Understanding algebra at year 7 will help your students develop their understanding of algebraic vocabulary and notation and improve their reasoning skills. Featuring a range of mix-and-match starters, main activities, and plenaries alongside research and discussion tasks, home learning opportunities and an assessment, this pack is the perfect way to introduce algebra at KS3. What’s included? Starters, main activities, plenaries, group and independent learning tasks Suggestions to support and challenge End-of-unit assessment Answers What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) Section one: Short tasks Teaching notes (pages 5-7) Activities (pages 8-12) Using symbols Writing formulae Collecting like terms Brackets Factors Answers (pages 11-12) Section two: Developing concepts Teaching notes (pages 13-16) Activities (pages 17-21) Substitution Creating formulae Collecting like terms Expanding brackets Factorising Answers (pages 22-24) Section three: Developing fluency Teaching notes (pages 25-30) Activities (pages 31-41) Bubble substitutions Coding Walls of expressions Magic squares Error no error Class activities Dominoes challenge Brackets challenges Answers (pages 42-52) Section four: Homework tasks Teaching notes (pages 53-54) Activities (pages 56-58) Algebra key words homework Substitution homework Formulae research homework Using formulae homework Factors homework Answers (pages 59-60) Section five: Assessment Assessment (pages 61-62) Mark scheme (page 63) The aims of this pack are to utilise year 7 students’ knowledge from primary school to build solid foundations for their understanding of algebra throughout KS3 and 4.

Revise unseen fiction is an exam-focused, student-friendly workbook filled with activities designed to consolidate your students’ skills and prepare them for their GCSE English Language exam. Practice exam questions for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas are included. Featured text extracts: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ by Arthur Conan Doyle Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier What’s included? Eight text extracts Teacher notes and answers Exam-style practice papers for every extract for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas Exam-style practice paper with exemplar responses and suggested answers. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Do Not Say We Have Nothing (pages 5-28) Extract of Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien Do Not Say We Have Nothing Student workbook Do Not Say We Have Nothing Teacher Notes and suggested answers Do Not Say We Have Nothing Exam style questions Tess of the d’Urbervilles (pages 29-58) Extract of Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Tess of the d’Urbervilles Student workbook Tess of the d’Urbervilles Teacher Notes and suggested answers Tess of the d’Urbervilles Exam style questions All the Light We Cannot See (pages 59-95) Extract of All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr All The Light We Cannot See Student workbook All The Light We Cannot See Teacher Notes and suggested answers All The Light We Cannot See Exam style questions Rebecca (pages 96-133) Extract of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Rebecca Student workbook Rebecca Teacher Notes and suggested answers Rebecca Exam style questions ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ (pages 134-160) Extract of ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ by Arthur Conan Doyle ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ Student workbook ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ Teacher Notes and suggested answers ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ Exam style questions The Book Thief (pages 161-196) Extract of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Book Thief Student workbook The Book Thief Teacher Notes and suggested answers The Book Thief Exam style questions Everything I Never Told You (pages 197-224) Extract of Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You Student workbook Everything I Never Told You Teacher Notes and suggested answers Everything I Never Told You Exam style questions The Handmaid’s Tale (pages 225-268) Extract of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood The Handmaid’s Tale Student workbook The Handmaid’s Tale Teacher Notes and suggested answers The Handmaid’s Tale Exam style questions Top tips (pages 269-270)

