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Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee - Comprehension Activities Booklet!
This 16-page resource booklet contains a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Percy Emily Brontë’s poem ‘Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee.’ 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.
It is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers).
Activities within the booklet 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.’
Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee - Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Emily Brontë’s poem 'Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee.’ It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Context;
-Line-by-Line Analysis;
-Poetic Devices/ Language Devices;
-Themes;
-Form/Structure;
-Poems for Comparison;
-The Poet’s Influences.
The organiser is perfect for those studying the ‘Worlds and Lives’ anthology. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or 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.
Little Women - Whole Class Reading Comprehension Lesson!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the opening chapter of Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Little Women.’
The resource pack includes the extract 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 extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions, fact-checking and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in lower KS3 (or advanced upper KS2 classes).
Lines Written in Early Spring - Comprehension Activities Booklet!
This 16-page resource booklet contains a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Percy William Wordsworth’s poem ‘Lines Written in Early Spring.’ 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.
It is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers).
Activities within the booklet 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.’
Lines Written in Early Spring - Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising William Wordsworth’s poem 'Lines Written in Early Spring.’ It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Context;
-Line-by-Line Analysis;
-Poetic Devices/ Language Devices;
-Themes;
-Form/Structure;
-Poems for Comparison;
-The Poet’s Influences.
The organiser is perfect for those studying the ‘Worlds and Lives’ anthology. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or 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.
England in 1819 - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Comprehension Activities Booklet!
This 16-page resource booklet contains a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem ‘England in 1819.’ 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.
It is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers).
Activities within the booklet 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.’
England in 1819 - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem 'England in 1819.’ It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Context;
-Line-by-Line Analysis;
-Poetic Devices/ Language Devices;
-Themes;
-Form/Structure;
-Poems for Comparison;
-The Poet’s Influences.
The organiser is perfect for those studying the ‘Worlds and Lives’ anthology. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or 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.
Artemis Fowl - Whole Class Reading Comprehension Lesson!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the opening two chapters of Eoin Colfer’s ‘Artemis Fowl.’
The resource pack includes the extract 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 extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions, fact-checking and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in lower KS3 (or advanced upper KS2 classes).
Pig Heart Boy - Whole Class Reading Comprehension Lesson!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the opening two chapters of Malorie Blackman’s ‘Pig Heart Boy.’
The resource pack includes the extract 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 extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions, fact-checking and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in lower KS3 (or advanced upper KS2 classes).
No Fixed Address - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the opening pages of Susin Nielsen’s ‘No Fixed Address.’
The resource pack includes the extract 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 extract 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 lower KS3 (or advanced upper KS2 classes).
Robert Burns - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Robert Burns, particularly those studying his works in English or completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in His Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Robert Burns Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images are licensed for commercial use.
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The Ancient Greeks - Big Bundle!
THIS ANCIENT GREEKS BIG BUNDLE CONTAINS ALL OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS LESSONS, PLUS THE DETAILED, VISUALLY-APPEALING KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER.
The engaging and purposeful series of lessons has been designed to enable children to gain develop an in-depth understanding of Ancient Greece. There is a particular focus on the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and how these have influenced the world.
Children are guided towards answering the enquiry question: ‘How have Ancient Greek achievements influenced the world?’
The lessons included are:
Introduction to Ancient Greece
Seafaring City-States
Democracy and Law
The Olympic Games
Culture and Religion
A Lasting Legacy
In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the step-by-step learning journey. Also included are all worksheets, templates and additional resources required to teach the lessons - everything needed to teach is included.
In the past, I have used these lessons with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4), however this was an advanced class and these resources could easily be used with upper KS2. The key learning is aligned with KS2 curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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The Ancient Greeks - Lesson Bundle!
This engaging and purposeful series of lessons has been designed to enable children to gain develop an in-depth understanding of Ancient Greece. There is a particular focus on the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and how these have influenced the world.
Children are guided towards answering the enquiry question: ‘How have Ancient Greek achievements influenced the world?’
The lessons included are:
Introduction to Ancient Greece
Seafaring City-States
Democracy and Law
The Olympic Games
Culture and Religion
A Lasting Legacy
In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the step-by-step learning journey. Also included are all worksheets, templates and additional resources required to teach the lessons - everything needed to teach is included.
In the past, I have used these lessons with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4), however this was an advanced class and these resources could easily be used with upper KS2. The key learning is aligned with KS2 curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.
Ancient Greeks - A Lasting Legacy - Lesson!
This engaging and purposeful lesson is the sixth and final lesson in a series of lessons in which children develop an in-depth understanding of Ancient Greece. There is a particular focus on the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and how these have influenced the world.
In this lesson, children consider how modern society has been influenced by the achievements of the Ancient Greeks. Specifically, they:
-Understand how Ancient Greek discovery and learning has impacted the world;
-Understand how Ancient Greek democracy and law has impacted the world.
-Understand how Ancient Greek sport, culture and religion has impacted the world.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Understanding the meaning of the key concept ‘legacy.’
-Considering Greek achievements in each of the key areas (discovery and learning, democracy and law, and sport, culture and religion) and then linking these achievements to what is seen in the modern world;
-Using clear guidance and a structure strip (provided) based on what they have learnt to form a clear, organised response to the enquiry question: 'How have Ancient Greek achievements influenced the world?
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective, and considering the questions that they have for further learning.
Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (24 slides), which contains all of the information needed to teach the lesson and the structure strip for the main enquiry-response activity (provided in both Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4), however this was an advanced class and these resources could easily be used with upper KS2. The key learning is aligned with KS2 curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.
