A good resource for KS2 for the period from October to New Year. The non-fiction text is about the problems caused by fireworks in the period lasting from just before Hallowe’en to just after New Year. It is accompanied by a 20 mark comprehension exercise with a mark sheet. The text would make an excellent starting point for class debate, and for a writing assignment on balance argument or persuasive writing. The 15 slide PowerPoint is on capital letters and covers 14 cases when they should be used. It is accompanied by an extract from the reading text which has been stripped of all capital letters.

This resource has been written for KS2 and contains enough material for at least one lesson. It consists of a grammar exercise and a creative writing task. On each of 10 slides of the PowerPoint, there is a Hallowe’en themed sentence with the verb in the present tense. The first task is for pupils to change the verb to the past tense and then write it out. The sentences are sequential, and create the beginning of a Hallowe’en story. The writing task is simply to finish the story. Follow-up work could consist of editing and improving the story.

This resource consists of lesson plans, a PowerPoint presentation and 7 activity sheets. The material is enough for a unit on poetry lasting a week. It’s great for Hallowe’en, but is not limited to that. It is aligned to the following National Curriculum standard: "Prepare poems and plays to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone and volume so that the meaning is clear to an audience; identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning; learn a wider range of poetry by heart" The focus is The Hag by Robert Herrick, and the week’s work provides an introduction to the analysis of structure, syllable count, metre and rhyme. It also features related work on glossaries and apostrophes for omission. It is linked to music and drama and provides paired and group activities through the week to support the learning of the poem by heart. The fifth session is intended to be an extended one in order to give pupils the opportunity to put together a performance of their work.

The resource contains the texts of three poems: November and No! by Thomas Hood and an acrostic by Lewis Caroll. Pupils are asked to compare the two texts by Hood and to consider why the poet might have written two versions of what is, essentially, the same poem. They are introduced to the acrostic form and challenged to draft and redraft their own acrostic on November.

This resource provides enough material for a week or more. At the end of the unit, pupils should have a good knowledge of the text, and the more able should know it by heart. It consists of a copy of the spell from the witches’ scene from Act IV of Macbeth with a glossary, a comprehension exercise with suggested mark scheme, a poetry analysis exercise, and a group activity where pupils are challenged to stage the scene. The outcome could make a worthwhile and entertaining contribution to a class or whole school assembly.

Three Hallowe’en themed activity sheets for KS2 classes. Answers supplied.

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These differentiated sets of worksheets are written to meet the objectives for Year 6 Measurement. Each of the topics (length, mass, capacity, time) is split into three levels, indicated on the worksheets by 1, 2 or 3 stars. There are 3 versions of each worksheet. There are 36 worksheets in all, plus answer sheets. The material could be used in several ways: work through each of the levels in order with the whole class use the levels to target varying abilities within the class use extra versions of tasks to set as follow-up homework where pupils are inclined to copy, use different versions of worksheets to ensure independent working extra versions of tasks can be set as assessment at the end of a unit Learning objectives are given at the beginning of each sheet. A simple ‘thumbs up’ style of self-assessment is printed at the bottom of each task

Each of the 10 folders contains a set of 10 worksheets plus 10 answer sheets. The activities focus on basic number skills, and increase slightly in difficulty through the sets. They can be used in a number of ways, according to the individual teacher and the class: starter activity for supply or cover teachers homework revision assessment to find gaps in knowledge to encourage independent working (pupils given different version from neighbours) However you decide to use them, it might be wise to use one of the sheets as a whole class example so that pupils don’t waste time working out what they are expected to do.

These differentiated sets of worksheets are written to meet the objectives for Year 6 Number. Each of the eight topics (rounding, multiplying by 10,100,1000, dividing by 10,100,1000, place value, percentage equivalence, fraction equivalence, muliplying, dividing) is split into three levels, indicated on the worksheets by 1, 2 or 3 stars. There are 3 versions of each worksheet. There are 72 worksheets in all, plus answer sheets. The material could be used in several ways: work through each of the levels in order with the whole class use the levels to target varying abilities within the class use extra versions of tasks to set as follow-up homework where pupils are inclined to copy, use different versions of worksheets to ensure independent working extra versions of tasks can be set as assessment at the end of a unit Learning objectives are given at the beginning of each sheet. A simple ‘thumbs up’ style of self-assessment is printed at the bottom of each task

