A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past (15-slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets) This GCSE resource enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of the Ghost of Christmas Past. Contents include: A differentiated starter activity that encourages learners to revise characters, quotations and ideas from Stave One. Activities exploring how Dickens presents the Ghost of Christmas Past and why Scrooge yearns to see the Ghost put on its extinguisher cap. Learners use a sheet of visual clues to help them interpret key details from Dickens’ description of the Ghost. The lesson concludes with a differentiated review which asks learners to examine three images and suggest how they relate to Scrooge. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood (20-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets) In Stave 2 the Ghost of Christmas Past encourages Scrooge to reflect on the time that he was abandoned at boarding school by his emotionally-distant father. This GCSE resource enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of this unhappy time in Scrooge’s life. It includes: A differentiated Do Now task in which learners must make three different, valid sentences relevant to Stave One using the words contained in three separate grids. Learners will then read from, ‘Scrooge reverently disclaimed any knowledge…’ down to ‘…and the streets were lighted up’, thinking about why Scrooge was unhappy at boarding school, how Dickens presents Scrooge’s unhappiness and the effects of this experience on Scrooge’s emotional development. Following on from this, learners will undertake a differentiated task that encourages them to consider the significance of three different characters from the stories that Scrooge read as a child. This could be done in pairs. The lesson concludes with a 3-2-1 learning review. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig (20-slide PowerPoint teaching resource with 6 worksheets) In Stave 2, Dickens introduces his readers to Scrooge’s antithesis as an employer, Old Fezziwig. This GCSE resource enables learners to gain an insight into the scriptural basis for this important character. It includes: A differentiated ‘Do Now’ worksheet task in which learners reflect on the significance of three passages from scripture and how Dickens alludes to them in Stave One. Learners will then read from, ‘The Ghost stopped at a certain warehouse door…’ down to ‘”…That’s all”’, thinking about how Dickens presents the character of Fezziwig and Scrooge’s relationship with him. For greater challenge, learners will also reflect on how Scrooge has failed to live up to the example that Fezziwig set for him. Following on from this, learners will undertake a magazine-style quiz from both Scrooge’s and Fezziwig’s perspective. The quiz is entitled ‘Are you a good, Christian employer?’ and encourages learners to think about how Dickens uses the character of Fezziwig to illustrate that one can be both a capitalist and a Christian. The lesson is fully differentiated (Gold, Silver and Bronze tasks) and concludes with a learning review. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig Vs Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle (19-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 2 worksheets) This GCSE lesson allows students to explore the end of Scrooge’s relationship with Belle in Stave 2. It begins with a differentiated ‘Do Now’ task which encourages revision of some of the key ideas in Stave One. Following on from this, learners will read from, ‘His former self turned down the lamps…’ down to ‘”One shadow more!”, thinking about: Why Belle chose to end her relationship with Scrooge; how Dickens presents Scrooge in this passage and how our understanding of Scrooge’s character is developed as a result of what Dickens reveals in this part of the book. There is also a detailed analysis of two of the passage’s more complex ideas, including Scrooge’s worship of the ‘golden idol’. Learners will then complete a ‘how far do you agree?’ activity involving a differentiated range of statements on the subject of Scrooge and Belle’s breakup. The lesson concludes with a learning review which asks learners to summarise why Scrooge and Belle broke up in no more than 15, 10 or 5 words. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge (15-slide PowerPoint presentation and 7 worksheets) This GCSE lesson enables learners to build on their understanding of how Dickens juxtaposes Scrooge and Fezziwig in the novella. It follows on directly from the previous lesson, ‘Old Fezziwig’ and assumes that learners have read from ‘The Ghost stopped at a certain warehouse door…’ down to ‘”…That’s all.”’ To begin with, there is a differentiated ‘Do Now’ worksheet task which includes a true or false activity on the events of Stave Two thus far. For further challenge, learners will correct the five false statements and write a list, from memory, of the things they have learnt about the Ghost of Christmas Past. Following on from this, learners will revisit the magazine-style quiz they undertook in the previous lesson and use these ideas to contrast Scrooge and Fezziwig as employers. The lesson concludes with a learning review that asks learners to identify four different ways in which Scrooge and Fezziwig are different. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred (15-slide PowerPoint presentation with 4 worksheets) Fred’s nephew is often described as a foil character for Scrooge. This GCSE resource enables students to use the Venn diagram method to compare and contrast the two characters in Stave One of A Christmas Carol. Contents include: A differentiated starter activity, in which pupils work through a series of tasks and questions in pairs to revise what they have discovered about Scrooge so far. After this, learners will read from ‘Once upon a time…’ in Stave One down to ‘…for he returned them cordially’, thinking about what they learn about Fred, Scrooge’s attitude towards his nephew and why Dickens chooses not to reveal Fred’s first name at this stage in the novella. The main activity is for learners to use a Venn diagram and a bank of quotations to compare and contrast Fred and Scrooge. At higher levels, learners will also group the quotations into specific categories and write a comparative paragraph using a pair or set of related quotes as a basis. To conclude, learners will read a definition of a foil character and suggest three ways in which Fred could be considered a foil character for Scrooge. If there is time left over, learners can also attempt an additional challenge task in which they suggests points for and against a statement about Scrooge and Fred. NB. This resources assumes prior knowledge of the first few pages of ‘A Christmas Carol’ in which the protagonist Scrooge is introduced. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

