The Sugar Tax + Christmas Fun Fantastic sugar tax writing lesson + Christmas fun. Click on the links for more details. For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Haunted House Dare Diaries + Christmas Fun Fantastic horror lesson + Christmas fun. Click on the links for more details. For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Climbing Mount Everest Descriptive Writing - Complete Lesson Complete one-off descriptive writing lesson with all the resources included, easy to teach! Attractive Power Point includes: * Literacy starter * Lesson objectives (with the focus on sentence structure, but this could be tweaked to suit) * Map of Everest * Video clip * Discussion prompts * Main task and review prompts Descriptive word mat and lesson starter included. A simple but effective lesson. Also included is a 30 question Christmas quiz and a Christmas fun pack, full of simple resources for Christmas! For more great lessons and resources, visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Royalty free images taken from You Tube.)

Karl Pilkington’s PEE and SPAG Starters + Christmas Fun Engaging SPAG and PEE starter pack and Power Point slides taken from extracts of Karl Pilkington's hilarious travel diaries, The Idiot Abroad. Each starter features a short extract, with a short SPAG and an extended PEE or comprehension starter, together with an image of Karl Pilkington. Starters are ideal for KS4 students or later KS3 and suitable for a variety of different exam boards e.g. WJEC or AQA as they involve the same core skills. Also included is a 30 question Christmas quiz and a Christmas fun pack, ideal for KS3! Click on the links for further details. A great value download. For more great resources and lessons, visit my page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

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! Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (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! For more great resources and lessons visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Karl Pilkington Starters plus Quiz Packs Karl Pilkington SPAG and PEE starter pack, suitable for KS4 and two quiz packs. Fantastic value. Click on the links for more details. For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Beast of Bodmin Moor and quiz packs. Fantastic value. Click on the links for more details. For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Christmas Market Descriptive Writing lesson + Literacy and Christmas Resources Fantastic value pack. A complete descriptive writing lesson, a literacy game and a Christmas resource pack. Click on the links for further details. For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Haunting Horror + Christmas in New York + Christmas Fun Fantastic value pack of two great lessons + a Christmas fun pack. Click on the links for further details. For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Ultimate Christmas Quiz + Christmas Fun and Bingo In this mini-bundle you get: * Fantastic 30 question, 54 page, Christmas quiz. 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 fun quiz pack – hours of fun and games including riddles, catch phrases, logo quizzes and find the word puzzles. * Perfect Christmas key word bingo - 30 individual bingo cards and a caller's card. Fantastic value. Click on the links for further details. For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Traditional Christmas Bundle A lovely pack of premium Christmas resources from complete lessons to quizzes, fun activities and more! Guaranteed to give your students a Christmas to remember. A great time saver. Something for everyone. £17.20 of premium material for just £5.50! Click on the links for further details. Happy Christmas! For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Magic Lamp Descriptive Writing Lesson + The Christmas Fun Pack and Quiz Fantastic value pack. A fantastic engaging descriptive writing lesson, a Christmas quiz and a Christmas fun pack of resources. Excellent value bundle! Christmas activities sorted! Click on the links for further details. For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Perfect Christmas Bundle A lovely pack of premium Christmas resources from complete lessons to quizzes, fun activities and more! Guaranteed to give your students a Christmas to remember. A great time saver. Something for everyone. £17.20 of premium material for just £5.50! Click on the links for further details. Happy Christmas! For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Poetic Terms Full Lesson + Christmas Quiz and Fun Pack 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. ***Also included is a 30 question Christmas quiz and a bumper Christmas Fun Pack*** 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 Ultimate Christmas Quiz Double Pack The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 1 * 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 The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 2 * 4 round Christmas quiz. Featuring: * Round 1 - Christmas Questions * Round 2 – Music Bonus Round * Round 3 – Christmas Carols * Round 4 – Christmas Quotes Also included is a free Christmas Fun Pack: 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 For more great resources, visit my shop page here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: copyright free images used throughout.)