A sequence of lessons to get pupils to use adjectives, persuasive writing and to evaluate themed around a creative project building pirate forts as part of a topic following the book Treasure Island. I used it in English lessons but could be adapted for DT.

3 lessons based on The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes including analysis and creative writing.

A series of lessons based on the book Skellig.

A series of lessons based on the book Skellig.

A bundle of resources I used with as student with Autism who was finding creative wring challenging. Concrete experiences (receiving letters, doing a mock interview, photographs) and a clear structure helped him to construct a successful narrative with descriptions, and a clear structure.

Information about tanks of the future with illustration that I used for a reading/research activity where my student summarised each section into one or two sentences. you could also make comprehension questions to use with this.

Reading comprehension and writing tasks based around Ninja Equipment.

End of topic reward lesson design, then make, then decorate biscuits. The recipe I used is as follows: 200g plain flour 100g margarine 100g sugar 1 egg Grease tray. Sieve flour. Cut and rub in fat to fine breadcrumbs. add sugar and any flavourings. add beaten egg and bring together. roll out and cut out shapes bake for 10-20 mins at 180 until straw coloured allow to cool.

Picture stimulus for discriptive writing activities.

Creative writing following on from the end of Chapter 1 of The Iron Man.

Comprehension activity based on chapter 1 and an introduction activity for the book.

Graphs to track our views of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth throughout the play.

Introduction to the witches and exploration of the historical context (SEN)

A series of lessons based on the book Skellig.

A series of lessons based on the book Skellig.

A series of lessons based on the book Skellig.

Worksheets allowing pupils to make predictions or suggestions about the book based on the cover differentiated to 3 different levels.

Story board and writing frame to support story writing on a pirate theme.

A resource to help SEN students access an extract from The Prelude exploring images from the poem and how tension changes during the poem.

Persuasive writing and discriptive writing activities linked to Chapter 2 of The Iron Man