Question Marks - Year 1 'Question Marks - Year 1’ introduces pupils to question marks as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. It is a colouful and engaging English teaching resource that uses the example words from the Year 1 English - Appendix 1- Spelling. Content includes: What are questions explanation What is a question mark explanation Identify the question activity What could the question be activity What are question words explanation Add the correct question word activity Has the correct question word been used activity Choose the correct punctuation mark activity Write the question from the given words activity Identify the question activity Ask the Gingerbread Man activity All the above activities are included on 2 worksheets for children to use during the lesson 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Question Marks - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Questions and Question Marks - KS1 Question Marks - KS3

Nouns - Year 1 ‘Nouns- Year 1’ introduces pupils to common nouns: people, places and things. It is a colouful and engaging English teaching resource that uses the example words from the Year 1 English - Appendix 1- Spelling. Content includes: What is a noun introduction An interactive noun sorting activity with accompanying worksheet Go on a noun hunt activity worksheet Circle the nouns activity and worksheet Identify the noun in the sentence activity and worksheet Further consolidation worksheet with answers ‘Nouns - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1 Types of Nouns Concrete Nouns Collective Nouns

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits (Part 5) (17-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 6 worksheets) This is the final lesson in the five part series that looks at Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave Three. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘”Mr Scrooge!” said Bob. “I’ll give you the founder of the feast!”’ Down to: ‘…especially on Tiny Tim, until the last.’ The lesson begins with a differentiated Do Now activity which encourages revision and retrieval of ideas from the novella so far. Learners will then read the passage indicated above and transform the events of the passage into three images. Following on from this, learners will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchits by responding to prompts on a passage-based worksheet. Suggested ideas are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick review that asks learners to map their learning journey in relation to the Cratchits. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 (17-slide editable PowerPoint and 2 worksheets) This GCSE lesson enables learners to continue to explore Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave 3 of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘At last the dinner was all done…’ Down to: ‘…on hearing his own name.’ The lesson begins with a differentiated ‘Do Now’ starter activity which encourages revision and retrieval of quotations from the novella so far. In preparation for their reading, learners will then consider how an image of a caterpillar eating a leaf might represent Scrooge. The image is intended to illustrate the idea of the ‘insect on the leaf’ metaphor contained within the passage. Learners will then read the passage indicated above and following on from this, they will respond to five passage-focused tasks on a worksheet. Suggested answers are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick plenary that asks learners to think of points that either support or challenge a statement regarding the Cratchits’ function in Stave Three. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Christmas Carol - WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question (67-slide editable PowerPoint with 9 worksheets) This teaching resource provides a step-by-step guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Lit exam question on A Christmas Carol. It tracks through the paper and explains how to produce an effective answer under exam conditions. It offers guidance on approaching the question, planning and managing time effectively. It explains how to structure and write a higher band answer and asks students to study a range of exemplar exam responses which they are required to mark using the Eduqas GCSE English Literature mark scheme. Learners are then given an exam question and extract and are required to write a response under exam conditions. The resource includes an editable PowerPoint presentation, question papers, mark schemes, extracts and exemplar responses in PDF format. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more GCSE resources for A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol (GCSE) Stave 1 A Christmas Carol (GCSE) Stave 2 A Christmas Carol (GCSE) Stave 3 A Christmas Carol (GCSE) Stave 4 & 5

An Inspector Calls – Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam (70-slide PowerPoint presentation with 16 worksheets) This five lesson resource provides a step-by-step guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Literature examination question on An Inspector Calls. It works through the paper via a demonstration of exam techniques and shows students how to produce an effective answer under exam conditions. It offers guidance on approaching the question, planning and managing time effectively. It explains how to structure and write an effective answer and looks at a range of exemplar answers which students are required to mark using the GCSE English Literature mark scheme. Students are then given a GCSE exam question and extract and are required to answer it in exam conditions. The resource includes the PowerPoint, question papers, mark schemes, extracts and exemplar responses in PDF format. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits (Part 3 ) This GCSE lesson enables learners to continue to explore Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave 3. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘Such a bustle ensued…’ Down to: ‘…to hint at such a thing.’ The lesson begins with a differentiated ‘Do Now’ starter activity in which learners examine a range of quotations from Staves 1-3 with a view to deciding which is the odd one out. Suggested answers are included. This is followed by a revision task in which learners decide which four out of a possible eight statements about the Cratchits are true. Following on from this, learners will read the passage indicated above. Learners will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchits by responding to prompts on a passage-based worksheet. Suggested ideas are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick plenary that asks learners to summarise what they have learnt about the Cratchits during the lesson in no more than 20, 15 or 10 words. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

This Charlotte’s Web unit of work has been created to develop key KS2 reading skills by exploring the popular children’s novel in detail. It covers the following areas of study: Inference and deduction skills Discussion and research skills Exploring character in detail How to write a response using quotations Examining plot, themes and language Activities for individuals, pairs and groups Think, pair, share tasks Hot seating and storyboarding Making a quiz Writing a front-page newspaper story Writing a book review Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see resources for other popular KS2 novels: The Silver Sword War Horse The Demon Headmaster Skellig Holes Billionaire Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Autobiographical Writing - Year 5 and 6 This fully editable teaching unit is made up of a series of seven progressive lessons designed to teach the features of autobiographical writing. Content includes: What are the key features of an autobiography? First person perspective Prefixes Spelling keywords in autobiographical writing Common and proper nouns Sentence construction Using P.E.E. when writing about an autobiography How writers create suspense in an autobiographical text Assessment task - produce a piece of autobiographical writing Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS2 non-fiction resources: Volcanoes - Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Unit Climate Change - Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Unit Retrieving and Recording Information Boy - Roald Dahl’s Autobiography

