I love my job, and I love making interactive, bright and fun resources. I try to have interesting PowerPoints for every lesson, so the pupils like to pay attention.
Mostly Secondary English - but I sometimes create resources for other subjects too!
I love my job, and I love making interactive, bright and fun resources. I try to have interesting PowerPoints for every lesson, so the pupils like to pay attention.
Mostly Secondary English - but I sometimes create resources for other subjects too!
Can be given to pupils, or used by teachers as a resource. Table gives a definition for - proper noun, abstract noun, concrete noun, collective noun, verb, adverb, adjective, pronoun, proposition & conjunction. Includes examples.
A complete lesson power point. It includes asking some of the big questions and gets pupils to reflect on the event that has just happened.
Great worksheet and task included about Nicole and how the attack changes her right away in that chapter.
Tried & tested!
Pupils create this book review based on their favorite books. They should be encouraged to use iPads or computers to find quotes, etc.
Should last an entire lesson - it certainty did with my ones!
Oracy unit - 'Why my hero should win the Pride of Britain Award'
Lesson one:
Pupils should complete the 'My Hero' worksheet. They have to pick a famous person who they think is a hero. They have to complete this research sheet. PowerPoint includes
Lesson two:
Pupils will be learning how to use DAFOREST to write their speech. Includes a youtube video of a persuasive speech (which I do not own any rights to) A sample speech has been written. Pupils will have to find the techniques in the speech, and then write their own. A support sheet with MAT extensions and low-level sentence starters has also been attached. Please note, I do not own the emoji exit ticket as I found it on pinterest - cannot recommend it highly enough though!
Lesson three is not included - but it would be the pupils giving their presentations on why their heroes should win the class award. I would recommend then holding a vote on which speech was the most persuasive and that pupil should win a reward :)
Print these cards out, laminate them, and every time someone finishes 5 minutes early they can complete a literacy task. Includes an instruction sheet to stick on the outside of whatever box it is put in.
INCLUDES:
Modal Verbs, homophones, synonyms, fact vs opinion, adjective, collective nouns, concrete nouns, commas, contractions, compound words, singular and plural nouns, slow writing, description, adverbs, punctuation, onomatopoeia, speech marks, book review, tenses, collective nouns, imperative nouns, apostrophes, word jumbles and more!
WHOLE LESSON - 3 TASKS INCLUDED EXTENDED WRITING (LETTER)
Pupils have to read the article on a boy who has been nominated for the “local hero award” and they have to decide whether they believe he should win. It will challenge the concepts on what a hero is and who deserves a hero award.
Various displays for an English classroom - inc. Shakespeare’s tweet of the month and recommended reading wall.
Total price of bundled items :£15 - selling for £10
Please see picture of my display! Includes everything you need. Download and you can just print as everything was correctly sized for the display I created.
All pictures of covers are simply off of google and some of the summaries are blurbs (depending on which book)
complete lesson!
A creative writing task about being a mouse in a kitchen and escaping from a cat! Encourages use of the senses and adjectives! Includes an example paragraph (written by an English literature graduate), paragraph by paragraph plan for the pupils, super sentence starters and word bank. Complete lesson. KS2, KS3
KS3, KS4.
A step by step guide of how to run blind date with a book! Pupils are given 'surprise' short stories, and have to read and review them! Includes a colourful and detailed 'story map' where pupils can review their short story. Pupils then can compare their short stories with other classmate's and this helps them to compare literature, whilst also getting them to think about what makes stories successful - great for creative writing! The short stories are super easy to find online, so this exercise can be tailored to many themes/genres!
A worksheet for pupils, and a completed worksheet to be used as an example! Great for getting pupils to think about which adjectives to use. Includes various 'banned' adjectives because they are either over-used or too easy.
Pupils have to match the characters/celebrities to the ID card - which contains lots of clues! Pupils then have to answer questions about how they used their detective skills to match the cards. Great resource, fantastic starter!
A worksheet for pupils to easily review the books they have read. Can be used as a back to school task after a holiday, or as a class task after completing a book. Great for collecting ideas with creative writing
Great show don't tell lesson for ks2 or ks3.
Includes PowerPoint, and two colourful worksheets. I have used these and they were really successful leading onto creative writing.
Easy, clear, sentence type lesson. Includes a sheet to hand out and stick in books for future reference. KS3,4 & A-Level.
Great for whole class and group work. Mini whiteboards work well with this lesson. Slow writing really helps to engage the learnt skills.
The video is a news clip about a man sentenced to 12 months in prison for drawing graffiti on a moving train. Pupils have to watch the clip and answer the video on whether they agree with the sentence or not. Great conversation starter for the GCSE Oracy