16 Vocabulary Building Starter / warm-up activities. Includes a set of Power Point slides with instructions and different images for students to attach adjectives to. Students are encouraged to use the strongest or most interesting words they know. Easily add a slide to the start of an existing Power Point. There is great scope for making the task a competition. Great for group tasks, think, pair, share or individuals. Taking time to feedback and the teacher making a list using the best words offered by the class works well. Students can increase their vocab further by adding words from the group discussion.

10 Of Mice and Men Chapter One Worksheets. Includes introductory worksheets on vocabulary and context: The American Dream and The Great Depression. I use the initial thoughts grid after reading an extract where students are asked to underline or highlight things they like and put a question mark next to things they don’t understand. It can be used with any extract for this text or any other. These were created for year 8 students.

A set of 10 ambitious vocabulary worksheets / placemats. They were created for students preparing for their GCSE exams but could be introduced in KS3 for higher ability students. The vocabulary in this set includes: contentious, emphatic, destructive, lavish, amiable, ambiguous, remorseful, ominous, exhilaration and irresponsible. There is also a blank copy of the worksheet so that you can select vocabulary for your classes. I found that students struggled to recall a lot of the vocabulary we spoke about in the classroom so put together these worksheets so students can fully engage with new and ambitious vocabulary and are much more likely to remember it. I chose vocabulary that can help with academic writing in both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature and creative writing. They work really well as a starter activity and I often have them on the desks as students enter the classroom - once students have completed a few with guidance, they get straight to work on them without as much input from the teacher. They are also great to have for students who finish work quickly.

20 Word / Logic Puzzles. There is a mixture of difficulty levels and it is easy to differentiate - one or more of the group titles can be given to make the puzzles easier. The puzzles cover many topics and trivia so they are suitable for any subject. I have also used them in form. Great for group work or for independent work. I have some cut out and in envelopes ready for students who complete work quickly. Students can note their answers down on paper or on blank answer grids (included). Some students like the words to be cut out so they can move the words around into different groups. Set includes: 20 puzzles, answer sheet, instructions for students, tips for teachers and a page of blank answer grids (best done in pencil if writing on).

A set of 10 ambitious vocabulary worksheets / placemats. They were created for students preparing for their GCSE exams but could be introduced in KS3 for higher ability students. The vocabulary in this set includes: coherent, eloquent, empathy, jubilant, meticulous, oblivious, quaint, colloquial, emotive and juxtaposition. There is also a blank copy of the worksheet so that you can select vocabulary for your classes. I found that students struggled to recall a lot of the vocabulary we spoke about in the classroom so put together these worksheets so students can fully engage with new and ambitious vocabulary and are much more likely to remember it. I chose vocabulary that can help with academic writing in both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature and creative writing. They work really well as a starter activity and I often have them on the desks as students enter the classroom - once students have completed a few with guidance, they get straight to work on them without as much input from the teacher. They are also great to have for students who finish work quickly.

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Mock Exam. Questions and structure follow a typical exam paper. Includes an extract, Section A (Reading questions) and Section B (Writing questions) and a cover sheet. The cover sheet is separate so is an optional addition. It has space for teachers to give feedback. As close to an actual exam as possible, making it great for practicing exam timings and answers and tracking student progress.