Our Day Out - Unit of Work This 15-lesson resource includes a unit overview, a 230-slide PowerPoint presentation and 35 worksheets. Every lesson covers key NC objectives and follows the four part lesson format: starter/introduction/development/plenary. All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can teach the unit as it is or modify and differentiate the lessons to suit your teaching needs. You can view the whole resource by selecting ‘View All Slides’ and clicking on the images. This ‘Our Day Out’ teaching resource contains a range of activities, including: Brief biography of Willy Russell and the social and historical context of Our Day Out (1970s inner-city Liverpool). Comprehension questions with answers. Analysis of the characters of Mrs Kay, Mr Briggs and Carol. Character development - Mr Briggs’ character arc. Exploration of the key themes - class, education, poverty. Developing inference and deduction skills. Exploring stereotypes and prejudice. Willy Russell’s use of tension and suspense. Hot seating activities to develop understanding of characters. Writing a formal letter Russell’s use of dramatic irony to create comedy and pathos Sequencing and summarising activities Essay task with guidance To preview Our Day Out - Unit of Work, click on the images.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - 130 slide PowerPoint, 10 worksheets and scheme of work overview Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde contains 11 lessons designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language, themes and historical context of the novel. Contents: -A brief biography of Robert Louis Stevenson -An explanation of the context of the novel (Victorian London, gothic traditions, the Theory of Evolution, Jack the Ripper) -Activities to explore the narrative structure of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde -Indepth analysis of the characters of Gabriel Utterson, Dr Lanyon, Henry Jekyll and Mr Hyde -Exploration of themes - the duality of human nature, the supernatural and science and the unexplained -Developing awareness of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language -Examining Stevenson's use of language - setting, description, contrast, symbolism and pathetic fallacy - And much more!

Complex Sentences - KS2 and KS3 'Complex Sentences - KS2 and KS3' is a handy PowerPoint resource designed to help pupils learn how to create complex sentences to improve writing as per the curriculum objectives of the KS2 and KS3 English programmes of study. The resource can be tweaked, edited and differentiated to suit your teaching needs and is easy to update over time. Content includes: 1. Definition and examples of a complex sentence 2. How to recognise the main clause in a complex sentence 3. Identifying the main clause activity with accompanying worksheet 4. How to recognise the subordinate clause in a complex sentence 5. Identifying the subordinate clause activity with accompanying worksheet 6. Adding a subordinate clause activity with accompanying worksheet 7. 1 further worksheet

Our Blood Brothers - GCSE Unit of Work is made up of an editable 238-slide PowerPoint, 71 worksheets, and a step by step 27-lesson overview. All lessons contain focused learning objectives and follow the four-part lesson structure. Blood Brothers includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities: * a short biography of Willy Russell and the social and historical context of post war Liverpool * activities to develop plot knowledge * analysis of the characters of Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Lyons, Edward, Mickey and Linda * exploring key themes such as class, superstition, wealth, poverty, etc * understanding the features of a drama text – stage directions, etc * using PETER to write about Blood Brothers in the examination * Russell’s purpose and viewpoint * analysis of language in key scenes * the playwright’s use of tension and suspense * hot seating with speaking and listening opportunities * developing inference and deduction skills

Pronouns - Year 3 and 4 In this handy English PowerPoint lesson children practise choosing the appropriate pronoun for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition as per the Year 3 and 4 English programme of study (Writing - composition, Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). 'Pronouns' explains how to use pronouns to improve written work. This animated, PowerPoint resource can be edited and differentiated to meet your teaching needs. Content includes: 1. Definition of a pronoun. 2. How to use pronouns to improve your writing. 3. Class activity with accompanying worksheet. 4. 1 further worksheet.

