Hi! Welcome to my TES Shop. I've taught many children in KS2 and created these resources somewhere along the way - I hope you find them useful for your classes!
Hi! Welcome to my TES Shop. I've taught many children in KS2 and created these resources somewhere along the way - I hope you find them useful for your classes!
Used as part of an observed lesson with Year 5 and 6 that received outstanding feedback, this worksheet was used as a revision task for recapping equivalent fractions.
Children use bar models to find equivalent fractions, write their own equivalent fractions, complete reasoning questions such as odd one out and missing numbers, before completing problem solving questions involving equivalent fractions.
The worksheets are differentiated 3 ways and also include answers.
Worksheets include docx and pdf formats, whilst answers are pdf only.
In this activity, children are completing questions on equivalent fractions.
Includes;
Fluency questions with pie charts
Reasoning (odd one out, completing the missing numbers)
Finding equivalent fractions
Problem solving with worded problems
The sheets are differentiated 3 ways and include answers. Used with a Year 5 class.
Includes pdf and docx for worksheet. Answers are pdf only.
2 days of Adding and Subtracting Worksheets for a Year 5 class. Differentiated 3 ways and answers included.
Children complete fluency questions with bar modelling, reasoning (e.g. missing numbers) and then worded problems.
Extension task included for Day 1. Used with a Year 5 class when teaching fractions.
This activity is aimed at a Year 5 class, who are studying adding and subtracting fractions. It is differentiated for the HA, MA and LA children. All worksheets are aimed at the mastery approach, with fluency, reasoning and worded problems. I have used these with a Year 5 class.
This is worksheet day 2 of 2 as I spread adding and subtracting over a few days. Children are also encouraged to simplify and convert improper fractions to mixed numbers where possible
Day 1 worksheets available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12046732
Answers are included.
Learning Obejctive:
To be able can add and subtract fractions.
Lesson 4 activity for the writing unit where children are learning to write their own setting description.
This activity is differentiated 3 ways with children;
Identifying similes and metaphors in a sentence
Constructing their own similes or metaphors with support
Writing their own similes or metaphors
This was used with a Year 4 class so only the HA children are asked to write metaphors.
No powerpoint presentation included - only the activity sheets.
Lesson 5 in the writing unit where children are learning to write a setting description - used with a Year 4/5 class.
In this lesson, children explore their different senses and then write sentences inspired by their senses to describe the setting of the Taj Mahal. The activity is differentiated 4 ways.
Lesson flow;
Recap with a partner - what is an adjective/synonym etc
Learn about our senses
Watch a video of the Taj Mahal
Class discussion about the video
Shared writing about our senses
Independent work where children are writing their own descriptions
Lesson 3 in the writing unit where children are learning to write a setting description.
This lesson focuses on using exciting adjectives and vocabulary to describe the setting.
Children are also challenged to use a simile if they have learned about this previously. Aimed at a Year 4/5 class. Activity is differentiated 4 ways, for LA, MA and HA Y4 children and then Y5 children.
Lesson contains;
Recap features of a good setting description
Using the adjective ‘big’ as a boring example and up-levelling this as class using synoyms and looking these up in a thesaurus
Recap of our setting - The Taj Mahal
Brainstorm in small groups to create synonyms, using thesaurses to help
Whole class writing using the brainstormed words to create a descriptive and exciting sentence
Peer-assessment of the class written sentence
Independent work, children are using the differentiated worksheets to improve the provided sentences and then write their own.
Lesson 2 in the setting description unit, where children are learning to write a setting description.
Lesson contains;
Discussion about preposition
Preposition song linked on YouTube
Identifying prepositions in sentences - whole class and individual
Writing sentences that describe the Taj Mahal independently
Completing a worksheet where children identify the preposition and prepositional phrases, add prepositions to sentences and then write their own sentences.
Differentiated worksheet for the task included and powerpoint presentation.
Both are pptx and docx files so you can easily adapt.
Used with a Year 4 class.
An editable version of the free resource here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11946913
Differentiated Equivalent Fractions Homework activity - aimed and used with a mixed ability year 5 class.
The sheet covers; writing equivalent fractions using a diagram, identifying the odd one out, filling in the missing numbers,and solving worded problems. It moves through fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions. I designed this for use with one of my Year 5 classes, but could also be used in Year 6.
