For use after story to focus students on providing suitable quotations from the story or as an aide-memoir .

A lesson designed to help students reflect on the answer to this question.

Adapted HEADLINE LESSON. Gives explicit instructions for newspaper story writing. The 5 Ws of Journalism plus a chance to answer questions.

Students compare two historic eruptions.Create fact files, watch clips, present Venn diagram. Lasts two lessons.

illustrated slide-show of the sonnet with italics to help understanding. Do give feedback if useful !

Short set of templates for Year 6s into 7s. Adaptable to your own school and useful to send out to your feeder primaries.

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.

Lesson based on the amazing film ’ New Boy’. Expect tears and laughs and importantly, results . If nothing else watch the film and there’s a fantastic chance to make a difference with this resource…

21 questions designed to get students thinking creatively and questioning. Illustrated. Ideal for tutor time, assemblies or starters.

Activity poses questions and students self-analyse their routines. Designed to provoke discussion and hopefully, change ! What happens before and after school? Feedback please...

All on one page.

21 words of the day for January. Students start your lessons copying the word, sentence and discussing the meaning. They then write a sentence of their own. Soon builds into a useful reference for further creative writing.

Students rewrite the sentence using the word in capitals. Ideal for EAL/ starter activity/literacy.

Innovative classroom activity for study of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Students imagine a date with either of the protagonists. Whole lesson with h/w or extension. adaptable for any play/novel.

Number 9 lesson which deals with vocabulary and the beginning of Chapter 3. Aimed at year 7s who find a whole hour of focus too much. I do too.

Lesson 4 in a series about Dystopian novel THE GIVER aimed at year 7s

Selection from BBC website all in one place. Designed to get students thinking.

Students explore the wonderful world of the pun and create a piece of writing based on a genuine headline. Imagination and humour needed. Essentials are all here.

Illustrated slide show of the poem.Useful as revision tool or introduction to the poem.

Students reflect on chapters 14 & 15 and read chapters 16 & 17