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FREE English Teaching Resource Words Instead of Said is a handy PowerPoint presentation focusing on vocabulary and using alternatives to the word ‘said’ to develop word choice skills. The PowerPoint lesson focuses on word choice and language and teaches learners how to use a wider vocabulary within the correct context. Content includes: Examples of ‘said’ alternatives Class activity A worksheet Words Instead of Said can be used as a starter activity, incorporated into an existing lesson or developed into a unit of work on wider language issues. ‘Words Instead of Said’ is fully editable giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar writing resources: Show Not Tell Creating Characters Writing Effective Story Openings Descriptive Writing - KS2 Descriptive Writing - KS3 Adjectives in Stories Complex Sentences Drafting - How to Improve Writing

In this EYFS teaching pack children are introduced to the letters of the alphabet. Each PowerPoint includes colourful and engaging images to develop familiarity and knowledge of each letter. Each PowerPoint includes animations and an interactive quiz to engage children in the classroom. The accompanying worksheets allow children to practise writing each letter and include a colouring activity to consolidate understanding.

This teaching resource includes a 204 slide PowerPoint, 27 printable worksheets and 21 step by step lessons to help teach one of English Literature’s most popular and enduring novels. Every lesson in the unit of work is planned using the four part lesson format and all slides are fully editable. This Lord of the Flies teaching resource contains the following activities: A brief William Golding biography The novel’s historical and social context Activities to develop knowledge of the plot, characters and themes Golding’s message and the role of setting, symbolism and language Role playing and empathy activities And much more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE English Literature Prose resources: A Christmas Carol Animal Farm Anita and Me Boys Don’t Cry Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Of Mice and Men

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - KS2 - Free Resource This free teaching resource for ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ contains two fully editable PowerPoint lessons with accompanying worksheets and provides a sample of the complete unit of work which can be viewed here: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Unit of Work

An Introduction to Drama Texts is a ten slide PowerPoint presentation designed to help students understand the basic features of a drama text. The resource could be used before a class play is read to help pupils understand how a drama text works. The PowerPoint lesson includes: An example extract from the playscript of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. A video clip of the film version of the Macbeth playscript. Class activity - labelling the features of a playscript. Writing about stage directions, characters and dialogue. Comparing the features of a script with a short story. 1 accompanying worksheet

Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Our Dulce et Decorum Est teaching resource is made up of a 39-slide PowerPoint presentation with 4 worksheets. The resource includes a range of activities designed for teaching the poem at GCSE level and the materials can be used as a standalone lesson on Dulce et Decorum Est or incorporated into a wider unit of work on war poetry. Contents include: A brief biography of Wilfred Owen The historical and social context of World War One, trench warfare, war propaganda and recruiting poetry - film footage included An introduction to the poem, including a video reading of 'Dulce et Decorum Est' A copy of 'Dulce et Decorum Est' Consolidation of understanding and comprehension tasks Wilfred Owen's use of imagery in 'Dulce et Decorum Est' Owen's use of structure and poetic techniques in the poem The theme and message of 'Dulce et Decorum Est' Links to a video reading of Dulce et Decorum Est and relevant World War One history resources To preview a selection of slides from 'Dulce et Decorum Est' please click on the images.

Blockbusters is a fully editable 5 slide PowerPoint presentation which can be adapted to provide a quick and fun starter or plenary activity to any lesson. Blockbusters works in exactly the same way as the TV show. The resource contains three ready made boards which can be changed or added to. Blockbusters provides a lively and engaging end to a lesson and can help teachers informally assess how much pupils have understood. It can also be used as a starter activity as it is an effective way of engaging and focusing pupils at the start of a lesson. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Stop the Express Starter Activity Quickfire Questions Starter Activity One Word Story Starter Activity Guess Who? Starter Activity Hot Potato Starter Activity Just A Minute Starter Activity Noughts and Crosses Starter Activity

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

Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England (8-slide PowerPoint and 1 worksheet) In this teaching resource learners explore the role of women in Elizabethan England as presented in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. The resource examines the character of Lord Capulet, his treatment of Juliet and the role of women in 16th century English society. As with all our teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet - Women in Elizabethan England is ready to teach but also fully editable. Therefore you can use it as it is or easily and quickly adapt it to suit your specific needs. Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England has been created with KS4 students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3 as all the PowerPoint slides are editable. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

KS4/GCSE English Teaching Resources: Macbeth – The Witches (24-slide PowerPoint and 8 worksheets) This KS4/GCSE teaching resource explores the significance of the witches and the theme of the supernatural in Macbeth via a range of differentiated activities. This lesson situates both the role of the witches in Shakespearean times and in the text and makes links between these ideas in order that discussion of contextual factors is not ‘bolted on’ in the exam. Differentiated worksheets (Bronze, Silver and Gold) are included for students working towards a band 3, pushing beyond a band 3 and heading towards a band 4, and for students aiming for the very top grades. These activities culminate in a concluding task that evidences and secures learning from across the entire lesson. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Macbeth - GCSE Unit of Work Macbeth - Characterisation Macbeth - Structure Macbeth - Loyalty Macbeth - Courage Macbeth - Context and Tension Macbeth - Answering the AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry 'Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry' is perfect for preparing students for the unseen poetry question on the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Paper 2. Contents include a 68 slide PowerPoint presentation and 10 accompanying worksheets. This teaching resource covers the following: Example examination question and poems A mnemonic to give students a structured approach to answering the unseen poetry questions How to write about content, imagery, poetic techniques, structure, mood and theme How to construct a personal response How to write a comparison of two unseen poems An example model answer

