Commonly confused homophones worksheet (double sided)

<p>A three page worksheet on using apostrophes to show possession.</p>

This lesson plan, dynamic activity and worksheet have been put together as a starting point for a unit on Refugees and Asylum Seekers. The activity requires no prior knowledge on the subject for students and has been designed to encourage students to walk in the shoes of Refugees for a moment, so that they can begin to understand and empathise with some of the situations faced by Refugees when leaving their homes. The kids really enjoy this one!

These tricky puzzles make for a great English word games competition, keeps the minds busy on a Friday afternoon or can be used for early finishers. Solutions document included also (and most likely needed!)

A ppt. featuring images of various hot and cold deserts around the world. Good to help students visualise the diversity of deserts.

Double sided information sheets on ancient religions in Greece, Rome, China and Egypt. Worksheet also included. Good for group and jigsaw activities - groups of students become 'experts' on different religions by reading one of the civilization handouts. Each group then teaches the class about the religion of the civilization they've read about. Alternatively individual students from each group can re-group with other students and share what they've learnt with smaller groups. Ancient Religions - Part 2 (separate resource) has Central and South American civilizations.

A ppt activity that's great for revision of Continents and Oceans (my kids always seem to forget?!) ppt. includes a beautiful embedded video (from youtube) with images of the world from space. My students love this one! (Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkqnJhEOLdQ)

A fun activity/worksheet to add into an Ancient China or Astrology unit.

A tutorial and quiz/activity to orient students with the various internal and external factors that influence businesses (e.g. management style, corporate culture, competitors and economic and technological forces). Feedback welcome!

A handy revision aid (or teacher help notes) on the different parts of speech and other grammar points.

An activity that can be worked into an Ancient China unit. I have also used it in art class and as a start-of year activity for new classes to get to know each other and decorate their home room.

Double sided information sheets on ancient Aztec, Inca and Maya religions. Worksheet also included. Good for group and jigsaw activities - groups of students become 'experts&' on different religions by reading one of the civilization handouts. Each group then teaches the class about the religion of the civilization they&';ve read about. Alternatively individual students from each group can re-group with other students and share what they've learnt with smaller groups. Ancient Religions - Part 1 (separate resource) has documents for Egypt, Rome, China and Greece

This quick activity requires students to respond to a number of scenarios and identify the business objective/s a company is trying to achieve (i.e. financial, social, environmental or personal).

An introductory hand out on business size classification (based on Australian Bureau of Statistics classifications)

This ppt. tutorial takes students through the major differences and similarities between 'for-profit&' and &';not-for-profit' organisations. The accompanying activity requires students to read a brief extract from an organisation&'s website (predominantly Australian organisations) and state whether the organisation is &';for-profit' or &'not-for-profit&';.