The ‘sh’ Sound - EYFS In this EYFS teaching resource pupils are introduced to the digraph ‘sh’ as per the EYFS statutory framework for literacy. Content includes: ‘sh’ digraph explanation An introductory ‘sh’ digraph video Examples of words with the ‘sh’ sound at the beginning Examples of words with the ‘sh’ sound at the end Animated ‘sh’ sound activities with two accompanying worksheets One further differentiated worksheet with answers 18 flashcards that can also be used for a matching game As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘The ‘sh’ Sound - EYFS’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Causal Conjunctions - Year 7 Essential English Skills (13-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) Our ‘Year 7 Essential English Skills’ resources are designed to help Year 7 learners master key English skills that were not fully developed at KS2. In this differentiated resource, teachers recap the concept of causal conjunctions, then allow pupils to practice using them in sentences. The resource begins with whole-group activities before letting learners attempt differentiated individual worksheets where they match sentences, choose appropriate causal conjunctions and write conjunction sentences of their own. The resource is differentiated (lower, middle and higher ability tasks) and fully editable. So you can use it as it is or adapt it for your needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Time Conjunctions - Year 7 Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Conjunctions Bundle - Year 2 Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Causal Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Time Conjunctions - Year 3/4

Time Conjunctions - Year 7 Essential English Skills Our ‘KS3 English Essential Skills’ resources are designed to help Year 7 learners master key English skills that were not fully developed at KS2. In this differentiated lesson (lower, middle and higher ability activities), pupils recap time conjunctions then practice using them in a range of sentences. There are a mix of whole-group tasks that students can complete before attempting the differentiated individual worksheets where they match sentences, choose suitable time conjunctions and write sentences of their own. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Causal Conjunctions - Year 7 Subordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Year 2 Conjunctions Bundle - Year 2 Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Causal Conjunctions - Year 3/4 Time Conjunctions - Year 3/4

Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 (3 lessons made up of an 18-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets) In this KS4 teaching resource, learners explore Act 3, Scene 1 in detail. The resource explores language and imagery and the creation of tension and suspense through the characters of Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo and Benvolio. As with all our teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet – Act 5 Scene 1 is fully editable so you can use it as it is or tweak it to meet your specific needs. It has been created with KS4/GCSE students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

The ‘ck’ Sound - EYFS The ‘ck’ Sound is an EYFS phonics teaching resource introducing children to the digraph ‘ck’. Content includes: A ‘ck’ digraph explanation A link to a ‘ck’ sound introductory video A ‘ck’ sound activity with an accompanying worksheet One further differentiated worksheet with answers 18 flashcards which can also be used for a word matching game ‘The ‘ck’ Sound - EYFS’ is fully editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

Concrete Nouns (19 slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets) ‘Concrete Nouns’ is a very useful resource designed to teach Year2/3 age children about the importance of concrete nouns in reading and writing. The resource contains a definition of a concrete noun with examples, an assessment task and a consolidation activity with accompanying worksheets. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Nouns - Year 1 Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns - Year 1 Types of Nouns Collective Nouns

