This is a worksheet, to get them thinking about what the ‘new normal’ will be like. I prepared this for EAL, but it might be useful elsewhere.

This is a worksheet designed to get students thinking about transgender issues, triggered by JK Rowling and her tweet.

A set of cards requiring students to choose an option and justify it. Interesting mix of subjects: stop warfare or end disease? Give up crisps or chocolate? Be able to fly or communicate with animals...etc. They make great starter activities, practising 'I would rather...' and promoting creative thinking. The template is from eslprintables.

This is a 12 slide power point, featuring ten famous refugees. Each slide comes with a short activity and some questions. It will suit year 7 and will serve as starter activities to accompany books about refugees, for example ‘Boy 87’. I have used Comic Sans and this font is not available for preview on here , surprisingly! It looks fine on download. I hope this will be useful.

This is a series of contrasting pictures, with questions, for making comparisons. Good 'brain gym&' activity.

There are two sets of 11 boxes with a short paragraph. In pairs, the students discuss which of each pair is the best paragraph and why. They can 'mix and match' and create their own version. Next, they match the 11 paragraphs up to the pictures and put them in sequence to tell the basic storyline. I have taken the box layout and pictures from the internet.

Three sheets, with six drawing activities. The sheets give them a chance to express themselves as each one has a task attached.