This engaging and informative lesson aims to improve students’ understanding of Act 1 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar.’ Through the comprehensive slideshow, learners are guided on the following learning journey: -Understanding the context of the Feast of Lupercal; -Reading and comprehending Act 1 Scene 2, and answering a range of comprehension questions to check their understanding; -Participating in discussions about how Shakespeare uses language devices to introduce the characters Brutus and Cassius; -Using a template to demonstrate how the differences between Cassius’ and Brutus’ characters are presented throughout the scene; -Completing a storyboarding activity in order to sequence the main events of the scene. -Demonstrating their understanding of the scene through a recall quiz. The lesson includes a colourful and detailed PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet for the development activity, and a storyboarding template - provided in both Word (to allow editing) and PDF (to protect formatting) versions. All images in this resource are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the lesson presentation.

This engaging and informative lesson aims to improve students’ understanding of the context of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Some of the primary areas of the historical context that are explored are William Shakespeare himself, life at the end of the Elizabethan era, and the life and times of Julius Caesar (and the parallels between the Roman and Elizabethan periods). Through the comprehensive slideshow, learners are guided on the following learning journey: Understanding who William Shakespeare was, and remembering key details about his life; Identifying words and phrases that he coined that are still in use today; Understanding the events and prevailing ideas in existence at the end of Elizabeth I’s reign; Taking part in a quiz about the some of the basic key events and ideas of the time; Researching the key events of Julius Caesar’s life (particularly the parts pertinent to the play, e.g. his assassination, his acquaintances, etc.); Utilising speaking and listening skills in order to communicate gathered knowledge, and obtain knowledge from others. Evaluating the learning in the lesson. The lesson includes a colourful and detailed PowerPoint presentation, and the well-structured research template - provided in both Word (to allow editing) and PDF (to protect formatting) versions. All images in this resource are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the lesson presentation.

This engaging and informative lesson aims to improve students’ understanding of Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar.’ This is the ‘Ides of March’ scene in which Julius Caesar is assassinated. Through the comprehensive slideshow, learners are guided on the following learning journey: -Understanding the context of Caesar’s assassination; -Reading and comprehending Act 3 Scene 1, and answering a range of comprehension questions to check their understanding; -Participating in discussions about how Shakespeare uses language devices to develop the character of Marc Antony; -Identifying and analysing the dramatic devices used by Shakespeare for effect, including dramatic irony, stage directions and soliloquies. -Using an essay template with embedded structure strip to analyse the effectiveness of Shaespeare’s dramatic devices throughout Act 3 Scene 1. -Demonstrating their understanding of the scene through a recall quiz. The lesson includes a colourful and detailed PowerPoint presentation, an essay template for main task, and a copy of the necessary extract from the play - all provided in both Word (to allow editing) and PDF (to protect formatting) versions. All images in this resource are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the lesson presentation.

This resource pack of 2 sequenced whole class reading sessions aims to develop children’s comprehension sessions through reading the opening extract from Michael Morpurgo’s version of ‘Beowulf.’ The lessons are provided as easy-to-follow, step-by-step PowerPoint presentations and the reading is included as a PDF. Each reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s comprehension skills using VIPERS: vocabulary, inference, predicting, explaining, retrieval, summarising and sequencing. Each lesson contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. Further tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children in years 5-6, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Napoleon Bonaparte, as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Napoleon Bonaparte Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto either 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.

This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapter 2 of Anne Holm’s ‘I Am David.’ In this section of the text, David begins to enjoy living on the edge of an Italian town, only to be served a stark reminder of his continuing vulnerability. The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through: -Retrieving information; -Inferring and deducing hidden meanings; -Linking the story to its context. 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. There’s a lot here (17 slides filled with questions and activities) so I would recommend breaking into two 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 6 children.

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 ‘Frankenstein.’ Round 1. The characters in Frankenstein Round 2. Quotations from the text Round 3. Settings, themes, and objects Round 4. Who dies? 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!

