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A Letter to Father Christmas - KS1 This festive writing teaching resource has been designed for pupils to develop their writing composition and SPAG skills, covering the objectives in the Year 1 and 2 English programme of study. Content includes: Using capital letters and full stops, question marks and exclamation marks with an activity and an accompanying worksheet Verbs in sentences with an activity and an accompanying worksheet Ordering words in a sentence with an activity and an accompanying worksheet Using commas to separate items in a list with an activity and an accompanying worksheet An exemplar letter to Father Christmas with word bank worksheet to accompany the writing to Father Christmas activity 3 differentiated letter to Father Christmas templates ‘A Letter to Father Christmas - KS1’ is a fully editable resource so you can adapt, personalise and differentiate it to suit your teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar KS1 Christmas themed resources: Christmas Nouns - KS1 Christmas Adjectives - KS1 Christmas Verbs - KS1 Christmas SPAG Activities 1 - KS1 Christmas SPAG Activities 2 - KS1 Christmas SPAG Activities Bundle - KS1 The Nativity Story - KS1 Rudolph Saves Christmas - KS1 Twas the Night Before Christmas - Year 2 and 3

Mametz Wood (43-slide PowerPoint & 4 worksheets) Mametz Wood is a two-lesson GCSE English teaching resource for the poem Mametz Wood by Owen Sheers. Includes a variety of activities which explore Mametz Wood in depth and cover the poem’s language, tone, form, style, poetic devices, themes and structure in detail. Ideal for first teaching the poem and for recapping and revising as the exams are approach. This Mametz Wood teaching resource includes: A transcript of Sheers discussing the poem. Consolidation and comprehension activities. Investigating the use of imagery and language in Mametz Wood. Form, structure and Sheers’ use of poetic devices. Modelling how to use P.E.T.E.R. to write about Mametz Wood. Discussing themes and ideas. All tasks and questions contain model answers. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London The Soldier Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Ozymandias

Eating Healthy Food - KS1 In this KS1 science teaching resource pupils are introduced to healthy eating and a balanced diet. Content includes: Why we need food explanation What is a balanced diet explanation Food groups explanation Sorting food groups activity with accompanying worksheet Class food groups quiz Choosing healthy options class activity 2 further worksheets ‘Eating Healthy Food - KS1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource as much or as little as needed.

Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6 Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource In ‘Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn about expanded noun phrases and how they can improve their writing as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: A noun phrase recap A simple expanded noun phrase explanation A complex expanded noun phrase explanation A prepositional phrase explanation Combining simple and complex expanded noun phrases 4 expanded noun phrases activities with accompanying worksheets As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Expanded Noun Phrases - Year 4 Noun Phrases - Year 2 Parts of Speech - Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs Types of Nouns

Sorting 3D Shapes - Year 1 In this maths teaching resource, pupils sort and group 3D shapes (cube, cuboid, sphere, cone, cylinder, pyramid). This Year 1 maths teaching resource has been created following the White Rose Small Steps guidance for year 1 - Autumn - Block 3 - Shape. The resource consists of interactive activities and accompanying worksheets to guide your class through the curriculum objectives of the Year 1 maths programme of study (Geometry - properties of shapes). Content includes: Varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving interactive class activities with 4 accompanying worksheets in colour and black and white ‘Sorting 3D Shapes - Year 1’ is completely editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar Year 1 geometry resources: 2D and 3D Shape Patterns - Year 1 Sorting 2D Shapes - Year 1 2D Shapes - Year 1 3D Shapes - Year 1 Year 1 Properties of Shape Bundle

