Hello and Welcome to my shop! I have a mixture of resources based on my experiences. Mostly, you will find resources for the Primary-Curriculum which have been developed in accordance with my experience teaching Primary. Secondly, you will find music-related resources developed in accordance with my musical training (BA Music - Oxford University). Finally, you will find GCSE A-Level appropriate resources that I developed when I was a student. I hope you will find something of use to you. :)
Hello and Welcome to my shop! I have a mixture of resources based on my experiences. Mostly, you will find resources for the Primary-Curriculum which have been developed in accordance with my experience teaching Primary. Secondly, you will find music-related resources developed in accordance with my musical training (BA Music - Oxford University). Finally, you will find GCSE A-Level appropriate resources that I developed when I was a student. I hope you will find something of use to you. :)
This resource is a detailed, chronological presentation covering key events, changes, and content regarding society in Germany 1871 - 1929. Example content included in this presentation is: socialism, the Kultakampf, position of women, standard of living, class systems, amongst others. Emphasis is given to including specific factual detail, referencing dates and specific names where appropriate. The presentation is designed so that it could be easily converted into flashcards after it has been used for teaching.
This presentation provides a detailed, chronological account of changes, key events and facts regarding the German economy from 1871 - 1929. Examples of the kinds of events and content covered within this presentation include: tariffs, industrial expansion, military expansion, invasion of the Ruhr, reparations, and hyperinflation, amongst others. The presentation is presented in such a way that it could easily be printed out and used as flashcards. Emphasis is given throughout to include specific factual detail, dates and names where appropriate, as well as specific reference to government acts.
A collection of worksheets designed to consolidate and solidify pupil’s knowledge of conjunctions and expand their confidence to use conjunctions within their own writing. The worksheets are aimed at helping pupil’s understand what a conjunction is, learn examples of conjunctions, and put their knowledge into practical application seeing how conjunctions work in a range of contexts and sentences.
Worksheets involve a mixture of activities including fill-in-the-blank writing activities and reading activities.
Worksheet pack used best alongside the conjunctions presentation, also available.
A collection of 3 quizzes on the topic of synonyms and expanded vocabulary. The 3 quizzes have been produced to aid differentiation and specific tailoring to the needs and abilities of the students.
Each quiz follows a similar structure. The quizzes are organised into 5 rounds with approximately 30 questions for the overall quiz to ensure that in an average class of 30, every child can answer at least one question.
Each round targets slightly different skills and questioning to help keep children engaged: multi-choice questions, true or false questions, odd-one-out etc. All questions have a multi-choice element to ensure the quiz is accessible to a wider range of abilities.
Answers are provided for all questions in all quizzes. For the Primary Age / Medium quizzes, animation is used to reveal the answers. This allows the quizzes to be fully interactive. Students can select the answer they feel is right and animations will remove the incorrect answers to leave just the right answer. For the harder quiz, answers are provided at the end of each round for students to self or peer mark.
All quizzes focus on common frequency words to increase the applicability of the quiz to children’s writing and every-day language use.
Having all 3 quizzes available will aid differentiation, scaling, and scaffolding so every child can complete a quiz individually tailored to their needs and abilities.
This resource is a whole lesson on the topic of creative writing and writing speech that specifically looks at expanding vocabulary use through choosing alternative words for “said”. The lesson includes a presentation that can be worked through. The presentation is highly interactive involving questions, short and long activities, games, and worked examples so that students take an active part of their learning journey and engage a range of senses and skills. The presentation is structured in 4 parts as follows:
Why should we consider alternative words for said?
Worked Examples
Application to Sentences
Activities.
Worked Examples
The worked examples help students create a word bank of alternatives for said that they can then use in their sentences. To help students think about alternatives for “said” the presentation discusses the impact of feelings on how a person may speak. The presentation then works through common feelings and how someone may speak with each of those feelings. Students take an active part in gathering this knowledge by being involved in class discussions which will lead to the creation of class mind maps. To accompany these class activities, the presentation goes through its own mind maps for each of the chosen feelings so that students should finish this section with a bank of words they can apply to their sentences.
