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An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
All you need to write your English, Maths, Science and General comments for your primary reports. Over 1400 different high quality differentiated comments to save you time.
Save time and energy this year when writing your primary KS2 reports. Use these extensive report banks to quickly whip up a class full of personalised English, maths, science and general comment paragraphs.
Simply copy and paste a selection of thoughtful comments to suit each child, choosing from each large subject bank. Speedily create fluent paragraphs describing the whole child.
Each subject is divided into sections, in total there are enough sentences to create different paragraphs for every child in your class. All appropriate and relevant to your pupils.
Ideal for years 3,4,5 and 6, easily adaptable for KS1.
Impress your pupils, your parents and your head teacher with articulate and positive comments for these subjects. Show your pupils and their families you do know them well by choosing comments to suit each child. End the year knowing you’ve valued and helped each pupil in your class, whilst saving time for the wellbeing of yourself outside of school.
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Create your primary maths reports quickly using these 280 differentiated maths report comments for KS2. The subject of maths is broken down into 7 skill sections, relevant for all year groups, with 4 ability groups provided. Use the girl and boy versions to save time, just quickly choose the right comments to suit each child. There are enough comments to create different personalised paragraphs of comments for at least a whole class of 30 children.
High Quality
Written for the whole of KS2 focusing on learning aptitudes and the general areas of maths. Some spaces are left for you to add some relevant objectives for your year group.
These are perfect for years 3, 4, 5 and 6 as they cover:
Attitude
Mathematical concepts
Lesson content
Operations and calculations
Mental strategies
Reasoning
Problem Solving
Understanding, explaining and checking solutions
Strengths and Assessments
Presentation
Targets
Differentiated
Maths report comment banks for four different ability groups are provided with at least 70 comments in each, so a minimum of 280 different statements for your reports.
Easy to Use
They all come in a girl and a boy version saving you having to change any pronouns. All names are shown with 3 stars so you just have to find and replace, to insert names.
Save Time
Teaching is busy enough without report writing as well, save time whilst doing a good job. Easily copy and paste these thoughtful comments to create personalised and admired reports.
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Engaging lesson pack teaching children how to solve area and perimeter word problems. Includes a detailed PowerPoint, worksheets, multi step questions, real world scenarios, differentiation, consolidation of key number skills and all the answers.
Use the step by step input which explains this skill whilst developing independence, confidence and enables pupils to reach the challenge activities.
Delight in seeing your class tackle and solve an extensive bank of questions set in real world contexts. Most are multi step and cover key KS2 number skills.
Develop mastery as this lesson caters to every child, the differentiated worksheets will ensure that every child moves on and that every child makes progress.
Print all the answers included for quick and easy marking.
Hand out the challenges provided so your pupils really master the concepts of area and perimeter.
Finish with an open ended plenary discussion to enhance their reasoning skills and give children the opportunity to discuss and consolidate their learning.
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A complete lesson pack teaching KS2 children to measure angles. Includes an engaging 47 slide PowerPoint, differentiated worksheets set in real life contexts and all answers. Easily help children move through fluency, reasoning and problem solving to an enhanced understanding of angles.
Lesson Pack
All necessary resources provided:
2 lesson starters to choose from
47 slide editable PowerPoint (includes all resources)
Video hyperlink
Activities
Worksheets - independent tasks, main activities and challenges
Answers
Whole Lesson
This is a good lesson with a theme of football to engage your class whilst challenging and extending their understanding. Teach KS2 how to estimate and measure angles and to develop mastery with their understanding of angles.
The visual PowerPoint covers all the key teaching points, taking the class through from starter to plenary.
Differentiation
A differentiated lesson by input and worksheet.
SEN - Measure the important angles with a protractor.
LA - Estimate angles using angle facts then measure using a protractor.
MA - Measure the angles in a game of football. Design your own game and measure the angles.
HA - Estimate acute, obtuse and reflex angles game, check with a protractor. Investigate angles in a game of football, plan how you will collect and present your answers in a systematic way.
Challenge:
Two different reasoning, application and problem solving investigations.
Possibility for a differentiated lesson of two halves - Middle and Higher ability can independently play an angles game while you teach the lower and middle ability how to estimate and measure angles. Then they can be independent while you talk through the reasoning and main activity with the highers.
Children can move on to the challenges when they feel confident.
All reviews welcome.
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A complete KS2 angle display including titles, interactive questions, images, angle types, tips, key words, strategies and reminders. Contains 37 elements. A visual and colourful angle display for your classroom which can also be used in a maths toolkit or as support cards during lessons.
All ready to print and put up so your pupils are engaged, enthused and excited about angles.
Bright and visual posters of essential angle facts.
This extensive display, includes:
3 titles to choose from
Question and answer bubbles explain key aspects of this topic.
