The 3 Ticking Texts books encourage early readers to understand texts. Book 1 is aimed at KS1 plus older pupils with literacy problems, whilst books 2 and 3 are more suitable for KS2 plus KS3 pupils struggling with literacy. Each book includes various types of short texts with a low reading level and a high interest level, and the format allows children with poor coordination/writing ability to concentrate solely on text comprehension skills. The sheets are useful for shared and guided reading and for homework and are also suitable for speaking and listening work. Discussion points and extension activities are included for each text. This is a useful resource for children who have ‘learnt to read’ and are now ‘reading to learn.’ Previously available through Easylearn.
The 3 Ticking Texts books encourage early readers to understand texts. Book 1 is aimed at KS1 plus older pupils with literacy problems. Each book includes various types of short texts with a low reading level and a high interest level, and the format allows children with poor coordination/writing ability to concentrate solely on text comprehension skills. The sheets are useful for shared and guided reading and for homework and are also suitable for speaking and listening work. Discussion points and extension activities are included for each text. This is a useful resource for children who have ‘learnt to read’ and are now ‘reading to learn.’ Previously available through Easylearn.
The 3 Ticking Texts books encourage early readers to understand texts. Book 2 is aimed at KS2 plus older pupils with literacy problems. Each book includes various types of short texts with a low reading level and a high interest level, and the format allows children with poor coordination/writing ability to concentrate solely on text comprehension skills. The sheets are useful for shared and guided reading and for homework and are also suitable for speaking and listening work. Discussion points and extension activities are included for each text. This is a useful resource for children who have ‘learnt to read’ and are now ‘reading to learn.’ Previously available through Easylearn.
Five A3 sheets with articles appropriate for English Language AQA Paper 1 Section A practise. I always run out of past papers to use with my class, so I have created these to use in lessons or for homework.
The texts are paired by topic, one older text and one modern. Topics are:
attitudes to alcohol
Christmas gifting
First Woman to…
Attitudes to immigration
Viruses
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Fully annotated poem, with annotated PPTS to go with it.
Activities and starters, games and introduction to textual analysis.
All created for the 2025 changes in MacCaig Scottish set text.
This resource provides clear, accessible notes on Sive by John B. Keane for Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level students. Designed specifically for weaker or mixed-ability learners, it supports students in understanding the key aspects of the play and preparing effectively for the Single Text section of the exam.
Included in this 28-page pack:
A breakdown of characters with key traits, relationships, and relevant quotes
Summaries and analysis of key scenes in each act
Thematic exploration of topics such as power, class, poverty, control, marriage, and gender roles
Focused sections on setting, cultural context, and Keane’s view of the world
Highlighted quotes and explanation tasks to reinforce understanding
Discussion questions to promote critical thinking and class discussion
Designed with visual aids and student-friendly formatting
This resource is perfect for guiding students through the text in a structured way and can be used during first teaching, for revision, or as a support guide during exam preparation. It works well as a Single Text resource or alongside comparative modes.
DT Textiles Fabrics Text and Worksheets
Text included:
• ‘Different Fabrics’ describing differences between various types of fabrics.
• ‘Properties of Woven fabrics’ and ‘Properties of Knitted fabrics’ – to find out advantages and disadvantages between woven and knitted fabrics, including appearance, texture, usage, sewing, longevity, ironing, wash and cost.
Worksheets included:
• Reading descriptions and naming different fabrics (word bank)
• Sticking fabric samples into 2 groups, natural fibres and synthetic fibres
• Sticking different types of fabrics and describing their appearances and textures
• Sticking samples of fabrics to match properties
• Comparing woven and knitted fabrics – tick (advantage) or cross (disadvantage) of each one’s appearance, texture, usage, sewing, longevity, ironing, wash and cost – write a conclusion
• Questionnaire
I have also created a set of flashcards and a set of Vocabulary Posters & Labels that can be used along with the worksheets.
Flashcards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dt-textiles-fabrics-flashcards-12964802
Posters + Labels https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dt-textiles-fabrics-vocabulary-posters-and-labels-12964810
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This lesson has been designed for anyone studying Functional Skills English Level One and Level Two. The lesson goes through two different texts and helps learners to understand how to use quotations to make comparisons and respond to the higher value questions on the reading exam paper.
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The bundle includes model answers for GCSE Language writing and a dyslexia-friendly, Macbeth response.
The workbooks include spelling activities using the colour code method, sentence and vocabulary work based on model texts.
The pdf booklets are ideal to support struggling readers and writers and also provide ideas and strategies for teachers to plan their own lessons.
The bundle will save you £10!
Enhance your teaching materials with this comprehensive pack of ten original texts, accompanied by fifteen thought-provoking questions, carefully designed to align with the VIPER strands. These texts have been specifically crafted to foster ambitious vocabulary, stimulating discussions, and deep learning experiences.
Originally created to support a high-ability group comprising mixed Year 5 and Year 6 students, these texts have the potential to be differentiated and utilized across different age groups. However, due to the vocabulary complexity, textual intricacy, and question depth, they are most suitable for KS2 or KS3 learners.
