Primary Pros is a small team that creates high quality Key Stage 2 resources for all teachers, new and old. We strive to create work that is of outstanding quality, exceptionally intuitive and of immense help to children.
Within our resources, we always include differentiated success criteria, learning objectives and animated countdown timers so that your children know the skill they are trying to learn, how they know they are achieving it and how long they have left to do so.
Primary Pros is a small team that creates high quality Key Stage 2 resources for all teachers, new and old. We strive to create work that is of outstanding quality, exceptionally intuitive and of immense help to children.
Within our resources, we always include differentiated success criteria, learning objectives and animated countdown timers so that your children know the skill they are trying to learn, how they know they are achieving it and how long they have left to do so.
A play script all about flying pirate ships! Two fearsome pirate captains face off against one another in a climactic story. Perfect for children with limited exposure to play scripts and reluctant boy readers.
This document has the following features:
→ An individually, purpose wrote text, specifically tailored for years 5 & 6
→ Perfect for SATs preparation
→ Frequent use of exception words from the National Curriculum years 5 & 6
→ A range of questions specifically taken from across the content domains
→ An appropriate range of questions, designed to mimic national testing for the following areas: retrieval, inference, comparison, prediction and summarisation
→ Promotes the use of dictionaries and thesauri to identify meanings of words, find synonyms and antonyms
→ Requires children to use evidence and quotes from the text to back up their arguments
→ Answers are provided in the word document and a purpose made PowerPoint that ‘picks apart’ each question and explains it clearly
→ Answers to the questions are provided within the same document (if you don’t want to use the PowerPoint)
→ Beautifully hand-drawn watercolour images to bring the text to life
We have worked hard to analyse the content domains and the percentage coverage of these in end of year assessment papers from a range of assessment companies and has tailored the questions for this text to reflect those percentages children will face in assessment papers giving them the opportunity to practise answering questions of a similar nature.
All text, images and documents belong to Primary Pros and cannot be reproduced without express permission from the author.
Explore our other Year 5 & 6 Guided Reading Texts:
Coming soon!
As a royal Norwegian boat sinks, sadly only one man survives. Fortunately, scientists were able to recover his diary to see what happened to both the ship and the man.
This document has the following features:
→ An individually, purpose wrote text, specifically tailored for years 3 & 4
→ Frequent use of exception words from the National Curriculum years 3 & 4
→ A range of questions specifically taken from across the content domains
→ An appropriate range of questions designed to test children's knowledge of retrieval, inference and comparison in line with the National Curriculum requirements
→ Promotes the use of dictionaries to identify meanings of words
→ Requires children to use evidence and quotes from the text to back up their arguments
→ Requires children to summarise information from the text
→ Answers to the questions are provided within the same document
→ Beautifully hand-drawn watercolour images to bring the text to life
We have worked hard to analyse the content domains and the percentage coverage of these in end of year assessment papers from a range of assessment companies and has tailored the questions for this text to reflect those percentages children will face in assessment papers giving them the opportunity to practise answering questions of a similar nature.
All text, images and documents belong to Primary Pros and cannot be reproduced without express permission from the author.
Explore our other Year 3 & 4 Guided Reading Texts:
Anxious In Antarctica
Roaring Rockets
Are We Alone?
Night Flight
Tiger Stripes
Shiver Me Timbers
The School
Cauldron Bubble
Infection
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 addition, subtraction, multiplication and division statement: solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division lessons:
Use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the 4 operations
Solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why
Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Use estimation to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, an appropriate degree of accuracy
Dr. Jack and Dr. Rebecca are searching for a lost underwater city, but what they find is far more disturbing and scary...
This document has the following features:
→ An individually, purpose wrote text, specifically tailored for years 3 & 4
→ Frequent use of exception words from the National Curriculum years 3 & 4
→ A range of questions specifically taken from across the content domains
→ An appropriate range of questions designed to test children's knowledge of retrieval, inference and comparison in line with the National Curriculum requirements
→ Promotes the use of dictionaries to identify meanings of words
→ Requires children to use evidence and quotes from the text to back up their arguments
→ Requires children to summarise information from the text
→ Answers to the questions are provided within the same document
→ Beautifully hand-drawn watercolour images to bring the text to life
We have worked hard to analyse the content domains and the percentage coverage of these in end of year assessment papers from a range of assessment companies and has tailored the questions for this text to reflect those percentages children will face in assessment papers giving them the opportunity to practise answering questions of a similar nature.
All text, images and documents belong to Primary Pros and cannot be reproduced without express permission from the author.
Explore our other Year 3 & 4 Guided Reading Texts:
Anxious In Antarctica
Roaring Rockets
Are We Alone?