Romeo and Juliet – The Prologue ‘Romeo and Juliet – The Prologue’ focuses on Shakespeare’s use of language in the prologue to Romeo and Juliet. Contents include: Prologue Perfection – A fun starter activity in which students use prior knowledge and their knowledge of rhythm and rhyme to rearrange the prologue into the correct order. A Closer Look – Exploring how the prologue introduces the themes of the play and how Shakespeare uses contrasting imagery. Comprehension – Questions to assess students’ understanding of the prologue. Extension Tasks – A variety of extension tasks for students to complete varying in difficulty. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits (Part 2) (19-slide PowerPoint based lesson with 5 worksheets) This lesson enables GCSE learners to continue to examine Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘“Whatever has got your precious father, then?”’ Down to: ‘…they soon returned in high procession.’ The lesson begins with a ‘Do Now’ starter activity in which learners examine three images, each one representing a reason why Dickens might have chosen the surname Cratchit for Scrooge’s clerk and his family. The aim is for learners to try to interpret each image and identify the reason it represents. Answers are included. This is followed by a revision task in which learners create a mind map summarising what they have already learnt about the Cratchits. Following on from this, learners will read the passage indicated above and undertake a crossword task to test their understanding. Learners will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family by responding to questions on a passage-based worksheet. Suggested answers are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick plenary that asks learners to study an image of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim returning home and relate it to what they have learnt during the lesson. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene ( 18-slide PowerPoint and 6 worksheets) This GCSE lesson encourages learners to examine Dickens’ presentation of the streets of Victorian London on Christmas morning. It focuses on the following passage in Stave 3 - From: ‘The Ghost of Christmas Present rose…’ down to: ‘…it was possible he could have done in any lofty hall’. The lesson begins with a game based on the TV show ‘Blockbusters’ that encourages revision of some of the key ideas from Staves 1 and 2. Following on from this, learners will read the passage indicated above, thinking in particular about: The problems that Dickens focuses the reader’s attention on The positive aspects of the scene What we learn about the Ghost of Christmas Present in this passage. Learners will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the market scene using a worksheet containing differentiated questions. Suggested answers are included within the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks learners to summarise what they have learnt during the lesson in three Tweets. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits (Part 3 ) This GCSE lesson enables learners to continue to explore Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave 3. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘Such a bustle ensued…’ Down to: ‘…to hint at such a thing.’ The lesson begins with a differentiated ‘Do Now’ starter activity in which learners examine a range of quotations from Staves 1-3 with a view to deciding which is the odd one out. Suggested answers are included. This is followed by a revision task in which learners decide which four out of a possible eight statements about the Cratchits are true. Following on from this, learners will read the passage indicated above. Learners will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchits by responding to prompts on a passage-based worksheet. Suggested ideas are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick plenary that asks learners to summarise what they have learnt about the Cratchits during the lesson in no more than 20, 15 or 10 words. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

This is the second of three GCSE lessons on the Ghost of Christmas Present from Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. It focuses on the following passage: From: ‘”Come in!” exclaimed the Ghost…’ down to: ‘“A tremendous family to provide for,” replied Scrooge’. The lesson begins with a starter activity which asks learners to read and reflect on a short passage explaining the origins of the term Plenty’s horn. Following on from this, learners will read the above passage, focusing on: How Dickens presents Scrooge as he enters the room Why the Ghost has ‘more than eighteen hundred brothers’ The significance of Scrooge’s response to the Ghost at the end of the passage. Learners will then examine two images. One of these is the John Leech illustration of the Ghost of Christmas Present from 1843. The other is a drawing of Old Christmas from December 1842. Learners will consider the similarities and differences between the two images and suggest inferences that can be made about the Ghost based on the image of Old Christmas. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

The Verb ‘to be’ English SPaG Teaching PowerPoint Resource with worksheets ‘The Verb ‘to be’’ is an English grammar resource introducing pupils to the irregular verb ‘to be’ in the present simple tense. Contents include: An explanation of the different forms of the verb ‘to be’ with examples. Contractions of the different forms. Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets. One further worksheet with answers. ‘The Verb ‘to be’’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit their individual teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Modal Verbs Subject - Verb Agreement Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs Verbs Action Words Verb Tenses

