This 16-page resource booklet contains a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s love and relationships poem ‘Love’s Philosophy.’ Teachers have found the activities particularly useful throughout teaching, or for exam revision or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of students towards meeting the key English Literature assessment objectives - suitable for all examining bodies. Students have found these resources extremely engaging, and it is clearly highlighted within each task regarding which assessment strands the task is designed to demonstrate. It is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers). Activities within the booklet include (amongst many others): ‘Analysing Context’ - helping students to ‘Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.’ ‘Analysing Subject Matter, Language and Structure’ - to help students to ‘Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.’ ‘Diary Entry’ - to help students to ‘Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Make an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these.’ ‘The Speaker’ - to help students to ‘Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.’

This engaging and informative lesson enables students to make detailed and precise interpretations of the introduction and development of the characters of Mr and Mrs Joe Gargery in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. In particular, students learn about how Pip perceives the two characters at different points throughout the text, and consider the messages that Dickens hoped to get across through the character development and plot events related to Mr and Mrs Joe. The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through: Identifying the character traits of Mr and Mrs Joe; Reading and comprehending sections of the text in which Mr and Mrs Joe’s characters are introduced and developed; Precisely analysing Pip’s opinions of Mr and Mrs Joe through the different stages of his moral and psychological development; Analysing Dickens’ intentions and messages through the characters of Mr and Mrs Joe; Peer assessing each other’s learning attempts. Included is: Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive; ‘Mr and Mrs Joe’ comparison worksheet; Cards for sorting activity; Analysis Template; All of the necessary extracts from the text (available freely online, but collated here); Comprehensive lesson plan; All documents are attached as Word and PDF in case formatting differs on your computer. There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. This was originally taught to mixed ability year 10 groups, but can easily be differentiated for groups of different ages and abilities. All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.

This engaging and informative lesson enables students to make detailed and precise interpretations of the Bildungsroman structure employed by Charles Dickens throughout Great Expectations. In particular, students develop an understanding of the features of the Bildungsroman genre and apply the different stages of the Bildungsroman structure to Pip’s moral and psychological journey in the novel. The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through: Defining and exemplifying the features of Bildungsroman novels; Applying these features to the different stages of Great Expectations; Precisely analysing Pip’s experiences through the different stages of his moral and psychological development; Using their understanding to storyboard plan their own ideas for a Bildungsroman novel; Peer assessing each other’s learning attempts. Included is: Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive; ‘Bildungsroman Features’ worksheet; Bildungsroman character development graph; Storyboard template; Comprehensive lesson plan. All documents are attached as Word and PDF in case formatting differs on your computer. There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. This was originally taught to mixed ability year 10 groups, but can easily be differentiated for groups of different ages and abilities. All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.

This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Meera Syal’s ‘Anita and Me.’ 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: 1970s Britain - 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;’ ‘Syal’s Description’ - to aid students with ‘Analysing a writer’s choice of vocabulary, form, grammatical and structural features, and evaluating their effectiveness and impact;’ ‘Nanima’ and ‘Anita’ - to aid students with ‘Seeking evidence in the text to support a point of view, including justifying inferences with evidence;’ ‘Editing the Text’ - 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).

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the opening section of Tom Fletcher’s ‘The Christmasaurus.’ The resource pack includes the extract needed. This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. A vocabulary check helps to secure children’s understanding of any new or unfamiliar language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The session is best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Meera Syal’s ‘Anita and Me.’ It contains comprehensive sections on: Context; Chapter by Chapter Summary (with quotes); Main Characters; Themes; Syal’s Language Devices; Features of Form. 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).

This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda.’ 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 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 Miss Honey’ - 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;’ ‘Dahl’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;’ ‘Description of the Miss Trunchbull’ - 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’ - 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 around 20 pages in length!) I’ve also added it as a PDF in case the formatting differs on your computer. The resource is suitable for home/ remote learning. All images are licensed for commercial use.

In this engaging and purposeful lesson, children develop an introductory understanding of what explorers are and how exploring has changed over time. In particular, they: -Define what an explorer is and consider the skills explorers need; -Identify some important explorations from the past; -Understand the factors that have helped to develop exploration. 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 key terms; -Defining what explorers are and considering the key skills and qualities that they need; -Understanding base information about how the earliest humans explored to become natives of different areas around the world; -Considering how exploration was limited before the 1400s; -Considering the technological and societal changes that made wider exploration possible; -Imagining that they were an explorer from this time, and contemplating the different expeditions that they would like to undertake; -Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective. Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (17 slides), which contains all of the information needed to teach the lesson. Also included is the worksheet for the development task - in both Word and PDF format. In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to explorers over time. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Explorers Overview; -Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration; -Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay and the First Summit of Everest; -Neil Armstrong and the Space Race; -Key Vocabulary; -Explorers Timeline. 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). It is most suitable for students in KS2, but could feasibly be used for slightly older and younger children with only a few tweaks.

