A complete poetry lesson based on a classic poem about colours: ‘What is Pink’ by Christina Rossetti. Includes a PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes guidance for four follow-up writing activities. Ideal for exploring classic poetry with KS1 and lower key stage 2. Also great for helping students identify and discuss different colours. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for years 1 to 4. The 17 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poem • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities. The resource also includes: • A copy of the poem. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets. Worksheet A contains a straightforward literal task and an activity requiring pupils to visualise aspects of the poem. Worksheet B is more challenging and contains tasks linked to exploring the poet’s use of language and expressing opinion.

A complete lesson based on the poem ‘From a Railway Carriage’ by Robert Louis Stevenson with PPT presentation, comprehension worksheets and follow up activities. Ideal for exploring classic poetry or as part of a topic on transport. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for KS2. The 10 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities. The resource also includes: • A copy of the poem. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. Two differentiated worksheets. Worksheet A contains a straightforward literal task and an activity requiring pupils to visualise aspects of the poem. Worksheet B is more challenging and contains tasks linked to exploring the poet’s use of language and finding evidence.

A Christmas poetry lesson based on the poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ with PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes guidance for follow-up writing and speaking and listening activities. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for years 2 to 6. The 14 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poem • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities. The resource also includes: • A copy of the poem. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets. Worksheet A contains a straightforward literal task and an activity requiring pupils to visualise aspects of the poem. Worksheet B is more challenging and contains tasks linked to exploring the poet’s use of language and expressing opinion.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 3 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand ‘expressing time, place and cause using adverbs. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion.I n addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

This PPT based lesson will help students to review the skills needed to write a character description . The lesson format is as below: Discuss: Talk about the features and purpose of the text type and the set task. Analyse: Identify the features that can be seen in an example text. Write: Choose a character and create a written description of them. Edit: Review work and identify improvements that could be made.

This PPT based lesson will help students to review the skills needed to write a recount. The lesson format is as below: Discuss: Talk about the features and purpose of recounts and the set task. Analyse: Identify the features that can be seen in an example text. Plan: Decide on the structure of the recount Write: Write a recount about a day-trip. Edit: Review work and identify improvements that could be made.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 5 punctuation objective requiring pupils to explore the use of ‘brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to clauses and subordinate clauses. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 20 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to clauses and subordinate clauses is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

A PPT based lesson for suitable for KS2 on the use of personification. This resource is linked to the following English national curriculum reading comprehension objectives: • Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination (Year 3 and 4) • Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader (Year 5 and 6) This lesson is also useful for helping pupils to understand how to use personification in their own writing. The PPT contains: • Clear explanation • Three examples of classic text extracts which include personification • Three activities which require pupils to demonstrate their understanding of and use personification • Reflection questions enabling pupils to recap and consolidate their understanding at the end of the lesson The PPT is fully editable giving you the flexibility to adjust aspects of the lesson to suit the needs of your pupils if required.

This PPT based lesson will help students to review the skills needed to write a persuasive letter. The lesson format is as below: Discuss: Talk about the features and purpose of persuasive letters and the set task. Analyse: Identify the features that can be seen in an example text. Write: Write a letter to try to prevent the closure of a local park Edit: Review work and identify improvements that could be made.

A complete lesson based on a selection of limericks by Edward Lear. Includes PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Ideal for exploring classic and nonsense poetry. Also includes guidance for two follow-up activities. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. The 12 slide PPT contains: • Limericks with supporting visual images • Background information about limericks and Edward Lear • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up writing activities which support students in creating their own limericks The resource also includes: • A sheet containing three illustrated limericks. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets. Worksheet A contains straightforward literal questions and an activity requiring pupils to visualise a limerick and create an illustration. Worksheet B is more challenging and contains questions linked to vocabulary and a task requiring students to express their opinion.

