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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.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Chapters 5-6 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of Chapters Five and Six of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this section of the text, Bruno tries to speak with both his Father and then Maria to convince everyone that moving to ‘Out-With’ was a mistake.
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 hot-seating activity designed to put students ‘into the shoes’ of the characters.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing;
-Understanding and empathising with 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.
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 3-4 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of Chapters Three and Four of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this section of the text, Bruno and Gretel see the concentration camp, prisoners and soldiers out of the window from their new house.
The lesson focuses particularly on developing students’ understanding of the social and historical context, and making clear links between this and what they read in the story. They learn about key concepts such as the Holocaust, Auschwitz, the SS and the treatment of prisoners, and apply this knowledge to understand what Bruno and Gretel are seeing out of the window.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing;
-Making clear and perceptive links between the text and its historical 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 of content in the resource (22 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 1-2 - Double Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking double-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the opening two chapters of John Boyne’s 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ In this section of the text, Bruno and his family from the house in Berlin to the house near the camp.
The lesson focuses particularly on developing inference and prediction skills, based upon clues given on the front cover and within the first two chapters. They read beyond the ideas presented by the limited third person narration, to try and figure out Bruno’s situation.
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through:
-Making predictions;
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing.
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 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.
James and the Giant Peach - Knowledge Organiser!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach.’ It contains comprehensive sections on:
Context;
Chapter by Chapter Summary;
Main Characters;
Themes;
Dahl’s Language Devices;
Important Vocabulary.
Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. 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 and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Huge Bundle!
This huge ‘Charlie and Chocolate Factory’ bundle contains the entire series of lessons, in addition to the clear, detailed knowledge organiser and the 20-page comprehension activities booklet!
The engaging, thought-provoking, and comprehensive series of lessons has been devised to provide students with a well-rounded, secure understanding of the story. Included are questions, tasks and activities for all 30 chapters of the text, broken down into ten triple lesson resources:
-Chapters 1-3 - ‘Here Comes Charlie’, ‘Mr Willy Wonka’s Factory and 'Mr Wonka and the Indian Prince’
-Chapters 4-6 - ‘The Secret Workers’, ‘The Golden Tickets’ and ‘The First Two Finders.’
-Chapters 7-9 - ‘Charlie’s Birthday’, ’Two More Golden Tickets Found’ and ‘Grandpa Joe Takes A Gamble.’
-Chapters 10-12 - ‘The Family Begins to Starve’, ‘The Miracle’ and ‘What it Said on the Golden Ticket.’
-Chapters 13-15 - ‘The Big Day Arrives’, ‘Mr Willy Wonka’, and ‘The Chocolate Room.’
-Chapters 16-18 - ‘The Oompa-Loompas’, ‘Augustus Gloop Goes Up the Pipe’ and ‘Down the Chocolate River.’
-Chapters 19-21 - ‘The Inventing Room’, ‘The Great Gum Machine’ and ‘Goodbye Violet.’
-Chapters 22-24 - ‘Along the Corridor’, ’Square Sweets That Look Round’ and ‘Veruca in the Nut Room.’
-Chapters 25-27 - ‘The Great Glass Lift’, ‘The Television Chocolate Room’ and ‘Mike Teavee is Sent by Television.’
-Chapters 28-30 - ‘Only Charlie Left’, ‘The Other Children Go Home’ and ‘Charlie’s Chocolate Factory.’
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentations guide students through a wide range of activities, including those designed to enhance the following skills: retrieval, understanding vocabulary, inference, explanation, summarising, sequencing, analysis and deeper thinking activities.
Additional worksheets and templates are also provided (In both PDF and Word) to enhance a number of the deeper thinking activities.
All of the resources and tried and tested in real classrooms, catalysing excellent outcomes. The resources are suitable for students across lower KS2, having being used successfully in the past with both year 3 and year 4 children.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Knowledge Organiser!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ It contains comprehensive sections on:
Context;
Chapter by Chapter Summary;
Main Characters;
Themes;
Dahl’s Language Devices;
Important Vocabulary.
Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. 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 and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Complete Lesson Bundle!
This engaging, thought-provoking, and comprehensive series of lessons has been devised to provide students with a well-rounded, secure understanding of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ Included are questions, tasks and activities for all 30 chapters of the text, broken down into ten triple lesson resources:
-Chapters 1-3 - ‘Here Comes Charlie’, ‘Mr Willy Wonka’s Factory and 'Mr Wonka and the Indian Prince’
-Chapters 4-6 - ‘The Secret Workers’, ‘The Golden Tickets’ and ‘The First Two Finders.’
-Chapters 7-9 - ‘Charlie’s Birthday’, ’Two More Golden Tickets Found’ and ‘Grandpa Joe Takes A Gamble.’
Chapters 10-12 - ‘The Family Begins to Starve’, ‘The Miracle’ and ‘What it Said on the Golden Ticket.’
Chapters 13-15 - ‘The Big Day Arrives’, ‘Mr Willy Wonka’, and ‘The Chocolate Room.’
Chapters 16-18 - ‘The Oompa-Loompas’, ‘Augustus Gloop Goes Up the Pipe’ and ‘Down the Chocolate River.’
Chapters 19-21 - ‘The Inventing Room’, ‘The Great Gum Machine’ and ‘Goodbye Violet.’
Chapters 22-24 - ‘Along the Corridor’, ’Square Sweets That Look Round’ and ‘Veruca in the Nut Room.’
