I have worked as an HLTA and MFL teacher for Secondary. These are mainly resources that I knocked up to suit my needs when I couldn't find what I was looking for, so I hope that they may be of use to you as well.
Subjects I tend to cover are Literacy/English and Modern Languages but the resources are varied.
A lot of the resources are differentiated and suitable for students with EAL or SEN, particularly in Key Stage 3.
I have worked as an HLTA and MFL teacher for Secondary. These are mainly resources that I knocked up to suit my needs when I couldn't find what I was looking for, so I hope that they may be of use to you as well.
Subjects I tend to cover are Literacy/English and Modern Languages but the resources are varied.
A lot of the resources are differentiated and suitable for students with EAL or SEN, particularly in Key Stage 3.
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MFL - Not my original idea but adapted from a literacy resource, this pyramid aims to help students with their independent learning, specifically when writing. Most useful for GCSE or A-Level, however it can be used across all age groups and abilities due to the built in differentiation - the easier phrases are at the top of the pyramid and they get more complex as you go down. I have included a colour key on some phrases to also help with word order.
If you have the time and money, the idea is to laminate each side and to fix them together to make the pyramid as shown in the pictures.
The different sections are:
Opinions
Time Phrases and Sequencers
Higher Order Phrases
Connectives
I have uploaded the document and pics of how it should look once made.
If you decide to use this resource, please leave a comment or share. Thanks! Danke!
Literacy
Students have to correct the sentences by putting in the missing capital letters.
Feel free to jazz it up!
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MFL - German
Schiffe versenken Spiel - Haustiere
Instructions are included on the worksheet (print double sided). Example sentences are also included. Good for building up confidence with speaking and constructing sentence. Can also be used to teach question and answer skills.
You may wish to laminate the sheets and hand out board pens. I like this game because you don't need to be the best at German in the class to win! Set a time-limit and then see who managed to sink the most battleships!
If you use this resource, please think about leaving a rating or review - Danke!
Power point slides and reading exercise for French Key Stage 3 activity on Pets, including opinion phrases J'adore etc. Based on contestants in I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 2016.
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French reading and translation activity for pets topic. Based on internet personality Doug the Pug! The animations mean the answers will only come on when you click and then the text underlines in red to provide support and sentence starters for students to produce their own missing pets poster.
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Literacy
Film Review Planning - this sheet was used as a framework for students with SEN to make notes on during and after watching a film. Sentence starters are included to help them.
Film Review Checklist - the students then typed up their reviews using the framework. They were each given a checklist/task list to tick off as they worked to help them focus on what was important.
Also useful for differentiating within a mainstream lesson.
Maths
A worksheet created for students with SEN. May be useful for Entry Level Maths.
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Literacy.
This sheet was made for Key Stage 3 Literacy classes to help them to proof read.
Some students will be able to recognise that certain things are wrong. Some will be able to correct the mistakes.
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Literacy
Students have to sort the words into the categories of nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs using a key and then write their own sentences. Used for KS3 SEN.
Literacy
An on the board starter and a reading comprehension task based on the topic Holidays and Writing to Persuade or Advertise for an SEN KS3 class but could be adapted for others. The lesson before, students research different holidays. Here they learn what a holiday advert looks like before designing their own. Useful for Literacy classes or Entry Level / Step Up to English.
Feel free to jazz it up!
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Literacy
The lesson (KS3 SEN) focused on being able to write instructions using imperative verbs or bossy verbs! The starter quiz (uploaded on PDF) is NOT my own but I have uploaded it as that is what I used as a starter.
Feel free to jazz it up!
Literacy
This is a nice and easy alphabet game that everyone can take part in. I usually allow them to play in pairs.
The aim is to fill in the category columns with an answer for each letter.
For example for girls' names you might have Annie, Becky, Charlotte etc.
I also use it to reinforce the use of capital letters for names etc.
It also introduces an element of competition if you would like to use it that way.
Feel free to jazz it up!
Literacy
A worksheet created to help my KS3 SEN class understand metaphors. It involves giving the meaning and drawing a literal visual picture, getting harder as it goes along.
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Literacy
Writing to inform and advice. This lesson was created for a KS3 SEN Literacy group, introducing them to the concepts of information and advice, enabling them to spot the difference and then write their own piece of information and advice writing.
Feel free to jazz it up!
MFL - German
Link learning nationalities in German to football teams. You may want to transfer this activity to a powerpoint and use it as an activity that way.
Literacy
Simply pictures of tattoos with mistakes in! Helps the students to see that other people make mistakes too and gives them 'real life' examples to correct.