This abstract and concrete noun sorting activity is designed to prompt discussion as well as stretch learners and consolidate skills. Attractive flashcards come in three designs, and I have also included PNGs of image-only flashcards for you to add an extra layer of discussion, or to differentiate for your gifted and talented learners. The text on each flashcard is fully editable for you to adapt the font or change the language, making this set of cards a bilingual resource too!

Analyse the figurative language and literary devices from eight Tiktok sound trends and viral songs seen during March 2021! Use either as a full lesson in preparation for a bigger analysis task, as individual recap tasks for skills, or as a series of engaging starters for figurative language and device lessons. Best suited to upper KS3 and KS4. This resource comes in both US and UK document sizes (letter and A4), features eight sets of lyrics (recognisable to many students who use Tiktok), colour-coded answer keys, and an additional PowerPoint version for class collaboration. If you love this resource, follow me for an update when I release the sound trend tasks for April 2021 and beyond!

This differentiated art, sketching or drawing task requires students to create an image of the Yellow Spotted Lizard from Louis Sachar’s novel Holes. There are three styles of lizard outline included, and five levels of differentiation: Outline only Outline with empty quote boxes Outline with empty quote boxes and prompt arrows Outline with pre-populated quote boxes Quotation boxes only (no outline) All versions come in both US letter and UK A4 document size.

A great bellringer, brain break, warm up or ‘getting to know you’ task that can also be used as an extended task. Differentiated in nine different ways, this resource encourages students to select and edit their thoughts to a strict limit… harder than they anticipate! It’s also worth using for fast finishers. Includes: 9 levels of differentiation Quick and extended versions of the task US letter and UK A4 document sizes and terminology Fully editable Google Docs version

A fun, thoughtful ‘would you rather’ slideshow and accompanying worksheets for KS3 and KS4 students with a back to school theme. For example, would your students rather do lessons one day a week without electricity, or one day a week outdoors in any weather, and why? Encourage discussion around fifteen prompt pairs, all focused on the school theme. Great for warm-ups, bell-ringers or brain breaks. Either use the PowerPoint alone for verbal responses, use the full worksheets as a longer activity, hand out individual pairs as slips for a quick task… or a use as a combination! US and UK document sizes included, and Google Apps versions with editable worksheets provided.

This A3 Theatre Design mat is a single sided sheet of prompts for students to refer to while they think about their set layout and design. It is easy to forget or miss an element, and sometimes having a menu of options to choose from can be helpful! Simply print and laminate for reuse. Covers… Stage types Lighting Types Lighting colors Shadow effects music and Sound effects Costume This mat is provided with both US and UK spellings.

Great starter and exit tasks for lessons on Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. This slideshow features summaries for all six chapters; every chapter summary is split across two slides and there are six spelling, punctuation or grammar errors in each. That’s 12 errors per summary. Each summary also comes as a printable worksheet, and answer keys are built into the slideshow. There are also recap extension tasks at the end of each summary for additional stretch!

Coach your students through the close reading and annotation of extracts from the opening chapters of Holes, then instruct them in the use of the differentiated essay frame to challenge and stretch pupils at all levels. The extract and annotation sheet includes focused extracts and chapter references, and the essay frame shows a clear route of progress with a built-in example and extension column to model development of ideas. Easel version included! This resource includes US letter and UK A4 size versions, and editable Google Docs version of the essay frame.

This resource is a great alternative to ‘First Chapter Friday’ or ‘Taster Tuesday’. Blurbsday tasks focus on the blurb on the back of the book, and encourage students to look at vocabulary, genres and editing skills. There are three tasks included, increasing in difficulty and length (half page, full page, and double sided), and all worksheets are provided in US letter and UK A4 size document. Editable Google Apps version also included!

This graphic novel reflection task can be used with any part of any graphic novel! No prep required - just print and go. After reading, give your students either an A3 one-pager or a back-to-back smaller version of the sheet. This resource acts as a graphic organizer to explore and reflect on the pages that have just been read, whether that’s one page or one hundred! There are four A3 version and four letter-size double-sided version, making this resource 12-pages for you to select from as necessary. All sheets prompt your students to think closely about… The characters The way the images and frames are used Personal reactions to the content Questions raised Predictions for the upcoming pages (or post-novel if you finish the text) Evaluation of the final three frames of the day’s reading Drawing of a frame in a different style of the student’s choice

Need a creative task that you can use over and over again, with any book? This set of twelve creative worksheets asks students to select evidence from their reading to build an image of a specific character. Set the character for the class, give a selection to choose from, or let your students choose their own! This also works for classes where students are all reading their own novels. There are three styles to choose from, and the drawing guides are differentiated; simple outlines, realistic outlines, and no outline at all for the really confident ones! The resource comes in both US and UK document sizes, making this resource 24 pages long.

