Odysseus (based on what happens in the story.) Students may have a discussion before the game begins to decide whether each character is a friend or a foe to Odysseus, demonstrating their reasoning with evidence from the text.

10 Pack of worksheets that focus on word class / parts of speech revision. Students are to decide if the word in each picture matches the word class at the top of the worksheet and, if so, colour in the picture. Word classes covered: Verbs Abstract nouns Collective nouns Prepositions Conjunctions Irregular verbs Past tense verbs Adjectives Adverbs Pronouns This worksheet pack is ideal for fun, Christmas-themed literacy activities.

6 colourful templates for dinosaur acrostic poems.

16 pictures of animals / dinosaurs designed to act as a writing prompt for basic sentence construction.

20 bright, colourful flashcards showing 2D and 3D shapes. 20 flashcards with space for students to write the name of the shape. Useful revision tool or classroom display.