Family Tree: In small groups, children use the cards as clues in order to organise the pictures in a family tree. An element of competition can be added, making the first team to solve how all the people are related the winner. This takes a bit of preparation, but if you laminate it, you can reuse it many times. This can be used with young children or ESL learners of many ages.

Crossword puzzle to practise 15 European countries and their location on the map

Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, practising words with ‘ie’ and ‘ei’ spellings Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 20 words: 1 - look, cover, write for words with ‘ei’ 2 - look, cover, write for words with ‘ie’ 3 - complete the blanks with ‘ie’ or 'ei, all 20 words mixed up

A quick colourful visual guide of the core tenses in English. Intended to be used alongside instruction on the meaning and function of tenses, but useful as an overview and sort of checklist for pupils. 2 versions are included - one full A4 size, the other has 2 images on 1 sheet to be cut as smaller handouts.

Help improve writing by expanding pupil’s knowledge of a range of linking words. 1 - cut out activity to organise by function 2 - cut out a selection of linking words to insert into a text 3 - organised list of linking words with gap fill activity

Spelling practice 1 - look, cover, write 2 - cut outs to match suffixes

Look, cover, write worksheet practising words with ‘ough’

1 - Look, cover, write spelling practice 2 - Cut outs to match able and ible 3 - Worksheet to organise base words into 2 columns, write the correct word with the suffix, making necessary internal changes

Worksheet to revise a list of 21 phrasal verbs. This complements phrasal verbs introduced in the New English File Upper Intermediate ESL coursebook.

Spelling practice at the KS1 level with National Curriculum spelling words, learning the difference between ‘oi’ or ‘oy’. Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 10 words: 1 - look, cover, write 2 - sort into 2 categories 3 - complete the blanks with ‘oi’ or ‘oy’

Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, learning the difference between words ending ‘al’ or ‘el’. Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 10 words: 1 - look, cover, write 2 - sort into 2 categories 3 - complete the blanks with ‘al’ or ‘el’

Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, practising words with a silent ‘w’ Resource includes 2 worksheets to practice 10 words: 1 - look, cover, write 2 - unscramble letters

22 challenging GCSE words 1 - Cut out word segments, pupils must assemble words 2 - Fill in the blanks with words from the cut out activity 3 - Look, cover, write activity with the above words

ESL Speaking activity about global issues and disasters, such as earthquakes, famine, and floods. PDF file to be projected or printed as handouts. Includes a series of images depicting natural disasters. Lesson: - With students, brainstorm natural disaster words students already know. Make sure the following words get covered: earthquake, flood, famine, landslide, avalanche, drought. - Project the images on a screen or hand out printed copies. Students are to discuss each image addressing the questions what, when, where why and how. Depending on the level, this can be great practice of modals of certainty/probability. - After the images, the next slide is an FCE style speaking task - a question with different ideas to discuss, followed by a follow-up question - The final slide is a series of questions for further discussion about natural disasters in general

Picture cards with egg related idioms, pictures and definitions. Full page posters plus handout

This works best as a starter to a class of improv games. It provides a bit more structure, allowing kids to ease into it and be a bit freer in other improv theatre games! This works best if you can project it on the wall. Make sure you have the teacher handout so that you can see in advance how many people are needed for each sketch. Get the right number of volunteers for each before showing the card. (Smiley faces indicate how many people!)

2 activity types: fill in the blank with words from a box and choose the correct alternative Suitable for reinforcing correct verb agreement (she is, they are) with low level primary children. Also suitable for ESL learners and SEN pupils.

Spelling practice on 15 compound nouns, suitable for KS2 prep. The first sheet is a spelling list with a ‘Look, Cover, Write’ activity. The second sheet includes a list of the same words which have been scrambled for pupils to unscramble. It also has 5 sentences with missing words for pupils to fill in with words form the spelling list. The third sheet is a wordsearch with these 15 words. Pupils must find the words and write them at the bottom of the page. The last sheet is a blank spelling test sheet with 15 spaces for pupils to be tested on these words. These worksheets could also be used for older ESL pupils learning about compound nouns. ps. I’m new to selling on TES, so would really appreciate your reviews to hopefully help me sell more! Thanks!