The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 2 + Bingo!! Fantastic four round Christmas quiz. Featuring: * Round 1 - Christmas Questions * Round 2 – Music Bonus Round * Round 3 – Christmas Carols * Round 4 – Christmas Quotes Ideal Christmas fun! Also included is the ‘Perfect Christmas Bingo’ Fantastic “The Perfect Christmas Bingo” plenary or starter activity with teacher’s caller’s card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.) For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: royalty free images used, http://fullhdpictures.com/red-christmas-hq-backgrounds.html/great-red-christmas-backgrounds)

The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 2 Fantastic 4 round Christmas quiz. Featuring: * Round 1 - Christmas Questions * Round 2 – Music Bonus Round * Round 3 – Christmas Carols * Round 4 – Christmas Quotes Ideal Christmas fun! The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 1 is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-ultimate-christmas-quiz-11430765 For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: copyright free images used throughout.)

The Island – Survival Diary Lesson Action-packed desert island survival lesson. Full lesson Power Point is recommended for two lessons and includes: * Attractive title pages throughout * Word list starter activity * Scenario page * Lesson Objectives * Discussion prompts * Writing prompts * Map drawing activity Excellent value, engaging lesson that students of all ages will enjoy! For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: copyright free images used.)

The Ultimate Christmas Fun Quiz 2 Fantastic 4 round Christmas quiz. Featuring: * Round 1 - Christmas Questions * Round 2 – Music Bonus Round * Round 3 – Christmas Carols * Round 4 – Christmas Quotes Ideal Christmas fun! The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 1 is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-ultimate-christmas-quiz-11430765 For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: copyright free images used throughout.)

A fun and handy match-up activity, especially good for dis-engaged boys or smaller groups. Pack includes seven different motorcycles for students to match with seven descriptions and an extension activity. The activity works students close reading skills and attention to detail, as they have to correctly identify key words in the description in order to arrive at the correct solution. It is also easy to encourage an extension questioning session by asking what students would prefer and how they think that reflects their personalities. For more great resources and complete lesson, have a look at my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish Photo credits from Flickr: Brad Lauster, Motorcycle Explore, Costel Slincu, Ronald Saunders, Gullevk, Hugo Cardoso and public domain images at google – publicdomatinimages.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! For more great resources and lessons visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: the images used in this work are COPYRIGHT FREE and can be found here: https://pixabay.com/en/photos/haunting/ https://pixabay.com/en/foggy-pathway-road-fog-landscape-1082224/ )

Visually attractive full lesson on poetic terms using the short poem ‘The Eagle’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Ideal for weaker KS3 classes or later KS2. Full Power Point and all resources included. Lesson features: • Visually engaging lesson starter and extension. • Graded lesson outcomes with the main objective being to learn poetic devices to further the understanding of a poem. • A poetic terms match-up activity featuring seven poetic devices – similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration, vivid colour, the senses and imagery. This can be done on paper or made into a kinaesthetic task. (Resource included at the back of the Power Point.) • Poetic terms answer page. • Visual and simple explanation pages of similes, metaphors and alliteration with a short true or false task. • Link to video clip of a reading of ‘The Eagle’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson. • Colour coded identification of poetic devices task – students are asked to stick the poem in their books (resource provided) and colour code the given devices. • Colour coded answer page. • Short plenary activity where students are prompted to write a brief comment about the poem or offer a more detailed response for more able students. For more great resources and lessons, see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (To the best of my knowledge, all images are royalty free.)

The Haunting Creative Writing Lesson + Fun Quiz Pack The Haunting A group of friends find themselves trapped in an old hotel, only to suffer strange lucid dreams and terrifying nightly visitations. Will they escape or go insane? And what is the significance of the black rose? Visually attractive, creative horror story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson or series of lessons. (At least two lessons will be required to complete the story.) Fun Quiz Pack A bumper 68 page quiz pack, featuring riddles, logo quiz, catchphrases and more. Hours of fun! For more great resources, see my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: royalty free images, see individual links for more details.)

Paris – Descriptive Writing A sophisticated descriptive writing lesson based on images from Paris, a video clip of Paris and quotes from Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece, A Moveable Feast. Great engaging lesson! For the New York version of this lesson type see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-york-monologues-descriptive-writing-11309329 For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: all images copyright free, available from Wikipedia and Socialeconomoy.eu.org, Thestudyaroad.com, Thelocal.fr, Placeinparis.com .)

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!! For more great resources and lessons visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: copyright free images and myfreebingo.com.)