A question flap with an answer inside
5 easy steps to measure angles
10 simple steps to draw angles
Key word cards to label an angle and protractor
Real life images with a range of angles in to show pupils how this links to life outside of school.
Colour-coded images and captions showing and explaining these key angles:
acute angle
right angle
obtuse angle
straight line
reflex angle
complete turn
45, 135, 225, 270, 315 degrees on cards
angles on a straight line
angles around a point
Colour-coded examples showing and explaining equal angles:
when two lines intersect
when a line intersects a parallel line set 1
when a line intersects a parallel line set 2
Colour-coded examples showing and explaining interior angles of shapes and regular polygons:
Triangle
Quadrilaterals
Pentagon
Hexagon
Heptagon
Octagon
Decagon
Dodecagon
Enthuse your children with learning angles, help them remember these important facts with ease.
Use as a display, toolkit or support.
All reviews welcome.
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An engaging and detailed lesson teaching children how to convert percentages to decimals. Includes a 29 slide PPT, plan, resources, challenges and all answers.
Steps to Mastery
The starter reviews times and divide by 10 to build into the main concept of the lesson.
Lots of clear images included to model each concept and develop mastery of this area.
Learning is scaffolded with many examples to do with the class before independent work.
Covering these key aspects:
What are percentages? The meaning of the word is explained and what this means in maths with a visual representation. 6 examples covered and linked to fractions.
What are decimals? The meaning of the word is explained and compared with whole numbers, shown on number lines to represent the value of tenths, hundredths and thousandths and so on.
How do they link? Visual representation showing decimals and percentages as parts of 100 or 10, showing the same amount written in different ways.
How do I convert between percentages and decimals? Modelled examples showing how to divide and multiply to convert between the two.
How do I times and divide by 100? Links back to starter and shows an example using a place value chart.
Can I remember this? Children now try 8 examples independently before discussing answers as a class.
Resources
Place Value chart for scaffolding.
Differentiated worksheets for 3 groups with calculations and word problems included.
Extra challenge for fast finishers.
All reviews welcome.
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An excellent lesson teaching KS2 how to calculate the perimeter of squares and rectangles. Plan, worksheets, PPT, answers, challenges and extensions included. Lesson then challenges children with learning how to find the perimeter of composite shapes and triangles.
Complete high quality resources provided:
Interactive and Engaging PowerPoint
Lesson Plan
Independent, paired and group activities
Worksheets for lower/mid and mid/higher
Challenge for every ability
Answers for quick and easy marking
A visual, logical and memorable presentation clearly explaining the different perimeter formulas. Enjoy the 22 slide PowerPoint teaching and enhancing your pupil’s understanding of perimeter.
Lesson Content:
Doubling numbers starter,
Perimeter of squares,
Reasoning shapes questions,
Perimeter of rectangles,
Perimeter of composite shapes,
Perimeter of triangles.
A differentiated lesson of two halves - Middle and Higher ability can independently tackle perimeter reasoning questions while you teach the lower and middle ability. Then they can be independent while you talk through the reasoning and main activity with the higher ability pupils.
Or this can be easily taught to a whole class if you prefer.
All reviews welcome.
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A good lesson teaching year 5 (or any KS2 class) how to find the perimeter of compound/composite shapes. Includes teaching PowerPoint, differentiation, worksheets,extensions and answers.
Show children this tricky concept in a clear and memorable way. A 29 slide PowerPoint with 11 slides focusing on the method needed for calculating missing sides and finding the perimeter of composite shapes.
An easy to use PowerPoint visually showing the children how to find missing sides, taking you through the lesson step by step from starter to plenary.
A differentiated lesson by input and worksheet.
LA - An independent starter and a simple input, with a worksheet using whole numbers only
MA - Support and challenge as needed.
HA - A reasoning starter, complex input involving calculating perimeter with decimals and a worksheet using whole numbers and numbers to 1 and 2 decimal places when finding perimeter.
All answers included.
All reviews welcome.
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A complete and colourful display for a KS2 maths unit on place value. Includes 3 titles, vocabulary cards, fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions, interactive activities and concrete images of this concept.
Quickly pop up on your display board to start the term organised.
Contains:
Place Value titles (3 formats)
Place value chart
Place value vocabulary cards
Fish theme images
Fluency questions
Reasoning questions
Problem solving questions
Abacus images
Interactive activities
Provided in a beach theme, this will spark, support and extend your topic in an engaging and effective way.
Enjoy the cheerful summer theme of the seaside and brighten up your room.
Ideal for KS2.
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An excellent lesson jam packed with time saving goodies: Animated Powerpoint, Have-a-go AFL questions, fluency, problem solving and reasoning worksheets, lesson plan and all answers included.