Application to Sentences
The presentation begins by giving students a short passage of speech where “said” is used repetitively to emphasise the lack of interest and information this creates. This passage of speech is then returned to at this point in the lesson as the presentation works through swapping out all the “said” for an alternative word chosen from the previously created word bank. The presentation takes this section sentence at a time to increase accessibility. Students are encouraged to complete the task in their own books, choosing their own words, along with the presentation. The presentation gives an example at each point to help those who may lack confidence to choose independently.
Activities
The presentation concludes with 4 activities. Including:
Word Association game
Sentence building dice game
Charades game
Real-life applicable task involving sentence writing.
Each activity looks to develop different interpersonal skills such as leadership, communication, confidence, alongside academic learning.
Subtle colour, images, and animations are used throughout the presentation to aid memory and ensure the presentation is aesthetically engaging.
Two resources that work well in tandem with each other. The first resource contains a selection of quick-fire quiz questions on the topics: the digestive system, enzymes, cells, sampling living things, and diffusion. The second contains exam questions on the same topics. Both resources could be used as revision resources for consolidating knowledge, refreshing knowledge, or highlighting areas of strengths and weakness, or they could be used as end of lesson activities to help process taught information. Resources are useful for exam preparation by practicing both knowledge recall and exam technique.
A lesson designed to teach children of a primary age about adjectives. The lesson takes the form of a highly interactive presentation to be worked through in class. Throughout the lesson students are encouraged to take an active part in their learning through questions, short and long tasks, and activities. The presentation is broken down into small increments as to not overwhelm children with too much information at once. The structure is as follows:
Defining adjective
Examples of adjectives
How adjectives are used in a sentence
Why adjectives are used
Different ways adjectives can be used
More worked example of using adjectives
Three short application activities at the end.
Examples are used throughout. All examples include relatable content.
Colour used to provide some visual aids.
This resource provides detailed summaries of some of the key areas involved in psychopathology. The resource begins by discussing four different ways of defining abnormality with an evaluation of each method provided. Other information included is a detailed summary of the characteristics, explanations, and treatment for phobias, depression and OCD. Specific attention is given in each summary to key psychologists and research in each area. The resource is best used as a revision resource, either as flashcards or summary tables, but it could be used for teaching. The resource is specifically tailored for students studying A level psychology with AQA, but it will be compatible with all exam boards studying these topics.
This resource is a collection of summary tables / flashcards for the psychology topic, social influence. The flashcards include both content description and evaluations for the following subtopics: explanations and types of conformity, Asch’s study, Zimbardo’s study, Milgram’s study, Milgram’s variations of his study, socio-psychological factors involved in obedience, Dispositional Factors Theory of obedience, resistance to social influence, minority influence, and the process of social change. Each flashcard gives specific focus to key psychologists and their research. The content of this resource is specifically tailored for students studying A Level psychology with AQA but the information provided would be suitable for any students social influence at any level.
This resource is a detailed presentation covering the topic of memory within psychology. The presentation covers content of: information processing, Multi-Store Model, Working-Memory Model, types of long-term memory, interference theory of forgetting, cue-dependency theory of forgetting, factors affecting the accuracy of eye-witness testimonies, and the cognitive interview. The style of this presentation means it could also be used as revision flashcards. Each slide gives a detailed summary of both content and points of evaluation for each theory or study. The presentation concludes by providing an extensive account of key psychologists, research, and key terminology for the topic. Although this presentation is specifically targeted towards students studying memory at A Level with AQA, the content included in this presentation would be suitable for any students studying memory at GCSE or A Level with all exam boards.
