★Explore the fascinating lives of the Brontë sisters on Anne Brontë’s birthday or any special occasion! This newspaper-style article offers a captivating glimpse into the worlds of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, accompanied by a worksheet with comprehension and extension questions. ★Ideal for KS3/KS4 English and English Literature, this activity enhances understanding of the Brontës’ lives and their literary impact.

Use this lovely parts of speech game to identify verbs and adjectives This resource asks students to find the imposter in a group, or find the odd one out. Each slide shows 3 verbs and one adjective, learners need to identify which word is not a verb for example. Students could then go on to make their own categories with an imposter in them in order to challenge their classmates. Learners will love the game, the images from the popular game Among Us and the music that plays throughout the game. Suitable for Primary 2-3 learners

A lovely word map for children to collect the words that relate to pirates! Children write the words into the word map based on the pirate themed images shown or they cut and stick the images and words in. Suitable for ages 3-6

Why use this Handwriting Alphabet Worksheet? This essential Handwriting Alphabet sheet contains letter formation outlines for the Upper case variations of every letter of the English alphabet. Simple and adaptable to a wide range of English handwriting exercises, it is a great way of enforcing key letter shapes with your pupils that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. The Handwriting Alphabet worksheet is easy to print and use instantly, and is also helpful for ESL/EFL students who are learning English. Regardless of the learning scenario, these alphabet handwriting worksheets are sure to become a staple of your English lesson plans. This is a fantastic addition to any handwriting lesson. How can I use this resource at home or in the classroom? This handwriting alphabet sheet is a great activity on its own, but is also a great gateway into other literacy actvties. Children could use the letter shapes to form familiar words, and more advanced pupils could create independent stories from the letters used in practice. What is the importance of handwriting in education? Handwriting isn’t just about neat writing! This activity is a perfect introduction to fine motor skills.

This workbook will help your students practice and learn words ending with ck. The workbook can be used for small group intervention, literacy center ideas, independent practice, or for homework. The workbook contains black and white images so children can colour them in. Suitable for Primary 1-3 students.

This set of 16 Taskcards provide the perfect opportunity for students to practise using commonly confused homophones. Suitable for Primary School English. This interactive powerpoint asks students to use the words the words ‘where’, ‘were’, ‘wear’, ‘we’re, to complete sentences. Kids are asked to fill in the blank in sentences using the correct form of these different homophones. They will automatically be told if right or wrong. Powerpoint includes Family Fortunes sound effects and the answers will move to the right place in the sentence when clicked. This Grammar Interactive Powerpointt is super easy to use and simple to slot into your learning plan. You could use them as a starter activity. Or you could send it out as homework tasks after a homophones lesson. Can be used on a Smartboard or as a revision exercise sent through Teams or Google classroom.

This Lesson Pack contains a 40 slide PowerPoint lesson on the confusing homophones - two/too /to -for students working towards English Functional Skills Entry Level accreditation (AQA, OCR. Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NCFE). 1 x 40 slide Powerpoint 1 x Worksheet(print version) 1 x Worksheet(digital version) The PowerPoint explains the meaning of the homophones and when they are used with examples. Opportunities are also provided for students to choose the correct homophone. There is also a worksheet on to, two and too. learners have to complete sentences using the correct homophone. There is a print and digital version of the worksheet. The digital version is an editable pdf which has editable answers boxes for the learner to fill in. Answers included

Give your students the opportunity to review and consolidate their knowledge of synonyms with this fun interactive matching game. There are 15 Activity cards in the Boom Deck. The game presents students with jumbled pairs of synonyms that must correctly be sorted and matched. This task is best suited to students in Primary Years 3 and 4 Check out a PREVIEW here Your child can play this interactive matching game to learn and practise identifying synonyms, which are words that have the same or a similar meaning. For example, ‘big’ and ‘large’ are synonyms because they can be substituted within a piece of writing without changing the meaning. A good understanding and sound knowledge of synonyms is a great strength for students in supporting their writing. You do not need to buy a Boom Cards membership!! Just create a free account with the link provided and this resource is yours to use in class on IWB or to share with students to use on their devices. Instructions re provided in the the document that is downloaded with this resource. How to use: After purchase click on the REDEEM link provided in the download to access the Boom Cards™deck. This will redirect you to the Boom Learning™ website. Select the ‘Redeem’ option. This will prompt you to set up an account if you don’t already have one If you already have an account simply sign in to access your new deck of Boom Cards™

A simple 1 page activity sheet for use with KS2 students to help them understand verbs.Also useful for Entry Level Functional Skills Literacy students

A fun 15 question quiz, that could be used throughout the year. Learners have to work out the name of 15 popular nursery rhymes using the emojis. Learners love quizzes and will love having to get the titles of the nursery rhymes using emojis. Answers included in powerpoint. Suitable for primary school students although older learners will find it enjoyable as well Answers The wheels on the bus Hickory Dickory Clock Baa Baa Black Sheep London Bridge is Falling Down Old McDonald had a Farm Twinkl Twinkl Little Star Rain Rain Go Away Hot Cross Buns Humpty Dumpty Hey Diddle Diddle Row Row Your Boat Jack and Jill Are You Sleeping The old Woman who lived in a shoe

This handy in prepositions worksheet will help your students gain an understanding of positions. The worksheet includes a variety of Easter themed images, demonstrating an Easter chick in various positions alongside and Easter egg. Children have to fill in the sentences under each picture with the correct preposition. This prepositions worksheet will teach children how to identify positional language and how to use it correctly in their own writing. Once they’ve filled in the missing words, children could colour in the pictures to bring some extra fun to this grammar activity. Plus, there are three different worksheets included in this pack - enough to keep children busy.

