20 creative classroom ideas from starters to plenaries.
The above pack represents the best 20 activities I've used in my teaching over the last 10 years+ !! I'm sure you will be familiar with some of them, as they are the top tips I have picked up over the years, but many of them are my original ideas or twists on well-known ideas. I'm sure that in this pack you will find something to spark your teaching. Download now and try something new today!
Included is the first idea as a preview.
Also includes a free download gift worth £2! Inspiration cards:
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A bumper 68 page quiz pack, featuring riddles, logo quiz, catchphrases and more. Hours of fun for just £2.00!
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A collection of 7 resources around monsters - starters and lesson ideas. Ideal for KS2/3.
Including:
* Monsters and mystery starters
* Mysteries and monster example and research task
* Monster computer research task
* Monster 10 question quiz
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A 36 page attractive bumper presentation of the faces of the new banknotes – Sir Winston Churchill, JMW Turner and Jane Austen!
Presentation includes: facts, biography, quotes, images, links to video clips, questions and more!
Ideal for form time, assemblies or as a basis for many different types of lessons.
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The New British Banknotes Presentation
A 36 page attractive bumper presentation of the faces of the new banknotes – Sir Winston Churchill, JMW Turner and Jane Austen!
Presentation includes: facts, biography, quotes, images, links to video clips, questions and more!
Ideal for form time, assemblies or as a basis for many different types of lessons.
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Christmas Quiz Pack
A MUST download, including:
* The Ultimate Christmas Quiz
* Fun Quiz Pack
* Christmas Fun Pack
* Word Games
Well over 100 pages of quiz and Christmas fun.
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A great value download.
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A 36 page attractive bumper presentation of the faces of the new banknotes – Sir Winston Churchill, JMW Turner and Jane Austen!
Presentation includes: facts, biography, quotes, images, links to video clips, questions and more!
Ideal for form time, assemblies or as a basis for many different types of lessons.
For more great resources see here:
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An informative Power Point on Prince, the talented musician and singer, who tragically passed away recently.
The 23 page Power Point contains relevant bio information, unusual facts and a quick quiz to finish and is useful for form time or other such activities.
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A 36 page attractive bumper presentation of the faces of the new banknotes – Sir Winston Churchill, JMW Turner and Jane Austen!
Presentation includes: facts, biography, quotes, images, links to video clips, questions and more!
Ideal for form time, assemblies or as a basis for many different types of lessons.
For more great resources see here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish
(Credits given in the presentation.)
Inspire your students with these framed 10 pack of A4 sized inspirational quotations. Ideal for displaying around the classroom or on a motivational wall. Visually appealing as well as emotionally stimulating.
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Credits:
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Titanic Descriptive Writing – Complete Lesson
Fantastic descriptive writing lesson based on the images and film of the Titanic, with several warm-up activities and a descriptive writing bingo plenary.
(Note: you could do with a copy of Titanic the film to show the sinking part which students will write about. If this is not possible, you could show some clips available on You Tube which show several scenes of simulations of the Titanic sinking. Other than that, images from the film are included in this Power Point resource.)
Full lesson includes:
· Attractive starter activity
· Lesson objective slide
· Tips on descriptive writing
· Locating descriptive elements in two examples
· Short descriptive writing task
· Video clip and image slide
· Fantastic key word bingo plenary activity
All resources copied at the back of the Power Point. Everything you need for a full, complete and engaging lesson.
For an informative Power Point on the Titanic see here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/titanic-the-ship-of-dreams-11291754
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(All images are copyright free from wikipedia.co)
Titanic Descriptive Writing – Complete Lesson
Fantastic descriptive writing lesson based on the images and film of the Titanic, with several warm-up activities and a descriptive writing bingo plenary.
(Note: you could do with a copy of Titanic the film to show the sinking part which students will write about. If this is not possible, you could show some clips available on You Tube which show several scenes of simulations of the Titanic sinking. Other than that, images from the film are included in this Power Point resource.)
Full lesson includes:
· Attractive starter activity
· Lesson objective slide
· Tips on descriptive writing
· Locating descriptive elements in two examples
· Short descriptive writing task
· Video clip and image slide
· Fantastic key word bingo plenary activity
All resources copied at the back of the Power Point. Everything you need for a full, complete and engaging lesson.
For an informative Power Point on the Titanic see here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/titanic-the-ship-of-dreams-11291754
For more great resources or lessons see here:
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(All images are copyright free from wikipedia.co)
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo Complete Lesson 1
Complete opening lesson for Private Peaceful by Michael Morpuro.
Simple, but effective lesson focusing upon the opening extract analysis.
Attractive Power Point includes:
* Lesson title page
* Word search starter prompt (resource included)
* Lesson objectives
* Discussion prompt
* Extract annotation page (extract included)
* Task 1 questions
* Task 2 PEE task with lower ability resources
* Lesson objective review prompt
Power Point structure/images can be used to continue this scheme of work.
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The Ultimate Apocalypse + Climbing Everest Descriptive Writing with Quiz Pack
Excellent value lesson pack. Two premium lessons with a fun quiz pack.
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Fantastic collection of resources, featuring:
* The Sandman Complete Creative Writing lesson.
* The Chocolate Bar Design Lesson
* 20 Creative Ideas + Free Starter Cards
See each resource for more details.
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New York Descriptive Writing + Christmas Fun
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own pieces of description.
Great engaging lesson!
Also included is a 30 question Christmas quiz and a 20 creative classroom ideas Power Point!
For the New York Descriptive Monologue version of this lesson, see here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-york-monologues-descriptive-writing-11309329
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The Haunted House Dare Diaries– Complete Lesson + Christmas Fun Pack
Fantastic complete creative writing lesson students will love.
The scenario:
You don’t believe in ghosts. You don’t think they exist. People who do are just plain silly in your opinion. So when a group of friends dare you to spend the night alone in a supposedly haunted house you take up the challenge, undaunted. However, alone in the dead of night, you start to hear strange noises and something doesn’t feel right. Will your night in the haunted house change your mind…forever?
Power Point includes:
* Attractive title page
* Engaging starter
* Lesson objectives
* Scenario page
* Descriptive prompt and planning page
* Review and writing prompts with mini-word bank
* Bingo plenary activity with 30 interactive bingo cards
Great value and engaging lesson!
Descriptive writing version of this lesson is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-haunted-house-dare-complete-creative-descriptive-writing-lesson-11415507
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Also included is a 30 question Christmas quiz and a 20 creative classroom ideas Power Point!
For the New York Descriptive Monologue version of this lesson, see here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-york-monologues-descriptive-writing-11309329
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(Copyright free image from deviant art, FairyGoodMother.)
End of School Fun Pack
A collection of one-off resources ideal for the last days of school.
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Bundle saves a massive 75%!
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Karl Pilkington Starters plus Quiz Packs
Karl Pilkington SPAG and PEE starter pack, suitable for KS4 and two quiz packs.
Fantastic value.
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Beast of Bodmin Moor and quiz packs.
Fantastic value.
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