A worksheet (or poster if you wanted to use it for classroom display) containing some handy hints for effective descriptive writing.

10 picture cards, featuring symbols from the short story ‘Examination Day’. 10 explanations of the symbols. Ideal revision activity for students on Slesar’s short story. Students have to match up the explanations to the pictures.

Note: These worksheets can apply to both the novel and the film regarding themes, character questions. Cinematography worksheets obviously apply to the film adaptation. 19 worksheets covering aspects such as: Prompts for the opening paragraphs of an essay Themes Discussion questions Symbolism Cinematography Vocabulary definitions Quotes - who said what General research on Malawi Please note, there are no answers. These are worksheet templates for different aspects of the text.

26 worksheets, in colour, helping students practise their handwriting / letter formation. Animal themed.

24 flashcard set that can be used as an individual or group activity. Created for reading comprehension or unfamiliar text prose / poetry extracts but these cards can also be used as study cards for extended texts too. These cards are designed to be prompt cards to help students annotate the extract / text and perhaps use to structure their answer.

12 activities for students to work through independently once they have completed general study on Nolan’s film.

4 page handout for students instructing them on designing a persuasive leaflet using specific language / techniques. The handout presumes the students are familiar with the persuasive and rhetorical devices used in advertising. This resource has been designed as an activity for students to show their understanding of these techniques. An example of a commentary is included that shows the students how to explain one layout feature and one persuasive or rhetorical feature and it’s intended effect on the audience.

25 posters or worksheets depending how you want to use this activity. This resource is excellent for CVC word practice, asking students to write the missing letter in relation to the picture. You may wish to laminate the cards and use as a mini-whiteboard type activity to save on photocopying.

12 posters of punctuation marks and their definitions. Ideal for classroom display but could also be copied as flashcards for student workbooks.

20 pages of beginning blend sounds. A perfect interactive resource for teaching phonic sounds. Ideal as a group literacy activity, students will need dice to play the game and practice pronouncing the words. Words become more difficult the higher the number rolled.

20 sheets (40 cards) containing different types of nouns. 5 sheets of concrete nouns 5 sheets of collective nouns 5 sheets abstract nouns 5 sheets of proper nouns Can be used an an activity to sort the types of nouns into categories or as a classroom display.

40 bright, colourful flashcards or posters of verbs.

48 flashcards. 16 Halloween. 32 Christmas. These flashcards work really well as word banks for students when producing creative writing on themed topics such as Halloween or Christmas.

26 sheets (52 cards) of bright, vibrant 4 letter spelling cards. All 26 letters of the alphabet provided. The combination of pictures and blocks help students to practise basic spelling. Can be used as worksheets or reusable as laminated cards.

3 colourful worksheets where students have to label the position of objects / people in the pciture. 7 pages involving cut and paste, positioning pictures. Cut and paste activity: Students to cut out the farm animals / objects and stick them according to the sentences at the bottom of the worksheet. Interactive activity that can be completed in groups or as an individual activity.

11 sheets (6 cards per sheet) of flashcards. Students are to peg (or use a washable marker if cards are laminated) to identify the correct initial sound of the object. Approx 9 sheets of alphabet sounds and 2 sheets of phonic sounds (ph, wh, sh, ch, th.)

40 cards of CVC words (4 exceptions) with pictures. A colourful interactive game helping your students to practise the spelling of CVC words. Each card is supposed to be cut into three prior to the activity.

7 bright posters, each one focusing on a different aspect of textual study. Analysing Conflict Analysing Structure Analysing Symbols Analysing Characters Analysing Imagery Analysing Style Analysing Themes Each poster contains definitions and questions designed to prompt students in their study of each aspect.

7 pages of colourful worksheets helping students to develop their phonic sound awareness. Beginning and ending blend sounds covered.

7 sheets (28 cards) that encourage students to develop their awareness of contractions and the words that make up a contraction. The lines on each card are specific to the words required.