A fun resource for primary school aged learners and KS3! This resource should be used on completion of the book: Gangsta Granny. This resource includes: 10 clues, an instruction and answer sheet and clue answer sheet. Split your class into teams of 4 - 6. Ideally you will need two classrooms as each team will hide the clues for the other team in a separate room. If you can only use one classroom then split the room in half. Each team will hide the other team’s clues and then each team will have to locate all the clues in order to solve the code! Further Instructions • There are 10 clues hidden around the room. • You need to locate all 10 clues and then you need to solve them in order from 1 – 10. • The first 8 clues will reveal a letter of the alphabet that you must note down on your answer sheet. When you have all of the letters noted down, you will then unscramble the letters to reveal a phrase (two words). This phrase is related to the book. • The final clues will reveal 2 separate numbers. You will multiply these numbers to reveal a 3-digit number. This will be the last part of the code. • Once you have both codes, you will then be able to escape from the Tower of London. All clues are based on the book and learners will have to use their skimming and scanning techniques to look for the answers in their reading books.

Learners are asked to research the context of the novel in order to get some background information on the novel.

Two tasks that test whether students know the difference between facts and opinions. Great lesson fillers. Answer provided for both sheets.

This is an 2 page PDF document that would be suitable for high Level 1 / Level 2 students. Topic: Alcohol misuse Questions include writing down examples of the following from the source document: 5 presentational devices 5 persuasive language techniques 5 facts 5 opinions There are also five reading comprehension questions for learners to complete.

This is a twenty-two page PowerPoint that is designed to be used with learners who are due to complete their English Functional Skills writing examination. It is designed for L1 and L2 learners and is entitled: Review Writing The PowerPoint is a step-by-step guide of how to format and write different types of reviews. At the end of the presentation, there are two review writing tasks for learners to attempt. For one of the review writing tasks, I have given on-screen ‘tips’ on how to plan the content of the review and how to ‘expand’ a draft version of the text, in order to raise the learners word count and to also make it more engaging for the reader. The PowerPoints contents include: How to write a review How to format a review What to include in a review Sample assessment questions How to plan your review’s content and how to ‘expand’ your writing There is also a booklet attached which includes a review template and contains the two writing tasks that can be also viewed in the PowerPoint.

Email Writing booklet. The learner has three email writing tasks to complete. This booklet would suit L1 and L2 learners.

Letter Writing booklet. The learner has three letter writing tasks to complete. This booklet would suit L1 and L2 learners

An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity. This would be ideal for E3 Functional Skills learners and pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups. Based on the topic of Black Lives Matters , learners will read a source document before answering 8 skimming and scanning questions based on the source document. Answers are provided so learners can self mark.

An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity. This would be ideal for E3 Functional Skills learners and pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups. Based on the topic of LGBTQ+, learners will read a source document before answering 8 skimming and scanning questions based on the source document. Answers are provided so learners can self mark.

A worksheet which will to help learners to identify different language features. This worksheet uses lyrics from Katy Perry’s song* Firework. Learner’s are asked to identify the language techniques used a selection of lyrics. An answer sheet is provided.

Character Analysis Worksheet. The learner will pick one of the characters from a book they are reading and then create a Facebook profile for that character. They will fill in all of the information that they know about them from the book and add other additional presumed information of their own. They will also write a status that sums up what that character is feeling at a particular moment in the book. A fun character analysis activity.

An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity. A starter activity / worksheet. This would be ideal for E2 - E3 Functional Skills learners and low ability pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups. Based on Barack Obama, learners will the short source document before answering six skimming and scanning questions. Answers are provided so learners can self mark.

This is a worksheet that is designed to be used alongside the play DNA. The learner will pick one of the characters from the play and create a Facebook profile for that character. They will fill in all of the information that they know about them from the play and add other additional information of their own. They will also write a status that sums up what that character is feeling at the end of each act in the play. A fun character analysis activity.

This is a 5 page booklet where the learner will read two source documents on the following subject: fur farming. They will answer a compare and contrast assessment and will plan their answer by using a Venn Diagram. They will then answer the question which will be worth 3 marks on their exam.

Two revision guides - one catered for NCFE and one catered for City and Guilds. Both are 6/7 page revision guides that helps learners to understand what to expect in their reading assessment. They also gives advice and examples of how to answer the questions on the exam paper. Revision guides includes: Overview of the assessment Source document that will be used throughout the guide to show examples of how to answer the questions How to skim and scan a piece of text The different purposes of a text how to find the meaning of words How to replace a given word (C&G guide only) These revision guides are based on the NCFE and City and Guilds criteria and uses the updated REFORMED Functional Skills delivery guide.

This is a 26 page PowerPoint that can be used in the delivery of Functional Skills Reading Entry Level 3. This PPT includes everything learners need to know in order to pass their reading assessment (it is based on the NCFE awarding body criteria). The PPT gives learners an overview of the following: Overview of the reading assessment Skimming & Scanning - Step by step techniques and task worksheet Purpose of a Text- Different purposes of a text - the different purposes that you need to know for your exam, a class matching quiz and a practice exam question Finding the meaning of words - A dictionary task and step by step guide on how to answer this question. This is followed by a task. A skimming and scanning question worksheet, plus answers, is provide. Questions and answers are also provided throughout the PPT.

6X colouring sheets with different designs of animals and objects from the book. A resource to use as your class read through the novel. They can rather use them as colouring sheets or as vocabulary word banks ( writing words around the pictures).

I created this task for the Poetry Anthology revision lesson. The learners were asked to write a short summary of each of the fifteen poems and write a short overview of the context of that poem on the back of the card. This was to refresh their knowledge in preparation of their mock exams. Four cards per sheet. Print double sided on short flip edge.

Ideal for KS4 students to help them with remembering which poems fall under which key theme. Uses for this document Get your learners to pick one of the eight key themes. For each poem under that theme, they have to locate a quote from that poem. The quote should relate to the theme. Example: Power of Nature - Ozymandias -“Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck…” Use as posters for a wall / visual display Print double sided, laminate and turn into a revision book SPELLING MISTAKE RECTIFIED - 16/02/2024