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The Chocolate Bar Design Lesson Fun lesson where students get to design their own chocolate bar! Guaranteed to enthuse! Fun name the bar starter activity, links to video clips, discussion points and the design sheet. All resources included. For other engaging resources, including full lessons, visit my shop page here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Titanic Descriptive Writing – Complete Lesson Fantastic descriptive writing lesson based on the images and film of the Titanic, with several warm-up activities and a descriptive writing bingo plenary. (Note: you could do with a copy of Titanic the film to show the sinking part which students will write about. If this is not possible, you could show some clips available on You Tube which show several scenes of simulations of the Titanic sinking. Other than that, images from the film are included in this Power Point resource.) Full lesson includes: · Attractive starter activity · Lesson objective slide · Tips on descriptive writing · Locating descriptive elements in two examples · Short descriptive writing task · Video clip and image slide · Fantastic key word bingo plenary activity All resources copied at the back of the Power Point. Everything you need for a full, complete and engaging lesson. For an informative Power Point on the Titanic see here: /teaching-resource/titanic-the-ship-of-dreams-11291754 For more great resources or lessons see here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (All images are copyright free from wikipedia.co)

Images of War - Descriptive Writing Lesson A simple, but effective descriptive writing lesson based on images of war. Nothing fancy, just display and teach! Lesson includes: * Lesson objectives * Five things to help with descriptive writing slide * Whiteboard activity using image prompts * Main writing task with a choice of three images to produce a piece of descriptive writing * Lesson review and self-assessment slide Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (All images are copy right free to the best of my knowledge.)

The Way up to Heaven by Roald Dahl Complete lessons or lessons, on the excellent short story by Roald Dahl! Complete and attractive lesson pack includes: • Engaging starters • Lesson objectives • Full story and discussion prompts throughout (pdf of the complete story included) • Key quote analysis discussion • Main question • The Way up to Heaven quiz An engaging lesson to use time and time again. For the Roald Dahl lesson, The Hitchhiker see here: /teaching-resource/the-hitchhiker-by-roald-dahl-11628326 Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: image http://wallls.com/wallpaper/61117, cooltext.com.)

Guess the country quiz! Round 1 – name the country from the flag – 30 flags with answers. Round 2 – remember the country from round 1 and try to guess and order the population size. 3 sets of 5 puzzles with answers. See my home page for more great lessons, bundles and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Excellent and engaging bingo style literacy game. Students simply write True or False on their 5x5 true or false cards and mark them off if the displayed literacy clue is true or false. Subject areas include: capital letters, punctuation, their, there and they're; was and were; and spellings. Power Point game suitable for key stages 2 and 3, printable true or false cards included and further instructions on how to play inside. Great for spelling and SPAG. For more great resources and lessons see here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (51���� free images. Frog image from pixabay, public domain: https://pixabay.com/en/frog-green-animal-amphibian-48234/P

A bumper 68 page quiz pack, featuring riddles, logo quiz, catchphrases and more. Hours of fun for just £2.00! For more great resources, see my page here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Hound of the Baskerville extract analysis/close reading lesson ideal as a one-off lesson or a link to gothic literature. Lesson includes: * Title page * Starter * Lesson objectives (with surprise face in background, linking to close reading) * Link to video clip * Extract prompt (extract included) * Highlight key words * PEE grid (resource included) * Review post-it-note plenary This lesson is available in a double pack with Dracula for £4.50 here: /teaching-resource/extract-double-pack-dracula-and-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-11302068 All resources included at the back of the Power Point. For more great resources and full lessons visit my shop page here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits, images copyright free and scenes from Youtube, copyright free text exact from Sherlock Holmes, Hound of the Baskervilles.)

Climbing Mount Everest Descriptive Writing - Complete Lesson Complete one-off descriptive writing lesson with all the resources included, easy to teach! Attractive Power Point includes: * Literacy starter * Lesson objectives (with the focus on sentence structure, but this could be tweaked to suit) * Map of Everest * Video clip * Discussion prompts * Main task and review prompts Descriptive word mat and lesson starter included. A simple but effective lesson. For more great lessons and resources, visit my page here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Royalty free images taken from You Tube.)

On Christmas Eve a train gets stranded in a snowdrift in the middle of nowhere. A group of passengers decide to leave the carriage and take refuge in a nearby hotel, only to discover in the morning, trapped and cut off from the outside world, that one of them has been murdered… Visually attractive Christmas murder mystery story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson. Power point includes: * Title page. * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Lesson starter – winter weather anagrams. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above) * Copy and complete first paragraph starter prompt – used in order help students start the story effectively (also given as a handout resource.) * Mini word bank. * Mini-prompt paragraphs two and images to help students write. * Fantastic “murder mystery bingo” plenary activity with teacher’s callers card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.) * All resources included at the end of the Power Point. If you liked this resource, you will also enjoy – A Spooky Christmas Story: /teaching-resource/spooky-christmas-story-full-lesson-11177327 (Royalty free images included and bingo cards created from myfreebingocards.com.)