‘A Christmas Carol - the Rich and the Poor’ explores Dickens’ presentation of the gap between the rich and the poor in Stave One of A Christmas Carol. The resource is made up of a 13-slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets. Its contents include: A differentiated ‘Do Now’ starter activity in which pupils reflect on the importance of 6 quotations from Scrooge’s dialogue with the charity collectors. After this, students will read from ‘Meanwhile, the fog and darkness thickened so…’ down to ‘…to play at blindman’s buff’. As they read, learners will consider the differences between the lives of the rich and the poor in the passage and how Dickens presents these differences. At the highest level, learners will reflect on Dickens’ use of light and dark imagery in the extract. The next activity is for learners to contemplate the significance of the excerpt from ‘God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen’ and how Dickens adapts it in Stave One. The lesson concludes with learners summarising the events of the passage in no more than 20, 15 or 10 words. Each task is accompanied by a set of suggested answers. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits

This two-lesson GCSE resource explores how Dickens presents Marley’s Ghost in Stave One of A Christmas Carol. The first lesson focuses on the arrival of the ghost and covers the passage from ‘Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his usual melancholy tavern…’ down to ‘…I won’t believe it’. It enables learners to examine how Dickens hints at the impending arrival of Marley’s Ghost, from the appearance of Marley’s face in the door knocker to the sound of clanking chains in the cellar. Lesson two focuses on how Dickens portrays Marley’s Ghost as being in Purgatory. It enables learners to explore Dickens’ vision of the third realm, separate to Heaven and Hell, in which Marley’s Ghost exists. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits (15-slide PowerPoint-based GCSE lesson with differentiated worksheets) At the end of Stave One, Scrooge sees into the purgatorial realm that he is currently doomed to enter. This resource enables students to examine how Dickens presents the penitent spirits that Scrooge observes. It includes: A differentiated starter activity quiz to help revise the main ideas in Stave One Students will then study from, ‘It held its chain up at arm’s length…’ down to the end of chapter, thinking about how Dickens describes the scene outside of Scrooge’s window and its implications for Scrooge himself. After this, pupils will examine an illustration of the scene in question, evaluating the artist’s depiction of the passage they have just read. The lesson concludes with learners producing a short list of the different things that Scrooge might learn in Staves 2-4. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse (16-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) “And the union workhouses?” demanded Scrooge. “Are they still in operation?” In Stave One of ‘A Christmas Carol’, Dickens portrays his protagonist Scrooge as a proponent of the workhouse system. Deliberately designed to be a last resort for the poor and destitute, these austere buildings were described by Richard Oastler as ‘prisons for the poor’. This GCSE resource enables learners to gain an insight into the reality of life for inmates of the workhouses. It includes: A differentiated Do Now / starter activity, in which learners examine an image of a surviving workhouse and reflect on what its function might have been. At higher levels, learners will also consider their own responses to the image and think about why the building might be a tourist attraction today. The main activity is a group task in which learners read a range of sources on the subject of the workhouse and use the information to fill in a findings sheet. The questions on the finding sheet test a range of reading skills including comprehension, inference-making and analysis. After giving feedback, learners will reflect on a controversial statement that encourages them to think about how useful workhouses were as provision for the disadvantaged in Victorian society. This resource not only enriches learners’ understanding of the context of ‘A Christmas Carol’ but also provides an opportunity for learners to practise their reading of 19th Century texts, a requirement of the current English Language GCSE. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