Walking Away This two-lesson mini-unit explores Cecil Day-Lewis’s ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying the AQA Love and Relationships cluster, this resource studies the poem in depth and explains how to write an essay comparing it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 59-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 7 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Cecil Day-Lewis’s life and factors that may have inspired the poem. First Contact – An initial reading of ‘Walking Away’ with a glossary included. Comprehension questions with example answers. Exploring Meaning – Analysing ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. A model answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Walking Away’: parent/child relationships, memory, time, distance and growing up. Language – Exploring Day-Lewis’s use of language. An analysis of imagery and a line-by-line examination of the poem, with questions and answers. Structure and Form – How Day-Lewis uses the first-person perspective, direct address, caesura, rhyme and enjambment. The GCSE Exam – How to write a comparison essay. Comparing ‘Walking Away’ with ‘Before You Were Mine’ and ‘Mother, Any Distance’. Model answers included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more AQA Anthology Poetry - Love and Relationships resources: When We Two Parted Love’s Philosophy Porphyria’s Lover Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Neutral Tones The Farmer’s Bride Eden Rock Mother, Any Distance Before You Were Mine Follower Letters From Yorkshire Winter Swans Singh Song! Climbing My Grandfather AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Love and Relationships Pack

Place Value - Year 4 In this teaching resource, pupils are taught about place value and practise recognising the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens and ones). It is ideal to use when introducing pupils to place value as per the curriculum objectives of the year 4 maths programme of study (Number - number and place value). Content includes: Three digit number recap What is a four digit number What is place value Partitioning four digit numbers activity and accompanying worksheet Whole class activity with cut out place value models Find the number represented by the thousands, hundreds, tens and ones activity and accompanying worksheet Place value activity and worksheet Name the value of the underlined digit activity and worksheet Multiply and divide by ten activity Place value spinner activity Mystery number activity Further place value worksheet with answers ‘Place Value - Year 4’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource, if needed, to suit their individual teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar Year 4 place value resources: 1000s, 100s, 10s and 1s - Year 4 Year 4 Place Value Bundle

Place Value - Year 5 This KS2 mathematics teaching resource is an aid to delivering a lesson on numbers up to 1,000,000 and place value, covering the curriculum objectives of the year 5 maths programme of study (Number - number and place value). Content includes: Four-digit number recap What is a five-digit number What is a six-digit number Place value explanation Place value activity and worksheet Further place value activity and worksheet Partitioning six-digit numbers activity and worksheet Make the highest and lowest six-digit number activity and worksheet Two power of 10 multiplication and division class activities Link to a place value game Further worksheet and answers ‘Place Value - Year 5’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource, if needed, to suit their individual teaching requirements. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar Year 5 place value resources: Number and Place Value - Year 5

Adjectives – KS3 English Essentials (a 16-slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation with 3 worksheets) Our ‘KS3 English Essentials’ resources are designed to help KS3 learners master key English skills which were not fully developed at KS2. The resource explains how to use effective adjectives to improve descriptive writing. It contains a range of differentiated activities such as: Definition and examples of effective adjectives An explanation, with examples, of how effective adjectives can help pupils produce powerful description Three differentiated activities (Bronze, silver and gold) – word, sentence and text level - designed to help KS3 learners develop the skills needed to produce effective description using adjectives All tasks contain example answers to support students who need it Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS3 Essential English resources: Capital Letters - KS3 Essential English Full Stops - KS3 Essential English Skills Question Marks - KS3 Essential English Inference Skills - KS3 Essential English Compound Sentences - KS3 English Essentials Simple Sentences - KS3 English Essentials

An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Arthur Birling in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to construct an essay in exam conditions. It is made up of a 20-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and an accompanying worksheet. The resource contains the following: Exploring first impressions of Birling using the play’s opening stage directions and early dialogue. Creating an Arthur Birling character profile. Studying key quotes that reveal Birling’s character traits and his role in An Inspector Calls. Comprehension questions to assess understanding, with example answers provided. Exam essay writing activity with example essay included. To preview ‘An Inspector Calls – Arthur Birling’, please click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Shelia Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - Plot Summaries An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

Roman Roads is a 10 slide Powerpoint resource ideal for teaching pupils about Roman road building. History Teaching Resources: Roman Roads includes: A short film about the how the Romans built their roads An introduction to the role of the road in expanding the Roman Empire How roads created wealth and prosperity Two BBC video films about Roman roads in Britain Understanding and consolidation questions

