Year 5/6 English Teaching Resources: Macbeth This UKS2 ready to teach unit of work made up of a 150 slide PowerPoint presentation and 29 worksheets. The resource is an ideal introduction to Macbeth for children at UKS2. All lessons follow a four part lesson structure (starter, introduction, development and plenary) and all have been carefully planned and designed to enhance and develop knowledge and understanding of the play. Within the PowerPoint slides you will find a mix of activities for children of different abilities including: A brief outline of Shakespeare’s life and times and the Elizabethan theatre ‘Understanding the plot’ activities Key features of a drama text (stage directions etc) Detailed analysis of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Exploring the play’s central themes (ambition, betrayal, evil, etc) The play’s context – both social and historical – witches, witchcraft and the presentation of women How to write about Macbeth Analysis of Shakespeare’s language and key soliloquys Dramatic devices - the use of tension and suspense in the play Hot-seating tasks Sequencing activities Writing in role - empathy writing tasks including diaries and letters To preview our UKS2 Macbeth teaching resource in more detail please click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation opposite. 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 AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities

Measuring Mass Using Standard Units - Year 1 In this year 1 teaching resource pupils begin to measure and record mass using standard units (grams and kilograms) as per the statutory requirements of the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement). This colourful and engaging PowerPoint presentation includes: What is mass explanation 2 animated activities with accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Measuring Mass Using Standard Units - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for Year 1 measurement resources: Comparing Weight - Year 1 Measuring Mass Using Non-Standard Units - Year 1 Year 1 Measurement Bundle

Units of Time - Year 3 In this Year 3 teaching resource pupils learn about time units of measurement. By the end of the lesson pupils should know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year as per the curriculum objectives of the year 3 maths programme of study (Measurement). Content includes: 1. PowerPoint lesson with activities 2. An accompanying worksheet to use either during the lesson or separately 3. 1 further worksheet ‘Units of Time - Year 3’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

Acrostic Poetry - Year 5 / Year 6 This lesson teaches UKS2 children about acrostic poetry in a fun and engaging way. First, it provides three examples and explains the ‘rules’ of acrostics. It then provides a task that requires children to explore the examples and discuss the poems regarding layout, language and poetic devices. The second half of the lesson explains how to write an acrostic. Learners are given a scaffolded approach and another example to help them construct a class and then individual acrostics. The resource 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: Acrostic Poetry - KS3 Limericks - KS2 Limericks - KS3 Cinquain Poetry - KS2 Cinquain Poetry - KS3 Sonnets - KS2 Sonnets - KS3 Tanka Poetry - KS2 Tanka Poetry - KS3 Free Verse Poetry - KS2 Haiku Poetry - KS2 Narrative Poetry - KS2

Column Addition 2 - Year 3 In this year 3 maths teaching resource pupils are taught the formal column method of addition as per the curriculum objective of the year 3 maths programme of study (Number - addition and subtraction). In this column addition resource pupils are asked to solve addition sums with exchanges. Content includes: Column addition without exchanges recap Column addition with exchanges explanation Column addition with exchanges class activity with accompanying worksheet 3 further differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Column Addition 2 - Year 3’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar Year 3 addition resources: Column Addition 1 - Year 3

Writing a Review This upper KS2/lower KS3 teaching resource guides pupils through the process of writing a review to develop their non-fiction writing skills. Content includes a PowerPoint presentation containing activities to support the teaching of review writing and three accompanying worksheets. Click the images to preview the resource. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Persuasive Writing Writing to Persuade Newspaper Article Writing Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6 Autobiographical Writing - Year 5 and 6 Writing Effective Story Openings Descriptive Writing - Year 5/6 Writing to Entertain Writing a Formal Letter - Year 7/8 Descriptive Writing - Year 7/8 Writing Fiction - Creating Characters - KS3 KS3 Speech Writing GCSE Speech Writing GCSE English Narrative Writing GCSE English Writing Fiction - Descriptive Writing

