This two-lesson GCSE resource explores how Dickens presents Marley’s Ghost in Stave One of A Christmas Carol. The first lesson focuses on the arrival of the ghost and covers the passage from ‘Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his usual melancholy tavern…’ down to ‘…I won’t believe it’. It enables learners to examine how Dickens hints at the impending arrival of Marley’s Ghost, from the appearance of Marley’s face in the door knocker to the sound of clanking chains in the cellar. Lesson two focuses on how Dickens portrays Marley’s Ghost as being in Purgatory. It enables learners to explore Dickens’ vision of the third realm, separate to Heaven and Hell, in which Marley’s Ghost exists. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

Thirds - Year 2 In this maths teaching resource, pupils practise recognising and finding a third of a shape, object, length or quantity and begin to use the notation 1/3. This Year 2 maths teaching resource has been created following the White Rose Small Steps guidance for year 2 - Spring - Block 4 - Fractions. The resource consists of 2 lessons, including a PowerPoint presentation and differentiated worksheets for independent learning, to guide your class through the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 maths programme of study (number - fractions). The worksheets contain varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes: Varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving interactive class activities 6 differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving worksheets with answers ‘Thirds - Year 2’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 2 Fractions resources: Fractions - Year 2 Equal Parts - Year 2 Halves - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Unit Fractions - Year 2 Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 Counting in Fractions – Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2

The Red Room by HG Wells (PowerPoint, worksheets and overview) The Red Room by H.G. Wells unit of work is made up of a 63-slide editable PowerPoint presentation, a five lesson overview, a copy of the story, and 9 worksheets. The resources contain a range of lessons, tasks and activities designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the literary context, plot, characters, language and themes of this widely C19th short story. The Red Room by HG Wells teaching resources include a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities: A scheme of work overview with 5 four part lessons covering social, historical and literary context, plot, characters and language Analysis of the characters of the narrator and custodians Extension activities Cloze exercises and questions to consolidate knowledge and understanding Literary context understanding influences - the Gothic influence - activity and notes A copy of the text to display Analysing HG Wells’ use of language to build mood and suspense in the story Essay question with planning guidance 5 lesson unit of work overview A 63 slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below) 9 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint slideshow Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for KS3/4 short stories: The Monkey’s Paw The Landlady The Darkness Out There My Polish Teacher’s Tie

Commas for Lists This resource covers how to use commas in a list as required by the year 2 English programme of study. It provides definitions, examples of how and why commas are used in lists and contains engaging consolidation activities to assess understanding. ‘Commas for Lists’ is made up of a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation (fully editable) accompanied by two worksheets.

English Teaching Resources: Hawk Roosting (Ted Hughes). PowerPoint and worksheets. English Teaching Resources: Hawk Roosting (Ted Hughes) is a 65 slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation designed to teach Ted Hughes's poem Hawk Roosting. Hawk Roosting has been a popular text at KS4/GCSE for many years and this resource can be used with either the 9-1 or A-G English GCSE. Resources include a variety of lessons and activities ideal for helping pupils understand the imagery, structure and themes of the poem. English Teaching Resources: Hawk Roosting (Ted Hughes) also contains 12 worksheets which can be used alongside the PowerPoint presentation. Activities include: Read Hawk Roosting and discuss ideas. Students complete a written task to assess their understanding. A brief biography of Ted Hughes and a hyperlink to further information about the man and his poetry. Exploration of imagery and how to use P.E.E. to write about language. A written task with a writing frame to assess students’ understanding of how Ted Hughes uses imagery and an exemplar response. Analysis of the use and effect of various poetic techniques. Matching activity, a writing task (with framework) and an exemplar response. Structural devices that learners should look for. Key words with definitions, a writing task (with framework) and an exemplar response. The themes of the poem explored; consolidation of the poem’s meaning and purpose. A mnemonic (HIT POEM) and guidelines for writing a poetry comparison with exemplar responses. Where to find further information about Hawk Roosting and the poetry of Ted Hughes. 65 slide PowerPoint presentation. 12 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint.

