Designed for NCEA Level 2 Written Text Standard. Example essay of Glenn Colquhoun’s poem Uncle Tu. Merit level (imbalanced, the analysis gets better as the essay continues). Designed to show students the difference in paragraph quality (the first main body paragraph needs to follow an effective paragraph structure more closely, address the question and increase the analysis provided.) Paragraph 2, whilst providing relevant information, needs extending. Paragraph 3 contains secure analysis and addresses the question. Students are able to annotate (editable document) and explain where / how / why the essay receives a Merit grade at Level 2 once familiar with the standard and poem.

45 page workbook that allows students to develop their cursive letter formation. Pages include: All 26 letters Upper and Lower case combined All 26 letters Upper case All 26 letters Lower case Days of the week Months of the year

7 slide Power Point on The Propylaea. Key information provided as part of the Athenian Architecture in the 5th Century unit.

Level 3 NCEA Visual Text exemplar essay on George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road.

A neat flashcard game for students who mispronounce blended sounds. Students need to match the cards based on the full beginning blend with its “opposite”, the card with the part of the blend missing. For example, plate = late; brush = rush; branch = ranch. 19 sheets (3 pairs per card), 57 colourful pairs that need to be precut for students.

50 bright, vibrant posters of phonic sounds and alphabet letters. Perfect for classroom display when teaching phonics and the alphabet. Posters are A3 size.

20 pages of beginning blend sounds. A perfect interactive resource for teaching phonic sounds. Ideal as a group literacy activity, students will need dice to play the game and practice pronouncing the words. Words become more difficult the higher the number rolled.

A bundle of activities for helping students embed their knowledge of irregular verbs. Bookmarks Bingo sheets x 6. Irregular verbs word cards included. Word wall (answers included) and blank template. Irregular verb wordsearch. Students have to convert the words in the word bank into the past tense in order to find the verb.

General knowledge / geography style quiz for primary aged students. Literacy skills included through the spelling of country names. 55 cards (flashcards) displaying a geographical map of the country, the flag and general iconography such as national bird, flower or famous landmark. Based on these pictures students have to write the name of the country.

Ideal group activity for early literacy learners. 6 sea life themed bingo cards. 72 Sight Words cards. This set is the same as the Space & Dinosaur Bingo Set 1.

Space themed Bingo Game Set 1 - basic sight words. 72 spaceships cards that can be used to announce the word the students have to find on their bingo cards. 6 bingo cards. Ideal group activity for early literacy learners.

Ideal group activity for early literacy learners. 6 dinosaur themed bingo cards. 72 Sight Words cards. This set is the same as the Space Bingo Set 1.

DC’s Black Adam (20 pages) Worksheet Pack. Worksheets / Discussion questions on aspects such as: Themes Characters Symbolism Challenges Cinematography Setting Character - quote mix and match Film technique scene template x 3 Close analysis questions relating to the end scene (2 pages) No answers included. PDF file.

9 page PDF file. Eleanor Farjeon’s poem ‘Pegasus’ is revived through annotation of language features. This can be used as a visual display in the classroom or as a scaffolded ‘how to annotate’ exercise. A copy of the poem is provided free of annotation. Annotated copy also provided (not all language features have been identified, examples only.) A digital design of Pegasus included. Pitched towards Year 9 / KS 3 level. A3 size.

8 revision worksheets on Homer’s The Odyssey Divided into three sections: The Role of the Gods, Understanding the Homeric World and Formulaic Language. Please note answers are not included.

A bumper pack of flashcards designed to help students develop their spelling skills based on the ‘k’ sound. 20 words beginning with k sound, 20 words with the k sound in the middle and 20 words with the k sound at the end.

15 PPT slides on social concepts such as funeral games, women, host-guest relationship, justice and order. This PPT gives a brief overview of these ideas and connects them to The Odyssey. Some class discussion / activities included.

5 Bingo picture cards 2 calling cards (these will need to be cut up) 1 sheet of stars to use as counters if you don’t want students to write on the sheets. A fun group game to discover the symbols and concepts associated with Matariki in New Zealand.

Resources on Speilberg’s Jurassic Park. This is aimed at Year 10 / Year 11 Film Study. Symbolism Teacher Notes Character study for students Discussion questions for students

12 slide Power Point on the popularity of chariot racing in Ancient Rome. The Power Point gives information on: Public opinion How the racing stables system worked Who competed What happened on race day