Opening extract of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins with discussion questions and PEEL paragraph task.

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, broken up into manageable sections with discussion questions attached to each question. Also includes a selection of long answer questions at the end of the document.

PowerPoint using the opening of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to demonstrate an exciting opening and provide students with a template for creating their own.

Resource to introduce KS1 classes (or early KS2) to the structures of a newspaper article, focusing on finding the ‘5 Ws’.

Extract from Roald Dahl’s The Twits broken up into shorter sections with discussion questions on each page. Also includes creative writing task on final page where students describe the face of a character.

Warm-up PowerPoint introducing students to ordered instructions and possible features of an instructional text. Can be used before a reading or writing task.

A collection of discussion-based lessons, each roughly half an hour, used for KS1 English Language learners to practice their spoken English and conversation skills. Topics: Animal groups (mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, birds) Celebrations Creating a story (using picture prompts to devise plots) Describing with compound sentences (using ‘and’ to describe pictures) Discussing pictures (answering questions about images) Endangered animals Hobbies How do you know (making inferences from pictures) Jobs Getting a pet (making decisions about the care of a hamster) Meeting new people (practicing initial conversations) Minecraft adventures (Minecraft-based ‘creative’ lesson) Morning routine Ocean adventures (underwater-based ‘creative’ lesson) Past and present (comparing images from past times to modern day) Pets Shops and restaurants (location-based conversation prompts) Similarities and differences (comparing images) Space adventures (space-based ‘creative’ lesson) Sports Subjects at school Superhero adventures (superhero-based ‘creative’ lesson) Talking about a text (short, easy comprehension) Talking about weather Weather and seasons What happened in the story? (discussing fairytale videos) What I did in the Christmas holidays

Two lessons walking students through unseen fiction analysis and evaluation questions. Includes: PowerPoint explaining analysis and evaluation questions using an extract from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Attwood. Word document with practice questions from above Powerpoint. PowerPoint explaining evaluation question using a extract from ‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier.

Full text of The Magic Treehouse: Dinosaur’s Before Dark with comprehension questions attached to each chapter. Also includes a creative writing prompt based on the text at the end of the document. Perfect for KS1 class reading or for younger KS2 students.

A warm-up, reading task, and writing task based around ‘The Ugly Duckling’. Includes: PowerPoint with warm up game in which students guess fairy stories from clues, speed thinking activity, and bingo activity. Word document with ‘The Ugly Duckling’ split up with discussion questions, and writing task in which students plan their own story with the same moral as ‘The Ugly Duckling’. Suitable for capable Year One students or Year Two, but probably a little advanced for Reception.

Comprehension tasks targeted at lower ability/younger KS2 students, focused on developing inference skills. Extracts from: Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J K Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling Matilda by Roald Dahl Extracts range from 200-600 words approximately.

The opening extract from Noughts and Crosses broken up with discussion questions, with a persuasive writing task included.

The Yellow Wallpaper broken up with discussion questions to push the students’ understanding and analysis of the text. Perfect as an addition to a Victorian Gothic topic. Used with a very able Year Eight but versatile as a resource depending on how much support is given with questions.

The myth of Perseus and Medusa and the myth of Narcissus and Echo with discussion/comprehension questions. Perfect as an addition to a lesson on classical mythology. Text is not my own but is adapted and formatted, and questions have been added for each section.

The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams first chapter split up into smaller extracts on PowerPoint slides with discussion questions for each extract. Perfect to work through as a class, or for use in one to one or small group teaching.

Resources for the opening chapter of Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens, including: Chapter One broken up into smaller extracts with discussion questions for each extract Comprehension questions on the first chapter Suitable for Year Five and Six, and has also been used for Year Seven

Resources for the opening chapter of Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Includes: Chapter One broken up into short extracts with discussion questions for each extract. Comprehension questions on the extract

Contains example articles from newsround.com. Covers how to write a purely informative article versus a discussion piece.

Twelve questions in which students have to identify determiners - a useful warm-up.

Activity to introduce KS1 students to writing descriptively and using sensory language, getting them to look at examples before guiding them through writing their own. Would form part of a lesson on descriptive writing.