Students think of a friend and predict which Year he/she was born in. Chinese birth years incorporated in slide. Ready to deliver. Happy New Year.

Straightforward practice for explaining the effect of similes and metaphors. Illustrated.

Ideas for format and resources as we move from physical presence to cyber -presence. If you find this useful share with everyone.

Template to help students keeps a daily tab on their lives throughout this defining moment in our modern history. Lesson to accompany this journal. Students simply add as they progress and can copy and paste items they think will be of interest in the future.

" A Vendetta " by Maupassant. Read it via video. Questions on slides. VERY ENTERTAINING

Lesson two in a series. Suitable for remote learning. Chunked activities and not too long (30/40 minutes)

Presentation highlighting the key qualities needed for young people. Worksheet included. Adaptable and versatile. Assembly or workshop or lesson. Now with optional video clips to help discussion.

Lessons 6 and 7 aimed at Year 8 learners at home during the crisis. Short but useful.

Lessons 5 & 6 focused on the novel The Giver. Aimed at year 7 students studying at home during the pandemic. Short but useful.

Lesson 5 in the series aimed at year 8 students learning from home. Short as can be.

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

Lesson 3 in a series. Does what it says on the tin. Should take 30 minutes to complete.

Lesson asks students to decide which jobs were the worst to do and to compare them with modern day worst jobs. Gross jobs, engrossed students.

A selection of things that students should read before they’re 18 years old. They can of course, read them afterwards as well. Plenty to argue about wherever teachers gather together. Contains brief comments on each novel/poem/short story.

8 ideas to make LOCKDOWN a little bit more bearable .

A return to the days when you made your own entertainment. Ideas to keep everyone busy . Use sparingly !

Number 9 in this remote learning series. Students check work from lesson 8 and answer some straightforward comp.questions.

Number 11 in this series of remote lessons aimed primarily at year 8 students who should be aiming for 30-40 minutes per lesson (ideally). Chunked and hopefully with enough variety to keep them engaged.

Students create a poem by blacking out words in a newspaper or old unwanted book. Ideal for cover lessons, one-offs or as part of a poetry unit.

Short lesson (increasingly students requesting shorter lessons but more frequently) exploring some symbolism in Chapt. 3. Ready to send out.