A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse (17 slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets with answers) This GCSE lesson encourages learners to explore the passage immediately proceeding Scrooge’s departure from the Cratchit household in Stave 3. Learners will read from, ‘By this time, it was getting dark’, down to ‘…that same nephew with approving affability’. The Do Now task encourages revision of the main ideas surrounding the character of Tiny Tim. Then, after reading the passage highlighted above, learners will complete a worksheet that encourages them to think about what Scrooge learns on this part of his journey with the Ghost. The main focus is on the miners and the lighthouse and the representation of Christmas. The lesson culminates in a short review which poses the question, ‘How is the passage we have read important in terms of Scrooge’s character development?’ Suggested answers are included for all tasks. 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 - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4 ‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ has been created for lower KS2 pupils to practise identifying and using conjunctions in their writing as per the curriculum objective of the Year 3 and 4 programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes: Definitions of conjunctions with examples Conjunctions activities with an accompanying worksheet Links to further conjunctions video clips and activities Link to a conjunctions game ‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you can adapt, personalise and differentiate it to suit your teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Conjunctions Bundle - Year 2 Causal Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Time Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Causal Conjunctions - Year 7 Time Conjunctions - Year 7

Fact families - addition and subtraction bonds within 20 - Year 2 In this addition and subtraction teaching resource, pupils build on their knowledge of number bonds within 10 by focusing on number bonds within 20 and their fact families. ‘Fact families - addition and subtraction bonds within 20 - Year 2’ covers the national curriculum learning objectives (Year 2 - Number - addition and subtraction) and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 2 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 1 accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Fact families - addition and subtraction bonds within 20 - Year 2’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar Year 2 addition and subtraction resources: Number Bonds to 10 - Year 2 Addition and Subtraction - Related Facts - Year 2 Bonds to 100 (tens) - Year 2 Add and Subtract 1s - Year 2 Add by Making Ten - Year 2 Add Three 1-Digit Numbers - Year 2

Add by Making Ten - Year 2 In this maths teaching resource, pupils use the method of making 10 to solve addition sums within 20. ‘Add by Making Ten - Year 2’ covers the national curriculum learning objectives (Year 2 - Number - addition and subtraction) and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 2 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Add by Making Ten - Year 2’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar Year 2 addition and subtraction resources: Number Bonds to 10 - Year 2 Fact families - addition and subtraction bonds within 20 - Year 2 Addition and Subtraction - Related Facts - Year 2 Bonds to 100 (tens) - Year 2 Add and Subtract 1s - Year 2 Add Three 1-Digit Numbers - Year 2

Adding Mixed Numbers - Year 6 In this KS2 maths teaching resource, pupils will learn to add mixed numbers using two different methods: adding the whole numbers first and then the fractions and converting to improper fractions and back. This lesson covers the year 6 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - fractions) and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for year 6 - Autumn - Block 3 - Fractions. Content includes: Teaching PowerPoint presentation with class activities 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Adding Mixed Numbers - Year 6’ 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 Year 6 fractions resources: Fractions on a Number Line - Year 6 Simplifying Fractions - Year 6 Comparing and Ordering Fractions - Year 6 Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Year 6 Subtracting Mixed Numbers - Year 6 Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers by Integers - Year 6 Multiplying Fractions by Fractions - Year 6 Dividing Fractions by Integers - Year 6

Systematic Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1 In ‘Systematic Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1 ’ pupils build on their knowledge of number bonds within 10 by working systematically to find all the number bonds for these numbers. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Systematic Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar Year 1 White Rose addition and subtraction resources: Parts and Wholes - Year 1 Part-whole Models - Year 1 Writing Addition Number Sentences - Year 1 Fact Families - the eight facts - Year 1 Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1 Number Bonds to 10 - Year 1 Addition - Adding Together - Year 1 Addition - Adding More - Year 1 Addition Problems - Year 1 Finding a Part - Year 1 Subtraction - finding a part - Year 1 Fact Families - Addition Facts - Year 1 Subtraction - Taking Away and Crossing Out - Year 1 Subtraction - Taking Away - Year 1 Subtraction on a Number Line - Year 1 Add or Subtract 1 or 2 - Year 1 Year 1 Addition and Subtraction within 10 Bundle

