An example of an Excellence, Merit and Achieved essays written for NCEA Level 1 Visual Text Nolan’s The Dark Knight.

21 flashcards displaying a verb at the top of the card. Students are to complete the sentence by replacing the ellipsis with the correct continuous tense verb. E.g. lurks becomes ‘is lurking’ A good exercise for expanding vocabulary as well as reinforcing present continuous tense rules.

29 general literacy skills questions such as identifying and defining simple, compound and complex sentences; defining types of nouns and conjunctions; defining smilies; regular verbs; definition of a stanza and parts of speech. A fun group activity or starter activity. Answers included. Aimed at ks2 - 3 junior levels.

Metaphor match up game: students are to match up the picture and word that best describes the metaphor. Designed to be a fun game for students who are getting to grips with figurative language.

50 animal cards and 34 verb cards. Students have to match up the animal to a verb or action they think that animal performs. This activity reinforces the alphabet, general knowledge and an understanding of verbs.

20 worksheet pack that is designed to be an engaging activity for students whilst reinforcing word class / parts of speech knowledge. Worksheets include: Prepositions Collective nouns Possessive nouns Pronouns Abstract nouns Concrete nouns Co-ordinating conjunctions Sub-ordinating conjunctions Auxiliary verbs Interjections

4 page handout for students instructing them on designing a persuasive leaflet using specific language / techniques. The handout presumes the students are familiar with the persuasive and rhetorical devices used in advertising. This resource has been designed as an activity for students to show their understanding of these techniques. An example of a commentary is included that shows the students how to explain one layout feature and one persuasive or rhetorical feature and it’s intended effect on the audience.

12 worksheets focusing on prepositions, adverbs and conjunctions. These are designed to be quick, fun activities for your students whilst reinforcing their parts of speech knowledge.

A quick, fun activity for your students who are discovering proper nouns. 24 card domino game

40 flashcards depicting a Halloween themed image. Students have to identify the image and insert the missing vowels in order to spell the word correctly. Vocabulary and spelling activity.

This activity can work in a number of ways to help your students revise prepositions and conjunctions. 44 cards (or trucks) depicting prepositions and conjunctions. Two trains displaying preposition or conjunction signs. Train designs are also blank if you don’t wish to specify. Train ‘smoke’ cards. You can print as many of these as required. Version 1: Train not specified. Students can connect all the trucks and place the correct ‘smoke’ sign above each truck. You’ll need to print as many smoke signs as necessary. Version 2: Students must sort through all the truck cards and build the ‘Preposition Express’ or the ‘Conjunction Express’. This can be a fun, timed group activity with as many sets of the game as required.

20 picture cards depicting a metaphor / analogy involving the heart. 20 written expressions. A fun way to encourage students to think about figurative language and how often we use it in everyday speech.

25 cards (train and 24 trucks) This resource works as a classroom display and a group ‘hangman’ style activity. Students can then use the trucks as a word bank for creative writing.

6 worksheets looking at when noun need ‘es’ or ‘ies’ to make them plural. Answers inlcuded.

5 sheets (4 cards to a sheet) of statements that are in need of a semi-colon. 5 sheets (4 cards to a sheet) of statements that are in need of a colon. This resource is ideal as a lesson starter / revision exercise to reinforce teaching on colon and semi-colon rules. Answers included.

13 worksheets that focus on using strong, specific verbs and adverbs to enhance creative writing. This worksheet pack is ideal for teaching students about tone and mood.