The first lesson in a scheme which focuses on the context of the play. This includes a powerpoint, an accompanying learning journey (worksheet) which can be printed and placed inside each students exercise book, and also a feedback page and homework. This is suitable for low ability students.

Students really enjoyed this connective / conjunction powerpoint. The starter activity requires students to create their own random paragraph beginning with the connectives provided. They can either write their responses on a whiteboard and then show, or alternatively, which my students seem to enjoy more, the teacher writes their responses on the main whiteboard. My students tried to be as random as possible! Focuses on how how connectives / conjunctions can be used to join two main clauses, or begin a sentence. Examples of the different types of connective/conjunction are displayed - their task is to remember them all!

Suitable for lower ability students, this lesson focuses on one of the techniques used by Priestley and how it helps to characterise Mr Birling. This lesson also focuses on using an evaluative PETER response (a support page is provided with sentence stems). Simply print the learning journey and place in exercise books which works alongside the powerpoint. A copy of the play is required for this whole lesson.

Introducing simple and compound sentences, this powerpoint is the first of a small unit of powerpoints which focus upon the basic literacy skills in writing. My students over the years have loved this lesson. A great one to store away. This powerpoint is ideal for students who may be in intervention groups or are lower ability and need to consolidate main/subordinate clauses and simple/compound sentences. For the connection/starter activity this powerpoint asks for students to use their own mobile devices or voice recorders. Also, make this powerpoint more fun by adding buzzers or bells for the quiz. (22 slides in length) Hope you like this resource. If you do, please feel free to leave a review. Many thanks for looking.

This is the second powerpoint in a small unit which focuses on basic literacy skills. It is suitable for intervention groups or those students who are low attainers. Spellings are provided as homework. NOTE: this powerpoint incorporates the 'number game' which is listed separately. Also, teacher may need to find some images or download the image dice (listed separately). I hope you like this resource. If you do, please feel free to provide feedback and rate. Many thanks for looking.

Suitable for low ability students, this lesson focuses on how stage directions can provide information about the characters of the play. The powerpoint also has an accompanying learning journey which can be printed and placed in exercise books. An Exit ticket is also included for the end of the lesson. A copy of the play is required for this lesson.

Suitable for lower ability students, this lesson focuses on who has the most power in Act 1. This powerpoint has an accompanying A3 learning journey which can be copied and placed inside student exercise books. Also, there is a evaluative PETER support page which includes sentence stems to aid a more independent task. Finally, there is also a feedback page included to allow peer assessment and teacher feedback. A copy of the play is required for this whole lesson.

The third in a series of 'The little homework book of...' which focuses on parts of speech (word classes) and adjectives. Only five pages in content this homework (or activity book if so required) provides students with the basic information about the different types of adjectives (with examples) and then a number of activities to complete throughout. This is A4 in size. This could also be used as a quick grammar starter activity. Suitable for students in Key Stage 2 and low level students in KS3. Hope you like this resource. If you do, please feel free to provide feedback and rate. Many thanks for looking.

Incorporating SPaG into your lessons! This lesson focuses on prefixes and suffixes which also uses part of the play. This includes a powerpoint and an accompanying A3 worksheet which can be printed and placed into student exercise books. Suitable for low ability students.

This is part of the first fully differentiated lesson of a scheme which looks at selecting information from a text. This is the differentiated red learning trip which provides more support to low attaining students to aid independent learning. Other differentiated learning trips are the ORANGE (suitable for average attainers - minimal support) and GREEN (suitable for high attaining students - no support). There is also a powerpoint. All these are listed separately. Based on the Charles Kingsley's 'The Water Babies' it is ideal for those teachers who need to move slightly away from the English curriculum and provide extra intervention for maybe smaller groups. These lessons could also be used for cover lessons. These are great revision tools for students to look back upon if placed in exercise books and they could also be used to measure progress from start to end. A lesson plan is included. Included in this download is seven pages (including possible answers). The first page is attached for you to preview. Hope you like it. If you do please free to leave a review. Thanks for looking.