Night Flight
Tiger Stripes
The School
Cauldron Bubble
Infection
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 addition, subtraction, multiplication and division statement: divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division lessons:
Multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long multiplication
Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context
Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to the context
Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers
Identify common factors, common multiples and prime numbers
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA & Mastery) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this National Curriculum Statement: Add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and 1s.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity (plus extension)
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations
→ Learning Objective and differentiated success criteria which is clearly visible for all children
→ Animated count-down timer so children know how long they have left of the lesson
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities on one sheet from SEN, LA, MA, HA and Mastery Challenge
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date (which automatically updates to the day you open the document)
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 3 Addition & Subtraction Lessons:
Add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three digit number and 1s
Add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three digit number and 10s
Add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three digit number and 100s
Add numbers with up to 3 digits, using formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction
Subtract numbers with up to 3 digits, using formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction
Estimate the answer to a calculation and use inverse operations to check answers
Solve problems, including missing number problems, using number facts, place value, and more complex addition and subtraction
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA & Mastery) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this National Curriculum Statement: Solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division, including positive integer scaling problems and correspondence problems in which n objects are connected to m objects.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity (plus extension)
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Learning Objective and differentiated success criteria which is clearly visible for all children
→ Animated count-down timer so children know how long they have left of the lesson (this is also good for teachers as it reminds you when to do mini-plenaries/feedback/etc).
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities on one sheet from SEN, LA, MA, HA and Mastery Challenge
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date (which automatically updates to the day you open the document)
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 3 Multiplication & Division Lessons:
Recall and use multiplication facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
Write and calculate mathematical statements for division using the multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to formal written methods.
Write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication using the multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to formal written methods
Solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division, including positive integer scaling problems and correspondence problems in which n objects are connected to m objects
A poem about a dormant volcano suddenly and furiously bursting into life using descriptive language and many questions regarding authorial technique.
This document has the following features:
→ An individually, purpose wrote text, specifically tailored for years 3 & 4
→ Frequent use of exception words from the National Curriculum years 3 & 4
→ A range of questions specifically taken from across the content domains
→ An appropriate range of questions designed to test children's knowledge of retrieval, inference and comparison in line with the National Curriculum requirements
→ Promotes the use of dictionaries to identify meanings of words
→ Requires children to use evidence and quotes from the text to back up their arguments
→ Requires children to summarise information from the text
→ Answers to the questions are provided within the same document
→ Beautifully hand-drawn watercolour images to bring the text to life
We have worked hard to analyse the content domains and the percentage coverage of these in end of year assessment papers from a range of assessment companies and has tailored the questions for this text to reflect those percentages children will face in assessment papers giving them the opportunity to practise answering questions of a similar nature.
All text, images and documents belong to Primary Pros and cannot be reproduced without express permission from the author.
Explore our other Year 3 & 4 Guided Reading Texts:
Anxious In Antarctica
Roaring Rockets
Are We Alone?
Night Flight
Tiger Stripes
Shiver Me Timbers
The School
Cauldron Bubble
Infection
A sleepy village in the heart of the countryside settles down to sleep for the night when a beautiful owl wakes up to begin her fruitful night's flight and adventure!
This document has the following features:
→ An individually, purpose wrote text, specifically tailored for years 3 & 4
→ Frequent use of exception words from the National Curriculum years 3 & 4
→ A range of questions specifically taken from across the content domains
→ An appropriate range of questions designed to test children's knowledge of retrieval, inference and comparison in line with the National Curriculum requirements
→ Promotes the use of dictionaries to identify meanings of words
→ Requires children to use evidence and quotes from the text to back up their arguments
→ Requires children to summarise information from the text
→ Answers to the questions are provided within the same document
→ Beautifully hand-drawn watercolour images to bring the text to life
We have worked hard to analyse the content domains and the percentage coverage of these in end of year assessment papers from a range of assessment companies and has tailored the questions for this text to reflect those percentages children will face in assessment papers giving them the opportunity to practise answering questions of a similar nature.
All text, images and documents belong to Primary Pros and cannot be reproduced without express permission from the author.
Explore our other Year 3 & 4 Guided Reading Texts:
Anxious In Antarctica
Roaring Rockets
Are We Alone?
Night Flight
Tiger Stripes
Shiver Me Timbers
The School
Cauldron Bubble
Infection
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 Statistics statement: Interpret and construct pie charts and use these to solve problems.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to calculate and interpret the mean as an average
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Statistics lessons:
Coming soon!
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 Statistics statement: interpret and construct line graphs and use these to solve problems.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to interpret and construct line graphs and use these to solve problems
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Statistics lessons:
Coming soon!