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension of the opening chapter of Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda.’ It contains a link to the online chapter (on the first slide - also provided as PDF). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The session is best suited for children in years 3-5, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda.’ It contains comprehensive sections on: Context; Chapter by Chapter Summary; Main Characters; Themes; Dahl’s Language Devices; Important Vocabulary. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. 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).

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to mountains, as a part of their study of physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Overview; Diagram and Terminology; Notable Mountains; How Mountains are Formed; Important Facts; World’s Highest Mountains; UK’s Highest Mountains; Key Vocabulary. The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum, however it can be adapted for other age groups if necessary. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3 or A4, 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).

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the seven continents, as a part of their study of locational knowledge in geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Overview and world map; The Seven Continents Facts; The Seven Continents by Size; The Seven Continents by Population; How the Continents were Formed; Top Ten Seven Continents 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 and are cited on a separate document (included). The resource is most suitable for students in KS1 or KS2.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for KS1 students revising knowledge relating to the United Kingdom, as a part of locational knowledge in geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Overview and map; Counties and Cities of the UK; Longest Rivers; Highest Mountains; Human Geography Features; Physical Geography Features. 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). The resource is aligned with the expectations of the KS1 geography national curriculum.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about King John and the Magna Carta. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in King John’s Life; Important Vocabulary; Magna Carta 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.

In this engaging lesson, students are introduced to the story of Moses and the Burning Bush. They are encouraged to think deeply about the meanings that can be taken from the story, and consider the main ‘turning points’ in their own lives and the lives of others. The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey: -Knowledge recall - gauging children’s prior knowledge of Judaism - including Jewish persecution in Egypt and Moses’ early life; -Reading the story of Moses and the Burning Bush - pausing for reflective thought by engaging with the embedded questions; -Considering the deeper meanings and morals of the story - including Moses’ killing of the Egyptian and his worries about leading the Israelites; -Considering their own attitudes towards the events and characters in the story; -Comparing Moses’ turning point with turning points from other religions; -Thinking of how turning points in their own lives have affected them; -Completing a plenary to assess their understanding. This resource pack contains a comprehensive 15-slide Powerpoint and the story/ consideration questions (in both Word and PDF). In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 2 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.

In this engaging lesson, students are introduced to the story of Moses’ early life. It covers the context of Jewish persecution in Egypt, and the birth, concealment and subsequent finding of baby Moses. The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey: -Knowledge recall - gauging children’s prior knowledge of Jewish persecution in Egypt; -Watching a short video (hyperlinked) about Moses early life - before answering comprehension questions to demonstrate understanding; -Considering how different characters in the story demonstrate positive Christian/ Jewish values in the story; -Considering their own attitudes towards the events and characters in the story; -Creating a storyboard to present the main events of the story; -Completing a plenary to assess their understanding. This resource pack contains a comprehensive 19-slide Powerpoint, the hyperlink to the short video, and a template for the storyboard activity. In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 2 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.

In this engaging lesson, children are provided with an introductory understanding of the Romans, through: -Remembering what Britain was like before the Romans invaded; -Understanding the main events of the Roman invasion of Britain; -Understand the key features that made the Roman army strong. The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey: -Answering recall questions based upon their knowledge of the Romans so far; -Gathering base information about life in the Iron Age in Britain before the arrival of the Romans; -Gaining an understanding aboutJulius Caesar’s initial attempts to conquer Britain, with reference to an adapted version of his own writings; -Understanding what helped Claudius to eventually conquer large parts of Britain; -Following clear instructions and precise dates to create their own Roman shields; -Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective. Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides) and the reading (in both Word and PDF) In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.

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 25 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 The Rainforest. Round 1. Countries with Rainforests Round 2. Birds of the Rainforest Round 3. Name the Rainforest! Round 4. Anagrams Round - (Layers of the Rainforest) Round 5. Mammals of the Rainforest The nature of this game ensures that the resource can challenge students of all levels. A blank template has also been added, so that you can create your own games!

A simple information sheet detailing some of the main physical and human geography features of the Amazon Rainforest. I have used this in the past with KS2/ KS3 students as a part of a geography topic on rainforests, and also as a non-fiction whole class reading stimulus. Provided as a PDF (to protect formatting) and as a Word document (so that you can edit it). Hope that you find it useful!