A high resolution poster outlining Macbeth’s core themes, with reference to specific acts for revision purposes.
Prints at A3 (landscape) and is ideal for classroom display.
A high resolution poster outlining Jane Eyre’s core themes, with reference to specific chapters for revision purposes.
Prints at A3 (landscape) and is ideal for classroom display.
A high resolution poster outlining Lord of the Flies’ core themes, with reference to specific chapters for revision purposes.
Prints at A3 (landscape) and is ideal for classroom display.
A set of two high resolution posters outlining AQA’s English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 demands.
The posters are colourful and cleanly organised, and include:
Recommended timings for each question
The marks available for each question
A summary of the skills required to tackle each question
A simple reminder graphic to visually anchor the key skills
Posters are designed at A4 size, but will print at larger sizes without a major loss of quality. Print on thick card for a quality classroom display.
A set of two high resolution posters outlining AQA’s English Literaure Paper 1 and Paper 2 demands.
The posters are colourful and cleanly organised, and include:
Recommended timings for each question
The marks available for each question
A summary of the skills required to tackle each question
Posters are designed at A4 size, but will print at larger sizes without a major loss of quality. Print on thick card for a quality classroom display.
A set of four high resolution posters outlining AQA’s English Literature and Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 demands.
The posters are colourful and cleanly organised, and include:
Recommended timings for each question
The marks available for each question
A summary of the skills required to tackle each question
A simple reminder graphic to visually anchor the key skills
Posters are designed at A4 size, but will print at larger sizes without a major loss of quality. Print on thick card for a quality classroom display.
A collection of all 6 of AQA’s 19th Century “Love and Relationships” poems, each differentiated for low-ability learners.
See also: AQA 20th Century poetry bundle
Each PowerPoint presentation is packed full of images, word clusters, vocabulary and poetic techniques, designed to help differentiate AQA’s 19th Century “Love and Relationship” poems.
Each presentation breaks the poem down by stanza, illustrating some of the key ideas, moods or themes of each stanza using relatable images.
Each presentation then follows with a vocabulary check-list, contextualising some of the more difficult words in each stanza.
There are then two slides designed to aid student understanding of the poem. One slide groups similar words into themed banks (ie, emotive words, sad words, happy words etc) whilst the other slide groups words by poetic technique (Pathetic fallacy etc)
The presentation can be used as a classroom aid to improve whole-group understanding of the poem and as a prompt to get students thinking about the poem in an analytical way.
The PowerPoints will slot in seamlessly in with any pre-planned lessons.
Poems included are
Love’s Philosophy
Neutral Tones
Porphyria’s Lover
Sonnet 29
The Farmer’s Bride
When We Two Parted
A collection of 8 of AQA’s 20th Century “Love and Relationships” poems, each differentiated for low-ability learners.
See also: AQA 19th Century poetry bundle
Each PowerPoint presentation is packed full of images, word clusters, vocabulary and poetic techniques, designed to help differentiate AQA’s 20th Century “Love and Relationship” poems.
Each presentation breaks the poem down by stanza, illustrating some of the key ideas, moods or themes of each stanza using relatable images.
Each presentation then follows with a vocabulary check-list, contextualising some of the more difficult words in each stanza.
There are then two slides designed to aid student understanding of the poem. One slide groups similar words into themed banks (ie, emotive words, sad words, happy words etc) whilst the other slide groups words by poetic technique (Pathetic fallacy etc)
The presentation can be used as a classroom aid to improve whole-group understanding of the poem and as a prompt to get students thinking about the poem in an analytical way.
The PowerPoints will slot in seamlessly in with any pre-planned lessons.
Poems included are
Before You Were Mine
Climbing My Grandfather
Eden Rock
Letters from Yorkshire
Follower
Mother, Any Distance
Walking Away
Winter Swans
Upgrade from the free edition with this premium bundle, which includes a set of pre-made “drama” (48 different outcomes) 72 English quiz cards (Jane Eyre, Macbeth, Lord of the Flies and general knowledge) and a blank question template that lets you easily tailor the game to your own specialist subject.
With this version, all you need to do is fill in the blank question templates and print the .ppt for an instant set of cards.
Upgrade from the free edition with this premium bundle, which includes a set of pre-made “gem cards” (38 different outcomes) 72 English quiz cards (Jane Eyre, Macbeth, Lord of the Flies and general knowledge) and a blank question template that lets you easily tailor the game to your own specialist subject.
With this version, all you need to do is fill in the blank question templates and print the .ppt for an instant set of cards.
Set also includes player tokens, life-counters and place-cards.
Island Royale is an adventure themed board game and quiz suitable for students of all ages and abilities.
This resource includes all the high resolution files required to print and play the board game, including .jpg, .png, .ppt and .pdf versions of all the boards and tokens.
1-6 players parachute in to one of four themed zones on the board and take it in turns rolling dice and navigating the play area. The board is populated with item cards, health points, dangerous traps and question points to keep the game exciting.
