54 Flash card prompts which will help to spark your learners’ imaginations. These flash cards contain pictures from a number of different fictional genres: gothic, western, sci-fi, historical, romance, modern and fantasy. Instructions: Print out the cards double sided. One side will have the picture prompts on and the other a zig zag pattern. Cut the cards out and laminate them. Get your learners to pick one card each and write a story or description by using the pictures as a stimulus.

A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing. The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their short Science Fiction story: setting, main character, main character trait, main theme and conflict. Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left to right of the board. For example: The first number refers to the setting, the second number rolled refers to the story’s main character…etc… The learner will then write a short story based on what they rolled on the prompt board.

Two revision guides - one catered for NCFE and one catered for City and Guilds. Both are 6/7 page revision guides that helps learners to understand what to expect in their reading assessment. They also gives advice and examples of how to answer the questions on the exam paper. Revision guides includes: Overview of the assessment Source document that will be used throughout the guide to show examples of how to answer the questions How to skim and scan a piece of text The different purposes of a text how to find the meaning of words How to replace a given word (C&G guide only) These revision guides are based on the NCFE and City and Guilds criteria and uses the updated REFORMED Functional Skills delivery guide.

This is a 26 page PowerPoint that can be used in the delivery of Functional Skills Reading Entry Level 3. This PPT includes everything learners need to know in order to pass their reading assessment (it is based on the NCFE awarding body criteria). The PPT gives learners an overview of the following: Overview of the reading assessment Skimming & Scanning - Step by step techniques and task worksheet Purpose of a Text- Different purposes of a text - the different purposes that you need to know for your exam, a class matching quiz and a practice exam question Finding the meaning of words - A dictionary task and step by step guide on how to answer this question. This is followed by a task. A skimming and scanning question worksheet, plus answers, is provide. Questions and answers are also provided throughout the PPT.

This is an English activity which can be used with primary and secondary aged learners. The learner will look at each of the 12 emojis and will be asked to write a simile which describes the emotion of each emoji. A fun English task!

Get your learners to create their own Pride themed word search. **Instructions: ** The learner will think of 12 words that are associated with Pride. They will write these words in the grid boxes and on the lines below the grid. Following this, the learner will then fill the remaining grid boxes with random letters of the alphabet. Get your learners to swap their completed word search with a peer, who will then complete it.

Directions: Cut out the cards and place them into a hat. Each person picks a card from the hat and acts out what is on the card. You can’t speak, make lip movements or point at objects in the room! 2X Charades sheets provided: 1 charade movie sheet and one general Christmas theme sheet. 48 Different charades.

This is a 31 page PowerPoint which can be used as an introduce your class to Dennis Kelly’s play DNA. The PPT contains eight separate options that can be used as an introductory lesson to the play. The students are to make predictions about what the play is about and what happens in the play. Front book cover analysis with 9 questions to answer relating to the front cover. Taboo - a word, guessing relating to the play. The objective of the game is for a student to sit with their back to the interactive whiteboard. The other students give the student clues and they have to guess the word on the board behind them. Word Scramble - Instead of the teacher giving students a short summary of the play, students will be asked to find this out for themselves by unscrambling the letters on the board. First Lines - Students will make predictions to what the play is about by reading and analysing the first few lines and answering 6 set questions. Students will watch a short news report which relates to the topic of the play. They will then make predictions about the play based on this report. Headline - play prediction task Pictionary - Each group will be given a copy of identical pictures. The aim is for the student’s group to work together to connect the pictures and try to predict what the play may be about. 5 minutes, 5 facts - Task

4 X A3 Worksheets Summary Worksheet - A resource to use as your class reads through the play. After each act, get your learners to write a short summary. They can also note down any themes that run throughout the play. This can also be useful for when learners need to revise the play and the key scenes. Characters Worksheet - A resource to help learners identify and analyse the different characters as they read through the play. They can write down a description of each character and their personality traits. Context Worksheet - Get your students to research the context of the play. Settings Worksheet - Get your students to write about how each of the settings /places on the page are connected to the plot.

An A3 punctuation worksheet. Can be given as to test prior knowledge or as a starter / lesson activity. Ideal for L1 / L2 learners. Includes questions for the following punctuation marks: Comma Capital Letters Full Stops Question / Exclamation Marks Apostrophe ( contraction and possession) Colon Semi-colon

This is a 38 pages PowerPoint which helps E3 learners to understand what to expect in the writing portion of their assessment. There are examples and short tasks for learners to complete throughout the presentation. It is based on the City and Guilds assessment, but can be amended for NCFE. The PowerPoint includes: Overview of the assessment ( marks, timing, sections) How the writing assessment is marked Overview of spelling task with an example Practice spelling task ( spelling bookmark sheet provided) Overview of alphabetical order question How to sort items into alphabetical order Alphabetical order task ( whiteboards) Overview of plural question Plural / irregular plural recap Plural task ( whiteboards) Writing assessment overview and marking criteria explanation Example writing question and how to answer the question (emails) Writing task ( planning / writing sheet provided)

A practice booklet which is based on the City and Guilds Entry 3 reading practice assessment. Ten questions and a source document based around the current issue of the XL Bully dog’s ban.

This resource consists of nine posters. Overview of L1 Assessment which is based on the City and Guilds criteria BODMAS poster BIDMAS poster ( identical to the first one but replaces ‘order’ with ‘indices’ Multiplication chart poster Fractions, Percentages and Decimals poster Mean, median, mode and range poster Measurements poster 3D shapes poster Poster reading: Functional Maths Skills Level 1

Based on the City and Guilds criteria. This booklet has a four activities to help E3 students prepare for their writing assessment. This is not a copy of the assessment and is structured slightly differently. Activity 1: Place the following words in alphabetical order (list of four words). Activity 2: Write the plural of the words in bold (list of four words). Activity 3: Write the correct spellings for the following words (six incorrect spellings taken from the spelling criteria booklet). Activity 4: Writing Activity - write an email to your local food bank to express your interest in volunteering (planning space and writing template included).

An A3 resource which will help students to begin to think about how to structure their answers and how to compare poems. Examples are provided and the success criteria is included on the sheet. Please note you will receive one A3 sheet, as seen in the picture.

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A fifteen question multiple choice quiz. Students will be given a each from each poem and must write down on the white board which poem it is from. Answers are given on the PPT once they have answered the question. I also have an alternative quiz with other key quotes from the anthology which you can download for free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetry-anthology-power-and-conflict-quotes-quiz-12636653

A fun lesson starter to see how much students remember from chapters 1 - 15 .

A short PPT on how to answer Q2. This gives the learner examples and a overview of how to plan and structure their answer.

Identify the adjectives in the following short story.