This activity could also be used as part of a lesson. A free pdf version is available at the above link - this is for the editable docx files.
Answers included in pdf format only.
A short lesson I used for an interview based on Column Addition with a mixed Year 3 and 4 class. This lesson is probably suitable for a 30 minute slot.
Learning Objective:
To be able to use the column method of addition.
Included in this lesson:
Notebook file
3 way differentiated activity in docx and pdf format (pdf worksheets available here free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12088888)
Human number line starter activity
Lesson plan
Extension task
Super extension task (This is an nrich activity, I did not create this)
Answer sheet
There are only 6 questions on each worksheet, but each differentiated pathway (Bronze, Silver, Gold) has its own extension activities. Alternatively, if the Bronze children finish their worksheet then they could choose a Silver one. Children self-assess which level is right for them (with this being an interview lesson this is the only way unless you can get the info beforehand) so be aware the children may not have self assessed correctly and may require the sheet swapping during the lesson.
SPAG Guides / Cheat Sheets for Year 4, 5 and 6 children. Initially made and used during lockdown for home learning and could also be used in the classroom for children to refer to. This bundle includes each guide for Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6.
Each year group also includes a classbased version without the online links as I thought this looked neater if used within children’s books etc.
The guides are also sold seperately;
Year 6 version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12637392
Year 4 version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13083932
Year 5 version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13084127
A simple sheet of Wow Words (adjectives) for children to use as a scaffold when writing descriptions.
Children could use these as part of a learning journal or have them available on their desks whilst writing to improve their vocabulary. It could also be printed A3 for the children to add to as a group task.
Aimed at and used with a Year 4 class.
This document is also included in the Norwegian Fjord setting description unit here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12641564
In this 3-way differentiated worksheet, children are completing fluency and reasoning questions for converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Children will;
Use bar models to convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers (and vice versa)
Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers
Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions
Fill in the missing numbers to complete the conversions
Spot and correct mistakes when converting
Answer word problems that involve conversions
3 way differentiated and aimed at Year 5, although this could also be useful in Year 6 for revision.
Word document and pdf (for easy printing A4 and A5) included.
Answers included!
A worksheet of word problems for Comparing Fractions.
Both docx and pdf file provided.
Aimed at a Year 5 class but could also be used in Year 6 for revision.
Answers included.
You will need physical Base 10 Blocks or similar (e.g. printed bar models) for the children to use alongside this worksheet.
Children are asked to prove and show different number and fraction facts using the physical resources.
Both pages are identical for easy A5 printing. Aimed at and used with Year 5 during their Fractions unit.
A simple differentiated success criteria for children writing a diary entry in Year 5.
Also contains an adapted sheet for peer-assessment, where children are self and peer assessing.
This is a word document so an extra column could easily be added for teacher assessment.
Success Criteria for writing a recount for Year 2 and Year 3 children - used with children retelling the story of Paddington but this could be used for any story!
Differentiated 3 ways;
Year 3 HA
Year 3 MA
Year 2 HA/Year 3 LA
Aimed at Year 5 - this lesson is to teach children the grammatical features of a diary entry and then includes an activity where children are locating these features within a text.
Included in this pack is;
Notebook presentation explaining the features
A list of features for children to refer back to if needed after the lesson
Differentiated key templates - children to use colours to complete the key and then identify the features on the text via highlighting/underlining etc
Please note I have not provided the example diary entry as this would normally be specific to the current topic or theme of the class/unit.
A short lesson/activity based around instructions and relative clauses on How to Make Toast. The children are asked to add more information and description to the basic instructions, using fronted adverbials of time, relative clauses and relative pronouns.
Taught in Year 4/5 - the children loved making actual toast (and eating it too!). A silly teacher demonstration of making toast taking their instructions literally goes down a treat
Differentiated 4 ways and easy edit word documents so you can adjust for your own class.
Could be used as a full lesson or revision activity!
Learning Objective:
To be able to use a relative clause beginning with; this, that or where.
An example diary entry written from the perspective of Charlie after he has visited Wonka’s factory.
Aimed for use with a Year 4 class but could be edited up/down to Year 3 and 5 - I have included the word document as well as the pdf so this is easy to do.