Here is a simple and fun ESL/English game called Longest Word. Ideal for KS1/ESL learners. Students need to try to come up with the longest word using the prompts on the slides. There are 3 different levels of difficultly. You can also easily swap out, edit or duplicate slides to add your own levels to each one. Instructions are added to each slide so it is easy to follow for most levels of learners.

This is a great activity for primary learners, ideally KS1 or KS2. There are a number of different activities and materials for you to use in this lesson. This lesson could be taught over 40,50,60 or 70 minutes depending on how many of the activities you want to complete. The first activity is a warm up vocabulary activity. (5 mins). The next activity is an odd one out game looking at different animals whom live in hot and cold places and a hidden picture game. (5 mins). Then students will look in detail at deserts of the world and where they are located as well as some interesting facts about deserts. (5-10 mins). Students will then look at both hot and cold desert animals, looking at ideas such as the food chain etc. (5-10 mins). There is then a practical activity for students to color and label a world map of deserts and land. (15-20 mins). Then the teacher can ask students the review questions to help them recap learning. (5-10 mins). Finally, students can play a writing relay game in teams. This a fun way to recap and use the vocabulary studied in the lesson. (10-15 mins).

This lesson is called Amazing Animals, with lots of discussion, vocabulary and activities for students to complete. The lesson can be broken down over an hour, or easily extended into two lessons: Warm Up - The teacher can ask students the question prompts about animals to generate ideas and understanding (10-15 mins). Traits - Goes into detail about traits of animals and why these are useful for their survival. (5-10 mins). Group Discussion - Students then go into groups to discuss the questions and share their ideas. They can then see some strange/unusual animals that exist to help with engagement. (15-20 mins). Make your Own Animals - Students can now use the previous activities to make their own animal, using the vocabulary and ideas learned in class so far. (10-15 mins) Animal Idioms - Here students can learn more about some common animal idioms used in everyday English, such as ‘The lions share’ etc. Game (Extension) - Bring me game. Students form two lines and race to bring you the animal card you name. Full instructions included. (15-20 mins).

Here is a 3 full lesson pack for the poem of The Emigree, by Carol Rumens. There is a focus on the word ‘emigree’ followed by a focus on the poet, as well as key messages in the poem. The second and third lessons focus on techniques and imagery for the poem as well some in depth analysis of the key techniques and subject terminology. There are also Independent Writing tasks as well as peer writing tasks for students to complete as extended activities.

Here is a lesson to introduce writing narratives to KS3 students, especially those in Years, 7,8,9. This is a perfect way to link narratives to GCSE outcomes. This lesson focusses on using the senses effectively in writing, using precise vocabulary for impact and effect. This can also be divided over 2 lessons if needed, with a plenary, peer assessments and extension activity also provided. There is also a special grammar focus for students looking at there, their and they’re!

Here is a range of extracts and assessment based questions that can be used to test students knowledge of a Christmas Carol. There are 15+ questions here than can be used to reflect each stave, and can be easily differentiated and modified as needed.

Here is a short 3-4 weeks scheme focused on poetry, suitable for KS3, looking at the key themes of marginalisation, identity, tone and imagery. Each lesson contains differentiated learning objectives, a range of starter and review tasks, as well as periodical homework tasks and breakdowns of key words and definitions useful for understanding poetry at KS3, focused around Checking Out Me History by John Agard. There are approximately 6-8 full 1 hour lessons which can be easily modified or changed if needed, depending on your lesson length and ability of learners. All resources are included, just download and teach! No further prep required!

Here is a full 20+ Lesson scheme for An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestley. Each lesson has differentiated learning outcomes, key word foci and starter tasks, as well as periodical homework and a wide range of writing tasks to suit all levels. This is a great compliment to the play and there are various activities to compliment the scheme of work. Throughout the scheme is a focus on exam skills, and a range of example questions to be attempted, reflected upon and improved throughout the scheme. There is also a range of character analysis, quote analysis and discussion / speaking and listening tasks. This can be used both with Year 10 as a first teach scheme and Year 11 as a shortened review of the play. Activities can be easily modelled and modified as needed to suit the abilities and needs of learners. This scheme is ready to teach, no prep required! The only other resource needed is a copy of the text. Enjoy!

This is a scheme centred on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. This has been used with Mid-High ability KS3 and lower to mid KS4 students and covers a wide range of themes in each of the chapters of the story. Each lesson contains developed learning objectives and key word foci, as well as a starter activity. Periodical homework tasks, assessment tasks and exam style questions are included. You can either teach this with or without the text, but I have taught this alongside the text, which means this scheme can last between 6-10 1 hour lessons. Lessons can also be easily differentiated if needed and assessment / exam style tasks can be easily changed if needed. This scheme works best with KS3 (Year 8-9) learners and lower level KS4 (Year 10) students. There are no other resources needed than each of the detailed lessons. Enjoy!

