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Once - Morris Gleitzman - Chapters 7-8 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 7 to 8 of Morris Gleitzman’s 'Once.’ In this section of the text, Felix and Zelda are caught by the Nazis and forced to walk into the city with thousands of other Jews. Along the journey, they experience several atrocities.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Exploring themes.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning.
This lesson has a particular focus on the themes of persecution and innocence. Students consider how these themes have been introduced throughout the text so far, and then consider how they are further developed within the two chapters.
There’s a lot in the session (23 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two lessons. The lessons are most suitable for students in upper KS2, but may be adapted for other year groups, depending upon the individual context of the school and students.
Once - Morris Gleitzman - Chapters 5-6 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 5 to 6 of Morris Gleitzman’s 'Once.’ In this section of the text, Felix is scared off from his hometown, and rescues Zelda from the fire.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Exploring characters.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning.
This lesson has a particular focus on how different characters are introduced and developed. For the main creative task, students produce a character profile for Felix. A template for this activity is provided (in both Word and PDF).
There’s a lot in the session (20 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two lessons. The lessons are most suitable for students in upper KS2, but may be adapted for other year groups, depending upon the individual context of the school and students.
Once - Morris Gleitzman - Chapters 3-4 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 3 to 4 of Morris Gleitzman’s 'Once.’ In this section of the text, Felix escapes from the orphanage, finds an abandoned house, and follows the red river.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Exploring the writer’s techniques.
In particular, the lesson focuses on the dramatic irony created through Felix’s first person narrative, considering the effect that this has on the reader.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning.
There’s a lot in the session (20 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two lessons. The lessons are most suitable for students in upper KS2, but may be adapted for other year groups, depending upon the individual context of the school and students.
Once - Morris Gleitzman - Chapters 1-2 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 1 to 2 of Morris Gleitzman’s 'Once.’ In this opening section of the text, Felix believes that his parents are coming to take him home from the orphanage. Instead, the officials arrive and begin burning books in the orphanage, to the despair of the nuns.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Making predictions;
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Linking the text to its context.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning.
There’s a lot in the session (20 slides in total) so I would recommend breaking into two lessons. The lessons are most suitable for students in upper KS2, but may be adapted for other age groups, depending upon the individual context of the school and students.
Athens - Capital Cities - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to Athens, as a part of their place knowledge of capital cities in geography. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Overview;
Places/ Landmarks in Athens;
Longest Rivers;
Topography/ Highest Mountains;
Human Geography Features;
Physical Geography Features;
Key Vocabulary.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A4 and A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use. The resource is aligned with the expectations of the geography national curriculum.
William the Conqueror - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about William the Conqueror (William I). It is particularly useful for those completing a history study of the monarchy in England, learning about the Norman Conquest, or studying significant individuals in historical societies. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in His Life;
Important Vocabulary;
William the Conqueror Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
Comparison of the UK and Argentina - Geography Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the UK and Argentina, as a part of their study of their KS2 place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Key Facts Overview and Maps;
Physical Geography Comparison;
Human Geography Comparison;
10 Key Comparison Facts;
Key Vocabulary.
The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum:
-understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a South American region.
-physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes
-human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
Comparison of the UK and Australia - Geography Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the UK and Australia, as a part of their study of their KS2 place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Key Facts Overview and Maps;
Physical Geography Comparison;
Human Geography Comparison;
10 Key Comparison Facts;
Key Vocabulary.
The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum:
-understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a non-European region.
-physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes
-human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
Comparison of the UK and Egypt - Geography Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the UK and Egypt, as a part of their study of their KS2 place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Key Facts Overview and Maps;
Physical Geography Comparison;
Human Geography Comparison;
10 Key Comparison Facts;
Key Vocabulary.
The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum:
-understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a non-European region.
-physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes
-human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
Comparison of the UK and Peru - Geography Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the UK and Peru, as a part of their study of their KS2 place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Key Facts Overview and Maps;
Physical Geography Comparison;
Human Geography Comparison;
10 Key Comparison Facts;
Key Vocabulary.
The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum:
-understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region in South America.
-physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes
-human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
Autism Awareness Assembly!
