Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1 In ‘Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1’ pupils use their knowledge of part-whole models and addition facts to find how many different ways numbers within 10 can be partitioned. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 2 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Number Bonds Within 10 - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Fact Families - Addition Facts - Year 1 In ‘Fact Families - Addition Facts - Year 1’ pupils build on their knowledge of writing addition sentences by writing addition fact families within ten. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 3 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Fact Families - Addition Facts - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Neutral Tones - Edexcel This two-lesson mini-unit explores Thomas Hardy’s ‘Neutral Tones’ in detail. Designed to teach pupils studying the poem at GCSE with the Edexcel exam board, this resource analyses the poem in depth and explains how to write an essay comparing it to another poem. The resource is made up of a 64-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 8 worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Making predictions – From the title alone, what do you think the poem is about? Context – Learning the importance of context. How knowledge of context helps us understand the poem in detail. Here we explore Hardy, his world view and his literary influences. First Contact – An initial reading of the poem with a glossary included and comprehension questions with answers to assess understanding. Exploring Meaning – Analysing the poem in detail. Exploring key quotes and discussing them with comprehensive questions that delve deeper. Model answers are provided. Essay Writing – An essay question task to assess initial understanding. Includes a model answer and peer assessment opportunities. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the poem’s themes: love, loss, memory and emotional trauma. Language – Exploring Hardy’s use of language, poetic techniques and the semantic field. Includes an exploration of imagery and a line-by-line annotation of the poem and questions with detailed answers. Structure and Form – How Hardy uses the lyric form, perspective, punctuation, rhyme, rhythm, and enjambment and how he organises the stanzas and uses a cyclical structure. The GCSE Exam – How to write an exam-like comparison essay. To preview the resource please click on the images.

My Last Duchess - Edexcel This two-lesson mini-unit covers Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ in detail. Designed for students studying the Edexcel GCSE Relationships poetry anthology, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems. The resource is made up of a 55-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Robert Browning’s life. First Reading – A reading of ‘My Last Duchess’ with glossary and comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘My Last Duchess’ in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included. Lesson Two Imagery - Analysing Browning’s use of imagery and poetic techniques in the poem. Themes – Exploring the themes of ‘My Last Duchess’ – power, control, possessiveness, the objectification of women Structure and Form – How Browning uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The exam – Comparing ‘My Last Duchess’ with another anthology poem and explaining how to write an effective extended answer. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview our ‘My Last Duchess’ teaching resource, please click on the images.

Writing Addition Number Sentences - Year 1 In ‘Writing Addition Number Sentences - Year 1’ pupils use the addition symbol to show that two or more parts are being combined and the equals symbol to show how the whole is the same as the sum of its parts. All number sentences are within 10. This maths teaching resource supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content include: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 3 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Writing Addition Number Sentences - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Part-whole Models - Year 1 In ‘Part-whole Models - Year 1’ pupils are introduced to the concept that a whole group of objects can be composed of two or more parts and use a part-whole model to represent this. This helps pupils’ make the connections between addition and subtraction. ‘Part-whole Models - Year 1’ supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content includes: Animated PowerPoint presentation Activities to support the teaching of this small step with 3 accompanying worksheets 1 further worksheet with answers ‘Part-whole Models - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Parts and Wholes - Year 1 FREE Maths Teaching Resource In ‘Parts and Wholes - Year 1’ pupils begin to identify the parts and the whole and recognise that numbers can be composed of two or more parts. It supports the White Rose small steps guidance for Year 1 - Autumn - Block 2 - Addition and Subtraction. Content includes: A PowerPoint teaching presentation Fluency worksheet with answers Reasoning and problem solving worksheet with answers ‘Parts and Wholes - Year 1’ is fully editable, allowing teachers the freedom to adapt the resource to meet all their teaching requirements.

Stop the Express Starter Activity This starter (or possible plenary) activity will help children consolidate learning and provides an engaging start to, or end of, a lesson. ‘Stop the Express’ is ideal for upper KS2 and KS3 pupils but it can be enjoyed by all ages and abilities - including KS1. It is easily edited to fit into whatever specific topic is being taught.

Quickfire Questions Starter Activity This starter/plenary activity provides an engaging start to any lesson. ‘Quickfire Questions Starter Activity’ is ideal for testing knowledge and understanding in a fun and active way. It is ideal for KS2/3 but it can also be enjoyed by students of all ages. ‘Quickfire Questions Starter Activity’ is easily edited to fit into whatever specific topic is being taught.

One Word Story Starter Activity In this resource the class create an oral story. Each person is only allowed one word at a time so they have to think fast and adapt their ideas as they go. A fun activity which can be used to help students focus on language and word choice. ‘One Word Story Starter Activity’ is ideal for KS2 and KS3 students but it can be enjoyed by all ages and abilities. It is easily edited to fit into whatever specific topic is being taught and includes an editable timer.

Guess Who? - Starter or Plenary Activity FREE English Teaching Resource ‘Guess Who Starter Activity’ is a fun starter or plenary activity which provides an engaging start or end to any lesson. It is perfect for testing students’ knowledge and understanding in an enjoyable and dynamic way. It works with a wide range of abilities and although it has been made for KS2/3 pupils, it can be enjoyed by students of all ages. ‘Guess Who?’ can also be quickly and easily edited to fit into whatever topic is being taught.

Hot Potato Starter/Plenary Activity This handy teaching activity can be used as a starter to help students revise or recap prior learning or as a plenary activity to help consolidate knowledge and understanding at the end of a lesson. The exercise is suitable for all abilities and can be edited to fit into the specific topic being studied.

Ozymandias - WJEC / Eduqas This two-lesson mini-unit covers Shelley’s ‘Ozymandias’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying the WJEC/Eduqas Poetry Anthology, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems in the exam. The resource is made up of a 47-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Shelley and Romanticism. First Reading – A reading of ‘Ozymandias’ and discussion of the poem’s inspiration by the poet Percy Shelley. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘Ozymandias’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. An example answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Ozymandias’ – human power, art and nature. Structure and Form – How Shelley uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE Exam – Comparing ‘Ozymandias’ with ‘The Prelude’ and ‘London’. To preview ‘Ozymandias’, click on the images.

Exclamation Marks - Year 1 ‘Exclamation Marks - Year 1’ introduces pupils to exclamation marks as per the curriculum objective in the Year 1 English programme of study. It consists of an engaging PowerPoint lesson along with class activities to check understanding. These activities are documented on two worksheets for children to use during the lesson. It also includes 3 further differentiated worksheets with answers to reinforce and consolidate understanding. ‘Exclamation Marks - Year 1’ can be edited giving teachers the freedom to adapt the resource if needed to suit each class they teach.

A Christmas Carol - AQA GCSE is made up of a 101-slide PowerPoint presentation, 14 worksheets, 7 lesson plans and a unit overview. ‘A Christmas Carol - AQA GCSE’ is perfect for teaching to lower sets as it approaches the text in an easy-to-understand and engaging way. Each lesson has been constructed around the four-part lesson format (starter, introduction, development and plenary) and all can be edited, modified and differentiated to fit your specific teaching needs. Activities include: Social and historical context - a Victorian Christmas and what it was like to be poor in Victorian society. Use of structure – chronological order and flashbacks. Developing key GCSE reading skills - inference and deduction activities. Analysis of Scrooge’s character development and Dickens’ use of language. Using P.E.T.E.R. when writing extended answers. Exam preparation – example exam questions to help students prepare for GCSE Language study – how Dickens uses language for effect.