<p>A PowerPoint lesson with some relaxed activities to break the ice/ welcome a class back or meet a new class and get to know them, including:</p> <ul> <li>My favourite ___ is…</li> <li>Preferences, e.g. “cats or dogs?”</li> <li>Two truths and lie (with examples and explanation with pictures)</li> <li>Stand in order of…</li> <li>Split into…</li> </ul> <p>Complete with no need for further resources.</p> <p>Has typically taken around two 1.5 hour lesson periods to complete (with discussion around favourites etc.</p>

<p>PowerPoint for a lesson with resources (two difficulty levels of newspaper writing frame) included in slides.</p> <p>Students to read their printed copies of “Aliens stole my car!” and discuss the features/language techniques in the piece.</p> <p>Students to use the writing frames to write their own article about their imagined encounter with an alien/sighting of a flying saucer.</p> <p>Created for Functional Skills levels 1 and 2, but writing skills and focus on language techniques/newspaper layout features applicable to primary and GCSE students where ability level is appropriate.</p>

<p>PowerPoint for a lesson on the language techniques in a Harry Potter newspaper article resource (included in slides for printing).</p> <p>Colour-coded techniques for students to highlight in appropriate colours and follow-up task to improve article by re-writing with further techniques.</p> <p>Created for Functional skills levels 1 and 2, but reading writing skills and focus on language techniques/newspaper form applicable to primary and GCSE students where ability level is appropriate.</p>

<p>PowerPoint lesson on a range of forms of writing with examples. Questioning built into slides to prompt discussion around the purpose, audience, form and layout features of a variety of writing types.</p> <p>No resources required. Notes to be taken in books and slides to prompt discussion.</p> <p>Ordinarily takes two lessons to complete.</p> <p>Created for Functional Skills levels 1 and 2, but writing and reading skills and focus on purpose, audience, form and layout features applicable to primary and GCSE students where ability level is appropriate.</p>

<p>A detailed PowerPoint based lesson with a set of both higher and supported resources within the slides to print.</p> <p>The class must read a job specification for the role of ‘Dinosaur Keeper’ at Jurassic Park.</p> <p>The writing tasks include filling out an application form, writing a letter of application and replying to their own letters as their prospective employer (using detailed writing frames).</p> <p>A lesson created for and taught for a successful performance management lesson observation.</p> <p>Lesson created for Entry Level and Functional Skills English, but also serves as a valuable set of resources for primary level.</p> <p>See accompanying lesson plan for further guidance.</p>

<p>PowerPoint for a lesson with resources (two difficulty levels of letter writing frame) included in slides.</p> <p>Printable Hogwarts acceptance letter (which can be easily edited to include students’/staff names, which students and LSAs love). Read letter as a class.</p> <p>Detailed instructions on what to include in a responding letter.</p> <p>Created for Functional Skills levels 1 and 2, but writing skills and focus on language techniques/letter layout features applicable to primary and GCSE students where ability level is appropriate.</p>

<p>Defining and exploring creativity with students.</p> <p>Discussing different types of creativity and showing students how their hobbies make them creative in ways they may not have realised.</p> <p>Examples of creative success shown.</p> <p>Discussion based.</p> <p>Only pen and paper needed for notes, listing and mind-mapping.</p>

<p>A detailed PowerPoint based lesson with a set of both higher and supported resources within the slides to print.</p> <p>The class must read a Harry Potter themed job specification for the role of ‘Officer’ at the Ministry of Magic.</p> <p>The writing tasks include filling out an application form and writing a letter of application (using detailed writing frames).</p> <p>Lesson created for Functional Skills English, but also serves as a valuable set of resources for primary and secondary levels.</p>