A simple start of year activity that requires students to write an acrostic poem to describe themselves. This worksheet is very versatile and could be used as a lesson or homework activity in an English or PSHE lesson. It could be used for key stages 2 or 3. It is included as a pdf for easy printing and as a word document in case you would like to edit it. For other English, PSHE and Media activities, see my Like An Expert shop.

A detailed year 6 lesson to prepare them for the transition to secondary school. Students will consider what they already know and what questions they have. They will then watch a video from a Year 7 form tutor and work together to consider how they could prepare for secondary school. Lesson overview, printing instructions and worksheets are all included. If you find this lesson useful, have a look at other resources available in my shop.

A simple worksheet with questions to help you to get to know your students at the start of a new academic year. This one page sheet helps you to get background on your students and is easy to refer back to mid-year - especially if you have students who are not engaging. Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive, and have a look at other resources available in my shop.

A detailed scheme of work for three lessons preparing year 6 students for their transition to secondary school. This scheme of work includes: A lesson preparing students for the challenges of secondary school: the resources for this lesson are available for free here. A lesson to help students develop their organisation skills for secondary skills. The resources are available here. A lesson to prepare students for how their friendships might change in year 7 and strategies they can use to protect their mental health. The resources are available here. If you find this lesson useful, have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Please leave a review as I value all the feedback I receive.

Fully resourced and differentiated 2 x 1 hour PSHE lessons in which students consider the causes of food insecurity and consider possible solutions to it. Easily adaptable. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

2 hours of engaging activities and discussion to introduce students to gender roles and gender equality. This could easily be split into 2 or 3 one-hour lessons. It is suitable for students in key stages 3 and 4. These resources are in-depth but made accessible by the different and fun activities. This resource includes: A detailed powerpoint with 2 hours of activities (22 slides). All preparation instructions (these resources are ready-to-teach, but some preparation is required). A worksheet in ppt and pdf form. The session covers three main questions. This could be split into three lessons each addressing one of the questions with very little adaptation required: What is gender and what are gender roles? What is the impact of gender roles and why does it matter? What can we do to reduce gender inequality? Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A fun, detailed and ready-to-teach lesson in which year 6 students will reflect upon their organisational strengths and areas for improvement. They will then discuss strategies for improving their organisation and then complete a planner quiz which prompts them to problem-solve when using a planner. This is designed to last an hour but could be spread out over two one-hour lessons if more discussion time is given. This includes: A 27 slide PowerPoint with all teacher instructions and two different quizzes for students to complete. I really value all the feedback I receive. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

A fun, detailed and ready-to-teach lesson which prepares students for the changes in friendships they will most likely encounter when moving to secondary school. Students will roleplay different scenarios using scrips provided to act out how they could have healthy conversations with friends. They will then complete a table with ideas for strategies they could use when they are feeling certain emotions. I really value all the feedback I receive. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

An engaging and detailed lesson (including Powerpoint presntation and a graphic organiser) to aid students in considering how the mass media affects society and particularly young people. This lesson includes: A do-it-now task Differentiated learning outcomes A detailed team quiz about the media impact A graphic organiser to support students’ understanding of a TEDx talk (link included) A range of activities for an engaging PSHE lesson. However, this could be easily adapted for English or Media studies. Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the LikeAnExpert shop.

A 22 page year 6 to year 7 transition guide containing discussion prompts, creative writing tasks and poetry to help year 6s navigate their journey to secondary school. This can be taken home by families to use with their children or it can be used within a year 6 or year 7 classroom. The first section of this guide should be used as year 6s prepare to leave primary school and the second part should be used once they have started year 7. Part of this guide involves discussion of poems from Steven Camden’s anthology Everything All At Once. This is widely available from bookshops and libraries. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

This revision workbook is ideal for any student preparing for an exam and for teachers and parents supporting them. This 12 page guide walks students through how to prioritise revision topics, create an effective revision timetable using spaced learning and how to revise using retrieval practice. The guide contains a revision template so that students can complete a RAG analysis of what they already know. It also contains a revision plan template. This would be ideal for teaching PSHE or Study Skills. Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.

Two engaging and fully-resourced back to school English lessons with PowerPoints and worksheets which support students to write a slam poem about their identity. This allows the class to get to know each other, reminds students of poetic techniques and analysis and gives them the opportunity to do some creative writing through writing a slam poem. I have used it regularly with key stage 3 and key stage 4 classes as it can be easily adapted to the poetic knowledge and ability of each class. LESSON ONE Learning Objective: Analyse the effect of poetic techniques used in a slam poem. Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Identify poetic techniques in a slam poem. Silver: Explain the effect of vocabulary and poetic techniques in a slam poem. Gold: Explain how the poet uses rhythm and structure for effect in a slam poem. Lesson Overview: Do it now: Vocabulary stretcher: how would you describe yourself in three words? Talk to the person next to you and share examples on a post-it note. Starter: Think – pair- share: discuss images and techniques used in lines of poetry followed by teacher modelling. Activity one: Watch example slam poem and discuss meaning and techniques. Teacher leads discussion and models some answers. Activity two: Based on the slam poem you’ve watched, what would you say are some of the main features of slam poetry? Plenary: Class tries to match the post-it note from the ‘do it now’ exercise to the correct student. LESSON TWO Learning Objective: Write a Slam Poem about your Identity Learning Outcomes: Bronze: Use a range of vocabulary and poetic techniques in your slam poem. Silver: Use rhyme and rhythm to achieve a desired effect. Gold: Write powerful stand-out lines that get stuck in the listeners’ minds. Lesson Overview: Do it now: What features of slam poetry do you remember from the previous lesson? Starter: Think – pair- share: what language techniques can you identify in quotes from last lesson’s poem? Can you explain the effect? Activity one: Use the graphic organiser to start planning your slam poem and then begin to write it. Plenary: Share your most powerful line Homework: Complete your slam poem More Resources: Check out this lesson which explores writing slam poems in more detail. If you find this lesson useful, have a look at other resources available in my shop. . Leave a review and choose any other resource of up to the same value for free from my shop.