Recognising 3-D Shapes - Year 1 In this Year 1 geometry teaching resource, pupils are taught to recognise and name common 3-D shapes (as per the year 1 maths programme of study Geometry - properties of shapes) regardless of their orientation and overall size. They recognise and name shapes in everyday objects. Content includes: 1. PowerPoint presentation 2. Activities with 3 accompanying worksheets 3. A link to a short clip about recognising 3-D shapes 4. 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Recognising 3-D Shapes - Year 1’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

FREE Maths Teaching Resource: Halves, Quarters and Three Quarters as Decimals - Year 4 In this FREE KS2 maths teaching resource pupils practise recognising 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4 as decimal equivalents. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering some of the year 4 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Fractions, including decimals). Content includes: Decimal equivalents explanation using pictorial representations to support conversion Shading 0.5, 0.25 and 0.75 of a shape activity Find the shaded amount of a shape as a decimal activity Using knowledge of equivalent fractions convert fractions to decimals activity All the above activities are included on an accompanying worksheet ‘Halves, Quarters and Three Quarters as Decimals - Year 4’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Equivalent Fractions - Year 4 Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Year 4 Tenths and Hundredths - Year 4 Decimal Tenths - Year 4 Place Value and Tenths - Year 4 Decimal Tenths on a Number Line Dividing One and Two Digit Numbers by Ten - Year 4 Decimal Hundredths - Year 4 Place Value and Hundredths - Year 4 Dividing One and Two Digit Numbers by 100 - Year 4 Comparing Decimals - Year 4 Ordering Decimals - Year 4 Rounding Decimals - Year 4

Using the Apostrophe English SPaG Teaching PowerPoint Resource with worksheets ‘Using the Apostrophe’ is a handy English punctuation PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to use the apostrophe for omission or to show possession. Content includes: Apostrophe for possession - definitions and examples. Apostrophe for possession activity with an accompanying worksheet Apostrophe for omission - definitions and examples. Apostrophe for omission activity with an accompanying worksheet. 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Using the Apostrophe’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2 Apostrophes to Mark Plural Possession - Year 3/4

A Christmas Carol - The Royal Exchange (17-slide PowerPoint teaching resource with 7 worksheets) This GCSE lesson enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of the businessmen discussing Scrooge’s death in Stave Four. It begins with a differentiated retrieval task as a ‘Do Now’ activity. Learners will then read from ‘They scarcely seemed to enter the city’, down to, ‘It made him shudder, and feel very cold’. During their reading, learners are asked to reflect on: What we learn about Scrooge’s death How the men feel about Scrooge’s death What their dialogue suggests about Scrooge. Following on from this, learners will complete a worksheet that enables them to explore the passage in greater depth. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review in which learners answer five retrieval questions relating to the passage. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 4 and Stave 5 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come A Christmas Carol - The Death of Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Caroline’s Family A Christmas Carol - Old Joe’s A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Grave A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Death A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Repents A Christmas Carol - Scrooge is Redeemed A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Makes Amends

A Christmas Carol for GCSE - Stave Four: Scrooge Repents Editable PowerPoint-based lesson with worksheets This differentiated lesson enables GCSE students to explore Dickens’ presentation of the events at the end of Stave Four of A Christmas Carol. It begins with a differentiated quiz in which pupils must answer as many question about the Three Spirits as they can in five minutes. Students then read from, ‘The Spirit stood among the graves’ down to the end of Stave Four. After reading the passage, learners will undertake activities that encourage them to think about different aspects of the scene. Suggested answers are provided for all activities. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 4 and Stave 5 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come A Christmas Carol - The Death of Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Caroline’s Family A Christmas Carol - Old Joe’s A Christmas Carol - The Royal Exchange A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Grave A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Death A Christmas Carol - Scrooge is Redeemed A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Makes Amends

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Makes Amends (Stave 5) (17-slide editable PowerPoint with 4 worksheets) This differentiated GCSE lesson enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in Stave Five. It assumes that learners have previously read the opening passage, from the beginning of Stave Five down to Scrooge’s delight in the ‘glorious’ bells and ‘heavenly sky’ of Christmas morning. The lesson begins with a differentiated Quick-Fire Quiz in which learners answer as many questions as they can on Staves One-Four in eight minutes. Learners will then read from ‘‘‘What’s today?’’ cried Scrooge’, down to the end of Stave Five. After reading the passage, learners will then undertake a double-sided worksheet in which they respond to questions that encourage them to consider Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in this stave. The lesson concludes with a review in which learners chart Scrooge’s journey as a character through the novella. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 4 and Stave 5 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come A Christmas Carol - The Death of Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Caroline’s Family A Christmas Carol - Old Joe’s A Christmas Carol - The Royal Exchange A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Grave A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Death A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Repents A Christmas Carol - Scrooge is Redeemed