A Wife in London (PowerPoint and worksheets) ‘A Wife in London’ is a GCSE English teaching resource for the Thomas Hardy poem - as featured in the WJEC Eduqas GCSE Poetry Anthology. The resource includes a range of activities which explore in detail the poem’s context, language, tone, form, style, theme and structure. The resource is aimed at teachers of GCSE students preparing for the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English examinations. A Wife in London includes: An introduction to Thomas Hardy and the context of the poem Consolidation and understanding tasks Exploring Hardy’s use of language and imagery Analysing the poem’s form and structure and Hardy’s use of poetic techniques Modelling how to use P.E.T.E.R. to write about ‘A Wife in London’ The key themes of ‘A Wife in London’ Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias La Belle Dame sans Merci A Complaint 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Love’s Dog Nettles My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England (8-slide PowerPoint and 1 worksheet) In this teaching resource learners explore the role of women in Elizabethan England as presented in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. The resource examines the character of Lord Capulet, his treatment of Juliet and the role of women in 16th century English society. As with all our teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England is ready to teach but also fully editable. Therefore you can use it as it is or easily and quickly adapt it to suit your specific needs. Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England has been created with KS4 students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3 as all the PowerPoint slides are editable. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

The Prefix ‘un’ - Year 1 English KS1 Teaching Resource In ‘The Prefix ‘un’ - Year 1’ pupils learn about prefixes and using the prefix ‘un’ as per the objectives of the Year 1 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: An explanation of prefixes and the prefix ‘un-’ Activities with accompanying worksheet to use alongside the PowerPoint lesson 3 differentiated worksheets with answers Word search activity worksheet with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘The Prefix ‘un’ - Year 1 ’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The Prefix ‘re’ The Prefix ‘in’ The Prefix ‘mis’ The Prefix ‘inter’ The Prefix ‘sub’ The Prefix ‘auto’ The Prefix ‘super’ The Prefix ‘anti’ The Prefix ‘dis’ The Prefixes ‘il’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’ Developing Reading Skills - Prefixes

The Emigree - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology This two-lesson unit teaches students about Carol Rumens’ ‘The Emigree’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 47-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context - An introduction to Carol Rumens and ‘The Emigree’. First Reading - A reading of ‘The Emigree’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included. Language and imagery - Analysing the poem line by line. 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 Rumens’ use of imagery. Themes - Discussing ‘The Emigree’s’ themes. Structure and Form - Considering how Rumens uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘The Emigree’ with ‘Poppies’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam. 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 a selection of pages from the resource, please click on the images. Click below to see more AQA GCSE Anthology Power and Conflict Poetry resources: Ozymandias London The Prelude - Stealing the Boat My Last Duchess The Charge of the Light Brigade Exposure Storm on the Island War Photographer Bayonet Charge Remains Checking Out Me History Poppies Tissue Kamikaze AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Power and Conflict Pack

Letters From Yorkshire This free to download two-lesson mini-unit covers Maura Dooley’s ‘Letters From Yorkshire’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA’s Love and Relationships 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 45-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Maura Dooley and influences behind the poem. First Reading – An initial reading of ‘Letters From Yorkshire’ with a glossary included. Comprehension questions with example answers. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘Letters From Yorkshire’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. An example answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Letters From Yorkshire’ – family relationships, nature, distance and longing Structure and Form – How and why Dooley uses free verse and enjambment. The GCSE Exam – Comparing ‘Letters From Yorkshire’ with other poems from the anthology. Model answer included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more AQA Anthology Poetry - Love and Relationships resources: When We Two Parted Love’s Philosophy Porphyria’s Lover Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Neutral Tones The Farmer’s Bride Eden Rock Mother, Any Distance Before You Were Mine Walking Away Follower Winter Swans Singh Song! Climbing My Grandfather AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Love and Relationships Pack

This GCSE lesson encourages learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of Fred’s Christmas in Stave Three of A Christmas Carol. Learners will read from, ‘“Ha, ha!” laughed Scrooge’s nephew. “Ha, ha, ha!”’ down to, ‘…and he and the Spirit were again upon their travels.’ The ‘Do Now Activity’ is a revision task that encourages retrieval of some of the main ideas in Stave Two. Then, after reading the passage indicated above, learners will complete a worksheet that encourages them to think about how Fred responds to criticism of Scrooge and what Fred’s function is as a character. The lesson culminates in a short review which asks learners to identify five things that they have learnt about Fred during the lesson. Suggested answers are included for all tasks. 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 - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

Measuring Length and Height Using Non-Standard Units - Year 1 In this teaching resource, pupils are taught to use non-standard measures to begin to record length and height as per the statutory requirements of the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement). This colourful and animated 30 slide PowerPoint presentation includes: A link to an explanatory video to introduce the subject Measuring using non-standard units activities with an accompanying worksheet Class measuring using non-standard units activity worksheet The PowerPoint can be used exactly as it is or it can be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Comparing Lengths and Heights - Year 1 Measuring Length and Height Using Standard Units - Year 1

