A set of lessons on a PowerPoint presentation that can be used for EL English, AQA Step up to English or lower GCSE. The legend of sleepy Hollow Dracula Creative writing activities Language analysis activities 43 slides

Suitable for KS2/3 PSHE/Careers/ ASDAN Students are given writing frame to complete about what their strengths are and what they could improve. PowerPoint to explain the differences between qualities and skills. Students are then given a outline of a body and asked to write their qualities on the inside and skills around the outside. Small but effective activity that can be adapted to suit learners.

This resource is a PowerPoint presentation that includes two activities for students to complete - Identifying features of non fiction texts - Identifying the PURPOSE of text; why we write. Both activities come with writing frames Also included with this resource is two revision aids for PAF that students can use in their revision notes, they can be laminated and used as desk mats or they can be used for classroom displays Hope you enjoy these visual resources :) Suitable for GCSE students Ideal for L2-6 students or SEN students Resource can be adapted

Literacy resource. Useful for teaching KS2/3/SEN Recount writing mat that can be laminated and used as a visual aid for students who require extra support. Small activity to get students using the writing mat. Resource is adaptable.

Set of literacy activities/lessons along with diffentiated writing frames to work alongside Around the World in 80 Days. This would link in well with AO1 and A05 of GCSE or Step up to English Resource is also suitable/adaptable for KS3/SEN students All on 1 PowerPoint for ease. Includes reading and writing activities Hope you enjoy :)

The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes literacy lessons (6 weeks worth) A set of creative, differentiated literacy resources that link with KS2/KS3 Suitable for SEN students Activities include: -Writing a letter -Writing poetry Writing instructions Drawing from description Newspaper reports Creating own story Wanted posters

A brief look at the story of Hercules and his 12 labours - Comprehension activity Task two is looking at verbs, adverbs and adjectives using the mystical beasts from Hercules. Students are asked to write their own descriptive sentences Task 3 is writing a diary entry for Hercules and one of his labours Task 4 and Task 5 look at two different myths and legends, students asked to identify verbs, adverbs and adjectives from the texts. I could not inlcude the texts due to copyright but the texts are hyperlinked in the slides This can be used as part of a KS3/4 curriculum in English but has been made for AQA Step up to English lessons. Slides can be adapted All images from Pixabay

PowerPoint presentation which helps students understand different punctuation marks and when to use them. This is a visual presentation that can be printed and used as classroom display/posters. There are two short activities for students to complete at the end of the presentation. Punctuation marks addressed: Full stops Capital letters Commas Apostrophes Colon Semi-colon Question Marks Exclamation Marks Hope you enjoy :)

PowerPoint presentation that includes full lesson and resources. Starter- students draw from character descriptions Activity 1: Students are given a picture of character and they need to write a description for other students to guess who they are describing Activity 2: Students are given 3 key cards (setting, character and object) they need to create short story from this using adjectives and linguistic devices Writing frames and resources all included Suitable for KS3/4/GCSE/SEN

A Creative writing lesson (can be used for GCSE/KS3) Students watch parts of the film and carry out a series of descriptive writing activities: - Describing Scrooge and his personality - Creative writing and the 3 spirits - Scrooge’s transformation diary task Writing frames included

Fun and engaging starter activity Wordsearch- you need to find the definition to the description in the wordsearch Helps consolidate students learning and understanding as well as improving spelling of key term definitions Appropriate for KS3 and 4 AQA Step up to English GCSE English Language

Can be used for Careers lesson or PSHE lesson or first day in class. KS2/3/SEN Students given writing frame and asked to write about themselves; name, age, where they live, favourite colour etc Students can then swap with a partner and introduce each other using the sheets.

A small starter or plenary activity. Suitable for GCSE/KS3/KS4/SEN Cut out descriptions and characters and give to students. They have to read the descriptions and draw picture of that character. Students then match description to the real fictional character. Good for getting students thinking about descriptions and creative writing.

I have created this resource for my GCSE students (LA) It tells the story of Frankenstein in a short story board to help them remember the plot. I have included Mary Shelley’s description of Frankenstein’s monster in chapter 5 Students then have an activity of creating their own monster and monster story using linguistic devices This resource can be adapted

My students are currently studying AQA Step Up to English, in preparation for their exam I created this resource to give them a practice for the real exam. This can be adapted for GCSE and KS3 purposes. We have been studying component 2- Family For this we have done a series of lessons based on The Secret Garden and The Railway Children. I have used the AQA exam paper for this module and adapted it to fit in with the two books. This is a good revision exercise for your students before they sit the paper or students that want to practice some English skills pre-GCSE. Students practice: -Inferring -Creative Writing -Comparing two texts My students found it very useful Hope you enjoy :)

I created this pack which contains 33 worksheets to help students develop their money skills. I used this pack for my AQA Entry level students in a SEN school. However it can be used for KS2/3/4 Worksheets can be adapted if needed . This could cover a whole unit of work. Topics include: Recognising coins Exchanging money Addition Converting pence to pound Decimal notation Working out change Equivalent values Using calculators This pack is differentiated starting LA and working up towards HA (Entry level 1-3) Hope this helps

A mindfulness journal for students to complete during form time, PSHE lessons or during the recovery curriculum after lockdown. This journal has weekly activities for 7 weeks of school. Concentrates on being positive, learning how to be mindful, mindfulness colouring, breating activities and learning how to be present in the moment. Some writing activities to link in with the English curriculum. Students will reflect on their week and fill in their graditude jars to create a more positive mindset This resource can be adapted for different abilities and the activities can be. Could be used for KS3 to Sixth form. 45 slides in total All images and illustrations are from Pixabay

A simple writing frame to get students to plan a piece of creative writing using their senses. This writing frame can be used to aid them to write about their summer/holidays. Suitable for KS2/3/SEN Can be adapted Hope you find useful