A 20-question quiz on synonyms and ambitious vocabulary. Ideal plenary activity / easy assessment activity to finish a unit of work on ambitious vocabulary / descriptive writing. A brief definition of synonyms is provided at the start of the quiz. The quiz is simply structured with 4 rounds of 5 questions. Each round is slightly different to make the quiz as engaging as possible. The 4 rounds are as follows: Multiple choice questions True or false questions Spot the odd one out Application to sentences questions (multiple choice) The multiple-choice element helps the quiz to remain accessible to a wider range of abilities. Finishing with a sentence based round helps ensure the quiz is applicable to wider English / literacy lessons. All questions aim to cover common adjectives and synonyms to ensure the quiz is applicable to further writing and the wider curriculum. Answers are included at the end of each round so students can self assess / peer mark their quizzes. The quiz finishes with an extension task encouraging students to come up with their own 5 question quiz on synonyms and ambitious vocabulary that they can give to a classmate. Colour and simple animations are used throughout to keep the quiz aesthetically engaging.

This presentation provides a detailed analytical account of movements one, two, and eight of J. S Bach’s ‘Ein Feste Burg’ BWV 80. The presentation covers analytical points of interest within each piece regarding the melody, harmony, texture, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo, sonority, and dynamics to aid students in their ability to answer essay questions. Also covered is a chronological account of analytical points of interest within each music to help prepare students to answer listening questions on these works. The presentation also includes contextual information surrounding the work, including links to works of a similar style. The style of presentation is so that it could easily be converted into flashcards for revision after the presentation has been used for teaching.

This is a 51 slide presentation covers content on the political, social, economical and foreign policy developments in Britain under the Conservatives in the years 1951 - 1964. The presentation gives detailed summaries including SFD and uses colour and images to work as visual aids for students. The presentation could be delivered to a class as part of teaching or it could be used as a revision resource for students.

Presentation on the political, economical, social and foreign policy developments in Britain under Harold Wilson 1964 - 1970. The presentation includes brief summaries on the different developments including SFD and images to provide a visual aid for students. The presentation could be used to teach information to a class, provide students with some extra reading so they can access further SFD or be used as a revision resource.

A collection of worksheets designed to consolidate and solidify pupil’s knowledge around different classes of words including: adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, nouns, and verbs. The worksheets aim to develop pupil’s knowledge of what each different word class is, examples for each of the word classes, and develop confidence of using each of these word classes within their writing. The worksheets involve a variety of activities including fill-in-the-blank activities, comparison activities, writing activities, reading activities. Some worksheets aim on developing understanding of definition, others on providing examples, and others on practical application of using different types of words within writing. Worksheet pack is an excellent resource to use at the end of a unit of work on different classes of work. Collates knowledge.

This resource is a detailed presentation covering the topic of social influence within psychology. The presentation provides both theories and studies into social influence with points of evaluation for each. Over 40 studies are included within the presentation. The presentation covers: research into explanations and types of conformity, Asch’s Study of Conformity, Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment, Milgram’s base-line study into obedience, Milgram’s variations, Socio-Psychological factors on obedience, dispositional factors theory of obedience, research into resistance to social influence, minority influence, research into social change. The presentation concludes by providing flashcards covering key studies and terminology for this topic. The design and style of the presentation is such that the whole document could be used as flashcards.

A 30-question quiz on synonyms and expanding vocabulary designed for primary-aged children. The quiz is structured in four rounds, with each round asking a different type of question to help keep children engaged. The four rounds are as follows: Multiple-choice True or False Odd one out Sense or non-sense, multiple choice 30 questions allows for every child in a typical class to 30 to answer at least one question each. The quiz is highly interactive. To answer each question, students can physically select the answer they wish on an interactive whiteboard or computer device and that will reveal the answer. The incorrect answers will disappear to leave only the correct answer. Answers are provided for all questions. All questions are multiple-choice to make the quiz more accessible to a wider range of learning needs and levels. All questions are short and simple. Bogus options are designed to include common words with simple phonic sounds to allow younger children more independence to read for themselves. The quiz focuses on common descriptive words such as big, small, fast, slow, tall, short, happy, sad etc. to ensure that the words are more relevant and applicable to every life. This will help the quiz feed into future writing and reading activities. Colour and simple animations are used throughout to make the quiz more aesthetically engaging.

A whole lesson on conjunctions aimed at children in upper-primary school / lower high school (Yr4-8 England) (P5-7 /Scotland). The lesson takes the form of a highly interactive presentation which is structured as follows: What is a conjunction? Examples of Conjunctions Application of conjunctions into sentences Activities Section one on “What is a conjunction”? encourages the children to find their own answer through discussion. A recap is provided of clauses - main and subordinate clauses and how conjunctions interact with these to form sentences. Section two on examples of conjunctions aims to help students create a word bank of different conjunctions that they will be able to apply to their writing. This is delivered by showing pupils examples of sentences with conjunctions and guiding them through identifying the conjunction in each case. By including sentences at this point, it helps the students to already start to develop their application and understanding of how conjunctions fit into sentences. Section three on application of conjunctions into sentences is broken down into small chunks. The section is structured by different purposes a conjunction may have in a sentence for example: comparison, adding information, giving a reason etc. At each point at least three examples of conjunctions are given including an example of how they fit in a sentence. Students are encouraged to take an active part in their learning by the section being structured with various pause points do students to have a go themselves. The section aims to cover many examples of conjunctions but in a way that is relevant to writing. Small chunks help the volume of information to be less overwhelming. Every conjunction mentioned has at least one example sentence included. Section four includes 3 different activities. The first activity is a writing activity. To help engage students, the activity includes a highly relatable, relevant and interesting topic. Students are asked to reflect on a recent problem they had and write an “agony aunt” newspaper article describing the problem and solution using conjunctions. The second activity is a scavenger hunt activity which involves students searching for conjunctions in different books. This activity does not involve any writing and is designed as an active learning task. It could easily be completed as individuals, pairs, or teams. The final activity is a game of Simon Says that has been adapted to include different types of words including conjunctions. This game helps to add fun to your lessons whilst reinforcing the topic and encouraging leadership and listening skills. The whole lesson aims to be relevant to student experiences and interests and applicable beyond the lesson throughout. Students are encouraged to take an active part in their learning as the lesson is interspersed with many opportunities for engagement through questions, short tasks, longer tasks, and games. Colour and