Immerse your class in murder, mayhem, monsters and magic with our exciting Shakespeare pack for years 5 and 6. Comprising five units on Macbeth and five on The Tempest, the pack is crammed with a range of teaching ideas and activities to introduce your upper KS2 classes to the Bard and bring two of his most famous plays to life. What’s included? 49 supporting resources Includes reading comprehensions, GPS challenges, writing tasks, role-play and cross-curricular extension activities for each session Links to the curriculum What’s inside? Finding your way around the curriculum pack (page 4) Curriculum coverage and mapping (pages 5-8) Session 1: Macbeth – Witches (pages 9-17) Resource - Macbeth: The witches’ opening speech Resource - Exploring character through simile Resource - If I met the witches… Resource - Witch research Session 2: Macbeth – The murder of King Duncan (pages 18-32) Resource - Pin the comma on the sentence Resource - Macbeth – Relative clauses Resource - Relative clause dice game Resource - Conversation scenario cards Resource - Conversation scenario cards: Extension version Session 3: Macbeth – CSI Banquo (pages 33-47) Resource - Murderous modal verbs Resource - Macbeth’s dagger Resource - Crime scene investigation Resource - Crime scene report Resource - Tragic strip: Macbeth Act IV, Scene IV Resource - Character list Resource - Dinner party places Session 4: Macbeth – Double, double, toil and trouble (pages 48-61) Resource - Fun with fronted adverbials: Dice game Resource - Something wicked this way comes Resource - Double, double, toil and trouble Resource - Recipe for a witch’s charm Resource - Predictive text Resource - Medieval medicine Resource - Medieval medicine: Suggested websites and answers Session 5: Macbeth – The battle (pages 62-70) Resource - Five senses character sheet Resource - The king’s speech – plan Resource - The king’s speech – speech scaffold Resource - Medieval weaponry research Session 6: The Tempest – The storm (pages 71-69) Resource - The Tempest: Act I, Scene I (extract) Resource - Dictionary corner: The Tempest Resource - Castaway comprehension Session 7: The Tempest – Full fathom five (pages 80-89) Resource - Ariel’s entrance Resource - Noun phrase hunters Resource - Full fathom five Resource - Famous Quotes from Shakespeare Session 8: The Tempest – Comedy and confusion (pages 90-99) Resource - Island rules: Comprehension Resource - ‘If I were king of this isle…’ Resource - Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban: Act II, Scene II Resource - Seafaring research Session 9: The Tempest – Magic and monsters (pages 100-106) Resource - Alonso’s guilt Session 10: The Tempest – Magical Island Resource - Blurb template Resource - Magical island story: Planning sheet Resource - Designing a mask – The Tempest

A beautifully illustrated collection of classroom essentials. This brand new pack includes two sets of editable and appealing certificates to celebrate both academic and personal achievements. It also includes a choice of tray labels and cloakroom labels, including an individual set, original designs and a ‘create your own design’ set for the inspired! There is also a set of stationery labels to keep your classroom organised. Your new classroom sorted in one easy download! What’s inside? Academic certificates Sports star award English star award Science star award Maths star award Target reached award Home school champion award Personal qualities certificates Superstar award Mindfulness award Friendship award Kindness award Great effort award Good listening award Helping hands award I can do it! award Wellbeing champion award Labels Design your own black and white peg labels Design your own black and white tray labels Individual peg labels Individual tray labels Stationary tray labels Themed peg labels - Outer space Themed peg labels - Under the sea Themed peg labels - Sky adventures Themed tray labels - Outer space Themed tray labels - Under the sea Themed tray labels - Sky adventures

Addressing the most challenging grammar topics introduced at KS2 and revisited at KS3, this pack is essential for teaching and consolidating grammar in years 5-8. The comprehensive teaching notes provide a valuable curriculum support for teachers, while the wide range of resources and activities ensures that students have high-quality opportunities to apply and extend their learning – including in cross-curricular contexts. Each topic also includes KS2 SAT style questions in preparation for the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 1) at the end of year 6. What’s included? The grammar topics are organised into three sections (teach, practise, apply), and each topic includes the following: Definitions and explanations for teachers PowerPoint presentations Student-friendly teaching resources Extended writing opportunities. The pack is organised in the following topics: Relative clauses Modal verbs and adverbs Adverbials Perfect forms of verbs Parenthesis Commas Passive verbs Subjunctive verb forms Colons and semi-colons What’s inside? Introduction (pages 4-6) Relative clauses (pages 7-33) Resource - people, places and things Resource - improve by adding a relative clause Resource - possessive relative clauses Resource - relative clauses of time and place (when and where) Resource - the unusual suspects Modal verbs and adverbs (pages 34-50) Resource - strengthening and weakening Resource - school rules Resource - be the detective Adverbial phrases (pages 51-71) Resource - identify adverbials Resource - painting a picture Resource - narrative Perfect forms (pages 72-95) Resource - find the perfect verb form Resource - perfect verb forms in texts Resource - time-travelling verbs Resource - perfect verb form timeline Resource - job application Resource - my day Resource - perfect form dice Resource - ‘of’ or ‘have’ Parenthesis (pages 96-115) Resource - using brackets to indicate parenthesis Resource - using commas to indicate parenthesis Resource - extending simple sentences using parenthesis Resource - nicknames as parenthesis Commas (pages 116-140) Resource - the Oxford comma Resource - add the comma Resource - combining sentences Resource - ambiguous meaning Passive verbs (pages 141-165) Resource - rainbow writing Resource - conversion Resource - food chains Resource - snakes and ladders Resource - don’t blame me! Subjunctive verb forms (pages 166-185) Resource - identify the infinitive Resource - subjunctive poem Resource - subjunctive sentences Resource - subjunctive speeches Colons and semi-colons (pages 186-199) Resource - spot the colons and semi-colons Resource - combining clauses Resource - using colons and semi-colons Resource - semi-colon poetry

