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Fantasy Football Club Group Project!
A Russian billionaire, Asman Veryrich, has approached you about setting up a new football club!
This exciting, engaging investigation activity allows students to control the direction of their own learning, through speaking, listening, discussing, and reasoning. I initially created these resources to provide something interesting for the students to engage with for their English Speaking and Listening discussions, but it has since been used across Maths, Art and Design, and PSHE departments, as well as by form groups and holiday activity groups, to build teamwork and collaboration skills.
Students get involved in all of the fun aspects of designing and setting up a new football club, including selecting a team of players, a manager, a stadium, and a training ground. They also design the team's club badge and football kits. They also need to use their skills of literacy to read and understand key evidence, and skills of numeracy to ensure that they keep their expenses within budget! What is more, groups can compete against one another to create the most successful team in the league, as all of the resources that they choose can help them to acquire valuable league table points!
Included in this resource pack are:
- Full PowerPoint lesson talking students through the process;
- An 8 page team booklet, used to create their designs and calculate their budgets;
- A pack of 96 player cards and 12 manager cards to select from (a combination of new and classic footballers are included, to ensure that this will never be outdated);
- Budget and recording sheets to track their progress;
- An A3 football pitch to strategise and select their team.
Considering the time and effort that it took to create these resources, I think that they offer exceptional value. Whenever I have used this activity before, it has taken at least 3-4 lessons, including the introduction, design process, presentations, and evaluation. I originally have used this with mixed ability Year 9 and 10 groups, but colleagues have adapted it easily for students of all key stages.
All images have been cited at the end of the PowerPoint presentation and are licensed for commercial use.
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Frankenstein Lesson Bundle! (All Lessons, Resources, Plans, Everything!)
This engaging, varied, and informative scheme of learning is designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of Mary Shelley's horror classic 'Frankenstein.' The lessons enable students to gain a comprehensive understanding of the key features of plot, character, context, and language, in addition to considering the key themes and ideas running throughout the text.
All of the resources that you need are included in the bundle: informative and engaging whole lesson PowerPoints, worksheets, activities, and lesson plans.
The bundle is made up of a wide-range of interesting and exciting lessons, including:
- The Context of Frankenstein;
- Victor Frankenstein - The Tragic Hero;
- Shifting Narrative Viewpoints:
- Shelley's Description of the Monster;
- The Monster's Murders - Justified?
Stimulating, visual, and easily adaptable, these lessons provide suggested learning objectives and outcomes for students of a wide-range of abilities - The vast majority of tasks are differentiated to allow for different abilities and needs in your classroom. Each lesson loosely follows this logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
- Engaging
- Defining/ Understanding
- Identifying/Remembering
- Analysing/ Creating
- Peer or self evaluating.
All of the lessons are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging.
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Poetry from World Cultures Comprehension Activity Booklets Bundle!
These 16-page resource booklets contain a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities to aid the teaching of 9 different poems from other cultures. Teachers have found the activities particularly useful throughout practicing for unseen poems, for teaching as part of a poetry unit, or to support guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of students towards meeting the key English Literature assessment objectives - suitable for all examining bodies. Students have found these resources extremely engaging, and it is clearly highlighted within each task regarding which assessment strands the task is designed to demonstrate.
Each booklet is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers).
Activities across the booklets are as consistent, to provide an equal understanding of each poem, and include (amongst many others):
‘Analysing Context’ - helping students to ‘Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.’
‘Analysing Subject Matter, Language and Structure’ - to help students to ‘Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.’
‘Diary Entry’ - to help students to ‘Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Make an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these.’
‘The Speaker’ - to help students to ‘Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.’
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Descriptive Writing Huge Bundle! (All PowerPoints, Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Help-Sheets, Games, and More!)
This giant bundle pack offers a comprehensive range of descriptive writing lessons, (everything that you will need for them - whole lesson PowerPoints, worksheets, lesson plans - everything) help-sheets, writing templates, and activities.
