Writing for Different Purposes Our ‘Writing for Different Purposes’ teaching resource explains how the purpose of a text affects its composition. The resource has been made with KS3 learners in mind, but it can be easily adapted for use with KS4 students. This fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource covers the following: What do we mean by the purpose of a text? How to identify the purpose of a text. Exploring different purposes. Adapting written work to fit an explicit purpose.

Writing for Different Audiences ‘Writing for Different Audiences’ English teaching resource explains how the audience of a text affects its composition. The resource has been made with KS3 students in mind but it can be easily tweaked for use with upper KS2 or lower ability KS4 students. Content includes: An editable PowerPoint lesson Activities to support the teaching of this objective 1 accompanying worksheet

Room 101 - GCSE Spoken English (7 slide editable PowerPoint GCSE teaching resource) Room 101 is a fun teaching resource in which students take the role of the guest on the popular BBC TV show Room 101. The resource is fully editable and can be used for a range of activities including Spoken English assessment.

Sentences and Phrases - KS2 This ‘Sentences and Phrases’ teaching resource is designed to help lower KS2 and KS1 children consolidate their knowledge and understanding of the differences between a phrase and a sentence. The resource is made up of a colourful and fully editable PowerPoint presentation. It includes a clear explanation of the differences between a phrase and a sentence, a couple of consolidation activities with 2 accompanying worksheets. Although it is designed with lower KS2 pupils in mind, ‘Sentences and Phrases’ can be easily adapted for use with other learners.

Point, Evidence, Explain is a five slide PowerPoint presentation designed to help develop reading and understanding skills. The PowerPoint resource includes: A definition of P.E.E. How to use quotation marks. Example use of P.E.E. How to write P.E.E. paragraphs.

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.

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

Christmas Poetry Teaching Unit (119 slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 13 worksheets) This ‘Christmas Poetry Unit’ teaching resource uses a range of Christmas themed poems to teach upper KS2 and lower KS3 pupils how to write about poetry in detail. The resource explores themes, structure, poetic devices, imagery, context and more. Poems studied include ‘The Christmas Truce’ by Carol Ann Duffy, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ by Dr Seuss and ‘Winter-Time’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. This fully editable 119 slide PowerPoint (with 13 accompanying worksheets) resource covers the following: How to write about tone and mood How to explore imagery in a poem How to write a haiku poem How to use P.E.E. to write about poetry How and why poets use devices such as alliteration, personification, similes etc An assessment piece And much, much more

Bonfire Night Unit - Year 7/8 (68-slide PowerPoint based unit of work with 5 worksheets) This brilliant Bonfire Night Unit is designed to develop non-fiction writing skills. Students are required to organise a spectacular Bonfire Night event. Perfect for the Autumn Term. The resource covers: advertising, formal letter writing, speaking and listening and descriptive writing. Our Bonfire Night Unit contains a unit of work overview and a range of varied lessons and activities for children of all abilities – such as: Make a poster advertising the Bonfire Night event Design a leaflet which will act as a visitors’ guide at the event Speaking and listening discussion - speak to a group of local residents about their concerns Produce a piece of vivid and sensual writing describing the night Write a formal letter to the local newspaper

40-slide editable PowerPoint and 4 worksheets Love’s Dog has been produced for the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Poetry Anthology and includes a range of teaching activities: An introduction to the poem and the poet Analysis of Love’s Dog by Jen Hadfield A copy of the poem and consolidation activities Exploring how Hadfield uses structure and form Studying the imagery used in Love’s Dog How and why Hadfield uses certain poetic techniques Language analysis - word choice and vocabulary The key themes of Love’s Dog 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 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 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Nettles My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

Just A Minute Starter Activity This fun starter (or plenary) activity will help children recap prior learning and can provide an engaging start to, or end of, a lesson. ‘Just a Minute’ is ideal for upper KS2 and KS3 but it could also be used with KS4 students. It can be enjoyed by all abilities and is easily edited to fit into whatever topic is being taught.

Short and Long Vowels - KS2 English SPaG Teaching Resource ‘Short and Long Vowels - KS2’ is a handy English reading and writing teaching resource designed to consolidate understanding of short and long vowel sounds. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with two accompanying worksheets ‘Short and Long Vowels - KS2’ is fully editable so teachers are able to adapt the resource to meet the needs of each class they teach.

My Father Would Not Show Us (38-slide PowerPoint and 5 worksheets) GCSE Poetry My Father Would Not Show Us explores the Ingrid de Kok poem – as featured in the Edexcel Poetry Anthology - in detail. It includes the following activities: Guided Reading and understanding the poem Exploring the imagery used by de Kok Discussion of form and structure Analysing language and poetic techniques Learning how to write about the poem using P.E.T.E.R. Links to additional notes, a copy of the poem and a copy of the anthology 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 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 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Love’s Dog Nettles My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

Understanding Complex Sentences Our ‘Understanding Complex Sentences ’ teaching resource is designed to help pupils gain an understanding of how complex sentences are made and how they can be used to develop writing skills. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Understanding Complex Sentences’ is fully editable, giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Back to School Icebreaker Activities ‘Icebreaker Activities’ is an editable PowerPoint teaching resource (with 2 worksheets) which is perfect for starting the school year with a group of pupils that are new to yourself and/or each other. The resource can be used from KS2 to KS4 and includes three cool (see what we did there?!) icebreaker activities: Desert Island, Would I Lie to You? And Whodunnit? Perfect for the back to school period. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Back to School - All About Me

Fronted Adverbials - KS2 English SPaG Teaching Resource This KS2 teaching resource introduces pupils to using fronted adverbials and how they can improve our writing skills. Content includes: Adverbs recap with an activity A fronted adverbial explanation Why we use fronted adverbials in our writing explanation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Fronted Adverbials - KS2’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet the individual 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 - Year 7 Adverbs Adding Adverbs - KS2 Adding Adverbs - KS3

Doubling the Consonant This English spelling teaching resource covers the rule of how and when to double the last consonant in a root word when adding the suffixes -ing and -ed. Content includes: How to double the consonant when adding a suffix explanation Activities to support this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets 2 further differentiated worksheets ‘Doubling the Consonant’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

Direct and Reported Speech This KS2 English resource explains how and when to use direct and reported speech in written work. Content includes: Editable PowerPoint teaching resource Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets ‘Direct and Reported Speech - KS2’ 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: Direct Speech - Year 3 and 4 Punctuating Speech

Dingbat Deductions 2 follows on where the original Dingbats resource left off with more fun dingbats for pupils to puzzle over. Dingbats are a fun way of developing deduction skills and language/word focus – key reading skills. Dingbat Deductions 2 includes 20 more dingbats and all slides are editable to suit your requirements.

1st Date - She and 1st Date – He GCSE English Poetry (35 slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 worksheets) This resource explores the Wendy Cope poem (as featured in the Edexcel Poetry Anthology) - in detail. It includes the following activities: Finding out about the poet Wendy Cope task Reading and understanding the poem Exploring the imagery used Discussion of form and structure Analysing language Learning how to write about a poem using P.E.T.E.R. Links to additional notes and a copy of the anthology 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 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 1st Date - She and 1st Date - He Love’s Dog Nettles My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones