Premium Writing Bundle - 3 Lesson Pack consisting of: The Summer Holiday Murders, The Zombie Apocalypse and The Sugar Tax – writing to argue and persuade! More information and the individual lessons can be found here for £3 each. The Summer Holiday Murders: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-summer-holiday-murders-creative-writing-11284487 The Zombie Apocalypse: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/zombie-apocalypse-creative-writing-lesson-11278633 The Sugar Tax: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11277268 Or all three highly engaging lessons can be downloaded here for just £5.50. Or see my home page for more great lessons, bundles and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: all images are copyright free, accreditation can be found on each download page.)

An excellent form presentation on the on the famous sinking of the Titanic. The presentation covers details of the sister ships: the Britannic and the Olympic; details of the building of the Titanic; the White Star Line; Captain Smith; the crew; the Ice burg and details of the survivors. For more great resources or lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (All images are copyright free from wikipedia.co)

A simple and effective way to make literacy and learning fun. Literacy bingo 2! Students have to spot the incorrect word as each sentence appears (common literacy errors) and replace them with the correct word. This is the word they cross off on their bingo cards. Further instructions on how to play inside. Power Point resource, playing time with line and house 15 minute approx. Resource suitable for key stages 2/3, but easily adaptable format/template to create further bingo games. Student satisfaction guaranteed! Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free images used throughout.)

An informative Power Point on Prince, the talented musician and singer, who tragically passed away recently. The 23 page Power Point contains relevant bio information, unusual facts and a quick quiz to finish and is useful for form time or other such activities. For more resources or lessons visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Photo Credits: Africanindy.com, NME.)

Crocodile Comparison Lesson - Non-Fiction Texts A very simple but engaging lesson based on two non-fiction texts involving crocodile attacks in Australia. The aim of the lesson is for students to identify explicit information from each text then do a comparison between them. Lesson includes, Power Point slide, articles and a croc writing sheet. There's nothing flashy or complicated about this lesson at all! It is however, simple and straight-forward and students will enjoy the texts. Sometimes that's all you need. Ready to download and teach immediately. Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish More easy lessons available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/muhammad-ali-pee-and-information-retrieval-lesson-11371750 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-pee-exam-technique-non-fiction-mike-tyson-11368758 Looking for something a bit more 'whizzbang, move around the room' try the Beast of Bodmin Moor? https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-beast-of-bodmin-moor-investigation-fact-or-fiction-11376736 (Credits: the Guardian online, link included in the articles)

Excellent and engaging bingo style literacy game. Students simply write True or False on their 5x5 true or false cards and mark them off if the displayed literacy clue is true or false. Subject areas include: capital letters, punctuation, their, there and they're; was and were; and spellings. Power Point game suitable for key stages 2 and 3, printable true or false cards included and further instructions on how to play inside. Great for spelling and SPAG. For more great resources and lessons see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free images. Frog image from pixabay, public domain: https://pixabay.com/en/frog-green-animal-amphibian-48234/P

A 36 page attractive bumper presentation of the faces of the new banknotes – Sir Winston Churchill, JMW Turner and Jane Austen! Presentation includes: facts, biography, quotes, images, links to video clips, questions and more! Ideal for form time, assemblies or as a basis for many different types of lessons. For more great resources see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits given in the presentation.)

Literacy bingo cards - full class set and master bingo card! Give your students clues to the literacy word and let them work out the word and cross it off their card. Play for a line, four corners and then a full house. See my home page for more great lessons, bundles and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: myfreebingo.com.)

Sugar Tax - Writing to Argue and Persuade - Letter A topical writing to argue and persuade lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate. This is the writing to argue letter lesson. If you prefer this lesson as a main task to write a lively article you can find that at the link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722 Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout. BBC article included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish You may also be interested in this letter activity resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/letter-card-sort-11034807 (Credits, BBC and Youtube.)

A bumper 68 page quiz pack, featuring riddles, logo quiz, catchphrases and more and a find the word starter pack of 5! For more great resources, see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Allow students to individualise their own assessment with these celebrity themed assessment pack. Celebrities include: Olly Murs, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Lionel Messi and Ellie Goulding. Grids feature WWW (What Went Well), EBI (Even Better If) and a space for DIRT (Directed Independent Reflection TIme.) Circled option to show if this is self, peer or teacher assessed. Grid size 130mm x 90mm perfect size for standard A5 books. For more resources and lessons visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish Photo credits: Flickr, Jagged Janine, Olly Murs; Graciela Suzem, Bruno Mars; Mingle Media, Ellie Goulding. Wikipedia, Eva Rinaldi, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, Darz Moi, Lionel Messi.