This book is a collection of activities to extend pupils’ opportunities to encounter words and their meanings. The sheets are also useful for developing dictionary skills, and are arranged alphabetically for ease of reference for the teacher. Most of the words can be found in junior dictionaries. Previously available through Easylearn.

**If you have previously purchased my GCSE 2016 unit 1 resource, please get in touch if you would like to upgrade to this new version. ** In this digital product: You will find everything you need to teach the first topic of Theme 1 of the GCSE course with AQA: People and Lifestyle: Identity and Relationships with others (teaching starts 2024, first exam 2026). The Presentation (approx. 150 slides including answer slides) covers the whole topic and is composed of 4 parts: A: About me! B: Family and Friends C: Relationships D: Partnerships There are 4 folders (A, B, C and D) containing the relevant files for that part. It includes: a range of Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Translation activities grammar points including: avoir and être in the present tense, adjectival agreement, possessive adjectives, regular -ER verbs in the present, near future elements of phonics: on/om, silent -e, silent final consonants, ail/eil/ill retrieval activities, cultural aspects and homework tasks QR codes/ links for independent study vocab lists (full topic list or 4 lists for the 4 parts) + link to online course comments under the slides for notes and worksheet location answers audio files and transcripts .pdf and editable versions of the worksheets (except the nought and crosses game, which is only available as .pdf) Activities are differentiated and exam style. The first 15 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Topic1.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the resources. For the full overview, you can check the free SOW available for download here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13056641

Included are 8 different examples of information texts (non-chronological reports) that can be used with children in English for a wide range of reasons. Texts include: The Vikings Emperor Penguins Lions Velociraptors Crocodiles and Aligators Dolphins Giant Panda Green Anaconda

This activity deals with some amazing Spanish traditions which deserve attention abroad. In it students have to read the text, match texts and images, match the names of the traditions with more pictures, answer some questions

An apology letter written from the Big Bad Wolf to Little Red Riding Hood outlining his sorrow for eating Riding Hood’s grandma and the measures that he will be taking to make up for this heinous act. I have used a similar text in recent years with my Year 6 children as a model text to inspire them to create their own apology letter from the villain in their favourite story to the corresponding hero. These have resulted in letters from: Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker; Bilbo to Gollum (a little backwards but nevertheless worked); Cruella De Vil to Roger (from the 101 Dalmatians) and many more. It is a letter-writing task that children engage with more than any other in my experience as it can be based on a favourite story and it is also more than appropriate to include some subtle humour within the piece, which the Greater Depth children revel in inserting. This particular example text contains all the punctuation taught in KS2 and can therefore be used to model appropriate use of these punctuation marks if necessary, especially for Greater Depth students who will pick up on this readily. The vocabulary is at points stretching for an average Year Six child but is in no way unreachable with a dictionary to hand and a basic level of inference (which this text could be used to encourage).

Fully resourced scheme of work to accompany this KS3 text. Power-point and resources combine reading and writing activities and there is plenty of scope for discussion of the key themes arising in the text.

A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 1 hour lesson which introduces students to the Buddhist holy texts, in particular the Tripitaka. This lesson is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning and is best suited to KS3. The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, a 2 page information pack, detailed worksheets, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. It is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. We also run the EC Publishing site where you can find everything you need for PSHE, RE and Citizenship at discounted rates. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

This 2 hour session explores how the English language has changed as a result of technological advancements with regards to texting, considering key terminology, a prescriptivist stance on language change and the affordances of texting with references to theories from Dr Wood and David Crystal. The assessment task at the end is designed for the OCR syllabus but can be easily adapted to suit other exam boards.

This worksheet can be used with KS3 French or as revision with KS4 French. It contains comprehensive coverage of the verbs avoir and etre. Task 1 involves answering questions in English based on a text describing a family Task 2 involves finding the parts of avoir & etre from the text Task 3 highlights important grammatical points Task 4 involves pupils writing a similar description of their own family

