A multiple page Word Doc which guides students through understanding the difference between prediction, skimming, scanning, gist, summarising and reading for detail. It then guides students through different tasks encouraging them to use the different skills. There is an article about VAR for them to use apply all the skills to at the end. This was a full hour’s work for my class.

A PPT which gives students 30 adjectives for describing personality, and 27 adjectives for describing appearance. Working in groups students need to identify the meaning of the adjective and add it to their table, working out if it is appearance/character and positive/negative/other. Students are then encouraged to add their own words, and then using this word bank they can choose words to describe photographs of characters. Designed for a class to help build creative writing skills, as well as making inferences about characters. Suitable for EAL, or literacy/English.

A PPT I made to introduce my students to what inferences are. There are tasks to make inferences based on a photograph, and then from song lyrics - one for each era. Debut and Fearless I have designed with question prompts for whole class examples, and then each other era to be printed individually for small group work. The final task is a writing task based on a photograph encouraging students to show not tell. Could also be the basis for a nice annotated class display.

A PPT guide for about 2/3 hours worth of classes on showing not telling in writing, making inferences when reading and how to write a PEEZL (could be adapted to just PEEL or PEE paragraphs) paragraph. The PPT gives information as well as different tasks to help students build their skills as well as teaching some key vocabulary.

A PPT to encourage use of the five senses in travel writing.

This PPT was created for an Off Timetable Day/Activity Day for students to celebrate World Book Day in an international school. It includes different sessions such as a quiz, a fashion show, a blind date with a book, a link to learning how to illustrate, a photo challenge, and some mindfulness with an audiobook. This PPT is intended to guide students through each session and what they can do to enjoy books in different ways. This day is intended for the students to work together in groups. Made for a school with students aged 7 and up. PLEASE NOTE: AUDIOBOOK IS NOT INCLUDED

A 37-page activity booklet which can be used for class tasks, independent study or homework. There are some pre-reading questions to discuss, then activities done chapter by chapter following the book including a creative writing task for each chapter. There are After Reading activities and While You’re Waiting Tasks. Tasks are designed to check comprehension and understanding, encourage PEEZL and develop writing skills, figurative writing techniques, build and develop vocabulary range and knowledge, as well as games to be fun and engaging. There are links to literacy skills. Answers are not included but are all taken from the Coraline novel. Students can use this to help them find the answers.