This meticulously curated pack includes a diverse range of genres to captivate students’ interest and expand their literary horizons:
Short Story - “Garry’s Glasses”
Recipe - “Chicken and Prawn Stir Fry”
Poem - “The Cockerel, The Cow and The Bear”
Report - “A Day Out at Birdoswald”
Biography - “Cleopatra: The Enigmatic Queen of Egypt”
Story - “Zephyr”
Non-Chronological Report - “Sea Turtles”
Diary Entry - “Breaktime Detention”
Newspaper - “Fearless Feline Rescued”
Poem - “Dinner”
Each text is individually taught, introducing a new text every week, allowing students to focus on and fully explore its unique qualities. The meticulously structured questions foster rich discussions, empowering students to comprehend and effectively respond to inquiries. Moreover, the accompanying example answers serve as valuable resources, enhancing students’ understanding and improving their reading and analytical skills.
Elevate your classroom experience with “Reading Comprehension - VIPER Pack 1” – a comprehensive resource that encourages critical thinking, vocabulary development, and an appreciation for diverse literary genres.
This bundle consists of 30 thoroughly planned lessons that take students through every non-fiction text in the Edexcel IGCSE English Anthology. Lessons incorporate Paper 1-style question practice, guided analysis of each text, and some transactional writing practice (article writing and persuasive writing).
List of non-fiction texts covered:
‘The Danger of a Single Story’
‘A Passage to Africa’
‘The Explorer’s Daughter’
‘Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill’
‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’
‘Young and Dyslexic? You’ve got it going on’
‘A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat’
‘Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan’
‘H is for Hawk’
‘Chinese Cinderella’
This bundle consists of 20 thoroughly planned lessons that take students through every poetry & prose text in the Edexcel IGCSE English Anthology. Lessons incorporate Paper 2-style question practice and guided analysis of each text.
List of poetry & prose texts covered:
‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen
‘Out, Out-’ by Robert Frost
‘An Unknown Girl’ by Moniza Alvi
‘The Bright Lights of Sarajevo’ by Tony Harrison
‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou
‘The Story of an Hour’ by Guy de Maupassant
'Significant Cigarettes (from ‘The Road Home’) by Rose Tremain
'Whistle and I’ll Come to You (from ‘The Woman in Black’) by Susan Hill
‘Night’ by Alice Munro
A twenty-one page comprehension booklet containing:
Ten extracts
Ten corresponding worksheets
Three extension tasks for each extract
Perfect for interventions or class work.
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This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading, by domain. Domains 2b and 2d are weighted more in these comprehensions to match the weighting of the end of KS2 Reading Comprehension assessment.
Included:
• SATs style comprehension questions for the prologue/preface and the twenty-seven chapters of the novel.
• A teaching PowerPoint with an introduction to the author, their other works and copies of the questions.
This resource works best if the chapter is read, talked about and discussed in one day, then comprehension questions are given the day after.
This resource has been used with both Year Five and Year Six classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
Please let me know if you found this resource useful. It should save you hours and hours of time.
Detailed lessons on the NEW Section C text of the Eduqas Drama A level - The Book of Dust - La Belle Sauvage adapted by Bryony Lavery.
This 110-Slide Powerpoint includes:
Section 1 (slides 1-13):
Information on the original production
Brief synopsis
Structure, genre and style
Important themes
Section 2 (slides 14-24):
Key Lighting vocabulary
Important things to think about/ideas for designing lighting
Scaffolded paragraph structures for writing about lighting
Detailed exemplar paragraph on an extract using this structure
Section 3 (slides 25-33)
Key sound vocabulary
Important things to think about/ideas for designing sound
Scaffolded paragraph structures for writing about sound
Two detailed exemplar paragraphs on two different extracts using this structure.
Section 4 (slides 34-49)
Introduction to the live theatre evaluation element (10 marks in section C)
Scaffolded paragraph structure for writing the live theatre evaluation section.
Detailed exemplar paragraph on evaluating a live theatre production using this structure.
Guidance on annotating a cue sheet
Exemplar completed cue sheet
**Guided example of a full answer, answering a **Sound and Lighting exam style question including:
Scaffolded paragraph structure for writing an introduction
Detailed exemplar introduction using this structure
Scaffolded paragraph structure for the main body of essay.
Detailed exemplar answer broken into three highly detailed paragraphs - one for each section of the attached extract.
Section 5 (slides 50-72)
Important things to consider for staging and set design
Information on the key staging types
Introduction to ground plans
Design features and symbols for drawing ground plans
Step-by-step guide to drawing a ground plan
Information on the original production’s use of the stage floor and other things to consider
Information on composite sets including benefits and pitfalls.
Exam question on staging and set design within an extract including:
Scaffolded paragraph structure for writing an introduction
Detailed exemplar introduction using this structure
Scaffolded paragraph structure for the main body of essay.
Detailed exemplar paragraph using this structure.
Opportunity for students to write their own paragraph using this structure with ideas given to help them.
Section 6 (slides 73-85)
Appropriate terminology for parts of the stage
Things to consider as a director
Guidance on annotating an extract for movement and positioning
Exam question on movement and positioning within an extract including:
Scaffolded paragraph structure for writing an introduction
Detailed exemplar introduction using this structure
Scaffolded paragraph structure for the main body of essay.
Detailed exemplar paragraph using this structure
Opportunity for students to write their own paragraph using this structure with sentence starters.
Section 7 (slides 86-110)
Important thin
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