The Great Big 2023 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 Our ever-popular Christmas quiz is back for 2023. This fun Christmas quiz is the ideal end of term activity ahead of the Christmas holidays. It’s made up of 8 rounds that cover celebrity Santa, music, film, the year 2023, anagrams, Christmas and a lot more - click on the images for a full preview. The resource comes with a 108-slide PowerPoint (including the quiz questions and answers) and student answer sheets for each round in PDF form. The resource contains everything you need to carry out the quiz and has been carefully pitched so that the questions are targeted at students aged 11-16.

War Photographer - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology This two-lesson unit teaches students about Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘War Photographer’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 50-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context - An introduction to the poet Carol Ann Duffy and the poem’s inspiration and context. First Reading - A reading of ‘War Photographer’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included. Language and imagery - Analysing ‘War Photographer’ in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included. Lesson Two Imagery - Analysing Duffy’s use of imagery. Themes - Discussing the poem’s themes. Structure and Form - Considering how Duffy uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘War Photographer’ with ‘Poppies’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview ‘War Photographer’ in detail, please click on the images.

Adding Adverbs - KS3 This KS3 Essential English Skills resource is a great little lesson for helping Year 7/8 pupils consolidate their understanding of the use of adverbs in reading and writing. Content includes: Definitions and explanations of adverbs How adverbs improve our writing Activities to support the teaching of this objective with one accompanying worksheet One further worksheet with answers ‘Adding Adverbs - KS3’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Personal Pronouns - Years 3 and 4 ‘Personal Pronouns - Years 3 and 4’ is an English grammar teaching resource that covers the pronoun objectives in the English programme of study for years 3 and 4. This animated PowerPoint lesson includes: What are personal pronouns explanation Why we use personal pronouns explanation A subject and object pronouns explanation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Personal Pronouns - Years 3 and 4’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit each class they teach.

Subtraction - finding a part - Year 1 In ‘Subtraction - finding a part - Year 1’ pupils use their knowledge of number bonds within 10 to find missing parts and represent their findings using subtraction sentences. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 4 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Subtraction - finding a part - Year 1’ is fully editable, giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Finding a Part - Year 1 In ‘Finding a Part - Year 1’ pupils use their knowledge of number bonds within 10 to solve missing number problems. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 3 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Finding a Part - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Addition Problems - Year 1 In ‘Addition Problems - Year 1’ pupils move away from counting on and using concrete resources and begin to apply their knowledge of number bonds to solve addition problems within 10. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Addition Problems - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Addition - Adding More - Year 1 In ‘Addition - Adding More - Year 1’ pupils build on their understanding of addition by focusing on increasing one quantity by a given amount within 10. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Addition - Adding More - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Addition - Adding Together - Year 1 In ‘Addition - Adding Together - Year 1’ pupils focus on bringing two parts together to find the whole. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 3 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Addition - Adding Together - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Number Bonds to 10 - Year 1 In ‘Number Bonds to 10 - Year 1’ pupils use their knowledge of number bonds to explore bonds to 10 systematically. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 3 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Number Bonds to 10 - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Systematic Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1 In ‘Systematic Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1 ’ pupils build on their knowledge of number bonds within 10 by working systematically to find all the number bonds for these numbers. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Systematic Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1 In ‘Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1’ pupils use their knowledge of part-whole models and addition facts to find how many different ways numbers within 10 can be partitioned. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Fact Families - Addition Facts - Year 1 In ‘Fact Families - Addition Facts - Year 1’ pupils build on their knowledge of writing addition sentences by writing addition fact families within ten. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 3 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Fact Families - Addition Facts - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Neutral Tones - Edexcel This two-lesson mini-unit explores Thomas Hardy’s ‘Neutral Tones’ in detail. Designed to teach pupils studying the poem at GCSE with the Edexcel exam board, this resource analyses the poem in depth and explains how to write an essay comparing it to another poem. The resource is made up of a 64-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 8 worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Making predictions – From the title alone, what do you think the poem is about? Context – Learning the importance of context. How knowledge of context helps us understand the poem in detail. Here we explore Hardy, his world view and his literary influences. First Contact – An initial reading of the poem with a glossary included and comprehension questions with answers to assess understanding. Exploring Meaning – Analysing the poem in detail. Exploring key quotes and discussing them with comprehensive questions that delve deeper. Model answers are provided. Essay Writing – An essay question task to assess initial understanding. Includes a model answer and peer assessment opportunities. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the poem’s themes: love, loss, memory and emotional trauma. Language – Exploring Hardy’s use of language, poetic techniques and the semantic field. Includes an exploration of imagery and a line-by-line annotation of the poem and questions with detailed answers. Structure and Form – How Hardy uses the lyric form, perspective, punctuation, rhyme, rhythm, and enjambment and how he organises the stanzas and uses a cyclical structure. The GCSE Exam – How to write an exam-like comparison essay. To preview the resource please click on the images.

My Last Duchess - Edexcel This two-lesson mini-unit covers Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ in detail. Designed for students studying the Edexcel GCSE Relationships poetry anthology, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems. The resource is made up of a 55-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Robert Browning’s life. First Reading – A reading of ‘My Last Duchess’ with glossary and comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘My Last Duchess’ in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included. Lesson Two Imagery - Analysing Browning’s use of imagery and poetic techniques in the poem. Themes – Exploring the themes of ‘My Last Duchess’ – power, control, possessiveness, the objectification of women Structure and Form – How Browning uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The exam – Comparing ‘My Last Duchess’ with another anthology poem and explaining how to write an effective extended answer. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview our ‘My Last Duchess’ teaching resource, please click on the images.