This resource is a set of 15 detailed flashcards covering some of the key issues and debates involved within psychology. Content included is: nature vs nurture, free-will vs determinism, idographic vs nomothetic, holism vs reductionism, gender bias in psychological research, culture bias in psychological research, and ethics in psychological research. Each flashcard provides content and points of evaluation for each debate / issue. There is specific attention paid throughout to involving psychological research and the flashcards conclude with an in-depth look at key terminology and studies for this topic. Although this resource is specifically tailored for students studying A Level Psychology with AQA, the flashcards would be appropriate for students studying this topics with any exam board at either GCSE or A Level.
This resource is a small pack of four worksheets about adjectives. Each worksheet is designed to give children a chance to use adjectives, write adjectives, and come up with their own adjectives. The four worksheets are designed as follows:
A fill-in the blank worksheet where students can write an adjective of their choice at the correct place in the sentence.
A reading exercise where students can read a passage of text and circle every adjective they can find.
A matching exercise where students can draw a line between an image to the most appropriate corresponding adjective.
A creative exercise where students are given a series of images and asked to write 3 adjectives that they could use to describe each image.
These worksheets look to incorporate both reading and writing into helping students to learn and develop their adjectives. The worksheets would be best used in conjunction with a teaching resource on adjectives such as the adjectives presentation, also available.
This resource is a detailed presentation covering the topic of social influence within psychology. The presentation provides both theories and studies into social influence with points of evaluation for each. Over 40 studies are included within the presentation. The presentation covers: research into explanations and types of conformity, Asch’s Study of Conformity, Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment, Milgram’s base-line study into obedience, Milgram’s variations, Socio-Psychological factors on obedience, dispositional factors theory of obedience, research into resistance to social influence, minority influence, research into social change. The presentation concludes by providing flashcards covering key studies and terminology for this topic. The design and style of the presentation is such that the whole document could be used as flashcards.
This resource is a selection of flashcards / summary tables on theories and studies conducted into forensic psychology. Content includes: research into defining and measuring crime, top-down approach, bottom-up approach, atavistic theory of criminal behaviour, genetic and neural explanations of criminal behaviour, Eysenck’s personality theory of criminal behaviour, cognitive explanations of criminal behaviour, differentiation theory, psychodynamic explanation, research into custodial sentencing, behaviour modification in custody, research into anger management, and research restorative justice systems. Each table / flashcard includes detailed description and points of evaluation for each theory / study. Emphasis is given throughout to drawing upon psychological research. This resource is tailored specifically for students studying A Level Psychology with AQA but it would be appropriate for anyone studying forensic psychology.
A collection of four worksheets designed to consolidate student’s knowledge of adverbs. Worksheets included:
A fill-in-the-blank reading and writing activity where students must choose the correct word from a list. Designed to help students understand what adverbs are, how adverbs are used, and how they differ from verbs. Includes examples of adverbs.
Spot-the-adverb: A reading activity where students are presented with a short passage of text and asked to circle all the adverbs they spot.
Spot-the-verbs-and-adverbs: a reading activity that is a step up from the previous activity. Students are asked to circle all the verbs in red and the adverbs in blue.
Writing with adverbs - students are given a series of sentences without any adverbs and asked to re-write the sentences using appropriate adverbs for the verbs.
Worksheets designed to utilise and build on a range of different skills all within the topic of adverbs. Best used in conjunction with the adverbs presentation also available.
This resource is a collection of worksheets designed to help students learn about clauses. The worksheets are designed to consolidate and develop knowledge of clauses. There are three worksheets in the pack. They designed in the following ways.
A fill in the blank written activity. Students are given a short paragraph of facts and information about clauses with some words missing. Students are to pick the correct word from the list to complete the sentences. Memory recall. Answers are provided.
A reading activity where students are given 8 sentences, each containing a main and subordinate clause. Students are asked to underline main clauses in red and subordinate clauses in blue. This worksheet is designed to consolidate knowledge of different types of clauses whilst also developing their knowledge of and ability to form complex sentences in their writing.
Cut and stick activity. Students are given a series of main and subordinate clauses. They are asked to cut out each clause and arrange them to create a full complex sentence using one main clause and one subordinate clause.