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 Statistics statement: calculate and interpret the mean as an average.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to calculate and interpret the mean as an average
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Statistics lessons:
Coming soon!
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 ratio and proportion statement: solve problems involving the relative sizes of 2 quantities where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division facts.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to solve problems involving the relative sizes of 2 quantities where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division facts
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Ratio and Proportion lessons:
Coming soon!
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 measurement statement: solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure, using decimal notation up to 3 decimal places where appropriate.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to use simple formulae
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Measurement lessons:
Coming soon!
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 Geometry Properties of Shape statement: illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference and know that the diameter is twice the radius.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Geometry Properties of Shape lessons:
Coming soon!
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 measurement statement: recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Measurement lessons:
Coming soon!
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 measurement statement: calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including cubic centimetres (cm³) and cubic metres (m³), and extending to other units [for example, mm³ and km³].
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including cubic centimetres (cm³) and cubic metres (m³), and extending to other units [for example, mm³ and km³]
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Measurement lessons:
Coming soon!
Please find within this download:
A detailed and engaging PowerPoint, Differentiated (SEN, LA, MA, HA, Mastery and Greater Depth) Worksheet with Answer Sheet for a complete lesson on this Year 6 Geometry Properties of Shape statement: recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets.
The PowerPoint has the following features:
→ Differentiated starter activity
→ Extremely logical and simplistic explanations with animated examples and pictures to aid learning
→ Shows how to recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets
→ Careful step by step guidance that can be moved forwards and backwards through
→ Many opportunities for AfL
→ Plenary activity
The Word Document has the following features:
→ Differentiated activities from SEN to greater depth
→ Coloured activity boxes to help you quickly assign tasks to children
→ Learning objective and short date which automatically show the correct date
→ Differentiated success criteria that link with the PowerPoint
→ Answer sheet included for all questions
Explore our other Year 6 Geometry Properties of Shape lessons:
Coming soon!
A story about two slaves who dare to dream. Lekk and Kalino try to escape from a life of hardship underneath an Egyptian sun. The Pharaoh’s war goes badly and the guards, forever feriocious, are smaller in number than usual as they plot their escape…
This document has the following features:
→ An individually, purpose wrote text, specifically tailored for years 5 & 6
→ Perfect for SATs preparation
→ Frequent use of exception words from the National Curriculum years 5 & 6
→ A range of questions specifically taken from across the content domains
→ An appropriate range of questions, designed to mimic national testing for the following areas: retrieval, inference, comparison, prediction and summarisation
→ Promotes the use of dictionaries and thesauri to identify meanings of words, find synonyms and antonyms
→ Requires children to use evidence and quotes from the text to back up their arguments
→ Answers are provided in the word document and a purpose made PowerPoint that ‘picks apart’ each question and explains it clearly
→ Answers to the questions are provided within the same document (if you don’t want to use the PowerPoint)
→ Beautifully hand-drawn watercolour images to bring the text to life
We have worked hard to analyse the content domains and the percentage coverage of these in end of year assessment papers from a range of assessment companies and has tailored the questions for this text to reflect those percentages children will face in assessment papers giving them the opportunity to practise answering questions of a similar nature.
All text, images and documents belong to Primary Pros and cannot be reproduced without express permission from the author.
Explore our other Year 5 & 6 Guided Reading Texts:
Coming soon!
Ever been interested in a trip to Mars? Well, this handy guide (published in the mid 2030s) is here to help make that decision easier for you! A lovely fictional information text which will draw in your reluctant boy readers!
This document has the following features:
→ An individually, purpose wrote text, specifically tailored for years 5 & 6
→ Frequent use of exception words from the National Curriculum years 5 & 6
→ A range of questions specifically taken from across the content domains
→ An appropriate range of questions, designed to mimic national testing for the following areas: retrieval, inference, comparison, prediction and summarisation
→ Promotes the use of dictionaries and thesauri to identify meanings of words, find synonyms and antonyms
→ Requires children to use evidence and quotes from the text to back up their arguments
→ Answers are provided in the word document and a purpose made PowerPoint that ‘picks apart’ each question and explains it clearly
→ Answers to the questions are provided within the same document (if you don’t want to use the PowerPoint)
→ Beautifully hand-drawn watercolour images to bring the text to life
We have worked hard to analyse the content domains and the percentage coverage of these in end of year assessment papers from a range of assessment companies and has tailored the questions for this text to reflect those percentages children will face in assessment papers giving them the opportunity to practise answering questions of a similar nature.
All text, images and documents belong to Primary Pros and cannot be reproduced without express permission from the author.
Explore our other Year 5 & 6 Guided Reading Texts:
Coming soon!