This FREE activity for KS3 and KS4 is a great starter, brain break or exit ticket. Learn about interesting information whilst also correcting errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Answer key included. See the video preview for a fuller demonstration!
The slideshow is also accompanied by printable US letter and UK A4 size worksheet versions.
A simple poster or handout aimed at 11-16 year olds. This resource should prompt students to develop their vocabulary in English Language and Literature, and makes a good addition to a Literacy display.
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Alternative statements and sentence starters for the phrase ‘it makes the reader want to read on.’ Encourage variation in your students’ analyses!
Comes in UK A4 size and US letter size documents, and with both colour and BW options.
Crack some codes with some affirmation focused messages and goal-setting responses, with this FREE resource!
Students use the key to decode and locate positive words in a wordsearch. The words found are prompts for positive goalsetting, which students then respond to in the spaces given.
Comes as a slideshow and printable sheets.
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A full main task for a lesson on extract responses using Nigel Hinton’s Buddy.
Aimed at Year 9, this resource includes:
A close reading and highlighting task with a single-page extract
A differentiated challenge grid for structuring an extract response to the question
The grid supports pupils to four levels of difficulty, and encourages contextual, social and personal responses as well as the initial PEE format. Great for mixed ability classes with both ALN and MAT students present. Models included.
An editable version of the differentiated challenge grid can be found here.
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If you want an overview of my product quality, or you love what you see and just want to download a collection of my freebies in one go, I’ve tried to make it a little easier for you! This collection is best suited to middle and high school classrooms.
Includes:
Half-page character autopsy trio sheet
Any book codebreaker sample
Persuasive writing introduction scaffold
Activity page for chapter 10 of Tears of a Tiger
Quick opinions chain reaction example
Mindful coloring notebook cover
Blackout poetry activity page
Text to World comprehension sample
Greek and Latin roots through Dinosaur Names
Sell a haunted house planning page
Half-page wellbeing daily check-in sheet
Examples of autumn haiku
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FOREVER FREEBIE! This is an evolving support booklet for new, trainee and even first year teachers. My aim is to develop this booklet, starting with my own advice as a mentor and adding additional advice and information as my downloaders suggest it.
Think there’s something missing? Please don’t give this resource a bad rating… just tell me in your review what else you would like to see in it and I’ll add it in the monthly update. I would like this to be a useful resource for everyone who makes use of it!
Currently this booklet includes:
A welcome to teaching
Glossary of teaching terms (not exhaustive!)
Preparation lists
eLearning tools
Resource websites
Pedagogy kickstart
Room for notes (4 pages)
Give your students time to practice using adjectives for effective description! Adjective Island allows pupils to design their own island by drawing and labelling a map with features of their choice, using adjectives to build imagery. A range of pre-populated maps are provided for differentiated support, or use the editable Google Docs version included to tailor the task to your students.
A clear ‘Checklist for Success’ is featured on the sheet as well as examples, and there are two extension or ‘challenge’ tasks for more able, gifted and talented or fast finishers.
US and UK document sizes provided for easy printing.
This activity for KS3 and KS4 can complement any topic with links to the ocean. Learn about six different superstitions whilst also correcting errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Answer key included.
The slideshow is also accompanied by printable US letter and UK A4 size worksheet versions.
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Four printable, editable Halloween bookmarks to give as gifts or use and purposeful gift tags in your class.
Simply edit the message and font in PowerPoint, print, laminate and go!
To gather quick responses from your students about any chapter from any novel or text, simply print and hand out this single sheet. It is provided in A3 size for larger sheet printing, but it can be resized to UK A4 or US letter size for smaller sheets. Editable Word version included for you to adapt or differentiate the sheet for your students.
This one-pager asks for…
Novel name
Chapter name or number
Character links or connections
Favorite quotation
Three personal reactions
Map of setting
Questions raised
Predictions for later in the text
Reaction to the chapter ending
US and UK spellings are provided
An editable venn diagram for comparing the key characters of any novel, play or poem. Editable Word documents and Google Docs versions are included, allowing you to add precise examples to model the task to your students.
US and UK document sizes and spellings included.
This 20-question quiz is perfect for Christmas or end of year fun. Students use strings of letters to work out the lyrics from 2021 Tiktok trends.
For example, MMJYNHTBA would be ‘Marry me Juliet, you’ll never have to be alone’ - great for high school kids who finish end of year quizzes too quickly!
Please note that this is designed to be a harder quiz for older students.
A thoughtful ‘would you rather’ worksheet for older students with an Earth Day theme. For example, would your students rather have an hour of electricity a week, or an hour of clean water?
Encourage discussion around seven prompt pairs, all focused on environmentally friendly activities, then students use the ‘why’ section to explain their choice.
This resource comes in three styles (two colour and one greyscale), and in both UK A4 and US letter document formats for easy printing.
Create an interactive decoration for your classroom by asking your students to fill out one of these strips as a record of their reading.
Each strip includes space for the title and author of the book, and the name of the student who finished the book as well as the date they finished it.
Simply add the book loop to the chain or garland and watch your class’s collective book log grow!
Five styles of ‘link’ are provided in this pack: library shelf, comic books, pages, white with color text, and white with black text for printing on colored paper.
Do you need to boost group speaking skills in Years 7-11? These Oracy Mats are printable placemats or posters, designed to show kids the ways in which different sentence starters can be used for impact and precision in discussions and presentations.
You will receive a file of four documents: 2 plain-text editable versions so you can customise the sentence starters for your own class, and 2 PDFs with slightly more jazzy fonts and graphics that are ready to print.
These can be printed in different sizes and easily laminated for durability.
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A self assessment form in high school not only lightens your workload, but it also allows students to reflect and evaluate their progress and open a dialogue with you as their teacher. This resource comes in both US and UK document sizes (with appropriate spellings), editable Google Apps, and prompts your students to consider the following:
The topic of discussion
How they planned for it
Which speaking skills they used
Which listening skills they used
How they used them (giving examples)
Confidence levels at the beginning, middle and end of the discussion
Areas to improve based on the skills
A self assessment form in high school not only lightens your workload, but it also allows students to reflect and evaluate their progress and open a dialogue with you as their teacher. Whether students are talking about an interest or hobby, or delivering their own Ted Talk, this task raises awareness of the communication skills required.
This resource comes in both US and UK document sizes (with appropriate spellings), editable Google Apps, and prompts your students to consider the following:
The topic of their presentation or talk
How they planned for it
Which speaking skills they used
Which listening skills they used
How they used them (giving examples)
Confidence levels at the beginning, middle and end of the discussion
Areas to improve based on the skills
A single page writing frame or scaffold to guide KS3 or KS4 pupils through writing a five-paragraph descriptive piece of writing. The page features five sections for planning five paragraphs, and there are three columns for each paragraph: what to include, useful sentence starters, and space to plan or make notes for the written content. Matching writing paper included for those who like a theme!
There are prompts for appropriate punctuation at the bottom of the page, and this can be used as a worksheet, handout or poster.
This resource comes in both UK A4 and US letter document sizes.
A single page writing frame or scaffold to guide KS3 or KS4 pupils through writing a five-paragraph persuasive piece of writing. The page features five sections for planning five paragraphs, and there are three columns for each paragraph: what to include, useful sentence starters, and space to plan or make notes for the written content. Matching writing paper included for those who like a theme!
There are prompts for appropriate punctuation at the bottom of the page, and this can be used as a worksheet, handout or poster.
This resource comes in both UK A4 and US letter document sizes.