This is part of the first lesson of a unit which looks at selecting information from a text. This is the differentiated ORANGE TRIP which provides a small amount of support to aid more independent learning. Other differentiated learning trips that go with this lesson are the RED TRIP (suitable for low attainers and has more support) and GREEN TRIP (suitable for high attaining students - no support). There is also a powerpoint. All these are listed separately. Based on the topic of Charles Kingsley's 'The Water Babies' this lesson resource (including plan) is great for those teachers who need to stray away from the English topics and create intervention groups. The basic skill of selecting information links to AQA Papers 1 and 2. This resource is seven pages in length and includes possible answers and support on how to create an evaluative/analytical PETER response. Hope you like it. If you do please feel free to review and leave feedback. Many thanks for looking.

This is the third powerpoint in a unit which focuses on basic literacy skills. It would be suitable for lower ability students and works especially well with intervention groups. This powerpoint incorporates the 'number game' which is listed separately. You will also need a bag of objects for students to select items and write about. Thanks for looking, hope you like it.

The fifth in a series of 'The little homework book of...' which focuses on parts of speech (word classes) and pronouns. Only seven pages in content this homework (or activity book if so required) provides students with the basic information about the different types of pronouns (with examples) and then seven activities to complete This could also be used as a quick grammar starter activity or combine with the other homework books to provide a grammar cover lesson. Suitable for students in Key Stage 2 and low level students in KS3. Hope you like this resource. If you do, please feel free to provide feedback and rate. Many thanks for looking.

Students are to read the extract taken from Sid and The Magic Stocking and respond to a couple of questions before writing a continuation. Then,they are to work through another activity before looking at images and creating the first half of their own story. Students are then to swap books and continue their peers story. Suitable for lower KS3 ability students.

The first in a series of 'The little homework book of...' which begins with parts of speech (word classes) and nouns. Only four pages in content this homework, or activity booklet if so required, provides students with the basic information about the different types of nouns (with examples) and then a number of activities to complete. This is A4 in size. This could also be used as a quick grammar starter activity. Suitable for students in Key Stage 2 and low level students in KS3. Hope you like this resource. If you do, please feel free to provide feedback and rate. Many thanks for looking.

A powerpoint which focuses on the the different types of nouns. Suitable for lower ability students in KS3 or students in KS2.

The second in a series of 'The little homework book of...' which focuses on parts of speech (word classes) and verbs. With six pages of content this homework (or activity book if so required) provides students with the basic information about the different types of verbs (with examples) and then a number of activities to complete. This is A4 in size. This could also be used as a quick grammar starter activity. Suitable for students in Key Stage 2 and low level students in KS3. Hope you like this resource. If you do, please feel free to provide feedback and rate. Many thanks for looking.

The fourth in a series of 'The little homework book of...' which focuses on parts of speech (word classes) and adverbs. Only four pages in content this homework (or activity book if so required) provides students with the basic information about the different types of adverbs (with examples) and then four activities to complete throughout. This is A4 in size. This could also be used as a quick grammar starter activity. Suitable for students in Key Stage 2 and low level students in KS3. Hope you like this resource. If you do, please feel free to provide feedback and rate. Many thanks for looking.

This PDF assessment focuses on Language Paper 1 and the reading questions 1-4. This links to the new style AQA English GCSE and could be used for KS3/KS4 as practise, or part of intervention. Not really suitable for lower ability students as the text is quite difficult at times. Mark scheme is not included but can be easily accessed via AQA website.

Create a classroom challenge by handing out this great basic Christmas worksheet which contains a collection of five literacy/numeracy activities. Who can be the first to complete each exercise? My students loved the final activity - let them get thinking of creative ways of turning the twelve days of classroom into their own school based version! Is it possible to hand out twelve pieces of homework? It is now!