GCSE Broadsheet Newspaper Article Writing (KS4 unit of work with PowerPoint and worksheets) This differentiated unit of work, which is aimed at middle-to-upper ability GCSE students, explains how to write an effective article for a broadsheet newspaper as required by the GCSE English Language exam. The unit is made up of five individual lessons, each with differentiated tasks that teach the components of a successful broadsheet article: The structural features of a broadsheet article Effective and imaginative article headings How to write an engaging introduction Coherent paragraphs with a topic sentence, evidence and discussion Formative assessment task with WAGOLL and success criteria. Suggested answers are included for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Writing a Review Persuasive Writing Writing to Persuade Writing Effective Story Openings Writing to Entertain Writing Fiction - Creating Characters - KS3 GCSE Speech Writing GCSE English Narrative Writing GCSE English Writing Fiction - Descriptive Writing

Boy by Roald Dahl - Free Resource This free teaching resource for Boy by Roald Dahl contains one fully editable PowerPoint lesson with two accompanying worksheets.

Common Exception Words - Set 9 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 9 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘‘you’, ‘your’, ‘school’, ‘love’ and ‘said’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘you’, ‘your’, ‘school’, ‘love’ and ‘said’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘you’, ‘your’, ‘school’, ‘love’ and ‘said’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 9 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Limericks - Year 5 / Year 6 This KS2 lesson teaches children about limericks in a fun and engaging way. First, it provides examples of limericks and explains what the ‘rules’ of limericks are. It then provides a task that requires children to explore the examples and discuss the poems regarding layout, structure and language. The second half of the lesson explains how to write a limerick. Pupils are given a scaffolded approach and an example to help them construct a class and then individual limerick. The resource contains a 23-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets. It is differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to help all children achieve. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar poetry resources: Limericks - KS3 Acrostic Poetry - KS2 Cinquain Poetry - KS2 Sonnets - KS2 Tanka Poetry - KS2 Free Verse Poetry - KS2 Haiku Poetry - KS2 Narrative Poetry - KS2

Common Exception Words - Set 8 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 8 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘the’, ‘they’, ‘are’, ‘friend’ and ‘house’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘the’, ‘they’, ‘are’, ‘friend’ and ‘house’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘the’, ‘they’, ‘are’, ‘friend’ and ‘house’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 8 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 7 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 7 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘one’, ‘once’, ‘here’, ‘where’ and ‘there’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘one’, ‘once’, ‘here’, ‘where’ and ‘there’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘one’, ‘once’, ‘here’, ‘where’ and ‘there’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 7 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 6 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 6 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘no’, ‘go’, ‘so’, ‘some’ and ‘come’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘no’, ‘go’, ‘so’, ‘some’ and ‘come’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘no’, ‘go’, ‘so’, ‘some’ and ‘come’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 6 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 5 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 5 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘do’, ‘to’, ‘today’, ‘my’ and ‘by’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘do’, ‘to’, ‘today’, ‘my’ and ‘by’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘do’, ‘to’, ‘today’, ‘my’ and ‘by’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 5 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 4 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 4 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘his’, ‘was’ and ‘were’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘his’, ‘was’ and ‘were’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘has’, ‘is’, ‘his’, ‘was’ and ‘were’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 4 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 3 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 3 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘we’ and ‘be’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘we’ and ‘be’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘me’, ‘we’ and ‘be’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 3 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Common Exception Words - Set 2 - Year 1 ‘Common Exception Words - Set 2 - Year 1’ has been designed to help pupils practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘full’, ‘pull’, ‘push’, ‘says’ and ‘our’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: activities to practise reading and spelling the common exception words ‘full’, ‘pull’, ‘push’, ‘says’ and ‘our’ 1 worksheet printable flashcards for the common exception words ‘full’, ‘pull’, ‘push’, ‘says’ and ‘our’ ‘Common Exception Words - Set 2 - Year 1’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Acrostic Poetry - Year 5 / Year 6 This lesson teaches UKS2 children about acrostic poetry in a fun and engaging way. First, it provides three examples and explains the ‘rules’ of acrostics. It then provides a task that requires children to explore the examples and discuss the poems regarding layout, language and poetic devices. The second half of the lesson explains how to write an acrostic. Learners are given a scaffolded approach and another example to help them construct a class and then individual acrostics. The resource is differentiated using ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ activities to help all children achieve. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar poetry resources: Acrostic Poetry - KS3 Limericks - KS2 Limericks - KS3 Cinquain Poetry - KS2 Cinquain Poetry - KS3 Sonnets - KS2 Sonnets - KS3 Tanka Poetry - KS2 Tanka Poetry - KS3 Free Verse Poetry - KS2 Haiku Poetry - KS2 Narrative Poetry - KS2

Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4 Acrostic Poetry Year 3 / Year 4 is a complete lesson made up of a 24-slide editable PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets. It covers the Lower KS2 topic ‘Recognising Poetry’ from the Year 3/4 Programme of Study in an engaging and enjoyable way. The lesson introduces acrostic poetry using an example that is broken down and analysed as a whole class, with prompts for discussion and feedback. Following this activity, there is a group acrostic-writing exercise and differentiated worksheets to help children write their own acrostic poems with varied success criteria. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar poetry resources: Acrostic Poetry - KS3 Limericks - KS2 Cinquain Poetry - KS2 Sonnets - KS2 Tanka Poetry - KS2 Free Verse Poetry - KS2 Haiku Poetry - KS2 Narrative Poetry - KS2

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

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - KS3 Unit of Work (22-lesson unit of work with 374-slide PowerPoint presentation and 53 worksheets) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Unit of Work contains a 374-slide PowerPoint presentation, 53 PDF worksheets and 22 lessons. This scheme of work explores the novel chapter by chapter in incredible detail, analysing the book’s plot, characters, themes and language through a range of engaging activities. This unit of work’s contents include: Comprehension tasks including questions and discussion Chapter by chapter ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ differentiated activities Research - learning about autism and Asperger’s Syndrome Exploring and discussing themes in detail Close character analysis of Christopher, Christopher’s father (Ed Boone), Christopher’s mother (Judy Boone), Mrs. Shears, Roger Shears Understanding and analysing how Mark Haddon uses language in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Developing inference and deduction skills Puzzles, games and quizzes based on the novel’s plot, characters and themes Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for popular KS3 novels: Boys Don’t Cry Cirque Du Freak Face Holes Noughts and Crosses Skellig Stone Cold The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Demon Headmaster The Silver Sword

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 21 (10-slide differentiated PowerPoint teaching resource with 2 worksheets) This lesson (aimed at KS3 but could be used with high ability Year 6) covers Chapter 229 of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’. In the ‘Do Now’ activity, students reflect on the events of the previous chapter and link each character to the emotions that they are likely to be feeling. Students then read chapter 229 and complete a range of differentiated tasks to assess their understanding. The lesson concludes with a learning review that asks learners to summarise the events of Chapter 229 in no more than 20, 15 or 10 words. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks.

Initial Sounds - EYFS ‘Initial Sounds - EYFS’ is a bright and colourful English teaching resource that gives children the opportunity to practise recognising the initial sound of a word and matching that sound to the correct letter. Content includes: An initial sound explanation An initial sound animated activity An accompanying worksheet with answers ‘Initial Sounds - EYFS’ is fully editable so teachers have the freedom to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

Writing Narratives About Personal Experiences - Year 2 (20-slide editable PowerPoint lesson with 6 differentiated worksheets) This Year 2 resource explains what a narrative text is and uses small whole-class activities to get the children used to the concept. After writing a narrative text as a group, the children work on one of three differentiated worksheets which provide an opportunity to practice punctuation as well as creative writing. Full answer keys are provided.

Using Pronouns to Avoid Repetition - Years 3 and 4 This English grammar teaching resource, explains how to use pronouns effectively in written work as per the curriculum objective in the Years 3 and 4 English programme of study - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activity to support the teaching of this objective 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Using Pronouns to Avoid Repetition - Years 3 and 4’ is fully editable, allowing teachers to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit all their teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Pronouns - Year 3 and 4 Personal Pronouns - Year 3 and 4 Personal Pronouns - KS2