This activity focuses on the idea of a time capsule - what would your students put in a time capsule to be opened more than 100 years from now? The resource features three formats: What eight items would you put in a time capsule, and why? What six items would you put in a time capsule, and how would people react if they dug it up in 100 years? What six items would you put in a time capsule, and how would the people in the society in your novel react if they dug it up? This makes this set of worksheets suitably flexible for one-off lessons, or linked to a range of tasks and subjects, or linked specifically to the study of a dystopian or futuristic novel or story. All worksheets are provided in US letter size and UK A4 size, and also as a Google Docs editable version.

Looking to engage students with an interest in gaming? This differentiated resource allows your gamer students to design or describe a live stream similar to those seen on Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok and Facebook. Bring their world and your world together with this alternative writing task! One version of this task allows students to design or draw their ideas, and two versions offer prompts for written descriptions on a computer screen style graphic organiser. All three versions of the sheet are provided in both US letter and UK A4 size document.

This activity focuses on the idea of a time capsule - what would your students put in a time capsule to be opened in the past? The resource features three formats: What eight items would you put in a time capsule, and why? What six items would you put in a time capsule, and how would people react if they discovered it 100 years ago? What six items would you put in a time capsule, and how would the people in the historical society in your novel or story react if they dug it up? This makes this set of worksheets suitable for one-off lessons, or linked to historical study, or linked specifically to the study of a novel or story. All worksheets are provided in US letter size and UK A4 size, and also as a Google Docs editable version.

A fun, thoughtful ‘would you rather’ slideshow for secondary school students focused on Halloween. Great for October or autumn! Encourage discussion around 20 prompt pairs, all focused on the winter season. Perfect for warm-ups, bell-ringers or brain breaks.

A fun, thoughtful ‘would you rather’ slideshow for KS3 and KS4 school students focused on winter traditions and festivals around the world. Great for Christmas! Encourage discussion around ten prompt pairs, all focused on the winter season. Perfect for warm-ups, bell-ringers or brain breaks.

Guide your students in the close reading of any quotation from any text with these Quote Marks - bookmarks with differentiated mix and match activities. Perfect for rounding off a bigger reading task! Features three options for a front side and two options for the reverse, or print any of them as single-sided bookmark tasks. Four repeated bookmarks per sheet in black and white allow for easy printing and ink-saving. Includes US letter and UK A4 document sizes, plus a quick guide for printing. Tasks include: Identifying a quote Who said it and when Meaning of quote Tone of language Key words or impact In your own words… Word group categorizing Star ratings Change a word to alter the meaning

This print and trim resource includes three differentiated bingo grids of 24 prompts for the topic: “The best part of a festive meal is…” The three levels of differentiation are a bingo grid of instructions, a bingo grid of persuasive devices, and a bingo grid of sentence starters. Print back to back versions to cover all levels of support, and laminate for repeated use; students simply cross off the squares with a dry-wipe pen! All prompts encourage students to share their opinion about the best part of a Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving or other festive meal. Will they talk about the food, or something deeper? Great for competitive classes in middle and high school! Colour and greyscale worksheets included, and large/small printing sizes. Check out the video preview for a closer look.

Round up independent reading or book tasting sessions by asking your students to fill out the sides of a hexagon with information about their own book. Then instruct them in the creation of a whole-class hex diagram by matching the sides, drawing links between the books to make a fantastic wall display. This resource includes quick-print sheets of large, medium and small hexagons, and two differentiated versions. Version 1 has sides for protagonist, antagonist, genre, theme, favorite quote, and setting. Version 2 has sides for hero, conflict, setting, favorite moment, genre, and pages. An exciting activity that will also help your students to recommend new novels to each other!

Four reading comprehension questions focused on setting for any novel, poem or extract. Use this list of differentiated questions as ideas for lessons, or print and hand out all questions and determine which students should complete. Use the worksheet version of each question as note-making activities or visual guides. The four questions explore: gathering evidence for inferring the setting, changes in the setting, details and features of the setting, and evaluating the importance of a setting. Perfect for literature stations, lit circles, or homework tasks.