I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
I'm an English teacher who enjoys creating resources. I create things mainly for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills. I also teach creative writing and I like to look at ways for my learners to improve their writing.
I have been teaching for six years and I like to make complex material as simple as possible for my learners.
A resource to develop the use of adjectives in creative writing. The inspiration for the story is taken from unusual names for colours. The learners are asked to match names of colours with examples and to find five things they associate with the colours.
The learners then plan a story by drawing a picture and consider their use of adjectives.
A large wordsearch including the countries of the European Union. This resource is ideal as an activity or starter.
This resource could inspire a discussion on the EU.
A wordsearch containing 26 maths related words. A good way to embed English into a maths lesson.
Wordsearches can improve reading skills as the learners practise skimming and scanning.
Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.
Three word-searches based on 16 different presentational features with colour and pictures. The word-searches have varying difficulty levels.
Wordsearch One - Star shaped with 10 presentational features to find.
Wordsearch Two - Large square wordsearch with 16 presentational features to find.
Wordsearch Three - Large Diamond wordsearch with 11 presentational features to find.
Ideal for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills Level 1-2.
This is a 20 minute Power Point slide show that counts down a slide per minute. You can use this timer to count down any time from 20, 10 or 5 minutes etc.
The timer will automatically count down on the white board and is ideal for assessments or timed exercises.
A collection of 6 A4 icebreaker worksheets.
These activities are ideal for new classes and helping the learners to get to know each other.
Full instructions are given on each sheet and some activities will require sellotape, paper and coloured pens.
A wordsearch based on the French vocabulary for types of fruit.
18 fruits are featured and all answers are in French allowing the students to translate the fruits after they have finished the wordsearch.
Wordsearches allow students to build their reading skills by using skimming and scanning techniques. This resource is ideal to use as a starter task or an extention task.
This is a dyslexia friendly Power Point with green slides.
The learners are guided through the process of creating an excellent newspaper report on a recent sports day.
The lesson lasts 1- 2 hours. It includes an activity for groups, (a three minute word bomb) planning activities with a mind map and key tips on what the examiners are looking for.
Attention is paid to purpose and audience and the learners are encouraged to use language features in their work.
This resource consists of a front cover, a worksheet and an answer sheet.
Ideal for engaging learners with new language and spoken language for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills English.
The worksheet involves the learners completing a table of 21 new words, providing definitions and deciding if each word is formal or informal. This resource can then lead on to an informal writing task. The learners are asked if they would use each word online, with friends or in a formal environment and this resource promotes lots of discussion. It could be used as preparation for a speaking and listening activity on neologisms.
The new words included could allow for a discussion on internet safety.
