A one page resource on jargon suitable for GCSE and Functional Skills. The worksheet has an example of jargon used in climate change and gives examples of jargon for the students to define.

A bumper version of a Christmas word search. Fifty words to find in this festive pu

A word search full of festive Christmas words!

A wordsearch base don autumn words.

50 varied and fun ideas for writing shot stories. Ideal to use individually for the whole class to write the same story or to use as a whole and let the students choose a prompt. Prompts can also be used as a starter or discussion points. Also, these are very good to practise planning a piece of work as they promote imagination.

A wordsearch containing 20 words relating to punctuation and writing. Ideal to use as a starter or extension activity. Wordsearches can improve learners reading ability by allowing them to practise their skimming and scanning skills.

A resource to develop the use of adjectives in creative writing. The inspiration for the story is taken from unusual names for colours. The learners are asked to match names of colours with examples and to find five things they associate with the colours. The learners then plan a story by drawing a picture and consider their use of adjectives.

This wordsearch includes 16 of Roald Dahl's children's books. It is a large wordsearch and includes a separate page that lists the books to search for. There is an extension task at the end of the resource which asks pupils to create a book cover in the template for their favourite Roald Dahl book. Ideal for lovers for Roald Dahl!

A wordsearch of Charles Dickens novels. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

Three word-searches based on 16 different presentational features with colour and pictures. The word-searches have varying difficulty levels. Wordsearch One - Star shaped with 10 presentational features to find. Wordsearch Two - Large square wordsearch with 16 presentational features to find. Wordsearch Three - Large Diamond wordsearch with 11 presentational features to find. Ideal for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills Level 1-2.

Large wordsearch with 20 famous British authors to find. Ideal starter/activity for GCSE English Language/Literature.

A wordsearch containing the characters of Macbeth. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

This is a dyslexia friendly Power Point with green slides. The learners are guided through the process of creating an excellent newspaper report on a recent sports day. The lesson lasts 1- 2 hours. It includes an activity for groups, (a three minute word bomb) planning activities with a mind map and key tips on what the examiners are looking for. Attention is paid to purpose and audience and the learners are encouraged to use language features in their work.

Questions for revision or to assess learning. 10 questions - The learners add the commas to the sentence. 5 questions - The learners correct the mistakes.

A wordsearch containing the names of British poets. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

This resource consists of a front cover, a worksheet and an answer sheet. Ideal for engaging learners with new language and spoken language for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills English. The worksheet involves the learners completing a table of 21 new words, providing definitions and deciding if each word is formal or informal. This resource can then lead on to an informal writing task. The learners are asked if they would use each word online, with friends or in a formal environment and this resource promotes lots of discussion. It could be used as preparation for a speaking and listening activity on neologisms. The new words included could allow for a discussion on internet safety.

A bumper wordsearch featuring Shakespeare's comedies. Ideal for a starter or general activity. 14 plays to be found: All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It Comedy of Errors Love's Labour's Lost Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Merry Wives of Windsor Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado about Nothing Taming of the Shrew Tempest Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona Winter's Tale.

A 10 question book quiz with 71 possible points available. Ideal for a group activity, starter or ice breaker. All questions feature books by British authors to test the knowledge of the learners and to stretch their knowledge in preparation for the exam. Questions vary in difficulty and hopefully all students will enjoy partaking in this quiz. All answers are on slides at the end of the quiz.

A wordsearch featuring Shakespeare's histories. Ideal as a starter or general activity. 11 plays are included: Henry IV Part I Henry IV Part II Henry V Henry VI Part I Henry VI Part II Henry VI Part III Henry VIII King John Pericles Richard II Richard III.

A wordsearch featuring the tragedies of William Shakespeare. Ideal as a starter or general activity. 12 plays are included: Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida.