Exclamation Marks - Year 1 ‘Exclamation Marks - Year 1’ introduces pupils to exclamation marks as per the curriculum objective in the Year 1 English programme of study. It consists of an engaging PowerPoint lesson along with class activities to check understanding. These activities are documented on two worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It also includes 3 further differentiated worksheets with answers to reinforce and consolidate understanding. ‘Exclamation Marks - Year 1’ can be edited giving you the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class you teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Exclamation Marks Exclamation Marks - KS1

An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Eric Birling in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to write an essay in exam conditions. It is made up of a 24-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets. The resource contains the following: Exploring first impressions of Eric using the play’s opening stage directions and early dialogue. Creating an Eric Birling character profile. Exploring Eric’s character development - how and why he changes and his role in the play. Studying key quotes that reveal Eric’s changing character traits. Comprehension questions to assess understanding of character, theme and Priestley’s purpose (with example answers provided). Exam essay writing activity with example essay plan and model response included. To preview a selection of slides from ‘An Inspector Calls – Eric Birling’, please click on the images. 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 - 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 - Year 9 Unit of Work

Suffixes - Year 1 English KS1 Teaching Resource In ‘Suffixes - Year 1’ pupils are taught to add the suffixes -ing, -ed, -er and -est to root words as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 English programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: What is a suffix explanation Adding -ing, -ed, -er and -est activity with accompanying worksheet How adding -ing, -ed, -er and -est changes the meaning of the word 2 suffixes activities with accompanying worksheets A link to a suffix game 1 further suffixes worksheet with example answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Suffixes - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: 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

Christmas Tree CVC Words Activities - EYFS In this colourful Christmas themed activity, children practise reading and writing CVC words. This phonics teaching resource includes three differentiated worksheet activities with animated PowerPoint answer slides and a further three differentiated worksheets with answers. Content: Match the correct CVC word to the picture activity and worksheets Choose the correct vowel to complete the CVC word activity and worksheets Write the CVC word to match the picture activity and worksheets Match the correct CVC word to the picture worksheet Complete the CVC word worksheet Write the CVC word to match the picture worksheet Christmas tree colouring page ‘Christmas Tree CVC Words Activities - EYFS’ is fully editable so that you can adapt and update the resource to meet your teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more EYFS Christmas themed resources: Christmas Counting - EYFS Christmas Adding and Taking Away - EYFS 12 Days of Christmas - EYFS Christmas Shapes Activities - EYFS Christmas Counting Activities - EYFS A Nativity Word Search EYFS Christmas Bundle

Days of the Week - Year 1 English KS1 Teaching Resource In ‘Days of the Week - Year 1’ pupils practise ordering and spelling the days of the week as per the objectives of the Year 1 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: The days of the week explained Ordering days of the week activity and accompanying worksheet Using a capital letter to start each word explanation What comes next activity with accompanying worksheet ‘Yesterday’ and ‘tomorrow’ explanation ‘Yesterday’ and ‘tomorrow’ activity and accompanying worksheet Say, cover and write spelling activity with accompanying worksheet Word search activity with answers Days of the week flashcards Days of the week wall display As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Days of the Week - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney is a detailed teaching resource which consists of a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation. English Teaching Resources GCSE: Death of a Naturalist (Seamus Heaney) includes a range and variety of lessons and activities for all abilities: A brief biography of Seamus Heaney. Analysis of the poem Death of a Naturalist, discussion of ideas and consolidation of understanding. Structure & imagery- Discuss how Heaney uses structure and explore the imagery of the poem. Style - Analysis of the use of poetic techniques in Death of a Naturalist. Themes of Death of a Naturalist explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias La Belle Dame sans Merci A Complaint 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Love’s Dog Nettles My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

'Hyphens and Brackets' is an 8-slide PowerPoint presentation with 2 accompanying worksheets. This PowerPoint lesson explains why hyphens and brackets are used and teaches students how to use this form of punctuation for a range of purposes. The resource contains punctuation definitions, examples of hyphenated words, a dictionary game, question and answer activities, when and how to add brackets to writing task and a consolidation of understanding activity. To preview 'Hyphens and Brackets' click on the images.

An Inspector Calls - Sheila Birling GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Sheila Birling in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to write an essay about Sheila in exam conditions. It contains a 24-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets. The resource contains the following: Exploring first impressions of Sheila in Act One. Exploring Sheila’s character development - how and why she changes and her role in the play. Studying key quotes that reveal Sheila’s character development. Comprehension questions to assess understanding of character, theme and Priestley’s message (with example answers provided). Exam essay writing activity with example essay plan and model response included. 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 - 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 - Inspector Goole An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

‘Using Metaphors to Improve Writing’ teaches pupils how to identify metaphors in their reading and how to use metaphors in their written work. These fully editable PowerPoint resources/lessons can be used as a starter activity, a standalone lesson or incorporated into a scheme of work for improving vocabulary and language skills. The activities include: What is a metaphor? Definition and examples of metaphors Using metaphors and building imagery Using metaphors to create better sentences with accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet with example answers 'Metaphors’ is fully editable so teachers have the freedom to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Metaphors Similes

Adjectives – KS3 English Essentials (a 16-slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation with 3 worksheets) Our ‘KS3 English Essentials’ resources are designed to help KS3 learners master key English skills which were not fully developed at KS2. The resource explains how to use effective adjectives to improve descriptive writing. It contains a range of differentiated activities such as: Definition and examples of effective adjectives An explanation, with examples, of how effective adjectives can help pupils produce powerful description Three differentiated activities (Bronze, silver and gold) – word, sentence and text level - designed to help KS3 learners develop the skills needed to produce effective description using adjectives All tasks contain example answers to support students who need it Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS3 Essential English resources: Capital Letters - KS3 Essential English Full Stops - KS3 Essential English Skills Question Marks - KS3 Essential English Inference Skills - KS3 Essential English Compound Sentences - KS3 English Essentials Simple Sentences - KS3 English Essentials

Writing Fiction - Creating Characters - KS3 This ‘Writing Fiction - Creating Characters - KS3’ teaching resource includes a range of teaching activities designed to help pupils create characters with depth and believability. Content includes: A study of how Dickens presents Magwitch in the opening pages of Great Expectations Exploring how writers convey character through the use of description, dialogue and action Examining the key ingredients of effective character creation A guide to building a character profile - with exemplar materials How to transform a character profile into a piece of prose and a convincing character A model text to help students through the process Four accompanying worksheets As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Writing Fiction - Creating Characters - KS3’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar writing resources: Show Not Tell Writing Effective Story Openings Descriptive Writing - KS2 Descriptive Writing - KS3 Adjectives in Stories Complex Sentences Words Instead of Said Drafting - How to Improve Writing

Halloween Adjectives Lower KS2 English Teaching Resource Halloween Adjectives is a 24 slide PowerPoint presentation focusing on using effective adjectives. This Halloween themed PowerPoint looks at word choice and vocabulary and teaches children how to use a wider vocabulary to improve written work. Halloween Adjectives can be used as a starter activity, incorporated into an existing lesson or added to a larger unit of work that explores language. As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Halloween Adjectives ’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Halloween Word Search Halloween Word Search 2 Halloween Wow Words Halloween Words - Using Dictionary

Belfast Confetti (Ciaran Carson) GCSE English: Contemporary Poetry: Conflict. A 46 slide PowerPoint analysis of the poem Belfast Confetti by Ciaran Carson and an accompanying worksheet booklet. It includes: A brief biography of Ciaran Carson. Analysis of the poem Belfast Confetti and discussion of ideas and consolidation Structure & language - Discuss how Carson uses structure and explore the imagery of Belfast Confetti. Style and form - Analysis of style and form employed by Carson and the use of poetic techniques in Belfast Confetti. Language - Exploration of word choices. How to write about language in Carson’s poem. Themes of Belfast Confetti (Ciaran Carson) explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose. Links - Where to find further information about Ciaran Carson author of the poem. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Edexcel GCSE Conflict Poetry resources: Extract from The Prelude Exposure The Charge of the Light Brigade Poppies

