Number 11 in this series of remote lessons aimed primarily at year 8 students who should be aiming for 30-40 minutes per lesson (ideally). Chunked and hopefully with enough variety to keep them engaged.

Number 10 lesson ( ~ 30 minutes or so). Students familarise themselves with JIM CROW laws and create an aide -memoire.

Number 9 in this remote learning series. Students check work from lesson 8 and answer some straightforward comp.questions.

Lesson 4 in a series about Dystopian novel THE GIVER aimed at year 7s

Students read first hand account of Black Death in Italy. Students answer questions. Answers on slides and photocopy.

Challenge to " visit" 31 BLUE PLAQUES of famous people who lived in London at some point in their lives and plot them on a map of the city. Students will need to calculate the distances themselves.

Selection from BBC website all in one place. Designed to get students thinking.

1/2 of listening or reading or both. Add activities to suit. Year 8 and above.

Number 10 in this series of lessons for years 7, 8 OR 9. Students have asked for shorter/more interactive material so this includes alternative media as well.

Short lesson (increasingly students requesting shorter lessons but more frequently) exploring some symbolism in Chapt. 3. Ready to send out.

8 ideas to make LOCKDOWN a little bit more bearable .

Aimed at year 8 students working from home. Download this and be covered for 2 lessons. Includes letter of Aunt Clara writing exercise.

170 RANDOM LINKS to whet the appetite of a learner, either at home or in school.

Number 9 lesson which deals with vocabulary and the beginning of Chapter 3. Aimed at year 7s who find a whole hour of focus too much. I do too.

8th lesson in the series aimed at year 7 remote learners who cannot manage a whole hour of focus. Who can ?

Lessons 5 & 6 focused on the novel The Giver. Aimed at year 7 students studying at home during the pandemic. Short but useful.

Lessons 6 and 7 aimed at Year 8 learners at home during the crisis. Short but useful.

Lesson 5 in the series aimed at year 8 students learning from home. Short as can be.

A return to the days when you made your own entertainment. Ideas to keep everyone busy . Use sparingly !

Using an already extant board (thanks), I’ve put together a game which students can play using their old exercise books/trivial pursuit cards/questions gleaned from the net/adults. Two versions uploaded. PPt editable and a pdf. All here.