A useful template for essay planning. Pupils look confused when I tell them it’s called a ‘space-invaders’ model.

A selection of grids on Powerpoint which can be used for learning competitions. They include staircase, noughts & crosses board, 4 in a row, shark-infested water, football field, racetrack. Except for the staircase, which can be used ‘live’ in presentation mode, the grids are best used with Powerpoint in edit (write) mode. This is so that you can write on the background or move shapes around. A pdf version of this resource is also available if you want to copy backgrounds onto Smartboard pages.

8 page mini-book. Ideal for topic revision, keyword and vocabulary lists. 7.5x10.5cm Careful, crisp folding is needed. Only one small scissor cut is required. Resource contains two A4 sheets. One is a template with folding instructions for practice. The other is a blank template. You can find a Youtube video walkthrough. Just search for: 8 Page Mini Book Made from a Single Sheet of Paper!

A Powerpoint with 3 slides of hex shapes. Cut out hexagonal shapes and use them to plan essays, link or sequence ideas. Excellent for group work, recapping topics, organising ideas. You can colour-code them to group concepts and plan written answers. Print & cut them out in different colours. Pupils can lay them & move them around, ideally, on an A3 sheet. It has also proved to be a good way of improving handwriting!

A selection of grids which can be used for learning competitions. They include staircase, noughts & crosses board, 4 in a row, shark-infested water, football field, racetrack. You could copy a background onto your Smartboard page. A Powerpoint version of this resource is also available.