Adverbs ‘Adverbs’ explores how the use of adverbs can affect a text and teaches pupils how to use effective adverbs to develop sentence structure. This editable PowerPoint lesson includes: Definition of adverbs and examples with images / illustrations. Activities to support the teaching of this objective with an accompanying worksheet 'Adverbs’ is editable allowing teachers 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: Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials - Year 3/4 Fronted Adverbials - Year 3/4 Fronted Adverbials - KS2 Fronted Adverbials - Year 7 Adding Adverbs - KS2 Adding Adverbs - KS3

Subject - Verb Agreement - Year 5 and 6 Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource In ‘Subject - Verb Agreement - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn about the importance of subject - verb agreement when writing as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study - writing - composition. This animated PowerPoint lesson includes: A recap explanation of the subject and the verb in a sentence with a quick identification activity An explanation of subject - verb agreement Subject - verb agreement activity with accompanying worksheet Additional worksheet with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Subject - Verb Agreement - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Modal Verbs Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs The Verb ‘to be’ Verbs Action Words Verb Tenses

Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs KS2 - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation ‘Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs’ is an English grammar teaching resource covering four parts of speech - nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Content includes: A PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with two accompanying worksheets One further worksheet ‘Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs’ is fully editable and gives teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit all their teaching requirements.

GCSE English Teachnig Resources: Macbeth - Structure (21-slide PowerPoint presentation and 5 worksheets) This resource contains a range of activities which help learners develop a sound understanding of how Shakespeare uses structure in Macbeth. The lesson begins with a collaborative group task in which pupils explore and discuss the structure of the play as a whole. Differentiated activities allow all students to access the topic, as do visual and active group tasks. The resource has a particular focus on Shakespeare’s use of cyclical narrative struture and dramatic irony. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Macbeth - GCSE Unit of Work Macbeth - Characterisation Macbeth - Loyalty Macbeth - Courage Macbeth - Context and Tension Macbeth – The Witches Macbeth - Answering the AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

KS4/GCSE English Teaching Resources: Macbeth and the Theme of Courage (12 slide PowerPoint presentation with 3 accompanying worksheets) This teaching resource opens with a thought-provoking quote from Julius Caesar about the theme of courage. Courage is then defined through a range of definitions which are in turn used to study an extract from the text. The resource is designed to help students consider Macbeth as courageous initially, then not so courageous in the central scenes, before looking at how he is presented in the final battle scene. Activities are ‘play based’ and include a Treasure Hunt and a relatable first impressions activity that securely acknowledges the need for SMSC in lessons. Differentiated worksheets and answers are included. This lesson concludes with an exam style question in order to allow students to demonstrate their understanding. This GCSE English resource is fun, engaging and is shaped appropriately in order to get ‘that light bulb moment’ all teachers love to hear! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Macbeth - GCSE Unit of Work Macbeth - Characterisation Macbeth - Structure Macbeth - Loyalty Macbeth - Context and Tension Macbeth – The Witches Macbeth - Answering the AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Gerald Croft in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to write an essay about Gerald in exam conditions. It contains a 21-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 2 accompanying worksheets. The resource contains the following: Exploring Gerald’s character, his lack of development and the reasons why he doesn’t change during the play. Studying and explaining key quotes that reveal Gerald’s character traits and his role in the play. Comprehension questions to assess understanding of character, theme and Priestley’s message (with example answers provided). Exam essay writing activity with example essay plan and model response included. 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 - 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 - Year 9 Unit of Work

Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) is a 38 slide PowerPoint teaching resource with a series of activities created to teach Frankenstein at KS4 / GCSE. As with all our PowerPoints, Frankenstein can be modified, personalised and differentiated to suit your exact teaching needs. Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) is a detailed resource which covers a range of activities: a brief biography of Mary Shelley discussing the social, historical and literary context of Frankenstein activities to develop knowledge of the plot exploration of the key themes of Frankenstein (scientific ambition, nature, morality etc) developing understanding of characters – in particular Victor Frankenstein and the creature analysis of Mary Shelley's use of language