Action Words - Verbs English Teaching Resource 32 slide PowerPoint lesson with 2 accompanying worksheets and 1 further consolidation worksheet with answers. It includes a definition of verbs and explains the importance of using powerful and effective verbs to improve written work. Tasks require pupils to identify verbs within the context of a sentence and to write engaging sentences by using effective verbs. It includes 2 accompanying worksheets for pupils to use during the lesson and 1 further worksheet with answers to consolidate learning. ‘Action Words - Verbs’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit the requirements of each lesson.

Adding Adverbs - KS2 This lower KS2 PowerPoint presentation will help pupils learn how to improve writing by adding effective adverbs. Content includes: What are adverbs explanation Identify the adverb activity with accompanying worksheet Why we use adverbs in our writing explanation Adding adverbs to a sentence activity with accompanying worksheet 1 further adverbs worksheet with answers ‘Adding Adverbs - KS2’ is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource, if needed, to suit the individual needs of each class they teach.

Verb Tenses: English Teaching Resource 64 slide PowerPoint lesson with 4 accompanying worksheets and 1 further worksheet. Verb Tenses is a detailed and comprehensive 64 slide PowerPoint teaching resource designed to help younger pupils understand how the tense of a verb affects both its meaning and spelling within a sentence. It icludes 4 accompanying worksheets for pupils to use during the lesson and a further consolidation worksheet with answers. It is an ideal teaching resource to use in a lesson covering the year 2 English curriculum objective listed below: Year 2 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation: Pupils should be taught to use the present and past tenses correctly and consistently Content includes: An explanation of verb tenses (past, present, future) Past tense explanation and activity Adding -ed and changing the spelling of some words and activity Present tense explanation and activity Adding -ing and changing the spelling of some words and activity Future tense explanation and activity Adding ‘will’ and ‘going to’ Consolidation activity and worksheet ‘Verb Tenses’ is fully editable giving teachers the ability to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching requirements.

Collective Nouns - Year 3 and 4 ‘Collective Nouns - Year 3 and 4’ is an engaging PowerPoint presentation focusing on using collective nouns. Content includes: 1. Collective nouns explanation 2. Examples of collective nouns 3. Collective nouns activity with accompanying worksheet 4. Further collective nouns worksheet with example answers ‘Collective Nouns - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you could use it as a quick starter activity to a literacy lesson, incorporate it into an existing resource, lesson or scheme of work or develop it into a wider language study unit.

Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) is a 38 slide PowerPoint teaching resource with a series of activities created to teach Frankenstein at KS4 / GCSE. As with all our PowerPoints, Frankenstein can be modified, personalised and differentiated to suit your exact teaching needs. Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) is a detailed resource which covers a range of activities: a brief biography of Mary Shelley discussing the social, historical and literary context of Frankenstein activities to develop knowledge of the plot exploration of the key themes of Frankenstein (scientific ambition, nature, morality etc) developing understanding of characters – in particular Victor Frankenstein and the creature analysis of Mary Shelley's use of language

Comparing Lengths and Heights - Year 1 In this maths teaching resource pupils learn how to compare and order different lengths and heights and look at the words used to describe them as per the year 1 maths programme of study (measurement). This colourful animated 31 slide PowerPoint presentation includes interactive activities and an accompanying worksheet. 'Comparing Lengths and Heights - Year 1' is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to suit each class they teach.

