Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Includes a 16-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 6 differentiated worksheets This Year 2 resource explains how to use suffixes to spell longer words. It focuses on the suffixes ‘-ly’, ‘-ful’, ‘-less’, ‘-ness’, and ‘-ment’ and includes a range of activities for all abilities through six differentiated (Gold, Silver and Bronze level) worksheets.

Identifying Bias KS3 English - Non-fiction - Reading 15-slide PowerPoint-based lesson with worksheet Identifying Bias explains how to identify the use of bias and rhetoric in non-fiction and media texts. This fully editable PowerPoint-based lesson includes: What is bias? Understanding what bias is. How to identify bias in a text Bias and rhetorical devices consolidation / assessment task

How Words Make Sentences - Year 1/2 (21-slide PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) This KS1 resource explains the structure of a sentence and what it must contain to make sense. It provides some whole-class practice and opportunities for discussion. The differentiated worksheets give every child a chance to construct and punctuate sentences, and full answer keys are included.

Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 (14-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with four differentiated worksheets) This KS1 resource explains how nouns can be turned into adjectives with the addition of suffixes, using ‘-ful’ and ‘-less’ as examples. A whole-class activity is included to promote discussion and address misconceptions before the children work on the differentiated activities. Full answer keys are provided.

The Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross Year 6/7 Unit of Work (146-slide editable PowerPoint-based teaching resource with 28 accompanying worksheets) This unit of work explores the Gillian Cross novel The Demon Headmaster and is designed to help Year 6/7 learners develop key English reading skills. Contents include: Reading and comprehension activities (answers included) Analysing characters and writing about them in detail using quotations Developing inference and deduction skills Exploring the author’s use of language Developing descriptive writing skills Quizzes to assess understanding informally – crossword, word search and pub quiz Using constructive criticism to improve key skills Exploring and discussing the novel’s themes Examining how the author builds tension Writing empathetically in character to show understanding Post-reading review writing And lots more!

Using Pronouns to Avoid Repetition - Year 3/4 (14-slide PowerPoint and differentiated worksheets) This Year 3/4 lesson explains how to use pronouns effectively in written work. It recaps nouns, introduces pronouns and contains whole group and individual activities designed to help children understand when and how to use pronouns effectively.

Time Conjunctions - Year 7 Essential English Skills Our ‘KS3 English Essential Skills’ resources are designed to help Year 7 learners master key English skills that were not fully developed at KS2. In this differentiated lesson (lower, middle and higher ability activities), pupils recap time conjunctions then practice using them in a range of sentences. There are a mix of whole-group tasks that students can complete before attempting the differentiated individual worksheets where they match sentences, choose suitable time conjunctions and write sentences of their own.

Sonnets - Year 7 & Year 8 This differentiated Year 7/8 KS3 English teaching resource explores sonnets in a fun and engaging way. First, it provides an example Shakespearian sonnet and explains the ‘rules’ of sonnet poetry. Pupils are then tasked with exploring an example sonnet and discussing its structure and language. The second part of the lesson helps students construct their own sonnet. Learners are given a scaffolded approach and an example sonnet to help them construct a class and an individual poem. The PowerPoint is fully editable, and it’s differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to assure that all children are challenged and can achieve.

Sonnets - Year 5 / 6 Poetry This differentiated Year 5/6 teaching resource teaches children about sonnets in a fun and engaging way. First of all, it provides an example Shakespearian sonnet and explains the ‘rules’ of sonnet poetry. Children are then tasked with exploring an example sonnet and discussing its structure and language. The second part of the lesson helps learners construct their own sonnet. Children are given a scaffolded approach and an example sonnet to help them construct a class and an individual poem. The resource is editable and differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to assure that all children are challenged and can achieve.

Fronted Adverbials - Year 7 (KS3 Essential English Skills) (15-slide editable PowerPoint-based lesson with 4 worksheets) Our ‘KS3 Essential English Skills’ resources are designed to help Year 7 learners master key English skills that were not fully developed at KS2. This resource explains what fronted adverbials are and how to use them accurately in writing. The lesson provides a definition of fronted adverbials with examples before pupils explore them as a whole class. Learners then complete a range of activities to assess their understanding. The activities are differentiated - Bronze, Silver and Gold - to provide challenge for students of all abilities.

Causal Conjunctions - Year 7 Essential English Skills (13-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) Our ‘Year 7 Essential English Skills’ resources are designed to help Year 7 learners master key English skills that were not fully developed at KS2. In this differentiated resource, teachers recap the concept of causal conjunctions, then allow pupils to practice using them in sentences. The resource begins with whole-group activities before letting learners attempt differentiated individual worksheets where they match sentences, choose appropriate causal conjunctions and write conjunction sentences of their own. The resource is differentiated (lower, middle and higher ability tasks) and fully editable. So you can use it as it is or adapt it for your needs.

