KS1 Maths Teaching Activities: Wanda Witch’s Spells - Money Problems In this year 2 maths teaching resource, pupils add and subtract money as per the curriculum objectives of the year 2 programme of study (Measurement). They practise solving money problems by helping Wanda Witch buy the ingredients for her wonderful spells. Content includes: Finding the cost of each spell and the amount of change from 50p activity Finding the cost of each spell and the amount of change from 50p worksheet 'Wanda Witch’s Spells - Money Problems’ is editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to use with all abilities.

The Big 2021 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 Our ever-popular Christmas quiz is back for 2021. This fun Christmas quiz is the ideal end of term activity ahead of the Christmas holidays. It’s made up of 8 rounds that cover celebrity Santa, music, film, the year 2021, anagrams, Christmas and a lot more - click on the images for a full preview. The resource comes with a 102-slide PowerPoint (including the quiz questions and answers) and student answer sheets for each round in PDF form. The resource contains everything you need to carry out the quiz and has been carefully pitched so that the questions are targeted at students aged 11-16.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 17 (10-slide differentiated PowerPoint-based lesson with 2 worksheets) This lesson (aimed at KS3 but can be used with high ability Year 6) covers Chapters 191 and 192 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. The ‘Do Now’ activity asks pupils to solve a series of maths puzzles using their knowledge of the novel so far. Pupils then read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks pupils to respond critically to three statements about Christopher’s decision to go to London. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. To preview The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 17 click on the images.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 15 (12-slide editable PowerPoint-based lesson with 2 worksheets) This lesson (which is aimed at KS3 pupils but can be used with high ability Year 6) covers Chapters 167 and 173 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. The differentiated Do Now activity asks pupils to complete a ‘five-a-day’ recall task using their knowledge of the novel so far. Pupils then read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks pupils to consider how the writer Haddon has hinted at Christopher’s father being Wellington’s killer. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 16 (14-slide PowerPoint and 2 worksheets) This lesson (aimed at KS3 but could be used with high ability Year 6) covers Chapters 179 and 181 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. The Do Now activity asks pupils to match seven plot-focused questions in the left-hand column of a table to their correct answers on the right. Pupils then read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks pupils to place ten statements outlining Christopher’s experience in chronological order. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 14 (12-slide PowerPoint-based lesson with 2 worksheets) This lesson (designed for KS3 but could be used with a high ability Y6 class) covers Chapters 157 and 163 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. The differentiated ‘Do Now’ activity asks pupils to identify eight characters from the novel based on their descriptions. Pupils then read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks learners to rate three differentiated statements about Christopher and his father on a scale of 1-5, based on the extent to which they agree. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 13 (12-slide PowerPoint-based lesson with 2 worksheets) This lesson (designed for KS3 but could be used with a high ability Y6 class) covers Chapters 149 and 151 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. The ‘Do Now’ activity asks pupils to unscramble a range of anagrams relating to Christopher’s story so far. Pupils then read the chapters indicated and complete a range of differentiated tasks that test their understanding. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks pupils to complete a crossword puzzle by answering ten questions on what they have read. Suggested answer keys are provided for all tasks.

Room 101 - GCSE Spoken English (7 slide editable PowerPoint GCSE teaching resource) Room 101 is a fun teaching resource in which students take the role of the guest on the popular BBC TV show Room 101. The resource is fully editable and can be used for a range of activities including Spoken English assessment.

Bonfire Night Unit - Year 7/8 (68-slide PowerPoint based unit of work with 5 worksheets) This brilliant Bonfire Night Unit is designed to develop non-fiction writing skills. Students are required to organise a spectacular Bonfire Night event. Perfect for the Autumn Term. The resource covers: advertising, formal letter writing, speaking and listening and descriptive writing. Our Bonfire Night Unit contains a unit of work overview and a range of varied lessons and activities for children of all abilities – such as: Make a poster advertising the Bonfire Night event Design a leaflet which will act as a visitors’ guide at the event Speaking and listening discussion - speak to a group of local residents about their concerns Produce a piece of vivid and sensual writing describing the night Write a formal letter to the local newspaper

Dingbat Deductions 2 follows on where the original Dingbats resource left off with more fun dingbats for pupils to puzzle over. Dingbats are a fun way of developing deduction skills and language/word focus – key reading skills. Dingbat Deductions 2 includes 20 more dingbats and all slides are editable to suit your requirements.

