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Traction Man is Here - Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Mini’ Grey’s ‘Traction Man is Here.’ It contains comprehensive sections on:
Context;
Story Summary;
Main Characters;
Themes;
Writing Techniques;
Important Vocabulary.
Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Death of a Salesman Comprehension Activities Booklet!
This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman.’ Teachers have found them particularly useful in exam revision, comprehension tasks, or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of students towards meeting the KS4 expectations within the National Curriculum framework - this makes the tasks suitable for all examining bodies. Students have found these resources extremely engaging, and for teachers there is explicit information within each task regarding which comprehension strands the task is designed to demonstrate. They also relate to key extracts, characters, and themes from the story, ensuring that students gain a deep understanding of the text.
Activities within the booklet include:
‘Context: 1940s America’ - to aid students with ‘Drawing on knowledge of the purpose, audience and context of the writing, including its social, historical and cultural context and the literary tradition to which it belongs, to inform evaluation;’
‘Miller’s Description’ - to aid students with ‘Analysing a writer’s choice of vocabulary, form, grammatical and structural features, and evaluating their effectiveness and impact;’
‘Analysing Linda’ and ‘Analysing Biff’ - to aid students with ‘Seeking evidence in the text to support a point of view, including justifying inferences with evidence;’
‘Editing the Play’ - to aid students with ‘Making an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these.’
Plus many, many more activities (the booklet is around 30 pages in length!) I’ve also added it as a PDF in case the formatting differs on your computer.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on a separate document (included).
Writing Instructions - Lower KS2 Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for year 3 and 4 children when writing instructions. The organiser is also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children’s knowledge development for this writing text type.
The organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective instructions at lower KS2. It contains distinct sections covering:
-An Overview of Instructions;
-Content: Recipes, Directions, How To Guides and Procedures;
-Language:Vocabulary Choices, Imperative/ Bossy Verbs, Time Conjunctions, Prepositions, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Punctuation Checklist and Word Mat;
-Structure - Titles, Bullet Points, Images and other tips;
-Key Vocabulary
The content is fully aligned with the age-related expectations for lower KS2 children in writing. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Improving Punctuation English Lesson (Ancient Greeks Theme)
This lesson is designed to teach/ reteach KS2 children about the basic punctuation marks and when they should be used.
I wrote it for a KS2 class who persistently forgot to punctuate their work accurately, which was undermining their progress in other areas of writing. We were learning about Ancient Greeks at the time and hence this is the theme throughout the lesson.
The punctuation marks covered are:
-Full stops
-Exclamation marks
-Question marks
-Speech marks
-Commas
For each punctuation mark, children learn how and when they should use it and are shown an example. They are then given an opportunity to show their understanding by applying the punctuation mark in a descriptive sentence, using a picture stimulus. At the end of the session, children are given the opportunity to use all of the punctuation marks in a descriptive paragraph. A model example and a success criteria are included.
I have also included a scaffolded sheet that I used for the inclusion of some of the lower-achieving learners in the class.
I hope this helps. Enjoy!
Romare Bearden Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about the collage artist Romare Bearden, as a part of their art and design study.
It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Biography of the Artist;
-Styles and Techniques;
-Romare Bearden Timeline;
-Significant Works;
-Key Vocabulary;
-How do I create art like Romare Bearden?
This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for KS1/ lower KS2 children.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Ted Harrison - KS1 Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about the landscape artist Ted Harrison, as a part of their art and design study.
It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Biography of the Artist;
-Styles and Techniques;
-Ted Harrison Timeline;
-Significant Works;
-Key Vocabulary;
-How do I create art like Ted Harrison?
This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for KS1/ lower KS2 children.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Joan of Arc Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Joan of Arc. It is particularly useful for those completing a history study of middle ages or significant individuals in historical societies. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Joan of Arc Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
The Sword in the Stone KS2 Comprehension Activities Booklet!
This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of T.H. White’s 'The Sword in the Stone.’ Teachers have found them particularly useful in comprehension or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of children towards meeting the KS2 expectations within the new National Curriculum framework. Children love learning from these resources, whilst they are also of great use to teachers, as there is explicit information within each task regarding which comprehension strands the task is designed to demonstrate. They also relate to key extracts, characters, and themes from the story, ensuring that children gain a deep understanding of the text.
Activities within the booklet include:
‘An Interview with Wart’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Understand what is read by drawing on information from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas, and using quotations for illustration;’
‘White’s Description’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Explain meanings of words that they know and ask the meaning of new words. Link the meaning of new words to words that they already know;’
‘Merlin’s and Uther Pendragon’s Character Profiles!’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Understand what is read by drawing on information from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas, and using quotations for illustration;’
'Figurative Language in ‘The Sword in the Stone’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, to create an impact on the reader.’
Plus many, many more activities (the booklet is 21 pages in length!) I’ve also added it as a PDF in case the formatting differs on your computer.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on a separate document (included).