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits (Part 2) (19-slide PowerPoint based lesson with 5 worksheets) This lesson enables GCSE learners to continue to examine Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘“Whatever has got your precious father, then?”’ Down to: ‘…they soon returned in high procession.’ The lesson begins with a ‘Do Now’ starter activity in which learners examine three images, each one representing a reason why Dickens might have chosen the surname Cratchit for Scrooge’s clerk and his family. The aim is for learners to try to interpret each image and identify the reason it represents. Answers are included. This is followed by a revision task in which learners create a mind map summarising what they have already learnt about the Cratchits. Following on from this, learners will read the passage indicated above and undertake a crossword task to test their understanding. Learners will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family by responding to questions on a passage-based worksheet. Suggested answers are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick plenary that asks learners to study an image of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim returning home and relate it to what they have learnt during the lesson. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Year 5/6 Unit of Work (131-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 20 worksheets) This 14-lesson Year 5/6 unit of work is made up of a series of progressive lessons that explore the plot, characters, themes and language of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for Year 5/6 pupils. The 14 lessons contain a variety of activities for learners of all abilities and cover: The Elizabethan theatre and Shakespeare Analysis of the characters Shakespeare’s use of structure The play’s language and imagery Diary writing The play’s main themes The comedy of Shakespeare - creating and resolving conflict Video and audio to help UKS2 learners understand key parts of the play Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more KS2 Shakespeare resources: Macbeth - Year 5/6 Romeo and Juliet - Year 5/6

A Christmas Carol - Year 7/8 Unit of Work is made up of an 83-slide PowerPoint and 14 worksheets. It contains 8 lessons, each created using the 4-part lesson structure all of which can be edited and differentiated to fit your teaching needs. ‘A Christmas Carol - Year 7/8 Unit of Work’ contains a range of tasks and activities including: A Victorian Christmas Time and structure in A Christmas Carol Developing reading skills such as deduction Speaking and Listening - Scrooge on a TV talk show Exploring characters How Dickens uses language How to write about A Christmas Carol using evidence from the text Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see resources for other popular KS2/3 novels: The Silver Sword War Horse The Demon Headmaster Skellig Holes - KS3 Holes - KS2 Charlotte’s Web Billionaire Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

A Christmas Carol - Year 5/6 Unit of Work is made up of an 83-slide PowerPoint and 14 worksheets. It contains 8 lessons, each created using the 4-part lesson structure and all of which can be easily edited and differentiated to fit your specific teaching needs. ‘A Christmas Carol - Year 5/6 Unit of Work’ contains a range of tasks and activities including: Christmas today and Christmas in Victorian Britain Dickens’ use of time and structure in A Christmas Carol Developing key reading skills Scrooge on a TV talk show Exploring characters How Dickens uses language How to write about A Christmas Carol using quotations

An Inspector Calls -Plot Summaries (PowerPoint presentation and worksheets) This GCSE resource is made up of three plot summaries of the three acts in An Inspector Calls. Each plot summary contains an animated activity and an accompanying worksheet. The resource also contains a range of extension tasks perfect for further study after the play has been read. To preview ‘An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries’ in detail click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

An Inspector Calls - Themes (PowerPoint presentation and worksheets) This GCSE resource focuses on how Priestley explores themes of class and social responsibility in An Inspector Calls. It focuses on the final section of the play and how the characters react to events. To preview ‘An Inspector Calls - Themes’ in detail click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Eric Birling in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to write an essay in exam conditions. It is made up of a 24-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets. The resource contains the following: Exploring first impressions of Eric using the play’s opening stage directions and early dialogue. Creating an Eric Birling character profile. Exploring Eric’s character development - how and why he changes and his role in the play. Studying key quotes that reveal Eric’s changing character traits. Comprehension questions to assess understanding of character, theme and Priestley’s purpose (with example answers provided). Exam essay writing activity with example essay plan and model response included. To preview a selection of slides from ‘An Inspector Calls – Eric Birling’, please click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Sybil Birling in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to write an essay in exam conditions. It is made up of a 23-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets. The resource contains the following: Exploring students’ impressions of Sybil using stage directions, action and dialogue. Creating a Sybil Birling character profile. Exploring Sybil’s role in the play. Discussing key quotes that reveal Sybil’s character. Comprehension questions to assess understanding of character, theme and Priestley’s purpose (with example answers provided). Exam essay writing activity with example essay plan and model response. To view a selection of PowerPoint slides from ‘An Inspector Calls – Sybil Birling’, please click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

Year 5/6 English Teaching Resources: Macbeth This UKS2 ready to teach unit of work made up of a 150 slide PowerPoint presentation and 29 worksheets. The resource is an ideal introduction to Macbeth for children at UKS2. All lessons follow a four part lesson structure (starter, introduction, development and plenary) and all have been carefully planned and designed to enhance and develop knowledge and understanding of the play. Within the PowerPoint slides you will find a mix of activities for children of different abilities including: A brief outline of Shakespeare’s life and times and the Elizabethan theatre ‘Understanding the plot’ activities Key features of a drama text (stage directions etc) Detailed analysis of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Exploring the play’s central themes (ambition, betrayal, evil, etc) The play’s context – both social and historical – witches, witchcraft and the presentation of women How to write about Macbeth Analysis of Shakespeare’s language and key soliloquys Dramatic devices - the use of tension and suspense in the play Hot-seating tasks Sequencing activities Writing in role - empathy writing tasks including diaries and letters To preview our UKS2 Macbeth teaching resource in more detail please click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation opposite. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Macbeth - GCSE Unit of Work Macbeth - Characterisation Macbeth - Structure Macbeth - Loyalty Macbeth - Courage Macbeth - Context and Tension Macbeth – The Witches Macbeth - Answering the AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities