This fill in the gaps worksheet could be used after the Alibi PowerPoint activity. The following words and idioms will stretch the learner! Interrogate, simultaneously, discrepancies alibi, exhaustive, fictitious, watertight, doesn’t hold water, hand in glove, leads you up the garden path, tall story, smell a rat, fishy, a likely story. Plausible robbery villain, no good, moral dilemma, conscience, foul play, controversial, notorious, infamous.

An interactive powerpoint that helps with spellings of some common homophones. It ends with a worksheet which can either be printed or be done as a class.

A fun Powerpoint presentation which lets pupils guess how to punctuate a sentence so that it makes sense, rather than sounding silly.

A Powerpoint presentation which uses humour to demonstrate how the lack of punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence.

A step-by-step Power Point lesson on how to plan and write an article. With accompanying handouts.

In groups, pupils plan a hypothetical party, with a different task for each group to compete and present to the class. They also have 2 individual tasks as part of the project. Cross Curricular learning points include:- English, Maths, Communication, Negotiation, Presentation, Problem Solving, Creativity and Design.

This presentation sets out the game of Alibi for the teacher to present to the class. The game is a creative activity suitable for year 5 up to year 13 which they will love. Learning objectives include Creating a story Writing Creative thinking Communication – speaking and listening. Asking and answering questions Presenting Observation

A total lesson plan based on the topic of films, looking at plot types and the 7 story steps. This lesson is suitable for English lessons and ESOL students.

Whether lining up for lunch, getting ready to come in from play, or waiting for everyone to be ready, there are pockets of time in the school day, where children have to wait. These 16 games offer some fun filler activities which help them to be patient, and make you a very popular teacher.