Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Welcome to the Online Teaching Resources TES shop. Here you'll find hundreds of KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 teaching resources in the form of editable PowerPoints and worksheets for English, Maths, Science and History. All materials are made with the UK National Curriculum in mind and have been created to engage and enthuse learners. You can find out more and access hundreds more brilliant resources at our websites www.Teacher-of-Primary.com and www.Teacher-of-English.com.
Traditional Stories (Year 1/2) is a complete unit of work including a planning overview, assessment guidance, detailed lessons and activities, a 66 slide PowerPoint and 16 accompanying worksheets.
It includes a range of varied lessons and activities for children of all abilities:
Talk for writing and prior learning tasks
Exploring and discussing traditional stories and fairy tales
Discovering multi-modal texts - books, videos, cartoons and online storybooks
Individual, pair and group work
How to understand characters
Hotseating and role play tasks to develop understanding of character
Sequencing and storyboarding
How to plan a story using the story mountain
How to begin a narrative - teacher modelling the writing process
Writing assessment task
Detailed teaching notes for lessons and assessment
The Silver Sword is a complete 17 lesson teaching unit with a 161 slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 30 worksheets and a lesson by lesson overview.
It contains a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the historical context, plot, characters, language and themes of Ian Serraillier’s The Silver Sword. Resources include:
Analysis of the main characters
Challenging extension activities for G and T pupils
A range of engaging starter and plenary activities
Historical context research activity
Discussion of key themes
Developing inference and deduction skills
Empathetic writing – Ruth’s diary
Speaking and Listening task - Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding
Analysing Ian Serraillier’s use of language, symbolism and structure
Writing a book review
English Teaching Resources: The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ is a new and innovative unit of work for Lear's much loved poem. It has been designed to cover many of the curriculum objectives as outline in the years 1 and 2 English programmes of study.
This colourful and engaging 150-slide PowerPoint presentation includes:
- Making predictions about the story
- A copy of the poem with cartoon images and bright colour
- Animated film of The Owl and the Pussycat
- Retelling strategies and comprehension questions
- Cloze exercise and storyboarding activities
- Tackling unfamiliar words and using a dictionary
- Rhyming words lesson with interactive game
- Identify adjectives in The Owl and the Pussycat
- Using adjectives to improve writing
- Compound words activities including an interactive game
- Create a children's story book based on The Owl and the Pussycat task
- Full unit overview
- 16 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint
‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ can be fully edited so it can be adapted to suit the needs of each class taught.
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl is an 8 lesson teaching unit consisting of a 77 slide PowerPoint and a booklet of 15 worksheets.
It is designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the novel’s plot, characters, language and themes.
The Magic Finger teaching resource includes something for children of all abilities. Contents include:
A scheme of work overview
A Roald Dahl mini biography, a video about Roald Dahl by Michael Rosen, a comprehension task and a class game
Reading, writing and speaking and listening activities
Developing making predictions skills
Exploring how Roald Dahl creates characters
Writing-frame to help children write about characters
Examining Roald Dahl’s use of language (using effective verbs and adjectives)
Creating a comic strip version to assess understanding of the plot
Tips for tackling new words
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The Landlady by Roald Dahl is a Year 9/10 unit of work with a 50-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and an 11-page booklet of worksheets.
The Landlady by Roald Dahl teaching resource includes a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities:
- A unit overview with 5 four part lessons covering literary context, plot, character, themes and language
- Analysis of the characters of Billy Weaver and The Landlady
- Extension activities
- Cloze and sequencing exercises to consolidate plot knowledge
- Literary context exploration - the influence of fairy tales
- Analysing Roald Dahl's use of language to build mood and tension
- Essay question with planning guidance
- and much more!
The Lady of Shalott - Unit of Work
This unit of work for Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott is made up of a 144-slide PowerPoint presentation and 22 worksheets. It is based on the 1842 version of the poem, covers many of the key areas required by the National Curriculum, and includes a variety of activities for students of all abilities.
The unit is designed for use with lower KS3, but is easily adapted for use with Year 5/6.
Contents include:
Activities to develop knowledge of the poem’s narrative
Exploration of setting and descriptive language
Analysis of the characters of the Lady and Sir Lancelot
Comprehension questions (with answers) to test understanding
Studying the use of metaphors, onomatopoeia and pathetic fallacy
Cloze, storyboarding and sequencing activities to consolidate understanding
Context - King Arthur, myths and legends explored
Themes - tasks to discuss loneliness and isolation
How to write about poetry using evidence from the text
Creating a children’s storybook version of the poem
A range of videos to help with contextual understanding
Empathetic writing - The Lady’s diary
An essay task
A copy of the 1842 version of the poem
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The Charge of the Light Brigade - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
This two-lesson mini-unit covers Tennyson's 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 55-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context – A brief outline of the Battle of Balaclava, the Light Brigade's ill-fated charge and introducing The Crimean War as the first 'media war'.
