A couple of lessons I made linked to the picture book Journey. Pupils really enjoyed this and I also linked it to the trailer on YouTube.

A short lesson for pupils reading below 9.5 years. The pupils love this lesson and still remember it now. Please comment.

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One man band clip, engaging and differentiated resources. Worksheets are on the pp-print as a whole slide.

An engaging activity for reluctant writers.

I based this on a year 7 other worlds topic. Resources include Virgin Galactic adverts with s&l exercise, a writing frame for an advert, success criteria for designing an advert and a linked peer assessment sheet.

A lesson on the Listeners poem. The instructions for the activities I used and the worksheets are all on the PowerPoint slides, with the same PowerPoint to accompany the lesson.

Words of the week for a display.

Used for an English module on Criminal Minds. Pupils use their imagination to pretend they are a prisoner in Alcatraz at night. They then write a poem based on senses and other feelings. Differentiation is included with sentence starters and word mats for the senses, and for other feelings with pictures. Please comment.

A reading and writing task based on James and the Giant Peach.

A different way to engage pupils for work on autobiographies. Pupils can start with filling in the iPad, which can then lead to further extended writing. Pupils can then make a list with pictures in the bucket, then write about one of these adventures coming true. Then pupils can write an acrostic poem. A few lessons to get to know pupils.

The students absolutely loved this last year so I thought I would share. You can get more into the theme by getting them to wear Elf hats. I am going to try that this year! Can be adapted for higher grades.

A lesson around fame and celebrities. A powerpoint is included and all of the handouts. Please comment.

Introduction to some Shakespeare vocabulary.

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A lesson for between levels 2 to 5.

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students designed a crest with pictures of past/present/future etc then described with handout. students then documented key points from their lives on the river of life. Please comment. Thank you.

A lesson on the story of Grace Darling.

Activity can be adapted.