This presentation provides a detailed analytical account of Birth of a Penguin I, Birth of a Penguin II, Batman vs the Circus, and The Rise and Fall from Grace from Danny Elfman’s score for Batman Returns. The presentation covers analytical points of interest within each piece regarding the melody, harmony, texture, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo, sonority, and dynamics to aid students in their ability to answer essay questions. Also covered is a chronological account of analytical points of interest within each music to help prepare students to answer listening questions on these works. The presentation also includes contextual information surrounding the work, including links to works of a similar style. The style of presentation is so that it could easily be converted into flashcards for revision after the presentation has been used for teaching and score annotations for example.

A collection of worksheets designed to consolidate and solidify pupil’s knowledge of conjunctions and expand their confidence to use conjunctions within their own writing. The worksheets are aimed at helping pupil’s understand what a conjunction is, learn examples of conjunctions, and put their knowledge into practical application seeing how conjunctions work in a range of contexts and sentences. Worksheets involve a mixture of activities including fill-in-the-blank writing activities and reading activities. Worksheet pack used best alongside the conjunctions presentation, also available.

This presentation provides a detailed analytical account of the first movement of Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor. The presentation covers analytical points of interest within the piece regarding the melody, harmony, texture, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo, sonority, and dynamics to aid students in their ability to answer essay questions. Also covered is a chronological account of analytical points of interest within the music to help prepare students to answer listening questions on this work. The presentation also includes contextual information surrounding the work, including links to works of a similar style. The style of this presentation is so that it could easily be converted into flashcards for revision after the presentation has been used for teaching and score annotations for example.

A selection of practise exam questions for GCSE Biology. The exam questions are developed based on past papers. Questions test knowledge on the following topics: the digestive system, enzymes, types of cells, sampling living things, and diffusion. They include a range of command words and tasks to suit the varied nature of exam paper question styles. Individual questions from the sheet could be used at the end of a taught lesson to consolidate student knowledge, or the whole sheet could be distributed to students to aid their exam practice. Students could peer mark exam questions to encourage collaborative learning. This resource prepares students for the range of questions they may be asked in the exam by allowing them to practice exam technique, as well as acting as a refresher of knowledge. The resource could be used to highlight strengths and weaknesses in student’s exam technique or knowledge.

This presentation provides a detailed analytical account of Petals by Kaija Saariaho. The presentation covers analytical points of interest within the piece regarding the melody, harmony, texture, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo, sonority, and dynamics to aid students in their ability to answer essay questions. Also covered is a chronological account of analytical points of interest within the music to help prepare students to answer listening questions on these works. The presentation also includes contextual information surrounding the work, including links to works of a similar style. The style of presentation is so that it could easily be converted into flashcards for revision after the presentation has been used for teaching and score annotations for example.

A lesson designed to teach children of a primary age about adjectives. The lesson takes the form of a highly interactive presentation to be worked through in class. Throughout the lesson students are encouraged to take an active part in their learning through questions, short and long tasks, and activities. The presentation is broken down into small increments as to not overwhelm children with too much information at once. The structure is as follows: Defining adjective Examples of adjectives How adjectives are used in a sentence Why adjectives are used Different ways adjectives can be used More worked example of using adjectives Three short application activities at the end. Examples are used throughout. All examples include relatable content. Colour used to provide some visual aids.

A collection of 4 worksheets that aim to improve understanding of conjunctions and build confidence applying conjunctions into sentences. These worksheets are ideal for younger children of primary-age. The worksheet focus on 4 selected conjunctions: and, so, but, because. The focus of the worksheets is on identifying these conjunctions and using them in sentences. The first 3 worksheets are a collection of differentiated, scaled application tasks. Each worksheet focuses on applying conjunctions into sentences. The task takes a form of a fill-in-the-blank with the options provided. One worksheet uses the conjunctions and / so. The second worksheet uses the conjunction but / because. The third worksheet includes all four conjunctions: and, so, but, because. By providing three tiered worksheets this will enable the sheets to be distributed according to ability whilst still having all pupils complete the same style of task. This way, every student has a maximised opportunity to succeed. Sentences include common phonetic words appropriate for children aged 5-7 to read mostly independently. Sentences feature content relatable to children of this age. The fourth worksheet is a colouring activity where students are asked to separate conjunctions from other words through colouring. This worksheet is designed to help children identify conjunctions from other words. Ideal for developing understanding of what sorts of words are conjunctions, before a child starts to apply these words to sentences. Worksheet pack would work well alongside the lesson on introduction to conjunctions also available from this author’s shop.

This resource provides a detailed summary of some of the key issues and debates involved in psychology. Issues and debates discussed include: nature vs nurture, free will vs determinism, holism vs reductionism, nomothetic and idiographic approaches, gender bias in psychological research, culture bias in psychological research, and ethics in psychological reearch. The document provides summary flash cards of each issue which is best used as a revision resource but could be used for teaching. The resource focuses on providing a summary of both content and evaluation of each debate/issue, with specific focus on drawing upon psychological research and studies to support each point. Document is provided in a PDF form for ease of use.