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 - 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 - Ghost of Christmas Present (Part 3) (22-slide PowerPoint based lesson with 4 worksheets) This is the third in a trilogy of GCSE lessons on the Ghost of Christmas Present. Please note that it assumes that learners have read the following passage: From: ‘”Come in!” exclaimed the Ghost…’ down to: ‘“A tremendous family to provide for,” replied Scrooge’. The lesson starts with a differentiated (Bronze/silver/Gold) ‘Do Now’ starter activity/task which asks learners to read and understand a short passage which briefly explains Dickens’ inspiration for the character of the Ghost of Christmas Present. Following on from this, learners will recap some of the main ideas from the passage indicated above. Students will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Ghost using a worksheet and pre-set questions. Suggested answers are included within the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review. 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 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 - 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 is the second of three GCSE lessons on the Ghost of Christmas Present from Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. It focuses on the following passage: From: ‘”Come in!” exclaimed the Ghost…’ down to: ‘“A tremendous family to provide for,” replied Scrooge’. The lesson begins with a starter activity which asks learners to read and reflect on a short passage explaining the origins of the term Plenty’s horn. Following on from this, learners will read the above passage, focusing on: How Dickens presents Scrooge as he enters the room Why the Ghost has ‘more than eighteen hundred brothers’ The significance of Scrooge’s response to the Ghost at the end of the passage. Learners will then examine two images. One of these is the John Leech illustration of the Ghost of Christmas Present from 1843. The other is a drawing of Old Christmas from December 1842. Learners will consider the similarities and differences between the two images and suggest inferences that can be made about the Ghost based on the image of Old Christmas. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review. 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 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 - 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 - The Ghost of Christmas Past (15-slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets) This GCSE resource enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of the Ghost of Christmas Past. Contents include: A differentiated starter activity that encourages learners to revise characters, quotations and ideas from Stave One. Activities exploring how Dickens presents the Ghost of Christmas Past and why Scrooge yearns to see the Ghost put on its extinguisher cap. Learners use a sheet of visual clues to help them interpret key details from Dickens’ description of the Ghost. The lesson concludes with a differentiated review which asks learners to examine three images and suggest how they relate to Scrooge. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits (15-slide PowerPoint-based GCSE lesson with differentiated worksheets) At the end of Stave One, Scrooge sees into the purgatorial realm that he is currently doomed to enter. This resource enables students to examine how Dickens presents the penitent spirits that Scrooge observes. It includes: A differentiated starter activity quiz to help revise the main ideas in Stave One Students will then study from, ‘It held its chain up at arm’s length…’ down to the end of chapter, thinking about how Dickens describes the scene outside of Scrooge’s window and its implications for Scrooge himself. After this, pupils will examine an illustration of the scene in question, evaluating the artist’s depiction of the passage they have just read. The lesson concludes with learners producing a short list of the different things that Scrooge might learn in Staves 2-4. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

This resource provides an introduction to the plot of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ for GCSE. It includes a differentiated ‘Do Now Task’ in which learners link illustrations of key moments in the novella to relevant quotations. At higher levels, learners will think about the order in which the illustrations could be placed and which is the most important and why. The resource also includes a detailed plot summary of A Christmas Carol split up into 5 sections corresponding with each stave in the novella. There are 11 worksheets, one for each section, to promote understanding, inference-making and analysis of the novella’s main ideas. The tasks on many of the worksheets contain opportunities for further challenge to stretch more able learners. Click on the images opposite for more details. If necessary, this resource can be split over two 50-60 minute lessons. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - Introducing Ebenezer Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave One A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

A Christmas Carol - Introducing Ebenezer Scrooge This GCSE resource enables learners to explore Dickens’ introduction to the protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’. It includes a differentiated Do Now activity, in which learners read a short passage of text on the biblical background of the name Ebenezer and consider how it might be relevant to readers’ understanding of Dickens’ main character. At higher levels, learners will also reflect on the meaning and the connotations of the surname Scrooge. After this, learners will read from the beginning of the novella to the end of Dickens’ introduction to Scrooge. As they read, learners will consider What they learn about Scrooge’s character What Dickens does not tell us about Scrooge How Scrooge may develop in the future. The main activity is for learners to use one of three differentiated templates to design Scrooge’s Twitter profile page, based on what they have read in the introductory passage. This activity encourages learners to think about sub-textual layers of meaning as well as surface level information. Teacher suggestions provided. The lesson concludes with learners reflecting on what they have learnt during the lesson about the character of Scrooge. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

Halves - Year 2 In this maths teaching resource, pupils practise recognising and finding half of a shape, object, length or quantity and begin to use the notation 1/2. This Year 2 maths teaching resource has been created following the White Rose Small Steps guidance for year 2 - Spring - Block 4 - Fractions. The resource consists of 2 lessons, including a PowerPoint presentation and differentiated worksheets for independent learning, to guide your class through the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 maths programme of study (number - fractions). The worksheets contain varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving interactive class activities and six differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving worksheets with answers. ‘Halves - Year 2’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 2 Fractions resources: Fractions - Year 2 Equal Parts - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Thirds - Year 2 Unit Fractions - Year 2 Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 Counting in Fractions – Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl contains a variety of activities designed to help children understand the book's plot, characters, language, and themes. Includes: - A unit of work with 11 lessons - A Roald Dahl biography, a video by Michael Rosen, a comprehension task and a class game - Reading, writing and speaking and listening activities - Developing making predictions skills using book covers (images, title, author, blurb) about plot, characters, themes and genre - Exploring how Roald Dahl creates characters - Writing-frames to help children write about characters - Examining Roald Dahl's use of language - Creating a comic strip version to asses understanding of the plot - Tips for tackling new words - Cross-curricular content - Endangered species (Geography, Citizenship, nature and the environment)