Turns - Year 1 In this year 1 geometry teaching resource pupils are introduced to whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns as per the requirements of the year 1 programme of study (Geometry - position and direction). Content includes: Clockwise and anti-clockwise explanation with animated activity Types of turns (whole, half, quarter and three-quarter) explanation with an accompanying animated activity Describe the types of turn made by the animated figure activity Identify the position of the animated figure activity with accompanying worksheet Describe the type of turn of each shape activity 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Turns - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Recognising 2-D Shapes - Year 1 Recognising 3-D Shapes - Year 1 Position and Direction - Year 1 Clockwise and Anti-clockwise - KS1

Rounding Decimals - Year 4 In this KS2 maths teaching resource pupils practise rounding decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number. 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: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 5 accompanying worksheets ‘Rounding 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 Year 4 decimals resources: 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 Halves, Quarters and Three Quarters as Decimals - Year 4 Year 4 Decimals Bundle

Addition and Subtraction - Related Facts - Year 2 In this addition and subtraction teaching resource, pupils use their knowledge of number bonds within 10 to help solve related addition and subtraction calculations. ‘Addition and Subtraction - Related Facts - Year 2’ covers the national curriculum learning objectives (Year 2 - Number - addition and subtraction) and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 2 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Addition and Subtraction - Related Facts - Year 2’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar Year 2 addition and subtraction resources: Number Bonds to 10 - Year 2 Fact families - addition and subtraction bonds within 20 - Year 2 Bonds to 100 (tens) - Year 2 Add and Subtract 1s - Year 2 Add by Making Ten - Year 2 Add Three 1-Digit Numbers - Year 2

A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Year 5/6 Unit of Work (131-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 20 worksheets) This 14-lesson Year 5/6 unit of work is made up of a series of progressive lessons that explore the plot, characters, themes and language of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for Year 5/6 pupils. The 14 lessons contain a variety of activities for learners of all abilities and cover: The Elizabethan theatre and Shakespeare Exploring the characters from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare’s use of structure The play’s language and imagery Diary writing The play’s main themes The comedy of Shakespeare - creating and resolving conflict Video and audio to help UKS2 learners understand key parts of the play Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more KS2 Shakespeare resources: Macbeth - Year 5/6 Romeo and Juliet - Year 5/6

Common Factors Activity - Year 5 ‘Common Factors Activity - Year 5’ is a handy activity focusing on factors and common factors of two numbers. It is ideal to use in a lesson covering the curriculum objective in the year 5 maths programme of study (Number - multiplication and division). Content includes: Fill the Venn diagram with the factors of two given numbers and identify the common factors activity with an accompanying worksheet ‘Common Factors Activity - Year 5’ can be edited so teachers are able to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit the requirements of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Cube Numbers - Year 5 Square Numbers - Year 5 Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000 - Year 5 Identifying Factors - Year 5 Multiples of 10, 100 and 1000 - Year 5 Prime Numbers - Year 5 Identifying Multiples - Year 5 Factors Activities - Year 5 Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 - Year 5 Common Multiples Activity - Year 5 Year 5 Multiplication and Division Bundle 1

War Horse War Horse is a unit of work containing a 142-slide PowerPoint, 14 PDF worksheets and 13 lessons. This scheme of work explores the novel chapter by chapter, analysing the book’s plot, characters, themes and language through a range of engaging activities. These teaching resources can be used with Year 5 or Year 6 (Upper KS2) or with a lower ability Year 7 group either as a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme. Below are examples of the activities contained in the lessons. Comprehension questions Chapter by chapter activities to consolidate understanding Research task – World War One Making predictions about War Horse using the cover, title, author and blurb Exploring and discussing themes Character analysis of Joey, Albert, Father and Captain Nicholls Understanding the features of a novel – how does Michael Morpurgo use language and narrative structure in War Horse? Close analysis of language in key scenes Role play and hot seating activities Understanding War Horse’s characters through empathetic writing – diary writing Developing inference and deduction skills Writing a newspaper story about key events in the story Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see resources for other popular upper KS2 / lower KS3 novels: Holes The Silver Sword The Demon Headmaster Skellig Charlotte’s Web Billionaire Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory A Christmas Carol

KS2 Maths Teaching Resources: Time Problems - Year 4 In this Year 4 teaching resource pupils practise solving time problems by converting between different units of time. This is an ideal teaching aid to use when covering the year 4 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study - Measurement. Content includes: interactive activities with an accompanying worksheet to use during the lesson 1 further word problem worksheet with answers ‘Time Problems - Year 4 ’ 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 similar Year 4 time resources: Time - Year 4 Year 4 Measurement Bundle