This activity for KS3 and KS4 can complement any topic with links to the ocean. Learn about six different superstitions whilst also correcting errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Answer key included. The slideshow is also accompanied by printable US letter and UK A4 size worksheet versions. If you found this helpful, you might also like: St Patrick’s Day Traditions | Correct the Errors | Accuracy | SPaG Mother’s Day Traditions | Correct the Errors | Accuracy | SPaG Easter Traditions | Correct the Errors | Accuracy | SPaG Earth Day Celebrations | Correct the Errors | Accuracy | SPaG July 4th Traditions | Correct the Errors | Accuracy | SPaG Of Mice and Men | Correct the Errors | Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Or to see a similar free sample, try… FREE | Correct the Errors | Accuracy | SPaG

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.

A bunting set aimed at high school classrooms featuring eight different writing devices. Decorate your classroom with purposeful and attractive flags! Each poster includes the Greek or Latin word roots for the device, and five quotations from literary works as examples. The posters demonstrate: Alliteration Assonance Imagery Metaphors Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Personification Similes Use as classroom bunting, posters or print as smaller handouts or flashcards.

Encourage your students to step into the shoes of a character or historical figure by creating a TikTok account for them. Great fun, but requires thought and justification! What would their TikTok handle be? What’s the profile picture? How about the bio? How many followers do they have, and what do their last six videos look like? As well as a profile screen, this set of sheets includes screens for followers, following and suggested follows. It also has screens for paused videos and comment sections. There are three types of sheet provided, and one of them is individual screens each on a single page. US and UK document sizes included. have fun!

This A3 Theatre Design mat is a single sided sheet of prompts for students to refer to while they think about their set layout and design. It is easy to forget or miss an element, and sometimes having a menu of options to choose from can be helpful! Simply print and laminate for reuse. Covers… Stage types Lighting Types Lighting colors Shadow effects music and Sound effects Costume This mat is provided with both US and UK spellings.

This is an Earth Day activity mat on a single A3 sheet, aimed at KS3 and 4 students. Print on a large sheet of paper for creative thinking and discussion, or on a smaller letter-size or A4 sheet if needed. This graphic organiser prompts your students to plan for writing about: Creating Earth Day inventions Carrying out an earth-related survey Eco-friendly class rules Earth colors and synonyms Designing a school Earth Day badge Writing an Earth Day tweet Creating an Earth Day smoothie Exploring hopes and dreams for the earth Plus more! This resource includes versions with both US and UK spellings.

This graphic novel reflection task can be used with any part of any graphic novel! No prep required - just print and go. After reading, give your students either an A3 one-pager or a back-to-back smaller version of the sheet. This resource acts as a graphic organizer to explore and reflect on the pages that have just been read, whether that’s one page or one hundred! There are four A3 version and four letter-size double-sided version, making this resource 12-pages for you to select from as necessary. All sheets prompt your students to think closely about… The characters The way the images and frames are used Personal reactions to the content Questions raised Predictions for the upcoming pages (or post-novel if you finish the text) Evaluation of the final three frames of the day’s reading Drawing of a frame in a different style of the student’s choice

This differentiated set of A4 sheets asks students to create a character sketch of Link, from Robert Swindells’ Stone Cold. Includes the option to provide quotations or not, and to provide silhouettes to sketch over or not. 8 different worksheets to choose from!

Four activities and a booklet containing the short story of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Explore the symbolism of color in a pre-reading activity Introduce the vocabulary of the text Recreate the wallpaper with traditional art materials, or use the Easel version for students to add their digital art Study the characters through hexagon diagrams (large and small provided) Great for Halloween!

Printable book report templates in the style of a book cover or dust jacket! Differentiated to three levels - with section headings, with limited guidance, and totally blank for student organisation or for you to instruct on specific content requirements. All versions are provided on an A3 PDF sheet with instructions for students to fill in and cut out their cover or jacket. Although not all book dimensions can be tailored for, if the A3 format fits the students’ books, they could wrap their finished reports around the books to create an interesting classroom display! The headed version includes… Title, illustration and author info Genre, setting, characters and conflict Favorite character and reasoning review and star rating Includes a completed example report.

This pack of four activities about Capulet and Paris in Act 1.2 of Romeo and Juliet can be used individually or as a set to build understanding. Assess Capulet’s use of creative and persuasive language in Act 1.2 of the play. Consider Paris’ character and motives, and create his dating profile based on what you know. US and UK document sizes and terminology provided.

Use WW1 poetry to bring November 11th into your lessons. Includes both UK and US terminology - Remembrance Day or Veteran’s Day - and document sizes. Analyse the structure and literary devices in the poem For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon through graphic organizers, summary tables and a one-pager template. Includes: Poem handout Context handout Structural comprehension Differentiated literary device comprehension One-pager template Answer keys

No-Prep Group Work - a set of desk placemats to encourage groups to discuss and share information about quotations, themes and context linked to individual characters from JB Priestley’s 1940s play. This can either be an oracy task alone, or discussion alongside the creation of a revision map on A4 or A3 paper. Includes a double-sided ‘ThoughtPad’ sheet for students to log ideas along the way, plus a Seven Deadly Sins bonus task for those who finish early. Includes 8 characters, multiple tasks per sheet, and works well with 4-8 groups of students. Laminate for multiple use!

