A hybrid of two lessons I saw by Sue and Mac at Hayes School. Students overcome fear and caution in a Blooms enquiry into an unseen poem. Teacher cuts out attached questions and follows instructions on slides. I've included two poems for you to try. Student led most of the way.

I'm putting this out there again (Romeo/Juliet) because it really engages the student. It also allows you to assess empathy with characters. Students imagine guiding the character around their own world and explain their choices. Leads into essay answering and consolidates understanding of the issues between the characters.

A new look at the apostrophe and a chance for students to bet on their answers. Give each team a thousand pounds to start and let them decide. See You say, I pay on this website

Brief outline of lesson comparing winter 1963 with current weather. Students can draw on their experiences and interview those who remember The Big Freeze.

A basic guide on how to use fullstops, commas and question marks. Worksheet included. Basic but useful for those who weren't listening last time. more to come.

Lesson asks this question and challenges students to define the word. Mind stretching.

Lesson on homophones with pictures to help. Students can alphabetically list them in the back of their books for easy reference. Feedback Please :)

Lesson takes students through different ways of making their writing less boring/repetitive. Worksheet included.

Lesson examines the purpose of toys and offers a number of different tasks designed to get students to reflect on why we have toys. Adaptable and certainly relevant for the coming festival on Dec. 25 (UK). worksheet could be added.

lesson requires students to bet virtual money on whether they think a sentence is correctly written. instructions on power point and basic worksheet included. Can be adapted to ANYTHING.

15 questions for tutor time. students work in pairs to prepare an answer for the rest of the group. Set for research h/w/ PSHE lessons. Enough for fifteen weeks.

Illustrated version of the sonnet for revision/adaptation etc.

Fed up with the same old errors ? Give this quick starter a try. No doubt there will be more along this line.:)

Lesson shows students that writing need not be about the extraordinary but could be extraordinary writing about everyday things. Focusses on the senses and gives a visual prompt.

Resource poses questions for pairs to discuss and come to an agreement. Can be extended to whole class discussion for tutor time or assemblies.

Lesson aims to make students decide if they're ready to answer questions on the novel. Pics included and part two on its way.

Slide show of the poem for revision, enjoyment or introduction. Convenient and time-saving.

Students revisit popular lesson and comment on the need to think carefully before writing. Adaptable to lots of themes, but also useful for Tutor Time or Assemblies.

Students view slides and decide how poor literacy impacts on the public. They correct the errors and decide if being literate and accurate has an impact on how they are perceived by others. ALL ERRORS ON THE SLIDES ARE DELIBERATE ! See also PART TWO.

Illustrated slide show of the poem. One surprise at the end. Useful for introduction or revision. Did you know....?