Limericks - Year 5 / Year 6 This KS2 lesson teaches children about limericks in a fun and engaging way. First, it provides examples of limericks and explains what the ‘rules’ of limericks are. It then provides a task that requires children to explore the examples and discuss the poems regarding layout, structure and language. The second half of the lesson explains how to write a limerick. Pupils are given a scaffolded approach and an example to help them construct a class and then individual limerick. The resource contains a 23-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets. It is differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to help all children achieve. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar poetry resources: Limericks - KS3 Acrostic Poetry - KS2 Cinquain Poetry - KS2 Sonnets - KS2 Tanka Poetry - KS2 Free Verse Poetry - KS2 Haiku Poetry - KS2 Narrative Poetry - KS2

Nouns - Year 1 ‘Nouns- Year 1’ introduces pupils to common nouns: people, places and things. It is a colouful and engaging English teaching resource that uses the example words from the Year 1 English - Appendix 1- Spelling. Content includes: What is a noun introduction An interactive noun sorting activity with accompanying worksheet Go on a noun hunt activity worksheet Circle the nouns activity and worksheet Identify the noun in the sentence activity and worksheet Further consolidation worksheet with answers ‘Nouns - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1 Types of Nouns Concrete Nouns Collective Nouns

Futility (Wilfred Owen) is an English Literature teaching resource made up of a 47 slide PowerPoint presentation and 16 pages of worksheets. Resources cover a range of lessons and activities ideal for studying and teaching the poem at KS4/GCSE. The resources can be used as individual lessons on Owen’s Futility or incorporated into a wider unit of work on war poetry and conflict. Conflict/War Poetry Teaching Resources: Futility (Wilfred Owen) consists of a range of stimulating lessons and activities for students of all abilities including: - A biography of Wilfred Owen - The historical and social context of Futility - World War One, trench warfare - film footage included - An introduction to the poem including an audio reading of ‘Futility’ by Kenneth Branagh - A clean copy of ‘Futility’ for annotation - Consolidation of understanding and comprehension questions - Wilfred Owen’s use of language and imagery in Futility - Structure and poetic techniques in the poem - Modelling the use of P.E.E. when writing an analysis of the poem - The theme and message of Futility - Links to the Wilfred Owen website, more war poetry, audio video reading of Futility, BBC history WWI resources - 47 slide PowerPoint analysis of Owen’s Futility - 16 pages of worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint resource

Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4 ‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ has been created for lower KS2 pupils to practise identifying and using conjunctions in their writing as per the curriculum objective of the Year 3 and 4 programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes: Definitions of conjunctions with examples Conjunctions activities with an accompanying worksheet Links to further conjunctions video clips and activities Link to a conjunctions game ‘Conjunctions - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you can adapt, personalise and differentiate it to suit your teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Conjunctions Bundle - Year 2 Causal Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Time Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Causal Conjunctions - Year 7 Time Conjunctions - Year 7

Synonyms - Year 3 and 4 ‘Synonyms - Year 3 and 4’ is an engaging PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to use synonyms to create better sentences and improve writing. Content includes: Link to short synonyms video clip. Definition of synonyms with examples. Matching synonyms task with accompanying worksheet. How to use synonyms to create better sentences activity with accompanying worksheet. Consolidation of understanding. Synonyms interactive game link. ‘Synonyms - Year 3 and 4’ is a fully editable resource so you could use it as a quick starter activity to a literacy lesson, incorporate it into an existing resource, lesson or scheme of work or develop it into a wider language study unit. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Synonyms - KS3

Wonder - Unit of Work Part Two (10 lessons, 79-slide PowerPoint presentation and 14 worksheets) This ‘Wonder – Part Two’ resource is the second section of our complete unit of work for ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit contains ten more activity packed lessons which study the text from the chapter ‘The Deal’ to ‘Cheese Touch’. It contains a number of engaging teaching and learning activities including: Building a personal dictionary - developing reading and vocab skills Differentiated tasks to provide learning for children of all abilities Reading and comprehension tasks GPS activities that cover tenses, homophones, prefixes, improving vocabulary, alphabetical order and fronted adverbials Understanding fact and opinion Discussing key themes and how to express an opinion Analysis of key characters Drama activities and other speaking and listening tasks How R J Palacio has structured the text And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

Prepositions - Years 3 and 4 ‘Prepositions - Years 3 and 4’ is an English KS2 teaching resource that covers the prepositions objectives in the English programme of study for years 3 and 4. This animated PowerPoint lesson includes: What are prepositions explanation How to identify a preposition explanation Why we use prepositions explanation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with two accompanying worksheets Two further worksheets with answers ‘Prepositions - Years 3 and 4’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit each class they teach.

Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4 Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4 is a complete lesson made up of a 24-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets. It covers the Lower KS2 topic ‘Recognising Poetry’ from the Year 3/4 Programme of Study in an engaging and enjoyable way. The lesson introduces acrostic poetry using an example that is broken down and analysed as a whole class, with prompts for discussion and feedback. Following this activity, there is a group acrostic-writing exercise and differentiated worksheets to help children write their own acrostic poems with varied success criteria. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar poetry resources: Acrostic Poetry - KS3 Limericks - KS2 Cinquain Poetry - KS2 Sonnets - KS2 Tanka Poetry - KS2 Free Verse Poetry - KS2 Haiku Poetry - KS2 Narrative Poetry - KS2

Dingbat Deductions Dingbats are a fun way of teaching deduction skills and language/word focus skills. This handy teaching resource includes a 25 slide PowerPoint of dingbats all of which are editable to suit your teaching needs and two accompanying worksheets.

