History Teaching Resources: The Romans in Britain. The Romans in Britain is a 10 slide Powerpoint lesson. History Teaching Resources: The Romans in Britain includes: Background to the Roman invasion of Britain. Life in Britain before the Romans arrived. Pre-Roman Britain video - Short film about life in pre-Roman times. Exploration and explanation - Why did the Romans invade? Consolidation of understanding task. Roman Remains interactive game link. 10 slide PowerPoint. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Introducing the Romans The Roman Army Life in a Roman Town Roman Roads

The Roman Army (14-slide PowerPoint-based lesson) This Year 6 / Year 7 resource includes: An introduction to the Roman Army and the life of a soldier A short film about army life What a Roman soldier carried The life of the auxiliaries in the army Images from Trajan’s Column in Rome showing the life of a soldier Two films exploring life as a soldier of the Empire A consolidation of understanding task ‘Design a recruitment poster for the Roman army’ activity Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Introducing the Romans The Romans in Britain Life in a Roman Town Roman Roads

Introducing The Romans - KS2 'Introducing The Romans - KS2' is an ideal introduction to the topic of the Roman Empire and can be used in a lesson covering the KS2 history curriculum objective - the Roman Empire and it impact on Britain. This PowerPoint presentation provides an introduction to the following: 1. Who were the Romans 2. The extent of the Roman Empire at its height of power 3. The story of Romulus and Remus 4. Roman rulers 5. Life in Rome 6. Roman society 7. The impact of the Roman Empire on the world 8. The fall of the Roman Empire 9. Activities to support the teaching of this objective with worksheets 'Introducing The Romans - KS2' is completely editable so that teachers have the freedom to adapt the resource to suit the individual needs of each class they teach.

Roman Roads is a 10 slide Powerpoint resource ideal for teaching pupils about Roman road building. History Teaching Resources: Roman Roads includes: A short film about the how the Romans built their roads An introduction to the role of the road in expanding the Roman Empire How roads created wealth and prosperity Two BBC video films about Roman roads in Britain Understanding and consolidation questions

Compound Words - KS1: English Teaching Resource In this English teaching resource children are taught how to recognise and make compound words as required by the National Curriculum. Content includes: 2 animated compound word activities with accompanying worksheets 5 further differentiated worksheets 56 cut out flashcard words to use in class activities 'Compound Words for KS1' can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource for every class they teach.

Using ‘and’ - Year 1 In this English grammar teaching resource, pupils practise using the conjunction ‘and’ to join words and clauses together as per the curriculum objective of the Year 1 programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: A using ‘and’ explanation Various activities with an accompanying worksheet 3 further differentiated worksheets with answers As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Using ‘and’ - Year 1’ 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 1 Grammar resources: Suffixes - Year 1 Singular to Plural - Year 1 Nouns - Year 1 Compound Words Common Exception Words - Year 1

Our ‘KS3 English Essentials’ resources are designed to help KS3 learners master key English skills which were not fully developed at KS2. Inference - KS3 is the ideal resource to help students understand the importance of inference in reading. The resource explains what ’infer’ and ‘inference’ mean and enables pupils to practice making inferences from pictures and texts using evidence. Teachers should consider the example texts together and use the discussion prompts to assess understanding before assigning the appropriate level worksheet for individual pupils. There are three differentiated worksheet activities - Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each level has a different text to read and specific inference questions to answer with evidence. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Inference Skills Infer and Deduce Infer and Deduce 2 Making Inferences - Year 3 & Year 4

Making Inferences - Year 3/4 Making Inferences is a 19-slide PowerPoint lesson with 3 differentiated worksheet activities that can be used to introduce making inferences for the first time or to consolidate existing knowledge. The resource explains what ’infer’ and ‘inference’ mean and pupils practice making inferences from both pictures and texts using evidence from the sources. Teachers should consider the example texts together and use the discussion prompts to assess understanding before assigning the appropriate level worksheet for each pupil. There are three differentiated worksheet activities - Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each level has a different text to read and specific inference questions to answer with evidence. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Inference Skills Infer and Deduce Infer and Deduce 2 Inference - KS3

Infer and Deduce This English teaching resource is designed to help pupils learn how to develop deduction skills when reading fiction and non-fiction texts. The PowerPoint uses images and texts to convey how writers use inference in a text to communicate with the reader. This fully editable PowerPoint resource can be used as a starter activity, a standalone lesson or built into a scheme of work on wider reading, inference and deduction skills. The activities include: What is inference and deduction? Use of optical illusions to convey the concept of hidden meanings. Illustrations and photographs designed to sharpen deduction skills. Extract from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to develop deduction skills when dealing with written text with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Infer and Deduce 2 Inference - KS3 Making Inferences - Year 3 & Year 4 Inference Skills

