Developing Comprehension Skills - Year 8 This two-lesson mini-unit is designed to help Year 8 learners develop their comprehension skills and begin to build towards GCSE. It is made up of a 50-slide PowerPoint presentation, worksheets and a comprehension assessment. Contents: Lesson One An introduction to comprehension. How to approach a comprehension task. Understanding inference and deduction skills. How to write an extended answer about language. Lesson Two How to refer to the text and use quotations. A 40-minute comprehension task (available in PDF printable format). Post assessment discussion of example responses to all comprehension questions. Developing Comprehension Skills - Year 8 will help you develop essential comprehension skills in Year 8 students. Click on the images to preview the resource. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Year 8 Comprehension - Ruby in the Night Year 9 Comprehension - A Gun For Hire Year 9 Comprehension - Frankenstein Year 9 Comprehension - Jamaica Inn

Relative Clauses - Year 5 and 6 This English grammar teaching resource focuses on identifying relative clauses and using them in our writing as per the curriculum objective in the Years 5 and 6 English programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 1 accompanying worksheet 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Relative Clauses - Year 5 and 6’ is fully editable, allowing teachers to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit all their teaching requirements.

2024 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 Our ever-popular Christmas quiz is back for 2024. This fun Christmas quiz is the ideal end of term activity ahead of the Christmas holidays. It’s made up of 8 rounds that cover celebrity Santa, music, film, the year 2024, anagrams, Christmas and a lot more - click on the images for a full preview. The resource comes with a 100+ slide PowerPoint (including the quiz questions and answers) and student answer sheets for each round in PDF form. The resource contains everything you need to carry out the quiz and has been carefully pitched so that the questions are targeted at students aged 11-16. To preview the whole of The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 in detail, please click on the images from the PowerPoint presentation. For more Christmas resources, click the titles below: The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS2 Christmas Dingbats Creating a Christmas Card Christmas Word Search

Verbs - Year 5 and 6 English SPaG Teaching Resource This English grammar teaching resource focuses on identifying and using verbs. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Verbs - Year 5 and 6’ 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 for similar Year 5 and 6 word types resources: Types of Nouns - Year 5 and 6 Adjectives - Year 5 and 6 Adverbs - Year 5 and 6 Modal Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Determiners - Year 5 and 6 Pronouns - Year 5 and 6 Synonyms and Antonyms - Year 5 and 6

Synonyms and Antonyms - Year 5 and 6 This English grammar teaching resource focuses on recognising and using synonyms and antonyms in our writing as per the curriculum objective in the Years 5 and 6 English programme of study (Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation). Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this objective with 2 accompanying worksheets 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Synonyms and Antonyms - Year 5 and 6’ 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 for similar Year 5 and 6 word types resources: Types of Nouns - Year 5 and 6 Adjectives - Year 5 and 6 Adverbs - Year 5 and 6 Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Modal Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Determiners - Year 5 and 6 Pronouns - Year 5 and 6

Adverbs - Year 5 and 6 English SPaG Teaching Resource This English grammar teaching resource focuses on identifying and using adverbs. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 1 accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Adverbs - Year 5 and 6’ 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 for similar Year 5 and 6 word types resources: Types of Nouns - Year 5 and 6 Adjectives - Year 5 and 6 Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Modal Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Determiners - Year 5 and 6 Pronouns - Year 5 and 6 Synonyms and Antonyms - Year 5 and 6

Modal Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Years 5 and 6 - Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation In this KS2 English grammar teaching resource, pupils are introduced to modal verbs as per the curriculum objective in the years 5 and 6 English programme of study. They learn how to recognise modal verbs and how to use them in their writing. This animated PowerPoint lesson contains: A modal verb explanation with examples of commonly used modal verbs Why we use modal verbs in our writing explanation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 1 accompanying worksheet A further worksheet with answers ‘Modal Verbs - Year 5 and 6’ can be edited so that you can adapt the resource, if needed, to suit your requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar Year 5 and 6 word types resources: Types of Nouns - Year 5 and 6 Adjectives - Year 5 and 6 Adverbs - Year 5 and 6 Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Determiners - Year 5 and 6 Pronouns - Year 5 and 6 Synonyms and Antonyms - Year 5 and 6

Pronouns - Year 5 and 6 This English grammar teaching resource focuses on identifying and using different types of pronouns (personal, possessive, demonstrative, reflexive, relative, interrogative and indefinite). Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 1 accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Pronouns - Year 5 and 6’ 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 for similar Year 5 and 6 word types resources: Types of Nouns - Year 5 and 6 Adjectives - Year 5 and 6 Adverbs - Year 5 and 6 Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Modal Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Determiners - Year 5 and 6 Synonyms and Antonyms - Year 5 and 6

Determiners - Year 5 and 6 This English grammar teaching resource introduces pupils to the different types of determiners (articles, demonstratives. possessives, quantifiers, numbers and interrogatives). Content includes: An animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of these objectives with 1 accompanying worksheet 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Determiners - Year 5 and 6’ 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 for similar Year 5 and 6 word types resources: Types of Nouns - Year 5 and 6 Adjectives - Year 5 and 6 Adverbs - Year 5 and 6 Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Modal Verbs - Year 5 and 6 Pronouns - Year 5 and 6 Synonyms and Antonyms - Year 5 and 6

Year 8 Comprehension - Ruby in the Night This two-lesson mini-unit has been made to help Year 8 learners develop their comprehension abilities and work on the skills required for English Language GCSE. It is made up of a 50-slide PowerPoint presentation, worksheets and a comprehension assessment. Contents: Lesson One An introduction to comprehension in English. How to approach a comprehension task. Understanding inference and deduction skills. How to write about language techniques. Lesson Two How to refer to the text and use quotations in an extended response. A 40-minute comprehension task (available in PDF printable format). Post assessment discussion of example responses to all comprehension questions. Year 8 Comprehension - Ruby in the Night will help Year 8 students develop essential comprehension skills. Click on ‘View all Slides’ then the images to preview the whole resource. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Year 8 Comprehension - Walking Away Year 9 Comprehension - A Gun For Hire Year 9 Comprehension - Frankenstein Year 9 Comprehension - Jamaica Inn

The Highwayman - Unit of Work - Teaching Resources 120-slide PowerPoint Presentation 15 lessons 19 PDF Worksheets PDF copy of the poem PDF lesson overview This engaging scheme of work explores the poem ‘The Highwayman’ verse by verse, analysing its narrative, characters, themes and language through a range of stimulating activities. These teaching resources can be used with either Year 6 (KS2) or Year 7/8 (KS3) depending on the ability of the students. Our unit for The Highwayman includes planning (planning provided with a 15-lesson unit of work overview), a fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource and 19 accompanying PDF worksheets. The resource can be used to teach a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme. To preview ‘The Highwayman’ unit of work in detail refer to the images. Click on an image and it will expand, allowing you to view each PowerPoint slide in the teaching resource. Activities contained in the lessons include: Engaging verse by verse activities to consolidate understanding as children read through the poem Analysis of the characters of The Highwayman, Bess and Tim the ostler Exploration of the poem’s key themes Developing knowledge and understanding of poetic devices – similes, metaphors, building tension, tone and mood Using Point/Evidence/Explain to write about the poem Alfred Noyes’s ‘message’ – exploring the author’s purpose Cloze and sequencing activities to consolidate understanding Analysis of language in detail Role play - hot-seating activities to aid understating of characters Developing understanding of key characters through empathy writing activities Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar poetry units: The Lady of Shalott Conflict Poetry Christmas Poetry

Year 8 Comprehension - Great Expectations Based on the opening scene of Dickens’ classic novel, this mini-unit consists of two lessons designed to help Year 8 learners improve their comprehension skills. It includes a 58-slide PowerPoint presentation, worksheets, and a comprehension assessment task. Contents: Lesson One An introduction to comprehension in English. How to approach a comprehension exam paper. Understanding inference and deduction skills. How to answer questions about language techniques. Lesson Two Understanding how writers use structure for effect. How to refer to the text and use quotations in an extended response. A 40-minute comprehension task (available in PDF printable format). Post assessment discussion of example responses to all comprehension questions. Year 8 Comprehension - Great Expectations will help Year 8 students develop essential comprehension skills. Click on the images to preview sections of the presentation.

The Darkness Out There English Reading Teaching Resource ‘The Darkness Out There’ is a nine lesson unit of work designed to teach Penelope Lively’s popular short story. ‘The Darkness Out There’ is included in the AQA GCSE English Anthology ‘Telling Tales’. Resources include a variety of lessons and activities ideal for helping pupils understand the plot, characters, themes and the author’s use of language. ‘The Darkness Out There’ also contains 15 worksheets which can be used alongside the PowerPoint presentation. Activities include: Group discussion work about plot, character and themes Comprehension and consolidation tasks - a Speaking & Listening task (Sandra’s telephone call) and a written task (Sandra’s diary/blog) Comparing and contrasting characters - making a Sandra and Kerry Venn diagram Analysing the character of Mrs. Rutter - first impressions and extended writing Exploring how characters change and transform Penelope Lively’s use of the Fairy Tale genre in The Darkness Out There Explore Lively’s use of darkness and light in The Darkness Out There Discussing themes - stereotypes and appearance and reality Language analysis - How Penelope Lively uses formal and informal language and how simile and metaphor are employed in ‘The Darkness Out There’ Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for KS3/4 short stories: The Monkey’s Paw The Red Room The Landlady My Polish Teacher’s Tie

To Kill a Mockingbird is a comprehensive teaching resource for Harper Lee's classic American novel. The unit includes a 247-slide PowerPoint presentation, 40 accompanying worksheets and a lesson by lesson unit overview. Each lesson is structured using the four part lesson plan format with a starter, introduction, development and plenary. Teachers can personalise and differentiate the resource as much or as little as they want as all slides in the PowerPoint presentation are fully editable. This To Kill a Mockingbird unit covers: - Context - a biography of Harper Lee and the social and historical context of 1930s Alabama and 1950s/60s American Civil Rights - Character - analysis of Scout, Jem, Atticus, Dill, Boo Radley, Bob Ewell and Miss Maudie. - Themes - exploration of key themes: racism, justice, courage, prejudice, class, innocence and maturity. - Language - examining Lee's use of description, dialogue and action. To preview our To Kill a Mockingbird resource, click on the images.

