A fun and handy match-up activity, especially good for dis-engaged boys or smaller groups. Pack includes seven different motorcycles for students to match with seven descriptions and an extension activity. The activity works students close reading skills and attention to detail, as they have to correctly identify key words in the description in order to arrive at the correct solution. It is also easy to encourage an extension questioning session by asking what students would prefer and how they think that reflects their personalities. For more great resources and complete lesson, have a look at my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish Photo credits from Flickr: Brad Lauster, Motorcycle Explore, Costel Slincu, Ronald Saunders, Gullevk, Hugo Cardoso and public domain images at google – publicdomatinimages.com.

Fun Quiz Pack - Hours of Fun and Games A bumper 68 page quiz pack, featuring riddles, logo quiz, catchphrases and more. Hours of fun for just £2.00! For more great resources, see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Excellent and engaging bingo style literacy game. Students simply write True or False on their 5x5 true or false cards and mark them off if the displayed literacy clue is true or false. Subject areas include: capital letters, punctuation, their, there and they're; was and were; and spellings. Power Point game suitable for key stages 2 and 3, printable true or false cards included and further instructions on how to play inside. Great for spelling and SPAG. For more great resources and lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free images. Frog image from pixabay, public domain: https://pixabay.com/en/frog-green-animal-amphibian-48234/P

Blackboard Basic Series – Master the Semi-Colon Part of a new ‘blackboard basic series’ a short presentation with explanations, quiz questions and short recap giving students everything they need to successfully use the semi-colon with confidence. Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credit: copyright free images used throughout.)

A handy resources pack featuring: * A3 newspaper template * Letter card sort *Things to Include in descriptive writing sheet * Writing checklist Handy to have a round and can be re-used many times to support learning in the classroom. For more great resources and complete lessons, see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Comedy Starter Pack - Word Captions and Karl Pilkington's SPAG and PEE Karl Pilkington Engaging SPAG and PEE starter pack and Power Point slides taken from extracts of Karl Pilkington's hilarious travel diaries, The Idiot Abroad. Each starter features a short extract, with a short SPAG and an extended PEE or comprehension starter, together with an image of Karl Pilkington. Starters are ideal for KS4 students or later KS3 and suitable for a variety of different exam boards e.g. WJEC or AQA as they involve the same core skills. Funny Captions Create an immediate and engaged audience with these funny caption and conversations starters! Seven power point pages of tried and tested fun to get even the most difficult student on board. Each page has four images to help students unlock their creative and witty side. Creates an immediate buzz in the classroom. For more great resources and lesson, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free images used. Wikicommons and pininterest.com)

A useful kinaesthetic activity. Cut out the following and place into pacts and get student to rearrange into the correct order. These can be laminated and re-used to provide a long lasting, kinaesthetic and visual resource, very handy. *Now available in a great value bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kinaesthetic-activity-pack-11211107* You may be interested in this other great resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874

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.)

A fun and handy match-up starting task with extension activity, especially good for dis-engaged boys or smaller groups. Tried and tested resource. Pack includes seven different motorcycles for students to match with seven descriptions and an extension activity. The activity works students close reading skills and attention to detail, as they have to correctly identify key words in the description in order to arrive at the correct solution. It is also easy to encourage an extension questioning session by asking what students would prefer and how they think that reflects their personalities. *Now available in a great value bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kinaesthetic-activity-pack-11211107* You may also be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetic-terms-full-lesson-11184997 Photo credits from Flickr: Brad Lauster, Motorcycle Explore, Costel Slincu, Ronald Saunders, Gullevk, Hugo Cardoso and public domain images at google – publicdomatinimages.com.

Allow students to individualise their own assessment with these celebrity themed assessment pack. Celebrities include: Olly Murs, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Lionel Messi and Ellie Goulding. Grids feature WWW (What Went Well), EBI (Even Better If) and a space for DIRT (Directed Independent Reflection TIme.) Circled option to show if this is self, peer or teacher assessed. Grid size 130mm x 90mm perfect size for standard A5 books. For more resources and lessons visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish Photo credits: Flickr, Jagged Janine, Olly Murs; Graciela Suzem, Bruno Mars; Mingle Media, Ellie Goulding. Wikipedia, Eva Rinaldi, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, Darz Moi, Lionel Messi.

Three A4 Christmas Newspaper Templates Three A4 Christmas newspaper templates featuring the headlines (with images): * Who Slayed Santa? * Have you seen Rudolph? * Santa on Strike Easy to print off and give to students as part of a fun, but worthwhile lesson. For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: royalty free images. Who Slayed Santa image from: http://mymysteryparty.com/who-slayed-santa-murder-mystery-party)

Make more impact with your marking with these visual teacher feedback labels! Pack consists of three designs with two different sizes, so there is a choice of style or they can be used for different key stages or task type. Aligned so that they are easy to print off and cut out. **Now available as a great value assessment bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/feedback-and-assessment-bundle-11208701 You may also be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/literacy-health-check-full-lesson-11188874 Copyright free images.

A 20 question quiz on Of Mice and Men and An Inspector Calls, 10 questions each with answers. Ideal as a quiz at the start or end of lessons or as part of a revision session. For more of my resources and lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: images taken from the BBC Bitesize website)

A presentation on Leicester City and their amazing Premier League story of 2015/16 season! Ideal for form time presentations or assemblies. For more great resources or lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (All images are credited within the Power Point. Most of the images are taken from guardian.co.uk)

Literacy for Impact Two short literacy impact lessons. Suitable for 20-25 minute literacy sessions. Aimed at grades 1-4. • Punctuation for Impact • Vocabulary for Impact Each lesson consists of a graded learning objectives page, starter activity, thinking task, WAGOLLs and activity. Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: Cooltext.com)

Venice Quiz An interactive, 10 question quiz on Venice. Students have to decide if the landmark is in Venice or not in Venice with bonus points available if they can name where the other landmark is situated. Ideal as plenary, starter or form time fun. Pleases note: that the Venice quiz is part of the Venice lessons below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-venice-murders-creative-writing-11630462 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/venice-descriptive-writing-complete-lesson-11630477 For a range of other interesting lessons and great resources visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits:Taketours, Monarch, Wikipedia, cooltext.com.)

The Ultimate Christmas Quiz Fantastic 30 question, 54 page Christmas quiz, Power Point. Four rounds, featuring: * Round 1 - Christmas Questions * Round 2 – Name it Round – Santa’s Reindeers * Round 3 – TV/Film * Round 4 – Christmas Songs For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: royalty free images used, http://fullhdpictures.com/red-christmas-hq-backgrounds.html/great-red-christmas-backgrounds)

The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 2 Fantastic 4 round Christmas quiz. Featuring: * Round 1 - Christmas Questions * Round 2 – Music Bonus Round * Round 3 – Christmas Carols * Round 4 – Christmas Quotes Ideal Christmas fun! The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 1 is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-ultimate-christmas-quiz-11430765 For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: copyright free images used throughout.)

The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 2 Fantastic 4 round Christmas quiz. Featuring: * Round 1 - Christmas Questions * Round 2 – Music Bonus Round * Round 3 – Christmas Carols * Round 4 – Christmas Quotes Ideal Christmas fun! The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 1 is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-ultimate-christmas-quiz-11430765 For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: copyright free images used throughout.)