This is a full half-term scheme of work focused on Gothic Writing. The scheme covers a wide range of texts and extracts. There is a wide range of activities to help learners develop their reading and writing skills. All lessons include developed learning objectives, with key word Foci and a main task in each lesson. This scheme will cover 10-12 full lessons, for 45-60 minutes depending on the ability of learners. This scheme has been used with mid ability KS3 learners and can be easily adapted for different levels of learners if required. Some of the texts covered in the scheme include: The Red Room Dracula Frankenstein The Woman in Black Wuthering Heights A great scheme and a real time-saver for high school teachers!

Here is an amazing 3-4 Lesson activity that can be done with Y5, Y6 or Y7 age learners. Learners need to be able to use language to market and sell their own luxury food item. They will work in teams, with assigned roles to pitch their product, look at costs and then advertise the product. They will need to use a variety of DAFOREST features which is recapped in the lesson. This has been extremely successful when done with KS2 and KS3 learners and can be a brilliant way to get your class using and enhancing their reading and writing skills, as well as speaking and listening skills when doing the pitch. All of the materials and worksheets are also included for easy use.

This Scheme includes 8-10 Lessons on Macbeth, centering on the key themes of the text, in particular ambition. There are also lessons helping to revise key quotes and key scenes, as well as character timelines, plot activities and differentiated worksheets/cheat sheets to help learners, which can be adapted depending on the ability of your classes. These lessons are ideal for KS3 and KS4 for comprehension, first teach and revision purposes and can be adapted as needed.

This is the story of Yeti, a small puppy, looking for his home. In the first life of a Yeti book, join Yeti on his adventure from the farm, to the city, and to the countryside, as he travels across the whole country with his parents! This book was developed for young children to help them develop their core literacy and pronunciation skills. Easy enough for the youngest readers, and yet still challenging for younger ones. Yeti can’t wait for you to read all about his adventures!

THIS IS LESSON 10 of a 20 LESSON Course. Buy the rest separately, or in 1 bundle! As an English or ESL teacher, are you feeling: Burned out/exhausted from creating new material every day? Stressed out from having little/no free time? Annoyed that you don’t get paid for prep/planning? Let me solve those problems for you. With this course you get: A full 20+ twenty-lesson speaking and discussion course with articles, activities, questions, and homework tasks ready to go, so you can help your students improve, build positive reviews, retain existing students and attract new ones. A range of engaging, interesting, and stimulating topics, with answer keys and high-quality visuals to build great discussions and conversations. A proven program that can save you hours every day, can be adapted and changed as you need it, or is perfect to use as is! Finally. A simple solution to lesson planning, research, planning, and design. **Do what you do best, TEACH! **

THIS IS LESSON 11 of a 20 LESSON Course. Buy the rest separately, or in 1 bundle! As an English or ESL teacher, are you feeling: Burned out/exhausted from creating new material every day? Stressed out from having little/no free time? Annoyed that you don’t get paid for prep/planning? Let me solve those problems for you. With this course you get: A full 20+ twenty-lesson speaking and discussion course with articles, activities, questions, and homework tasks ready to go, so you can help your students improve, build positive reviews, retain existing students and attract new ones. A range of engaging, interesting, and stimulating topics, with answer keys and high-quality visuals to build great discussions and conversations. A proven program that can save you hours every day, can be adapted and changed as you need it, or is perfect to use as is! Finally. A simple solution to lesson planning, research, planning, and design. **Do what you do best, TEACH! **

THIS IS LESSON 9 of a 20 LESSON Course. Buy the rest separately, or in 1 bundle! As an English or ESL teacher, are you feeling: Burned out/exhausted from creating new material every day? Stressed out from having little/no free time? Annoyed that you don’t get paid for prep/planning? Let me solve those problems for you. With this course you get: A full 20+ twenty-lesson speaking and discussion course with articles, activities, questions, and homework tasks ready to go, so you can help your students improve, build positive reviews, retain existing students and attract new ones. A range of engaging, interesting, and stimulating topics, with answer keys and high-quality visuals to build great discussions and conversations. A proven program that can save you hours every day, can be adapted and changed as you need it, or is perfect to use as is! Finally. A simple solution to lesson planning, research, planning, and design. **Do what you do best, TEACH! **

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A simple, easy and stress-free way to plan your lesson. A great tool for any Trainee or N.Q.T. Perfect for observations, mentor or peer assessment of your teaching! Covers the teaching and learning essentials, the learning cycle and gives space to add as much detail to your lesson plan as quickly as possible. Straight forward format to enable to plan your lessons more effectively. I hope this is useful. Most of all, it's free!

Here is a full lesson for the poem Futility, by Wilfred Owen. This pack also includes a wide range of extra resources for students, including personification tasks, social and historical context tasks and analysis of the poem. This lesson is suitable for KS3/KS4 students who have studied or are studying Conflict Poetry, either as a review, an introduction, or for comparison with other conflict poems.

This is a great lesson to introduce learners to transport, showing different types of transport, the costs and how to get from A to B in a city, London. This also introduces students to the concepts of money and takes costs into consideration to add more depth to the lesson. This is suitable for English, Maths and Geography lessons as a starter task or a fun review task and can be adapted for a range of audiences, and also includes a wide range of vocabulary, useful for all learners.