Similes - Year 5 and 6 ‘Similes - Year 5 and 6’ teaches pupils how to use similes in their written work. This fully editable PowerPoint lesson can be used as a starter activity, a standalone lesson or developed into lessons for improving vocabulary and language skill. Content includes: What is a simile? Definition and examples of similes Using super similes and avoiding cliché Using similes to create better sentences Two accompanying worksheets Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Metaphors Similes

Room on the Broom – KS1 English Teaching Resource Room on the Broom is a colourful, engaging and fun teaching resource for KS1 based on the popular book by Julia Donaldson. The resource covers numerous elements of the National Curriculum for KS1 Reading and Writing skills and is colourful, engaging and interactive. Activities include: • information retrieval • recounting the narrative • exploring the themes and message of the story • talking and writing about characters and key events • considering the use of heroes and villains in the book • looking at language – words that rhyme • making predictions • creating a new book cover Room on the Broom is a beautifully presented teaching resource containing interactive quizzes and activities. The resource also contains 27 worksheets and a 6 lesson overview of the unit. ‘Room on the Broom’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Room on the Broom - Story Sequencing - KS1

Room on the Broom - Story Sequencing - KS1 In this resource children read ‘Room on the Broom’ and are then asked to retell the story orally and in their own writing. This is an engaging and fun lesson which covers a range of Year 1 English curriculum objectives. All activities are easy to follow and can be used by teachers, home schooling parents and students following distance learning. Contents include: Whole class oral retelling of the story activity. Retelling writing task (15 accompanying worksheets). Cut out pictures sequencing task. Links to ‘Room on the Broom’ additional activities. ‘Room on the Broom - Story Sequencing - KS1’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource if required to meet their individual teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Room on the Broom - KS1 Unit

This resource provides an outline of the AQA GCSE English Literature qualification. It can be used at the beginning of the course or as a revision reminder when exams are approaching. The resource is fully editable so could be adapted for use at open evenings to explain to parents and guardians how the GCSE English Literature qualification works. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: A Guide to the AQA GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the Edexcel GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the Edexcel GCSE English Literature qualification A Guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Literature Qualification

This resource provides an outline to the Edexcel GCSE English Language qualification. It can be used with a Year 10 class at the beginning of the GCSE course or as a revision reminder when exams are approaching. The resource is fully editable so could be adapted for use at open evenings to explain to parents and guardians how the new GCSE English qualification works. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: A Guide to the Edexcel GCSE English Literature qualification A Guide to the AQA GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the AQA GCSE English Literature Qualification A Guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Literature Qualification

This EYFS teaching resource contains all 22 of our letters PowerPoint presentations giving you a massive saving of £36. Each letter of the alphabet is introduced in a colouful and animated PowerPoint presentation that includes: - an interactive quiz - a link to a song about each letter - an accompanying worksheet for each letter (24 worksheets in total) - an alphabet colouring page The 'Letters of the Alphabet Bundle' is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

This resource provides an outline of the WJEC EDUQAS GCSE English Literature qualification. It can be used at the beginning of the course or as a revision reminder when exams are approaching. The resource is fully editable so could be adapted for use at open evenings to explain to parents and guardians how the GCSE English Literature qualification works. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: A Guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the AQA GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the AQA GCSE English Literature Qualification A Guide to the Edexcel GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the Edexcel GCSE English Literature qualification

This introduction to the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language qualification could be used with a Year 10 class at the beginning of the GCSE course or as a handy revision tool at the end of Year 11. As with all our PowerPoint materials, the PowerPoint is fully editable and can be tweaked and personalised for use at open evenings or INSET to help explain the workings of the GCSE English Language qualification. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: A Guide to the Eduqas GCSE English Literature Qualification A Guide to the AQA GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the AQA GCSE English Literature Qualification A Guide to the Edexcel GCSE English Language Qualification A Guide to the Edexcel GCSE English Literature qualification

Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6 ‘Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6’ introduces pupils to the technique of pathetic fallacy. They learn how and why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing and practise using it in their own writing. This PowerPoint teaching resource can be used as a standalone lesson, incorporated into an existing lesson or built into a wider unit of work. Content includes: What is pathetic fallacy explanation The difference between pathetic fallacy and personification Identifying pathetic fallacy or personification in sentences activity Why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing Writing sentences using pathetic fallacy activity with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Pathetic Fallacy - KS3