Introducing Alliteration - KS1 ‘Introducing Alliteration - KS1’ is a single lesson teaching resource designed to help teach children all about alliteration. The resource includes: An introduction with examples of alliteration An interactive activity to help consolidate understanding of alliteration and accompanying worksheet One further worksheet The resource uses bold clear fonts, simple language, bright colours and child friendly imagery. ‘Introducing Alliteration - KS1’ can be edited in full giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if required to suit their individual teaching requirements.

Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence (PowerPoint and worksheets) Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence is a two-lesson resource that explores the character of Friar Lawrence in detail. It includes an analysis of his speech in Act 2, Scene 3, a discussion about his character and an exploration of how Shakespeare uses language to present him to the audience. As with all our teaching resources, the PowerPoint slides are fully editable so you can use the resource as it is or tweak it to fit your specific needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family (PowerPoint and worksheets) This GCSE lesson explores how Belle’s family is presented in Stave 2. It also allows pupils to reflect on how Scrooge has changed throughout the course of Stave 2. There is a differentiated starter activity which encourages revision of some of the key ideas in Stave 2. Following this, students will read from, ‘”No more!” cried Scrooge’, down to ‘…he sank into a heavy sleep’, thinking about: How the lives of Scrooge and Belle contrast How Dickens presents Belle’s family And how Dickens presents Scrooge’s reaction to this ‘shadow’. Students will then reflect on the lessons that Scrooge has learnt in Stave Two as a result of the ‘shadows’ presented to him. This activity involves linking characters, ‘lessons’ and quotations and there are two different ways of approaching it, depending on the ability and needs of your class. The lesson concludes with a learning review which asks learners to think of words to describe Scrooge at the beginning, the middle and the end of Stave 2. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle

Winter Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6 This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. The resource is fully editable so can be adapted and used for different seasons or themes. Content includes: Discussion - what is a haiku? Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems Create a class haiku activity Individual, pair and group work opportunities Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism Writing an individual haiku about winter Using colour photographs of wintery scenes as writing stimulus Drafting - how and why we redraft How to plan and structure a haiku Exemplar poems Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about winter 38 slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Spring Haiku Summer Haiku Autumn Haiku Haiku Poetry - Year 3/4

A PowerPoint analysis of Sonnet 43 'How do I love thee' (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) and an accompanying worksheet booklet. Includes: A brief biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Analysis of the poem and discussion of ideas Structure & language - Discuss how Sonnet 43 uses structure and explore its imagery. Style and form - Analysis of style and form and the use of poetic techniques in Sonnet 43. Language - Exploration of word choices, using P.E.E. to write about language. Themes explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose. Links - Where to find further information about Elizabeth Barrett Browning And much more!

AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation - Macbeth (38-slide PowerPoint presentation with 5 worksheets) This two-lesson teaching resource provides a step-by-step guide to the AQA GCSE English Literature exam question on Macbeth. It tracks through the question paper and shows students how to produce an effective answer under exam conditions. It offers guidance on approaching the question, planning and managing time effectively. It also explains how to structure and write a higher band answer. Learners are then given an exam question and extract and are required to write a response in exam conditions. To preview a selection of slides from ‘AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation - Macbeth’, click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Macbeth - GCSE Unit of Work Macbeth - Characterisation Macbeth - Structure Macbeth - Loyalty Macbeth - Courage Macbeth - Context and Tension Macbeth – The Witches Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

Simple Sentences - Year 3 Simple Sentences is an engaging PowerPoint teaching resource (with 3 accompanying worksheets) designed to help lower KS2 children recognise simple sentences and learn how to use them in their own writing. The resource contains definitions of simple sentences with examples, assessment tasks, consolidation activities and 3 worksheets. ‘Simple Sentences - Year 3’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class taught. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: How Words Make Sentences - Year 1/2 Sentences and Phrases - KS2 Complex Sentences - KS2 and KS3 Compound Sentences - KS3 English Essentials Simple Sentences - KS3 English Essentials Understanding Complex Sentences

Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2 'Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2’ introduces pupils to apostrophes to mark singular possession as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. This engaging PowerPoint lesson includes class activities with accompanying worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It contains 3 further differentiated worksheets to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes: What is a possession explanation What are possessive apostrophes explanation Class activities with accompanying worksheets with answers 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Apostrophes to Mark Plural Possession - Year 3/4 Using the Apostrophe

Synonyms - KS3 (17-slide PowerPoint with worksheets) This lesson is aimed at KS3 pupils who need to become more confident in the use of synonyms of everyday words. After an introduction to the concept of synonyms, pupils will undertake a range of differentiated tasks which will help them to choose appropriate synonyms and apply them in their own writing. The lesson concludes with a brief review which tests pupils’ understanding of the use of suitable synonyms. This resource includes a list of synonyms of everyday words but you may also wish to provide pupils with a thesaurus for the writing task. Answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Synonyms - Year 3 and 4

Exclamation Marks - Year 1 ‘Exclamation Marks - Year 1’ introduces pupils to exclamation marks as per the curriculum objective in the Year 1 English programme of study. It consists of an engaging PowerPoint lesson along with class activities to check understanding. These activities are documented on two worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It also includes 3 further differentiated worksheets with answers to reinforce and consolidate understanding. ‘Exclamation Marks - Year 1’ can be edited giving you the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class you teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Exclamation Marks Exclamation Marks - KS1