A topical debate lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate! Students have to decide if they are for or against and three students act as a 'jury' to see who has won the debate. Debate cards included in the lesson Power Point to help structure students' arguments.
If you prefer a writing version of this lesson then see the links below:
Letter writing:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-letter-11260131
Lively article:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722
BBC article included.
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(Credits, BBC and Youtube.)
Emotive and visually appealing writing to advise lesson based on the excellent charity, Hope for Paws.
Suitable for KS3 classes in particular.
Attractive Power Point includes:
* Video clip link starter
* Diamond 9 activity (included)
* Mini-writing task
* Main writing task
* Quiz and word puzzle plenary
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(Credits from YouTube, Hope for Paws channel.)
Should Britain have left the EU?
Hugely topical writing to argue and persuade writing task based on the shock result of the EU referendum.
Students get to offer their opinions on the result.
24 Page Power Point includes
* Title pages
* Lesson objectives
* Prompt pages
* Statistic pages
* Immediate reactions
* Positives and negatives
* Writing prompt pages and review
Guaranteed to engage!
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(Credits: all images taken from The Guardian and the BBC website.)
Christmas Double Lesson Pack - Christmas Murder Mystery + Christmas in New York with quiz pack
Fantastic value pack!!
* Christmas Murder Mystery - Complete Lesson
* Christmas in New York Descriptive Writing - Complete Lesson
* Christmas Quiz - 30 Question Quiz
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The Magic Lamp – Creative Writing
A fun creative writing lesson based around a magic lamp situation.
Students are given an exciting scenario with a magic lamp and can continue the story based upon their own ideas.
Lesson objectives, writing tips, video clip writing tip resource, planning sheet and descriptive bingo lesson plenary all included!!
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(Credits: copyright free images and myfreebingo.com.)
A topical debate lesson on the EU referendum.
Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate! Students have to decide if they are for or against Britain leaving the EU and three students act as a 'jury' to see who has won the debate. Debate cards included in the lesson Power Point to help structure students' arguments
BBC article included.
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(Credits, BBC and Youtube.)
A fantastic Wimbledon form time or assembly presentation on the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament.
The 31 page Power Point presentation includes, general back ground, historic facts, Wimbledon schedule, British winners, interesting facts, prize money break down and 2016 favourite and a ten question quiz to finish!
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(Credits: all images are copyright free and taken from Wikipedia unless otherwise stated and included at the bottom of the page.)
Post EU Referendum - Newspaper Writing Lesson
Hugely topical, newspaper writing task, based on the shock result of the EU referendum.
Students get to write a current or future newspaper story based on events around the EU situation.
24 Page Power Point includes
* Title pages
* Lesson objectives
* Prompt pages
* Statistic pages
* Immediate reactions
* Positives and negatives
* Writing prompt pages and review
Guaranteed to engage!
*Includes a free A3 Newspaper template: *
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a3-newspaper-template-11190518
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(Credits: all images taken from The Guardian and the BBC website.)
The Lake District Murders – Creative Writing Lesson
Fantastic creative writing murder mystery story, with a clear scenario and structure to help students write an amazing story, diary version.
Lesson scenario:
A family weekend getaway to the Lake District turns to horror as one guest in the lodge is poisoning the guests. But who? And why? And will you make it out alive?
Lesson includes attract imagery, full lesson prompts, lesson objectives, starters and interesting plenary activity! Planning sheet included.
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(Credits – Copyright free images fromLakedistrict.gov.uk, Cumbriawedding.co.uk)
New York Descriptive Writing
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own pieces of description.
Great engaging lesson!
For the New York Descriptive Monologue version of this lesson, see here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-york-monologues-descriptive-writing-11309329
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(Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and other royalty free sites.)
The Lake District Murder
Fantastic creative writing murder mystery story, with a clear scenario and structure to help students write an amazing story, diary version.
Lesson scenario:
A family weekend getaway to the Lake District turns to horror as one guest in the lodge is poisoning the guests. But who? And why? And will you make it out alive?