This resource provides an introduction to the plot of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ for GCSE. It includes a differentiated ‘Do Now Task’ in which learners link illustrations of key moments in the novella to relevant quotations. At higher levels, learners will think about the order in which the illustrations could be placed and which is the most important and why. The resource also includes a detailed plot summary of A Christmas Carol split up into 5 sections corresponding with each stave in the novella. There are 11 worksheets, one for each section, to promote understanding, inference-making and analysis of the novella’s main ideas. The tasks on many of the worksheets contain opportunities for further challenge to stretch more able learners. Click on the images opposite for more details. If necessary, this resource can be split over two 50-60 minute lessons. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - Introducing Ebenezer Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave One A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

A Christmas Carol - Introducing Ebenezer Scrooge This GCSE resource enables learners to explore Dickens’ introduction to the protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’. It includes a differentiated Do Now activity, in which learners read a short passage of text on the biblical background of the name Ebenezer and consider how it might be relevant to readers’ understanding of Dickens’ main character. At higher levels, learners will also reflect on the meaning and the connotations of the surname Scrooge. After this, learners will read from the beginning of the novella to the end of Dickens’ introduction to Scrooge. As they read, learners will consider What they learn about Scrooge’s character What Dickens does not tell us about Scrooge How Scrooge may develop in the future. The main activity is for learners to use one of three differentiated templates to design Scrooge’s Twitter profile page, based on what they have read in the introductory passage. This activity encourages learners to think about sub-textual layers of meaning as well as surface level information. Teacher suggestions provided. The lesson concludes with learners reflecting on what they have learnt during the lesson about the character of Scrooge. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

A Christmas Carol - Context - Thomas Malthus (24-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) Malthus’ theory of population growth is an important consideration in ‘A Christmas Carol’, but who was Malthus and why was Dickens disgusted by his ideas? This resource for KS4/GCSE enables learners to think about their own attitude in relation to the management of poverty and understand how Malthus justified his opinion that the poor should not be given financial aid. It includes: A differentiated Do Now/Starter activity, in which learners rate how far they agree with eight controversial statements relating to the management of poverty in society. At higher levels, learners will also go on to decide how Scrooge would respond to each statement and why. The main activity is for learners to use a table of simplified data to draw their own graph demonstrating Malthus’ theory. Teachers should select the higher, middle, or lower version of this or use a mix of all three, depending on the range of abilities within their group. After this, learners reflect on the implications of the adjective surplus. This tasks also includes higher-level questions to stretch more able learners. The lesson concludes with learners writing down five things they have learnt during the lesson. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Death (Stave 4) (PowerPoint based teaching resource with 4 worksheets) This lesson enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge’s death bed in Stave Four. It begins with a true or false task that focuses on the events of the previous scene (Old Joe’s). Learners will then read from, ‘“Spirit,” said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot…’ down to, ‘“I beseech you.”’ After reading the passage, learners will undertake a worksheet that includes a range of differentiated questions. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 4 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 Repents

