Commas for Lists This resource covers how to use commas in a list as required by the year 2 English programme of study. It provides definitions, examples of how and why commas are used in lists and contains engaging consolidation activities to assess understanding. ‘Commas for Lists’ is made up of a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation (fully editable) accompanied by two worksheets.

KS4 English Teaching Resources: Romeo and Juliet – Act 3 (5 lessons, 32-slide PowerPoint, 6 worksheets) This resource includes 5 lessons which explore Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet in detail. The lessons cover Act 3, Scene 1 – the fight scene, the creation of tension, Shakespeare’s language and use of imagery, the character of Lord Capulet, the role of women in Elizabethan society and an Act 3 plot summary activity. 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, 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

This two-lesson mini-unit covers Simon Armitage’s ‘The Manhunt’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 52-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One contains an extract from the Channel 4 documentary ‘Forgotten Heroes’ and an introduction to PTSD; a reading and discussion of ‘The Manhunt’ by Simon Armitage with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included; analysing Armitage’s use of language and asking and answering questions that delve deeper (model answers provided); an essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example model essay response is included. Lesson Two covers imagery - analysing Armitage’s use of imagery. Themes - discussing the poem’s themes. Structure and Form - Considering how Armitage uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘The Manhunt’ with ‘A Wife in London’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview ‘The Manhunt’, please click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias La Belle Dame sans Merci A Complaint My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

Column Addition 1 - Year 3 In this year 3 maths teaching resource pupils are taught the formal column method of addition as per the curriculum objective of the year 3 maths programme of study (Number - addition and subtraction). In this introduction to column addition pupils are asked to solve addition sums without exchanges. Content includes: Column addition explanation Column addition class activity with accompanying worksheet 3 further differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Column Addition 1 - Year 3’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.

Number Bonds - The Story of 5- Year 1 In this KS1 maths teaching resource pupils will practise number bonds for 5 as per the statutory requirements of the year 1 maths programme of study (Number - addition and subtraction). This colourful PowerPoint presentation includes: 1. An interactive activity 2. Timed quick fire quiz 3. Two accompanying worksheets 4. Ladybird and spots teaching aid, 5. Wall display 6. Colouring pages ‘Number Bonds - The Story of 5 - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs.

KS2 Maths Teaching Resources: Converting and Comparing Units of Money - Year 4 In this Year 4 teaching resource pupils practise converting and comparing different units of money. This is an ideal teaching aid to use when covering the year 4 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study - Measurement. Content includes: interactive activities with accompanying worksheet for pupils to use during the lesson 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Converting and Comparing Units of Money - Year 4 ’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs.

KS2 Maths Teaching Resources – Perimeter – Year 4. In this teaching resource pupils learn how to measure the perimeter of 2-D shapes. The resource uses images and animation to support teaching and learning and covers KS2 Maths - Measurement – measure and calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure in centimetres and metres - from the 2014 National Curriculum. It contains interactive activities and 4 accompanying worksheets. 'Perimeter - Year 4' is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

Time - Year 4 'Time - Year 4’ introduces pupils to analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks as per the curriculum objectives of the Year 4 maths programme of study - Measurement. This engaging PowerPoint lesson includes class activities with accompanying worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It contains 2 further worksheets to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes: Analogue clock explanation Digital clock explanation 12 hour clock explanation 24 hour clock explanation Activities covering the above with accompanying worksheets for pupils to use during the lesson 2 further worksheets with answers ‘Time - Year 4’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Year 5 In ‘Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Year 5’ pupils practise adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator and begin to add and subtract fractions with denominators that are multiples of the same number as per the curriculum objective in the year 5 maths programme of study (Number - fractions, including decimals and percentages). Content includes: PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective and 6 accompanying worksheets A link to a fractions online activity 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Year 5’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

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.

An Inspector Calls - Themes (PowerPoint presentation and worksheets) This GCSE resource focuses on how Priestley explores themes of class and social responsibility in An Inspector Calls. It focuses on the final section of the play and how the characters react to events. To preview ‘An Inspector Calls - Themes’ in detail click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation.

Year 5/6 English Teaching Resources: Macbeth This UKS2 ready to teach unit of work made up of a 150 slide PowerPoint presentation and 29 worksheets. The resource is an ideal introduction to Macbeth for children at UKS2. All lessons follow a four part lesson structure (starter, introduction, development and plenary) and all have been carefully planned and designed to enhance and develop knowledge and understanding of the play. Within the PowerPoint slides you will find a mix of activities for children of different abilities including: A brief outline of Shakespeare’s life and times and the Elizabethan theatre ‘Understanding the plot’ activities Key features of a drama text (stage directions etc) Detailed analysis of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Exploring the play’s central themes (ambition, betrayal, evil, etc) The play’s context – both social and historical – witches, witchcraft and the presentation of women How to write about Macbeth Analysis of Shakespeare’s language and key soliloquys Dramatic devices - the use of tension and suspense in the play Hot-seating tasks Sequencing activities Writing in role - empathy writing tasks including diaries and letters To preview our UKS2 Macbeth teaching resource in more detail please click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation opposite.

