Your go-to pack for writing non-fiction at years 3 and 4! Equip your children with the skills to write newspaper reports, non-chronological reports and texts to persuade, explain, instruct and discuss. What’s included? 44 quality resources, including answer sheets where relevant PowerPoint presentations to accompany each non-fiction type Opportunities to introduce, practise and consolidate key grammar elements Includes starters, main activities, plenaries, assessment opportunities, Extension ideas and home learning tasks Links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Instructional writing (pages 4-27) Recounts – newspapers (pages 28-58) Explanatory writing (pages 59-84) Persuasive writing (pages 85-109) Non-chronological writing (pages 110-125)

Revise unseen fiction is an exam-focused, student-friendly workbook filled with activities designed to consolidate your students’ skills and prepare them for their GCSE English Language exam. Practice exam questions for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas are included. Featured text extracts: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ by Arthur Conan Doyle Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier What’s included? Eight text extracts Teacher notes and answers Exam-style practice papers for every extract for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas Exam-style practice paper with exemplar responses and suggested answers. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) Do Not Say We Have Nothing (pages 5-28) Extract of Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien Do Not Say We Have Nothing Student workbook Do Not Say We Have Nothing Teacher Notes and suggested answers Do Not Say We Have Nothing Exam style questions Tess of the d’Urbervilles (pages 29-58) Extract of Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Tess of the d’Urbervilles Student workbook Tess of the d’Urbervilles Teacher Notes and suggested answers Tess of the d’Urbervilles Exam style questions All the Light We Cannot See (pages 59-95) Extract of All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr All The Light We Cannot See Student workbook All The Light We Cannot See Teacher Notes and suggested answers All The Light We Cannot See Exam style questions Rebecca (pages 96-133) Extract of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Rebecca Student workbook Rebecca Teacher Notes and suggested answers Rebecca Exam style questions ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ (pages 134-160) Extract of ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ by Arthur Conan Doyle ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ Student workbook ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ Teacher Notes and suggested answers ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ Exam style questions The Book Thief (pages 161-196) Extract of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Book Thief Student workbook The Book Thief Teacher Notes and suggested answers The Book Thief Exam style questions Everything I Never Told You (pages 197-224) Extract of Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You Student workbook Everything I Never Told You Teacher Notes and suggested answers Everything I Never Told You Exam style questions The Handmaid’s Tale (pages 225-268) Extract of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood The Handmaid’s Tale Student workbook The Handmaid’s Tale Teacher Notes and suggested answers The Handmaid’s Tale Exam style questions Top tips (pages 269-270)

Writing for different genres is a downloadable key stage 2 English pack featuring seven original comic strips as prompts to engage and inspire reluctant writers. The pack includes lesson plans, scaffolded writing templates and worksheets to support children in writing for different text types: a fictional diary, a formal letter, a playscript, a fictional recount, a list, a poem and their own comic strip. It also includes additional teaching ideas to develop children’s own writing skills, including an activity to develop their understanding of metaphor and simile. The pack comes with a PowerPoint which features a starter activity for each session and useful checklists of the language features and structure of each writing genre. What’s included? Includes lesson plans and scaffolded writing templates for each writing genre Features seven original comic strips as writing prompts Includes a PowerPoint with starter activities and checklists for the language features and structures of each text type The sessions can be taught in any order and adapted for different year groups. Perfect for your key stage 2 English lessons to develop children’s skills in writing for a range of purposes. What’s inside? ‘A Week’s Excuses’ – writing a diary (pages 4-11) Teaching notes Comic strip Diary writing template Sentence starters Using direct speech ‘Something Odd Out There’ – writing a formal letter (pages 12-19) Teaching notes Comic strip Letter template with prompts Letter template without prompts Blank-bubbled version of ‘Something Odd Out There’ ‘Alien Arrival’ – writing a playscript (pages 20-14) Teaching notes Comic strip Playscript template Blank-bubbled version of ‘Alien Arrival’ ‘Jennifer Jones’ – writing a recount (pages 25-28) Teaching notes Comic strip Match report planning template ‘Jennifer Jones’ – all of a muddle ‘Sad I Ams’ – writing a bulleted list (pages 29-32) Teaching notes Comic strip ‘Happy I Ams’ – metaphors ‘Happy I Ams’ – list template ‘StereoHead’ – writing poetry (pages 33-36) Teaching notes Comic strip A sense poem planning template A sense poem writing template ‘The Dark Avenger’ – writing a comic strip (pages 37-42) Teaching notes Comic strip Blank comic strip template and checklist Blank-bubbled version of ‘The Dark Avenger’