Included are whole lesson resources (normally 2 pounds each) for:
-Amazing verbs and adverbs
-Adventurous adjectives
-Astonishing alliteration
-Capturing the readers' attention
-Exceptional expanded noun phrases
-Perfect personification and awesome oxymorons
-Structuring and organising creative writing
-Stupendous similes and miraculous metaphors
-Wondrous writing - seven wonders of the world
-Writing about Emotions
-VCOP - vocabulary
-VCOP - openers
-VCOP - connectives
-VCOP - punctuation
There are also a number of games and help-sheets, including:
- All 8 writing purpose help-sheets (Analyse, Explain, Inform, Persuade, Describe, Instruct, Evaluate, Argue)
- Literacy writing mat
-2 'Pointless' games
- Templates (Newspapers, Blogs, Postcards, etc.)
All images are licensed for commercial use and are cited on the final slides of the PowerPoints.
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Power and Conflict Poetry Comprehension Activity Booklets Bundle!
These 16-page resource booklets contain a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of all 15 of the ‘Power and Conflict’ poems in the newest exam board anthologies. Teachers have found the activities particularly useful throughout teaching, or for exam revision or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of students towards meeting the key English Literature assessment objectives - suitable for all examining bodies. Students have found these resources extremely engaging, and it is clearly highlighted within each task regarding which assessment strands the task is designed to demonstrate.
Each booklet is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers).
Activities across the booklets are as consistent, to provide an equal understanding of each poem, and include (amongst many others):
‘Analysing Context’ - helping students to ‘Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.’
‘Analysing Subject Matter, Language and Structure’ - to help students to ‘Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.’
‘Diary Entry’ - to help students to ‘Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Make an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these.’
‘The Speaker’ - to help students to ‘Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.’
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Frankenstein Comprehension Activities Booklet!
This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.' Teachers have found them particularly useful in exam revision, comprehension tasks, or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of students towards meeting the KS4 expectations within the new National Curriculum framework - this makes the tasks suitable for all examining bodies. Students have found these resources extremely engaging, and for teachers there is explicit information within each task regarding which comprehension strands the task is designed to demonstrate. They also relate to key extracts, characters, and themes from the story, ensuring that students gain a deep understanding of the text.
Activities within the booklet include:
- 'Context: 18th Century Europe' - to aid students with 'Drawing on knowledge of the purpose, audience and context of the writing, including its social, historical and cultural context and the literary tradition to which it belongs, to inform evaluation;'
- 'Shelley's Description' - to aid students with 'Analysing a writer’s choice of vocabulary, form, grammatical and structural features, and evaluating their effectiveness and impact;'
- 'Elizabeth' - to aid students with 'Seeking evidence in the text to support a point of view, including justifying inferences with evidence;'
- 'Editing the Text' - to aid students with 'Making an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these.'
Plus many, many more activities (the booklet is around 30 pages in length!) I've also added it as a PDF in case the formatting differs on your computer.
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Huge Primary Geography Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for planning, learning and revising all areas of the entire Primary Geography National Curriculum.
The KS1 knowledge organisers included are:
-Polar Explorers;
-The Seven Continents;
-Oceans and Seas;
-Capital Cities;
-The United Kingdom;
The KS2 knowledge organisers included are:
-Rivers;
-Rainforests;
-Latitude and Longitude;
-Human and Natural Disasters;
-North America;
-South America;
-Europe;
-Italy (European Comparison);
-Greece (European Comparison);
-Peru (South America Comparison);
-London;
There is also an organiser for each key stage that can be adapted for whichever area of local study you choose to cover (the templates provided focus on ‘Exploring Essex’ for KS1 and ‘East Anglia’ for KS2.)
The organisers are separated into logical compartments, based on the key curriculum expectations.
Each resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Classifying Animals Lesson, Resources, and Pointless Game!
This bundle contains the 'Classifying Animals' lesson, and also the fun and interactive Animal Classes Pointless Game!