This engaging and highly-purposeful double lesson has been designed to enable children to understand, identify and use different types of verbs. They learn about active, stative, modal and auxiliary verbs through a range of interesting and logically-sequenced activities. Children learn through: -Defining each of the different types of verbs, and thinking of examples of each; -Identfying different types of verbs within sentences; -Explaining how they know what type of verb is being used; -Employing different types of verb to describe interesting and humerous picture stimulus; -Creating their own creative texts, applying the knowledge that they have gained throughout the lesson; -Evaluating their own writing attempts, endeavouring to find further appropriate opportunities for uplevelling their use of verbs. The resource pack is comprised of a colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, which offers a step-by-step guide through the entirety of the lesson. Also included is the Bloom’s Taxonomy activity sheet, which guides children through defining, identifying and explaining different types of verbs (provided in both PDF and Word, with an additional teacher answer sheet). This is best taught either in one double lesson period, or over the course of two lessons (there are approx 2-2.5 hours of materials). The lesson was originally created for children in both upper KS2 and lower KS3, however with minor adaptations could easily be suitable for those in lower KS2.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to the Battle of Britain. There are comprehensive sections on: -British of Britain Overview; -Major Events; -Key People, Places and Equipment; -Important Facts; -Timeline; -Key Vocabulary. 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). It is most suitable for students in upper KS2, but could also be used with lower KS3 students.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 1 children, teachers and parents covering knowledge relating to ‘Plants’, as a part of their science learning. It contains comprehensive sections on: Overview; Types of Plants; Deciduous and Evergreen Trees; Basic Parts of a Plant; Flowering Plants; Key Vocabulary. The content is fully aligned with the NC expectations for Year 1 children relating to ‘Plants:’ -identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees -identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees. 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 16-page resource booklet contains a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Elizabeth Bishop’s poem 'One Art.’ They are perfect for aiding the progress of students learning poetry either in KS3 and KS4 in preparation for poetry/unseen poetry at GCSE, as the tasks draw on English Literature assessment objectives - suitable for all examining bodies - it is clearly highlighted within each task regarding which assessment strands the task is designed to demonstrate. The booklet 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 clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 5 children, teachers and parents covering knowledge relating to ‘Programming’ as a part of their computing learning. The organiser has a particular focus on introducing children to using repetition and loop operator blocks in Scratch. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview; -Basics of Scratch; -Selection and Conditions; -Asking Questions; -Algorithms, Trialling and Debugging; -Key Vocabulary. The content is fully aligned with the age-related expectations for Year 5 children in computing. 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 clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 6 children, teachers and parents covering knowledge relating to ‘Creating Media’ as a part of their computing learning. The organiser has a particular focus on creating vector drawings. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview; -Features of Good Websites; -Creating a Webpage; -Making Effective Webpages; -Key Vocabulary The content is fully aligned with the age-related expectations for Year 6 children in computing. 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 clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 5 children, teachers and parents covering knowledge relating to ‘Creating Media’ as a part of their computing learning. The organiser has a particular focus on creating vector drawings. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview; -Creating Simple Vector Drawings; -More Complex Vector Drawings; -Advanced Tips; -Key Vocabulary The content is fully aligned with the age-related expectations for Year 5 children in computing. 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 clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 5 children, teachers and parents covering knowledge relating to ‘Data and Information’ as a part of their computing learning. The organiser has a particular focus on introducing children to using databases, including using databases to search for, sort and filter information. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview; -Types of Databases; -Using a Computer Database; -Presenting Data; -Using Databases; -Key Vocabulary. The content is fully aligned with the age-related expectations for Year 5 children in computing. 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 clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for KS1 students learning about the Arctic and Antarctic, as a part of their study of place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Overview; Maps; Arctic (terrain, weather patterns, climate, animals); Antarctic (terrain, weather patterns, climate, animals); Polar Exploration Timeline; Key Vocabulary. The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the Geography National Curriculum. It 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 detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge of The Battle of Britain. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview and Maps; -Key People and Forces; -Important Events and Information; -Top Ten Battle of Britain Facts; -Key Vocabulary -Battle of Britain Timeline. 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). It can be used by students of all ages, but is best suited for those in KS2.

This informative and engaging 37-slide resource contains a number of mini-lessons teaching children about the different word classes, including: -Nouns (including proper, common, concrete, abstract, singular, plural and collective nouns); -Pronouns (including possessive and relative pronouns); -Verbs (including auxiliary and modal verbs); -Adverbs (including adverbs of time, place, cause and possibility); -Adverbials (including fronted adverbials); -Conjunctions (including coordinating and subordinating conjunctions); -Determiners (including definite and indefinite articles); -Prepositions (including prepositions of location, time and movement). Each section contains an explanation (comprising of a definition and examples) before children are set a task to demonstrate their understanding. Where appropriate, answers are given. This resource is perfect as a revision or home learning tool. Thank you!

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about the collage artist Anne Ryan, as a part of their art and design study. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Biography of the Artist; -Styles and Techniques; -Anne Ryan Timeline; -Significant Works; -Key Vocabulary; -How do I create art like Anne Ryan? 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).

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Isambard Kingdom Brunel, particularly those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history or about prominent engineers in Design Technology. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Isambard Kingdom Brunel 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.