Immerse your class in murder, mayhem, monsters and magic with our exciting Shakespeare pack for years 5 and 6. Comprising five units on Macbeth and five on The Tempest, the pack is crammed with a range of teaching ideas and activities to introduce your upper KS2 classes to the Bard and bring two of his most famous plays to life. What’s included? 49 supporting resources Includes reading comprehensions, GPS challenges, writing tasks, role-play and cross-curricular extension activities for each session Links to the curriculum What’s inside? Finding your way around the curriculum pack (page 4) Curriculum coverage and mapping (pages 5-8) Session 1: Macbeth – Witches (pages 9-17) Resource - Macbeth: The witches’ opening speech Resource - Exploring character through simile Resource - If I met the witches… Resource - Witch research Session 2: Macbeth – The murder of King Duncan (pages 18-32) Resource - Pin the comma on the sentence Resource - Macbeth – Relative clauses Resource - Relative clause dice game Resource - Conversation scenario cards Resource - Conversation scenario cards: Extension version Session 3: Macbeth – CSI Banquo (pages 33-47) Resource - Murderous modal verbs Resource - Macbeth’s dagger Resource - Crime scene investigation Resource - Crime scene report Resource - Tragic strip: Macbeth Act IV, Scene IV Resource - Character list Resource - Dinner party places Session 4: Macbeth – Double, double, toil and trouble (pages 48-61) Resource - Fun with fronted adverbials: Dice game Resource - Something wicked this way comes Resource - Double, double, toil and trouble Resource - Recipe for a witch’s charm Resource - Predictive text Resource - Medieval medicine Resource - Medieval medicine: Suggested websites and answers Session 5: Macbeth – The battle (pages 62-70) Resource - Five senses character sheet Resource - The king’s speech – plan Resource - The king’s speech – speech scaffold Resource - Medieval weaponry research Session 6: The Tempest – The storm (pages 71-69) Resource - The Tempest: Act I, Scene I (extract) Resource - Dictionary corner: The Tempest Resource - Castaway comprehension Session 7: The Tempest – Full fathom five (pages 80-89) Resource - Ariel’s entrance Resource - Noun phrase hunters Resource - Full fathom five Resource - Famous Quotes from Shakespeare Session 8: The Tempest – Comedy and confusion (pages 90-99) Resource - Island rules: Comprehension Resource - ‘If I were king of this isle…’ Resource - Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban: Act II, Scene II Resource - Seafaring research Session 9: The Tempest – Magic and monsters (pages 100-106) Resource - Alonso’s guilt Session 10: The Tempest – Magical Island Resource - Blurb template Resource - Magical island story: Planning sheet Resource - Designing a mask – The Tempest

Addressing the most challenging grammar topics introduced at KS2 and revisited at KS3, this pack is essential for teaching and consolidating grammar in years 5-8. The comprehensive teaching notes provide a valuable curriculum support for teachers, while the wide range of resources and activities ensures that students have high-quality opportunities to apply and extend their learning – including in cross-curricular contexts. Each topic also includes KS2 SAT style questions in preparation for the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 1) at the end of year 6. What’s included? The grammar topics are organised into three sections (teach, practise, apply), and each topic includes the following: Definitions and explanations for teachers PowerPoint presentations Student-friendly teaching resources Extended writing opportunities. The pack is organised in the following topics: Relative clauses Modal verbs and adverbs Adverbials Perfect forms of verbs Parenthesis Commas Passive verbs Subjunctive verb forms Colons and semi-colons What’s inside? Introduction (pages 4-6) Relative clauses (pages 7-33) Resource - people, places and things Resource - improve by adding a relative clause Resource - possessive relative clauses Resource - relative clauses of time and place (when and where) Resource - the unusual suspects Modal verbs and adverbs (pages 34-50) Resource - strengthening and weakening Resource - school rules Resource - be the detective Adverbial phrases (pages 51-71) Resource - identify adverbials Resource - painting a picture Resource - narrative Perfect forms (pages 72-95) Resource - find the perfect verb form Resource - perfect verb forms in texts Resource - time-travelling verbs Resource - perfect verb form timeline Resource - job application Resource - my day Resource - perfect form dice Resource - ‘of’ or ‘have’ Parenthesis (pages 96-115) Resource - using brackets to indicate parenthesis Resource - using commas to indicate parenthesis Resource - extending simple sentences using parenthesis Resource - nicknames as parenthesis Commas (pages 116-140) Resource - the Oxford comma Resource - add the comma Resource - combining sentences Resource - ambiguous meaning Passive verbs (pages 141-165) Resource - rainbow writing Resource - conversion Resource - food chains Resource - snakes and ladders Resource - don’t blame me! Subjunctive verb forms (pages 166-185) Resource - identify the infinitive Resource - subjunctive poem Resource - subjunctive sentences Resource - subjunctive speeches Colons and semi-colons (pages 186-199) Resource - spot the colons and semi-colons Resource - combining clauses Resource - using colons and semi-colons Resource - semi-colon poetry