The detailed and engaging lesson enables students to gain an understanding of what animal classes are, and which animals belong to the different categories. Furthermore, they learn to categorise animals themselves, using scientific knowledge of the features of each animal class. Students justify their choices using critical thinking skills.
Students learn through a number of fun and interactive tasks, which enable them to:
- Define each animal class and understand its features;
- Exemplify each animal class, justifying their choices;
- Use research and investigative skills to categorise animals for whom the class is not immediately obvious;
- Evaluate the learning and understanding of themselves and their peers.
The resources include:
-Visually engaging and comprehensive whole-lesson presentation;
-Resources for the card-sorting activity;
-A categorising and justifying worksheet (and answer sheet for teacher);
-An investigation log;
-Step-by-step lesson plan.
To help their investigation write-ups, I've also thrown in the literacy writing mat for free!
All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final page of the slide.
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Queen Elizabeth II - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to build their understanding of the life of Queen Elizabeth II, whilst simultaneously developing their reading comprehension skills.
The resource pack includes the full text and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the text is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 3-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly older or younger year groups. This resource is suitable for home/ remote learning. These resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.
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Queen Elizabeth II - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Elizabeth II, as a part of their PSHE study of Britain and its values, history study of ‘Significant Individuals’, or cross-curricular learning about monarchs. It is also a useful resource for learning relating to the platinum jubilee. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Elizabeth II Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Guy Fawkes Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about the conspirator Guy Fawkes, particularly those completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in His Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Guy Fawkes Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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The Prevent Duty - Staff Training for Primary Schools!
This clear and concise staff training session is perfect for primary school leaders/ DSLs aiming to introduce (or give a refresher on) the Prevent Duty to their staff teams.
The presentation slides are easy to follow and enable staff members to:
-Recall basic Child Protection duties (it never hurts to go over these);
-Understand what the Prevent Duty is;
-Know what to look out for;
-Be secure in what to do should they have a concern.
It contains a breakdown of each of the main points from the government’s ‘Prevent Awareness’ training and some additional information that is more pertinent to primary schools. Hope that you find it useful!
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Kings and Queens - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to Kings and Queens of England/Britain over time. It is perfect for supporting a history unit on British monarchs. It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Kings and Queens Overview;
-Early Monarchs: Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor;
-Medieval Monarchs: William I and King John
-Modern Monarchs: Anne of Great Britain, Elizabeth II
-Key Vocabulary;
-Kings and Queens Timeline.
The organiser covers concepts such as Danelaw, kingdoms, heirs, the Norman Conquest, the Magna Carta, and unification.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included). It is most suitable for students in lower KS2, but could feasibly be used for slightly older and younger children with only a few tweaks.
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Buildings and Settlements Over Time - KS2 Geography Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to buildings and settlements over time, as a part of their study of their KS2 geography study. It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Overview;
-Ancient and Medieval Buildings and Settlements;
-Early Modern Buildings and Settlements;
-Modern Buildings and Settlements;
-Key Vocabulary;
-Timeline: Construction of Landmark Buildings
The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum. Key concepts include: Settlements, rural, urban, resources, trade, energy, facilities, and many more.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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KS2 Tudors and Stuarts Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for KS2 students learning or revising knowledge relating to the Tudors and Stuarts. It contains comprehensive sections on:
- Tudor and Stuart Monarchs - date of reign, biography, spouse info, and key facts;
- Major Events and Key Information;
- Everyday Life in the Period;
- Timeline of Major Events;
Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Robert Scott Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Robert Scott as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in His Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Robert Scott Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Queen Victoria Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Queen Victoria as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Queen Victoria Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Abraham Lincoln Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Abraham Lincoln, particularly those completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in His Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Abraham Lincoln Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Emmeline Pankhurst Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Emmeline Pankhurst, particularly those completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Emmeline Pankhurst Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Amy Johnson Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about the pilot Amy Johnson, particularly those completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Amy Johnson Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.