A Christmas Carol - Year 5/6 Unit of Work is made up of an 83-slide PowerPoint and 14 worksheets. It contains 8 lessons, each created using the 4-part lesson structure and all of which can be easily edited and differentiated to fit your specific teaching needs. ‘A Christmas Carol - Year 5/6 Unit of Work’ contains a range of tasks and activities including: Christmas today and Christmas in Victorian Britain Dickens’ use of time and structure in A Christmas Carol Developing key reading skills Scrooge on a TV talk show Exploring characters How Dickens uses language How to write about A Christmas Carol using quotations

Making Words - EYFS EYFS English Teaching Resource In this English teaching resource, children are given an opportunity to practise reading and spelling words taken from the ‘Letters and Sounds - Phase 2’ word bank for sets 1-5. English Teaching Resources: Making Words - EYFS’ is an 18 slide Powerpoint presentation that includes an interactive activity with an accompanying worksheet and one further worksheet. ‘Making Words - EYFS’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class taught.

First Sounds - EYFS EYFS English Teaching Resource In this English teaching resource, children are given an opportunity to practise reading and spelling words taken from the ‘Letters and Sounds - Phase 2’ word bank for sets 1-5. English Teaching Resources: ‘First Sounds - EYFS’ is a 14 slide Powerpoint presentation that includes an interactive activity and one accompanying worksheet with a further worksheet. ‘First Sounds - EYFS’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class taught.

Final Sounds - EYFS EYFS English Teaching Resource In this English teaching resource, children practise spelling common cvc words through segmenting to identify the final phoneme. English Teaching Resources: ‘Final Sounds - EYFS’ is a 16 slide Powerpoint presentation that includes an interactive activity and one accompanying worksheet with a further worksheet. ‘Final Sounds - EYFS’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class taught.

Discussion Texts - Bullying Unit of Work (45-slide PowerPoint based teaching unit with 9 worksheets) Task - to write a discussion text addressing the question: Should we feel sorry for bullies? The unit includes a variety of activities ideal for Year 5/6, however it also works well with Year 7 students. Contents include: Discuss and define bullying and the different forms it can take Sort and role play different bullying scenarios to understand different viewpoints Create a mind map of the effects of bullying Analyse videos to understand the mind-set of a bully Review and practise the discussion text features such as: statistics, formal language choices, technical language use and opposing conjunctions. Learn how to structure a discussion text Edit and redraft writing using a checklist

The BIG 2019 Christmas quiz is the perfect end of year KS3 or KS4 activity. The 2019 Christmas Quiz for KS3/KS4 is made up of eight rounds which include Celebrity Santa, Christmas music, Christmas TV ads, 2019, anagrams, Christmas knowledge and a whole lot more. The BIG 2019 Christmas Quiz for KS3/KS4 includes a 100+ slide PowerPoint presentation with all the questions and answers. The PowerPoint also has links to a Christmas music video quiz and a Christmas TV ads quiz. There are also student answer sheets for each round in PDF format. The BIG 2019 Christmas Quiz for KS3/4 is lots of fun and all questions have been created with KS3/KS4 age pupils in mind. Have fun and have a Merry Christmas!

The Letters ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’ - EYFS In this EYFS teaching resource pupils are introduced to the letters ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: Letters ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’ introductions Letters ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’ activities with an accompanying worksheet Links to letters ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’ songs 3 further worksheets 1 alphabet colouring page As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘The Letters ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’ - EYFS’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

The Letter ‘q’ - EYFS In this EYFS teaching resource pupils are introduced to the letter 'q’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: A letter ‘q’ introduction A letter ‘q’ activity with an accompanying worksheet A link to a letter ‘q’ song 1 further worksheet 1 alphabet colouring page 'The Letter ‘q’ - EYFS ’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs.

The Letter ‘v’ - EYFS In this EYFS teaching resource pupils are introduced to the letter 'v’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: A letter ‘v’ introduction A letter ‘v’ activity with an accompanying worksheet A link to a letter ‘v’ song 1 further worksheet 1 alphabet colouring page 'The Letter ‘v’ - EYFS ’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs.

The Letter ‘u’ - EYFS In this EYFS teaching resource pupils are introduced to the letter 'u’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: A letter ‘u’ introduction A letter ‘u’ activity with an accompanying worksheet A link to a letter ‘u’ song 1 further worksheet 1 alphabet colouring page 'The Letter ‘u’ - EYFS ’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs.