Some feedback on this idea, please ? All you need are supermarket receipts from trolleys. People leave them all the time. When you're out shopping grab 'em. This lesson has numerous possibilities and can work on ALL levels.

Lesson poses 50 things teenagers should experience/learn before becoming 20. Students discuss and perhaps add some of their own. Plenty of scope for adaptation. Let me know if you find this useful. See part 2 as well.

A new twist on the balloon debate. Students see pics of candidates BEFORE learning about them. Versatile lesson suits all levels and all ages from year 7 upwards.

Clarification of abstract nouns and activity creating their own island with features named after abstract nouns: Waterfall of Hope etc. Part one of ? Hero has to navigate way through land to retrieve the hidden treasure. Creative, Cross- Curricular etc Feedback please !

21 questions designed to get students thinking creatively and questioning. Illustrated. Ideal for tutor time, assemblies or starters.

Lesson asks the above question and poses several more. Asks if FAMOUS is different from CELEBRITY. Good for English lessons/PSHE/CITIZENSHIP.

Activity poses questions and students self-analyse their routines. Designed to provoke discussion and hopefully, change ! What happens before and after school? Feedback please...

Students work in pairs through this 'board game' activity, answering questions generated by the throw of a die. Use coins for counters. Adapt questions to any text/level. Student led lesson. Get them to note difficult questions. Pair less able with more able. Hours of possibilities

Lesson designed to review the essentials of grammar terminology. illustrated and with questions. Worksheet could be added.

Lesson asks this question and invites students to consider if they would change their physical nature to attract someone or appear cool.

Students listen to a very moving, brief story and comment on whether it's always good to tell the truth. Story included, illustrated and ready to deliver. Thought provoking.

How to weigh an elephant with bathroom scales Problem solving lesson with focus on creative solutions to a weighty issue. Solution included.

Ten ready to use ideas on ensuring you cover a Literacy aspect in your lesson. No effort required at all. All spelling errors etc are deliberate and form part of the challenge for students.

Lesson covers facial emotion recognition and asks whether it's okay to lie to someone to make them happy. Debates galore. Add some feed back please..:)

A set of slides providing creative writing/speaking/drama based stimuli. Can be used over KS3 and 4.

Illustrated slide-show of the poem. Animated. Has a greater impact this way. Could be shown with appropriate music.

' A little Learning is a dangerous thing..' Students assess their colleagues' ability to answer some basic questions.....urban myths. Answers provided and plenty to do. Could stretch over many lessons. Why not involve research ?

Animated and illustrated slide show of the poem. Useful for revision or introduction to the poem

Part two of two. Students discuss whether they have achieved/want to achieve. Could they add/subtract from the list ? Plenty of scope for discussion/adaptation.

Gives students a broad intro to the basic changes in our language with links to how each stage sounded. Worksheet focusses on Middle English vocabulary.