Chapters 25-27 - ‘The Great Glass Lift’, ‘The Television Chocolate Room’ and ‘Mike Teavee is Sent by Television.’
Chapters 28-30 - ‘Only Charlie Left’, ‘The Other Children Go Home’ and ‘Charlie’s Chocolate Factory.’
The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentations guide students through a wide range of activities, including those designed to enhance the following skills: retrieval, understanding vocabulary, inference, explanation, summarising, sequencing, analysis and deeper thinking activities.
Additional worksheets and templates are also provided (In both PDF and Word) to enhance a number of the deeper thinking activities.
All of the resources and tried and tested in real classrooms, catalysing excellent outcomes. The resources are suitable for students across lower KS2, having being used successfully in the past with both year 3 and year 4 children.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 28-30 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the final chapters of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘Only Charlie Left,’ ‘The Other Children Go Home’ and ‘Charlie’s Chocolate Factory.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Summarising key events.
The sessions include a range of retrieval, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. A clear, colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the learning.
These lessons have a particular focus summarising the main events of the story. A storyboard template (included as both Word and PDF) are included, to aid children in completing the main summarising activity.
There’s a lot in the session (20 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 25-27 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 25 to 27 of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘The Great Glass Lift,’ ‘The Television Chocolate Room’ and ‘Mike Teavee is Sent by Television.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Considering the author’s intentions.
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.
These lessons have a particular focus on Dahl’s intentions in writing the story, including what it teaches children about positive/ negative behaviour choices. These resources include a template with embedded structure strip to help children to answer the main question about Dahl’s intentions.
There’s a lot in the session (21 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 22-24 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 22 to 24 of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘Along the Corridor,’ ‘Square Sweets that Look Round’ and ‘Veruca in the Nut Room.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Making informed predictions.
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.
These lessons have a particular focus children making informed decisions, based on clues and events from the text so far.
There’s a lot in the session (21 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 19-21 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 19 to 21 of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘The Inventing Room,’ ‘The Great Gum Machine’ and ‘Goodbye Violet.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Analysing the writer’s language.
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.
These lessons have a particular focus on the way that language is crafted by Dahl in order to create vivid images in the mind of the reader.
There’s a lot in the session (21 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 16-18 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 16 to 18 of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘The Oompa-Loompas,’ ‘Augustus Gloop Goes Up the Pipe’ and ‘Down the Chocolate River.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Empathising with 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.
A well-presented and clear template is also included for the deeper thinking task, in which children plot Charlie Bucket’s morale at different points in the text, drawing on textual evidence from the story.
There’s a lot in the session (20 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 13-15 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 13 to 15 of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘The Big Day Arrives,’ ‘Mr Willy Wonka’ and ‘The Chocolate Room.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Analysing 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.
A well-presented character profile template is also included for the deeper thinking task, in which children produce a profile for the character of Mr Willy Wonka, with consideration of his appearance, personality, mannerisms and likes/ dislikes.
There’s a lot in the session (21 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 10-12 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 10 to 12 of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘The Family Begins to Starve,’ ‘The Miracle’ and ‘What it said on the Golden Ticket.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Explaining key ideas.
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.
A newspaper template is also included for the deeper thinking task, in which children take on the role of a reporter sharing the story of Charlie finding the golden ticket.
There’s a lot in the session (21 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 7-9 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 7 to 9 of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘Charlie’s Birthday,’ ‘Two More Golden Tickets Found’ and ‘Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Exploring the writer’s use of language.
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 (21 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 4-6 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 4 to 6 of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘The Secret Workers,’ ‘The Golden Tickets’ and ‘The First Two Finders.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings;
-Empathising with 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.
There’s a lot in the session (21 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Chapters 1-3 - Triple Lesson!
This engaging and thought-provoking triple-lesson resource aids students in developing a secure understanding of the chapters 1 to 3 of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ The chapters covered in these lessons are ‘Here Comes Charlie,’ ‘Mr Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory’ and ‘Mr Wonka and the Indian Prince.’
The lessons are guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through:
-Making predictions;
-Retrieving information;
-Inferring and deducing hidden meanings.
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 (21 slides in total) so I have always broken the content into 2-3 lessons in the past. The lessons are most suitable for children in lower key stage 2, (they were originally used for those in years 3 and 4).
Reading Day Assembly - The Power of Reading!
This engaging and original assembly is designed to be used in primary schools, helping children to understand and celebrate the power of reading. The slides are informative and thought-provoking and include:
-Hyperlinks to catchy entrance/ exit songs and videos;
-Why reading is so important;
-Key research and statistics about the power of reading (including effects on wellbeing, health, and success across the curriculum/ in later life);
-Links to the recommended reading lists for Reception to Year 6, in addition to a link to a book list for reluctant/ struggling readers;
-Slides for a ‘Best Dressed Book Character’ competition (easily editable to meet the needs of your school);
-Easily editable table to show a schedule/ outline for a themed day.
The slides are visually-engaging and well-presented, and the subject matter is tailored to the interests and needs of primary-aged children. The facts and statistics are drawn from reliable research and are communicated in a way that is easy to understand.
There is enough here for a 25-45 minute assembly (there are over 40 slides included!), but of course you can cut bits out/ tailor to your own individual needs. No further resources are required, everything that you need to present the assembly is included.
Hope that you find this useful!