Students investigate the sinking of the Titanic by studying route charts, casualty figures, the lifeboat launch log, diagrams of the ship and testimonies of passengers, crew and expert witnesses. Opportunities are provided for drama activities and for group and class discussions, while developing skills in inference and deduction. A homework presentation and resource book is included for your school's VLE platform, and the pack also contains optional assessment and peer assessment materials and comprehensive teachers' notes. Contents: (6-8 lesson scheme of work, full resources and lesson plans) Classroom presentations 6 page workbook 12 page testimonies booklet Route chart Lifeboat launch log VLE homework presentation Homework resource Placemat Assessment resource Full lesson plans Note: All images are free for use commercially

The first part of the unit analyses how Roald Dahl develops tension through effective sentence structure in 'The Man from the South', while the second half of the unit explores the effect of Tim Bowler's choice of words and phrases in 'Storm Catchers'. Much oral work - discussion, dramatic readings, etc. ensure that students are active throughout the unit, which culminates in an assessed piece of work and dedicated peer assessment opportunity (linked to the VLE homework unit). Contents: (4-6 lesson scheme of work, full resources and lesson plans) Classroom presentations 8 page workbook VLE Homework presentation Homework resources Writing frames Peer assessment resource Full lesson plans Note: All images are free for use commercially.

The first part of this unit uses a passage from 'Sherlock Holmes' to clarify the meaning of the terms 'inference' and 'deduction'. Student activities then focus on the language that students need to use to explain their deductions. The second part of the unit is devoted wholly to a group 'detective' activity, based on the Simon Armitage poem 'About His Person'. Finally, the unit concludes with an assessment opportunity, taking in a second Armitage poem, and a homework activity which uses learned skills to analyse a house advertisement. Contents: (4-6 lesson scheme of work, full resources and lesson plans) Classroom presentations 5 page workbook VLE homework presentation Homework resource Inference Placemat Prompts (differentiation) Writing frame Peer assessment resource Full lesson plans Note: All images are free for use commercially.

The 'Getting it Right' series is appropriate for both KS2 and KS3. Each unit comprises an interactive presentation that can be loaded onto your school network. The 'Sentences and Connectives' unit is supported by a workbook of activities, an assessment activity to check students' understanding, and a quiz package that remind students of the key points of the lessons and stimulates focused discussion, enabling students to articulate and embed their learning. All images are free for use commercially. Contents: Teacher presentations (2) Workbook (including assessment activity) Quiz presentations (2)

The 'Getting it Right' series is appropriate for both KS2 and KS3. Each unit comprises an interactive presentation that can be loaded onto your school network. The 'Paragraphing Fiction' unit is supported by a workbook of activities and a quiz package that reminds students of the key points of the lessons, before providing a quiz that stimulates focused discussion, enabling students to articulate and embed their learning. All images are free for use commercially. Contents: Teacher presentation Workbook Quiz presentation

‘Sentence Power’ is a series of fifteen starter activities designed to give students opportunities in experimenting with a variety of sentence forms in a variety of contexts. For instance, students may be asked to begin sentences with adverbs, participles, imperative verbs or abstract nouns; they may be asked to use rhetorical questions, repetition or rule of three within their sentences; they may be required to write a sentence in 15-20 words, or only five words, or end the sentence with an exclamation. Crucially though, students are asked to experiment with their sentence types in the context of different pieces of writing, such as an extract from a thriller, from a romantic novel, or a horror story; other contexts offered are advertisements, letters of complaint, diaries, reviews, instructions, etc. Contents: 15 PowerPoint Starters 15 page workbook. Note: All images are free for use commercially.

A comprehensive GCSE exam preparation package, focusing on formal and informal letter writing. The package contains exemplar letters, examination criteria, examiners' comments, placemats, etc., to help students to revise and develop their skills and knowledge. Opportunities are given for analysis and discussion, for short burst writing tasks and for full practice tasks. A VLE unit is included in the pack, to further embed your students' understanding. Full lesson plans included. All images are free for commercial use.

