A recap/revision exercise on the novel but also useful as a chapter by chapter check on knowledge (you'll have to adapt). Print on A3 for best results.

Lesson builds on students' experience of recent weather conditions and ask them to be descriptive. Needs adapting but illustrated to prompt responses. You'll need a collection of thesauruses .

Illustrated slide show of the poem. Convenient for revision or introduction to the poem.

Lesson asks students to examine WHY being part of a multicultural society might be a good thing/bad thing. Video clips included. Ready to go. A bit London centric but can be adapted to other cities :)

Students use wacky headlines as stimuli to write the article that might have appeared in the newspaper. Fun and productive. Can be used for homework. Drama lessons for impro !

Illustrated version of the sonnet for revision/adaptation etc.

Lesson asking students to argue/persuade. Are school meals value for money/tasty ? Alternative meals from other countries as inspiration.

Lesson asks students to complete sentences which will build into an internal monologue of their classroom experience. low level but easily adapted.

Here are some slides which could help present a topic. Students fill in the speech/thought bubbles. Can be adapted for a ' fun' lesson. Feedback please !

More questions for FORM TIME. Enhance your students' general knowledge...answers on slides. Please give feedback.

Lesson takes students through errors of spelling and punctuation and focusses them on proofreading for success.

How to weigh an elephant with bathroom scales Problem solving lesson with focus on creative solutions to a weighty issue. Solution included.

For use after story to focus students on providing suitable quotations from the story or as an aide-memoir .

Students write from the perspective of a person in a Victorian photograph. All included. Warning: Can be very moving.

Students compare two historic eruptions.Create fact files, watch clips, present Venn diagram. Lasts two lessons.

Ten ready to use ideas on ensuring you cover a Literacy aspect in your lesson. No effort required at all. All spelling errors etc are deliberate and form part of the challenge for students.

Slide show of the poem for revision, enjoyment or introduction. Convenient and time-saving.

illustrated slide-show of the sonnet with italics to help understanding. Do give feedback if useful !

31 slides, each with a real life mistake for your students to correct while you relax at the start of the lesson. Alternatively, why not use them in the middle or at the end of your lesson ? Correct answers are NOT included since if you do not know the answer, it’s probably not best to show them to students.

For Year 8 (can be adapted upwards). Lesson deals with theodicy and give students practice at creating mind maps as well as adding details to create more interest. All content needed is on the slides. No photocopying needed.