A set of four illustrated 3-part questions on “Which deal is the best value?”, so 12 multi-step calculations in all. Answer page included. This resource offers a range of single items, multi-packs, buy x get y free offers, percentage discounts, with unit items and mixed unit liquid measures (litres and ml). In Word .docx and .pdf, with answers included on 2nd page.

Find angle types, parallel and perpendicular lines, in pictures. A set of twelve outline pictures, of increasing difficulty / complexity, for students to find and label different types of angle (acute, obtuse, reflex, right) and lines (parallel, perpendicular). Good revision of the vocabulary of angle. Resource is included in ready to print PDF format, and editable Word doc (for those who only want to find angle types, not parallel and perpendicular; or those who want to include a specific image of their own, like a school logo). Simple 2 page resource, ready to use or set as homework; just saving you the time it took me to find 12 suitable images.

Fractions of numbers / ratio and proportion / bar models / reasoning / problem solving Two pages of bar model puzzles for upper KS2 or KS3. Each puzzle has three parallel bars, of different lengths, divided in different ways. By starting from the one value given, students need to use a range of strategies to find the answers in the other bar models. Steady progression of questions, gradually becoming more difficult. An ideal homework for year 6, more able year 5, or support in year 7-9. Very visual, minimal words / instructions. A great resource for mathematical reasoning and problem solving. Included in the download: all the questions on pdf (2 pages A4 size) answer sheet, showing all the working / steps the original Word document, so you can customise it, change numbers, change colour shading, or re-position bars to re-use with all new questions.

A humorous, pantomime-style re-write of the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, designed to be performed in approximately 5 minutes (if rushed for laughs) or 10 minutes at a more leisurely pace. Adaptable / editable Word document, so you can make your own changes & add your own children to the attached cast list. Ideal for class assembly, this has gone down well at year 6 leavers’ assemblies. Great prompt for studying the genre, & for KS2 / KS3 writers to write their own humorous ‘in 5 minutes’ versions of other well-known stories / pantomimes. To perform, it has 10 speaking parts, plus a few non-speaking / crew / sound effect parts. Sound effect (.mp3) files included. If you liked this, search and download one of my other ‘in 5 minutes’ scripts. Cinderella in 5 minutes Goldilocks and the Three Bears in 5 minutes

An extensive collated set (55 pages altogether, giving many weeks of practice) of ‘long answer’ questions from KS2 reading SAT tests. Ideal to teaching Y6 how to answer the 2-mark and 3-mark longer written answers. The relevant text is included with each question: some have a full text and several related long questions, others have a shorter extract where a question asks about a specific paragraph. A second document includes the full mark scheme for the relevant questions only, collated by year in the same order as the questions. I have deliberately not used SAT papers from 2017-2019, as you are likely to be using these as end of term assessments, and if they’ve done the longer questions before it can skew your assessment data. An extensive collation job means there are 55 pages of text, questions and mark scheme extracts altogether.

Written for year 6 algebra in the new National Curriculum (but also suitable at KS3), a differentiated question sheet, with a set of linear sequences for children to solve. In each case, they need to find the rule for n, then the 10th, 20th, 50th or other specified term. Example: Q: What is the 20th number in this sequence? 5, 8, 11 A: Rule: 3n+2 20th number is (3x20) + 2 = 62 Differentiated with 6 easier questions, 14 core (increasing in difficulty), then 4 extension questions going into negative number sequences for the more able. Answer sheet provided in same format. Whole document is in Word, so can be edited (tweaked slightly to make it easier or harder, depending on your class) or copy / pasted into Smartboard or other formats. Would also be suitable for a homework / reinforcement.

Based on the checklists used by KS2 writing moderators, your Year 6 children can self-assess as they write, to all the items from the assessment criteria required to meet the standards at the end of year 6. This spreadsheet grid includes Working Towards / Expected / Working Above the expected standard, and you can split the grid to print one, two or all three depending on the target range for an individual child. Each statement is numbered, reducing workload when setting one or more of them as a target. Everything your year 6 children need to check they are meeting the 2018 standards, and all in unlocked Excel spreadsheets so they are fully customisable (add school logo, class name, etc). The grids can be printed A4 or A3, one or two-sided; I’ve also added the year 3/4 and year 5/6 spelling word lists as referred to in the sheets. Also in this bundle is an incredibly useful ‘Summary of Evidence’ sheet, with the same numbering system as the self-assessment sheets. This makes it quick and easy to evidence which of the standards are met in a piece of writing, and identify patterns of gaps to address / fill before the end of June. The KS2 moderator who visited me last year loved this approach, and asked if she could take a set to share with her colleagues.

