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I originally trained and taught as a Primary school teacher in the UK for several years before moving to The Caribbean. I was given the opportunity to teach my favorite subject (Math) at a Secondary level (middle and high school; G7-11) and jumped at the chance. I aim to make resources which are: 1. Simple but effective - the most important aspect of a teaching resource is that it works. 2. Dynamic - I believe in changing it up! 3. Repetition - students need to regularly repeat key skills.

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I originally trained and taught as a Primary school teacher in the UK for several years before moving to The Caribbean. I was given the opportunity to teach my favorite subject (Math) at a Secondary level (middle and high school; G7-11) and jumped at the chance. I aim to make resources which are: 1. Simple but effective - the most important aspect of a teaching resource is that it works. 2. Dynamic - I believe in changing it up! 3. Repetition - students need to regularly repeat key skills.
Types of Number Task Cards
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Types of Number Task Cards

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32 flashcards on types of number that are perfect for cooperative learning activities. Print (flip pages on long edge) and laminate/ stick together to have a number on the front the number type on the back. Includes natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers and real numbers.
Exponent (Powers or Indices) Rules Task Cards
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Exponent (Powers or Indices) Rules Task Cards

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32 flashcards on exponents that are perfect for cooperative learning activities. Print (flip pages on long edge) and laminate/ stick together to have questions on front and answers (simplified form) on the back. Covers multiplying and dividing exponents (of the same base), power rule, exponents with fractional bases, exponents of 1 and 0 and 1 as a base.
Number Review Worksheets For Year 4 and 5
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Number Review Worksheets For Year 4 and 5

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Number Review Worksheets These worksheets are suitable for students in years 4 and 5 to allow them to review key number concepts. They are a great time saver and can be used for 17 weeks of homework or regular in-class review. They are simple but effective, allowing children to revisit previous learning of number so they can retain basic skills. When completing these sheets students practice: place value: order numbers, state the value/place of digits arithmetic with whole numbers: mental and written addition and subtractions, multiply up to 3-digit multiplied by 2-digit numbers, up to 3digit divided by 1 digit. fractions: addition and subtraction (with different denominators) rounding: to the nearest 10, 100, 100 prime numbers factors and multiples: including highest common factor and lowest common multiple. The first sheet includes just place value and addition but each sheet covers a little more of the number curriculum. Sheets are in word format so can be edited if needed. They are designed for year 4/5 but would also be useful for revision for year 6.
SPaG revision sheets for  year 5/6
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SPaG revision sheets for year 5/6

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SPaG revision sheets designed to help students review learning for SATS. Includes 5 question sheets each with its own answer sheet. Perfect for grammar and punctuation revision in class or for homework. Includes questions on the following: parts of speech (verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and determiners), verb tense (past, present and future - simple and progressive), modal verbs, the subjunctive form, antonyms, suffixes, active and passive tense, hyphens, semi-colons. speech marks and brackets.
Arithmetic Starters for year 5
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Arithmetic Starters for year 5

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49 slides. Includes a question slide with 6 questions and an answer slide. Based on the National Curriculum - with SATs style arithmetic paper questions covering the year 5 content (also includes some year 4 revision). Includes: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals and powers. Good for reviewing taught content.
Year 4 SPaG Starters
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Year 4 SPaG Starters

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Quick starters to help reinforce SPaG teaching. Starts with a recap of the year 3 National Curriculum grammar strands and then moves on to year 4. Includes over 60 slides. 30 Starters - with answers. Based on the National Curriculum punctuation and grammar strands. Includes: prefixes, conjunctions, adverbs, prepositions, simple tense, plural and possessive ‘s’ , plural possession, standard English, noun phrases, prepositional phrases, fronted adverbials, pronouns, inverted commas, determiners and possessive pronouns. The video shows the first 7 slides of the powerpoint.
Christmas grammar challenge for upper key stage 2
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Christmas grammar challenge for upper key stage 2

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A Christmas grammar challenge/quiz for upper key stage 2 (years 6). Great revision of some of the topics for the upper key stage 2 SPaG curriculum including nouns, determiners, pronouns, simple and progressive tense, active and passive form, main clauses, semicolons, verbs and subject. The quiz is two pages long and includes ten parts. There is also a two page answer sheet.
Year 5 SPAG Starters
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Year 5 SPAG Starters

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25 Grammar and Punctuation Starters for Year 5 Quick starters to help reinforce grammar teaching. Starts with a recap of the year 4 national curriculum grammar subjects and then moves on to year 5. Covers: plural and possessive s, noun phrases, prepositional phrases, fronted adverbials, speech, apostrophes for possession, determiners, pronouns, possessive pronouns, converting nouns and adjectives to verbs, relative clauses, adverbs, modal verbs, cohesion, brackets, dashes and commas for parenthesis and commas for ambiguity. The video shows the first 7 slides. Check out these other great resources for SPaG review. SPaG Review Sheets: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12073134 Year 6 SPaG Starters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11512196
Year 6 Maths SATS Number Starter or Review Slides
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Year 6 Maths SATS Number Starter or Review Slides

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Over 60 slides (31 question slides and 31 answer slides). Based on the new KS2 year 6 curriculum. Can be used for quick starters or for revision. Designed to cover all aspects of the year 6 number curriculum including place value (order, rounding, negative numbers), operations (long multiplication, long division, order of operations, common factors, common multiples, prime numbers, multi-step word problems, missing number problems, estimation), fractions (simplifying, comparing, add, subtract, multiply, divide, equivalents) and decimals (multiplication, rounding, equivalents). The video shows a preview of the first 7 slides. Includes questions in a similar style to both reasoning and arithmetic test papers.
Year 6 SPaG Starters
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Year 6 SPaG Starters

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KS2 SATS Revision Slides This Powerpoint contains 30 SPaG starters and answers or example slides. It is suitable for pupils reviewing year 6 English. A great revision aid for KS2 SATS preparation. The Powerpoint includes over 60 slides based on the grammar and punctuation strands of the most recent National Curriculum (2014). The slides review: subjunctive form progressive, simple and perfect aspects active and passive form modal verbs subordinating and coordinating conjunctions nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, pronouns, prepositions semi-colons, parenthesis, dashes, commas, full stops, hyphens main, relative and subordinate clauses subject and object questions, statements and exclamations synonyms and antonyms. The video show a preview of the first 7 slides (first 3 starters). Check out these other great resources for SPaG review. SPaG Review Sheets: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12073134 Year 5 SPaG Starters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12073134 Check out these other great resources for year 6. Year 6 Maths SATS Number Slides: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11533604 Year 6 Maths Arithmetic Slides: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11539931
Generate and describe linear number sequences - KS2 algebra.
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Generate and describe linear number sequences - KS2 algebra.

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A series of 3 worksheets designed to teach linear sequences (algebra) to children in KS2. Each worksheet comes with a help sheet and answer sheet. Each sheet starts with a simple task before moving on to a more complex one. Designed primarily for year 6 but many parts will also be useful further down the school. Begins by recapping linear sequences and moves on to generation and description of sequences using algebra. The video shows a preview of the sheets.