This informative, engaging and original assembly aids children in understanding what autism is and how to help make their school a happy and inclusive place for everyone. This is achieved through helping children to:
Understand what autism is and how it can affect people in different ways;
Consider how people with autism may feel in certain situations and thinking of ways in which they can be helped and supported;
Reflect on the amazing achievements of autistic people from across society.
This assembly is tried and tested, and has always been really well received in the past. The slides are visually engaging and well-presented, and the subject matter is tailored to the interests and needs of young people.
It includes links to two extremely fitting and inspiring videos (hyperlinked into the slides). The first is a beautiful, age-appropriate description of what autism is and how someone with the world might perceive autism. The second is a link to a song/ video put together and performed by students with autism. The lyrics fit perfectly with the main messages of the assembly.
The assembly can feasibly be used with students of all ages, but was originally created for primary school children. The slides are fairly self-explanatory, but I’ve included guidance notes to assist the speaker. Hope that you find this useful!
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Huge Bundle!
THIS HUGE BUNDLE CONTAINS A COMPLETE UNIT OF LESSONS FOR ‘THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS’, IN ADDITION TO THE KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER, THE QUIZ GAME, AND THE COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES BOOKLET!
The engaging and thought-provoking lessons aid students in developing a secure understanding of every chapter of John Boyne’s ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ Ten double-lesson resource packs are provided, which include all of the lesson slides, worksheets and activities needed to teach every chapter of the text.
Chapters One and Two
Chapters Three and Four
Chapters Five and Six
Chapters Seven and Eight
Chapters Nine and Ten
Chapters Eleven and Twelve
Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen
Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen
Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
Chapters Nineteen and Twenty
Each session includes a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning for each lesson. Worksheets/ templates are also included where needed (both as Word and PDF documents). Each lesson also includes an answer key for the retrieval questions, and model answer ideas for the more detailed responses.
The knowledge organiser is clear and logically structured, with sections on the different characters, chapter summaries, an overview of context and themes, and important quotations. The comprehension booklet contains a wide range of activities enabling students to meet crucial reading and writing curriculum objectives. The quiz game offers a fun way to recap/ recall key events, characters and themes from the story.
The resources are suitable for students across KS3 and develop students’ knowledge and skills in relation to English curriculum objectives.
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Lesson Bundle!
These engaging and thought-provoking lessons aid students in developing a secure understanding of every chapter of John Boyne’s ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’
Ten double-lesson resource packs are provided, which include all of the lesson slides, worksheets and activities needed to teach every chapter of the text.
Chapters One and Two
Chapters Three and Four
Chapters Five and Six
Chapters Seven and Eight
Chapters Nine and Ten
Chapters Eleven and Twelve
Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen
Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen
Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
Chapters Nineteen and Twenty
Each session includes a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning for each lesson. Worksheets/ templates are also included where needed (both as Word and PDF documents). Each lesson also includes an answer key for the retrieval questions, and model answer ideas for the more detailed responses.
The lessons are suitable for students across KS3 and develop students’ knowledge and skills in relation to English curriculum objectives.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Chapters 19-20 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of Chapters Nineteen and Twenty of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this final section of the text, Bruno enters the camp disguised as a prisoner in order to help Shmuel find his father, he and Shmuel become victims of the horrors of the Holocaust, and Bruno’s family are heartbroken at his disappearance.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Understanding the writer’s intentions;
-Sequencing and summarising text events.
The lesson focuses particularly on John Boyne’s key messages in writing the novel. Students explore what Boyne intended through constructing the ending in the way that he did, and consider the wider messages that he is conveying about the Holocaust and society in general. Students also use sequencing and summarising skills to produce a storyboard of the main events of the text - a storyboard template is provided for this (in both Word and PDF).
There’s a lot of content in the resource (21 slides in total) and in the past I have utilised this material over two or even three lessons. The lessons are best suited to students in KS3, and develop students’ knowledge and skills in relation to English curriculum objectives.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Chapters 17-18 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this section of the text, Bruno’s Mother convinces his Father to allow her to return to Berlin with the children, and Bruno and Shmuel hatch a plan to find Shmuel’s father.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing;
-Exploring the writer’s use of language techniques.