Match the preposition to the image. Suitable for ages 5 to 7. On this resource, you will find two sheets available that have common prepositions listed on one side and illustrations on the other. After students match the prepositions with the illustrations, ask them to give their work to the person sitting next to them and check each other’s work. This will help them gain a better understanding of the subject, and it will also make them feel more independent. This activity is perfect for the classroom as well as for homework. Students can colour in the pictures when finished

Suitable for GCSE English A complete lesson to talk about the 1930s depression and dust bowl and link it to Of Mice and Men Contains 1 xThe Effects of Unemployment Worksheet OMAM 1 xWhat Am I Thinking Worksheet 1 x18 slide Context of Mice and Men Powerpoint

Give your students the opportunity to review and consolidate their knowledge of antonyms with this fun interactive matching game. There are 15 Activity cards in the Boom Deck. The game presents students with jumbled pairs of antonyms that must correctly be sorted and matched. This task is best suited to Primary school students in Years 3 to6 Check out a PREVIEW here Your child can play this interactive matching game to learn and practise identifying antonyms , which are words that have the opposite meaning. . Antonyms are words or phrases that mean the opposite of another word or phrase. A good way of testing if a word is an antonym is by replacing your original word with it in a sentence. If the sentence makes sense but is also the opposite of what it said originally, then congratulations, you’ve found an antonym! A good understanding and sound knowledge of antonyms is a great strength for students in supporting their writing. You do not need to buy a Boom Cards membership!! Just create a free account with the link provided and this resource is yours to use in class on IWB or to share with students to use on their devices. Instructions re provided in the the document that is downloaded with this resource. How to use: After purchase click on the REDEEM link provided in the download to access the Boom Cards™deck. This will redirect you to the Boom Learning™ website. Select the ‘Redeem’ option. This will prompt you to set up an account if you don’t already have one If you already have an account simply sign in to access your new deck of Boom Cards™ If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email derrybeg1973@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free.

Master essential non-fiction reading skills with this BoomCard deck based on a short text about The Great Fire of London. Suitable for Primary 1 to 3 In this Deck you will find a short non fiction text on The Great Fire of London and 13 activity cards with True or False questions, multiple choice , fill in the missing word and drag and drop questions based on the text. Learners can click a link to return to the text to reread throughout the deck. These Boomcards work well as sell-paced work on learners devices or as a whole class activity on Interactive Whiteboard You do not need to buy a Boom Cards membership!! Just create a free account with the link provided and this resource is yours to use in class on IWB or to share with students to use on their devices. Instructions re provided in the the document that is downloaded with this resource. How to use: After purchase click on the REDEEM link provided in the download to access the Boom Cards™deck. This will redirect you to the Boom Learning™ website. Select the ‘Redeem’ option. This will prompt you to set up an account if you don’t already have one If you already have an account simply sign in to access your new deck of Boom Cards™

Silent Letters Phonics Reading Comprehension Passages are perfect to focus on the words with silent letters whilst increasing fluency. The passage is followed up by a set of text-based questions to check for comprehension. The passages are kept simple and sweet ,using appropriate sight words and vocabulary to help build fluency This no-prep printables could be assigned to your students for group work, literacy center, homework, or even as a quick assessment of the silent letter h. Suitable for Primary Key Stage 1 Learners, years 2-3.

'Is this a dagger which I see before me" Help pupils to learn key quotations for Macbeth with a Macbeth Quote Flashcards quiz: a superb resource for reinforcing essential material from The Scottish Play in preparation for the GCSE English Literature exam. Each quote on the Flashcards contains a portion missing. Students must fill in the missing quotation or match them to the corresponding card, for example: “There’s no _____ to find the maid’s construction in the face” which matches, of course, to “There’s no art to find the maid’s construction in the face” An excellent class activity to ensure your students really know the play for their GCSE assessments, these Macbeth Quote Flashcards are a great teaching, assessment or revision tool.

This child-friendly news article explains all about how Jupiter has now been declared the planet with the most moons in our Solar System. It includes age-appropriate language to help you talk about this and some of our different moons with children between the ages of 7 and 11 (key stage 2 in England). The comprehension task also includes comprehension questions based on the newspaper report. Answers are included A nice way to learn about some of the planets whilst working on reading and comprehension skills. Suitable for KS2 English and Functional Skills Literacy Level 1

English Phonics Worksheets Let me introduce you to my Silent Letters Focus Reading comprehension activity to incorporate into your daily routines. It is a great way to grab your student’s attention and will be a fun way to learn more about the quirks of our language no matter your students’ grade level. With these worksheets learners first read the focus words in the box on the right, then find them in the passage and highlight them. They colour the (house) picture on top after reading the passage each time. As the students become more familiar with the comprehension passages, they will notice their accuracy and fluency increase. Learners will then will answer the reading comprehension questions at the bottom of the page… These no-prep printables could be assigned to your students for group work, literacy centre, homework, or even as a quick assessment. Suitable for Primary Learners, 2nd-3rd year. Contents 5 worksheets focusing on the following silent letters silent b silent k silent w silent h silent l

Is this a dagger which I see before me? No, it is just a Macbeth Knowledge Organiser! This Macbeth knowledge organiser will help students make sense of the Scottish Play, and get them well versed on the plot, characters, key themes and important quotes that they need to know for the exams. A handy 2 page document that details a lot of the important points about Macbeth that students should know. Suitable for GCSE English and English Lit.