Download this effortless lesson which teaches children how to multiply and divide decimals to save hours of your planning and marking time.
Be confident in your pupils understanding as the engaging PowerPoint covers these key teaching points:
An explanation of decimals
A review of place value titles and how they work
Visual examples of when we need to multiple and divide decimals
An interactive, step by step animation of how to do the written method for multiplication
An interactive animation of the division written method (bus stop)
A reminder of how to solve word problems
Clues for if the operation is multiplication or division
Enjoy using these helpful slides showing the written methods clearly using colour, arrows and reminders to make it easy to understand.
Print our these interesting and realistic word problems so your pupils can consolidate their learning in real life contexts. Extend your pupils with multi step problems for a challenge and a page of higher level questions for quick finishers.
All reviews welcome.
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Factors, Multiples, Squares and Cubes
A complete lesson teaching factors, multiples, squares and cubes. Includes animated PowerPoint, worksheets, challenges and all answers. Ideal for UKS2, will engage and extend all the pupils in your class.
Download this lesson to teach these important concepts:
Factors
Multiples
Square numbers
Cube numbers
Use the colourful and animated PowerPoint to develop your pupil’s problem solving skills using RUCSAC and trial and error.
Print out the colourful worksheets provided with engaging word problems set in realistic contexts.
Hand out the reasoning challenges to extend your high achievers and challenge everyone else.
Share out the calculations for fast finishers to consolidate their learning so they develop mastery for these mathematical concepts.
Use all the answers provided for quick and easy marking.
Designed for the national curriculum objective:
Solve problems involving multiplication and division including using your knowledge of factors and multiples, squares and cubes.
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A complete lesson, perfect for the Christmas season to teach and review column subtraction. Includes a 25 slide teaching PowerPoint, starter activity, modelling, differentiated worksheets, challenges, reasoning and problem solving questions and all the answers.
Written for year 3 and 4, also relevant to years 5 and 6.
A complete lesson, all ready-to-go. No preparation needed, just print and teach.
Highlights:
Differentiated
Hinge Point
Scaffolded
Answers on PPT for easy marking
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Place value calculation charts, colour coded for mastery and showing links with multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100.
Download these editable, easy to use, charts showing place value titles to build confidence. Ensure mastery and accuracy. There is no space for the decimal point on the charts to prevent the common misconception.
Available in lots of formats:
Enlarged for modelling multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000.
Blank chart to laminate for multilpying and dividing by 10 (labelled arrows drawn on to show movement)
Black and white printable chart for children to write on and move numbers on 7 blank lines
Colour coded chart showing the place value titles grouped into 3s to enhance understanding
Various charts could be used in a maths toolkit, stuck into maths books or homework books, put on display or as helpful sheets on tables. Or print out place value title cards with matching colours for a maths sorting activity or an interactive display.
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An engaging and effective game enabling children to add and subtract fractions with a purpose. Use to structure a maths lesson on fractions for KS2 children. Differentiated through output, children can move onto the extensions when they are ready.
3 styles of questions are included to ensure mastery in this skill. Children will become confident at adding fractions, subtracting fractions and solving fraction word problems.
Question Styles
Adding Fractions cards: A mixture of calculations involving fractions with different denominators.
Subtracting Fractions cards: A mixture of calculations involving fractions with different denominators.
Lucky Dip cards: Mixture of word problems, ordering and comparing fractions, equivalent fractions and converting decimals to fractions questions.
Challenge
5 extensions are included to challenge the children once they are confident with playing the game. Including the children writing their own cards on the blank cards supplied.
This game has a fun cat and mouse theme. All you need is one dice. The children can also choose and cut out one of 6 mice to be their game piece. Each go they can choose a card and answer the questions. All answers provided so pupils can work independently on this game.
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Carefully written word problem questions for KS2 on converting fractions to decimals, with answers. Includes realistic and engaging contexts, consolidation of key maths skills, multi-step questions, fluency, problem solving and reasoning practice, challenges and extensions.
Be confident that your pupils will master this tricky skill by answering word problems set in realistic and engaging contexts.
Develop their understanding of number as they relate to the people in these problems and consolidate their other mathematical skills such as: addition, subtraction, measure and time.
Enhance their problem solving skills as each interesting question is multi-step so will be excellent preparation for end of term and year reasoning tests.
Challenge your class even further by asking them to convert their decimal answer back to a fraction for each question.
Extend those quick finishers with two reasoning challenge questions and an open ended reasoning question.
Print all the answers provided for quick and easy marking and assessment.
All reviews welcome.
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3 differentiated lesson packs on perimeter and area; includes detailed PowerPoints, diffferentiated worksheets, word problems and answers.
