A complete introduction to descriptive writing, spanning three lessons. Lesson 1: Sensory language Lesson 2: Similes and Metaphors Lesson 3: Tone and Sentence Structure Also includes an extension/homework task for each lesson.

A complete starter pack of resources to introduce more able KS1 classes to poetry - mostly used for Year Two students. Includes: PowerPoint with rhyme-finding warm-up and writing prompts to start students on the path to writing their own poems ‘The sausage is a cunning bird’ by Jennifer Curry and Graeme Curry - with comprehension questions ‘There was an old man with a beard’ by Edward Lear - with comprehension questions ‘A Small Dragon’ by Brian Patten - with comprehension questions ‘Firefly’ by Elizabeth Madox Roberts - with comprehension questions ‘Now We Are Six’ by A. A. Milne - with comprehension questions Word Document with tips on memorising poems

A pack of seven comprehension tasks for higher ability KS2 students. Extracts from: Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Holes by Louis Sachar Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Extracts range between one and two pages in length. Please note that Wolf Brother and Nicholas Nickleby use scanned pages rather than editable text, however the questions are editable on all documents.

Three lesson resources pack studying first person accounts, looking at diaries, historical accounts, and letters. Comprehension questions and historical context included on each text, followed by a comparison activity. Extracts from: My Secret Diary by Jacqueline Wilson and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank - Week One. The diary of Queen Victoria and the diary of Samuel Pepys - Week Two. A letter from Richard Gilson (soldier, World War One) to his mother and a letter from Elvis Presley to President Nixon.

A collection of ten comprehension extracts with questions designed to test inference skills in KS2 students. Can also be used as 11+ prep. Extracts from: 1984 by George Orwell Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson Kevin by Catherine Lim Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness The Penalty by Mal Peet The Rise of Wolves by Kerr Thomson Extracts range in length from half a page to two pages.

A collection of discussion-based lessons, each roughly half an hour, used for KS1 English Language learners to practice their spoken English and conversation skills. Topics: Animal groups (mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, birds) Celebrations Creating a story (using picture prompts to devise plots) Describing with compound sentences (using ‘and’ to describe pictures) Discussing pictures (answering questions about images) Endangered animals Hobbies How do you know (making inferences from pictures) Jobs Getting a pet (making decisions about the care of a hamster) Meeting new people (practicing initial conversations) Minecraft adventures (Minecraft-based ‘creative’ lesson) Morning routine Ocean adventures (underwater-based ‘creative’ lesson) Past and present (comparing images from past times to modern day) Pets Shops and restaurants (location-based conversation prompts) Similarities and differences (comparing images) Space adventures (space-based ‘creative’ lesson) Sports Subjects at school Superhero adventures (superhero-based ‘creative’ lesson) Talking about a text (short, easy comprehension) Talking about weather Weather and seasons What happened in the story? (discussing fairytale videos) What I did in the Christmas holidays

Seven creative writing lessons on the Seven Basic Plots for able KS2 or early KS3, teaching plot and character construction. Covering: Overcoming the monster Rags to riches The quest Voyage and return Comedy Tragedy Rebirth Each lesson contains an example extract from a text. Texts in order: Harry Potter, Cinderella, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Alice in Wonderland, Ratburger, Hamlet (summary), A Christmas Carol. Teaches key terms along the way such as ‘fatal flaw’ and ‘inciting incident’. These lessons are designed for one on one or small group teaching but could easily be adapted into classroom resources. The design of the Powerpoints is deliberately simple for easy exportation.

The ultimate discussion guide for Pride and Prejudice. Full text separated into short sections with discussion questions and page summaries for less crucial extracts. All sixty-one chapters included, as well as overall discussion questions/essay prompts on the entire text. Perfect for one on one teaching, small group teaching, revision and self-study, or as a classroom resource.