8 ideas to make LOCKDOWN a little bit more bearable .

Students move on to look at how language is used to show a dystopian setting. A short 35 minutes worth X 2 = 70 MINUTES.

Learning template for proposed remote learning. Format is simple and requires minimum adaptation by teacher. Have included introduction slides by way of explanation. Only good for internet connected places.

Lesson asks students to write a letter to their younger selves giving advice etc.Ideal for Identity units. I asked them to bring in pictures of themselves when toddlers and scanned them in for an additional starter.

Quick and easy way to create a narrative using six pictures and a coin. Suits all levels and can be used for speaking and listening.

A visual guide to life in Elizabethan England. Showing students objects of the time helps bring home the fact that all is real !

A selection of things that students should read before they’re 18 years old. They can of course, read them afterwards as well. Plenty to argue about wherever teachers gather together. Contains brief comments on each novel/poem/short story.

More lessons in this series. Check out THE GIVER GUIDE for links and chapter summaries all in one easy to send slide. A review of some nature would be a link to the world in these times.

Students complete questions and activities and finish their reading of the novel. The next lessons will focus on close analysis.

Two or possibly 3 lessons involving an essay on the importance of memories. Structured for lower levels and remote learning.

Students organise and date various things along a river of time in the classroom. You could bring in quite a lot of the objects yourself or simply print the pictures. For each object there is an info slide which reveals the date at the end. Date cards are also ready for you on the last slide. This will be the best lesson you teach in a long while.

31 slides, each with a real life mistake for your students to correct while you relax at the start of the lesson. Alternatively, why not use them in the middle or at the end of your lesson ? Correct answers are NOT included since if you do not know the answer, it’s probably not best to show them to students.

For Year 7s to 9s, but possibly for lower levels up the school. Students discuss meaning of metaphors and then listen to song by simon and Garfunkel, filling in blanks. Then they write an analysis of the song, using prompts.

This is for KS 3 and aims to answer the question: What makes a good story teller ? Students can use their phones in a practical way to create atmosphere.

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Lesson two in a series. Suitable for remote learning. Chunked activities and not too long (30/40 minutes)

Lessons 6 and 7 aimed at Year 8 learners at home during the crisis. Short but useful.

Lesson 3 in a series. Does what it says on the tin. Should take 30 minutes to complete.

31 slides with links to spark interest in an eclectic mix of stuff.

More questions to intrigue your classes and improve their General Knowledge. Adaptable and visual, answers on the slides.