Our Festivals and celebrations comprehension practice year 6 teaching pack is designed to help children recap, practise and consolidate comprehension and writing skills in preparation for KS2 SATs. The pack is divided into nine lessons aligned with the Y5/6 English Programme of Study. Each lesson is based on a text extract or poem relating to a particular festival or celebration. Lessons feature a starter activity, a whole class teaching activity with PowerPoint slides, paired/group or independent tasks, assessment opportunities and a plenary, with accompanying resources. Comprehension questions are KS2 SATs-style. Answers are included. Festivals and texts included in the pack: Lesson 1: Halloween – Macbeth by William Shakespeare Lesson 2: Bonfire Night – ‘The Fifth of November’ (English Folk verse) Lesson 3: Diwali – Prince of Fire by Jatinder Verma Lesson 4: Hanukkah – ‘Season of Skinny Candles’ by Marge Piercy Lesson 5: Christmas – ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’ by Clement C. Moore Lesson 6: Chinese New Year – The Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Phillip Pullman Lesson 7: Easter – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Lesson 8: Earth Day – My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell Lesson 9: Eid al-fitr –’Yusuf and the Great Big Brownie Mistake’ by Aisha Saeed You may also like our Festivals and celebrations maths challenges teaching pack. An extract from the resource: Read the extract from The Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman on PPT slides 32-34). Then provide each child with a copy of the extract (Chinese New Year resource 1) and ask them to reread it, underlining all the different ingredients for fireworks. Take feedback and compile a list on the board. Ask: What makes these ingredients sound exciting? Draw out that the author has paired ordinary words such as powder and grains with attention-grabbing words such as thunder, fly-away and scorpion. In groups, ask children to plan their firework recipe poem using the scaffold in Chinese New Year resource 2: Firework recipe. First, they must create a list of exciting ingredients, then some powerful imperative verbs. Then children use these as an idea bank to write a recipe poem for an explosive new firework! What will be the name of their firework?

Addressing the most challenging grammar topics introduced at KS2 and revisited at KS3, this pack is essential for teaching and consolidating grammar in years 5-8. The comprehensive teaching notes provide a valuable curriculum support for teachers, while the wide range of resources and activities ensures that students have high-quality opportunities to apply and extend their learning – including in cross-curricular contexts. Each topic also includes KS2 SAT style questions in preparation for the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 1) at the end of year 6. What’s included? The grammar topics are organised into three sections (teach, practise, apply), and each topic includes the following: definitions and explanations for teachers PowerPoint presentations student-friendly teaching resources extended writing opportunities. The pack is organised in the following topics: Relative clauses Modal verbs and adverbs Adverbials Perfect forms of verbs Parenthesis Commas Passive verbs Subjunctive verb forms Colons and semi-colons What’s inside? Introduction (pages 4-6) Relative clauses (pages 7-33) Resource - people, places and things Resource - improve by adding a relative clause Resource - possessive relative clauses Resource - relative clauses of time and place (when and where) Resource - the unusual suspects Modal verbs and adverbs (pages 34-50) Resource - strengthening and weakening Resource - school rules Resource - be the detective Adverbial phrases (pages 51-71) Resource - identify adverbials Resource - painting a picture Resource - narrative Perfect forms (pages 72-95) Resource - find the perfect verb form Resource - perfect verb forms in texts Resource - time-travelling verbs Resource - perfect verb form timeline Resource - job application Resource - my day Resource - perfect form dice Resource - ‘of’ or ‘have’ Parenthesis (pages 96-115) Resource - using brackets to indicate parenthesis Resource - using commas to indicate parenthesis Resource - extending simple sentences using parenthesis Resource - nicknames as parenthesis Commas (pages 116-140) Resource - the Oxford comma Resource - add the comma Resource - combining sentences Resource - ambiguous meaning Passive verbs (pages 141-165) Resource - rainbow writing Resource - conversion Resource - food chains Resource - snakes and ladders Resource - don’t blame me! Subjunctive verb forms (pages 166-185) Resource - identify the infinitive Resource - subjunctive poem Resource - subjunctive sentences Resource - subjunctive speeches Colons and semi-colons (pages 186-199) Resource - spot the colons and semi-colons Resource - combining clauses Resource - using colons and semi-colons Resource - semi-colon poetry