Worksheets are designed to consolidate knowledge as well as developing different skills with regards to reading and writing. The worksheets would be best used in conjunction with the teaching presentation on clauses, also available.
A collection of worksheets designed to consolidate and solidify pupil’s knowledge around different classes of words including: adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, nouns, and verbs. The worksheets aim to develop pupil’s knowledge of what each different word class is, examples for each of the word classes, and develop confidence of using each of these word classes within their writing.
The worksheets involve a variety of activities including fill-in-the-blank activities, comparison activities, writing activities, reading activities.
Some worksheets aim on developing understanding of definition, others on providing examples, and others on practical application of using different types of words within writing.
Worksheet pack is an excellent resource to use at the end of a unit of work on different classes of work. Collates knowledge.
English lesson on expanded vocabulary for students in upper primary school (Y3-6 / P4-7). Lesson follows the structure of a presentation that can be worked through. Lesson is designed to be interactive. Activities and teaching is scaffolded to support a varied range of learning needs and levels. Structure is as follows:
Overview of Learning Intentions
Definition of expanded vocabulary with examples
Interactive activities - developing new vocabulary
Application of learning to writing and sentences. Scaffolded.
Activities: Thesaurus skills activity, true or false quiz, bingo.
Colour and images are used throughout the lesson to aid memory and add to aesthetic value.
This resource is a whole lesson on expanded vocabulary, specifically looking at alternatives ways of describing something without using the word “very”. The lesson takes the form of a presentation which is structured into four parts:
Learning intentions, key words, context
Worked examples
Application to sentences and writing
Activities
Throughout the lesson there are regular opportunities for student interaction to ensure students have an active part in their learning. Such interaction is aided in the form of questions (to which the answers are given in the presentation), scaffolded examples that the students can complete along with the presentation, and scaffolded opportunities for application.
The powerpoint covers three worked examples where students where can have an active part in working through those examples along with the presentation. The lesson invites students to have a go themselves before offering suggestions and demonstrations of how an answer could be reached.
Similarly, the lesson demonstrates application to sentences in a worked example that the students can try out and follow first, before encouraging more independent work at the end.
Two activities are included which are designed to be real-life applicable independent tasks. Both activities target different skill sets. The first activity is a survey writing activity. The second activity looks at thesaurus skills and the use of a thesaurus to expand vocabulary. Both activities are clearly explained with examples in the lesson.
Colour and images are used throughout to provide aesthetic advantages and aid memory. Slides are simply structured with animations and titles. Slides are not overloaded with information, but teaching is broken down into smaller chunks, included interactive activities throughout to help keep students engaged and enhance understanding.
Lesson would work well in conjunction with the worksheet pack on “alternative ways of saying very”, also available in the shop, however, this is not necessary. The lesson involves enough content to not require additional worksheets / activities.
A collection of 4 worksheets on expanded vocabulary. Each worksheet looks to target different skills and includes a different activity for variation.
The 4 worksheets are as follows:
Wordsearch - ideal starter or plenary activity. Wordsearch involves 16 ambitious vocabulary words. Answers are provided on a separate sheet.
Cut and stick - ideal for younger children. Matching the less ambitious word to a more ambitious alternative. Worksheet completes with a written application task which could be used to push certain learners forward.
A-Z activity - excellent starter or plenary activity. Could be expanded out to include dictionary / thesaurus skills. Could be completed as an individual or in teams. Could be made into a competition / race for added variation.
Application writing worksheet - worksheet comes in two parts to allow for differentiation. First half involves simple sentences with simple adjectives underlined so students have to re-write and swap out the underlined words for more ambitious vocabulary. Second half has simple sentences with no adjectives. Students must add their own.
Worksheets would work best in conjunction with the Expanded Vocabulary lesson also available from the shop, however, they would also work as standalone activities.
The variety of worksheets ensures they are applicable and appropriate for a range of ages, development stages, and purposes.
Easy accessible layout.