One man band clip, engaging and differentiated resources. Worksheets are on the pp-print as a whole slide.

A couple of lessons I made linked to the picture book Journey. Pupils really enjoyed this and I also linked it to the trailer on YouTube.

An engaging activity for reluctant writers.

I used this for Functional Skills level 2 but it can be used for developing knowledge of the trickier vocabulary, from KS3 onwards.

As the title suggests! Please comment. Thank you.

I based this on a year 7 other worlds topic. Resources include Virgin Galactic adverts with s&l exercise, a writing frame for an advert, success criteria for designing an advert and a linked peer assessment sheet.

A reading and writing task based on James and the Giant Peach.

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Used for an English module on Criminal Minds. Pupils use their imagination to pretend they are a prisoner in Alcatraz at night. They then write a poem based on senses and other feelings. Differentiation is included with sentence starters and word mats for the senses, and for other feelings with pictures. Please comment.

This was adapted for different children at a mainstream school. It can be easily adapted as symbols for all secondary subjects are there. Please comment. Thank you.

Used as a revision exercise. Pupils named the quadrilateral and had to write properties of them in the box.

As the title suggests. Please comment. Thank you.

A cut and stick exercise to get to know what pupils like and dislike doing in class. Useful when meeting a new class.

A lesson for between levels 2 to 5.

A short lesson for pupils reading below 9.5 years. The pupils love this lesson and still remember it now. Please comment.

A different way to engage pupils for work on autobiographies. Pupils can start with filling in the iPad, which can then lead to further extended writing. Pupils can then make a list with pictures in the bucket, then write about one of these adventures coming true. Then pupils can write an acrostic poem. A few lessons to get to know pupils.

A revision tool for studying the poems Cousin Kate and Valentine. Useful to stick in pupil books, display on the wall and to use as a lesson resource. My pupils have found this very useful.

Write feedback to your students, allow them to self-assess and respond with their next steps. Works well.