First Reading – A reading of ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ with glossary and comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.
Language and imagery – Analysing 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.
Essay Writing – An essay question to assess students' initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included.
Lesson Two
Imagery - Analysing Tennyson's use of imagery in the poem.
Themes – Exploring the themes of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'.
Structure and Form – How Tennyson uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme.
The GCSE exam – Comparing ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ with 'Bayonet Charge' and explaining how to write an effective comparison essay.
This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs.
To preview our 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' teaching resource, please click on the images.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 149 slide PowerPoint presentation and a 32-page booklet of worksheets.
It includes:
Analysis of the characters of Bruno, Father, Gretel and Lieutenant Kotler
Extension activities for G and T pupils
Starter and plenary activities
Historical context understanding research activity
Developing inference and deduction skills through The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Empathetic writing - a letter to Grandmother and Bruno's diary
Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding
Analysing John Boyne's use of language and contrast in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Speaking and Listening tasks - Bruno and Shmuel's conversations
Writing a book review for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
This resource has been adapted from the existing GCSE resource and can be taught in Year 9 to cover KS3 Reading World Literature. It includes a scheme of work overview, a 244 slide PowerPoint presentation and 58 worksheets.
It has a range of activities for students of all abilities and includes the following:
A brief biography of Steinbeck and the social and historical context
In depth analysis of the main characters
Exploration of key themes
The social and historical context of the novel
Developing awareness of the features of a novel
Steinbeck’s message and the role of each main character
Cloze passages to consolidate understanding of the plot
Analysis of Steinbeck’s language in key scenes
Steinbeck’s creation of tension and suspense
Empathy question preparation
Developing inference and deduction skills
This teaching resource contains a 160 slide PowerPoint with 20 accompanying worksheets. This resource has been adapted from our GCSE English Literature resource for use with Year 9.
It includes a wide range of activities for pupils of all abilities:
A brief biography of J.B. Priestley and the social and historical context of pre and post war British society .
In depth analysis of the main characters.
Exploration of the key themes.
The literary, social and historical context of the play.
Developing awareness of the features of a drama text.
Using P.E.E. to write about the text.
Priestley’s political message.
Analysis of Priestley’s language in key scenes.
Priestley’s use of tension and suspense.
Hot seating activities.
Empathy question preparation.
Developing inference and deduction skills.
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An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work
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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 - GCSE Unit of Work
‘An Inspector Calls’ is a 22 lesson GCSE unit of work containing a 177-slide PowerPoint and 28 PDF worksheets. This scheme of work explores the play act by act and scene by scene, analysing its plot, characters, themes, language and historical context through a range of engaging learning activities.
Activities contained in the lessons include:
- Exploring the historical, social and literary context of An Inspector Calls
- Engaging scene by scene activities to consolidate understanding as pupils read through the play
- Comprehension questions to assess students’ knowledge of plot, character, language, context and themes
- Detailed analysis of the characters of Mr Birling, Mrs Birling, Sheila, Gerald, Eric and Inspector Goole
- Exploration of the key themes of class, social responsibility, socialism and capitalism
- Developing key reading skills - inference and deduction
- Using P.E.T.E.R. Point/Evidence/Technique/Explain/Reader to write an effective GCSE exam response
- Close analysis of Priestley’s language, key quotes and the play’s key soliloquies and monologues
- The use of dramatic irony and tension and suspense in An Inspector Calls
- Role play - hot-seating activities to aid understating of characters
- Developing understanding of key characters through empathy writing activities
- Video links to help the teaching and learning of key scenes and themes
Nettles (Vernon Scannell) teaching resource is a 41 slide Powerpoint GCSE analysis of the poem Nettles by Vernon Scannell and an accompanying worksheet booklet. Nettles teaching resource includes:
A brief biography of Vernon Scannell. Make predictions about the poem.
Read the poem Nettles, discussion of ideas/first impressions, consolidation of understanding.
Structure & language - Discuss the poem’s structure and explore its imagery.
Style and form - Analysis of style and form and the use of poetic techniques in Nettles.
Language - Exploration of word choices, using P.E.E to write about language in Nettles.
Themes of Nettles explored, consolidation of the poet’s meaning and purpose.
Links - Where to find further information about Vernon Scannell author of Nettles.
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Hawk Roosting
To Autumn
Afternoons
Dulce et Decorum Est
Excerpt from The Prelude
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Ozymandias
La Belle Dame sans Merci
A Complaint
1st Date - She and 1st Date - He
Love’s Dog
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Make a Father’s Day Card
Writing > Non-fiction
‘Make a Father’s Day Card’ is a fully editable teaching resource which is ideal for KS2 or lower KS3 students studying non-fiction. The resource includes:
Task and lesson objectives
Exploring a range of greeting cards
Discussion of purpose and audience
Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism
The drafting process - how and why we redraft
1 accompanying worksheet
Functional Skills: Speaking and Listening
This Functional Skills (Speaking and Listening) teaching resource is made up of a fully editable 78 page PowerPoint presentation, 16 accompanying worksheets and a detailed unit of work with step by step lessons.
