A small starter or plenary activity. Suitable for GCSE/KS3/KS4/SEN Cut out descriptions and characters and give to students. They have to read the descriptions and draw picture of that character. Students then match description to the real fictional character. Good for getting students thinking about descriptions and creative writing.

x3 Writing mats that can be laminated for classroom display or student revision packs. Tip Top- When to start a new paragraph Examples of adjectives Examples of subordinators

My students are currently studying AQA Step Up to English, in preparation for their exam I created this resource to give them a practice for the real exam. This can be adapted for GCSE and KS3 purposes. We have been studying component 2- Family For this we have done a series of lessons based on The Secret Garden and The Railway Children. I have used the AQA exam paper for this module and adapted it to fit in with the two books. This is a good revision exercise for your students before they sit the paper or students that want to practice some English skills pre-GCSE. Students practice: -Inferring -Creative Writing -Comparing two texts My students found it very useful Hope you enjoy :)

Treasure Island- Robert Louis Stevenson English differentiated activity This resource can be adapted for students from KS3-KS4. There are two activities for students to complete. They can either create a storyboard using the time-line given to them or they can create their own time-line from the pictures. HA students write their own time-line. Resource can be adapted to suit different needs and abilities

PowerPoint presentation with writing frame included. Can be used alongside Charlie and the Chocolate Factory audio or text. Lesson activity that gets students discussing and writing using their 5 senses. Will also need to purchase chocolate with this activity :) Suitable for KS2/3/SEN

I made this resource for my low ability careers group but it can be adapted for more able students. KS2/3 Students match the job descriptions with the job images. Writing frames included. Suitable for SEN. For HA students could take descriptions out of the writing frame and get them to write their own.

This writing mat is perfect for laminating so students can use wipe board pens and improve their literacy skills. This works really well with SEN students who need visual support to help develop their writing. You can then photocopy the mat or get students to write out neatly in their books.

Exploring famous mythical creatures. Reading Activity- comprehension task Writing Activity- Creative writing. Key facts and questions to help develop understanding of text. Creative writing activity - create your own mythical creatures with word mat to help. This can be used and adapted for KS2-KS4 Can be used in conjunction with AQA Step up to English, Component 2 All clipart is royality free and sourced from Pixabay All information is sourced from various books and internet sites

A brief look at the story of Hercules and his 12 labours - Comprehension activity Task two is looking at verbs, adverbs and adjectives using the mystical beasts from Hercules. Students are asked to write their own descriptive sentences Task 3 is writing a diary entry for Hercules and one of his labours Task 4 and Task 5 look at two different myths and legends, students asked to identify verbs, adverbs and adjectives from the texts. I could not inlcude the texts due to copyright but the texts are hyperlinked in the slides This can be used as part of a KS3/4 curriculum in English but has been made for AQA Step up to English lessons. Slides can be adapted All images from Pixabay

Differentiated activity for students familiar with the Roald Dahl classic. Students listen/read up to chapter 16- The night before Charlie goes to the Chocolate factory. Students are asked to complete a diary entry as Charlie. Can be used for Speaking and Listening lesson or Writing. KS2/3/SEN

I have created a engaging and interactive revision booklet for GCSE students who are sitting their GCSE. It is focused around the writing questions (section B of the exams) AO5/6 (it can be used for other exam boards also) It is detailed and contains key information regarding both papers with various exam style activities to aid revision. Each paper is broken down and contains revision material It also looks at the stages of PAF, Linguistic techniques SPAG It contains up to 40 pages and would fill a weeks worth of lessons easily. This can also be printed for students to complete independently for homework/revision. My students have found this a worthwhile booklet and it has helped them loads It can be adapted to suit different abilities I have used it with KS3/4 students and SEN students. Hope you enjoy :)

A worksheet designed to help students learn how to create line graphs. Step by step process. Small activity at the end. Can be used as revision aid KS2/3/SEN

A lesson and resources for writing a post card home from your recent holiday destination. Ideal for a literacy lesson or a lesson. Suitable and adaptable from KS2-KS4 and SEN Full lesson with writing frames.

PowerPoint Presentation that highlights different ways of multiplying numbers - Mental multiplication - Long Multiplication - Multiplying in 10's and 100's

KS2/KS3/SEN Literacy/Speaking and listening exercise. Students design their own Marvellous Medicine

A useful resource for classes studying Billionaire Boy by David Walliams. Journal highlights key chapters and a range of resources and activities that link to chapters. Writing Letters Writing Newspaper Report Creating own Bum Fresh brand Book Review Creating own revolting recipes Importance of friendship If I had a billion pounds Perfect for KS2/3/SEN All on PowerPoint Would provide enough work for a few weeks worth of lessons.

Students listen to audio (or read text) PowerPoint presentation including writing frame for activity Students learn about the Prince’s Chocolate Palace and get to create their own candy palace. Speaking and Listening exercise with writing activity. Suitable for KS2/3/SEN

After students have read the classic Roald Dahl story they can write their own version. A great resource that gets students to create/plan their own creative story. This resources is one activity/writing frame. Be careful that they don’t try and make their own marvellous medicine at home! Perfect for KS2/3/SEN

I created this pack which contains 33 worksheets to help students develop their money skills. I used this pack for my AQA Entry level students in a SEN school. However it can be used for KS2/3/4 Worksheets can be adapted if needed . This could cover a whole unit of work. Topics include: Recognising coins Exchanging money Addition Converting pence to pound Decimal notation Working out change Equivalent values Using calculators This pack is differentiated starting LA and working up towards HA (Entry level 1-3) Hope this helps

I made a activity booklet to help my EL students practice before their exam. It is a useful way of getting them familiar with the questions, they can do in class or for homework . Resource includes: Addition Subtraction Missing numbers Missing Signs Multiplication Worded questions The pack is differentiated and starts at EL1 and works up to EL3. Suitable also for KS2/3/ SEN