This worksheet is based on students finding synonyms to some basic vocabulary that is used everyday. This is a fun way of introducing synonyms or allowing students to expand their vocabulary.

A worksheet to help students understand the key term antagonist.

Read, cover and write these common misspellings.

A worksheet to help students build tension in writing. Paragraph structure prompts included.

Linking the themes from A Monster Calls to the real world through newspaper articles. (Newspapers required for this lesson.)

A fun and engaging lesson for introducing nightmares in chapter one of A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Includes an art based activity and two creative writing tasks for students to complete.

A lesson based on the visualisation of the yew tree in A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.

A lesson based on the theme of empathy. Students explore empathy in the novel A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, looking at a key extract and relating it back to the real world.

This fun and engaging lesson on the first tale in “A Monster Calls” encourages students to become storytellers themselves while exploring the concept of truth in stories. The activities promote creativity, empathy, and critical thinking, fostering a deeper connection with the themes of the novel.

To help students understand and emulate Jason Reynolds’ writing style by analyzing excerpts from his books and engaging in creative writing activities.

A comprehensive lesson plan for introducing Key Stage 3 (KS3) students to creative writing and the key skills required to write a story.

A lesson based on the book Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. Aim to analyze key themes and characters through interactive discussions, creative activities, and critical thinking exercises.

A comprehensive scheme of work for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” play script for GCSE requires careful planning. Here’s a suggested breakdown into individual lessons, including activities and assessments, split over two terms. Please note this is just a sample SOW and should be adapted to fit your students needs.

A teacher delivery guide/top tips for the play version of ‘A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ - aimed at GCSE teachers.

A series of five detailed lesson ideas for teaching “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” play script to GCSE drama students. These lessons are designed to engage students, promote critical thinking, and develop their understanding of the play’s themes and performance elements.

A pre-reading lesson plan for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” play script that’s fun, interactive, and engaging for GCSE students.

How to subvert a genre. Great introduction to English lesson for year seven. Focusing on horror.

A worksheet based around getting to know how your students learn. Aimed at English Teachers!

War lexis lesson - Language Change. For A level OCR English.

Great for a pre reading excercise this worksheet focuses on what the book A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds might be based on.