If your class is struggling with problem solving, then we’ve got the solution. Year 5 Problem solving – number comprises differentiated activities based upon the number problem-solving objectives in the year 5 maths curriculum. Activities include scaffolded word problems and investigations alongside explanations, teaching notes and answers. What’s included? 9 comprehensive activities differentiated to three levels teaching notes, explanations and step-by-step answers space for workings. Topics featured: Place value problems Addition and subtraction problems, including money Multiplication and division problems, including factors, squares, scaling Fractions, decimals and equivalence. What’s inside? Unit 1 - Place value number problems (pages 5-20) Place value number problems introduction Place value number problems questions Place value number problems answers Unit 2 - Place value practical problems (pages 21-32) Place value practical problems introduction Place value practical problems questions Place value practical problems answers Unit 3 - Addition and subtraction problems (pages 33-59) Addition and subtraction problems introduction Addition and subtraction problems questions Addition and subtraction problems answers Unit 4 - Length, perimeter and area (pages 60-80) Length, perimeter and area introduction Length, perimeter and area questions Length, perimeter and area answers Unit 5 - Multiplication and division, factors and squares (pages 81-98) Multiplication and division, factors and squares introduction Multiplication and division, factors and squares questions Multiplication and division, factors and squares answers Unit 6 - Multiplication and division operations (pages 99-113) Multiplication and division operations introduction Multiplication and division operations questions Multiplication and division operations answers Unit 7 - Multiplication and division - scaling (pages 114-120) Multiplication and division - scaling introduction Multiplication and division - scaling questions Multiplication and division - scaling answers Unit 8 - Fractions and decimal places (pages 127-151) Fractions and decimal places introduction Fractions and decimal places questions Fractions and decimal places answers Unit 9 - Fractions equivalence - fractions, decimals and percentages (pages 152-167) Fractions equivalence - fractions, decimals and percentages introduction Fractions equivalence - fractions, decimals and percentages questions Fractions equivalence - fractions, decimals and percentages answers You might also like Year 5 Problem solving - measurement, geometry and statistics.

Like its partner, Year 5 Problem Solving - Number, Y5 Problem solving – measurement, geometry and statistics comprises differentiated activities based upon the relevant problem-solving objectives in the year 5 maths curriculum. Activities include scaffolded word problems and investigations alongside explanations, teaching notes and answers. What’s included? 11 comprehensive activities differentiated to three levels Teaching notes, explanations and step-by-step answers Space for workings. Topics featured: Measurement: length, mass and volume, area and perimeter, metric and imperial units, time Geometry: properties of shapes, reflections and translations, angles Statistics: reading and interpreting tables, interpreting line graphs. What’s inside? Unit 1 – Measurement: length problems (pages 5-19) Unit 2 – Measurement: length, perimeter and area (pages 20-29) Unit 3 – Measurement: mass problems (pages 30-44) Unit 4 – Measurement: mass and volume (pages 45-54) Unit 5 – Measurement: metric and imperial units (pages 55-67) Unit 6 – Measurement: units of time (pages 68-79) Unit 7 – Geometry: properties of shapes (pages 80-91) Unit 8 – Geometry: reflections and translations (pages 92-99) Unit 9 – Geometry: angles (pages 100-110) Unit 10 – Statistics: interpreting tables (pages 111-117) Unit 11 – Statistics: interpreting line graphs (pages 118-126)