Richard the Lionheart - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Richard the Lionheart (Richard I), either as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals’, or as part of a wider study of The Crusades. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
-Overview;
-Times in His Life;
-Important Vocabulary;
-Richard the Lionheart Timeline;
-Answers to the Important Questions;
-Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or 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.
Ancient Greeks - Culture and Religion - Lesson!
This engaging and purposeful lesson is the fifth in a series of lessons in which children develop an in-depth understanding of Ancient Greece. There is a particular focus on the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and how these have influenced the world.
In this lesson, children learn all about Greek culture and religion. Specifically, they:
-Learn and recall key facts about Ancient Greek craftsmanship, theatre, philosophy, discovery and architecture;
-Explain what the Greeks believed about various Gods and Goddesses, and how they honoured them;
-Describe the key responsibilities, powers and traits of a God or Goddess.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge recall of history skills and prior facts about the Ancient Greeks;
-Understanding of the concept of ‘culture’;
-Exploring clues from a range of sources to find out more about the key areas of Ancient Greek culture: craftsmanship, theatre, philosophy, discovery and architecture;
-Watching an engaging, age-appropriate video to learn about the main Gods, their roles and what the Greeks believed about them;
-Using clear guidance to research a God of their choice and complete a character profile about them;
-Understanding how the Greeks’ religious beliefs influenced their achievements;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (26 slides), which contains all of the information needed to teach the lesson, the sources for the investigation activity, and the template for the character profile (provided in both Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4), however this was an advanced class and these resources could easily be used with upper KS2. The key learning is aligned with KS2 curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.
Robert the Bruce - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Robert the Bruce as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
-Overview;
-Times in His Life;
-Important Vocabulary;
-Robert the Bruce Timeline;
-Answers to the Important Questions;
-Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or 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.
Ancient Greeks - The Olympic Games - Lesson!
This engaging and purposeful lesson is the fourth in a series of lessons in which children develop an in-depth understanding of Ancient Greece. There is a particular focus on the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and how these have influenced the world.
In this lesson, children learn about the Ancient Olympic games. Specifically, they:
-Learn and recall key facts about the Ancient Olympic Games;
-Use a range of information to develop their knowledge of Ancient Olympic events and values;
-Explain how the ancient games influenced the modern Olympic Games.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge recall of basic history skills and prior facts about the Ancient Greeks;
-Understanding key information about how, when and where the Ancient Olympic games took place;
-Watching an interesting, age-appropriate video (hyperlinked) about the different events and values of the games, and demonstrating their understanding of this through comprehension questions;
-Understanding how the Ancient Olympic games ended and the Modern Olympic Games started;
-Explaining how the Modern Olympic sports and values are influenced by the Ancient Olympic Games;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides), which contains all of the information needed to teach the lesson, and the worksheet for the further research activity (provided in both Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4), however this was an advanced class and these resources could easily be used with upper KS2. The key learning is aligned with KS2 curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.
Ancient Greeks - Democracy and Law - Lesson!
This engaging and purposeful lesson is the third in a series of lessons in which children develop an in-depth understanding of Ancient Greece. There is a particular focus on the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and how these have influenced the world.
In this lesson, children learn about Ancient Greek democracy and law, with a particular focus on Ancient Athens. By the end of the lesson, they:
-Understand the difference between monarchies, dictatorships & democracies; -Explain how matters were decided by democracies in Ancient Athens;
-Describe the similarities and differences between democracy in Ancient Greece and today.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge recall of basic history skills and prior facts about the Ancient Greeks;
-Understanding key information about different types of leadership (monarchies, dictatorships and democracies) and how they vary;
-Understanding that Greek city-states had different forms of leadership and that Athens formed one of the world’s first democracies;
-Understanding the different roles and procedures within Ancient Athenian democracy and law;
-Comparing and contrasting Greek systems to modern-day democracy, and evaluating to what extent they feel that the Athenian system was fair/ effective;
-Demonstrating their knowledge of democracy and law in Ancient Athens through completing a ‘Bloom’s Taxonomy’ style worksheet, with questions requiring progressively more difficult skills and depth of knowledge;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides), which contains all of the information needed to teach the lesson, and worksheet for the main task (provided in both Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4), however this was an advanced class and these resources could easily be used with upper KS2. The key learning is aligned with KS2 curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.
Ancient Greeks - Seafaring City-States Lesson!
This engaging and purposeful lesson is the second in a series of lessons in which children develop an in-depth understanding of Ancient Greece. There is a particular focus on the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and how these have influenced the world.
In this lesson, children learn about Greek City states and how they were formed. In particular, they:
-Understand why seafaring was essential for Ancient Greek civilizations;
-Describe the seafaring skills that helped City-States to form and thrive.
-Name Greek City States and recall key facts about daily life in them.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge recall of basic history skills and baseline information about the Ancient Greeks;
-Understanding key information about the Greek terrain and it necessitated the advancement of seafaring knowledge and skills;
-Discussing and understanding the advantages gained by the Greeks by developing seafaring skills, and how this led to the development of city-states;
-Learning what ship-building and navigational skills they developed;
-Following navigational instructions to find and label the major Greek city states (the map for this is included, as both Word and PDF documents)
-Watching an engaging video (hyperlinked) to find out more about life in city-states and how it relied on the sea;
-Recalling key information about housing, food, education and work in Greek city-states;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides), which contains all of the information needed to teach the lesson, and the maps required for the navigation activity.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4), however this was an advanced class and these resources could easily be used with upper KS2. The key learning is aligned with KS2 curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.