This is a research project lesson (or two lessons really) that I created for my year 8 French students. It can also be used for year 9 as the model answer has quite a list of grammar / some more can be added. The idea is to promote independent learning via research. There are two choices: a documentary about your favourite town in England (in my case it is Manchester) or an interview with a football player about his town in France( I chose Paris). Students decide on the task, the roles and start researching relevant information using their iPads (one of the students needs to summarise the information that others found). They then have to prepare a script in French and to make a video using iMovie or any other video application. If there is little time I would suggest them to present it and I would film it. The whole process takes about 2 lessons and is perfect for the end of the topic as you can incorporate all of the structures / vocabulary learned during the term!

This is a research project lesson (or two lessons really) that I created for my year 8 Spanish students. It can also be used for year 9 as the model answer has quite a list of grammar / some more can be added. The idea is to promote independent learning via research. There are two choices: a documentary about your favourite town in England (in my case it is Manchester) or an interview with a football player about his town in Spain ( I chose Madrid). Students decide on the task, the roles and start researching relevant information using their iPads (one of the students needs to summarise the information that others found). They then have to prepare a script in Spanish and to make a video using iMovie or any other video application. If there is little time I would suggest them to present it and I would film it. The whole process takes about 2 lessons and is perfect for the end of the topic as you can incorporate all of the structures / vocabulary learned during the term!

This is a lesson on opinions and reasons in relation to school facilities and extra-curricular activities for a GCSE Spanish class. The lesson includes a differentiated starter activity to practice translation skills followed by a mini-test on school subjects vocabulary. The new practice phonics when pronouncing new words (see new vocabulary attached - quizlet) followed by the quizlet activity itself. Students are to choose what quizlet task they want to do based on their level. Then I have included a set of slides to introduce the best way (in my opinion) to approach a listening task. I have wrote the text of the listening myself, based on the New Aqa spec assessment specimen (I read it aloud but you may as well record it). There is also a Rally Coach activity ti consolidate the knowledge of the new vocabulary after they looked at the task. I have then provided them with a hint on how to find an answer by giving them a text of what was said. Finally, they note the answers and write a self/peer assessment. Please note that the penultimate slide is the handout in case you want to make it easier for the students. Enjoy!

This is a lesson on opinions ad subjects for a GCSE Spanish class. The lesson includes a literacy (scramble style) starter, a Mini-test on present tense verbs conjugation ( I often give these ones), a quizlet on the words that would be used in the reading task, and a reading task itself. I am trying to teach them how to approach these tasks in the most effective way so they underline the words they know and find out the ones they do not. I wrote the text myself on the basis of the one from the specimen materials for it to have a similar structure to the one they will see in the exam. Finally they self-assess their work (and learn new words!). I also attach a quiz quiz trade that I have prepared for the end of the lesson to revise the previously learned grammar and vocabulary.

These lessons are about Nazi Treatment of Jews during WWII (Later years). The slides include a set of my standard activities, such as settler, starter (exam question with success criteria, model answer, explanation on how to assess the answer, peer/self assessment, SPAG control slides), information research task (see appropriate handout) and some fun activities for revision of information. You can also find this lesson in a pack of lessons about the treatment of Jews through the whole WWII.

This is the lesson I have made for the motivational triggers week prior to Christmas. This is basically instruction on how to make and describe a house. There is also a detailed guide on how to describe the house using vocabulary on the topic of house, rooms and prepositions of place. My students totally loved the starter. You can find the templates of a ready made house on the internet - there are quite a lot! Enjoy taking pictures!

This is the handout for my GCSE Spanish class to prepare for Speaking assessment. It includes brief success criteria and where to find it, what to include and a template for an answer. I have included both the PowerPoint slide and the handout.

This is the lesson for my GSCE Spanish class about activities in town. It includes a range of activities to satisfy the school policies, such as Independent Learning, Kagan, differentiation and engagement. I have included a short test to check vocabulary and a quizlet to learn some new words that they would use when completing the Reading activity (AQA new specification Reading Section C). I was trying to teach them how to approach text reading and translation. I also include a handout that I have prepared as an additional help. Please note that VCOP mat refers to reasons, opinions and the tenses. I attach two versions of the same lesson as one I used with older pupils and another one was amended for the observation (I got 1c/2a feedback!)

This is a set of three lessons for the KS3 RE class in relation to Easter, Christmas and the stories of Moses and Noah. The lessons include starters, challenging Kagan activities, and some of the introduce PEE structure to the students with sentence starters and assessment criteria for peer/self-assessment!

Three lessons for KS3 RE (I had used them for year ) on Christianity. We tried to do something different from what they had on Christianity a year before. Therefore, the lessons are related to the topics of prayer, nature of God and church. All of the lessons have starters, settlers, kagan-type activities and a writing exercise to practise PEE with self/peer-assessment. I have also prepared an assessment based on these lessons.

These are three lessons on Islam that I have prepared for the KS3 RE class. They all include settlers, starters, lesson objectives, keywords, Kagan-type activities featuring SMSC. Enjoy!

This lesson was prepared for the year 11 Citizenship students (AQA full course). This lesson is on the topic of Roles of Parliament and Government. It includes settler, starter, learning objectives/keywords introduction slide, a keywords quiz, some key information and call for discussion on the roles of the governing system in UK (Parliament-Monarch), a short quiz to check the understanding of information presented, some information and Round Robin activity on the Government in UK, Keywords Challenge slide (to revise the keywords!), and some exam practice on the questions of the Part B (4 a and 4 b) with success criteria, model answers and self-assessment. The presentation ends with a cartoon for a plenary discussion.

This lesson was prepared for the year 11 Citizenship students (AQA full course). This lesson is on the topic of Fairness, Justice and Law: Human rights in UK. It includes settler, starter, learning objectives/keywords introduction slide, a quick match-up activity to revise some keywords, the slide with information on the Human Rights Act 1998, some activities for discussion of the latter (I especially like the activity where they have to guess the rights!) and exam practice materials. The latter is an example of a part B question (4 c) with a model answer and success criteria, followed up by the self-assessment slide. The presentation ends with a cartoon for a plenary discussion.

This lesson was prepared for the year 11 Citizenship students (AQA full course). This lesson is on the topic of Rights and Responsibilities in the workplace. It includes settler, starter, learning objectives/keywords introduction slide, a keywords match-up activity, a 'complete a table' activity on the topic, followed by the answers provided (and there is the possibility to introduce discussion / red pen activity!), some information on discrimination at work and the groups that are usually / might be discriminates (SMSC emphasis) and some exam practice on the questions of the Part B with success criteria, model answers and self-assessment. The presentation ends with a cartoon for a plenary discussion.

This lesson was prepared for the year 11 Citizenship students (AQA full course). This lesson is on the topic of Active Citizenship as Suffragettes was one of the pressure groups (examiners quite like it as well). It includes settler, starter, learning objectives/keywords introduction slide, an example of a part B question with a model answer and success criteria, followed up by the self-assessment slide (exam question is the same as in the previous lesson on Active Citizenship), a quick activity to revise keywords (unscramble-type), a slide about the suffragettes related to the video (link included) followed by the mini-plenary in respect of the latter. The presentation ends with a cartoon for a plenary discussion which is again the same as in previous lesson.