Before You Were Mine by Carol Ann Duffy This engaging GCSE teaching resource explores Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Before You Were Mine’ (AQA GCSE English Literature Love and Relationships Anthology) in detail. The resource is made up of a 22-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 worksheets. Contents include: Do Now Task – Life in the 1950s and parent / child relationships. Making Predictions – Using the title ‘Before You Were Mine’, what do you think the poem is about? Context – Learning about Carol and Duffy, the 1950s and Marilyn Monroe. Exploring Meaning – Analysing the poem, exploring and discussing key quotes in detail. Themes – Considering the themes of love, parenting, responsibility, youth and the role of women in society. Language – Exploring Duffy’s word choices and use of imagery. Structure and Form – How Duffy arranges the poem on the page, the use of enjambment and how the past and the present are presented. Essay Writing – An extended answer question (How does Duffy present motherhood in ‘Before You Were Mine’?) to assess understanding. Includes example answers. Peer assessment opportunities.

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.

Futility (Wilfred Owen) is an English Literature teaching resource made up of a 47 slide PowerPoint presentation and 16 pages of worksheets. Resources cover a range of lessons and activities ideal for studying and teaching the poem at KS4/GCSE. The resources can be used as individual lessons on Owen’s Futility or incorporated into a wider unit of work on war poetry and conflict. Conflict/War Poetry Teaching Resources: Futility (Wilfred Owen) consists of a range of stimulating lessons and activities for students of all abilities including: - A biography of Wilfred Owen - The historical and social context of Futility - World War One, trench warfare - film footage included - An introduction to the poem including an audio reading of ‘Futility’ by Kenneth Branagh - A clean copy of ‘Futility’ for annotation - Consolidation of understanding and comprehension questions - Wilfred Owen’s use of language and imagery in Futility - Structure and poetic techniques in the poem - Modelling the use of P.E.E. when writing an analysis of the poem - The theme and message of Futility - Links to the Wilfred Owen website, more war poetry, audio video reading of Futility, BBC history WWI resources - 47 slide PowerPoint analysis of Owen’s Futility - 16 pages of worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint resource

Spring Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6 This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. The resource is fully editable so can be adapted and used for different seasons or themes. Content includes: Discussion - what is a haiku? Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems Create a class haiku activity Individual, pair and group work opportunities Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism Writing an individual haiku about spring Using colour photographs of spring scenes as writing stimulus Drafting - how and why we redraft How to plan and structure a haiku Exemplar poems Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about spring 38 slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets

GCSE WJEC Comparing Unseen Poetry (PowerPoint and worksheets). This unit of work is designed to help pupils with the Unseen Poetry section of the WJEC GCSE English Literature Exam at GCSE. GCSE English Literature Teaching Resources: WJEC Comparing Unseen Poetry is a complete lesson by lesson unit of work (includes detailed lessons and activities, a 53 slide PowerPoint and 4 accompanying worksheets). If you are looking for a version of this resource made specifically for Higher Tier students go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12831962 If you are looking for a version of this resource made for Foundation Tier students go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12831779 GCSE English Literature Teaching Resources: WJEC Comparing Unseen Poetry includes a range of varied lessons and activities for pupils of all abilities. - An introduction to the unseen poetry exam question - Using the A HIT POEM mnemonic to approach the unseen poems - How to write about the poems' content and context - How to discuss imagery, poetic techniques, structure, tone and theme - How to write a personal response - How to compare the poems - A model/exemplar answer for annotation and discussion - 53 slide PowerPoint presentation - 4 pages of worksheets

Beginning to Multiply - Year 1 In ‘Beginning to Multiply - Year 1’ pupils are introduced to multiplication using pictorial representations as per the statutory requirements of the year 1 programme of study (Number - multiplication and division). This colourful and engaging PowerPoint lesson includes: What is multiplication explanation Link to an introductory video about multiplication Multiplication activity with accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Beginning to Multiply - Year 1’ is totally editable so you can modify, personalise and differentiate it as much or as little as you like. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Multiplication Using Arrays - Year 1 Multiplying Using a Number Line - Year 1 Multiplication As Repeated Addition - Year 1

Counting in Tens - Year 1 In this KS1 maths teaching resource pupils practise counting in multiples of ten and are introduced to multiplication and division. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering some of the year 1 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Number - number and place value and multiplication and division). Content includes: Counting in 10s problems activity and worksheet Further counting in 10s problems activity and worksheet A hundred square grid counting in 10s activity and worksheet ‘Counting in Tens - Year 1’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Making Arrays - Year 1 Equal Groups - Year 1 Doubles - Year 1 Grouping - Making Equal Groups - Year 1 Sharing Equally - Year 1 Adding Equal Groups - Year 1

Measuring Length and Height - Year 2 In this Year 2 teaching resource pupils are taught to choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length and height. They are also required to compare and order lengths and record the results using >, < and = (as per the Year 2 Programme of Study – Measurement). Content includes: interactive activities with 6 accompanying worksheets As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Measuring Length and Height - Year 2’ 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: Measuring Capacity and Volume - Year 2 Measuring Mass - Year 2 Money - Year 2 Telling the Time - Year 2 Comparing and Ordering Time - Year 2