A simple and effective way to make literacy and learning fun. Literacy bingo! Students have to spot the incorrect word as each sentence appears (common literacy errors such as there/their, was/were etc) and replace them with the correct word. This is the word they cross off on their bingo cards. Further instructions on how to play inside. Power Point resource, playing time with line and house 15 minute approx. Resource suitable for key stages 2/3, but easily adaptable format/template to create further bingo games. Larger text in this version. Bingo cards included. Also included is a 5 pack find the word starter collection. See more great resources here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (51���� free images used of the bingo balls.)

A useful pack of general purpose starters/games including: * 5 Boggle cards (spell words in any direction) * Countdown card and website link, to play online * Punctuation match-up starter and word search * 2 question category cards (award 2 points for an original answer, 1 for a shared answer, the winner is the one with the most points) Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

The Halloween Murder Mystery – Creative Writing Story A fantastically engaging lesson with arresting imagery. Students write a Halloween murder mystery story following a set scenario. The scenario: On a stormy Halloween night, you and your friends set off to attend a ‘spooky’ Halloween fancy dress party. You make your way through the storm in good spirits and arrive at the house on the hill where the party is taking place. Inside the house, the party is in full swing and you are happy to take shelter from the storm and join in the fun! Until… You realise someone has been murdered… But who and why? And will you make it out alive? Highly attractive Power Point includes: * Full lesson scenario * Starter task * Lesson objectives * Planning sheet * Writing and discussion prompts * Interactive murder mystery bingo with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com) Also included: things to include in descriptive writing, writing checklist and word banks! All the material for an excellent, one-off lesson or lessons. For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (51���� free images from patheos.com, npr.org and wallpapervotex.)

Descriptions of Paradise - Complete Lesson A descriptive writing lesson using beautiful images to engage students! Full lesson includes: * Clear image starter * Lesson objectives * Five things to help with descriptive writing slide (resource included) * Highlighter review * Main task description and lesson review Student checklist, things to include in descriptive writing, and a descriptive word mat resources included. Visit my page for more great lessons and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (All images are copy right free from https://www.pexels.com/search/nature/.)

The Christmas Horror Story – Creative Writing Fantastic Christmas horror writing lesson or series of lessons, using stimulating gifs and imagery and a haunting scenario line, packed with resource material. Allow at least two lessons for this premium resource. Students get to write their own Christmas horror story based on an evil Santa! A Christmas MUST download. Exciting 30 page Power Point includes everything you need for a stimulating Christmas lesson(s) that students will enjoy. Also includes a fun bingo plenary activity, including 30 individual bingo cards and caller’s card. **Download issue has now been resolved.**

Visually attractive full lesson on poetic terms using the short poem ‘The Eagle’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Ideal for weaker KS3 classes or later KS2. Full Power Point and all resources included. Lesson features: • Visually engaging lesson starter and extension. • Graded lesson outcomes with the main objective being to learn poetic devices to further the understanding of a poem. • A poetic terms match-up activity featuring seven poetic devices – similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration, vivid colour, the senses and imagery. This can be done on paper or made into a kinaesthetic task. (Resource included at the back of the Power Point.) • Poetic terms answer page. • Visual and simple explanation pages of similes, metaphors and alliteration with a short true or false task. • Link to video clip of a reading of ‘The Eagle’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson. • Colour coded identification of poetic devices task – students are asked to stick the poem in their books (resource provided) and colour code the given devices. • Colour coded answer page. • Short plenary activity where students are prompted to write a brief comment about the poem or offer a more detailed response for more able students. For more great resources and lessons, see my page here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (To the best of my knowledge, all images are royalty free.)

Guess the country quiz! Round 1 – name the country from the flag – 30 flags with answers. Round 2 – remember the country from round 1 and try to guess and order the population size. 3 sets of 5 puzzles with answers. See my home page for more great lessons, bundles and resources: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish

Spooky Christmas Story – Full Lesson Visually attractive “spooky” Christmas story lesson complete with all resources needed for a fun engaging lesson. Power point includes: * Complete lesson objectives and outcomes (WALT and WILF) - with the focus on higher attaining students to use descriptive language for effect and to build up tension and drama within the story. * Lesson starter – mini dot-to-dot and spooky adverb anagrams. * Story scenario – dramatic scenario (also given as a handout resource) of an abandoned car journey in which the student has to travel to look for help along a deserted road at night. * Copy and complete first paragraph starter prompt – used in order help students start the story effectively (also given as a handout resource.) * Mini-prompt paragraphs two and three – with visual images to help students visualise the development of the story (a gate leading to an old house). * Fantastic “spooky” bingo plenary activity with teacher’s callers card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included.) * All resources included at the end of the Power Point If you liked this resource, you will also enjoy – A Christmas Murder Mystery: /teaching-resource/a-christmas-murder-mystery-full-lesson-11179016 (Royalty free images included and bingo cards created from myfreebingocards.com.)

Funny Captions and Word Quizzes Starter Pack Funny Captions Create an immediate and engaged audience with these funny caption and conversations starters! Seven power point pages of tried and tested fun to get even the most difficult student on board. Each page has four images to help students unlock their creative and witty side. Creates an immediate buzz in the classroom. Word Quizzes Collection A 51 page word quiz collection, hours of starter material! For more great resources and lesson, visit my shop page here: /teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (51���� free images used to the best of my knowlege.)