A Christmas quiz I originally used for a family quiz night but can easily be adapted and used for school (I’ll be doing so this year!). Consists of: Picture Round - Christmas Dingbats (My students did great with these but my adult family members struggled - use your judgement for this one!) *** Round 1** - Christmas Trivia Round 2 - Elf Identity Parade Round 3 - General Knowledge 2022** (this is 2022 specific but can be changed/adapted easily enough!)** **Comedy Interlude ** *** Round 4** - Complete the Christmas Lyrics *** Round 5** - Intros Round: Christmas Number Ones (some of these will need changing for younger participants! Maybe just use the Christmas ones?) *** Round 6 - Christmas Around the World* (Merry Christmas in 12 different languages; what language is it?)* All videos are embedded and links included if needed. Answers are also at the end with animations. Check the ‘Notes’ section of each slide for comments/ideas on acceptable answers, what is worth a half point, etc. A choice of tie breakers also added at the end.

Independent work booklet designed to guide students step by step through Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Reading Section. The focus of the booklet is the first description of Scrooge from A Christmas Carol and the booklet includes model paragraphs, example quotes and exam criteria that can be used my teachers to mark draft answers with an opportunity for a DIRT task on AO2 and AO4. I’ve used this as half term homework, a lesson resource, for private tutoring and as cover work over the years! Due to formatting, the cover and extract are separate documents so all will need to be printed for the full booklet.

Independent work booklet designed to guide students step by step through the structure of an essay for Edexcel iGCSE ENglish Literature. The focus of the essay title is age and the booklet includes model paragraphs, example quotes and exam criteria that can be used my teachers to mark essay drafts with an opportunity for a DIRT task at the end. I’ve used this as half term homework, a lesson resource, for private tutoring and as cover work over the years!

A fun Christmas lesson for either Key Stage 3 or Key Stage 4. Students write a front page newspaper article on Santa sightings. Required access to Youtube. Includes worksheet.

A fun Christmas lesson where students have the opportunity to design and describe their own elf with a focus on vocabulary. Best suited to Key Stage 3. Access to YouTube required. Includes a full worksheet that can be used with or without the PowerPoint

An independent worksheet designed to explore motives and objectives of a character and how these are communicated on stage through movement, voice and costume. Great for cover work or as preparation for a practical performance.

Revision game in which students work their way through key locations from the play to escape Macbeth. In order to progress from one location to the next, students must complete a quote card (these can be ordered in any way you wish, i.e, at random, in terms of difficulty, chronologically, etc). Once all quote cards are complete and the student/s have reached the crown, prizes can be given and cards can be collated into revision notes. I print mine as A5 cards that are then strung together to create flashcards for revision. Alternatively, they can be turned into posters, booklets, folders, etc. Download includes a PowerPoint with the instructions and game board and a separate document with the quote cards. These can also be downloaded separately in my TES shop and used as worksheets if desired!

Three rounds taken from an old family lockdown quiz that have worked quite well in house/form sessions! Round 1: Identify ‘Easter Eggs’ in Disney films. Round 2: Who said it? Bugs Bunny or Trump? Round 3: Identify the chocolate from the Easter Egg Answers and timers all included in the slides. Can be adapted by adding in a general knowledge round relative to whatever year you’re doing it!

Editable. An independent worksheet designed to guide students through a first response, annotation and analysis of a key theme or concept within an unseen poem. This resource is based on Kid by Simon Armitage and the theme of maturity. Great as a classroom resource, independent task, cover, homework etc. Best printed on A3, double sided.

A mock exam paper based on articles about differing views on school closures due to Coronavirus in 2020. Designed as a booklet, so contains both articles (extracts from larger articles found on The Guardian website - links are below), all questions for Section A and B and space for students to write their responses. Can be used as a mock exam, lesson resource, cover or homework task. Note: I do not own or claim to own anything within the articles used in this paper. I simply wrote the exam questions based on them and compiled the booklet. The fee is for that part of the exam paper. I included the extracts on this upload purely so that line numbers can match up to the ones mentioned in the questions! I used to have the original links to the full articles in this description but unfortunately they have now been removed due to new guidelines.

One of my favourite resources/lessons to use in my own classroom, now available for less than the price of a Costa Coffee! A worksheet designed to help students plan/design their own ghost for the story of A Christmas Carol. Good prep for a creative writing exercise. I’ve found it owes itself quite well to Cultural Capital and current events; last year I had a student create a ghost based on Greta Thunberg that came to warn people about the effects of global warming, etc. Best printed on A3. Great for independent work, homework, cover, etc. Can be developed over the course of a few lessons if you choose. We’ve even adapted it into a drama task at the end to explore how they would interact with Scrooge!

Revision session/targeted lesson on the themes of wealth and power, including required worksheets and quote banks all for less than the price of a cup of coffee! Helpful video links are included to support students if needed - the content of the videos does not belong to me. I’ve had lots of success with this lesson series - it’s now rolled out across my whole department as annual ‘must-teach’ revision ahead of the literature exam.

Independent or group worksheet for devising tasks for less than the price of a Costa Coffee. Resource is best printed on double sided A3 and can be used for any Key Stage. Great for drama cover! Students explore the image ‘Toughs and Toffs’ and use it to plan a piece of devised drama.

Independent or group worksheet for devising task for less than the price of a Costa Coffees. Resource is best printed on double sided A3 and can be used for any Key Stage. Great for drama cover! Students listen to music by Tchaikovsky (link included in resource) and use it to plan a piece of devised drama.

Independent or group worksheet for devising tasks for less than the price of a Costa Coffee. Resource is best printed on double sided A3 and can be used for any Key Stage. Great for drama cover! Students listen to music by Andre Rieu (link included in resource) and use it to plan a piece of devised drama.

Independent or group worksheet for devising tasks for less than the price of a Costa Coffee . Resource is best printed on double sided A3 and can be used for any Key Stage. Great for drama cover! Students explore the image of a beach clean up and use it to plan a piece of devised drama.

Independent or group worksheet for devising tasks for less than the price of a Costa Coffee. Resource is best printed on double sided A3 and can be used for any Key Stage. Great for drama cover! Students explore the image of a Colombian protest and use it to plan a piece of devised drama.

Independent or group worksheet for devising tasks for less than the price of a Costa Coffee . Resource is best printed on double sided A3 and can be used for any Key Stage. Great for drama cover! Students listen to Adagio for Strings (link included in resource) and use it to plan a piece of devised drama.

Independent or group worksheet for devising tasks for less than the price of a Costa Coffee. Resource is best printed on double sided A3 and can be used for any Key Stage. Great for drama cover! Students explore the image of a young girl in a cotton mill and use it to plan a piece of devised drama.

A brand new resource created off the back of the recent Edexcel iGCSE Literature Exam (Nov 2024) for less than the price of a coffee! An independent worksheet designed to guide students through a first response, annotation and analysis of a key theme or concept within an unseen poem. This resource is based on Gathering Leaves byRObert Frost and the theme of nature, although can be adapted for themes of change and childhood if required. Great as a classroom resource, independent task, cover, homework etc. Best printed on A3, double sided.