An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity. This would be ideal for E3 Functional Skills learners and pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups. The learner will read part of Harry The Philosopher’s Stone: Chapter 1. They will then answer 15 questions based on this extract. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark.

A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing. The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their short gothic story: setting, main character, spooky object, main theme and conflict. Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left to right of the board. For example: The first number refers to the setting, the second number rolled refers to the story’s main character…etc… The learner will then write a short story based on what they rolled on the prompt board.

An English Reading Comprehension Activity. This resource gives the learner an overview of Pride month and the Stonewall riots. They will then be asked to answer 10 skimming and scanning questions based on the document. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark.

An English Reading Comprehension Activity. This resource gives the learner an overview of the Salem Witch Trials. Learners will read the text and then answer ten skimming and scanning questions based on this document. There is also an extension question. Answers are provided so that 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 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.

A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing. The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their short Science Fiction story: setting, main character, main character trait, main theme and conflict. Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left to right of the board. For example: The first number refers to the setting, the second number rolled refers to the story’s main character…etc… The learner will then write a short story based on what they rolled on the prompt board.

An English Reading Comprehension Skimming & Scanning Activity. This would be ideal for E3 Functional Skills learners and pupils in the KS3 & KS4 age groups. The learner will read part of Twilight’s Chapter 1. They will then answer 10 questions based on this extract. There is an extension task and the learner is asked to identify any adjectives in a piece of text. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark.

An English Article Writing Activity. This task gives the learner the following scenario: Your country’s football team have won the UEFA European Championship! To celebrate, you are planning to host a FREE entry party in the gardens of your local church. Ideas are given to what the learner may want to writing in the article, space is provided for planning and an article planning grid and writing paper are attached.

A worksheet which will to help learners to identify different language features. This worksheet uses some quotes from Muhammad Ali’s most well-known speeches. Learner’s are asked to identify the language techniques used in each quote.

Gangsta Granny Bingo Game Instructions: Cut out the images on the grid sheet and place inside a container. Give each player a bingo card. As you draw an image from the hat, ask the players to cross them out on their grid sheet. The first player who gets 5 in a row, wins! YOUR PURCHASE INCLUDES: 6 x A4 game and grid sheet: 21 x 29.7cm. PDF format.

A worksheet which will to help learners to identify the different language features in popular song lyrics. An answer sheet is provided so that learners can self-mark.

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

A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing. The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their story: setting, main character, genre, main theme and conflict. Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left to right of the board. for example: The first number is a 4 which refers to the setting. Therefore, their story will be set on a train. The next number rolled is a 1, which mean the genre will be gothic / horror. the learner will then write a short story based on what they rolled on the prompt board. # E.g: A gothic short story set on a train featuring a teenage boy. The main theme is survival with the conflict in the story being the character vs the supernatural.

This sheet can be used as a guide to help students identify what effect certain language or structural features can have on the reader. Can be used as a visual revision resource. *To ensure this document prints correctly with the black border select ‘print to printable area’ option in print settings.

Get your learners to choose their favorite movie and write a movie review!

A worksheet where students are asked to identify the different organisational features on the page. Answers are provided so that students can self mark. A great lesson filler / starter

A revision sheet that will help learners the different features of a text. Over 30 features included. This could be turned into an activity: Look at an article and identify what features that you can find on the page from the ones written on the revision sheet.

A 16 page introduction lesson on commas. The PPT explains what a comma is and explains four common uses of a comma. A worksheet is provided. This has been used as a lesson for Year 5 pupils and also with KS3 students. Explanations and examples activities after each explanation Worksheet provided

A 17 page introduction lesson on apostrophes. The PPT explains what an possessive apostrophe is and explains how to use apostrophes for contractions. A worksheet is provided. This has been used as a lesson for Year 5 pupils and also with KS3 students. Starter exercise Explanations and examples White board activities Worksheet provided

Based on the City and Guilds criteria. This booklet has a four activities to help E3 students prepare for their writing assessment. This is not a copy of the assessment and is structured slightly differently. Activity 1: Place the following words in alphabetical order (list of four words). Activity 2: Write the plural of the words in bold (list of four words). Activity 3: Write the correct spellings for the following words (six incorrect spellings taken from the spelling criteria booklet). Activity 4: Writing Activity - write an email to your local food bank to express your interest in volunteering (planning space and writing template included).