The resource contains 7 lessons, all of which are structured using the four part lesson plan format.
Functional Skills: Speaking and Listening includes a variety of engaging tasks and activities and covers:
Verbal and Non verbal communication
Rhetorical devices and target markets
Analysing TV shows Dragons' Den and The Apprentice
Creating and delivering a sales pitch
Using Functional Skills criteria to self and peer assess
Functional Skills: Reading
This teaching resource is a detailed unit of work made up of an 88 slide PowerPoint presentation, 32 worksheets and a unit overview with 9 step by step lessons. All lessons are structured using the four part lesson plan (starter, introduction, development and plenary) and all can be tweaked and edited to suit your specific teaching needs. It includes:
Full unit of work overview
An introduction to Functional Skills Reading
An examination of the features of written texts
How to adapt writing to a particular audience and purpose
How to find information quickly - skimming, scanning and highlighting texts
Retrieving information from a text
The use of presentational devices and the layout of a text
Locating and responding to information in charts and tables
An exemplar functional skills reading task
Functional Skills reading assessment criteria
This resource features a series of 15 lessons designed to develop student knowledge and understanding of the novel Heroes by Robert Cormier. It includes a range of activities including:
A brief biography of Robert Cormier and the historical context of 1940s USA and the Second World War
Activities to explore narrative structure and develop knowledge of the plot of Heroes
In depth analysis of the main characters
Exploration of the key themes of Heroes
Developing awareness of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language
The role of setting and the significance of place in the book
Use of symbolism, foreshadowing and powerful imagery
Hot seating activities to explore characters, motives and themes
Diary writing to develop a deeper understanding of character
Mind mapping the key themes and issues of Robert Cormier's Heroes
A 15 lesson unit of work (following the four part lesson structure)
A 125-slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
12 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint
To view a selection of slides from this teaching unit, click on the images.
Autobiography - KS3
This Year 7/8 autobiography unit of work is made up of a PowerPoint presentation and a 16-page booklet of worksheets. It contains a series of fully editable progressive lessons designed to teach the key features of autobiographical writing at lower KS3. Content includes:
What is an autobiography?
What are the key features of autobiographical writing?
Understanding the first person perspective
Spelling keywords in autobiographical writing
Effective sentence construction
Analysis of how writers create suspense in an autobiographical text
Assessment task - create a piece of autobiographical writing
Anita and Me - Unit of Work
'Anita and Me' is made up of a 150-slide PowerPoint presentation, an 8-page booklet of worksheets and a 21-lesson unit of work overview.
Our 'Anita and Me' unit is designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language, themes and the social and historical context of the novel. It contains a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities, including:
- A brief biography of Meera Syal
- An explanation of the social and historical context of the novel (1970s Britain, the Black Country, immigration in 70s Britain, racial tensions, the partition of India)
- Plot tracking and consolidation activities
- Activities to explore the narrative structure of Anita and Me
- Analysis of the characters of Meena and her family as well as Anita, Tracey and Robert
- Exploration of the key themes of Anita and Me - identity, racism, family, friendship, childhood, growing up, the cultural diversity of C20th Britain
- Developing understanding of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language
- Examining Meera Syal's use of language - setting, description, contrast, symbolism and pathetic fallacy
- Exploring character development through Meena
- Reading and discussion tasks and questions
- Diary writing (empathetic writing) to consolidate a deeper understanding of Meena's development
- A 21 lesson unit of work (following the four part lesson structure)
- A 150-slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below)
- 8 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint
All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can personalise and differentiate the resources as much or as little as you want. Add extra slides, delete pages, change the text and imagery and update it as is necessary to suit your teaching needs. In addition, the resource contains a unit overview and a student booklet with worksheets created to be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint.
To preview a selection od slides from the unit, click on the images.
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare - KS3 Unit of Work (14 lesson unit of work, 133-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 24 worksheets)
This unit is perfect for either a high ability Year 7 group or a Year 8/9 class. It contains a series of engaging lessons that explore the plot, characters, themes and language of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream in detail.
Lessons cover:
Elizabethan theatre and Shakespeare
Character analysis
Examining structure
Analysing language
Key themes
Shakespeare use of comedy
Extension activities, questions, and video links
And much more!
A Letter to Primary School - Year 7
This resource (perfect for the Autumn Term) contains six progressive lessons designed to teach formal letter writing to Year 7 students. All lessons are structured using the four part lesson format (starter activity, introduction, development and plenary) and all PowerPoint slides can be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs.
A Letter to Primary School - Year 7 is a fun and engaging teaching resource with a variety of activities including:
Exploring the key features of letter writing
What is formality?
How to set out a formal letter.
Using an extended vocabulary.
How to draft and redraft to develop writing skills.