This is a bank of 26 lessons (or more depending on the time provided for the two writing tasks) that explore detective fiction using extracts from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conon Doyle. There is also one extract from Wilkie Collins’ “Woman in White” as this is a useful SOW to proceed the teaching of novel, “The Woman in White”. Each lesson contains: a thinking starter a thinking plenary a writing or reading task (including poetry) group work, paired work or individual work open ended tasks where more able students can be extended while those in need of differentiation can also be supported using the numerous resources provided The writing tasks in the unit are based on writing a detective story and a film review of the Sherlock Holmes film. The students are also given the chance to compare and contract TV detectives from the UK and America and extracts from Perry Mason and Murder She Wrote are hyperlinked for easy use. There is a workbook to accompany the SOW. Enjoy!

This is a bank of 26 lessons (or more depending on the time provided for the two writing tasks) that explore detective fiction using extracts from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conon Doyle. There is also one extract from Wilkie Collins’ “Woman in White” as this is a useful SOW to proceed the teaching of novel, “The Woman in White”. Each lesson contains: a thinking starter a thinking plenary a writing or reading task (including poetry) group work, paired work or individual work open ended tasks where more able students can be extended while those in need of differentiation can also be supported using the numerous resources provided The writing tasks in the unit are based on writing a detective story and a film review of the Sherlock Holmes film. The students are also given the chance to compare and contract TV detectives from the UK and America and extracts from Perry Mason and Murder She Wrote are hyperlinked for easy use. There is a workbook to accompany the SOW - sold as a bundle with this SOW and separately Enjoy!

Engage your students in a thrilling time-travel adventure with Time Detectives, an interactive PDF or digital resource designed to master the essential skill of telling time! The Timeline is broken, and only your students—the newly appointed Time Agents—can fix it by learning the secret code: T.I.M.E… This comprehensive lesson covers analog and digital time-telling up to the half-hour and introduces the concept of elapsed time. The engaging, mission-based structure motivates students as they work to restore history!. Key Features and Learning Objectives: Analog Clock Mastery (Tools of the Trade): Students learn to identify the hour and minute hands, and read times to the hour (“o’clock”) and half-hour (“half past”). Digital Clock Decoding: Introduces the digital clock format and teaches students how to recognize the hour and minutes before and after the colon. Time Matching Missions: Includes matching exercises to connect analog and digital representations of time (e.g., matching a clock showing 5:00 to the digital time 5:00). Final Timeline Fix: A capstone activity where students must set analog clocks to specific times (e.g., 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM) to “restore history”. Introduction to Elapsed Time (Advanced Skill): Students use a number line model to calculate the duration of an event (e.g., from 1:00 to 3:00). Interactive/Printable Activities: Designed to allow students to drag labels, move hands, type in times, and log their findings in a “Mission Log” and “Time Traveler’s Diary”. Mission Complete & Certificate: Ends with a celebration, declaring the student an Official Time Keeper and includes a space for a personalized certificate. Perfect for 2nd and 3rd-grade students, remote learning, math centers, or as a fun homework assignment!

These resources link to your topic on History, Time Detectives, Ourselves and Literacy. Sheets 1 and 2 are examples of letters written by children to include in their time capsules. Children can use these to stimulate their own letter writing. Sheet 3 is a guide for children writing their letters to Future Me! There are 10 ideas of what could be included in the letters. Sheet 4 gives a list of ideas of what children might put into their time capsules. Sheet 5 gives some ideas for children to consider when making their time capsules and decorating them.

It’s a good activity for Primary 3, 4 and 5 students who would like to play detectives. This is an exercise for the students to spot errors and how they can right the mistakes.

This fun yet challenging, cross-curricula lesson has elements of: computing, history and writing, all built into a lesson centred around independent learning. Children will complete a series of engaging tasks including labelling a graphic of a Viking with researched information on clothing and possessions, learning what a person from that time may have owned and building their understanding of life was really like in the time period. They then complete 3 written activities and an extension activity based upon that knowledge they have gained. Activities include framing historically-valid questions, critical thinking and drawing comparisons: all aspects of the new 2014 curriculum. The activities are designed to elicit a deeper level of thought and understanding of the era. Can be taught as two separate hour long lessons but better over one longer session, contains starter and plenary, made for KS2 but accessible to higher ability KS1 and lower ability KS3

A set of resources for your topic on Time Detectives linked to History and Literacy. The resource includes a planning sheet with learning objectives and 3 activity ideas. There are flashcards in colour and black and white showing 12 artefacts. These can be hidden indoors or outdoors for a treasure hunt. You may want to laminate if using outdoors or reusing resources for displays or for future classes. There are 2 worksheets each showing 6 artefacts. These are in colour and black and white. Use the worksheets on their own for children to label the objects or as a recording tool. Children mark off the objects they find on the treasure hunt and then label them. Activities: Treasure Hunt Research in groups and presentation Chronological timelines

