Once Upon My Book injects fun and interaction into both writing and reading by enabling your pupils to be the ‘author’ of their very own book. Through tracing the shape of letter outlines to form words and then sentences, colouring in illustration outlines and adding their own personal touches, your pupils can really be at the centre of their very own book. All the words in *Once Upon My Book *that your pupils trace and learn to read are written in the precursive style taught in many schools. Each story also contains High Frequency Words and tricky words from the Letters and Sounds. This helps pupils become familiar with writing, reading and learning these important words, reinforcing and building on the teaching done at school in a fun and exciting way. Suitable for Reception, Year 1 and SEN pupils.

This *History Rocks! *resource looks at James I, Charles I, Civil War and Cromwell. Using a splash of humour, pupils will enjoy learning about this turbulent time in English history. Packed full of differetiated activities, cross-curricular ideas, whole class discussion starters as well as check-up questions, pupils will love the Horrible Histories style humour and parents too!

A comprehensive revision pack / exam covering: WW1 The period between the wars (1919-1939) Steps to war and WW2 (up unitl Battle of Britain) Suitable for Year 6 or older. In a Word document, so feel free to edit to suit.

A multi-purpose, cross-curricular set of resources based around an exciting and original story, illustrated by a Disney artist. Read the story of ‘How Lion Became King of Tinga Tinga Land’ to your class, watch the PPT and then let your pupils design their own booklets based on the story. Differentiated for Reception - Year 2 and with a number of further cross-curricular activites, ‘How Lion Became King of Tinga Tinga Land’ will inspire your pupils in many ways. Copies of the book are available for £6.99, with a discount on bulk orders. Email me at matthoworth@me.com for further details or orders.

Constructing a CE essay or working out how to tackle a CE source can be very daunting and challenging to pupils. Here is a collection of tips, hints, plans and checklists to help pupils navigate the murky waters of CE HIstory. In time, and using these resources, writing a structured, balanced and well argued source and essay will be second nature to them.

A set of **revision packs **for Year 5 Maths. Devised to follow the Abacus style of assessment but can also be used for general revision. Great for class and homework. Each pack follows the style of the termly Abacus test: Autumn; Spring; Summer. Resources are in Word format in case you want to change the names in the questions to involve people or staff you know! Enjoy!

A revision Power Point Quiz on the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. Suitable for Year 4 or 5. Lots of visual images and the answers are at the end of each section. Best used in mixed-ability pairs or small groups: I get the pupil who struggles to remember facts to be the scribe, so they hear lots of correct answers from their group.

This History Rocks! resource looks at ‘The shot that sparked a war’, as Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A fun differentiated learning resource with key words, activities and further research. There are three levels of differentiation: the first level has just the questions. Level 2 has sentence starters. Level three has sentence starters and a number of hints, ensuring that there is a level for each pupil. All pupils answer the **Understanding **questions which will give them a basic understanding of the topic. The Historical Enquiry questions extend them more and require pupils to expand and explain their thinking; the answers are subjective. There is also a Creative Work section where they can demonstrate their learning and understanding in a creative manner. Also included is a newspaper template to report on the event as well as a guideline that will help give ideas on what to put on the front page. Done with a splash of humour that your pupils will enjoy. Please check out my shop for other History Rocks! resources as well as lots more!

**Learn the TImes Tables in a fun and exciting way! ** Simply sing along with the demo version to learn the tune. Then, choose whichever Times Tables you want and sing along with the instrumental version. I have used this to help teach Maths for many years and as the pupils grow older, they never forget the TImes Tables song! Included in the package: Demo version with vocals (2, 5 and 10 Times Tables) Instrumental version (no vocals) Slower instrumental version (no vocals)

A catchy yet simple song to remember the three main types of triangle: equilateral, isosceles and scalene. Pupils will love singing along with it and it will stay in their heads forever! Included in the package: lyric sheet (photocopiable) music with vocals (to hear and learn the song) music without vocals

An information sheet with text and pictures that explain the different causes of WW1. There are three differentiated levels of questions for pupils to complete. Each set of questions has three sections: TIME TO THINK: answering these questions give pupils a basic understanding of the topic. HISTORICAL ENQUIRY: this requires them to think a bit more and give their own opinion. CREATIVE WORK: a creative piece to complete. The first level of questions are just the questions, for top pupils. The second level have sentence starters to help get them started. The third level has sentence starters and a few hints.

A History Rocks! resource. Done with a splash of humour, this resource looks at the reasons men signed up to fight in the First World War. There are three levels of differentiation: the first level has just the questions. Level 2 has sentence starters. Level three has sentence starters and a number of hints, ensuring that there is a level for each pupil. All pupils answer the **Understanding **questions which will give them a basic understanding of the topic. The Historical Enquiry questions extend them more and require pupils to expand and explain their thinking; the answers are subjective. There is also a Creative Work section where they can demonstrate their learning and understanding in a creative manner. There is also an exercise where pupils analyse and comment on some famous WW1 propaganda posters and rate them accordingly.

Free! A PPT Quiz on Sutton Hoo and Beowulf that can be used in a virtual classroom (Zoom etc) for online learning or in the classroom. A series of questions on Sutton Hoo and Beowulf for KS2. All answers included at the end of each round of slides.

A sample set of Common Entrance source questions on Henry VII and Henry VIII. One set is in the style of the ISEB exam paper with one question only, for exam practice. The other allows pupils to develop their source skills, with a number of questions that allow pupils to develop and work on their: comprehension of sources interpretation of sources cross-corroboration of sources understanding of provenance ability to assess a statement This set of resources are free. The full set contain 30 topics covering the period 1485-1750. Each topic has two papers: one a single ISEB question, the other with a number of questions to develop pupils’ skills.