Croatia Knowledge Organiser - KS2 Geography Place Knowledge!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to Croatia, as a part of their study of place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Overview and Maps;
Physical Geography;
Human Geography;
Comparison with the United Kingdom;
Croatia Timeline;
Key Vocabulary.
The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum: -‘understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region in a European country’
‘physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes’
-‘human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity
including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.’
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
A Complaint - William Wordsworth - Knowledge Organiser!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising William Wordsworth’s relationships poem 'A Complaint.’ It contains comprehensive sections on:
Context;
Line-by-Line Analysis;
Poetic Devices/ Language Devices;
Themes;
Form/Structure;
Poems for Comparison;
Links to Wider Reading.
Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Disgrace - Power and Patriarchy!
This lesson enables students to gain a detailed insight into how the social and historical context of post-apartheid South Africa influences J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace. In particular, students learn about how power and patriarchy, two key themes in the novel, are heavily informed by real-life features of South African society. They demonstrate strong communication skills in making clear and sustained links between the features of context and the text.
The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which students learn through:
Defining ‘patriarchy’ and understanding the key features of patriarchal society;
Reading and comprehending a key news article outlining the key features of ‘macho’ South African society;
Linking their understanding of context to the key elements of the text;
Considering how the nature of patriarchal society affects different people in society.
Included is:
Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive;
Guardina Newspaper Article (freely available online)
Power and Patriarchy worksheet;
Teacher guidance/ lesson plan.
There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. These resources were originally taught to A Level students, but with subtle adaptations they have also been used with younger (GCSE) students.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.
Ancient Greeks - Democracy and Law - Lesson!
This engaging and purposeful lesson is the third in a series of lessons in which children develop an in-depth understanding of Ancient Greece. There is a particular focus on the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and how these have influenced the world.
In this lesson, children learn about Ancient Greek democracy and law, with a particular focus on Ancient Athens. By the end of the lesson, they:
-Understand the difference between monarchies, dictatorships & democracies; -Explain how matters were decided by democracies in Ancient Athens;
-Describe the similarities and differences between democracy in Ancient Greece and today.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge recall of basic history skills and prior facts about the Ancient Greeks;
-Understanding key information about different types of leadership (monarchies, dictatorships and democracies) and how they vary;
-Understanding that Greek city-states had different forms of leadership and that Athens formed one of the world’s first democracies;
-Understanding the different roles and procedures within Ancient Athenian democracy and law;
-Comparing and contrasting Greek systems to modern-day democracy, and evaluating to what extent they feel that the Athenian system was fair/ effective;
-Demonstrating their knowledge of democracy and law in Ancient Athens through completing a ‘Bloom’s Taxonomy’ style worksheet, with questions requiring progressively more difficult skills and depth of knowledge;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides), which contains all of the information needed to teach the lesson, and worksheet for the main task (provided in both Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4), however this was an advanced class and these resources could easily be used with upper KS2. The key learning is aligned with KS2 curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.
Never Let Me Go - Ruth!
This engaging and informative lesson enables students to make clear, detailed and well-informed interpretations of the character of Ruth in ‘Never Let Me Go.’ In particular, students develop their understanding of how the character is introduced and developed, drawing on a varied range of textual evidence from across the novel, before demonstrating their understanding of how the character through writing a letter from her viewpoint.
The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through:
Reading an extract detailing Ruth’s introduction in the novel and answering comprehension questions about the initial portrayal of her character;
Finding quotations in order to back up ideas about how her character is developed over the course of the novel;
Understanding how Ruth reflects Ishiguro’s key meanings and ideas;
Using their deep understanding of Ruth’s character to write a letter from her perspective;
Peer assessing each others’ learning attempts.
Included is:
Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive;
Quote Detectives Worksheet;
Selected extract (from chapter 5);
Comprehensive lesson plan.
There are also opportunities for group learning, speaking and listening, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. I originally used these resources with year 10 and 11 classes, however colleagues have used them for between year 9 and year 13 with some adaptations.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.
Oceania Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to Oceania, as a part of their study of physical and human geography. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Overview and map;
Regions and Countries of Oceania;
Longest Rivers;
Highest Mountains;
Human Geography Features;
Physical Geography Features.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included). The resource is most suitable for students in KS2 or KS3.
Romeo and Juliet: Act I Scene V - The Masquerade Ball Scene!
This interesting and engaging lesson enables students to gain a detailed understanding of the masquerade ball scene (Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting) in William Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ Students learn to make sustained and detailed inferences and interpretations in relation to the language and structures utilised by Shakespeare. The lesson also guides them through a close analysis of the figurative language used by the lovers in their opening dialogue.
The lesson utilises a range of tasks, that require students to be attentive and interactive learners. It follows this learning journey:
- Establishing the events that lead up to the Masquerade Ball;
- Reading and interpreting the prologue and Act I Scene V, interpreting and inferring the key meanings;
- Understanding the complications of Romeo and Juliet’s feelings for one another;
- Analysing Shakespeare’s use of language and structure throughout Romeo and Juliet’s opening dialogue;
- Peer/self evaluating the learning in the lesson.
