This is Me: Creative Ideas for Introducing Ourselves is a fun, engaging resource designed for EYFS and KS1 teachers to help young children explore and express their identity.
Planning, worksheets and resources are included.
Through hands-on activities like drawing, writing, and sorting, children will reflect on their family, likes and dislikes, and personal facts in creative ways. The resource includes easy-to-use templates and activities that encourage self-expression, promote speaking and listening skills, and help build confidence.
It’s perfect for early years classrooms and supports key learning areas such as communication, language development, and personal, social, and emotional development Teachers can easily integrate these activities into daily lessons or use them as part of transition or “getting to know you” activities.
Detailed PowerPoint presentations and homework PDFs, ready to teach with no additional prep for the following 15 poems, examined for IGCSE Literature 0992/0475 first exams 2026:
Aphra Behn, ‘Song: Love Armed’
Sujata Bhatt, ‘A Different History’
William Blake, ‘The Chimney-Sweeper’
Elizabeth Brewster, ‘Where I Come From’
Boey Kim Cheng, ‘Report to Wordsworth’
Gillian Clarke, ‘Lament’
Kevin Halligan, ‘The Cockroach’
Seamus Heaney, ‘Follower’
Liz Lochhead, ‘Storyteller’
Charles Mungoshi, ‘Before the Sun’
Katherine Philips, ‘A Married State’
Alexander Pope, From ‘An Essay on Man’
Carol Rumens, ‘Carpet-weavers, Morocco’
William Shakespeare, ‘Sonnet 18’
Judith Wright, ‘Hunting Snake’
Full Printable Anthology (email me for anthology: underthevolcanoagain@gmail.com)
Bundle price equates to less than £2 per poem.
Every lesson has line by line questions and line by line analysis. In addition to this, I have included a vast range of activities for every single poem, including: drama and creative writing tasks to help first readings and develop vocabulary; model paragraphs and model essays; essay plans; quizzes; and much more. The PowerPoints are visually clear and striking. Each poem has an additional PDF with thought-provoking questions for students to engage with the poem at home beforehand; this has also been included as a Word document, in case you wish to add questions or edit. The main presentations work best with PowerPoint, but can be used in other formats such as Google Slides and PDF converter.
You might consider sharing the PowerPoints with your students so that they can revise from the line by line analysis and model essays. If sharing, please consider purchasing the whole school version. Any attempt to re-publish or re-sell this product is illegal. Photos all from unsplash stock photos paid account.
Cambridge Songs of Ourselves
This is a lesson on Patrick Whites - ‘Five Twenty’.
The lesson is set out in any easy to follow format, with copious teachers notes providing the necessary information and a set of slides to present to students.
The lesson covers the main points and ideas and contains a number of student tasks (discussion, skill identification, group work, written task) related to the the
text.
It covers a wide range of literary areas such as narrative voice, imagery, conflict, themes, symbolism, lit devices, quotes, internal conflict and provides a summary of the text.
The lesson and slides are set as a text based information pack for chalk and talk to engage the students in discussion and analysis, once they have read the story.
The pack contains a Word document and Power Point - both are easily editable if required.
The text in the word doc may align differently once downloaded - created on google doc’s then converted into .docx.
All of these stories can be purchased as a bundle.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cambridge-stories-of-ourselves-anthology-volume-1-2024-exam-12898822
CIE Poetry Anthology 2026-28 Songs of Ourselves for IGCSE
Valid for exams in 2028, but not 2029 or beyond!
Cambridge International - Literature in English 0475
Anthology of Poetry - Paper 1 Section A - Songs of Ourselves Volume 1
All 15 poems and a page for notes for each - PDF
Aphra Behn, ‘Song: Love Armed’
Sujata Bhatt, ‘A Different History’
William Blake, ‘The Chimney-Sweeper’
Elizabeth Brewster, ‘Where I Come From’
Boey Kim Cheng, ‘Report to Wordsworth’
Gillian Clarke, ‘Lament’
Kevin Halligan, ‘The Cockroach’
Seamus Heaney, ‘Follower’
Liz Lochhead, ‘Storyteller’
Charles Mungoshi, ‘Before the Sun’
Katherine Philips, ‘A Married State’
Alexander Pope, From ‘An Essay on Man’
Carol Rumens, ‘Carpet-weavers, Morocco’
William Shakespeare, ‘Sonnet 18’
Judith Wright, ‘Hunting Snake’
Contains the analysis for each poem from Songs of Ourselves, Volume 3, for the Cambridge Literature IGCSE from 2028 onwards with supporting revision tables and model answers for each poem for the following 15 poems:
John Clare – Insects
Ellis Ayitey Komey – Oblivion
Alice Oswald – Fox
Ruth Dallas – Deep in the Hills
Moniza Alvi – My Aunts Don’t Want to Move
Jacob Polley – Ruin
William Wordsworth – from The Prelude
Helen Dunmore – Bouncing Boy
Yvonne Gray – Lightness
William Shakespeare – Sonnet 106
Lady Mary Chudleigh – To the Ladies
Romalyn Ante – Ode to a Pot Noodle
Elizabeth Barrett Browning – from My Heart and I
Les Murray – The Widower in the Country
Ifi Amadiume – Mistress of My Own Being
Christina Rossetti, ‘Nick’
Olive Schreiner, ‘The Woman’s Rose’
Ralph Ellison, ‘The Black Ball’
Mulk Raj Anand, ‘The Gold Watch’
Margaret Atwood, ‘When It Happens’
J G Ballard, ‘The Man Who Walked on the Moon’
Jamaica Kincaid, ‘A Walk to the Jetty’
Jane Gardam, ‘Showing the Flag’
Aminatta Forna, ‘Haywards Heath’
Romesh Gunesekera, ‘Fluke’
This pack contains sets of lessons covering all ten of the short stories required for the Cambridge 2025/2026/2027 Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English 0475.
