A collection of Christmas and Winter activities for English - with writing and crafts. CONTENTS Four Christmas Thoughts for display Four Christmas cut outs- Christmas tree, Snowman, Santa, Stocking + winter card template Christmas/ winter Acrostic Poems Christmas word search Winter word search Christmas/Winter Acrostic poem template Describe the winter scene ( picture and writing template) What I’d like for Christmas story template What I hope for 2016 template Winter Words word map / template

This can be used with Primary classes for a discussion on rules and responsibility in school, at home, in society. It contains worksheets and a PP presentation. The contents are : Short play - Questions for discussion Reading passage for discussion- school in Australia with no rules Discussion cards Writing activity and template- Makebelieve Town called Doasapleez Our Class Rules template

This resource can be used from Year 8 upwards for English Language writing practice. It may be useful for lower levels at GCSE and for IGCSE students, especially Second Language Learners. The resource contains cloze tests, paragraph re-ordering, error correction and vocabulary work .

A set of cards ( family, animals, school, home, jobs) which can be blown up and used as displays or laminated and used as spelling aids. Accompanying are worksheets for each category and a poster.Suitable for KS1/2 or ESL/SEN.

November was National Novel Writing Month in the USA- this is a ‘How-To’ guide for NaNoWrMo, taking students through the process of writing a long story/ novel. Included is the opening to a Sci-fi story which the students are asked to think about and expand on. There are several other titles for them to practise with later. (US spelling here of colour and behaviour )

30 pages with an assortment of games for English language Learning Includes: Make a word Chain Pelmanism – matching cards with opposite adjectives Sentence Builder- cards for describing clothes and looks Photo fit -make a face game 1-9 Bingo Boards All About Me – board question and answer game Just A Chat- chat for a minute Take a Word- make a sentence with the word board game Take a Verb- make a sentence with the verb/ story Spin-a-word- vowels in the middle, consonants on the outside Templates –all games Exit slip- reflective analysis

20 slides The Poppy- and questions Timeline- the month before WWI Some battlefields- and questions In Flanders Field poem – questions WWI- word definitions Armistice/ WWII/ Questions Poem- the fallen – questions Two posters Accompanying PowerPoint Presentation

25 colourful cards which can be printed and laminated for use as activity cards by students to self access. Students can work their way through the term with these.Contents as follows: Shakespeare cloze test Quiz Write a play Design a poster to promote the play Label and design a map of Shakespeare’s England Dictionary Work Make a word wheel Book Review Write a story- choose from the category Picture prompt story write Thinking out of the box Make a word search Make a story board- a day in the life of Three picture prompts- write a day in the life of Use the objects to invent Design the ideal classroom Rangoli designs Write a report on the teacher Design a bookmark- 3 bookmarks

This resource looks at Silas Marner and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It contains 25 slides: Background details for discussion /biography/synopsis writing Character matching activity/analysis Literary device discussion Writing/ Drama activities Passage analysis example questions Word searches

This resource takes a look at literary devices in English. Great for IGCSE and GCSE English Literature. Included in the pack are 2 word searches , 1 crossword puzzle, 2 sets of matching card definition games, 1 worksheet , a poem analysis of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Arms and the Boy’, one World War poster and two literary devices posters.

This resource looks at Shakespeare's sonnets and features numbers 18 and 130. Ideal for GCSE English Literature. It contains: Pre reading Questions Bio What is a sonnet- structure? Two sonnets (18 / 130 ) and translations Parodies- examples and how to write one templates Themes Imagery Shakespeare quiz Two questions for analysis

This GCSE English study pack contains 20 pages with : Synopsis- overview of Venice of the day Shakespearisms- phrases we get from Shakespeare Character list Match the character with the description Plot summary 15 question quiz Character study templates – Antonio, Shylock, Portia Two notable speeches- analysis and questions to make you think. Themes Staging the play- questions and plans Make a poster template

A look at British Values and the multiculturalism of Britain today. This resource has quotes, a poem, pictures for discussion, word work and questions. The resource has the pdf file to print as activity cards, two PowerPoint presentations and some images that define what it is to be 'British' .

World War One Poetry Pack for secondary.This resource contains 40 pages comparing ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke and ‘Futility’ by Wilfred Owen. It has both poems, a short bio on each poet, analytical questions, worksheets and activities, flashcard keywords and research topics.

A resource intended for students to write about their opinion- in this pack they are writing about the theatre, texting and also writing a review and a play script.

10 pictures ( by the author ) to be used as prompts for story writing. These also include the introductory paragraph for the story. Fiction.

A resource which can be used as activity cards or as worksheets to prompt Creative Writing. Excellent for English/ ESL or ELA.