Secondary Resources (KS3)

My oldest moved up into Key Stage 3 as of Sep 2019 so we are going to be adding to this page as we use and review more resources.  As we home educate two kids some of the Key Stage 3 posts will mention ways I am adapting the activities and resources so our youngest can join in.

English Language

• Spelling and Punctuation and Grammar Worbook1 – good for Year 7
• KS3 Comprehensions
• Get It Right KS3 series – Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation workbooks for KS3
• KS3 Vocabulary workbook – this is workbook 1 in the Get It Right Boost your vocab series
• Boost Your Vocabulary Workbook 2 – great for year 8 students
• Myths and Legends
• Starting Year 9 English Language Resource Ideas
• War Anthology
• Detective Anthology
• Year 9 English Language book
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar workbook for Year 9 – part of the Get It Right series for KS3

English Literature

• Starting Year 7 English Literature Resource Ideas
• Starting Year 8 English Literature Resources Ideas
• Romeo and Juliet
• Romeo and Juliet using the Twinkl Resources website
• Pride and Prejudice Literature Companion
• Pride and Prejudice using the Twinkl Resources website
• Sky Hawk – lovely fictional story and there are free to download resources
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• White Dolphin – lovely fictional story and there are free to download resources
• The Last Wolf – story written by Michael Morpurgo and there are free to download resources.
• Starting Year 9 English Literature Resource Ideas
• Soldier Dog
• Private Peaceful – World War One literature
• English Literary Heritage Unit – downloaded from the Twinkl website
• Macbeth  – the actual text that we are using
• Macbeth Revision Guide from Twinkl
• Macbeth Revision workbook – brilliant and has free to download answers

Maths

• KS3 Home Learning Maths pages from Twinkl
• Year 8 Maths with Twinkl
• KS3 Maths Murder Mysteries
• Year 7 and Year 8 Maths Revison workbooks
• KS3 Maths Study Guide
• KS3 Maths Catch-up workbooks
• Year 9 Maths books
• Year 9 Maths Practice Books
• Year 8 Maths Books
• Year 7 Maths Books

Science

General Science Resources

• Starting Year 7 Science Resource Ideas
• Activate 1 Science Book
• Activate 1 workbook
• Starting Year 8 Science Resource Ideas
• Activate 2 book
• AQA KS3 Science Book
• AQA KS3 Science Practice Book

Biology (lots of Biology is covered under the general science section but these are the Biology Only resources)

• Cells – a Topic Pack from Oaka Books
• Biology Pairs Game
• Food and Digestion – a Topic Pack from Oaka Books
• Plants and Photosynthesis – a Topic Pack from Oaka Books
• Super Simple Biology Book
• Biology Scramble – a board game which covers KS3 Biology

Chemistry (lots of Chemistry is covered under the general science section but these are the Chemistry Only resources)

• Super Simple Chemistry Book
• Chemistry Pairs Game

Physics (lots of Physics is covered under the general science section but these are the Physics Only resources)

• Forces – a Topic Pack from Oaka Books
• Light – a Topic Pack from Oaka Books
• Physics Matching pairs game
• Vibration, Waves and Sound – Topic Pack from Oaka Books

History

• Starting Year 7 History Resource Ideas
• Comparing Oxford and Collins KS3 History Student Book
• Battle of Hastings
• Medieval Britain – a Secondary History book review
• Medieval Topic Packs (Peasants’ Revolt, Becket and Henry II)
• Lady Mary – a Historical Fiction story about Queen Mary when she was a child
• Eliza Rose – a Historical Fiction book about the life during Henry VIII’s reign
• The Spanish Armada – a Topic pack from Oaka Booka
• Revolution, Industry and Empire – a Year 8 student book
• Starting Year 8 History Resources Ideas
• Henry VIII – a Topic Pack from Oaka Books
• Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan Settlement
• Technology, War and Independence – a Year 9 History book
• Starting Year 9 History Resource Ideas

Geography

• Starting Year 7 Geography Ideas
• Geog.1 – Oxford Geography books
• Rivers and Flooding
• On the Map Board Game
• Plate Tectonics – a Topic Pack from Oaka Books
• Starting Year 8 Geography Resource Ideas
• Geog.2 Books – year 8 Geography Books from Oxford
• Population – a Topic Pack from Oaka Books
• Settlement – a Topic Pack from Oaka Books
• Starting Year 9 Geography Resource Ideas
• Help your Kids with Geography – a KS3 / KS4 book
• KS3 Geography Crosswords

Religious Education

• Explore RE

General / Other

• Oaka Digital – online resources with cover a wide range of subjects
• Teachit Secondary sites – different websites for Secondary subjects
• Most Used Year 7 Resources
• Our Top Year 8 Resources