28 printable activity bookmarks for frontloading and exploring new unit or topic vocabulary. A perfect addition to any study unit! The differentiated bookmark faces range from simple responses to critical and evaluative responses. The formats are inspired by models and theories such as Bloom, Frayer and Stahl/Nagy. The bookmarks are formatted so two styles can be printed back to back - mix and match the differentiated versions for double sided bookmarks!

This set of worksheet activities introduces your students to the basics of Early Modern English in preparation for any Shakespeare unit. Includes… Introduction to Shakespearean vocabulary Outline of Early Modern English pronouns Outline of Early Modern English verbs Five levels of differentiation for each of the above Two Shakespearean vocabulary extension tasks Early Modern Insult Creator Each worksheet has a difficulty level indicated by a star rating. You can assign the activities in different ways: Teacher determines the difficulty level for individual students and distributes tasks accordingly Student treats the five task options as a choice and selects own difficulty level You can also use classroom discussion, group discussion, Turn and Talk and other collaborative methods to build and bank ideas before completing the activities.

If you want an overview of my product quality, or you love what you see and just want to download a collection of my freebies in one go, I’ve tried to make it a little easier for you! This collection is best suited to middle and high school classrooms. Includes: Half-page character autopsy trio sheet Any book codebreaker sample Persuasive writing introduction scaffold Activity page for chapter 10 of Tears of a Tiger Quick opinions chain reaction example Mindful coloring notebook cover Blackout poetry activity page Text to World comprehension sample Greek and Latin roots through Dinosaur Names Sell a haunted house planning page Half-page wellbeing daily check-in sheet Examples of autumn haiku Thanks for visiting my store!

Learn about the Icelandic Jólabókaflóð (Yule Book Flood) tradition with this printable puzzle and activity booklet! This is the perfect bookish gift for your students this winter or Christmas. PLUS: Scavenger Hunt Codebreaker activity! Includes… Choice of covers (Jólabókaflóð or Bookflood) Introduction page explaining the tradition Wordsearch of Jólabókaflóð vocabulary Crossword about the history of the tradition Word Match to learn some Icelandic words and phrases Labyrinth (just for fun) Codebreaker - crack the coded message and answer the question Fireplace mindful coloring page Book cover mindful coloring page PLUS Codebreaker task as separate activity - hide the letter code cards around school for extra scavenger hunt challenge instead of providing students with the sheet of letter codes!

Gamify proofreading and editing work with these 60 pages of printable Bingo grids! Task students with finding these errors in their own work, or during peer assessment. Give prizes for the most errors found and corrected - make mistake discovery a positive activity! Aimed at secondary school students, this pack includes… 40 different printable grids of common spelling, punctuation and grammar errors 20 sheets of the above as half-page printables Blank PPT versions to create your own with editable text boxes Log sheet for students to write quotes as proof of errors found and corrected That’s 64 pages and slides - enough for every student in the class, and for every student to get a different card each time you play proofreading bingo!

Challenge your high school students to use more devices and techniques in their creative writing or NaNoWriMo projects with these 80 printable Bingo grids… not just for November!! Aimed at gifted and talented students, this pack includes… 40 different printable grids with heading Creative Writing Bingo 40 different printable grids with heading NaNoWriMo Bingo 22 sheets of quarter-page printables Blank PPT versions to create your own with editable text boxes (full and quarter page) Log sheet for students to write quotes as proof of devices That’s 106 pages and slides - enough for every student in the class, whether you use these year-round or for just for narrative writing events!

Challenge your students to study with a wider range of revision and test prep methods with these 40 printable bingo grids, complete with definitions of over 20 revision activities and styles! This revision bingo set is designed to encourage students to step out of their comfort zones. Many rely on simply reading notes, or one repetitive method of revising which does not always help the content to stand out in their minds. This pack includes the following printables: 40 different bingo grid pages to be crossed off when the revision method or activity has been completed two pages of definitions of each revision method These sheets can be printed as: class sets so that all students receive a different grid for revision or test prep in the run up to a quiz, test or exam. individual packs for students to use for different topics within a subject individual packs for students to use for different subjects before exam season

Challenge your high school students to study with a wider range of revision and test prep methods with these five puzzles and activities based on the definitions of over 20 revision activities and styles! This definitions and puzzle set is designed to encourage students to step out of their comfort zones. Many rely on simply reading notes, or one repetitive method of revising which does not always help the content to stand out in their minds. This pack includes the following printables: Definitions of 22 revision methods Follow-up reflection activity Word scramble activity Letter shapes puzzle Matching definitions activity Word search puzzle Answer Keys