Lesson includes attract imagery, full lesson prompts, lesson objectives, starters and interesting plenary activity! Planning sheet included.
For a range of other interesting lessons and great resources visit my page here:
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(Credits – Copyright free images fromLakedistrict.gov.uk, Cumbriawedding.co.uk)
A useful kinaesthetic activity to help students remember the structure and layout of a letter. Cut out the following and place into pacts and get student to rearrange into the correct order. These can be laminated and re-used to provide a long lasting, kinaesthetic and visual resource, very handy.
Some starters also included as an extra.
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*Now available in a great value bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kinaesthetic-activity-pack-11211107*
A bumper Christmas pack with enough activities to keep kids happy for hours! All resources in one convenient Power Point download.
Resources include:
• Colouring pages
• Christmas card templates
• Making activities
• Word Searches
• Interactive bingo – 30 individual cards and a caller’s card
Christmas fun sorted!!
(Credits: copyright free activities from pixlebay, pininterest, piosenkidiscopolo.com. Image from hd.wallpapers. thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com. Bingo from freebingo.com. Word search maker, tools.atozteacherstuff.com.)
Campervan Travels – Creative Diary Writing
Excellent creative writing diary lesson, giving students a taste for adventure and the opening road!
Lesson outline:
Schools out and you and a group of friends head out on an adventure of a lifetime. All you have is an old campervan, plenty of food and the open road. Where will you go, what will you do?
Complete lesson includes starter, lesson objectives, writing tips, video clip link and full lesson prompts with fantastic, engaging images throughout. Planning sheet included.
Also included is a fantastic collection of Christmas resources and a 30 page Christmas quiz! These are normally £2+ each!
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(Credits, copyright free images from: Startravel.co.uk, Backpackingmatt.com, Greybit.com, Funkyleasuire.com)
Spooky ghost story. Creative writing diary lesson.
The scenario:
You are travelling alone at night when a mysterious fog encircles your car and it suddenly cuts out. With no means to call for help, you take to the road. Through the woods you stumble across an old mansion house. You are about to walk towards the house, when to your horror, you see on the path the words “look behind you” you turn, shaken to you core, and…
Full lesson includes all resources. Starter, lesson objective and a spooky bingo plenary finish with 30 individual bingo cards!
Also included is a fun Christmas Pack with lots of activities for Christmas and a 30 question quiz pack, brilliant for Christmas!
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The Hound of the Baskervilles + Christmas Fun
Hound of the Baskerville extract analysis/close reading lesson ideal as a one-off lesson or a link to gothic literature.
Lesson includes:
* Title page
* Starter
* Lesson objectives (with surprise face in background, linking to close reading)
* Link to video clip
* Extract prompt (extract included)
* Highlight key words
* PEE grid (resource included)
* Review post-it-note plenary
This lesson is available in a double pack with Dracula for £4.50 here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/extract-double-pack-dracula-and-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-11302068
All resources included at the back of the Power Point.
Also included is a fantastic collection of Christmas resources and a 30 page Christmas quiz!
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(Credits, images copyright free and scenes from Youtube, copyright free text exact from Sherlock Holmes, Hound of the Baskervilles.)
wo Weeks with the Queen 6 Lesson Pack + Quiz Pack
Morris Gleitzman's Two Weeks with the Queen, 6 lesson pack with quiz side! Lessons 1 to 6!
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New York Descriptive Writing + Christmas Fun
A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from New York and scenes Woody Allen’s masterpiece Manhattan. Students fill in the senses sheet, watch and briefly analyse the opening of Manhattan (resources and links provided) before writing their own pieces of description.
Great engaging lesson!
Also included is a 30 question Christmas quiz and a 20 creative classroom ideas Power Point!
For the New York Descriptive Monologue version of this lesson, see here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-york-monologues-descriptive-writing-11309329
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(Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and other royalty free sites.)
Karl Pilkington Starters plus Quiz Packs
Karl Pilkington SPAG and PEE starter pack, suitable for KS4 and two quiz packs.
Fantastic value.
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Beast of Bodmin Moor and quiz packs.
Fantastic value.
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