A group of friends take what was supposed to be a peaceful trip to a remote Cornish coast only to discover strange goings-on in the village, smuggling in the coves and possibly, even murder! But who is responsible? And will the friends make it out alive? Visually attractive, creative writing mystery lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson. Power Point includes: * Title page. * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Effective lesson starter. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above). * Quick planning sheet (included at the back of the Power Point). * Page prompts. * Fantastic “murder mystery bingo” plenary activity with teacher’s caller card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included). * Extra Power Point pages to allow for lesson 2. * All resources included at the end of the Power Point. *Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!* https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-four-lesson-bundle-11256414 You may also be interested in these further murder mystery lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/murder-mystery-double-pack-complete-lessons-11183128 (Copyright free images from Wikipedia, bingo from my free bingo.com)

Emotive and visually appealing simple poster lesson based on the excellent charity, Hope for Paws. Very popular with KS3 classes in particular. Attractive Power Point includes: * Video clip link starter * Diamond 9 activity (included) * Mini-writing task * Poster task * Quiz and word puzzle plenary For the writing version of this lesson see here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hope-for-paws-dog-rescue-11278226 Visit my shop page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits from YouTube, Hope for Paws channel.)

A topical writing to argue and persuade lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate. This is the writing to produce a TV campagin which involves writing an opinion piece and poster style resource. If you prefer this lesson as a main task to write a lively article you can find that at the link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722 Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout. BBC article included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish You may also be interested in this letter activity resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/letter-card-sort-11034807 (Credits, BBC and Youtube.)

A topical lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate. This is the writing to poster lesson where students have to create an 'angry' (persuasive) visual poster, with images, arguing for or against the sugar tax. For a writing to argue lesson on this see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722 Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout. BBC article included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free images.)

Sugar Tax - Writing to Argue and Persuade - Letter A topical writing to argue and persuade lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate. This is the writing to argue letter lesson. If you prefer this lesson as a main task to write a lively article you can find that at the link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722 Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout. BBC article included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish You may also be interested in this letter activity resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/letter-card-sort-11034807 (Credits, BBC and Youtube.)

The Ultimate Christmas Quiz + Bingo!! Fantastic 30 question, 54 page Christmas quiz, Power Point. Four rounds, featuring: * Round 1 - Christmas Questions * Round 2 – Name it Round – Santa’s Reindeers * Round 3 – TV/Film * Round 4 – Christmas Songs Ideal Christmas fun! Also included is the ‘Perfect Christmas Bingo’ Fantastic “The Perfect Christmas Bingo” plenary or starter activity with teacher’s caller’s card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.) For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: royalty free images used, http://fullhdpictures.com/red-christmas-hq-backgrounds.html/great-red-christmas-backgrounds)

Bakerfield Lodge – Spooky Creative Writing Lesson + Christmas Bingo Deep in the English countryside, there is a house which holds a terrible secret. Evil has happened here and now madness lies behind every door. The house is called Bakerfield Lodge. It does not take kindly to strangers. Welcome to your new home… Complete lesson includes: * Starter activity * Information pages with hints * Discussion prompts * Scenario page * Descriptive writing page (resource included) * Writing prompts * Fantastic ‘spooky bingo’ plenary with caller’s card Highly engaging lesson! Also included is a Christmas Bingo activity. 30 individual bingo cards. Full class set! For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: based on a blurb by Christ Priestley from the book The Dead of Winter, copyright free images used.)

Bakerfield Lodge – Spooky Creative Writing Lesson Deep in the English countryside, there is a house which holds a terrible secret. Evil has happened here and now madness lies behind every door. The house is called Bakerfield Lodge. It does not take kindly to strangers. Welcome to your new home… Complete lesson includes: * Starter activity * Information pages with hints * Discussion prompts * Scenario page * Descriptive writing page (resource included) * Writing prompts * Fantastic ‘spooky bingo’ plenary with caller’s card Highly engaging lesson! For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: based on a blurb by Christ Priestley from the book The Dead of Winter, copyright free images used.)

Three A4 Christmas Newspaper Templates Three A4 Christmas newspaper templates featuring the headlines (with images): * Who Slayed Santa? * Have you seen Rudolph? * Santa on Strike Easy to print off and give to students as part of a fun, but worthwhile lesson. For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: royalty free images. Who Slayed Santa image from: http://mymysteryparty.com/who-slayed-santa-murder-mystery-party)

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. Also included is a fun murder mystery generator and bingo activity! For a range of other interesting lessons and great resources visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits – Copyright free images fromLakedistrict.gov.uk, Cumbriawedding.co.uk)