I have been teaching since 2010.
I am currently head of English and PE in a SEN school.
My specialist subject is English,
I enjoy making resources for a range of subjects and abilities.
Hope you find these useful and inspiring, and they help you to save some time.
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I have been teaching since 2010.
I am currently head of English and PE in a SEN school.
My specialist subject is English,
I enjoy making resources for a range of subjects and abilities.
Hope you find these useful and inspiring, and they help you to save some time.
Happy shopping
Can be used for Careers lesson or PSHE lesson or first day in class.
KS2/3/SEN
Students given writing frame and asked to write about themselves; name, age, where they live, favourite colour etc
Students can then swap with a partner and introduce each other using the sheets.
I created this booklet for my entry level students. The worksheets however are differentiated and adaptable and therefore this is suitable for KS2/3/4 (SEN
Starts at EL1 and works up to EL3
Booklet includes:
Ordering numbers
Place value
Odd and even
Missing numbers
Worded questions
Multiples
Nearest 10/100
Handy little booklet :)
Treasure Island- Robert Louis Stevenson
Creative writing task
Students read chapters 12- 13 where Jim and the crew see the island for the first time.
Two activities based on these chapters.
First activity -students draw the island from given description.
Second activity -students describe senses when they step on the island for the first time.
Can extend for HA students and get them to use adjectives and other linguistic techniques such as alliteration, metaphors, similes.
Resource/ writing frame for students to complete once read the book or watched the film.
Resource can be adapted to suit abilities.
Suitable for KS2/3/4
Treasure Island literacy activities.
x3 activities.
Learning objectives- Giving instructions, drawing from descriptions and creative writing .
Students are asked to create instructions on a treasure map, draw from character description and pick information from the text to create a teasure chest.
Suitable for Entry level, functional skills, KS2/3/4 and SEN English
All resources are adaptable.
PowerPoint activity
I used this resource for my AQA Step up to English lesson whilst studying The Railway Children but it can be adapted to fit any book or text.
For the purpose of this activity students read chapter 6 of the book and were then asked to create a comic strip detailing what happened during the chapter using onomatopoeia words and sequencing events.
Includes writing frame for comic and cut out comic art.
This resource can be adapted for GCSE and KS2/3
PowerPoint presentation that highlights what key features you need when writing newspaper articles. Some slides can be printed and used as props/posters/classroom display.
It includes 3 activities:
- Creating a newspaper board
- Annotating an article
- Creating your own article (with planning writing frame)
A presentation that can be used to discuss non-fiction writing in front of the class or individual slides can be printed and laminated for revision mats/posters for the classroom.
This topic focuses on non-fiction writing; speeches, letters. articles.
Suitable for KS2/3/4/SEN/GCSE
Can be adapted
Hope you enjoy :)
Small activity that can be done as a starter activity for an English lesson or PSHE lesson. Or it can be used in form time.
This activity is to get students thinking about their summer and what they would like to do/ recounting their summer.
Students can then use this as a prompt to write a recount, a diary entry or a short story.
This is a before summer and after summer sheet.
Power-Point slides.
A writing frame so students can research a variety of linguistic devices and techniques that make their writing more creative. They also have to include their own examples.
You could get them to research on their own or give them examples that they have to match with the techniques.
Techniques cover alliteration, metaphors, simile, onomatopoeia and adjectives)
Hope you enjoy :)
Classroom posters: Lingustic devices - definitions and examples. Colourful and visual
Lingustic devises game that I created on PowerPoint- What am I? Perfect starter or plenary actvity for a lesson.
All instructions are in the notes on the slides.
Three great Maths resources for students studying entry level/KS2 Maths.
Perfect for SEN students.
All worksheets are differentiated.
Click on each resource separately to see full descriptions.
This would cover 3 units of work
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English KS3-KS4
Differentiated lesson activity for students to write/find descriptions of the main characters in the book.
Students can either find own quotes from the book about the characters or can match the descriptions provided.
Suitable and adaptable for all students of all abilities. Writing frames provided.
A mindfulness journal for students to complete during form time, PSHE lessons or during the recovery curriculum after lockdown.
This journal has weekly activities for 7 weeks of school.
Concentrates on being positive, learning how to be mindful, mindfulness colouring, breating activities and learning how to be present in the moment. Some writing activities to link in with the English curriculum.
Students will reflect on their week and fill in their graditude jars to create a more positive mindset
This resource can be adapted for different abilities and the activities can be. Could be used for KS3 to Sixth form.
45 slides in total
All images and illustrations are from Pixabay
A PowerPoint presentation which includes lesson activities and tasks
Slides can be amended or adapted to suit your lesson
Starter activity- following instructions for Origami dogs
Main- Set of activities which involve ordering a set of instructions and making your own instructions
Images used from Pixabay
A selection of resources that can go alongside reading/watching Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
These resources can be used for writing and speaking and listening activities.
The Chocolate Palace
Chocolate Senses
Diary Entry
Suitable for KS2/3/SEN
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