English Teaching Resources: The Nativity Story - KS1 ‘The Nativity Story - KS1’ has been designed to cover many of the year 1 and 2 curriculum objectives for ‘Reading - comprehension’ and ‘Writing - composition’ outlined in the English programme of study. ‘The Nativity Story’ is a bright and engaging PowerPoint presentation that includes: Colourful telling of the story with quiz questions to assess understanding Story sequencing activity with cut out worksheet Story re-telling with accompanying worksheets Select a character from the story and then draw and describe them Nativity scene colouring page ‘The Nativity Story - KS1’ can be edited allowing teachers to adapt the resource to suit each class they teach. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Year 1 Christmas resources: Christmas SPAG Activities 1 - KS1 Christmas SPAG Activities 2 - KS1 Christmas SPAG Activities Bundle - KS1 Rudolph Saves Christmas - KS1 Seasonal Subtraction - Year 1 Seasonal Sums - Year 1 Christmas Numbers - Year 1 Christmas Crackers - More and Less KS1 Christmas Bundle

Christmas Dingbats (27-slide PowerPoint activity) Christmas Dingbats provides twenty more delightful dingbats – all with a special Christmas theme and 2 accompanying worksheets. As well as a fun end of term activity, Christmas Dingbats provides a great way of developing deduction skills and focusing on the importance of words. Christmas Dingbats is lots of fun as a starter or plenary activity and all slides are fully editable. For more fun Christmas resources, click the titles below: The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS2 Creating a Christmas Card Christmas Word Search A Christmas Carol House of Games

WRITING A LETTER TO FATHER CHRISTMAS This KS2 English teaching resource is designed to develop writing skills and introduces pupils to the rules and formalities of writing a formal letter. This engaging 22 slide PowerPoint presentation includes: - Whole class discussion on letter writing - Examples of different types of letters - The differences between formal and informal letters - Common words found in letters - Letter writing rules and layout format - What details to include in the main body of a letter - Letter writing top tips - 4 worksheets 'Writing a Letter to Father Christmas' is fully editable so it can be adapted to suit the needs of each class taught.

Anita and Me - Unit of Work 'Anita and Me' is made up of a 150-slide PowerPoint presentation, an 8-page booklet of worksheets and a 21-lesson unit of work overview. Our 'Anita and Me' unit is designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language, themes and the social and historical context of the novel. It contains a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities, including: - A brief biography of Meera Syal - An explanation of the social and historical context of the novel (1970s Britain, the Black Country, immigration in 70s Britain, racial tensions, the partition of India) - Plot tracking and consolidation activities - Activities to explore the narrative structure of Anita and Me - Analysis of the characters of Meena and her family as well as Anita, Tracey and Robert - Exploration of the key themes of Anita and Me - identity, racism, family, friendship, childhood, growing up, the cultural diversity of C20th Britain - Developing understanding of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language - Examining Meera Syal's use of language - setting, description, contrast, symbolism and pathetic fallacy - Exploring character development through Meena - Reading and discussion tasks and questions - Diary writing (empathetic writing) to consolidate a deeper understanding of Meena's development - A 21 lesson unit of work (following the four part lesson structure) - A 150-slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below) - 8 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can personalise and differentiate the resources as much or as little as you want. Add extra slides, delete pages, change the text and imagery and update it as is necessary to suit your teaching needs. In addition, the resource contains a unit overview and a student booklet with worksheets created to be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint. To preview a selection of slides from the unit, click on the images.

The Subjunctive Form - Year 5 and 6 Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource In ‘The Subjunctive Form - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn about subjunctive forms and how they are used in formal writing as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes: Subjunctive forms explanation How subjunctive forms are used in writing 4 subjunctive forms activities with 2 accompanying worksheets Links to a subjunctive forms video and quiz As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘The Subjunctive Form - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 149 slide PowerPoint presentation and a 32-page booklet of worksheets. It includes: Analysis of the characters of Bruno, Father, Gretel and Lieutenant Kotler Extension activities for G and T pupils Starter and plenary activities Historical context understanding research activity Developing inference and deduction skills through The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Empathetic writing - a letter to Grandmother and Bruno's diary Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding Analysing John Boyne's use of language and contrast in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Speaking and Listening tasks - Bruno and Shmuel's conversations Writing a book review for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section B has been made to help pupils prepare for Section B of the Edexcel GCSE English Paper 2 exam. The resource includes the following: An introduction to the exam and the contents of Paper 2, Section B A step-by-step guide to getting a good grade on Paper 2, Section B Exploring the exam questions and examplar answers Understanding the role of audience, purpose and format in a written response Exploring writing to Persuade and persuasive devices Writing to argue – structure, language and devices Writing articles and letters How to structure an argument Writing a speech and creating a leaflet Writing to Advise Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Edexcel GCSE English and English Literature resources: Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section A Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 1, Section B Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation - Paper 2, Section A Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation Bundle - Paper 1 Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation Bundle - Paper 2 Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam Preparation Bundle - Paper 1 and Paper 2 Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry

The Letter 'g’ - EYFS In this EYFS teaching resource pupils are introduced to the letter 'g’. This colourful and animated PowerPoint presentation includes: A letter ‘g’ introduction A letter ‘g’ activity with an accompanying worksheet A link to a letter ‘g’ song 1 further worksheet 1 alphabet colouring page 'The Letter ‘g’ - EYFS ’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching needs.