A lesson on performance poetry which teaches students how to write their own and looks into what can make it effective.

Originally designed for World Book Day 2023, here are 2 lessons which guide students towards creating their own characters and using them to create a piece of fictional writing. Contains extra prompts for SEN students if needed.

A bundle of arithmetic lessons designed to save you time whilst being excellent SATS preparation. Each lesson consists of a starter activity, 5 main questions, and a challenging blue star question at the end.

An easy resources either to introduce or recap exclamation sentences to KS1, including an activity.

This lesson is designed for KS1 or lower KS2 and teaches children how to write a playscript with a focus on dialogue. The modelled example is based on the story ‘Katie in London’ by James Mayhew.

A KS1 or lower KS2 lesson on how to identify the features or an information text.

This lesson is designed to teach KS1 how to plan a story. The example included is based on the book ‘Katie in London’ by James Mayhew.

A quick and easy-to-print structure strip for children to use in order to plan their story. Just cut it out, stick it in, and off you go! The lesson is also included, which uses James Mayhew’s story, ‘Katie in London’ as a basis for writing their story.

3 quizzes to test students on their ‘Romeo & Juliet’ knowledge! All questions have a multiple choice answer to help boost students’ confidence if they are unsure. There are 3 quizzes of 10 questions each, with topics including: Plot Quotes Character

A step by step guide for students who either haven’t attempted article writing before, or as a tool to assist lower ability students.

A lesson in ‘Show Not Tell,’ ideal even for students who aren’t keen on writing; there are various activites desgined to get students thinking about what to look for in terms of body language when it comes to certain emotions.

Designed to be used either as revision or to consolidate understanding, these flash cards help students to recall key points in the text as well as being an indicator to teachers as to who is understanding the text and who may need some extra support.

A short and snappy revision booklet to help revise the characters, plot and themes of ‘Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.’ There are cards and fill in the gaps tasks to make revision easier for students who may find revision more challenging, but this could easily be used as part of a whole-class lesson too.

A lovely, bright addition to your classroom, this print will be a gentle reminder to students not only to enjoy their time at school, but also to care and respect those around them. As a teacher myself, this print serves as an eye-catching addition to the room, and is handy to direct students to when they need guidance or reminding.

Check you students’ understanding of ‘Animal Farm’ Chapter 1 with this lesson. This lesson contains one extended writing task in addition to smaller, more managable tasks to draw students into the lesson.

A quick quiz designed to test/recap the information learnt within ‘An Inspector Calls’.

A matching card set including key literary devices. Students can try to pair the cards together to complete a term, example and definition for each device. Devices range from KS2-KS3; they’re helpful in identifying any students struggling with recalling these devices as well as being a good refresher for older students too.

Help lower ability readers to understand the opening of John Steinbeck’s infamous novel, ‘Of Mice and Men’. This sheet is designed to help readers who may need extra assistance in order to check their level of understanding.

Maths starter tasks, useful for students who need to keep tables, division, addition and subtraction ticking over!

Help young readers to understand and consolidate what they have just read in the first chapter of John Steinbeck’s infamous, ‘Of Mice and Men.’

Worksheets and extract designed to support less confidence students in understanding the text, ‘The Woman in Black’.