These differentiated sets of worksheets are written to meet the objectives for Year 6 Number. Each of the eight topics (equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, simplifying proper fractions, simplifying improper fractions, multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting fractions) is split into three levels, indicated on the worksheets by 1, 2 or 3 stars. There are 3 versions of each worksheet. There are 72 worksheets in all, plus answer sheets. The material could be used in several ways: * work through all the levels with the whole class * use the levels to target varying abilities within the class * use extra versions of tasks to set as follow-up homework * where pupils are inclined to copy, use different versions of worksheets to ensure independent working * extra versions of tasks can be set as assessment at the end of a unit Learning objectives are given at the beginning of each sheet. A simple ‘thumbs up’ style of self-assessment is printed at the bottom of each task.

Y6 calculation tests for starters or assessments. Great for improving rapid recall. Areas covered: addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, mixed operations.

A set of differentiated worksheets written to meet the objectives for Y6 number. There are three levels, indicated on the sheets by one, two or three stars. 9 worksheets in all, plus answer sheets.

These differentiated sets of worksheets are written to meet the objectives for Year 6 Number. Each of the five topics (multiples, lowest common multiple, factors, highest common factor, prime factors) is split into three levels, indicated on the worksheets by 1, 2 or 3 stars. There are 3 versions of each worksheet. There are 45 worksheets in all, plus answer sheets. The material could be used in several ways: * work through all the levels with the whole class * use the levels to target varying abilities within the class * use extra versions of tasks to set as follow-up homework * where pupils are inclined to copy, use different versions of worksheets to ensure independent working * extra versions of tasks can be set as assessment at the end of a unit Learning objectives are given at the beginning of each sheet. A simple ‘thumbs up’ style of self-assessment is printed at the bottom of each task.

These differentiated sets of worksheets are written to meet the objectives for Year 6 Number. Each of the five topics (addition, subtraction, long multiplication, short division, long division) is split into three levels, indicated on the worksheets by 1, 2 or 3 stars. There are 3 versions of each worksheet. There are 45 worksheets in all, plus answer sheets. The material could be used in several ways: * work through all the levels with the whole class * use the levels to target varying abilities within the class * use extra versions of tasks to set as follow-up homework * where pupils are inclined to copy, use different versions of worksheets to ensure independent working * extra versions of tasks can be set as assessment at the end of a unit Learning objectives are given at the beginning of each sheet. A simple ‘thumbs up’ style of self-assessment is printed at the bottom of each task.

These differentiated sets of worksheets are written to meet the objectives for Year 6 Number. Each of the six topics on negative number is split into three levels, indicated on the worksheets by 1, 2 or 3 stars. There are 3 versions of each worksheet. There are 54 worksheets in all, plus answer sheets. The material could be used in several ways: * work through all the levels with the whole class * use the levels to target varying abilities within the class * use extra versions of tasks to set as follow-up homework * where pupils are inclined to copy, use different versions of worksheets to ensure independent working * extra versions of tasks can be set as assessment at the end of a unit Learning objectives are given at the beginning of each sheet. A simple ‘thumbs up’ style of self-assessment is printed at the bottom of each task.

These differentiated sets of worksheets are written to meet the objectives for Year 6 Number. Each of the four topics is split into three levels, indicated on the worksheets by 1, 2 or 3 stars. There are 3 versions of each worksheet. The material could be used in several ways: * work through all the levels with the whole class * use the levels to target varying abilities within the class * use extra versions of tasks to set as follow-up homework * where pupils are inclined to copy, use different versions of worksheets to ensure independent working * extra versions of tasks can be set as assessment at the end of a unit Learning objectives are given at the beginning of each sheet. A simple ‘thumbs up’ style of self-assessment is printed at the bottom of each task.

This resource consists of two worksheets on regular -er verbs following the standard pattern (like ‘parler’) and four on -er verbs with changes in spelling (like ‘manger, lancer, promener, jeter, préférer’). A brief explanation and two practice exercises are provided on each sheet. Probably best used for work in exercise books. Although the material could be suitable for more able KS2 pupils, it is best used for KS3 and GCSE.