An Inspector Calls – Dramatic Irony GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource explains how and why J.B. Priestley uses dramatic irony in An Inspector Calls. Designed for GCSE pupils, it is made up of a 23-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 2 accompanying worksheets. In this resource, students: Define and understand the concept of dramatic irony using examples from famous films. Explore the social and historical context of An Inspector Calls – 1945 and 1912. Discuss Priestley’s political objectives – social class, socialism, capitalism and social responsibility. Analyse Arthur Birling’s inaccurate predictions in Act One of An Inspector Calls. Answer comprehension questions (answer key provided) to assess knowledge and understanding. Complete an essay writing activity to consolidate understanding and prepare for the GCSE exam. This resource contains everything you need to teach GCSE students how Priestley uses dramatic irony in An Inspector Calls to explore themes and convey his message. To preview it, click on the example images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

Our Day Out - Unit of Work This 15-lesson resource includes a unit overview, a 230-slide PowerPoint presentation and 35 worksheets. Every lesson covers key NC objectives and follows the four part lesson format: starter/introduction/development/plenary. All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can teach the unit as it is or modify and differentiate the lessons to suit your teaching needs. You can view the whole resource by selecting ‘View All Slides’ and clicking on the images. This ‘Our Day Out’ teaching resource contains a range of activities, including: Brief biography of Willy Russell and the social and historical context of Our Day Out (1970s inner-city Liverpool). Comprehension questions with answers. Analysis of the characters of Mrs Kay, Mr Briggs and Carol. Character development - Mr Briggs’ character arc. Exploration of the key themes - class, education, poverty. Developing inference and deduction skills. Exploring stereotypes and prejudice. Willy Russell’s use of tension and suspense. Hot seating activities to develop understanding of characters. Writing a formal letter Russell’s use of dramatic irony to create comedy and pathos Sequencing and summarising activities Essay task with guidance To preview Our Day Out - Unit of Work, click on the images.

Days of the Week - Year 1 English KS1 Teaching Resource In ‘Days of the Week - Year 1’ pupils practise ordering and spelling the days of the week as per the objectives of the Year 1 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: The days of the week explained Ordering days of the week activity and accompanying worksheet Using a capital letter to start each word explanation What comes next activity with accompanying worksheet ‘Yesterday’ and ‘tomorrow’ explanation ‘Yesterday’ and ‘tomorrow’ activity and accompanying worksheet Say, cover and write spelling activity with accompanying worksheet Word search activity with answers Days of the week flashcards Days of the week wall display As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Days of the Week - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Nutrition - Year 3 In this KS2 teaching resource pupils are taught that animals, including humans need the right types and amount of nutrition as per the year 3 science curriculum objective - Animals. including humans. Areas covered: What is nutrition? Why we need food? Food groups: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. A balanced diet (The Eatwell Plate). Animal foods: carnivores and herbivores Nutrition is an engaging PowerPoint presentation that includes class activities, interactive activities, 7 accompanying worksheets and links to useful videos and activities. 'Nutrition' can be fully edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Muscles - Year 3 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11772940 Skeletons - Year 3 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11043459

Equal Groups - Year 1 In this KS1 maths teaching resource pupils explore making equal groups as an introduction to multiplication and division. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering some of the year 1 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - number and place value and multiplication and division). Content includes: What does equal mean explanation Identify the equal groups activity and worksheet Identify the groups and find the total activity and worksheet Sharing into equal groups activity and worksheet Problem solving activity and worksheet ‘Equal Groups - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Making Arrays - Year 1 Counting in Tens - Year 1 Doubles - Year 1 Grouping - Making Equal Groups - Year 1 Sharing Equally - Year 1 Adding Equal Groups - Year 1

Modal Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Years 5 and 6 - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation In this KS2 English grammar teaching resource, pupils are introduced to modal verbs as per the curriculum objective in the years 5 and 6 English programme of study. They learn how to recognise modal verbs and how to use them in their writing. This animated PowerPoint lesson contains: A modal verb explanation with examples of commonly used modal verbs Why we use modal verbs in our writing explanation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 1 accompanying worksheet A further worksheet with answers ‘Modal Verbs - Year 5 and 6’ can be edited so that you can adapt the resource, if needed, to suit your requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Subject - Verb Agreement - Year 5 and 6 Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs The Verb ‘to be’ Verbs Action Words Verb Tenses

