A topical classroom debate lesson on the government’s plans to increase school hours. Guaranteed to provoke a response!
Attractive Power Point featuring information on what the proposals are, for or against video clips, detailed lesson objectives, for or against planning and writing prompts.
This download is everything you need for a full lesson on this issue. No printing or photocopying required.
For the letter writing version of this lesson (including a free card sort download) see here:
/teaching-resource/should-students-work-longer-hours-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11277266
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(Credits: Image copyright free from Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1G-bB6a6sk, Osborne image, copyright free flickr.com, Gove copyright free from Wikipedia.co)
Highly engaging zombie apocalypse creative writing diary lesson guaranteed to motive.
The scenario:
You and a group of friends take a spin out of town in your new sports car. At first you are enjoying the night air and freedom of the road, but then a heavy fog suddenly descends
Passing along a dark and dreary wood, you suddenly see a woman covered in blood appear along the main road. You swerve to avoid her and crash into a tree.
Fortunately, everyone is well, but it becomes apparent that all is not what it seems…
You are pursued through the woods by what seems to you to be an angry, crazed mob.
Through the woods you and your friends discover an abandoned school. You immediately enter to take shelter from the encroaching hordes. Can you survive? What will happen next?
Highly attractive Power Point includes:
* Full lesson scenario
* Starter task
* Survival objectives
* Planning sheet
* Writing and discussion prompts
* Interactive ‘zombie bingo’ with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com)
Fantastic lesson!!
You may also be interested in my other zombie apocalypse lesson or the first dystopian bundle:
/teaching-resource/dystopian-and-horror-bundle-11219710
Note: this brand new lesson is not part of this bundle.
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(Credits: copyright free images used in this lesson. Main zombie image copyright free: https://pixabay.com/en/apocalypse-zombie-death-undead-371947/ School image copyright free: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shedboy/3613591871, bingo cards from myfreebingo.com.)
Highly engaging zombie apocalypse creative writing lesson guaranteed to motive.
The scenario:
You and a group of friends take a spin out of town in your new sports car. At first you are enjoying the night air and freedom of the road, but then a heavy fog suddenly descends
Passing along a dark and dreary wood, you suddenly see a woman covered in blood appear along the main road. You swerve to avoid her and crash into a tree.
Fortunately, everyone is well, but it becomes apparent that all is not what it seems…
You are pursued through the woods by what seems to you to be an angry, crazed mob.
Through the woods you and your friends discover an abandoned school. You immediately enter to take shelter from the encroaching hordes. Can you survive? What will happen next?
Highly attractive Power Point includes:
* Full lesson scenario
* Starter task
* Survival objectives
* Planning sheet
* Writing and discussion prompts
* Interactive ‘zombie bingo’ with callers card and 30 individual bingo cards (from myfreebingo.com)
Fantastic lesson!!
You may also be interested in my other zombie apocalypse lesson or the first dystopian bundle:
/teaching-resource/dystopian-and-horror-bundle-11219710
Note: this brand new lesson is not part of this bundle.
For more great resources and lessons, see my page here:
/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish
(Credits: copyright free images used in this lesson. Main zombie image copyright free: https://pixabay.com/en/apocalypse-zombie-death-undead-371947/ School image copyright free: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shedboy/3613591871, bingo cards from myfreebingo.com.)
Emotive and visually appealing writing to advise lesson based on the excellent charity, Hope for Paws.
Suitable for KS3 classes in particular.
Attractive Power Point includes:
* Video clip link starter
* Diamond 9 activity (included)
* Mini-writing task
* Main writing task
* Quiz and word puzzle plenary
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(Credits from YouTube, Hope for Paws channel.)
Allow students to individualise their own assessment with these celebrity themed assessment pack. Celebrities include: Olly Murs, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Lionel Messi and Ellie Goulding. Grids feature WWW (What Went Well), EBI (Even Better If) and a space for DIRT (Directed Independent Reflection TIme.) Circled option to show if this is self, peer or teacher assessed. Grid size 130mm x 90mm perfect size for standard A5 books.
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Photo credits: Flickr, Jagged Janine, Olly Murs; Graciela Suzem, Bruno Mars; Mingle Media, Ellie Goulding. Wikipedia, Eva Rinaldi, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, Darz Moi, Lionel Messi.
A topical writing to argue and persuade lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate.
Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout.
BBC article included.
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(Credits, BBC and Youtube.)
A group of friends take what was supposed to be a peaceful trip to a remote Cornish coast only to discover strange goings-on in the village, smuggling in the coves and possibly, even murder! But who is responsible? And will the friends make it out alive?
Visually attractive, creative writing mystery 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.
* Effective lesson starter.
* Story scenario – dramatic scenario (as above).
* Quick planning sheet (included at the back of the Power Point).
* Page prompts.
* Fantastic “murder mystery bingo†plenary activity with teacher’s caller card and 30 unique bingo cards (with instructions on how to best play the game included).
* Extra Power Point pages to allow for lesson 2.
* All resources included at the end of the Power Point.
*Now available as a four lesson bundle – four great lessons for £6.95!*
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(51ºÚÁÏ free images from Wikipedia, bingo from my free bingo.com)
A 36 page attractive bumper presentation of the faces of the new banknotes – Sir Winston Churchill, JMW Turner and Jane Austen!