Pathetic Fallacy - KS3 26 slide PowerPoint presentation with 3 accompanying worksheet This English teaching resource focuses on the literary technique of pathetic fallacy. Content includes: What is pathetic fallacy explanation. The difference between pathetic fallacy and personification. Identifying pathetic fallacy or personification in sentences activity. Why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing. Writing sentences using pathetic fallacy activity with an accompanying worksheet. Explaining how to spot pathetic fallacy through the analysis of an extract from Frankenstein Using film to develop understanding of the different forms of pathetic fallacy Exploring the use of pathetic fallacy in prose ‘Pathetic Fallacy - KS3’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6

Formal and Informal Writing - KS2 This English teaching PowerPoint lesson covers formal writing focusing on writing a letter of complaint. Content includes: 1. What is the difference between formal and informal writing? 2. Key features of writing a formal letter 3. How to write a formal letter consolidation / assessment task with accompanying worksheet 'Formal and Informal Writing - KS2' is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit each class they teach.

Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6 'Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6’ is a mini unit of work containing 3 lessons which teach pupils how to write a formal letter and covers many of the curriculum objectives in the year 5 and 6 English programme of study (Writing - composition). Content includes: The difference between formal and informal writing How to write formally How to lay out a formal letter The dos and don’ts of writing a formal letter How to draft and redraft ‘Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6’ is fully editable allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Formal and Informal Writing Writing a Formal Letter - Year 7/8

This teaching resource contains a 160 slide PowerPoint with 20 accompanying worksheets. This resource has been adapted from our GCSE English Literature resource for use with Year 9. It includes a wide range of activities for pupils of all abilities: A brief biography of J.B. Priestley and the social and historical context of pre and post war British society . In depth analysis of the main characters. Exploration of the key themes. The literary, social and historical context of the play. Developing awareness of the features of a drama text. Using P.E.E. to write about the text. Priestley’s political message. Analysis of Priestley’s language in key scenes. Priestley’s use of tension and suspense. Hot seating activities. Empathy question preparation. Developing inference and deduction skills. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question

An Inspector Calls -Plot Summaries (PowerPoint presentation and worksheets) This GCSE resource is made up of three plot summaries of the three acts in An Inspector Calls. Each plot summary contains an animated activity and an accompanying worksheet. The resource also contains a range of extension tasks perfect for further study after the play has been read. To preview ‘An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries’ in detail click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials - Year 3 / 4 (14-slide editable PowerPoint-based lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet activities) Recap the concept of fronted adverbials then practice punctuating fronted adverbial sentences correctly with whole-group activities and differentiated - Gold, Silver and Bronze - worksheets. To preview Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials - Year 3 / 4 click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Commas For Lists Using Commas Correctly Avoiding Comma Splicing Fronted Adverbials - Year 3/4 Fronted Adverbials - KS2 Fronted Adverbials - Year 7

Developing Reading Skills - Suffixes Our ‘Developing Reading Skills - Suffixes’ teaching resource is designed to help KS2 children develop their understanding of suffixes and demonstrate how a knowledge of suffixes can help pupils understand new words. The resource is made up of an editable PowerPoint presentation with 3 accompanying worksheets. It includes an easy to follow explanation of suffixes, a couple of consolidation activities and a homework task. Although it is designed with KS2 pupils in mind, ‘Developing Reading Skills - Suffixes’ can be easily adapted for use with lower KS3 learners. 'Developing Reading Skills - Suffixes’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills

The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3 and 4 (18-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet tasks) This Year 3 / 4 resource explains how to spell words with the suffix ‘-ation’ correctly. The lesson provides an easy-to-understand explanation of why and when we use the ‘-ation’ suffix (with examples) and how to change a verb into a noun using ‘-ation’. The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable learners of all abilities to be challenged. Full answer keys are included for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills

Suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ - Year 2 (17-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheets) This Year 2 English teaching resource provides a definition of the ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ suffixes with examples, and explains how and why we use comparatives and superlatives. It also explains the exceptions to the add ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ rules. The resource includes three differentiated activities - Gold, Silver and Bronze - to enable children of all abilities to be challenged, and full answer keys are included for all questions. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 The Suffix ‘-ous’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ly’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ed’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ing’ - Year 3/4 The Suffix ‘-ation’ - Year 3/4 The Suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’, ‘-ssion’ and ‘-cian’ - Year 3/4 Using Suffixes to Make Adjectives - Year 2 Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Year 2 Suffixes - Developing KS2 Reading Skills