We supply engaging and practical educational resources across a variety of settings. On our experienced team we have Primary teachers, Secondary teachers, TEFL teachers, Senior Management and Specialist Leaders of Education. Together, we aim to spread our knowledge and enthusiasm to other professionals and pupils around the world.
We supply engaging and practical educational resources across a variety of settings. On our experienced team we have Primary teachers, Secondary teachers, TEFL teachers, Senior Management and Specialist Leaders of Education. Together, we aim to spread our knowledge and enthusiasm to other professionals and pupils around the world.
These two resources help pupils to write well punctuated sentences while adding adverbs to their work. Clear examples are given to students in the form of word lists and example sentences. The activities use strong visuals to stimulate the pupils ideas and imaginations. The students begin by being given simple sentences with images that they have to rewrite to include adverbs. Students then progressively write with less support until they are asked to write a series of sentences including adverbs independently.
These resources can be used as class activities, as extension work or as homework.
In these resources, pupils are given visuals and some words and are asked to use them to create some simple sentences. They are expected to use capital letters and full stops correctly and to choose additional High Frequency words and spell them independently. They are asked to repeat this process with different visuals and words a variety of times.
This is the first step in preparing pupils to write a short text independently. The images help more visual learners and the given words provide ideas for what to write about and structure.
These resources can be used as a class activity, as extension work or as homework.
There are two resources to use when you choose this download.
This is an Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English reading resource. It consists of 3 non-fiction reading texts with comprehension questions. The first text gives advice on how to decorate a Christmas tree, the second is an advertisement for a Christmas sale in a shop and the third is an informative text about Christmas dinner around the world.
These texts can be used as class activities, exam revision or as homework.
Please look for our other Functional Skills Christmas resources.
These three resources introduce students to the concept of using adjectives to improve their description when writing. They use strong images to provide the students with ideas and inspiration. The pupils move from adding one adjective to a given sentence, to writing a short text in which they describe a setting using a variety of adjectives.
The first text sees pupils concentrating on using one adjective in a sentence. The second text sees them move to using two adjectives. The third texts deals with the use of multiple adjectives in multiple sentences.
These resources can be used as class activities, extension activities or homework.
These two resources support pupils in improving their consistency in punctuating sentences correctly and helping them to know when to use ‘and’ + when to use ‘but’. In both resources, the pupils move from being given phrases to use to create sentences using either ‘and’ or ‘but’, to writing multiple sentences independently using both ‘and’ + ‘but’ appropriately.
These resources can be used as class activities, extension work or as homework.
In these resources, pupils are given visuals and some words and are asked to use them to create a simple sentence using a conjunction/connective. They are expected to use capital letters and full stops correctly and to choose additional High Frequency words and spell them independently. They are asked to repeat this process with different visuals and words a variety of times.
This is the first step in preparing pupils to write sentences while using conjunctions/connectives. The images help more visual learners and the given words provide ideas for what to write about and structure.
These resources can be used as a class activity, as extension work or as homework.
There are five resources to use when you choose this download.
The conjunctions/connectives included are and, when, but, so, + because.
These resources contain multiple activities that work on helping pupils to use a variety of conjunctions in their writing. They make use of strong visuals to give the pupils ideas and to inspire their imagination. This bundle includes resources for:
Using ‘and’
Using ‘but’
‘And’ v ‘But’
Using ‘so’
Using ‘because’
Using ‘when’
There are multiple downloads included with the resources in this bundle.
These resources can be used as class activities, as extension work or as homework.
This resource consists of a spelling booklet of words in 9 phases of difficulty and a spelling test template. The growing difficulty of the words presented is linked to the pupils’ developing knowledge of phonics. These documents can be used in lessons and as homework. For both resources in this unit, we have included both a PDF and a Word version. The Word version is editable and the PDF version ensures that the format of the documents is fixed.
This bundle includes presentations of the four main Patron Saints of the United Kingdom. They can be used in assemblies or in R.E lessons. They pose discussion questions that can lead to group/class discussions or writing activities.
