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suitable for Black History Month 90+minutes pack includes: lesson plan, worksheet, activity card Overview: Introduce your students to the remarkable life and contributions of Mary Seacole, a pioneering nurse and humanitarian. This comprehensive lesson plan highlights Seacole’s impact during the Crimean War and her enduring legacy in the field of healthcare. Learning Objectives: Understand the life and achievements of Mary Seacole. Analyse the challenges she faced due to racial and gender discrimination. Reflect on the significance of her contributions to nursing and healthcare. Perfect for Black History Month or any time of the year, this lesson plan will inspire your students to appreciate the contributions of Mary Seacole and the importance of diversity in history.

Pack contains: lesson plan, worksheets (short story and poem not included, but easily found online: Robert Frost “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, and “And Miles to go Before I Sleep” by D F Nolan) Pack focus/learning objectives: Analyse the key themes and literary devices in the story. Discuss character development and relationships. Understand the meaning behind the title and its symbolism. Relate the story to their own lives and make personal connections. Write a reflective piece on the story’s impact on them. Activities include: discussions on poetry, comprehension, critical thinking on the character’s inner conflict, analysis of themes, writing a radio play, writing comparative essays and research real-life stories of people who have overcome significant obstacles to fulfil a duty or promise.

Pack contains: lesson plan, worksheets Pack focus: This lesson focuses on using modal verbs of deduction and speculation(might have, could have, must have) to discuss Ada Lovelace’s contributions to computing and how her work may have been understood or misunderstood by her contemporaries. The lesson includes a brief introduction to Ada Lovelace, followed by a grammar focus on modals, and an activity where students engage in a discussion or debate using modal verbs to speculate about her influence. Learning objectives: · Use modal verbs for deduction and speculation in the past tense. · Discuss how historical figures like Ada Lovelace might have influenced modern technology · Engage in meaningful discussions using speculation to make deductions about historical events.

Pack contains: lesson plan, worksheets Pack focus: characterisation writing activities, examples and practice. Even though this lesson was written for the story “Notes from the Midnight Driver”, the worksheet can be used before the book has been fully read Students learn how to write a good characterisation, why they are useful, and a step-by-step approach to writing one. Activities include “character suitcase” (packing a suitcase with physical and symbolic items for a character), detailed characterisation prompts with examples that breakdown the characterisation into manageable chunks, collection information for a biography, and finally writing a characterisation for a character from the book “Notes from the Midnight Driver” by Sonnenblick.

90 mins (+homework). Pack includes: lesson plan, and worksheets. An in-depth study of Hemingway’s short story ‘Cat in the Rain’. This short story appears simple on the surface but offers broad discussions and a range of interpretations for students. It is an easy read. Analyse the short story, then write essays, summaries or creative writing projects. Comprehension questions for the story and further discussion points are included. The lesson can be linked with essay writing, summary writing, and creative writing. Other Hemingway lesson plans include: Old Man at the Bridge.

suitable for Black History Month 90+ mins Pack includes: lesson plan, student worksheets. Discover the inspiring story of the Bristol Bus Boycott and its pivotal role in the fight against racial discrimination in the UK. This comprehensive lesson plan is designed to engage students with interactive activities, critical discussions, and reflective exercises. Perfect for Black History Month, this lesson plan will inspire your students to explore the important contributions of Black individuals to civil rights and social justice. Empower your classroom with a deeper understanding of history and its ongoing impact on our world.

suitable for Black History Month 90+mins Pack includes: Lesson plan, student worksheet. Learning Objectives: Zong Massacre • Students will explore the legal and moral implications of the Zong Massacre, including the legal case that ensued and its impact on the abolitionist movement. • Students will develop empathy and understanding for the experiences of enslaved Africans and their descendants, emphasising the importance of remembering and learning from such historical atrocities. Perfect for Black History Month, this lesson plan will inspire your students to explore the important contributions of Black individuals to civil rights and social justice. Empower your classroom with a deeper understanding of history and its ongoing impact on our world.

90+ minutes Pack contains: lesson plan, Titanic worksheet, conditionals worksheets, additional activities sheet. Pack focus: conditional clauses. Students learn about the sinking of the Titanic with a newspaper article. Students use conditionals to discuss how the past could have been different had ‘x’ happened, or ‘y’ had been awake. There is a resource sheet with all the conditional information with examples for the students to keep for revision, as well as a worksheet that goes step-by-step through the different conditional structures and build up to creating their own sentences. Additional activities: debate (who is most to blame for the sinking of the Titanic), writing (both essay and creative), and games.