Introducing The Romans - KS2 'Introducing The Romans - KS2' is an ideal introduction to the topic of the Roman Empire and can be used in a lesson covering the KS2 history curriculum objective - the Roman Empire and it impact on Britain. This PowerPoint presentation provides an introduction to the following: 1. Who were the Romans 2. The extent of the Roman Empire at its height of power 3. The story of Romulus and Remus 4. Roman rulers 5. Life in Rome 6. Roman society 7. The impact of the Roman Empire on the world 8. The fall of the Roman Empire 9. Activities to support the teaching of this objective with worksheets 'Introducing The Romans - KS2' is completely editable so that teachers have the freedom to adapt the resource to suit the individual needs of each class they teach.

A Christmas Carol’s House of Games (124-slide animated PowerPoint presentation) Welcome to Ebenezer Scrooge’s House of Games - an animated A Christmas Carol themed quiz inspired by the House of Games television show. The quiz works with both individuals and groups and is a fun way to recap and revise the text. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more ‘House of Games’ themed resources: House of Games - A Midsummer Night’s Dream House of Games - Macbeth House of Games - Romeo and Juliet

My Last Duchess - AQA This two-lesson mini-unit covers Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 58-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Robert Browning’s life. First Reading – A reading of ‘My Last Duchess’ with glossary and comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘My Last Duchess’ in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included. Lesson Two Imagery - Analysing Browning’s use of imagery and poetic techniques in the poem. Themes – Exploring the themes of ‘My Last Duchess’ – power, control, possessiveness, the objectification of women Structure and Form – How Browning uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE exam – Comparing ‘My Last Duchess’ with ‘Ozymandias’ and explaining how to write an effective extended answer. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview our ‘My Last Duchess’ teaching resource, please click on the images. Click below to see more AQA GCSE Anthology Power and Conflict Poetry resources: Ozymandias London The Prelude - Stealing the Boat The Charge of the Light Brigade Exposure Storm on the Island War Photographer Bayonet Charge Remains Checking Out Me History Poppies Tissue The Emigree Kamikaze AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Power and Conflict Pack

War Horse War Horse is a unit of work containing a 142-slide PowerPoint, 14 PDF worksheets and 13 lessons. This scheme of work explores the novel chapter by chapter, analysing the book’s plot, characters, themes and language through a range of engaging activities. These teaching resources can be used with Year 5 or Year 6 (Upper KS2) or with a lower ability Year 7 group either as a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme. Below are examples of the activities contained in the lessons. Comprehension questions Chapter by chapter activities to consolidate understanding Research task – World War One Making predictions about War Horse using the cover, title, author and blurb Exploring and discussing themes Character analysis of Joey, Albert, Father and Captain Nicholls Understanding the features of a novel – how does Michael Morpurgo use language and narrative structure in War Horse? Close analysis of language in key scenes Role play and hot seating activities Understanding War Horse’s characters through empathetic writing – diary writing Developing inference and deduction skills Writing a newspaper story about key events in the story Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see resources for other popular upper KS2 / lower KS3 novels: Holes The Silver Sword The Demon Headmaster Skellig Charlotte’s Web Billionaire Boy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory A Christmas Carol

Kamikaze - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology This two-lesson unit teaches students about Beatrice Garland’s ‘Kamikaze’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 56-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context - An introduction to Beatrice Garland and Kamikaze pilots in World War Two. First Reading - A reading of ‘Kamikaze’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included. Language and imagery - Analysing the poem line by line. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included. Lesson Two Imagery - Analysing Garland’s use of imagery. Themes - Discussing Kamikaze’s themes. Structure and Form - Considering how Garland uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘Kamikaze’ with ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview 'Kamikaze’, please click on the example images from the 56-slide PowerPoint presentation. Click below to see more AQA GCSE Anthology Power and Conflict Poetry resources: Ozymandias London The Prelude - Stealing the Boat My Last Duchess The Charge of the Light Brigade Exposure Storm on the Island War Photographer Bayonet Charge Remains Checking Out Me History Poppies Tissue The Emigree Kamikaze AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Power and Conflict Pack

Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a GCSE unit of work containing a 259-slide PowerPoint, 50 worksheets and a 32 lesson unit overview. This engaging unit explores the play act by act and scene by scene, analysing its plot, characters, themes, language and historical context through a range of learning activities. These GCSE Romeo and Juliet teaching resources include planning (a 32 lesson unit of work overview), a fully editable PowerPoint teaching resource and 50 accompanying PDF worksheets. Below are examples of the activities contained in the lessons. Historical / social / literary context - a biography of Shakespeare’s life and the Elizabethan theatre. Scene by scene activities to consolidate understanding. Comprehension questions to assess students’ knowledge of plot, character, language, context and themes. Close analysis of the characters of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio and Tybalt. Exploration of key themes - love, hate, fate, loyalty. The social and historical context of Romeo and Juliet and the play’s representation of women. Developing key reading skills - inference and deduction. Using P.E.T.E.R. Point/Evidence/Technique/Explain/Reader to write an effective GCSE exam essay. Detailed analysis of Shakespeare’s language, key quotes and Romeo and Juliet’s soliloquies and monologues. How Shakespeare uses tension and suspense in Romeo and Juliet. Role play - hot-seating activities. Understanding key characters through empathy writing tasks. Video links to help the teaching and learning of key scene. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources and alternative GCSE English Literature drama materials: Romeo and Juliet An Inspector Calls Blood Brothers Macbeth The Merchant of Venice The History Boys The Tempest

This two-lesson mini-unit covers William Blake's 'London' in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry or the WJEC/Eduqas anthology, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 51-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of William Blake, Romanticism and the social and historical context of the late 1700s. First Reading – A reading of ‘London’ with glossary and discussion/comprehension questions - answers included. Language and imagery – Analysing 'London' in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. An example answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Exploring the themes of 'London' – the misuse of power, poverty, class, social injustice, capitalism, freedom. Structure and Form – How Blake uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE Exam – Comparing ‘London’ with ‘The Prelude’ and ‘Checking Out Me History’. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview our 'London' teaching resource, please select 'View All Slides' then click on the images.

‘Wonder – Unit of Work Part One’ explores the first eleven chapters of the novel ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit begins with an introduction to the book and author before focusing on understanding the novel’s plot, characters, themes and use of language. The resource contains ten lessons (made up of an 85-slide PowerPoint presentation and 23 worksheets) which explore the book from Chapter One, ‘August’ to Chapter Eleven, ‘The Performance Space’. The unit contains a range of teaching and learning activities including: Developing reading and vocabulary skills Differentiated tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze) to provide appropriate learning for all pupils Reading and comprehension tasks Grammar, punctuation and spelling activities that cover contractions, time adverbials, pronouns, homophones, synonyms and word classes Language study – comparing American and British English Discussing key themes Character analysis Formal and informal writing Drama activities and freeze framing And much more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

Calculating Angles on a Straight Line - Year 5 In this KS2 geometry teaching resource, pupils will learn how many degrees are in a straight angle and how to work out missing angles using their existing knowledge of angle facts. This lesson covers the year 5 curriculum objectives in the maths programme of study (Geometry - properties of shape) and supports the White Rose small steps guidance for year 5 - Summer - Block 2 - Geometry - properties of shape. Content includes: Angles on a straight line recap How to calculate missing angles on a straight line explanation Calculating missing angles on a straight line class activity 3 differentiated worksheets with answers ‘Calculating Angles on a Straight Line - Year 5’ is editable so teachers can adapt the resource to meet their individual teaching needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar Year 5 geometry resources: Measuring Angles in Degrees - Year 5 Measuring Angles with a Protractor - Year 5 Drawing Lines and Angles Accurately - Year 5 Calculating Angles Around a Point - Year 5 Calculating Missing Lengths and Angles in Shapes - Year 5