A comprehensive GCSE exam preparation package, focusing on argumentative and persuasive writing. The package contains exemplar responses, examination criteria, examiners' comments, placemats, etc., to help students to revise and develop their skills and knowledge. Opportunities are given for analysis and discussion, for short burst writing tasks and for full practice tasks. Two VLE units are included in the pack, to further embed your students' understanding. Full lesson plans included. All images are free for commercial use.

‘Never a Crossed Word’ is a fun package for all ages. It is said that if students can’t say it, they can’t write it, and this resource focuses on developing students’ speaking and listening skills, giving them opportunities to describe and explain in a highly structured, fast paced game format. The pictures are not mere decoration. They give students clues and ‘entrances’ to the word that they are trying to describe, and as such, are integral to the game. The resource can be used as a lesson starter, as an end of term activity, or as a literacy activity for tutor groups etc., allowing those students who may be reluctant to express themselves the opportunity to do so in a fun way. This resource provides sixty games (sixty slides – two levels of difficulty), all focused on nouns, and contains a built in timer to enhance the excitement of the game! Contents: PowerPoint games Rules of the game All images are free to use commercially.

‘Never a Crossed Word’ is a fun package for all ages. It is said that if students can’t say it, they can’t write it, and this resource focuses on developing students’ speaking and listening skills, giving them opportunities to describe and explain in a highly structured, fast paced game format. The pictures are not mere decoration. They give students clues and ‘entrances’ to the word that they are trying to describe, and as such, are integral to the game. The resource can be used as a lesson starter, as an end of term activity, or as a literacy activity for tutor groups etc., allowing those students who may be reluctant to express themselves the opportunity to do so in a fun way. This resource provides sixty games (sixty slides – two levels of difficulty), all focused on verbs, and contains a built in timer to enhance the excitement of the game! Contents: PowerPoint games Rules of the game All images are free to use commercially.

A unit of work that contains an abundance of pictures, anecdotes and reports based on the 'Scriven Report', which investigated the working conditions in the factories of 'The Potteries' in the mid 1800s. Students use grids, writing frames and summarising placemats to investigate and report on the working lives of young children, and to develop their ability to organise non-fiction writing. The VLE homework unit develops and embeds students' understanding of 'main idea' and 'supporting details' by using further extracts from the report. Contents: (4-6 lesson scheme of work, full resources and lesson plans) Classroom presentations 6 page workbook VLE homework presentation Grid for note-taking Writing frame Summarising placemat Peer assessment resource Full lesson plans Note: All images are free for use commercially.

The 'Getting it Right' series is appropriate for both KS2 and KS3. Each unit comprises an interactive presentation that can be loaded onto your school network. The 'Proper Nouns' unit is supported by a workbook of activities, an assessment activity to check students' understanding, and a quiz package, that reminds students of the key points of the lessons, before providing a quiz that stimulates focused discussion, enabling students to articulate and embed their learning. All images are free for use commercially. Contents: Teacher presentation Workbook, including assessment activity Quiz presentation

‘Never a Crossed Word’ is a fun package for all ages. It is said that if students can’t say it, they can’t write it, and this resource focuses on developing students’ speaking and listening skills, giving them opportunities to describe and explain in a highly structured, fast paced game format. The pictures are not mere decoration. They give students clues and ‘entrances’ to the word that they are trying to describe, and as such, are integral to the game. The resource can be used as a lesson starter, as an end of term activity, or as a literacy activity for tutor groups etc., allowing those students who may be reluctant to express themselves the opportunity to do so in a fun way. This resource provides sixty games (sixty slides – two levels of difficulty), all focused on verbs, and contains a built in timer to enhance the excitement of the game! Contents: PowerPoint games Rules of the game All images are free to use commercially.

‘Never a Crossed Word’ is a fun package for all ages. It is said that if students can’t say it, they can’t write it, and this resource focuses on developing students’ speaking and listening skills, giving them opportunities to describe and explain in a highly structured, fast paced game format. The pictures are not mere decoration. They give students clues and ‘entrances’ to the word that they are trying to describe, and as such, are integral to the game. The resource can be used as a lesson starter, as an end of term activity, or as a literacy activity for tutor groups etc., allowing those students who may be reluctant to express themselves the opportunity to do so in a fun way. This resource provides sixty games (sixty slides – two levels of difficulty), all focused on nouns, and contains a built in timer to enhance the excitement of the game! Contents: PowerPoint games Rules of the game All images are free to use commercially.