An activity lasting 2-3 lessons, for year 6 to design, make, play and evaluate board games based on algebraic functions. Includes a teacher-made example that they can play first, a set of instructions, and some photos of children’s work to inspire them.

Two (easier & harder) sheets of questions for year 6 algebra, plus a follow-up homework. Over 40 questions on each sheet. Questions progressing along the lines of: n=4, what is 5n n = 15, what is 3n n-6 = 27, what is n n=12, what is 2n+3 3n-5 = 16, what is n Also includes squaring.

Maths - a homework featuring ratio and proportion word problems

A homework to revise the GPS areas of ADJECTIVES, PREPOSITIONS, NOUN TYPES, and PREFIXES / SUFFIXES. Open task, children create their own mini revision pages.

A lesson from the new National Curriculum (year 6 science) looking at variation in species, asking the children to identify the advantage that came from random variation. High level thinking skills required. Includes a set of pictures to print which illustrate each adaption (prehensile tail on a spider monkey, humans walking on 2 legs, long horns on a water buffalo, and 5 more), along with some prompt photos to reveal later showing the adaptions in use (the water buffalo throwing an attacking lion off with his its horns, a Neanderthal man carrying a spear).

A lesson from the new National Curriculum (year 6) exploring the life and works of Charles Darwin, with illustrated explanations of evolution: Galapagos giant tortoises; giraffes; Galapagos finches; peppered moths. Bonus content - an additional SmartBoard looking at how some animals are adapted specifically to mountain environments, with 2 activities: complete a table of adaptions to overcome specific mountain problems; design, draw and label a new creature that would thrive in the Himalayas.

A SmartBoard lesson examining animal adaption to different habitats, first examining what adaption means. Then a demo board on adaptions of the polar bear to its habitat, then two printable boards (p5 & 6) ready for the children to cut out & fill in, looking at how the snow leopard and great white shark are adapted to their habitats (these boards can be customised, swapping for two animals of your own choice simply by inserting your own pictures). Finally, a board with a layout of a blank poster, for the children to use as a model layout. Also included are a bank of pictures of varied animals (and one plant, for deeper thinkers) all saved into one word doc for easy printing, for the children to cut out and use with the final blank board (tiger, otter, Highland cow, barn owl, giraffe, spider monkey, cactus, Arctic hare, alligator).

Two contrasting, single-page texts, written by me, to show quality persuasive / argument writing (for years 5-6) on the emotive issue of dogs in public places. Written to be analysed for the end of year 6 assessment criteria; to be compared / contrasted; to show emotive language; suitable for group reading at the start of a unit, or model texts later on during independent writing; you could even add a few questions and use them as a comprehension text.

How to get children responding to and acting on marking? Following an review that showed our marking needed to be improved, I created a system called 'Think Pink' in which teachers highlight part of their marking in pink highlighter (something specific - a question, some corrections, an extension, an explanation) and the child responds when their book is returned in pink pen. We invested in a box of pink pens for each class, and the children love them and are eager to respond. It has been in use for 18 months now, having started in Maths it was soon extended to English books and other subjects, and it has been taken on and used by other schools in our trust (including middle schools and secondary, not just primary). It was praised by Ofsted in a recent inspection as an example of best practice in interactive marking. I've included final pdf files that you can print and use it exactly as they are, or Word versions that you can customise, add your school logo, and distribute exactly as you want.

Arithmetic homework to practise the formal column methods of addition and subtraction. 2 difficulty levels.

Research homework on Carl Linnaeus, and his main work, Linnaean taxonomy.

A shape drawing resource to help children improve the accuracy of their drawing and measuring ... which produces a pretty pattern they can enjoy colouring in afterwards. Suitable for ages 7 - 11.