Calculating Perimeter
Effortlessly teach perimeter of squares, reasoning shapes questions, perimeter of rectangles, perimeter of composite shapes and perimeter of triangles.
A differentiated lesson of two halves - well pitched reasoning questions are provided for while you teach the higher half and lower half. Develop independence and mastery at the same time.
All resources and answers provided.
Perimeter of Composite Shapes
Show children this tricky concept in a clear and memorable way. A 29 slide animated PowerPoint clearly showing the method needed for calculating missing sides and finding the perimeter of composite shapes.
A lesson that is ready to go, taking you through the teaching points step-by-step, from starter to plenary.
A differentiated lesson by input and activities.
Word Problems
A bright and visual fully editable 24 slide PowerPoint teaching children how to solve area and perimeter word problems.
Includes an extensive set of questions where children need to use their understanding of area and perimeter to solve word problems. Most questions are multi step and cover key KS2 number skills (which are covered in the PowerPoint).
A differentiated lesson with 3 engaging worksheets with all the answers provided. Two challenges are also included so the pupils can really master these concepts.
All reviews welcome.
An engaging lesson teaching the area of shapes. Includes a this 39 slide PowerPoint, worksheets, starter, input, scaffolding, plenaries, higher level questioning, challenges and all answers.
Covers a range of shapes: rectangles, squares, triangles and parallelograms, enabling mastery of this area of maths.
Animated slides ensure understanding, competence and confidence. Starters, mini plenaries, extension and challenges ensure progression.
Worksheets differentiated 3 ways and each work through these styles of maths:
Fluency - Do It!
Misconception - Check It!
Reasoning - Prove It!
Application - Test It!
Problem Solving - Solve It!
Think outside the box - Do It Yourself!
All answers included to enable easy and quick marking.
Written for Year 5, but easily adaptable for all KS2 classes.
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An engaging and effective game enabling children to add and subtract fractions with a purpose. Includes a game board, mice game pieces, differentiated question and word problem cards and all answers.
Use to structure a maths lesson on fractions for KS2 children. Differentiated through output, children can move onto the extensions when they are ready.
3 styles of questions are included to ensure mastery in this skill. Children will become confident at adding fractions, subtracting fractions and solving fraction word problems.
Adding Fractions cards: A mixture of calculations involving fractions with the same denominator.
Subtracting Fractions cards: A mixture of calculations involving fractions with the same denominator.
Lucky Dip cards: Mixture of word problems, ordering and comparing fractions, equivalent fractions and converting decimals to fractions questions.
Challenge
5 extensions are included to challenge the children once they are confident with playing the game. Including the children writing their own cards on the blank cards supplied.
This game has a fun cat and mouse theme. All you need is one dice. The children can also choose and cut out one of 6 mice to be their game piece. Each go they can choose a card and answer the questions. All answers provided so pupils can work independently on this game.
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All you need to teach the first week of the Autumn term addition and subtraction unit, week 4 in year 3. A colourful, engaging Powerpoint using some of the questions and images from White Rose. All worksheets, extensions, challenges and answers included. Also in this extensive pack is a detailed plan for the week.
5 lessons included, with full differentiation across year 3 and extending into year 2 - reviewing small steps covered last year to make up for any gaps due to the Corona Virus school closures.
Small Steps Covered:
Add and subtract multiples of 100
Add and subtract 3-digit and 1-digit numbers - not crossing 10
Add 3-digit and 1-digit numbers - crossing 10
Subtract a 1-digit number from a 3-digit number - crossing 10
Highlights of this addition and subtraction pack:
Range of activities
Simple games
Interactive animations of mathematical concepts on PPT
Visual and colourful
Designed to enable mastery
Supports variation theory
Special Features:
Starter activities are building blocks for the lesson
Reasoning and Problem Solving questions for every lesson
Extension activities for every lesson
Friday lesson reviews learning from the week so the addition and subtraction small steps will last the 5 weeks allocated by White Rose in the overview.
All reviews welcome.
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A bundle of high quality angle lessons and resources for KS2. Bright and clear PowerPoints, worksheets, plan and display all aimed at ensuring confidence and accuracy in this area.
Download these 3 popular packs to save time, enjoy teaching and challenge your pupils:
Measuring Angles
A good lesson with a football theme teaching how to estimate and measure angles. Opportunities provided for developing mastery within their understanding of measuring angles.
Drawing Angles
An effective lesson teaching how to draw angles set in the context of aliens with opportunities for your pupils to consolidate other key maths skills.
Angle Fact Posters
Colour coded images and captions showing and explaining the 8 main angles, 3 equal sets of angles and the interior angles of 8 regular and irregular polygons. Pop up on your maths display to consolidate and extend your pupil’s learning.
Save time with these handy lessons and resources. Engage your pupils, enhance their learning and enjoy teaching with this download.
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