Looking for a week’s worth of no-fuss, easy-peasy poetry-reading and letter-writing? This unit covers the story and themes of Timothy Winters, with several interesting tasks and videos to help pupils unpack the poem, followed by a scaffolded formal-letter writing task. This pack consists of a PowerPoint, a pupil workbook , a video link and a few other handy worksheets.

Want a hassle-free, outstanding, stand-alone inspection unit for the week you might be observed? Look no further! This bundle consists of 2 Powerpoints - one Higher Ability and one Mid to Low Ability - with differentiated, scaffolded SPaG and scaffolded writing tasks - 2 differentiated, editable pupil booklets and an inspection-ready lesson plan which will impress the toughest of ISI or Ofsted inspectors! The first lesson is on the poem, The Kraken, with linked SPaG and vocabulary work. Then, the second lesson is a scaffolded ‘slow-writing’ poetry-writing task. Now that inspections are up and running again, I will be uploading inspection-ready lessons and stand-alone units to take some of the stress out of the inspection process! Keep looking for more resources weekly! IF YOU DO LIKE MY BUNDLE, PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW! THANK YOU! :)

Want a hassle-free, outstanding, stand-alone inspection unit for the week you might be observed? Look no further! This bundle consists of a Powerpoint - with differentiated, scaffolded SPaG, comprehension and writing tasks - an editable pupil booklet and an inspection-ready lesson plan which will impress the toughest of ISI or Ofsted inspectors! Now that inspections are up and running again, I will be uploading inspection-ready lessons and stand-alone units to take some of the stress out of the inspection process! Keep looking for more resources weekly! IF YOU DO LIKE MY BUNDLE, PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW! THANK YOU! :)

If you are searching for a series of lockdown lessons that require absolutely no effort to deliver at all, then look no further! This is the first lesson in an exciting Detective unit for Key Stage 3 - focusing specifically on Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Speckled Band’. I created this unit specifically for last lockdown and my Year 7 pupils loved it! It can be delivered and adapted for live or independent online lessons - the lesson is a PowerPoint presentation, so very easy to deliver and to follow! This first lesson involves a series of short ‘chunked’ tasks - perfect for keeping attention: Solving a short mystery Mind mapping the qualities of a detective Listing the features of a detective story Reading and analysing the beginning of ‘The Speckled band’ - meeting Helen Stoner Extension ideas for independent and further research.

Inspection season is upon us and it is time to have a bank of inspection-ready, outstanding lessons ready to go! This is an excellent stand-alone, week-long unit on La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats. The unit consists of pre-learning vocabulary and picture tasks, followed by a thorough, differentiated analysis of the poem, and ends with a slow-writing scaffolded writing task. The pack is made up of a detailed PowerPoint, a photocopiable pupil booklet and inspection-ready adaptable lesson plan, as well as links to the poem online to support teaching.

A great resource to embed direct speech punctuation skills! This punctuation pack consists of a great PowerPoint with various tasks and varied video links, with an accompanying photocopiable pupil booklet. The tasks have scaffolding for support - and extension ideas. If you like this resource, please leave feedback - and have a look at my inspection-ready packs of lessons: everything you need for a stress-free ISS or Ofsted visit!