Maths activity set in a real-life context. Interactive PowerPoint. KS3 / GCSE. Students view some so-called special offers and decide if being numerate is a good thing. Ideal for starters or Tutor time.

Aimed at year 8 students working from home. Download this and be covered for 2 lessons. Includes letter of Aunt Clara writing exercise.

Over 3 short lessons, students write an essay on LONELINESS in the novella. Very scaffolded but for lower groups. Each lesson about 30 minutes.

Follow the link and look at the examples to find a way of changing your Learning Questions and Objectives. If you use, leave your views.

Seven dilemmas for discussion. Group activities. Sharpens speaking and reasoning. Adaptable. Use as a carousel activity so al groups have a chance to discuss dilemmas and feedback as a whole at the end.

Students create a front page edition of a newspaper showing their knowledge of an earthquake event. Adaptable to hurricanes etc and easily edited to suit your class. Use an A3 format for best results.

A way of recycling previous knowledge which really engages the students and takes almost no time to set up. Ideas and examples on slides.

Revision aid and/or activity for the novel. adaptable template.Print on A3 for best results.

An updated version with answers in the notes section of the slide show. Merry Christmas !

Lesson consolidates information and questions how this marked the end of Feudalism. Lower level but adaptable. See part two.

Slide show offers students a challenge to do something about being fed up. Adaptable and contains 10 options.

A whole form activity. Will need adapting for other countries as Anglo-Centric. Students were fully engaged and really took up the challenge. Designed as part of a tutoring week, so some slides will need editing. Feedback pls...

Lesson requires students to work together as ambassadors and complete a 3 part investigation into some aspects of the queen. Stick the worksheets in the corridor or room and let them investigate. £ areas are, childhood, attitude to marriage and what she looked like.

Empathy lesson. Students receive a photo of a house/dwelling and write/speak about the person who lives there. Adaptable and versatile. Feedback pls :)

Lesson continues the ballad and explores various language devices.

Lesson asks students to examine WHY being part of a multicultural society might be a good thing/bad thing.\nVideo clips included. Ready to go. A bit London centric but can be adapted to other cities :)

Some slides containing ICONS which can be integrated into your lessons and and external explanations of each category. Many thanks to the acknowledged link in this resource.

Lesson shows students that writing need not be about the extraordinary but could be extraordinary writing about everyday things. Focusses on the senses and gives a visual prompt.

Resource explores the sometimes pointless warnings we get on labels and signs and asks students to decide if they have a point or not.

Another installment showing why students need to be numerate. Deal or no deal in the shops etc. See Real Maths out shopping part one.