40 Puzzlements, riddles & philosophical questions to wake your brain up!

A 10-15 minute assembly on having a more positive attitude in life. Includes thought-provoking questions on situations in school that may provoke a negative reaction and 6 simple steps to guide students towards being more proactive than reactive. Easily adaptable for tutor time! Suitable for all ages!

30 engaging tasks for students to complete in the library. I created these little library challenge cards for my boys group who really engaged with them! The idea is that ninjas are silent and focused and a class in the library should be too. These vary in ability and challenge and be easily adapted! Suitable for KS2 or KS3!

A 12 slide lesson on Louis Macneice’s poem ‘Prayer before Birth’ with line by line annotation, and analysis of linguistic and structural features employed by the poet. Also includes a poetry analysis checklist for students to complete, questions to promote student response and a how-to on analysing an unseen poem. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS3/KS4!

A 21 slide PowerPoint lesson analysing Zephaniah’s poem ‘The British’ - includes thought-provoking questions, engaging video clips and tasks for students to complete in response to the poem. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS2/KS3!

A 22 slide PowerPoint on thesis statements and topic sentences, understanding them, their importance and how to use them in preparation for extended writing. Includes: Strong and weak exemplar thesis statements. Strong and weak exemplar topic sentences. The ingredients of a thesis statement and its location within an essay. The ingredients of a topic sentences and its location within an essay. How to use both. The differences between topic sentences and thesis statements. An activity on how to spot a strong and weak thesis statement and topic sentence. An activity allowing students to provide their own revision resource for topic sentences and thesis statements.

A 33 slide lesson on Persuasive writing using DAFOREST TECHNIQUES, asking students to identify persuasive techniques within a model paragraphs and create their own persuasive text before assessing. Easily editable and adaptable but ideally suited to KS3-KS4. Also included, all related resources.

An analysis lesson for Wilfred Owen’s famous poem ‘Disabled’. Includes differentiated tasks and full annotations. Also includes a poetry analysis checklist and revision material for how to analyse a poem. Easily adaptable, challenging and engaging for pupils of KS3 and KS4!

A beautiful 14 slide (approx. 10-15 min) assembly on our environment, its current state (2017), how we are destroying it and how we can begin to rescue it! Remember to click Enable Content for embedded video. Beautifully presented and engaging for all!

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students describe the experience of going camping Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

A 24 slide PowerPoint exploring and analysing Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’. With contextual detail surrounding the lives of Kipling and those who influenced him, including his son John. Includes a break down of the stanzas and message behind the poem. Suitable for all ages!

Fresh new term, fresh new start! An 18 slide (approx 10-15 min) assembly welcoming students back to school after a holiday. Includes some tips on how to ease back into studying and regaining focus on school after a relaxing break. Easily adaptable for tutor-time! Suitable for all ages!

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students develop magical powers. Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

Includes a 15 slide PowerPoint on Duffy’s poem ‘Havisham’. Includes detailed annotation of the poem as well as key themes and questions for students to complete as independent study. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. Engaging and thought-provoking lessons for KS3 and KS4. Easily adaptable for ability!

A 16 slide PowerPoint exploring Frost’s poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ in preparation for an Unseen response. Explores the poem itself and how to annotate and includes a checklist for analysing an Unseen Poem.

A 15 slide PowerPoint on the contextual background (historical, religious and social) for Alice Walker’s ‘The Color Purple’. Includes questions for consideration and facts surrounding slavery in America. Concludes with a list of key vocabulary for students to learn.

An 18 slide PowerPoint exploring The Knight’s Tale in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Includes: A summary of the story Character analysis including the knight himself Key tasks exploring character and plot Key questions to provoke thought and reflection on the story

A 27 slide (15 min approx) assembly on mental health, statistics, sample stories and suggested strategies. Appropriate for senior age but mentions ‘self harming’ explicitly but not in detail. Focused on awareness and support. Easily adaptable for different age groups/cohorts! World Mental Health Day 10/10/17!

A 16 slide PowerPoint on Robert Frost’s poem ‘Out Out’ with differentiated questions for pupils to respond to and full analysis and annotation of the poem. Easily adaptable for different abilities, this lesson is challenging, engaging and thought provoking! Suitable for KS3/KS4.

A 10-15 minute assembly on road safety for teenagers. Some shocking statistics and information to dissuade them from being unsafe crossing roads and amongst traffic. Suitable for all ages but predominantly teenagers!