Spellpics 1 and 2 comprises 20 spelling activities that are great fun, while at the same time providing a learning structure to enable students to develop their understanding of spelling strategies. Each activity provides 5 PowerPoint game slides - sixteen pictures linked to sixteen words focusing on different spelling rules, such as the 'i before e' rule, split digraph rule, 'tion' suffix rule, etc. Students are shown the pictures, the spelling strategy is indicated, and they have to guess the word that is suggested in each case, before the teacher reveals the answers. Each game is supported by an extension activity to underline and embed the learning strategy, and the final slide of each game displays the key learning points of the game, that can be laminated for classroom display. Please browse the preview to discover 'Spellpics'. All images are free to use commercially.

Spellpics 1 and 2 comprises 20 spelling activities that are great fun, while at the same time providing a learning structure to enable students to develop their understanding of spelling strategies. Each activity provides 5 PowerPoint game slides - sixteen pictures linked to sixteen words focusing on different spelling rules, such as the 'i before e' rule, split digraph rule, 'tion' suffix rule, etc. Students are shown the pictures, the spelling strategy is indicated, and they have to guess the word that is suggested in each case, before the teacher reveals the answers. Each game is supported by an extension activity to underline and embed the learning strategy, and the final slide of each game displays the key learning points of the game, that can be laminated for classroom display. Please browse the preview to discover 'Spellpics'. All images are free to use commercially.

A resource based on the discovery of a 5,000 year old corpse in the Otzal Alps in 1991. By considering the available scientific and forensic evidence, students investigate how 'The Iceman' lived, when he died and the circumstances of his death. In completing the activities, students learn how to control, shape and organise their writing. Packed with a selection of materials for differentiation, the resource comes complete with optional assessment and peer assessment materials and a linked homework presentation for your school's VLE. Contents: ( 6-8 lesson scheme of work, resources and lesson plans) Classroom presentations VLE Homework presentation Sorting activity Sequencing activity Fact finders (classwork and homework) Writing frames (classwork and homework) Peer assessment resource Full lesson plans Note: All images are free for use commercially.

Spellpics 1 and 2 comprises 20 spelling activities that are great fun, while at the same time providing a learning structure to enable students to develop their understanding of spelling strategies. Each activity provides 5 PowerPoint game slides - sixteen pictures linked to sixteen words focusing on different spelling rules, such as the 'i before e' rule, split digraph rule, 'tion' suffix rule, etc. Students are shown the pictures, the spelling strategy is indicated, and they have to guess the word that is suggested in each case, before the teacher reveals the answers. Each game is supported by an extension activity to underline and embed the learning strategy, and the final slide of each game displays the key learning points of the game, that can be laminated for classroom display. Please browse the preview to discover 'Spellpics'. All images are free to use commercially.

Spellpics 1 and 2 comprises 20 spelling activities that are great fun, while at the same time providing a learning structure to enable students to develop their understanding of spelling strategies. Each activity provides 5 PowerPoint game slides - sixteen pictures linked to sixteen words focusing on different spelling rules, such as the 'i before e' rule, split digraph rule, 'tion' suffix rule, etc. Students are shown the pictures, the spelling strategy is indicated, and they have to guess the word that is suggested in each case, before the teacher reveals the answers. Each game is supported by an extension activity to underline and embed the learning strategy, and the final slide of each game displays the key learning points of the game, that can be laminated for classroom display. Please browse the preview to discover 'Spellpics'. All images are free to use commercially.

The 'Getting it Right' series is appropriate for both KS2 and KS3. Each unit comprises an interactive presentation that can be loaded onto your school network. The 'Punctuating Speech' unit is supported by a workbook of activities, an assessment activity to check students' understanding, and a quiz package, that reminds students of the key points of the lessons, before providing a quiz that stimulates focused discussion, enabling students to articulateand embed their learning. All images are free for use commercially. Contents: Teacher presentation Workbook, including assessment activity Quiz presentation