This GCSE teaching pack consists of 10 PowerPoint files with accompanying photocopiable resources and is designed to improve students’ skills at translating from German to English. Based on careful analysis of examiner reports and on teacher feedback, the pack focuses on 10 key skills, each linked to a different topic. The pack includes tasks for Foundation and Higher tiers and exam-style assessments. Weave the activities into your teaching throughout the GCSE course or use as a revision tool in the run-up to the exam. Mastering GCSE translation – German to English will prepare students for the last question in the German reading exam with AQA, Edexcel or Eduqas. What’s included? 10 differentiated PowerPoint lessons on GCSE translation skills (into English) Engaging learning activities across 10 topics Exam-style assessments for Foundation and Higher, with answers. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Teaching Notes (pages 5-6) Lesson 1: Precision (Topic: family and friends) (pages 7-11) Learning activity: quiz, quiz, trade Precision assessment and answers Lesson 2: Time frames (Topic: technology) (pages 12-15) Learning activity: collaborative translation Time frames assessment and answers Lesson 3: Negatives (Topic: free time) (pages 16-20) Learning activity: verbal dominoes Negatives assessment and answers Lesson 4: Articles and adverbs (Topic: customs and festivals) (pages 21-27) Learning activity: one pen, one dice Articles and adverbs assessment and answers Lesson 5: Pronouns and possessive adjectives (Topic: house and town) (pages 28-32) Learning activity: four in a row game Pronouns and possessive adjectives assessment and answers Lesson 6: False friends (Topic: social issues) (pages 33-36) Learning activity: card sort False friends assessment and answers Lesson 7: Connectives (Topic: global issues) (pages 37-41) Learning activity: running translation Connectives assessment and answers Lesson 8: Unknown words (Topic: holidays) (pages 42-46) Learning activity: card game Unknown words assessment and answers Lesson 9: Checking the basics (Topic: school) (pages 47-53) Learning activity: find it and fix it Checking the basics assessment and answers Lesson 10: Common sense (Topic: work and future plans) (pages 54-58) Learning activity: back to back Common sense assessments and answers

Designed to support students preparing for the AQA GCSE, our revision workbook Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorship features revision tasks to cover the complete course. The workbook includes content summaries, recap tasks and exam-practice questions in a variety of styles, ensuring students can revise independently and build confidence for their exam. What’s included? content summaries in a variety of formats recap activities keyword and timeline tasks exam-style questions. What’s inside? Introduction to this workbook (pages 4-5) Topic 1: Germany and the growth of democracy (pages 6-27) Overview of Germany 1890−1918 Who held power in the Second Reich? The growth of economic and social tensions 1900−1914 The Naval Laws What impact did World War One have upon Germany? How did the Treaty of Versailles impact upon Germany? What economic problems did the Weimar government face? How far did Germany recover under Stresemann? Topic 2: Germany and the Depression (pages 28-35) The growth of the Nazi Party 1928−32 How far did the Great Depression lead to an increase in support for the Nazis in the period 1928−32? Why did Hitler become chancellor? How did Hitler become Führer? Topic 3: The experience of Germans under the Nazis (pages 36-57) Economic changes in Nazi Germany Women in Nazi Germany How did the Nazis change the position of young people? The police state How did Hitler control the Church? Persecution of minorities Propaganda, censorship and culture Opposition to the Nazis Exam skills (pages 58=69)

Our Festivals and celebrations comprehension practice year 6 teaching pack is designed to help children recap, practise and consolidate comprehension and writing skills in preparation for KS2 SATs. The pack is divided into nine lessons aligned with the Y5/6 English Programme of Study. Each lesson is based on a text extract or poem relating to a particular festival or celebration. Lessons feature a starter activity, a whole class teaching activity with PowerPoint slides, paired/group or independent tasks, assessment opportunities and a plenary, with accompanying resources. Comprehension questions are KS2 SATs-style. Answers are included. Festivals and texts included in the pack: Lesson 1: Halloween – Macbeth by William Shakespeare Lesson 2: Bonfire Night – ‘The Fifth of November’ (English Folk verse) Lesson 3: Diwali – Prince of Fire by Jatinder Verma Lesson 4: Hanukkah – ‘Season of Skinny Candles’ by Marge Piercy Lesson 5: Christmas – ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’ by Clement C. Moore Lesson 6: Chinese New Year – The Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Phillip Pullman Lesson 7: Easter – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Lesson 8: Earth Day – My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell Lesson 9: Eid al-fitr –’Yusuf and the Great Big Brownie Mistake’ by Aisha Saeed You may also like our Festivals and celebrations maths challenges teaching pack. An extract from the resource: Read the extract from The Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman on PPT slides 32-34). Then provide each child with a copy of the extract (Chinese New Year resource 1) and ask them to reread it, underlining all the different ingredients for fireworks. Take feedback and compile a list on the board. Ask: What makes these ingredients sound exciting? Draw out that the author has paired ordinary words such as powder and grains with attention-grabbing words such as thunder, fly-away and scorpion. In groups, ask children to plan their firework recipe poem using the scaffold in Chinese New Year resource 2: Firework recipe. First, they must create a list of exciting ingredients, then some powerful imperative verbs. Then children use these as an idea bank to write a recipe poem for an explosive new firework! What will be the name of their firework?