A Christmas Carol for GCSE - Stave Four: Scrooge Repents Editable PowerPoint-based lesson with worksheets This differentiated lesson enables GCSE students to explore Dickens’ presentation of the events at the end of Stave Four of A Christmas Carol. It begins with a differentiated quiz in which pupils must answer as many question about the Three Spirits as they can in five minutes. Students then read from, ‘The Spirit stood among the graves’ down to the end of Stave Four. After reading the passage, learners will undertake activities that encourage them to think about different aspects of the scene. Suggested answers are provided for all activities.

Creating Characters - Year 6 ‘Creating Characters - Year 6’ is designed to help pupils improve their creative writing skills through effective character creation. It covers many of the curriculum requirements of the Year 5 and 6 English programme of study (Writing - composition). Content includes: A study of how Charles Dickens presents the character of Magwitch in the opening pages of Great Expectations An analysis of how writers convey character through the use of description, dialogue and action An exploration of the key ingredients of effective character creation A guide to building a character profile - with an example text A guide to transforming a character profile into a piece of prose which presents a credible character to the reader A model text to help pupils through the creative process 4 accompanying worksheet ‘Creating Characters - Year 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Word Families - Year 3/4 contains an 18-slide editable PowerPoint and three differentiated worksheets with answer keys. This lesson explains what a word family is and teaches children how to identify one. It begins with a step-by-step guide as a whole class activity before teachers use the discussion prompts to assess understanding and then assign the appropriate level worksheet for each pupil. Bronze, Silver and Gold Activities: Each level has a different group of words to match to their definitions before identifying the word family and the relationship between the words.

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Grave (16-slide PowerPoint lesson with worksheets and answer keys) This lesson enables learners to contrast Dickens’ presentation of the graves of Tiny Tim and Scrooge. It begins with a differentiated information retrieval task which asks learners to correct a number of inaccurate statements in relation to Staves One to Four. Learners will then read from, ‘“Spectre,” said Scrooge…’ down to ‘a worthy place!’ After reading the passage, learners will undertake a series of questions that encourage them to consider the differences between the places in which Scrooge and Tiny Tim are buried. The lesson concludes with a brief review in which learners consider the extent to which they agree with three statements relating to the churchyard in which Scrooge is buried. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6 Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource In ‘Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn how to use hyphens to improve their writing by avoiding ambiguity and making their writing clearer and more concise as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: A link to a short hyphens explanatory video What is a hyphen explanation How hyphens improve writing Common categories of hyphenated words 4 hyphens activities with accompanying worksheets As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Suffixes - Year 1 English KS1 Teaching Resource In ‘Suffixes - Year 1’ pupils are taught to add the suffixes -ing, -ed, -er and -est to root words as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 English programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: What is a suffix explanation Adding -ing, -ed, -er and -est activity with accompanying worksheet How adding -ing, -ed, -er and -est changes the meaning of the word 2 suffixes activities with accompanying worksheets A link to a suffix game 1 further suffixes worksheet with example answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Suffixes - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Free Verse Poetry – Year 5/6 English - Poetry This UKS2 English resource introduces free verse poetry to Year 5/6 children. First, it provides an example poem and explains how to identify a free verse poem before presenting a structure to enable the whole class to write a free verse poem as a group. The three differentiated worksheets (Gold, Silver and Bronze) give all learners an opportunity to write their own free verse poem independently with an appropriate level of support.

‘Sonnet 29 - I Think of Thee’ contains a comprehensive 28-slide PowerPoint-based GCSE teaching resource with 8 accompanying worksheets. This two-lesson mini unit, aimed at middle-ability GCSE learners, enables students to explore ‘Sonnet 29’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning in detail. The first lesson introduces students to the sonnet form and explores key terms that they will need in order to analyse ‘Sonnet 29’. After a differentiated ‘Do Now’ activity, students undertake tasks that cover the concept of syllables, feet and metre, and the difference between the Petrarchan and English sonnet form. The lesson concludes with a brief ‘true or false’ activity as a learning review. In the second lesson, students apply what they have learnt to an analysis of Browning’s sonnet. After a similarly differentiated ‘Do Now task’, they work in pairs to explore ‘Sonnet 29’, considering how both language and structural methods shape meaning in the poem. At the end of the lesson, students fill in an ‘exit ticket’ that will help teachers to gauge how confident their students feel in their understanding of ‘Sonnet 29’. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

Cinquain Poetry - Year 7 Designed for low ability Year 7, this cinquain teaching resource is a fun and engaging way of studying and writing poetry. The lesson begins with an example cinquain and an explanation of the ‘rules’ of cinquain poetry. Learners are then provided with scaffolding to help them construct a group poem. The differentiated worksheets (higher, medium and lower) then provide learners with an opportunity to write individual cinquains with appropriate support.