Save time with our Non-fiction and media pack; a collection of relevant and useful source materials alongside creative teaching ideas and resources. Aimed at both KS3 and KS4 students, this pack is sure to motivate! What’s included? links to non-fiction source material lesson plans and ideas alongside tailor-made resources practical, student-facing activities. What��s inside? Introduction (pages 1-2) Summary of pack Non-fiction and media source material Route through – part one: non-fiction overview (pages 3-5) Route through – part two: structure (pages 6-7) Route through – part three: tone and influence (pages 8-10) Route through – part four: pictures and other presentational devices (pages 11-12) Route through – part five: PAF language and tone (pages 13-14) Route through – part six: assessment and exam (pages 15-16) Resources (pages 53-87) Strategies for tackling writing weaknesses Importance of tone Analysing persuasive texts Views of Stonehenge Persuasive writing worksheet Newspaper bias The key to a good blurb Word analysis quadrant Analysing a still image Analysing an opinion article Colour symbolism Speed dating revision Rewriting for audience and purpose Crocodile language: making it snappy

Help your children achieve punctuation perfection with our KS2 teaching pack. Featuring animated clips from Professor Punc and ideas and resources for the teaching of commas, colons, apostrophes, speech marks and parentheses, this pack will give your punctuation teaching a bit of pizazz! What’s included? 23 supporting resources includes introductory activities, main teaching points, plenaries, assessment opportunities, extension ideas and home learning tasks links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Section 1: Punctuating direct speech (pages 1-15) Teaching ideas Dialogue difficulties – punctuating direct speech Look who’s talking! – turning scripts into narratives Direct or reported? – types of speech Who said what? Punctuation pitfalls – direct speech Rules of speech Section 2: Possessive apostrophes (pages 16-23) Teaching ideas Professor Punc’s misplaced apostrophes Don’t be addled by apostrophes! Section 3: Extending sentences: using commas beyond lists (pages 24-33) Teaching ideas Subject / object / verb cards Subordinating connectives discussion game Adverb acting Can I use commas to mark clauses? Section 4: Extending sentences – inserting parentheses (pages 34-40) Teaching ideas Professor Punc’s parentheses! Punctuation for parentheses – a fan Don’t be puzzled by parentheses! Building complex sentences Section 5a: Linking clauses with semi-colons (pages 41-51) Teaching ideas Clause confusion – using semi-colons Using semi-colons Semi-colons – right or wrong Section 5b: Linking clauses with colons (pages 52-54) Teaching ideas Colon conundrums Section 6: Keeping things ticking over (pages 55-62) Teaching ideas Punctuation fan Punctuation prowess Spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes

Move away from traditional spelling tests with our KS1 teaching pack. Creative teaching ideas and a variety of resources will support your teaching of spelling strategies and rules and engage your year 1 and 2 classes in this tricky area of learning. The pack includes sections on grapheme/phoneme correspondence, high frequency words, compound words, homophones, plurals, silent letters and apostrophes. It’s as easy as a, b, c! What’s included? 32 supporting resources includes both five minute activities and activities for longer sessions, extension suggestions, assessment opportunities, home learning tasks and ideas to keep things ticking over links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Section 1: Words we use a lot: high frequency words, numbers, tricky words (pages 1-7) Teaching ideas Rhyming words for numbers High frequency crosswords Section 2: Recognising and matching graphemes and phonemes (pages 8-25) Teaching ideas Matching words and pictures – ee sounds Four corners – digraphs and graphemes word sets Digraph word group display templates Section 3: Recognising, matching and blending digraphs and graphemes (pages 26-43) Teaching ideas Digraph picture word cards Making word cakes – blending digraphs and graphemes Making word cakes – blending split digraphs and graphemes Digraph snap for real and non-real words Section 4: Linking words and definitions (pages 44-53) Teaching ideas Loop game word definitions Loop game word definitions – missing letters Section 5: Compound words (pages 54-59) Teaching ideas Compound word dominoes Word sums Word building challenge Section 6: Chunking words by number of syllables (pages 60-64) Teaching ideas Syllable counter Syllable tricks Section 7: Reinforcing high frequency word knowledge (pages 65-79) Teaching ideas Common usage words top 100 Tricky high frequency word cards Missing keywords Anagram word ladders – HFW HFW anagram cards Section 8: Plurals of words including those ending in y (pages 80-90) Teaching ideas One dog, two dogs – plurals picture cards Words ending in ‘y’ – picture cards Section 9: Recognising common homophones (pages 91-102) Teaching ideas Homophone fan More homophones Homophone squares Section 10: Spelling words ending with /dz/ sound (pages 103-105) Teaching ideas Word building blocks – dge and ge Section 11: Words beginning with silent letters (pages 106-108) Teaching ideas Shh! – silent letters Section 12: Apostrophes – possessive and contractions (pages 109-118) Teaching ideas Expand and contract Contractions all around us Dogs or dog’s – singular possessive nouns Cartoon apostrophes to show possession