Ozymandias - WJEC / Eduqas This two-lesson mini-unit covers Shelley’s ‘Ozymandias’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying the WJEC/Eduqas Poetry Anthology, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems in the exam. The resource is made up of a 47-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Shelley and Romanticism. First Reading – A reading of ‘Ozymandias’ and discussion of the poem’s inspiration by the poet Percy Shelley. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘Ozymandias’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. An example answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Ozymandias’ – human power, art and nature. Structure and Form – How Shelley uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE Exam – Comparing ‘Ozymandias’ with ‘The Prelude’ and ‘London’. To preview ‘Ozymandias’, click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood La Belle Dame sans Merci A Complaint 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Love’s Dog Nettles My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

Romeo and Juliet – Act 4 (21-slide PowerPoint and 6 worksheets) This resource includes 2 lessons which explore Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet in detail. The lessons cover Paris and Juliet, an analysis of Juliet’s soliloquy in Act 4 Scene 3, various extension tasks and questions and Act 4 plot summary tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech (PowerPoint and worksheets) This Romeo and Juliet teaching resource is designed to help students develop their knowledge and understanding of themes and Shakespeare’s use of language. The lesson requires pupils to analyse the Prince’s speech closely, pulling out quotations which reflect the Prince’s character and the themes of anger, violence and hatred. They need to write an analysis of the speech in detail using PETER. This is a four part lesson which contains reading, comprehension, analysis and a written outcome. There are opportunities for individual and paired work and differentiation is provided via the PETER scaffolding and model answer for those students which require additional help. ‘Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech’ has been designed with GCSE students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3 as all the PowerPoint slides are editable. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

An Inspector Calls - Themes (PowerPoint presentation and worksheets) This GCSE resource focuses on how Priestley explores themes of class and social responsibility in An Inspector Calls. It focuses on the final section of the play and how the characters react to events. To preview ‘An Inspector Calls - Themes’ in detail click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s House of Games (127-slide PowerPoint presentation) Welcome to A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s House of Games - an animated A Midsummer Night’s Dream themed quiz inspired by the House of Games television show. The quiz works with both individuals and groups and is a fun way to recap and revise the text. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more ‘House of Games’ themed resources: House of Games - A Christmas Carol House of Games - Macbeth House of Games - Romeo and Juliet

Summer Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6 This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. The resource is fully editable so can be adapted and used for different seasons or themes. Content includes: Discussion - what is a haiku? Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems Create a class haiku activity Individual, pair and group work opportunities Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism Writing an individual haiku about summer Using colour photographs of summer scenes as writing stimulus Drafting - how and why we redraft How to plan and structure a haiku Exemplar poems Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about summer 38 slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Spring Haiku Autumn Haiku Winter Haiku Haiku Poetry - Year 3/4

Beginning to Divide - Sharing - Year 1 In this teaching resource, pupils are introduced to division by looking at sharing objects into equal amounts as per the curriculum objective of the Year 1 maths programme of study (Number - multiplication and division). Content includes: 1. PowerPoint presentation 2. Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets 3. Two further worksheets with answers ‘Beginning to Divide - Sharing - Year 1’ can be edited, so you are able to adapt the resource to suit the individual needs of each class you teach.

Block Diagrams - Year 2 In this Year 2 statistics teaching resource, pupils practise drawing, reading and using block diagrams to record information as per the curriculum objectives of the maths Year 2 Programme of Study - Statistics. Content includes: 1. PowerPoint teaching presentation 2. Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets 3. Three differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Block Diagrams - Year 2’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Taller or Shorter - Year 1 In this teaching resource pupils practise comparing and describing height using the terms ‘taller’ and ‘shorter’ as per the statutory requirements of the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement). ‘Taller or Shorter - Year 1’ is a colourful animated PowerPoint presentation containing: An explanation of the words ‘taller’ and ‘shorter’ to compare heights Activities comparing and describing height using ‘taller’ and ‘shorter’ 3 accompanying worksheets that can be used in conjunction with the presentation or independently 1 further worksheet with answers A class activity worksheet ‘Taller or Shorter - Year 1’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar Year 1 measurement resources: Longer or Shorter - Year 1 Comparing Lengths and Heights - Year 1 Comparing Capacity and Volume - Year 1 Comparing Weight - Year 1 Year 1 Measurement Bundle

