Lower level English unit for students who need help understanding the basics of a story.

I found this resource online which helps prepare students for writing an article task. Build up, titles, structure, and planning are included. The answers can be found at the end. Happy planning!

Using the Honey Hotel Paper 2 question from the 2016 exam, I have taken apart question one (letter). Using student written examples, students must give grade, give advice, and reconstruct examples to improve the writing and structure. By the end of the activity, students will have a strong understanding of including explicit meaning from the passage, in addition to the overall structure of a letter.

A school year calendar using books and quotes as monthly inspiration! Minimal holidays and events have been put in -- except for World Book Day month. (This makes for easier planning and less deleting across countries with different schedules/cultures. I will be posting one designed with events/books/dates for a British school in the Middle East soon.) Enjoy!

As a teacher, I had to find a way to emphasize the importance of proper coughing/sneezing etiquette. Using the powerpoint, two videos by the Mythbusters show how germs are spread. One very effectively demonstrates using a blacklight how quickly and far they can spread at a dinner party. The powerpoint is followed by an article from The Telegraph which provides facts and statistics about why coughing into your sleeve is important. Remember, fellow educators: students knowing is half the battle. Good luck and stay healthy!

Useful tool to cut down on marking. You highlight what they've done well and leave a brief comment below. Print it once, they stick it in the front of their books, and BOOM! Proof of progress. You&'re welcome, OFSTED. Please note: rubric uses informal language.

I use this sheet at the beginning of scene work to remind students what their scene should look like and what to include. Although I’ve mainly used this resource with Year 6-8 students, I’m sure it could be used for younger and older with some adapting. Feel free to use, adapt, change whatever suits your needs. I hope it helps!

I used this for my lower secondary students to keep track of their spelling progress over the year. I’ve attached an edit version in Word, but see the PDF for the proper layout. Hope this might help you!