Our GCSE revision guide for students studying Romeo and Juliet covers all the key acts, characters and themes with active revision strategies and practice exam questions and answers for all exam boards. Perfect for independent study and remote learning, it includes a helpful overview of the play, an act by act summary of events and guidance on key quotations. Revising Romeo and Juliet also helps to build students’ confidence and develop their understanding through self-checks, quizzes and a detailed exploration of character, setting, Shakespeare’s language and the play’s tragic structure. What’s included? Covers key characters and themes (love, fate, family, death, conflict, roles of women) plus a summary of the play. Includes practice exam questions for all exam boards and suggested answers. Features active revision strategies to build students’ knowledge. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) Plot summary (pages 5-7) Overview: whole play revision activities (pages 8-17) Terminology – language and structure WYOO (What’s your opinion on …?) Love revision activities (pages 18-28) Revision activity 1: Types of love Revision activity 2: A love timeline Revision activity 3: Stickman summary Revision activity 4: Structure (and language) analysis Love practice exam questions Fate revision activities (pages 29-39) Revision activity 1: True or false Revision activity 2: Close analysis Revision activity 3: The Prince’s perspective Revision activity 4: The wheel of fortune Fate practice exam questions Family revision activities (pages 40-50) Revision activity 1: Rules were meant for breaking? Revision activity 2: Surrogate parents Revision activity 3: All the married ladies (all the married ladies …) Revision activity 4: Exploding quotations Family practice exam questions Conflict revision activities (pages 51-62) Revision activity 1: Types of conflict Revision activity 2: Ordering the fight scene Revision activity 3: Context and conflict Revision activity 4: Analysing Juliet’s inner conflict Conflict practice exam questions Death revision activities (pages 63-75) Revision activity 1: The ‘extra’ deaths Revision activity 2: Understanding the key elements of tragedy Revision activity 3: Romeo’s imagery Revision activity 4: The families unite Death practice exam questions Roles of women revision activities (pages 76-90) Revision activity 1: Juliet’s change Revision activity 2: What did Shakespeare think? Revision activity 3: Strong or weak? Revision activity 4: Close analysis Roles of women practice exam questions

Our GCSE revision guide for students studying Macbeth covers all the key acts, characters and themes with active revision strategies and practice exam questions and answers for all exam boards. Perfect for independent study and remote learning, it includes a helpful overview of the play, an act by act summary of events and guidance on key quotations. Revising Macbeth also helps to build students’ confidence and develop their understanding through self-checks, quizzes and a detailed exploration of character, setting, Shakespeare’s language and the play’s tragic structure. What’s included? Covers key themes (ambition, the supernatural, guilt, gender and relationships, appearance and reality) plus a summary of the play. Includes practice exam questions for all exam boards and suggested answers. Features active revision strategies to build students’ knowledge. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) Synopsis of the play (pages 5-8) Overview revision activities (pages 9-20) Theme: ambition (pages 21-31) Revision activity - Arguments for and against killing Duncan Revision activity - Tale of two kings Revision activity - Why does Macbeth kill Duncan? Revision activity - Exploding quotation Theme: the supernatural (pages 32-42) Revision activity - Animal imagery Revision activity - Banquo’s version of the meeting with the witches Revision activity - The witches Revision activity - Writing an incantation Theme: guilt (pages 43-53) Revision activity - Exploding quotation Revision activity - Innocence Revision activity - The murder: before, during and after Revision activity - Blood and symbolism Theme: gender and relationships (pages 54-65) Revision activity - Family circle Revision activity - How to be a man/woman Revision activity - Tale of two marriages: the Macbeths and the Macduffs Revision activity - Exploding quotation Theme: appearance and reality (pages 66-75) Revision activity - How to be a perfect hostess Revision activity - The power of asides and soliloquies Revision activity - That’s ironic Revision activity - That’s sensational