Included in this resource pack are:
- A well-presented, thorough, and informative, whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation;
- Resources for the reading and interpreting activity - full scene transcript with space for notes;
- A template to help scaffold the main task, complete with P.E.E instructions;
- A challenging and thought-provoking worksheet, and an answer sheet for the teacher.
All images in this resource are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the lesson presentation.
Pointless: Romeo and Juliet Game!
Based on the popular game show ‘Pointless’, this resource is perfect for use as a whole lesson resource, enrichment option, or revision tool. Editable, so that you can change to any other topic or change questions. (I’ve also added a blank template so that you can make your own games from scratch). Containing almost 30 slides of sound clips, engaging visuals, and suitably challenging questions, this resource is effective at both promoting engagement and enhancing learning. There are several full rounds of questions to build or revisit knowledge of characters, plot, and themes in ‘Romeo and Juliet.’
Round 1. The characters in Romeo and Juliet
Round 2. Quotations from the play
Round 3. Settings, themes, and objects
Round 4. Who appears in Act 1 Scene 1?
The nature of this game ensures that the resource can challenge students of all levels.
Macbeth: Shakespeare's Figurative Language!
This interesting and stimulating lesson aims to improve students’ understanding of Shakespeare’s use of figurative language in Macbeth, focusing particularly on similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and euphemisms. Students learn to analyse the intended effect of these devices through a close-reading and interpretation of Act 5 Scene 1: The sleepwalking scene involving Lady Macbeth.
The lesson utilises a range of tasks, that require students to be visual and interactive learners. It follows this learning journey:
- Defining the key term ‘figurative language’ and establishing its importance as a literary technique;
- Defining and exemplifying each of the key terms ‘simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and euphemisms through collaborative group opportunities;
- Understanding how and why figurative language is used to add depth to writers’ ideas;
- Reading and interpreting Act 5 Scene 1, and establishing how figurative language impacts upon the scene;
- Reflecting upon why this may/ what effect this may have had on audiences at the time;
- Summarising the events of the scene;
- Peer/self evaluating the learning in the lesson.
Included in this resource pack are:
- A well-presented, thorough, and informative, whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation;
- Resources for the reading and interpreting activity - full scene transcript with space for notes;
- A template to help scaffold the main task, complete with P.E.E instructions;
- Cards for the card sorting group activity
- A comprehensive teacher guidance form/lesson plan to assist delivery.
All images in this resource are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the lesson presentation.
Rooftoppers - Katherine Rundell - Chapters 10-12!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 10 to 12 of Katherine Rundell’s 'Rooftoppers.’
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Making predictions;
-Retrieving information;
-Sequencing events from the text.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning. The lesson also includes an answer key for the retrieval questions, and model answer ideas for the more detailed responses, in addition to a template for the ‘deeper thinking’ storyboarding task (provided in both Word and PDF).
There’s a lot here (23 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two or even three separate lessons. The lessons are suitable for students in either upper KS2 or lower KS3, depending upon the individual context of the school and students. I originally used them with year 5 and 6 children.
Rooftoppers - Katherine Rundell - Chapters 22-25!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 22 to 25 of Katherine Rundell’s 'Rooftoppers.’
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring hidden meanings;
-Analysing language.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning. The lesson also includes an answer key for the retrieval questions, and model answer ideas for the more detailed responses. A writing to describe helpsheet is also included to support the creative task at the end of the lesson.
There’s a lot here (23 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two or even three separate lessons. The lessons are suitable for students in either upper KS2 or lower KS3, depending upon the individual context of the school and students. I originally used them with year 5 and 6 children.
Recount of a Journey - Lesson 6 - Editing and Redrafting!
This engaging and purposeful lesson is the sixth and final lesson in a series of lessons that enable children to gradually build towards composing an effective, well-structured recount. This lesson focuses on helping children to edit and redraft their recount compositions.
The eye-catching and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (18 slides) guides teachers and children along the following learning journey:
-Understanding why the learning is important, following a video (hyperlinked) which helps to outline why editing and redrafting is important. Listening to facts about how published artists repeatedly edit and redraft their work;
-SPAG starter: Correcting basic SPAG errors in sentences, including spelling/ homophones, inconsistent tense, and omitted capital letters/ punctuation;
-Applying this knowledge to proof-read and edit their own compositions;
-Revisiting the key features of recounts and ensuring that these features are embedded within their own writing;
-Learning the meaning of the term ‘uplevelling’ and understanding how more precise verbs, nouns and adjectives can impact on a sentence;
-Employing this knowledge to uplevel their own recount compositions;
-Once they are happy with their edits, following clear success criteria for redrafting their writing;
-Reflecting on their learning from across the unit.
These lessons were originally created for children in lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4). The focus of the recount in these resources is a ‘journey’, but the resources have been made in a way that they can be easily adapted to your chosen topic/ subject matter.