Infer and Deduce 2 English Reading Teaching Resource Infer and Deduce 2 is designed to help pupils develop inference and deduction reading skills. Content includes: An editable PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Infer and Deduce Inference - KS3 Making Inferences - Year 3 & Year 4 Inference Skills

Inference Skills English Reading Teaching Resource ‘Inference Skills’ is designed to help pupils develop inference and deduction reading skills. Content includes: An editable PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Inference - KS3 Infer and Deduce Infer and Deduce 2 Making Inferences - Year 3 & Year 4

Wonder - Unit of Work Part 4 (17 lessons, 129-slide PowerPoint and 7 worksheets) This ‘Wonder – Part Four’ resource is the fourth and final section of our unit of work for ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit contains seventeen lessons which explore the text from the chapter ‘In Science’ to the end of the book , ‘The Walk Home’. It contains a range of teaching and learning activities including: Developing reading and vocabulary skills Differentiated tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze) to provide appropriate learning for all abilities Reading and comprehension tasks GPS activities that cover colons, the subjunctive form, parenthesis, dialogue punctuation, word classes, homophones, extended lists Find and retrieve tasks Formal writing, fact and opinion, participating in discussion and expressing an opinion Discussing key themes Character analysis and empathy And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

‘Wonder – Unit of Work Part One’ explores the first eleven chapters of the novel ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit begins with an introduction to the book and author before focusing on understanding the novel’s plot, characters, themes and use of language. The resource contains ten lessons (made up of an 85-slide PowerPoint presentation and 23 worksheets) which explore the book from Chapter One, ‘August’ to Chapter Eleven, ‘The Performance Space’. The unit contains a range of teaching and learning activities including: Developing reading and vocabulary skills Differentiated tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze) to provide appropriate learning for all pupils Reading and comprehension tasks Grammar, punctuation and spelling activities that cover contractions, time adverbials, pronouns, homophones, synonyms and word classes Language study – comparing American and British English Discussing key themes Character analysis Formal and informal writing Drama activities and freeze framing And much more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

Wonder - Unit of Work Part Two (10 lessons, 79-slide PowerPoint presentation and 14 worksheets) This ‘Wonder – Part Two’ resource is the second section of our complete unit of work for ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit contains ten more activity packed lessons which study the text from the chapter ‘The Deal’ to ‘Cheese Touch’. It contains a number of engaging teaching and learning activities including: Building a personal dictionary - developing reading and vocab skills Differentiated tasks to provide learning for children of all abilities Reading and comprehension tasks GPS activities that cover tenses, homophones, prefixes, improving vocabulary, alphabetical order and fronted adverbials Understanding fact and opinion Discussing key themes and how to express an opinion Analysis of key characters Drama activities and other speaking and listening tasks How R J Palacio has structured the text And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

Wonder - Part 3 (10 lessons, 77-slide PowerPoint and 5 worksheets) This ‘Wonder – Part Three’ resource is the third section of our unit of work for ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit contains ten lessons which explore the text from the chapter ‘Costumes’ to ‘Private School’. It contains a range of teaching and learning activities including: Developing reading and vocabulary skills and building a personal dictionary Differentiated tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze) to provide appropriate learning for all abilities Reading and comprehension tasks GPS activities that cover apostrophes, prefixes, colons, semi-colons, plurals, sentence punctuation and relative clauses Find and retrieve tasks Discussing key themes and contributing opinions Character analysis, understanding a character’s outer and inner dialogue and character empathy And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

To Kill a Mockingbird can be taught in Year 9 to cover KS3 Reading World Literature. Content includes: - A brief biography of Harper Lee and the social and historical context of 1930s Alabama and 1960s America - 33 lesson scheme of work (following the four part lesson plan structure) - Activities to develop knowledge of the plot - In depth analysis of the characters of Scout, Jem, Atticus, Dill, Boo Radley, Bob Ewell and Miss Maudie - Exploration of the key themes (law, good and evil, courage, prejudice, racism, class, innocence and maturity, etc) - Developing awareness of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style - Harper Lee's message and the role of setting, the mockingbird motif and language - Cloze passage to consolidate understanding of the plot - Discussion tasks - Hot seating activities - Empathy activities - Video links to help the teaching and learning of plot, character and theme - Character analysis and profiling - Mind mapping themes and issues 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is fully editable, so teachers are able to adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.

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.

Using Commas Correctly English SPaG Teaching Resource ‘Using Commas Correctly’ covers the correct use of the comma when writing a list and when writing dialogue. This animated PowerPoint presentation includes: Using commas to replace ‘and’ or ‘or’ in a list Using commas with adjectives and adverbs How to use commas when writing dialogue Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Using Commas Correctly’ is fully editable so teachers can 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: Commas For Lists Avoiding Comma Splicing Using Commas After Fronted Adverbials