This presentation can be used for assemblies or in R.E lessons. It tells the story of Saint Patrick’s life. It also poses the questions of what Saint Patrick would have thought of how people celebrate his life today and how people should celebrate his life. This can lead to class discussions or writing activities.
This resource includes a fun rhyming poem that can be used to introduce the idea of rhyming poetry to a class and as a model for them when they create their own rhyming poetry. There is also a power point that can be used when teaching the poem.
This bundle includes Functional Skills English activities and revision exercises for Entry Level 1, Entry Level 2, Entry Level 3 and Level 1. There are reading, writing and speaking and listening activities for each of these levels in this bundle.
All of the resources deal with the theme of Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes Night. They can be used as class activities, revision exercises and/or homework. Many of the resources can lead to research activities or class discussion. Pupils who have worked at different levels of reading can present what they have learned from their texts to each other.
The aim of these resources is to engage pupils when they are studying Functional Skills English.
This resource consists of two Entry Level 2 Functional Skills writing activities related to Halloween. The first asks pupils to complete an application form, asking for permission to use a chosen venue for a Halloween party. The second asks them to write to a friend to invite them to a Halloween party. The tasks can be used as exam revision or as stand-alone activities during Halloween.
Please check out our other Functional Skills English Halloween materials. This includes reading, writing and speaking + listening resources for ranging from Functional Skills Entry Level 1 to Level 1.
This resource consists of a powerpoint presentation and some worksheets to use with Chapter 9 of Michael Morpurpo’s ‘Private Peaceful’. The main activity is for pupils to write a 1st Person narrative as if they are a soldier in World War 1. This narrative will centre on a particular World War 1 setting selected by the pupils. This could be the trenches, no-man’s-land, a hospital, a French village or any other suitable settings pupils think of.
The powerpoint helps to organise the lesson, checking pupils’ understanding of the chapter and setting up class/group discussions. The worksheets consist of a writing plan for pupils to complete, lined paper for the writing activity and a barbed wire word wall for pupils to complete as an extension activity. In this they decorate the barbed wire lined page with words and phrases related to World War 1.
This resource can last for between 2 and 4 hours depending on how much time you allow for each activity.
This is the lesson plan:
• Pre-Reading Discussion:
What do you already know about World War 1?
• Listen to/read the 9th chapter of the novel.
• Check your comprehension of the story by describing what happened using the images on the lesson powerpoint.
• Class Discussion:
• What have you learned about World War 1 from the chapter?
• Class/Group Discussion: World War 1 Settings
Verbally describe the World War 1 settings shown on the powerpoint
• Lesson Activity:
Write A 1st Person Narrative As A Soldier In WW1
Describing A Setting
• Complete a writing plan for your description.
• Write your 1st person narrative.
• Extension Work:
• Create A Barbed Wire Word Wall
Decorate the barbed wire poster with words or phrases related to World War 1.
Plenary: Create A Class Barbed Wire Word Wall
Please check out our other ‘Private Peaceful’ resources.
This is The Ultimate Writing Championship! Pupils complete a series of writing challenges that focus on specific skills. Each challenge has a warrior who represents that challenge. To complete the challenge, the pupil has to achieve the challenge target and defeat the warrior. At the end of each unit, they must face the Stage Champion in a battle for the Stage Title. Pupils can also compete for the tag team title, working with friends or with staff support. In these title matches, pupils are assessed on all the skills included in the stage.
The Ultimate Writing Championship raising pupils’ engagement when writing. The challenges can be used as part of a literacy hour or as extension work. The writing topics are for you or the pupil to choose. They can therefore be linked to any lesson, therefore promoting literacy across the curriculum. Each challenge has an easy to mark system and each unit has a challenger record for staff and pupils to record their victories.
This bargain bundle contains all the Stages of the Men’s Division.
This is a presentation about Gallipoli in World War 1. It can be used as a assembly or to introduce the topic in a history lesson. It is especially poignant around Remembrance Day, as it promotes peace and honours the fallen in World War 1.