To Kill a Mockingbird can be taught in Year 9 to cover KS3 Reading World Literature. Content includes: - A brief biography of Harper Lee and the social and historical context of 1930s Alabama and 1960s America - 33 lesson scheme of work (following the four part lesson plan structure) - Activities to develop knowledge of the plot - In depth analysis of the characters of Scout, Jem, Atticus, Dill, Boo Radley, Bob Ewell and Miss Maudie - Exploration of the key themes (law, good and evil, courage, prejudice, racism, class, innocence and maturity, etc) - Developing awareness of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style - Harper Lee's message and the role of setting, the mockingbird motif and language - Cloze passage to consolidate understanding of the plot - Discussion tasks - Hot seating activities - Empathy activities - Video links to help the teaching and learning of plot, character and theme - Character analysis and profiling - Mind mapping themes and issues 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is fully editable, so teachers are able to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl contains a variety of activities designed to help children understand the book's plot, characters, language, and themes. Includes: - A unit of work with 11 lessons - A Roald Dahl biography, a video by Michael Rosen, a comprehension task and a class game - Reading, writing and speaking and listening activities - Developing making predictions skills using book covers (images, title, author, blurb) about plot, characters, themes and genre - Exploring how Roald Dahl creates characters - Writing-frames to help children write about characters - Examining Roald Dahl's use of language - Creating a comic strip version to asses understanding of the plot - Tips for tackling new words - Cross-curricular content - Endangered species (Geography, Citizenship, nature and the environment)

The Twits by Roald Dahl Teaching Unit - 72 slide PowerPoint, 13 worksheets and unit overview The Twits is a brilliant scheme of work for low ability learners featuring a series of detailed lessons designed to develop pupils’ reading and understanding skills. The resource covers key areas required by the national curriculum and includes a range of activities: A brief biography of Roald Dahl with a short film by Michael Rosen A nine lesson scheme of work overview using the 4 part lesson structure Exploring - making predictions using the title, blurb and front cover Descriptive writing study - character portraits using description from the text Analysis of Mr Twit and Mrs Twit How Roald Dahl creates sympathy Storyboarding, comprehension and cloze exercises Writing empathetically as Muggle Wump Studying Dahl’s use of language - effective adjectives and verbs Understanding unfamiliar words - using a dictionary

Comparing Capacity and Volume - Year 1 In this teaching resource pupils begin to compare and describe capacity and volume (full, half full, empty, nearly full and nearly empty) as per the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement). This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes interactive activities, link to a short video introducing the subject of comparing capacity and 4 accompanying worksheets. As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Comparing Capacity and Volume - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Symmetry - Year 4 In 'Symmetry - Year 4' pupils will identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes and complete a simple symmetric shape. This is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering the Year 4 geometry curriculum objectives . Content includes: 1. A symmetry PowerPoint presentation. 2. Activities to support the teaching of these objectives and 4 accompanying worksheets. 3. One further worksheet with answers. ‘Symmetry - Year 4’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.

Lines - Year 3 In this teaching resource children are taught how to identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of parallel and perpendicular lines as per the statutory requirements of the year 3 maths programme of study (Geometry - properties of shapes). Content includes: Explanations of horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of parallel and perpendicular lines Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 3 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Lines - Year 3’ is editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Angles - Year 4 In 'Angles - Year 4' pupils focus on recognising and comparing and ordering right, acute and obtuse angles. This is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering the Year 4 geometry curriculum objectives. Content includes: 1. A PowerPoint lesson 2. Activities to support the teaching of these objectives 3. Two accompanying worksheets with answers ‘Angles - Year 4’ is ready to teach but it is also fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.

Angles - Year 3 This maths geometry teaching resource covers the curriculum objectives of the year 3 maths programme of study (Geometry - properities of shape). Pupils are taught to identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn; identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle. Content includes: What are angles explanation Turn explanation with animated diagrams An explanation of angles as a description of a turn An explanation of right angles, acute angles, obtuse angles and reflex angles An angles quiz 2 accompanying worksheets with answers ‘Angles - Year 3’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.

3-D Shapes - Year 3 In this teaching resource pupils are taught to recognise and describe 3-D shapes and learn how to make 3-D models using nets as per the curriculum objectives of the year 3 maths programme of study (Geometry - properties of shapes). Content includes: Definition of a 3-D shape Describing 3-D shapes by listing their properties (faces, vertices, edges) Describing cuboids, pyramids, spheres, cones, prisms Activities to support the teaching of this objective and 5 accompanying worksheets Make your own 3-D shapes using nets activity ‘3-D Shapes - Year 3’ is editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.