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Vocabulary choices | ||
A useful lesson starter. Students explore the effect of vocabulary choices using an extract from 'The Bad Spy's Guide'. (Click on the flippable Magnet tiles to reveal all of the vocabulary options.) | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 10/10/2008 | |||
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Toasty treat | ||
A lovely sequencing activity to introduce instruction writing. Includes an interactive whizzy version. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 26/09/2008 | |||
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Literary terminology |
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Match up the literary terms with their definitions. Available as a whizzy matching activity. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 17/02/2006 | |||
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An interactive matching exercise for 'Persuasive techniques bingo' | ||
Match the terms with their definitions. Perfect for use on an interactive whiteboard. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 30/09/2005 | |||
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Personal pronoun snap |
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A quick revision game. Interactive snap game also available. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 27/09/2005 | |||
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An interactive matching exercise for 'US & UK English starter' | ||
Match the US word to its UK counterpart. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 21/09/2005 | |||
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An interactive matching exercise for 'US & UK English starter' | ||
Match the US word to its UK counterpart. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 21/09/2005 | |||
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An interactive matching exercise for 'Persuasive techniques bingo' | ||
Match the terms with their definitions. Perfect for use on an interactive whiteboard. Also available as a Promethean flipchart. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 20/09/2005 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Lesson starters | Persuasive writing trail |
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First, second or third person? | ||
Identify whether the phrase is in the first, second or third person. An interactive multiple choice exercise - perfect for use on an interactive whiteboard. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 20/09/2005 | |||
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Bingo! |
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To practise recognition of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. A Teachit interactive version is available to Teachit.works members. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 16/09/2005 | |||
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Quickfire adverbs (2) | ||
A nice kinaesthetic quiz activity using PowerPoint. An interactive version for pupils to categorise adverbs is also available. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 13/03/2005 | |||
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Persuasive techniques | ||
Match the terms with the correct definitions and examples. Available as an interactive Matching activity. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 30/11/2004 | |||
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Nouns and verbs | ||
Sort words into nouns, verbs and words that could be either. Interactive resource also available. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 08/10/2003 | |||
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Punctuation practice: subordinate clauses | ||
Match the main and subordinate clauses. An interactive version is also available. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 06/08/2002 | |||
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US and UK English starter activity |
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Match the US word to its UK counterpart. A number of interactive snap and matching activities are also available. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 12/06/2002 | |||
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Lesson starters - adjectives, synonyms and antonyms | ||
Lesson plan and resources. Use word cards to reinforce understanding of synonyms and antonyms. A Teachit Interactive exercise is also available - match words with their synonyms and antonyms. | |||
| KS3 | Skills Published: 01/08/2001 | |||
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