Streamline Your Teaching with This Essential Resource for the Cambridge Literature Examination 2025-2027!
Save valuable time in lesson planning and enhance your students’ learning experience with this comprehensive teaching resource. Designed to support educators, this pack provides everything you need to effectively teach the required short stories.
What’s Included?
Simple Lesson Plans: Follow easy-to-use 1-hour lesson plans that can be extended into two or more lessons, allowing for flexible pacing.
Thorough Teacher’s Notes: Access detailed notes filled with key information to help you guide students through the material confidently.
Engaging Presentation Slides: Use visually appealing slides to present key concepts and maintain student interest, accompanied by an infographic for additional support.
Insightful Essay Questions: Challenge your students with three exam-style questions, including one complete sample answer to serve as a writing guide.
Resource Highlights:
A brief author biography and plot summary
Exploration of genre with supporting textual evidence
Character development and interaction analysis
Impact of setting on themes and story structure
Identification of key themes and moral lessons
Recognition of literary devices and narrative voice
Discussion of each stories effect on the reader
Flexible and Adaptable:
Tailor the lessons to fit your classroom needs by incorporating relevant discussion points or short tasks, ensuring students stay engaged and learn effectively.
This pack is designed to provide the necessary support for covering GCSE and A-level requirements, making it an invaluable resource for any literature teacher. Save time and enhance your teaching with this practical aid!u to incorporate any discussion points or short tasks.
Cambridge AS Level prose selection 2024-2026: Stories of Ourselves:
An Englishman’s Home
Billennium
Five-Twenty
Games at Twilight
My Greatest Ambition
Of White Hairs and Cricket
Real Time
Report on the Threatened City
The Door in the Wall
The People Before
The Prison
The Son’s Veto
The Yellow Wall Paper
To Da-duh, In Memoriam
Tyres
A set of lessons, complete with worksheets, for the prose section of IGCSE English Literature.
Lessons are focused on teaching students how to write about symbolism, themes and characters for each story.
Stories include:
The Prison
The Phoenix
Sredni Vashtar
Tyres
Games At Twilight
The People Before
Ming’s Biggest Prey
Billenium
Of White Hairs And Cricket
To Da-Duh In Memoriam
This Healthy Ways to Express Ourselves Assembly PowerPoint is a ready-to-deliver resource that helps pupils understand the importance of expressing feelings safely, respectfully, and positively. Perfect for whole-school assemblies, wellbeing days, PSHE introductions, or emotional literacy focus weeks, this resource supports children in recognising emotions and using healthy strategies to communicate their needs.
What the resource contains
✔ Full assembly-ready PowerPoint, including:
Warm-up discussion prompts – Simple, engaging questions to help pupils think about emotions and self-expression from the very start.
What does “expressing ourselves” mean? – Child-friendly explanations that build vocabulary and understanding.
Why expressing emotions is important – Links to friendships, mental wellbeing, behaviour choices, and resilience.
Healthy vs. unhealthy ways to express feelings – Clearly explained examples that help pupils understand the difference.
Common emotions and safe ways to share them – Supports emotional literacy and regulation across all age groups.
Practical strategies – Such as talking to a trusted adult, journaling, creative arts, physical movement, breathing techniques, and positive communication.
Real-life mini-scenarios – Ideal for quick “hands-up” responses or turn-and-talk moments during assemblies.
Reflection slide – Encourages pupils to consider: “What is one healthy way I can express myself today?”
An attractive collection of resources for your "Ourselves" study, including a colourful and informative PowerPoint presentation, interactive Smartboard activity and a collection of labels and worksheets.
Before the Sun - Charles Mungoshi
This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program.
This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require.
This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it.
Contents -
Teacher’s notes (slide by slide to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes.
The lesson contains the following:
A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay.
Contains tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay review, discussion, poetry analysis etc.
This also shows students how to structure a PEEZER essay on poetry by giving an example based on this poem.
Songs of Ourselves. An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope
This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program.
This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require.
This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it.
Contents -
Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes.
The lesson contains the following:
Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc.
SAVE 57% by buying this bundle!