Suitable for any curriculum, this set comes with printable blank question cards - students must answer questions correctly to stay in the game. Create yourself a set of cards (by hand or by filling in the template) to tax your learners in any curriculum area.
Three wrong answers and a player is out of the game!
Additionally, the set includes a board-wide hazard card that comes into play after a set number of rounds, upping the excitement. Players must navigate the board, outrunning the deadly lightning zone, which moves clock-wise around the board and eliminates players caught in its radius.
This resource includes
A printable game board (A3)
A printable set of question cards (blank templates, editable templates, A5)
A printable set of item cards (32 Unique items, blank card templates and editable templates, A5)
A printable rule-set sheet
A printable quick-glance rule-set sheet
A printable hazard spinner
A printable hazard zone (A5)
Printable player tokens (Six colours)
Printable player life-hearts
Printable player health trackers
Best printed on high quality card, this game is quick to set up and play (just requires a set of dice), the game board favours question cards, so students will be taxing their subject knowledge the entire time. This game is tried and tested and loved by students of all ages.
A set of 3 high resolution poster outlining the core themes in Lord of the Flies, Jane Eyre and Macbeth, with reference to specific chapters/acts for revision purposes.
The posters print at A3 (landscape) or larger, and are ideal for classroom display.
A two-boardgame bundle at a discounted price.
Includes Island Royale and Social Media Star - two fun, educational and engaging boardgames designed for learners of all ages and abilities.
A resource bundle featuring an array of planning mats and revision posters for classroom use/display.
Includes a variety of task planners, PEA and PETER sheets, posters focusing on poetry analysis and exam skills, flash cards for AFOREST and features of poetic language, and various discussion prompt cards for in-class oracy.
A fully planned and prepared, 13 lesson scheme of work that breaks down the AQA assessment objectives, teaching the core skills examined and offering students a crystal clear picture of what criteria they will be marked by.
This short intervention is perfect for learners of all abilities. Each lesson is fully differentiated, offering images, key vocabulary and accessible language so that all learners can participate.
The lessons are structured with a clear formula so that students know exactly what to expect week-on-week. This means that they can engage more directly with the lesson content.
The scheme of work is full of GCSE style questions to tackle, building students up to level 4, 5 and beyond using clear scaffolding and exemplar answers.
They will get tons of GCSE-style practice with timed questions and tips on how to plan for their exams.
This scheme of work can fit into the curriculum either as a brief intervention run over a half-term, or used in tandem with department SOW’s to address areas of need.
KS3 Read & Respond: A 10 lesson, fully planned SOW centered on reading comprehension.
In the bundle are 10 carefully planned lessons that aim to push KS3 students’ reading, comprehension and essay/creative writing skills.
For 10 more fantastic comprehension lessons, be sure to check out the 2023 reciprocal reading bundle.
Each lesson focuses on a unique short story (all selected from the BBC 500 word contest) and includes a host of activities to guide learning, bolstering reading, comprehension and critical thinking/metacognitive skills.
Each lesson follows four steps:
Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity
Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts
Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader
Respond - Produce either an essay, creative writing piece or other planned response to the short story.
This SOW includes a detailed lesson plan for each of the 10 lessons, PPT’s full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as a printable version of each short story to read with the class.
This SOW bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives whilst teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses.
KS3 Read & Respond: A brand new, 10 lesson, fully planned SOW centered on reading comprehension using reciprocal reading strategies (fab 4 etc).
In this new bundle are 10 more carefully planned lessons that aim to push KS3 students’ reading comprehension and essay/creative writing skills. You can view the previous reading scheme of work here, for another ten great lessons.
Each of these new lesson focuses on a unique short story (all selected from the BBC 500 word contest) and includes a host of activities to guide learning, bolstering reading, comprehension and critical thinking/metacognitive skills. Perfect for whole school literacy.
Each lesson follows four steps:
Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity
Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts
Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader
Respond - Produce either an essay, creative writing piece or other planned response to the short story.
This SOW includes a detailed lesson plan for each of the 10 lessons, PPT’s full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as a printable version of each short story to read with the class. These lessons are perfect for a reciprocal reading intervention, and work 1:1 or with a class.
This SOW also bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives whilst teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses.
KS2 English Up To Speed - Grammar Essentials
20 quick, fun and easy lessons plus worksheets to to engage KS2 students. Covers a broad range of fundamental grammar techniques.
Similes and metaphors
Homophones
Positives/negatives
Compound words
Synonyms
Prefixes and suffixes
Commas
Contractions
Cooridinating/subordinating conjunctions
Adverbs
Adjectives
Articles
Nouns
Sentence fragments
Predicates
Subjects
Declaratives
The lessons each follow 3 steps and all come provided with fun worksheets to fill in:
Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity
Read and Copy- Read through the material as a group with the help of images, then copy the definition
Practice/produce- Practice skills using a worksheet, then produce an original piece, displaying learning
This lesson includes a quick, printable worksheet, definitions and plenaries to ensure learning.
Works well in 1:1 settings, for differentiated English catchup with older yeargroups, or with groups.