A complete lesson based on the traditional poem ‘Remember, remember the 5th of November’ with a PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Ideal for studying Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes, The Gunpowder Plot or as part of a topic on The Stuarts. Also includes guidance for two follow-up writing activities. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for KS2. The 11 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities. The resource also includes: • A copy of the poem. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated worksheets. Worksheet A contains straightforward literal questions and an activity requiring pupils to visualise aspects of the poem. Worksheet B is more challenging and contains questions linked to summarising and expressing opinion.

A PPT based lesson designed to help pupils recognise adjectives and explore how and why they are used. The 18 slide PPT contains explanation, activities and practice exercises for pupils to complete as well as opportunities for discussion.

Contains a selection of resources to help year 1 pupils learn the common word list for their year group as specified in Appendix 1 of the English National Curriculum. Includes: PPT with a variety of activities to help pupils practise spellings Look Cover Write Check sheets with sentence activities allowing students to use the words in context A word mat containing all the words for easy reference Words arranged into lists for reference and display

A PPT based lesson for suitable for KS2 on the use of onomatopoeia. This resource is linked to the following English national curriculum reading comprehension objectives: • Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination (Year 3 and 4) • Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader (Year 5 and 6) This lesson is also useful for helping pupils to understand how to use onomatopoeia in their own writing. The PPT contains: • Clear explanation • Three examples of classic text extracts which include onomatopoeia • Three activities which require pupils to demonstrate their understanding of and use onomatopoeia • Reflection questions enabling pupils to recap and consolidate their understanding at the end of the lesson The PPT is fully editable giving you the flexibility to adjust aspects of the lesson to suit the needs of your pupils if required.

A complete poetry lesson based on cinquain poetry. Includes a PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes activities designed to help students create their own cinquains. These activities are ideal for helping pupils consider word choice, editing, syllables and layout. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. The 15 slide PPT contains: • Examples of cinquains with supporting visual images • Background information about how this type of poetry developed. • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities which provide guidance supporting students in writing their own cinquains The resource also includes: • A poem sheet containing two cinquains by Adelaide Crapsey – the poet who invented cinquains. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets. Worksheet A contains true/false statements about both poems and an activity that requires students to visualise one of the poems. Worksheet B contains more challenging activities requiring students to explore the language of the poems.

A complete PPT lesson resource to help students learn about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Ideal for Black History Month, studying civil rights, equality, discrimination, significant women or important historical figures. The PPT presentation contains details of Rosa Parks’ life and achievements with a range of questions to encourage discussion and deeper thinking. This resource includes two follow up activities: • Follow Up Activity 1 – An art activity in which pupils need to draw and colour people of different races sitting wherever they like on a bus to highlight why we are grateful to Rosa Parks. This activity is supported by the inclusion of two differentiated bus outlines for teachers to supply to students if needed. • Follow Up Activity 2 – An activity requiring students to write a recount of the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This activity is supported by pictures on the PPT to help students remember the events and activities in order. These pictures are also supplied on a worksheet should teachers wish to enable students to create a storyboard on paper by combining pictures of the events with writing.

A biography of Nelson Mandela which includes a PPT, comprehension worksheets and follow up activities. Ideal for studying significant individuals, Black History Month and Mandela Day. Suitable for KS2. This resource includes: • A 14 slide PPT • A paper copy of Nelsons Mandela’s biography • Follow Up Activity 1- Differentiated comprehension questions • Follow Up Activity 2 - Students use pictures to write about key events in Nelson Mandela’s life. • Follow Up Activity 3 - A selection of quotes is provided for students for analysis and discussion. A worksheet for this activity is provided to be used if needed. • Follow – Up Activity 4 – Guidance to help students produce artwork based on the idea of South Africa as a ‘rainbow nation’. Two printables are provided to support this work if needed • A PDF of Nelson Mandela quotes which could be used for display • Planning guidance for the provided activities

A PPT based lesson linked to the Year 3 terminology objective requiring pupils to understand the terms clause and subordinate clause. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.