Day and Night - Year 5 In this science teaching resource pupils discover why the Earth has day and night and why it appears that the Sun moves across the sky covering the curriculum objectives of the Year 5 science programme of study (Earth and space). Content includes: An explanation of the rotation of the Earth An explanation of why the rotation of the Earth causes day and night A suggested science activity to illustrate the causes of day and night An explanation of how the rotation of the Earth causes the sun to appear to move across the sky with activity worksheet A link to an explanatory video Day and night quiz 1 worksheet ‘Day and Night - Year 5’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Planets on the Move

Counting in Fractions - Year 2 In this year 2 maths teaching resource pupils practise counting to ten in halves and quarters as per the curriculum objective of the year 2 maths programme of study (Number - fractions). ‘Counting in Fractions - Year 2’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs. Content includes: A counting in halves explanation Counting in halves on a number line explanation A counting in halves activity with an accompanying worksheet A counting in quarters explanation Counting in quarters on a number line explanation A counting in quarters activity with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 2 Fractions resources: Fractions - Year 2 Equal Parts - Year 2 Halves - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Thirds - Year 2 Unit Fractions - Year 2 Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2

Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 In this maths teaching resource, pupils use their knowledge of quarters to find three quarters of a shape or quantity. This Year 2 maths teaching resource has been created following the White Rose Small Steps guidance for year 2 - Spring - Block 4 - Fractions. The resource consists of 1 lesson, including a PowerPoint presentation and differentiated worksheets for independent learning, to guide your class through the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 maths programme of study (number - fractions). The worksheets contain varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes: Varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving interactive class activities 3 differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving worksheets with answers ‘Finding Three Quarters - Year 2’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 2 Fractions resources: Fractions - Year 2 Equal Parts - Year 2 Halves - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Thirds - Year 2 Unit Fractions - Year 2 Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 Counting in Fractions – Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2

The Twits by Roald Dahl Teaching Unit - 72 slide PowerPoint, 13 worksheets and unit overview The Twits is a brilliant scheme of work for low ability learners featuring a series of detailed lessons designed to develop pupils’ reading and understanding skills. The resource covers key areas required by the national curriculum and includes a range of activities: A brief biography of Roald Dahl with a short film by Michael Rosen A nine lesson scheme of work overview using the 4 part lesson structure Exploring - making predictions using the title, blurb and front cover Descriptive writing study - character portraits using description from the text Analysis of Mr Twit and Mrs Twit How Roald Dahl creates sympathy Storyboarding, comprehension and cloze exercises Writing empathetically as Muggle Wump Studying Dahl’s use of language - effective adjectives and verbs Understanding unfamiliar words - using a dictionary Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for Roald Dahl books: Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fantastic Mr Fox The Magic Finger

Drawing Shapes on a Grid - Year 4 In this teaching resource pupils are taught to plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 4 Programme of Study (Geometry – position and direction). This animated PowerPoint presentation includes: A coordinates explanation A plotting coordinates explanation Creating shapes on a grid activities with accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers 'Drawing Shapes on a Grid - Year 4’ is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 4 Geometry resources: Comparing and Classifying Shapes - Year 4 Angles - Year 4 Symmetry - Year 4 Coordinates - Year 4 Translations - Year 4

LIFE IN A ROMAN TOWN KS2 History Teaching Resources: Life in a Roman Town PowerPoint KS2 History Teaching Resources: Life in a Roman Town is a 14 slide PowerPoint resource ideal for teaching pupils about life in Roman towns and cities. KS2/KS3 History Teaching Resources: Life in a Roman Town includes: A short film about life in Rome An introduction to Roman town life A labelled plan of the Roman town of Silchester Exploration and explanation - what everyday life was like for rich and poor The key buildings and places of a Roman town - the forum, town hall, law courts, etc The importance of health and hygiene Design a Roman town consolidation task 'A day in the life of a Roman' diary entry task

Compound Words - KS1: English Teaching Resource In this English teaching resource children are taught how to recognise and make compound words as required by the National Curriculum. Content includes: 2 animated compound word activities with accompanying worksheets 5 further differentiated worksheets 56 cut out flashcard words to use in class activities 'Compound Words for KS1' can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource for every class they teach.