If you’re looking for a little more than the usual Christmas-themed word searches or colouring templates, our KS1 Christmas pack is a gift! Comprising a variety of teaching ideas and resources, the pack will help you develop children’s understanding of the significance of the birth of Jesus; introduce different materials for seasonal art and design and to use the book ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’ by Janet and Allan Ahlberg as a stimulus for writing. All your festive activities in one place! What’s included? Teaching ideas and 15 accompanying resources for RE, English and DT links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Design and technology (pages 1-23) Recycled Christmas wreaths Make your own crystal ‘snowflakes’ How to make a surprise hanging bauble box How to make a Christmas sweet cone How to make a hanging snowman Design and make a Christmas cupcake! Christmas dinners – true or false Literacy (pages 24-39) Matching gifts – The Jolly Christmas Postman Choosing a gift for Grandma Fairy tale characters – where do they live? Fairy tale addresses Design a Christmas stamp Present mix and match – fairy tale characters Writing letters to Santa RE (pages 40-55) Nativity hexbusters How well do you know the Christmas story? Board game template All about Jesus The Christmas story – sequencing What would they say – Christmas story Newspaper template Christmas gifts – what would you bring? A blockbuster Christmas snakes and ladders What is important to you at Christmas?

Addressing the most challenging grammar topics introduced at KS2 and revisited at KS3, this pack is essential for teaching and consolidating grammar in years 5-8. The comprehensive teaching notes provide a valuable curriculum support for teachers, while the wide range of resources and activities ensures that students have high-quality opportunities to apply and extend their learning – including in cross-curricular contexts. Each topic also includes KS2 SAT style questions in preparation for the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 1) at the end of year 6. What’s included? The grammar topics are organised into three sections (teach, practise, apply), and each topic includes the following: definitions and explanations for teachers PowerPoint presentations student-friendly teaching resources extended writing opportunities. The pack is organised in the following topics: Relative clauses Modal verbs and adverbs Adverbials Perfect forms of verbs Parenthesis Commas Passive verbs Subjunctive verb forms Colons and semi-colons What’s inside? Introduction (pages 4-6) Relative clauses (pages 7-33) Resource - people, places and things Resource - improve by adding a relative clause Resource - possessive relative clauses Resource - relative clauses of time and place (when and where) Resource - the unusual suspects Modal verbs and adverbs (pages 34-50) Resource - strengthening and weakening Resource - school rules Resource - be the detective Adverbial phrases (pages 51-71) Resource - identify adverbials Resource - painting a picture Resource - narrative Perfect forms (pages 72-95) Resource - find the perfect verb form Resource - perfect verb forms in texts Resource - time-travelling verbs Resource - perfect verb form timeline Resource - job application Resource - my day Resource - perfect form dice Resource - ‘of’ or ‘have’ Parenthesis (pages 96-115) Resource - using brackets to indicate parenthesis Resource - using commas to indicate parenthesis Resource - extending simple sentences using parenthesis Resource - nicknames as parenthesis Commas (pages 116-140) Resource - the Oxford comma Resource - add the comma Resource - combining sentences Resource - ambiguous meaning Passive verbs (pages 141-165) Resource - rainbow writing Resource - conversion Resource - food chains Resource - snakes and ladders Resource - don’t blame me! Subjunctive verb forms (pages 166-185) Resource - identify the infinitive Resource - subjunctive poem Resource - subjunctive sentences Resource - subjunctive speeches Colons and semi-colons (pages 186-199) Resource - spot the colons and semi-colons Resource - combining clauses Resource - using colons and semi-colons Resource - semi-colon poetry