12 cross curricular task cards for children to choose from or work through connected to their topic on Time Detectives, History or Time. Each of the task cards can be worked on in pairs, individually or in groups. Examples are: Write a letter to the Future You. Listen to a famous speech such as the moon landing. Make a timeline or time capsule. Interview a grandparent. Link this resource with others in this set including a Bundle of Resources on Time Detectives. The final page has 2 Time Detective pictures that children could use for their topic book covers or add to your weekly timetable or displays. Cut and laminate the resources for durability and reuse. Useful too, for homework tasks.

A lesson resource or unit of work when introducing the topic of Time Detectives or timelines to young children. There is a planning sheet included with learning objectives and activity ideas. There are 2 worksheets included where children can familiarize themselves with the idea of using information and answering questions. There is a template timeline sheet that children can use to make a simple personal timeline. There is a colour timeline completed by ‘Robert’ to share with your class to give them some ideas for when they make their own.

Turn young learners into confident storytellers—and clever detectives. This 30-page creative writing workbook is designed to spark imagination and build writing skills in students from Years 2 and 3. Through structured prompts and engaging activities, children will plan, write, and complete their very own five-chapter detective story. What’s inside: • Step-by-step guidance for developing characters, settings, and plot • Creative prompts that encourage imagination and logical thinking • Scaffolded worksheets that support the writing process from start to finish • A clear framework that helps students craft a complete, polished story Ideal for classrooms, homeschool, or independent writing time, this workbook turns the creative process into an exciting mystery adventure. By the final page, each student will have a unique, fully developed detective story to proudly share.

An engaging and practical based lesson presentation (24 slides) which challenges the students to carry out a range of practical tasks to learn the identification tests and positive results for the anions. The lesson begins by challenging the students to use their prior knowledge of chemical formulae to name two sets of ions. Students will be reminded of the definition of a cation so they can use this to write an accurate one for the anions. The rest of the lesson looks at the different tests and time is taken to explain the details behind each of them. Progress checks have been written into the lesson at regular intervals to allow the students to check their understanding. A set homework has also been included. This lesson has been written for GCSE students.

A lesson on time of death, includes a video.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL RESOURCES INCLUDED AND AVAILABLE ON THE FINAL SLIDES OF THE PRESENTATION. This lesson introduces students to The Speckled Band for the first time, and includes: A do-now and vocabulary list Inferences and predictions task Reading and analysis task (with the correct section of text in the resources section) An analysis task with matching resource A descriptive writing task with a ‘prompts’ display resource and success criteria A peer-assessment task

Time to be a mask detective and ask, ‘what is a mask?’ Children explore the rich masking tradition in Africa and consider their design and purposes, looking at lots of examples from across Africa.

Replacement detective notes for the popular board game, Cluedo! Easily printable pdf document for A4 with options for 2 or 1 note sheets per A4 page, therefore creating an A4 or A5 note size option. Each sheet also has space for the names of players. There are two versions, one with a column for your own cards and one without.

'The Tree Detective&' is a creative cross-curricular activity developed to support KS2 teachers within the curriculum framework. It is packed with seven exercises that feed pupils&'; imagination, encouraging them to investigate, learn about nature-related topics, and increase their environmental awareness.

KS3 complete Detective Fiction SOW suitable for Year 8 or lower ability Year 9. Includes lesson by lesson power points and feedback sheets that could be used for this unit or others.

2 X LESSONS Students will look at Victorian society and the rise in crime rates that triggered the rise of the police force. They are then introduced to Jack the Ripper and encouraged to think how the context of the time actually enabled Jack the Ripper to commit his crimes so successfully / why the police were unable to catch him. Plenary tasks asks why detective fiction may have been popular at this time. Students look at the history of detective fiction, beginning with Poe / Murders at the Rue de Morgue. A focus on the character of the detective and detective conventions, testing knowledge by applying knowledge of conventions to extracts from The Sherlock Holmes Tale ‘The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire.’ Then, students look at images of Holmes study (Sherlock Holmes museum) and deduce ideas about his character. Lesson ends with fun observational skills competition where students spot the hidden animals in the pictures.

This resource contains interactive activities to develop thinking skills in History lessons. Profiles of different mystery people can be built up based on a range of evidence. This resource helps pupils: to develop and improve the ‘Thinking Skills’ of questioning and enquiry, to be able to apply these skills when looking at a range of artefacts and sources, to develop an understanding of the way in which Historians and Archaeologists interpret evidence/artefacts in building a picture of the past to learn to discriminate between fact and opinion