An example character profile text about Jim from the book Street Child plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 1 and 2 of Berlie Doherty’s Victorian-themed historical fiction novel. Resources provided: • Exemplar character profile WAGOLL text • Planning template differentiated 2 ways • Writing template differentiated 3 ways • Personality traits word bank The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. Pupils read the model character description of Jim Jarvis and then plan and write their own character profile about Jim, Emily, Lizzie, Ma, Mr Spink or any other character using the differentiated templates. The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Street Child resources: ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Street Child Dialogue Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Street Child Letter Writing Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦The Twits Character Profile BUNDLE ✦The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦The Iron Man Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates ✦The Twits Character Profile Example Text, Feature Find, Planning & Writing Template ✦Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates ✦Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example diary entry text for The Boy at the Back of the Class written from the point of view of Ahmet, the new boy at school, plus writing feature identification worksheet and answers. This exemplar recount text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Chapter 2 of Onjali Q. Raúf’s refugee novel The Boy at the Back of the Class. Resources provided: • Exemplar diary text • Feature find worksheet • Feature find answer sheet The diary text contains the following language, grammar and punctuation features: • Similes • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Metaphors • Hyperbole • Personification • Show not tell emotions • Rhetorical questions • Fronted adverbials followed by a comma • Variety of nouns to avoid repetition • Noun phrases • Apostrophes for contraction • Apostrophes for singular possession • Apostrophes for plural possession • Hyphens • Dashes • Colons • Semi-colons • Brackets The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. Pupils read the model diary text, identify the features and then write their own diary entry. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other The Boy at the Back of the Class themed resources: ✦ Example Text Bundle ✦ Character Profile Text Pack ✦ Dialogue Writing Text Pack ✦ Differentiated Apostrophe Activities Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work BUNDLE ✦ Christophe’s Story Example Diary Entries Pack ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text Pack ✦ The Twits Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Example Diary: Journey by Aaron Becker Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes the origins and history of the Olympic Games, from the ancient Olympia to their revival in the late 19th century. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, a gap filling exercise and True or False exercises. The text can be used for vocabulary building purposes. This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework.

I compared OCR Media Studies advertisements (‘Old Spice’ and ‘Lucozade’) in order to retain more information and prepare myself for the exam. In the end, I received a grade A and revision tactics like this incredibly helped.

This Reading Comprehension handout is best suited for advanced ESL learners or native English speaking students. Students are introduced to a detailed history of cocoa/chocolate and are then required to complete some comprehension exercises including: questions, True or False and gap filling exercises. The vocabulary used in the text is rather advanced and can also be used for IGSCE or IELTS vocabulary building purposes.

All powerpoints are complete with planning within and also without in the Unit of Work document. This SOL will work for one whole term with year 8 focusing on Terror Kid and poems written by various black writers. Both will coincide with each other however, the opening of the SOL will focus on Terror Kid. It develops understanding of nuances of language including narrative techniques; it requires high levels of critical & imaginative response, & building skills of formal analysis required for GCSE. It builds on work with imaginative texts, to look at some subtle ways in which texts can carry political & emotional messages. Aim to read at least three chapters per week. • Develop skills of creative & critical response to a novel • Develop skills of critical/analytical writing, essential for KS3 and 4 • Develop understanding of character • Develop understanding of themes and literary techniques • Develop skills of creative & critical response to a range of types of texts • Develop awareness of the interconnectedness & relationships between different types of texts – literary & non-literary • Develop skills of critical/analytical writing, essential for GCSE Diversity of culture and its representation in literature Zephaniah’s interest in racial and class identity and prejudice Consider themes of Authority, Punishment and Anger and Identity

Three differentiated worksheets and activities about the figurative language used in the novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. The following resources have been provided: • Literary devices identification sheets, differentiated x3 • Literary devices match, differentiated x3 • Literary devices information sheet Literary devices identification sheets Independent activity. Pupils identify a range of literary devices, including figurative language, from an extract from Chapter 1 of the novel. This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge. Literary devices match Group activity. Pupils match the names of literary devices with definitions and examples from chapters 1-5 of the book. This resource has been differentiated with three levels of challenge. Literary devices information sheet Can be displayed, stuck into books or used as a handout. The following literary devices are covered in this resource: • alliteration • hyperbole • idioms • metaphors • onomatopoeia • personification • repetition for effect • rhetorical questions • rule of three • similes Extracts and answer sheets are included for each skill level of differentiation. This resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts & Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report with Features Sheet & Answers Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example character profile text about Stanley Yelnats from the book Holes plus differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 1-5 of Louis Sachar’s novel. Resources provided: • Exemplar character profile text • Planning template differentiated 2 ways • Writing template differentiated 3 ways • Personality traits word bank The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. Pupils read the model character description and then plan and write their own character profile using the differentiated templates. The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character from any other story. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Holes themed resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Holes: Description Example Text Pack ✦ Holes: Newspaper Report Example Text Pack ✦ Holes: Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack You may also be interested in: ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Four Weeks ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦ Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Plus Feature Sheet and Templates ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Differentiated Templates ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example, Feature Sheet, Answers & Template ✦ Harry Potter Model Text BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

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