Save time with our Non-fiction and media pack; a collection of relevant and useful source materials alongside creative teaching ideas and resources. Aimed at both KS3 and KS4 students, this pack is sure to motivate! What’s included? links to non-fiction source material lesson plans and ideas alongside tailor-made resources practical, student-facing activities. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 1-2) Summary of pack Non-fiction and media source material Route through – part one: non-fiction overview (pages 3-5) Route through – part two: structure (pages 6-7) Route through – part three: tone and influence (pages 8-10) Route through – part four: pictures and other presentational devices (pages 11-12) Route through – part five: PAF language and tone (pages 13-14) Route through – part six: assessment and exam (pages 15-16) Resources (pages 53-87) Strategies for tackling writing weaknesses Importance of tone Analysing persuasive texts Views of Stonehenge Persuasive writing worksheet Newspaper bias The key to a good blurb Word analysis quadrant Analysing a still image Analysing an opinion article Colour symbolism Speed dating revision Rewriting for audience and purpose Crocodile language: making it snappy

If you’re looking for interesting ways to teach algebra at year 6, this pack has the x factor. From missing number problems, problem solving and reasoning to using algebra with measure and geometry, this pack contains a wealth of engaging and practical ideas to engage your class in all things algebraic. What’s included? 17 supporting resources introductory activities, main teaching points, plenaries, assessment opportunities, extension ideas and home learning tasks includes answers links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Section 1: The algebra you know – missing number problems (pages 1-14) Teaching ideas Balancing act – using the equals sign Ancient algebra Algebra loop game Section 2: Problem solving and reasoning with algebra (pages 15-27) Teaching ideas Shape equations – reasoning in algebra Money problems – using algebra Make friends with algebra Problems, problems Section 3: Using algebra with measure (pages 28-35) Teaching ideas Calculating perimeter using algebra Calculating area and volume using algebra Measurement mission Find the formula – a study in area Section 4: Using algebra with geometry (pages 36-50) Teaching ideas Pizza puzzle What’s your angle? – formula fun Quadrants quandary Section 5: Taking algebra further (pages 51-53) Teaching ideas The value of x – a matching game That’s what I said! – equivalent equations The letter of the law – applying algebra Section 6: Answers

Move away from traditional spelling tests with our KS1 teaching pack. Creative teaching ideas and a variety of resources will support your teaching of spelling strategies and rules and engage your year 1 and 2 classes in this tricky area of learning. The pack includes sections on grapheme/phoneme correspondence, high frequency words, compound words, homophones, plurals, silent letters and apostrophes. It’s as easy as a, b, c! What’s included? 32 supporting resources includes both five minute activities and activities for longer sessions, extension suggestions, assessment opportunities, home learning tasks and ideas to keep things ticking over links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Section 1: Words we use a lot: high frequency words, numbers, tricky words (pages 1-7) Teaching ideas Rhyming words for numbers High frequency crosswords Section 2: Recognising and matching graphemes and phonemes (pages 8-25) Teaching ideas Matching words and pictures – ee sounds Four corners – digraphs and graphemes word sets Digraph word group display templates Section 3: Recognising, matching and blending digraphs and graphemes (pages 26-43) Teaching ideas Digraph picture word cards Making word cakes – blending digraphs and graphemes Making word cakes – blending split digraphs and graphemes Digraph snap for real and non-real words Section 4: Linking words and definitions (pages 44-53) Teaching ideas Loop game word definitions Loop game word definitions – missing letters Section 5: Compound words (pages 54-59) Teaching ideas Compound word dominoes Word sums Word building challenge Section 6: Chunking words by number of syllables (pages 60-64) Teaching ideas Syllable counter Syllable tricks Section 7: Reinforcing high frequency word knowledge (pages 65-79) Teaching ideas Common usage words top 100 Tricky high frequency word cards Missing keywords Anagram word ladders – HFW HFW anagram cards Section 8: Plurals of words including those ending in y (pages 80-90) Teaching ideas One dog, two dogs – plurals picture cards Words ending in ‘y’ – picture cards Section 9: Recognising common homophones (pages 91-102) Teaching ideas Homophone fan More homophones Homophone squares Section 10: Spelling words ending with /dz/ sound (pages 103-105) Teaching ideas Word building blocks – dge and ge Section 11: Words beginning with silent letters (pages 106-108) Teaching ideas Shh! – silent letters Section 12: Apostrophes – possessive and contractions (pages 109-118) Teaching ideas Expand and contract Contractions all around us Dogs or dog’s – singular possessive nouns Cartoon apostrophes to show possession