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl This English fiction teaching resource is an 8 lesson scheme of work with a 72-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and a 12-page booklet of worksheets. ‘The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl’ contains a variety of lessons and activities designed to help children understand the novel’s plot, characters, language and themes. Content includes: 8 four-part lessons covering plot, character, themes and language A Roald Dahl mini biography and a video about Roald Dahl by Michael Rosen Reading, writing and spoken English activities Making predictions using book covers (images, title, author, blurb) about plot, characters, themes and genre Analysing how Roald Dahl creates characters A handy writing-frame to help children write about character Exploring Dahl’s use of language in The Magic Finger (especially effective verbs and adjectives) Creating a comic strip version of The Magic Finger Tips for tackling new words Cross curricular activities and opportunities - Endangered species and wild birds research fact file task (Geography, Citizenship, nature and the environment) Unit overview of all 8 four-part lessons Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for Roald Dahl books: Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fantastic Mr Fox The Twits

Fantastic Mr Fox - KS2 This English fiction teaching resource is an 11 lesson scheme of work with a 97-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and a 13-page booklet of worksheets. 'Fantastic Mr Fox - KS2' contains a variety of lessons and activities designed to help children understand the novel's plot, characters, language and themes. Content includes: A scheme of work overview A Roald Dahl mini biography, a video about Roald Dahl by Michael Rosen, a comprehension task and a class game Reading, writing and speaking and listening activities Eleven 4 part lessons each with starter activity, introduction, development and plenary Developing making predictions skills using book covers (images, title, author, blurb) about plot, characters, themes and genre Exploring how Roald Dahl creates characters Writing-frames to help children write about characters Examining Roald Dahl's use of language in Fantastic Mr Fox (using effective verbs and adjectives) Creating a comic strip version of Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl to assess understanding of the plot Tips for tackling new words Cross curricular - Endangered species (Geography, Citizenship, nature and the environment)

The Twits - Unit of Work This English fiction teaching resource is a 9 lesson scheme of work with an 82-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and a 14-page booklet of worksheets. ‘The Twits by Roald Dahl’ contains a variety of lessons and activities designed to help children understand the novel’s plot, characters, language and themes. Content includes: A scheme of work overview A short film about author Roald Dahl narrated by Michael Rosen Making predictions Descriptive writing - creating character portraits using description from the text Analysis of characterisation - Mr Twit and Mrs Twit Studying how Roald Dahl creates sympathy in the novel Storyboarding, comprehension questions and cloze exercises to consolidate understanding Writing empathetically as Muggle-Wump Studying Roald Dahl’s use of language Understanding unfamiliar words - using a dictionary Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for Roald Dahl books: Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fantastic Mr Fox The Magic Finger

Death of a Naturalist - GCSE Poetry Anthology This two-lesson mini-unit covers Seamus Heaney’s ‘Death of a Naturalist’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying WJEC Eduqas poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 50-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Seamus Heaney and the poem’s context. First Reading – A reading of ‘Death of a Naturalist’ by Seamus Heaney with glossary and comprehension / consolidation questions with example answers included. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘Death of a Naturalist’ in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included. Lesson Two Imagery - Analysing Heaney’s use of language and imagery. Themes – Exploring the themes of ‘Death of a Naturalist’ – the power of nature, childhood and the loss of innocence. Structure and Form – How Heaney uses form and structure for effect. The GCSE exam – Comparing ‘Death of a Naturalist’ with ‘Excerpt From The Prelude’ 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 to suit your teaching needs. To preview ‘Death of a Naturalist’ click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas : The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - KS2 This English fiction teaching resource is an 11 lesson scheme of work with a 97 slide editable PowerPoint presentation and a 13-page booklet of worksheets. ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - KS2’ contains a variety of lessons and activities designed to help children understand the novel’s plot, characters, language and themes. Content includes: A scheme of work overview A brief biography of Roald Dahl with a short film about his life by Michael Rosen Engaging chapter by chapter activities to consolidate understanding as children read through the book Reading comprehension questions to assess students’ knowledge of plot, character and language Analysis of the characters of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka Developing the key reading skills of inference and deduction Learning how Roald Dahl creates suspense and evokes sympathy from the reader Role play - hot-seating to aid understating of characters Developing understanding of characters through empathy writing activities Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for Roald Dahl books: Boy Fantastic Mr Fox The Magic Finger The Twits