The lesson focuses particularly on how John Boyne creates tension and dramatic irony towards the final stages of the novel. The students explore the tension in the household as Bruno’s Mother and Father become more detached, and consider the use of dramatic irony as Bruno and Shmuel devise their plan.
There’s a lot of content in the resource (21 slides in total) and in the past I have utilised this material over two or even three lessons. The lessons are best suited to students in KS3, and develop students’ knowledge and skills in relation to English curriculum objectives.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Chapters 15-16 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this section of the text, Bruno denies knowing Shmuel to Lieutenant Kotler and the family temporarily return to Berlin after Grandmother passes away.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing;
-Explaining key ideas and meanings.
The lesson focuses particularly on explaining the key meanings in the two chapters, including considering why Bruno chose to deny knowing Shmuel and the extent to which Gretel is maturing as the text develops. For the deeper thinking task, students consider Bruno’s morale at different points in the text, explaining and justifying their ideas using textual evidence. A morale chart template/ worksheet is provided to support this activity.
There’s a lot of content in the resource (21 slides in total) and in the past I have utilised this material over two or even three lessons. The lessons are best suited to students in KS3, and develop students’ knowledge and skills in relation to English curriculum objectives.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Chapters 13-14 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this section of the text, Bruno and his family witness Lieutenant Kotler’s beating of Pavel, and Bruno speaks with Gretel about his ‘imaginary’ friend.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing;
-Analyse the writer’s use of language.
The lesson focuses particularly on Boyne’s use of language devices to affect the reader throughout this section of the text. There is a particular focus on the way in which he builds tension throughout the bottle of wine scene.
There’s a lot of content in the resource (23 slides in total) and in the past I have utilised this material over two or even three lessons. The lessons are best suited to students in KS3, and develop students’ knowledge and skills in relation to English curriculum objectives.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Chapters 11-12 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of Chapters Eleven and Twelve of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this section of the text, Bruno recalls the visit of ‘the Fury’ and he learns more from Shmuel about the events leading up to his arrival at ‘Out-with.’
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing;
-Developing their understanding of historical context.
The lesson focuses particularly on the key features of historical context that link to the events in this section of the text. For example, students use researching skills to find out more about Adolf Hitler. For these research activity, research templates are provided to offer guidance and support for students.
There’s a lot of content in the resource (21 slides in total) and in the past I have utilised this material over two or even three lessons. The lessons are best suited to students in KS3, and develop students’ knowledge and skills in relation to English curriculum objectives.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Chapters 9-10 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of Chapters Nine and Ten of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this section of the text, Bruno is taught by Herr Liszt and he ‘finds’ Shmuel whilst exploring along the wire fence at ‘Out-With.’
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing;
-Analyse the writer’s use of language.
The lesson focuses particularly on developing students’ understanding of Bruno’s naivety, which is evident in his discussions with Shmuel. This is achieved through several retrieval and inference activities. The students then focus on Boyne’s use of language in describing Shmuel. For this deeper thinking activity, an essay template (with embedded structure strip) is provided to offer guidance and support for students.
There’s a lot of content in the resource (20 slides in total) and in the past I have utilised this material over two or even three lessons. The lessons are best suited to students in KS3, and develop students’ knowledge and skills in relation to English curriculum objectives.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Chapters 7-8 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of Chapters Seven and Eight of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this section of the text, Bruno is helped by Pavel after falling off his swing, and details his grandparents reaction to their son’s new job whilst back in Berlin.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing;
-Understanding and empathising with characters.
The lesson focuses particularly on developing students’ understanding of the various characters, their traits, thoughts, feelings and emotions. This is achieved through several retrieval and inference activities and then concludes with a letter writing task from the perspective of Bruno’s grandmother. For this deeper thinking activity, a letter writing helpsheet is provided to offer guidance and support for students.
There’s a lot of content in the resource (20 slides in total) and in the past I have utilised this material over two or even three lessons. The lessons are best suited to students in KS3, and develop students’ knowledge and skills in relation to English curriculum objectives.