Our GCSE revision guide for students studying Romeo and Juliet covers all the key acts, characters and themes with active revision strategies and practice exam questions and answers for all exam boards. Perfect for independent study and remote learning, it includes a helpful overview of the play, an act by act summary of events and guidance on key quotations. Revising Romeo and Juliet also helps to build students’ confidence and develop their understanding through self-checks, quizzes and a detailed exploration of character, setting, Shakespeare’s language and the play’s tragic structure. What’s included? Covers key characters and themes (love, fate, family, death, conflict, roles of women) plus a summary of the play. Includes practice exam questions for all exam boards and suggested answers. Features active revision strategies to build students’ knowledge. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) Plot summary (pages 5-7) Overview: whole play revision activities (pages 8-17) Terminology – language and structure WYOO (What’s your opinion on …?) Love revision activities (pages 18-28) Revision activity 1: Types of love Revision activity 2: A love timeline Revision activity 3: Stickman summary Revision activity 4: Structure (and language) analysis Love practice exam questions Fate revision activities (pages 29-39) Revision activity 1: True or false Revision activity 2: Close analysis Revision activity 3: The Prince’s perspective Revision activity 4: The wheel of fortune Fate practice exam questions Family revision activities (pages 40-50) Revision activity 1: Rules were meant for breaking? Revision activity 2: Surrogate parents Revision activity 3: All the married ladies (all the married ladies …) Revision activity 4: Exploding quotations Family practice exam questions Conflict revision activities (pages 51-62) Revision activity 1: Types of conflict Revision activity 2: Ordering the fight scene Revision activity 3: Context and conflict Revision activity 4: Analysing Juliet’s inner conflict Conflict practice exam questions Death revision activities (pages 63-75) Revision activity 1: The ‘extra’ deaths Revision activity 2: Understanding the key elements of tragedy Revision activity 3: Romeo’s imagery Revision activity 4: The families unite Death practice exam questions Roles of women revision activities (pages 76-90) Revision activity 1: Juliet’s change Revision activity 2: What did Shakespeare think? Revision activity 3: Strong or weak? Revision activity 4: Close analysis Roles of women practice exam questions

Our GCSE revision guide for students studying Macbeth covers all the key acts, characters and themes with active revision strategies and practice exam questions and answers for all exam boards. Perfect for independent study and remote learning, it includes a helpful overview of the play, an act by act summary of events and guidance on key quotations. Revising Macbeth also helps to build students’ confidence and develop their understanding through self-checks, quizzes and a detailed exploration of character, setting, Shakespeare’s language and the play’s tragic structure. What’s included? Covers key themes (ambition, the supernatural, guilt, gender and relationships, appearance and reality) plus a summary of the play. Includes practice exam questions for all exam boards and suggested answers. Features active revision strategies to build students’ knowledge. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) Synopsis of the play (pages 5-8) Overview revision activities (pages 9-20) Theme: ambition (pages 21-31) Revision activity - Arguments for and against killing Duncan Revision activity - Tale of two kings Revision activity - Why does Macbeth kill Duncan? Revision activity - Exploding quotation Theme: the supernatural (pages 32-42) Revision activity - Animal imagery Revision activity - Banquo’s version of the meeting with the witches Revision activity - The witches Revision activity - Writing an incantation Theme: guilt (pages 43-53) Revision activity - Exploding quotation Revision activity - Innocence Revision activity - The murder: before, during and after Revision activity - Blood and symbolism Theme: gender and relationships (pages 54-65) Revision activity - Family circle Revision activity - How to be a man/woman Revision activity - Tale of two marriages: the Macbeths and the Macduffs Revision activity - Exploding quotation Theme: appearance and reality (pages 66-75) Revision activity - How to be a perfect hostess Revision activity - The power of asides and soliloquies Revision activity - That’s ironic Revision activity - That’s sensational