Presentation includes: facts, biography, quotes, images, links to video clips, questions and more!
Ideal for form time, assemblies or as a basis for many different types of lessons.
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(Credits given in the presentation.)
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.
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(51ºÚÁÏ free images. Frog image from pixabay, public domain: https://pixabay.com/en/frog-green-animal-amphibian-48234/P
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.
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(51ºÚÁÏ free images used of the bingo balls.)
A descriptive writing lesson using peaceful images to engage students! Lots of resources included. V2 of this lesson which is slightly more challenging with more writing tasks. For V1 of this lesson see:
/teaching-resource/descriptive-writing-complete-lesson-11261508
Full lesson includes:
* Clear image starter
* Lesson objectives
* Five things to help with descriptive writing slide
* Image + example task (resource included as a hand out)
* Image prompt and review slide
Student checklist, things to include in descriptive writing, a WAGOLL and descriptive word mat resources included.
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(All images are copy right free to the best of my knowledge.)
A topical lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate. This is the writing to poster lesson where students have to create an 'angry' (persuasive) visual poster, with images, arguing for or against the sugar tax.
For a writing to argue lesson on this see:
/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722
Lesson Power Point includes a shock starter, learning objectives, links to video clips for information on the sugar tax and planning prompts throughout.
BBC article included.
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(51ºÚÁÏ free images.)
A presentation on Leicester City and their amazing Premier League story of 2015/16 season!
Ideal for form time presentations or assemblies.
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(All images are credited within the Power Point. Most of the images are taken from guardian.co.uk)
A topical writing to argue and persuade lesson on the doctors' strike.
Attractive Power Point featuring information on what the strike is about, for or against video clips, detailed lesson objectives, for or against planning and writing prompts.
This download is everything you need for a full lesson on this issue. No printing or photocopying required.
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(Credits: mirror.co.uk for the image, BBC for text material.)
A Reflection on the Queen’s 90th Birthday - Form and Assembley Presentation.
A 20 page Power Point on the eve and aftermath of the Queen’s 90th birthday, including video hyperlinks to well wishing messages.
Visually attractive, complete non-fiction lesson pack!
Now just £4.50!!!!
Music and Film lesson includes:
• Power Point title page.
• Love and Hate starter activity linked to the main task.
• Lesson objectives page, with graded gold, silver and bronze outcomes.
• Lesson goals page, outlining what is expected in the lesson.
• Information and activity on what makes a good review.
• Prompts to start activity and a quick peer assessment task.
• Lesson plenary keyword spelling activity – spelling cards and suggested spellings included.
Newspaper Headlines lesson includes:
• Title page.
• Two lesson starters (at the back of the Power Point) linking to the main task.
• Starter prompt.
• Lesson objectives – WALT and WILF.
• Three suggested newspaper headlines (with help sheets) UFO landing, earthquake/volcano and flooding.
• What to include in your article prompt.
• Progress check prompt and lesson continuation
• Link to an online, interactive hangman game.
• (All resources included at the back of the Power Point.)
***Now also includes the A3 newspaper template: /teaching-resource/a3-newspaper-template-11190518***
Lessons available to download individually below:
Newspaper Lesson:
/teaching-resource/-newspaper-headlines-full-lesson-11193249
Film and Music Lesson:
/teaching-resource/music-and-film-reviews-full-lesson-11194708
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A topical debate lesson on the new sugar tax! Visually attractive lesson, guaranteed to promote debate! Students have to decide if they are for or against and three students act as a 'jury' to see who has won the debate. Debate cards included in the lesson Power Point to help structure students' arguments.
If you prefer a writing version of this lesson then see the links below:
Letter writing:
/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-letter-11260131
Lively article:
/teaching-resource/sugar-tax-writing-to-argue-and-persuade-11255722
BBC article included.
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(Credits, BBC and Youtube.)
An informative Power Point on Prince, the talented musician and singer, who tragically passed away recently.
The 23 page Power Point contains relevant bio information, unusual facts and a quick quiz to finish and is useful for form time or other such activities.
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(Photo Credits: Africanindy.com, NME.)
A descriptive writing lesson using peaceful images to engage students! Lots of resources included.
Full lesson includes:
* Clear image starter
* Lesson objectives
* Five things to help with descriptive writing slide
* Image + example task (resource included as a hand out)
* Image prompt and review slide
Student checklist, things to include in descriptive writing, a WAGOLL and descriptive word mat resources included.
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(All images are copy right free to the best of my knowledge.)
20 creative classroom ideas from starters to plenaries.
The above pack represents the best 20 activities I've used in my teaching over the last 10 years+ !! I'm sure you will be familiar with some of them, as they are the top tips I have picked up over the years, but many of them are my original ideas or twists on well-known ideas. I'm sure that in this pack you will find something to spark your teaching. Download now and try something new today!
Included is the first idea as a preview.
Also includes a free download gift worth £2! Inspiration cards:
/teaching-resource/inspiration-cards-11035329
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(All images are from copyright free sources, pixabay and wikipedia.)