I combine my time between writing ( children's author ) and teaching. In my shop you will find a range of worksheets that I have successfully used in the classroom with Key Stage 2 pupils. My passions are writing and history and you will find plenty of resources for these subjects in my shop.
I combine my time between writing ( children's author ) and teaching. In my shop you will find a range of worksheets that I have successfully used in the classroom with Key Stage 2 pupils. My passions are writing and history and you will find plenty of resources for these subjects in my shop.
A unit of work (37 lessons - up to 50 hours of lessons ) for Year 5-6 pupils. Ideal for schools studying the Vikings/Anglo Saxons under the new curriculum.
A unit of literacy that uses this incredible re-telling of the classic story to support the Year 5-6 literacy curriculum. There is a strong emphasis on SPAG with opportunities for extended writing and speaking and listening integrated into the Unit.
APP comprehension questions have also been supplied to assist in developing level 4-6 readers.
Resources have been provided to support the detailed planning sheet.
If you are learning about Roman Britain and covering persuasive writing, then these resources could be ideal.
There are 2 letters, differentiated three ways, written between Caractacus and Queen Cartimandua. Not only are they good examples of persuasive letters, but they are historically accurate in detail.
They can be used in several ways: they can be annotated for features and devices, placed in order of quality or used as a model to assist writing.
A new timeline to support the new History Curriculum.
There is a colour coded time line for each of the 6 continents. Each stage of the timeline has a relevant colour image.
Hang up the timeline in your classroom. It enables your children to understand what was happening at similar periods in other parts of the world and compare technical advancements i.e. Stonehenge and the Pyramids!
I have written this book (author and primary school teacher)to accompany the teaching of the Stone Age, and more specifically, the Bronze Age, for children aged 7+. The first 2 chapters, in PDF format, are accompanied by a range of comprehension questions that are ideal for children in Years 3 - 4.
The comprehension questions have been written in a 'test booklet' style and stretch across the range of AF question types. The majority of the questions are retrieval questions but there are also some inference and deduction questions for the more able pupils. Multiple choice questions also feature.
The comprehension booklet can be used in several ways:
* Whole class teaching, using the PDF on the IWB - annotating the text
* Paired work - working through the questions together
* Guided Reading with a small group of children - teaching comprehension skills
An answer booklet is also provided!
Enjoy!
A fun activity to use at the outset of a unit on the Romans. Covers Romulus and Remus and the formation of the Roman Empire.
Pupils research the answers to the questions and add to sheet. Ideally used on computers with the pupils using the internet to find the answers and then typing onto document. Good fun and teacher friendly!
Ideal for Years 3-5.
A Tudor Family tree with coloured images for each member. Begins with the roses of Lancaster and Yorkshire.
A great resource to help pupils understand the Tudor family and the relationships between them.
Pupils need to add in connective/connective phrase into the text - 'Was Henry VIII' a good king?
Text can also be used as an exemplar of Discursive writing.
Ideal for Year 6+
This resource is a teaching and learning pack, to be used in its entirety for a Book Week, based around the best-selling children’s book Agent Two Face. The pack, written by the author who is an English and History specialist, includes a whole week of activities based around the book, as well as a comprehension pack, which has questions in the style of SATS. Answers are also included. The resources are ideal for Year 5 to Year 8. An ideal resource for 2018, to commemorate the centenary of the end of WW1.
A set of comprehension questions, written by the author himself, ideal for Years 5-6. The questions imitate the style and standard of SATS/QCA’s papers, and will serve as ideal preparation for children taking their Year 6 SATs papers. A set of answers is also provided. The Book, Agent Two Face, is a best-selling novel, aimed at ages 10+, charting the dramatic adventures of a German Teenager, through the Years 1914-1918. The story follows Bertie’s adventures from Berlin in 1914, to war-torn London, to the Western Front, and back to London. An ideal book to study to commemorate the centenary of the end of the ‘Great War’.
A selection of fun puzzles aimed at Year 4+ that accompany the popular Viking Book ‘BEOWUFF’.
Puzzles include: a maze, cryptograms, a criss cross and word search. Ideal for children studying or with an interest in the Vikings.
Ideal for Years 3-4, a selection of fun puzzles, including cross words, word searches and cryptograms, inspired by the popular book ‘Son of Spartapuss’ . A perfect accompaniment for Roman studies in Key Stage 2.
A selection of fun and challenging puzzles, including a cross word, word search, and maze, to accompany the ever popular book ‘BOUDIACT’. Ideal for Upper Key Stage 2 and children studying Roman Britain.
A template for the fictional newspaper, Roman Runes.
Use this template to inspire the children to produce Roman themed newspaper reports. Teachers can also use it to model on the whiteboard.
Ideal for children studying the Romans.
A comprehensive list of Roman prefixes.
What word, to mean 'remove head' comes from the Roman word 'Capti'?
What word, to mean 'set alight', comes from the Roman word 'Ign'?
A great activity for in class or for homework.
Ideal for Years 4-6.
Are you having a Roman Day? Are the children dressing up?
If so, this is a great resource which enable all your children to take part.
By following the instructions, the pupils are able to make their own, made-to-measure Roman helmet (galea) which they can then wear proudly into battle.
This resource can also be used to model instruction writing.
Ideal for Years 4-5.
Pupils have to work out what the artefact is and whether is was used by the Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons or both. Question sheet and answer sheet provided.
This is a story planning sheet for an ‘Arabian Nights’ themed story which I have used on my author visits to Primary Schools. It has proved very popular with teachers and pupils alike.
Rather than spend time trying to think of story elements such as characters’ names, settings and plots etc…your pupils can just choose from a set of options. The children, by linking together different elements, can create a quick plot and can be writing their stories in minutes.
This resource is especially helpful for reluctant writers, SEN children and those that just lack ideas!
Plan and write your own Anglo-Saxon stories with these beautifully illustrated resources.
Key Stage 2 pupils can plan their own Anglo-Saxon stories by choosing from the given options and then write their own stories onto the illustrated borders, one of which is coloured and the other which can be coloured.
Pupils can plan their own WWII stories using these two story planners.
With a choice of either a Home Front story or a story set on the Dunkirk beaches, KS2 pupils can plan their own stories by selecting from the given options, enabling them to start a story quickly.