Fractions - Year 2 In this year 2 maths teaching resource pupils are taught to recognise, find, name and write fractions of a length, shape, set of objects or quantity as per the curriculum objectives of the year 2 maths programme of study (Number - fractions). ‘Fractions - Year 2’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs. Content includes: Finding equal parts explanation with 3 activities and accompanying worksheet Writing fractions explanation and activity with accompanying worksheet Fractions of quantities explanation and activity with accompanying worksheet Finding three quarters explanation 2 further worksheets with answers Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 2 Fractions resources: Equal Parts - Year 2 Halves - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Thirds - Year 2 Unit Fractions - Year 2 Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 Counting in Fractions – Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2

Unit Fractions - Year 2 In this maths teaching resource, pupils practise the concept of unit fractions as one equal part of the whole shape or quantity and that the denominator represents the number of parts the whole has been divided into. This Year 2 maths teaching resource has been created following the White Rose Small Steps guidance for year 2 - Spring - Block 4 - Fractions. The resource consists of 1 lesson, including a PowerPoint presentation and differentiated worksheets for independent learning, to guide your class through the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 maths programme of study (number - fractions). The worksheets contain varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes: Varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving interactive class activities 3 differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving worksheets with answers ‘Unit Fractions - Year 2’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 2 Fractions resources: Fractions - Year 2 Equal Parts - Year 2 Halves - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Thirds - Year 2 Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 Counting in Fractions – Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2

Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 This year 2 fractions teaching resource introduces equivalent fractions focusing on the equivalence of one half and two quarters as per the curriculum objectives of the year 2 maths programme of study (Numbers - fractions). Content includes: Equivalent fractions explanation Equivalent fractions activity with an accompanying worksheet Equivalent fractions of 1/2 animated sorting activity Equivalent fractions of amounts explanation Equivalent fractions of amounts activity with an accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Equivalent Fractions - 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 more Year 2 Fractions resources: Fractions - Year 2 Equal Parts - Year 2 Halves - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Thirds - Year 2 Unit Fractions - Year 2 Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 Counting in Fractions – Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2

Counting in Fractions - Year 2 In this year 2 maths teaching resource pupils practise counting to ten in halves and quarters as per the curriculum objective of the year 2 maths programme of study (Number - fractions). ‘Counting in Fractions - Year 2’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs. Content includes: A counting in halves explanation Counting in halves on a number line explanation A counting in halves activity with an accompanying worksheet A counting in quarters explanation Counting in quarters on a number line explanation A counting in quarters activity with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 2 Fractions resources: Fractions - Year 2 Equal Parts - Year 2 Halves - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Thirds - Year 2 Unit Fractions - Year 2 Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2

Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2 In this maths teaching resource, pupils practise the concept of non-unit fractions as more than one equal part of the whole shape or quantity and that the denominator represents the number of parts the whole has been divided into. This Year 2 maths teaching resource has been created following the White Rose Small Steps guidance for year 2 - Spring - Block 4 - Fractions. The resource consists of 1 lesson, including a PowerPoint presentation and differentiated worksheets for independent learning, to guide your class through the curriculum objectives of the Year 2 maths programme of study (number - fractions). The worksheets contain varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving to reinforce and consolidate the children’s learning. Content includes: Varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving interactive class activities 3 differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving worksheets with answers ‘Non-Unit Fractions - Year 2’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 2 Fractions resources: Fractions - Year 2 Equal Parts - Year 2 Halves - Year 2 Quarters - Year 2 Thirds - Year 2 Unit Fractions - Year 2 Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters - Year 2 Equivalent Fractions - Year 2 Finding Three Quarters - Year 2 Counting in Fractions – Year 2 Counting in Halves, Thirds and Quarters - Year 2