Challenge your high school students to draft more vivid creative writing with these 20 printable Row of 4 grids, each featuring 49 winter image prompts! Complete with explanation slideshow, modelling and examples, this pack ends the needs for spoon-feeding vocabulary and sets expectations of independence… with a competitive twist! TOTALLY INCLUSIVE: No mention of seasonal celebrations such as Christmas! Want more? Check out my Winter ELA BUNDLE | Inclusive Tasks and Activities | Non-Christmas This winter description game is designed to encourage middle and high school students to step out of their comfort zones. Many rely on simply using teacher or class-provided word banks and vocabulary lists to write creatively - visual prompts allow students to create their own! This pack includes the following printables: Three examples of writing on a printable modelling sheet Instructions and examples slideshow 10 giant Row of 4 sheets for students to use in pairs 10 giant Row of 4 sheets for students to use in teams of up to four Overview: Students must write a winter description or narrative piece. The challenge is to use the ideas on the grid in some way, either as part of the plot or the description, marking the images off with counters or in pen and trying to mark off four ideas in a row – vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Students CANNOT mark off ideas before they are down in writing, nor can they use an idea already marked off by another student. They can only claim the idea on the grid once it is down in ink or pencil in their draft. Once a student has achieved four in a row, they gain a point which they can mark on their scoresheet as a tally The student with the most tallies at the end of the writing session is the winner!

Explore F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby with this printable booklet of 77 pages of activities. Simply print and go! Includes a wide range of tasks, from literary analysis to personal responses. Includes pre-reading hook and post-reading activities suitable as assignments.

Explore Ambrose Bierce’s classic short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge with this printable booklet of 38 pages of activities and printable texts. Simply print and go! Includes a wide range of tasks, from literary analysis to personal responses. Includes pre-reading hooks and post-reading activities suitable as assignments. This is also a growing booklet - more activities to come!

Learn, analyze and use persuasive devices in speech with this packet of resources with cheat sheets, models, transcripts, writing frames and speech topic suggestions. Includes: Teacher notes for use of resources Two differentiated cheat sheets of persuasive devices in mnemonic format Directions to Will Stephens’ TedX Talk: How to Sound Smart in your TedX Talk Graphic organizers for use during or immediately after viewing the talk Transcript model of the talk for annotation Instructive slideshow for Silent Discussion annotation activity Talk scaffold based on the model Talk planning frame based on the model List of talk topic suggestions for student choice

A full main task for a lesson on extract responses using Nigel Hinton’s Buddy. Aimed at Year 9, this resource includes: A close reading and highlighting task with a single-page extract A differentiated challenge grid for structuring an extract response to the question The grid supports pupils to four levels of difficulty, and encourages contextual, social and personal responses as well as the initial PEE format. Great for mixed ability classes with both ALN and MAT students present. Models included. An editable version of the differentiated challenge grid can be found here. If you found this helpful, you might also like: Oracy Mats | Speaking and Listening | Prompts and Sentence Starters Accuracy Passport | Improve Punctuation and Grammar | Literacy Marking and Feedback Stickers | Punctuation and Grammar | 23 Common Errors Literary Symbols Mat | Motifs Cheat Sheet | GCSE Support Poetry Analysis Mat | Content and Structure Cheat Sheet | GCSE Support Literature Analysis | Sentence Starters | PEEL Structure

FOREVER FREEBIE! This is an evolving support booklet for new, trainee and even first year teachers. My aim is to develop this booklet, starting with my own advice as a mentor and adding additional advice and information as my downloaders suggest it. Think there’s something missing? Please don’t give this resource a bad rating… just tell me in your review what else you would like to see in it and I’ll add it in the monthly update. I would like this to be a useful resource for everyone who makes use of it! Currently this booklet includes: A welcome to teaching Glossary of teaching terms (not exhaustive!) Preparation lists eLearning tools Resource websites Pedagogy kickstart Room for notes (4 pages)

Perfect for classes reading Robert Cormier’s WWII novel Heroes. This pack of questions provides 20 comprehension questions and 20 analysis questions for chapter 2 of the novel. Differentiated to four levels, set work to support learners at every access stage! Level 1 is Easy, Level 2 is Moderate, Level 3 is challenging and Level 4 is Expert. Includes: Level 1 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 1 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide

Perfect for classes reading Robert Cormier’s WWII novel Heroes. This pack of questions provides 20 comprehension questions and 20 analysis questions for chapter 4 of the novel. Differentiated to four levels, set work to support learners at every access stage! Level 1 is Easy, Level 2 is Moderate, Level 3 is challenging and Level 4 is Expert. Includes: Level 1 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Comprehension - 5 questions and answer guide Level 1 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 2 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 3 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide Level 4 Analysis - 5 questions and answer guide

This editable A-Z of persuasive devices and strategies for speeches, letters and persuasive essays. Aimed at high school students, you can set the full alphabet of techniques as a task, or set a minimum of 10 devices from the list (for example), or assign specific devices to individuals according to the differentiation needs of your class. US and UK document sizes provided. Editable Google Apps version included.