Narrative Poetry - Year 3/4 This lower KS2 teaching resource introduces narrative poetry in a fun and engaging way. It begins with an example and explains how to identify a narrative poem before providing scaffolding to help children construct one as a class. The second half of the lesson helps children write an individual narrative poem. Learners are given a supported approach through the differentiated ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ worksheets. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar poetry resources: Acrostic Poetry - KS2 Cinquain Poetry - KS2 Free Verse Poetry - KS2 Sonnets - KS2 Tanka Poetry - KS2 Haiku Poetry - KS2

Comparing and Classifying Shapes - Year 4 In this Year 4 maths teaching resource, pupils compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes. This lesson covers the year 4 curriculum objective in the maths programme of study (Geometry - properties of shapes). Content includes: 2-D shape recap Regular and irregular polygon recap Different types of triangles (right angled, equilateral, isosceles, scalene) explanation Different types of quadrilaterals (square, rhombus, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezium) explanation What are parallel sides explanation Activities to support the teaching of this objective and 4 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Comparing and Classifying Shapes - Year 4’ is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource, if they wish, to suit the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 4 Geometry resources: Angles - Year 4 Symmetry - Year 4 Coordinates - Year 4 Translations - Year 4 Drawing Shapes on a Grid - Year 4

Counting in 10s - Year 1 In this year 1 teaching resource pupils practise counting in steps of 10 to 100 as per the year 1 maths programme of study (Number - number and place value). This colourful animated PowerPoint presentation includes: How to count in 10s explanation Counting in 10s to 100 activity with an accompanying worksheet A link to a counting in 10s song 2 further counting in 10s worksheets with answers 1 colouring page ‘Counting in 10s - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 1 number resources: Counting in 2s - Socks on the Line Counting in 2s to 20 Counting in 2s to 20 - Year 1 Counting in Multiples of Two Counting in 5s to 50 - Year 1 Counting in Multiples of Five Counting in Tens - Year 1 Counting in 10s to 100 - Year 1 Counting in Multiples of Ten

Descriptive Writing - Year 5/6 is made up of six lesson overview, an 82 slide PowerPoint presentation and a 9-page booklet of worksheets. The PowerPoint contains stage by stage lessons specifically designed to teach writing to describe at upper KS2. The resource contains a number of lessons which can be tweaked, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. The lessons are made up of a range of activities for learners of all abilities, including: The features of writing to describe Using adjectives effectively to create descriptive imagery How to use verbs effectively in descriptive writing Planning, structuring and organising writing Using similes to bring writing alive on the page Developing a wider vocabulary How to draft and redraft when writing to describe Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar writing resources: Show Not Tell Creating Characters Writing Effective Story Openings Descriptive Writing - KS3 Adjectives in Stories Complex Sentences Words Instead of Said Drafting - How to Improve Writing

The Prefixes ‘il-’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’ - Year 3/4 (19-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) This differentiated teaching resource introduces Year 3/4 learners to prefixes with a focus on the prefixes ‘il-’, ‘im’ and ‘ir’. It includes a definition of the prefixes with examples, whole-class activities and three differentiated worksheets to assess understanding. Full answer keys are included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: The Prefix ‘re’ The Prefix ‘in’ The Prefix ‘mis’ The Prefix ‘inter’ The Prefix ‘sub’ The Prefix ‘auto’ The Prefix ‘super’ The Prefix ‘anti’ The Prefix ‘dis’ The Prefix ‘un’ Developing Reading Skills - Prefixes