Want to encourage your students to talk about books and reading, while still getting an excellent level of grammar practice? Want a fully structured teaching unit on books and reading for ESL students? The resources focus on speaking and improving their vocabulary. The original book was free in the public domain and you are welcome to search for it. I have spent a long time removing all the advertising and promotional hyperlinks and making sure there are interesting, relevant pictures on every page, making it a professional looking book your students will be proud to work in and bring home. Contents Sentence Focus Activities Sentence Blocks + Extensions Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds Connected Sentence Cards Connected Sentence Cards – with Consonant and Vowel Sounds Connected Speech Template Word Focus Activities Discussion Words + IPA Version Discussion Words – Visualisations Discussion Words Question Sheet Information Exchange Multi-Purpose Text: • Original Text + Spot the Difference • Gap-Fill + Multiple Choice Questions • Comprehension Questions + True, False, or Unknown? • Glossary of New Words Free Practice Activities Discussion Questions Agree or Disagree? Role Plays + Extensions Continuous Assessment Tests Vocabulary Test Lesson Test

Sentence Focus Activities Sentence Blocks + Extensions Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds Connected Sentence Cards Connected Sentence Cards – with Consonant and Vowel Sounds Connected Speech Template Word Focus Activities Discussion Words + IPA Version Discussion Words – Visualisations Discussion Words Question Sheet Information Exchange Multi-Purpose Text: • Original Text + Spot the Difference • Gap-Fill + Multiple Choice Questions • Comprehension Questions + True, False, or Unknown? • Glossary of New Words Free Practice Activities Discussion Questions Agree or Disagree? Role Plays + Extensions Continuous Assessment Tests Vocabulary Test Lesson Test Originally from a public domain book. I however took a long time to remove all the self promotion hyperlinks from all the pages and then I added new, relevant photos to them to make it all much more attractive.

In 2016, there will be a new Maths test format. I have taken the sample 2016 Maths SATs tests and combined the original question and answer papers into single documents. This means you can ask a single question to the class, wait for a response on their mini white boards and then check their answers against the official marking scheme. Check out my new video on how to make this lesson extra successful. The great thing about this is it really reduces the amount of stress in the classroom as the students are able to work on their own, in pairs or small teams to work out the answer. They can then discuss their different strategies at resolving each of the questions.. This is a nice set of teaching resources to keep a lesson well paced and snappy. Please leave your comments about it below.

Test Your Patience! Nonsense Quiz 1 (English jokes) Warning: this quiz does not make any sense! 1. Why did the chicken cross the road? 2. How many beans make five? 3. If I have twelve sweets and give Tom four, how many sweets does Tom have? 4. What is the capital of Australia? This wonderful quiz comes complete with a teacher answer sheet - trust me - you will really need it!

Test Your General Knowledge It’s a Wonderful World! Example questions 1. What is the highest mountain in the world? a) K2 b) Everest c) Cho Oyu d) Kangchenjunga 2. What is the deepest ocean in the world? a) Indian Ocean b) Atlantic Ocean c) Pacific Ocean d) Arctic Ocean 3. What is the longest river in the world? a) Congo b) Nile c) Amazon d) Yangtze-Kiang The worksheet comes complete with a page of answers for the teacher.

Test Your Research Skills Music Genres 2 The students match the artist or group with the music genre that they are associated with. Answers included.

Are you teaching your class about rocks, erosion or the mountains? Are you looking for some great visual resources to help with your teaching? I have collected together 30 high quality photos showing a wide range of impressive rock formations. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about rock formations. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different sorts of rock formations. The students can then discuss how they decided on each type of rock formation. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing.

Are you teaching your class about different forms of transport? Are you looking for visual resources to support your teaching? I have collected together 30 high quality photos of buses which you can share with your class. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different types of buses being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about buses from around the world and through time. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of buses. The students can then discuss what they think what each bus is doing. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Welcome to the 'Let’s Write in Scottish Gaelic!' pack. There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Scottish Gaelic. The students could write about a topic in Scottish Gaelic before starting a unit, and then write again about the topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic to see how much they have progressed. It could also be used as an introduction to guided writing. Students can write sentences as a class and share the sentences together and they can then write them on their own. Alternatively, students could work in pairs - one student dictates to the other what to write down about what they see in the picture. * Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction.

Are you doing a topic on castles or buildings? Are you looking for great pictures to support your teaching? I have collected 30 high quality photos from around the world, showing a wide range of different castles. These would be perfect to share with your class. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about different types of castles. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of castles. The students can then discuss what they thinkit would be like to live in each of them. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Are you studying about night and day? This set of creative writing worksheets helps your students to explore an image using all their senses. They look at each picture and write down what they see, hear, smell, taste and touch. They then use these notes to write richer, better structured essays. This is a great way of preparing for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different locations being shown in each of the images. You could print off and laminate the images to make an interesting, eye-catching set of story prompts. The students could also take five of the laminated images and create them into a story . The images could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Are your students studying about World Peace or the community? These creative writing prompts ask the students to look at each picture and use their 5 senses to describe the image. What can they see, touch, smell, taste, hear and feel in each picture? They then use these notes to write a fuller, more detailed description of the picture. This is a great way to prepare for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests while still having a lot of fun! This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Peace. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Are your students studying about transport or car free day? These creative writing prompts ask the students to look at each picture and use their 5 senses to describe the image. What can they see, touch, smell, taste, hear and feel in each picture? They then use these notes to write a fuller, more detailed description of the picture. This is a great way to prepare for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests while still having a lot of fun! This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about World Car Free Day. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of transport. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Lesson 1: Week 5 Title Mass Learning Objective:  solve measurement problems  use words about mass and ways of measuring weight  measure using non-standard units  compare weights  estimate and measure. Mental Warm Up: Imagine a spider is on number 4 of a hundred square. Which number is below it? Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to be finding out about mass which is how heavy things are. Educational Challenges  Make a poster of classroom objects that are heavier or lighter than a kilogram.

I love to get the students really talking about an issue. I saw another teacher do it and thought that this looks really effective. My Walk to School Week teaching resources are designed to get the students to think about why we should walk to school, what are the alternatives and the benefits and the costs of walking to school using different modes of transport. They are also designed to get students really talking, listening and expressing their own ideas. My teaching resources could be printed out and made into an eye catching, thought provoking display or used as a whole class discussion stimulus. I am now making a new series of resources like this, so that teachers and students can get a lot more out of every lesson.

I have used a wide range of inspirations to create a fun conversation starting lesson about Christian Aid week. This lesson looks at different issues which may be covered in Christian Aid week such as what is war, what is peace, what is a home and how we can help our fellow man, woman and child. I have started using conversation starters in my own lessons with great effect and I think you will also enjoy using them in your own lessons. As stated in the presentation, while these resources will help you present your Christian Aid week lessons in class, I have no connection with Christian Aid.