These resources represent months (and even years) of preparation, fine-tuning and my usual OCD approach to presentation and accuracy of Powerpoints and documents.
Poems Covered in This Bundle:
This visually stunning bundle supports the current Cambridge IGCSE 0475 set examination poetry selection from Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, which includes:
Aphra Behn — Song: Love Armed
Sujata Bhatt — A Different History
William Blake — The Chimney-Sweeper
Elizabeth Brewster — Where I Come From
Boey Kim Cheng — Report to Wordsworth
Gillian Clarke — Lament
Kevin Halligan — The Cockroach
Seamus Heaney — Follower
Liz Lochhead — Storyteller
Charles Mungoshi — Before the Sun
Katherine Philips — A Married State
Alexander Pope — From An Essay on Man
Carol Rumens — Carpet-weavers, Morocco
William Shakespeare — Sonnet 18
Judith Wright — Hunting Snake
This is everything you need to teach the Cambridge IGCSE 0475 set examination poems in one complete bundle.
Each poem pack boasts:
editable teaching deck in ppt form
student-friendly analysis
exemplar essays
exam sytle questions
suggested activities / lesson plans
student worksheets
Perfect For:
set examination poetry teaching
year 10 and Year 11 Literature classes
revision lessons
*** mock exam preparation**
essay writing practice
independent study
cover lessons
mixed-ability teaching
This bundle is ideal for teachers who want a complete, polished and adaptable set of resources for the examined poetry selection.
The materials help students move beyond basic understanding towards confident close analysis of:
language
imagery
tone
structure
form
context
poetic voice
themes
exam-style argument
Each pack is designed to support clear classroom delivery while also helping students develop the kind of precise, evidence-based responses expected in Cambridge IGCSE Literature.
I never upload anything I would not use in my own classroom.
These packs have been created with real teaching in mind: clear explanations, practical activities, exam-style preparation, editable teaching decks and student-friendly support. They are designed to reduce planning time while still giving teachers flexible, high-quality resources that can be adapted to suit different classes and teaching styles.
Happy teaching and learning!
Smithy
This activity is perfect for Early Years Foundation Stage children aged 3-5 and
an adult.
Can you use a mirror to draw yourself? What different shapes can you
see and draw?
Discover how to add patterns and textures to a picture of yourself by
making your own stamps and rubbings.
Resource Title
All About Me – My Family Activity Pack | Emergent Readers & Writers | EYFS & KS1
(now includes the beautiful big book “Felicity” + flashcards!)
Age/Year Group
Nursery, Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 (EYFS / Lower KS1) – perfect for ages 3–7
Total Pages
60 pages
File Format
PDF (instant download – ready to print + device-friendly pages for tablets/screens)
What’s Included
A complete, fully-differentiated 60-page “All About Me & My Family” pack – perfect for the start of the year, transition days, or a Families / People Who Help Us topic!
This best-selling pack now includes:
1 full-colour Big Book “Felicity – All About Me!” (perfect for shared reading & circle time)
1 ready-to-assemble black & white Student Workbook (children colour, write and draw their own family book)
• Printed words (trace)
• Dashed tracing font
• Blank lines (freestyle writing)
Full set of family, pet & people flashcards/display cards (cat, dog, grandma, grandad, baby, friend, neighbour, etc.) – ideal for speaking, listening, display boards or small-group games
Short, ready-to-use Lesson Plan (25–30 minutes) with circle time, movement game and art activity
Extension exercises (device-friendly – open on tablets or interactive whiteboard)
Workbook cover page (just print & staple into personal “My Family Book”)
Perfect for:
Shared reading & circle time
Building confidence in emergent readers and writers
Celebrating every kind of family
Back-to-school “getting to know you” activities
Continuous provision & independent tasks
Covers key EYFS and KS1 areas:
Personal, Social & Emotional Development (PSED)
Communication & Language
Literacy (early reading, writing, name writing, simple sentences)
Understanding the World (people & communities)
★ Check the detailed preview to see the Big Book “Felicity”, every workbook page, flashcards and all 3 levels of differentiation! ★
Printing Tip
Designed for A4 paper. If printing on US Letter, choose “Fit” or “Shrink to printable area”.
Big Book pages can be printed larger (A3) or 2-to-a-page for small-group sets.
Terms of Use
Single teacher/classroom license only. Sharing with other teachers/schools or uploading online is strictly prohibited.
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This activity consists of four worksheets designed to help children explore their interests, hobbies, and leisure activities.
Each worksheet focuses on a specific theme and includes colourful illustrations with captions to guide discussions and writing.
Overview of the worksheets:
What Hobbies do the children enjoy?
What Sports do the children like?
My Leisure Time
What Things do you like to do?
Each worksheet combines discussion, sentence completion, and creative writing, fostering both communication and literacy skills. The resource connects themes about “Ourselves” to reading and writing practice!
This worksheet was created by Lauren Savage @ Primary Leap
This word search includes 15 words that are all related to the topic: Ourselves. Can you find the 15 words hidden in this puzzle?
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