A recommended reads poster celebrating Black History Month. History Educational Biography Fiction for Key Stage 3, 4 and 5!

INCLUDES: A powerpoint walking through the project, expectations, and outcomes. Explaining the learning outcomes, examples of work, and guideline for research. Should take 1-2 lessons. A document listing 30+ Black British figures that could be researched for the project, group by career type (e.g. Scientists, Musicians, Politicians). Each person has their name, their field, and a short intro to their impact making it efficient for pupils to pick varied, appropriate, and impactful figures from history. Unlike other resources, these are focused on British figures to make sure pupils learn about the impact Black people have had in their own country and not just the US/Civil Rights Movement.

A fun black history month quiz for KS3 and KS4! 14 questions All (bar two) multiple choice Answers on seperate slides Each answer comes with ks3/ks4 recommended books related to question to read if interested in the topic/person Cross curriculum links with History, PSHE, English and more!

A simple step-by-step guide to choosing a book with an appropriate level of challenge. Can be used as a poster or visual aid. Choose a book Read the blurb Read opening to assess understanding Read book or go back to step 1

A fun literary halloween/gothic book quiz! 12 questions, a mix of multiple choice and fill in the blank. A mix of classics, popular children’s horror, and yes even a Diary of a Wimpy Kid question! Answers have individual reveal slides at the end of the ppt.

Three posters with book recommendations for KS3 readers based on various circumstances to practice empathy. Five book recommendations for: Neurodiversity Racism War and Conflict Refugees Immigration LGBT+ Physical Disability and 10 book recommendations on different Home Life situations including: incarcerated parent, loss of a sibling, young carer etc.

Tried and tested reluctant reader recommendations - use as posters/display or as mini booklets! 9 suggestions for boys and 9 suggestions for girls Description and image included Engaging and appealing format Please note these are generally for readers of 13+ due to language and content

THREE booklets included (Year 7, Year 8, Year 9) 50+ pages per booklet 16 sets of homework per booklet A mix of fiction and non-fiction Each homework is as follows: Excerpt of book (1-2 pages long) Comprehension section (3-5 questions, occasional language technique work) Vocabulary section (definitions and application or grammar work) Reflection (space to reflect on what they’ve read, wider ideas or themes in excerpt)

Reading for Pleasure Booklets - 3 included! Diffrentiated for Year 7, Year 8, and Year 9. Includes: 30 pages! Various genre matching activities Various activities on compelling book openings Creative tasks e.g. redesigning book covers Book review templates (including planning and examples) Autobiography vs biography work Space for book tracking, personal challenges and recommendations

Practical advice for seating, instructions, resources, behaviour, lessons and worksheets for the most common SEND in secondary classrooms. Includes: ADHD Autism Attachment Dyslexia Dyspraxia Dyscalculia PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) Selective Mutism Stammers Working Memory Hearing Impairment Visual Impairment Easy to read, short, applicable, to-the-point advice on how to manage and support SEND in Secondary classroom.

This is a fully resourced 20 lesson SOW for a novel study of October, October by Katya Balen (Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022). Aimed at Year 7, but could easily be tweaked for a Year 6 or Year 8 class as well. Includes: PowerPoint (210 slides), SOW document included National Curriculum justification and teacher notes. Activities include writing from a analytic paragraphs, a range of close readings, character mapping, and creative writing and also activities based on language analysis. Scheme also includes references to a non-fiction Victorian source on Mudlarking and The Lost Words by Robert McFarlane. Final assessment piece is for students to write a their own story using the skils demonstrated throughout SOW for effective creative writing. Optional/additional six tasks at the end. Four of which can be applied at any point whilst reading the text. Including comparisons to Gone to The Woods by Gary Paulsen and Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty. Vast opportunities for cross-curriculum learning: Geography: Environment, Urban/Nature landscapes, human geography, protecting wildlife PSHE: seperated parents, neurodivergence, emotional wellbeing, sick/injured parent, new school/starting school, empathy, identity, resilience Critical Thinking

A wider reading list of dystopian novels for A-Level Literature students. Ordered by length. INCLUDES: Book cover Brief outline Length of book 32 books!

Two book reviewing templates WITH EXAMPLES; one simpler and shorter one for LA pupils and one longer and more challenging. Both include example reviews of Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam. LA 1x templates per A4 paper - portrait HA 1x template per A4 paper - landscape

A guide to LGBT+ books for parents, teachers, and pupils. It can be difficult to get the balance right between representation and appropriate content so I’ve done all the hardwork for you! INCLUDES: A guide to LGBT+ books for Year 7 A guide to LGBT+ books for Year 8 A guide to LGBT+ books for Year 9 Non-fiction options for Year 7, 8, and 9 Books on gender identity and expression for Year 7, 8, and 9 An ‘Author Spotlight’ for Year 7, 8, and 9

Three pages of book recommendations for age appropriate books inspired by those popular on BookTok! Aged down, shorter, and simpler to start with. One page of book recommendations based on TikTok famous books. (e.g. ‘Not ready for The Secret History? Try If We Were Villains.’) One page of famous books (e.g. ‘Not ready for Game of Thrones? Try Half a King.’) One page of popular classics (e.g. Not ready for 1984? Try The Giver’)

Test your knowledge of Gothic Literature with this 12 question quiz! 6 multiple choice questions 6 clues with blank title tile questions Answers clearly displayed at the end Editable

‘So, You Think You Know Your Greek Myths’ is a fun 10 question, multiple choice quiz designed for recapping general Greek mythology knowledge. 10 Questions Mutliple Choice - A, B, C Answers clearly displayed at quiz end Perfect for UKS2 and KS3.

A bumper pack of recommended reading for KS3, containing HUNDREDS of hand picked books. Well laid out for display with brief blurbs, organised by genre. INCLUDES: Recommended Reads for Year 7 - FIVE book suggestions with brief blurbs for EACH of the following genres; Adventure, Realistic Fictions, Historical, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Funny, Mystery, Horror, Biographies, Graphic Novels, Animal Stories, Sports, Romance, Popular Series, Classics, Non-Fiction. 3 book suggestions for Poetry, Short Story collections, and Gifted Readers. Recommended Reads for Year 8 - same format as above. *** Recommeded Reads for Year 9** - same format as above. Boy Reluctant Readers - 9 short books for reluctant readers, particularly aimed at boys. Short, gripping, and fast paced reads. Realistic Fiction for Girls - a guide to realistic fiction books aimed at girls. 18 books recommeded for EACH year group; Year 7, Year 8, Year 9. Realistic Fiction for Boys - a guide to realistic fiction books aimed at boys. 18 books recommeded for EACH year group; Year 7, Year 8, Year 9. 10 pages of ‘If you liked … try …’ with additional recommendations to ‘age up’ their reading. i.e If you liked How to Train your Dragon try A Darkness of Dragons. Age Up by trying Eragon. 7 pages of reccomended reads after finishing the following popular series; One of Us Is Lying, Alex Rider, Noughts and Crosses, Gone, Twilight, Divergent, The Hunger Games.

A fun Poetry or Pop quiz with answers! A great spark to get kids thinking about poetry, music, rhyme, and free verse and get their creative juices flowing! 10 questions Each slide shows an extract from a poem or pop song Answers shown after the 10 questions Answers include poem name and author or song name and artist