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 (17-slide editable PowerPoint and 2 worksheets) This GCSE lesson enables learners to continue to explore Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave 3 of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘At last the dinner was all done…’ Down to: ‘…on hearing his own name.’ The lesson begins with a differentiated ‘Do Now’ starter activity which encourages revision and retrieval of quotations from the novella so far. In preparation for their reading, learners will then consider how an image of a caterpillar eating a leaf might represent Scrooge. The image is intended to illustrate the idea of the ‘insect on the leaf’ metaphor contained within the passage. Learners will then read the passage indicated above and following on from this, they will respond to five passage-focused tasks on a worksheet. Suggested answers are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick plenary that asks learners to think of points that either support or challenge a statement regarding the Cratchits’ function in Stave Three. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits (Part 5) (17-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 6 worksheets) This is the final lesson in the five part series that looks at Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave Three. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘”Mr Scrooge!” said Bob. “I’ll give you the founder of the feast!”’ Down to: ‘…especially on Tiny Tim, until the last.’ The lesson begins with a differentiated Do Now activity which encourages revision and retrieval of ideas from the novella so far. Learners will then read the passage indicated above and transform the events of the passage into three images. Following on from this, learners will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchits by responding to prompts on a passage-based worksheet. Suggested ideas are included on the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a quick review that asks learners to map their learning journey in relation to the Cratchits. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Christmas Carol - Ghost of Christmas Present (Part 3) (22-slide PowerPoint based lesson with 4 worksheets) This is the third in a trilogy of GCSE lessons on the Ghost of Christmas Present. Please note that it assumes that learners have read the following passage: From: ‘”Come in!” exclaimed the Ghost…’ down to: ‘“A tremendous family to provide for,” replied Scrooge’. The lesson starts with a differentiated (Bronze/silver/Gold) ‘Do Now’ starter activity/task which asks learners to read and understand a short passage which briefly explains Dickens’ inspiration for the character of the Ghost of Christmas Present. Following on from this, learners will recap some of the main ideas from the passage indicated above. Students will then analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Ghost using a worksheet and pre-set questions. Suggested answers are included within the PowerPoint. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Makes Amends (Stave 5) (17-slide editable PowerPoint with 4 worksheets) This differentiated GCSE lesson enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in Stave Five. It assumes that learners have previously read the opening passage, from the beginning of Stave Five down to Scrooge’s delight in the ‘glorious’ bells and ‘heavenly sky’ of Christmas morning. The lesson begins with a differentiated Quick-Fire Quiz in which learners answer as many questions as they can on Staves One-Four in eight minutes. Learners will then read from ‘‘‘What’s today?’’ cried Scrooge’, down to the end of Stave Five. After reading the passage, learners will then undertake a double-sided worksheet in which they respond to questions that encourage them to consider Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in this stave. The lesson concludes with a review in which learners chart Scrooge’s journey as a character through the novella. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 4 and Stave 5 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come A Christmas Carol - The Death of Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Caroline’s Family A Christmas Carol - Old Joe’s A Christmas Carol - The Royal Exchange A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Grave A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Death A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Repents A Christmas Carol - Scrooge is Redeemed

Introducing Alliteration - KS1 ‘Introducing Alliteration - KS1’ is a single lesson teaching resource designed to help teach children all about alliteration. The resource includes: An introduction with examples of alliteration An interactive activity to help consolidate understanding of alliteration and accompanying worksheet One further worksheet The resource uses bold clear fonts, simple language, bright colours and child friendly imagery. ‘Introducing Alliteration - KS1’ can be edited in full giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if required to suit their individual teaching requirements.

Noun Phrases - Year 2 This Year 2 English grammar teaching resource introduces pupils to noun phrases and is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering the curriculum objective in the Year 2 English programme of study. Content includes: Nouns recap with activity An explanation of noun phrases Noun phrase activity and accompanying worksheet An explanation of expanded noun phrases Expanded noun phrases activity and accompanying worksheet Improving your writing by using expanded noun phrases activity and accompanying worksheet Further noun phrase activity with an accompanying worksheet ‘Noun Phrases - Year 2’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit their individual teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6 Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 4 Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs Types of Nouns

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.

The ‘ai’ Sound - EYFS In this EYFS teaching resource pupils are introduced to the vowel digraph ‘ai’ as per the EYFS statutory framework for literacy. Content includes: An ‘ai’ vowel digraph explanation A link to an ‘ai’ sound introductory video An ‘ai’ sound activity with an accompanying worksheet Further differentiated worksheet with answers 18 flashcards which can also be used for a word matching game As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘The ‘ai’ Sound - EYFS’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.