A winter opinion writing activity that prompts your class to determine their preference before embarking on a webquest to find evidence and information to support their argument. Do your students prefer snow or rain? No mention of Christmas, Thanksgiving, or other festivities for a fully inclusive task! ELEMENTS INCLUDE: Guided mind map Graphic organizers in favor of and arguing against rain and snow (2 differentiated levels; 1 includes suggested search terms) Themed writing paper for the final written exposition or speech US and UK document sizes and spelling Editable Google Docs version Mix and match the webquest worksheets according to the needs of your pupils!

A bright, engaging grid-style frame to guide and support pupils in planning 5 paragraphs for a well-rounded essay. This resource is easy to use in a very mixed ability class, ranging from the students needing significant support to the MAT, and all pupils in between… Each row represents a paragraph, and each column represents a layer of understanding which boosts their understanding of a quotation or point. Simply use the pre-populated guide questions, or insert your own to tailor the essay focus to your needs. Both aspirational and differentiated - make achieving easy! 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

Aimed at Primary level, this resource includes six punctuation mats for general writing support. There are four fun color versions, one minimalist color and one black and white version. These work best stuck in exercise books or to desks as tools for improving students’ written work. Each mat covers… Full stop Commas Omissive and possessive apostrophes Question mark Exclamation mark Paragraphs If you found this helpful, you might also like: Oracy Mats | Speaking and Listening | Prompts and Sentence Starters Ambitious Sentence Structures Mat | Literacy Stretch | Challenge MAT Ambitious Punctuation Mat | Literacy Stretch | Challenge MAT Student Newsbites | Introduction Activity | Back to School Primary Persuasive Writing Bingo | Any Topic | Differentiated Layouts Primary Grammar Mat | Supporting Writing | Literacy Primary Punctuation Mat | Supporting Writing | Literacy

A fun, imaginative task for secondary level. Students use or find quotations about Atticus Finch from the early chapters of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, building a picture through the eyes of Maycombe residents. Students draw an image of the character, using the quotations, then annotate their drawings to show close attention to detail. This product includes… Sheet with 16 quotations provided Sheet with 16 quotations and space for additional ideas Sheet with empty spaces for students to find their own quotations …and each of the three sheets above come with three different centres: blank, gingerbread man outline and realistic outline. That’s nine formats for the same task! If you found this helpful, you might also like: Guided Practice | Literature Essay Frame To Kill a Mockingbird | Boo Radley Character Sketch To Kill a Mockingbird | Calpurnia Character Sketch To Kill a Mockingbird | Miss Maudie Character Sketch To Kill a Mockingbird | Atticus Finch’s Closing Speech | Analysis of Persuasive Devices Literature Analysis | Sentence Starters | PEEL Structure Marking and Feedback Stickers | Punctuation and Grammar | 23 Common Errors

A fun, imaginative task for secondary level. Students use or find quotations about Boo Radley from the early chapters of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, building a picture through the eyes of Maycombe residents. Students draw an image of the character, using the quotations, then annotate their drawings to show close attention to detail. This product includes… Sheet with 16 quotations provided Sheet with 16 quotations and space for additional ideas Sheet with empty spaces for students to find their own quotations …and each of the three sheets above come with three different centres: blank, gingerbread man outline and realistic outline. That’s nine formats for the same task! If you found this helpful, you might also like: Guided Practice | Literature Essay Frame To Kill a Mockingbird | Atticus Finch Character Sketch To Kill a Mockingbird | Calpurnia Character Sketch To Kill a Mockingbird | Miss Maudie Character Sketch To Kill a Mockingbird | Atticus Finch’s Closing Speech | Analysis of Persuasive Devices Literature Analysis | Sentence Starters | PEEL Structure Marking and Feedback Stickers | Punctuation and Grammar | 23 Common Errors

Explore the quotations and themes of the character Eva Smith, from JB Priestley’s play An Inspector Calls. The line art image of Eva Smith is peppered with quotations, acting as a graphic organiser as well as a fun visual activity. Choose a colour for each theme on the checklist at the bottom of the sheet, and shade the sections to link the quotations and the themes. Not only does this help understanding and revision, but you get a piece of art at the end! This resource is provided in US letter, UK A4 and large A3 size documents. Follow me to be updated as each character sheet is added for this play!

This differentiated pack of literary essay bingo sheets can be used with any text and for any essay focus or question. Each page offers individual bingo grids for an introduction, four paragraphs for close analysis, and a conclusion. Not only is there differentiation within the individual grids - with some students aiming to complete rows or columns, and others aiming for a full house - but there are three different versions of grid provided. One includes single word prompts for more able students, another features more detailed prompts, and the third uses questioning within the grids for those students in need of more support. The resource is provided with… US letter size and UK A4 size documents US and UK spellings and terminology Black and white versions Colour versions Editable Google Docs versions