11 wordsearch puzzles - some based on Key Stage 2 units, some just for fun! Superheroes and Superheroines Rainforests Greek Myths Fronted Adverbials Sounds Solar System Tudor Explorers Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler Firework-Maker’s Daughter Adjectives Healthy Living

These are weekly 15-word spelling lists and LSCWC practice based on the Regular Spelling and Common Exception spellings for both year 4 and year 5. I have a mixed class this year so I have devised separate lists for the two year groups. Each worksheet contains a list of the weekly spellings alongside a table where the children practise the words 4 times using Look-Say-Cover-Write-Check. I usually let the children start off on a Monday morning, then take the sheet home to practise for a test on Friday. There is 5 week's work included, alongside templates to make further lists of your own and displays of the weekly spellings for your literacy board.

Can be used as part of a display for your Brazil topic and also for comprehension / reading activities. Each poster is factual, with key geographical words highlighted, and uses illustrations. The three posters are: Brazilian History People and Culture Wildlife

‘A Victorian Diary’ is a series of 15 minute videos showing life in Victorian times. Events are reported by fictional character Maggie Johnson and by other characters she meets, providing different perspectives. This series is brilliant just to watch and enjoy, but it can also be used to help develop literacy skills. These are resources based on chapters 2 and 3 and also include generic diary writing templates. The chapter 2 resource is a punctuation and proof reading exercise. Pupils have to read and correct a diary entry, written from Maggie’s perspective. It could also be used as an example of writing in diary style and lead to the pupils writing their own version. The main learning objective of the Chapter 3 worksheet is to develop pupils’ understanding of empathy, but there is activities on prediction skills and note - taking. Alongside the worksheet I have created some excerpts and images to cement the main learning objective.

Essentially, here are two really useful 2 homework activities. Activity 1 details how to make a string telephone at home. Secondly, the pupils are asked to research about Alexander Graham Bell. I like to give this homework for the half term before we start the ‘Sounds’ topic in order to enthuse the children and get them started on the topic. It is also useful to have the string telephones for display and use in later investigations.

This is a Y5/6 science assessment on the key facts learnt in the ‘Sounds’ topic. It could be given at the end of a unit, as assessment; at the start of a unit as a pre - learning task or as a whole class teaching activity.

These resources are based on the following 3 poems by Allan Ahlberg: Parents’ Evening Please, Sir Mrs Brady. A large range of learning objectives and activities are covered, including: Cloze procedure Predicting rhymes Features of a poem Comprehension Creative writing Creating a whole class verse based on a verse of the ‘Please, Sir’ poem

Thomas is trapped in a room but we don’t know why or how he has got there . . . This resource can be used in a number of ways: as a story starter for a suspense / mystery story; for an example of creating empathy for a character; for a stimulus for a cold / independent write, etc. I have used it as part of a wider drama scenario, whereby Tom has been arrested (wrongly) for shoplifting and is awaiting his mum whilst locked in the manager’s drab office, all alone with his mind racing . . .

The pack contains a set of comprehension exercises covering all 15 chapters of the book. The activities are presented in two different formats: the first format consists of handy A4 worksheets which the pupils work on. Each A4 worksheet includes a reading challenge extension task. The second format requires the pupils to write the answers in their exercise books, and as there are 2 question sheets per A4 sheet this means the question sheets can be easily cut in half and stuck into the pupils’ books if required. Each comprehension worksheet has a range of different questions, with 20 marks available (allowing for a % score to be made too!). I have tried to design questions which allow success for less able children but with challenging, higher order questions for above average pupils. Harder questions are signified by being awarded extra marks (up to 3 marks as in the SATs and key stage tests). Each comprehension has a learning objective in line with Year 3/4 National Curriculum objectives and requires the reading of one, two or three chapters of the book (most chapters are small). The worksheets are are all written in Word, so can be easily adapted - for instance you could also add your own questions, objectives etc. There are various ways to use this resource, including As part of a shared reading session, with the pupils completing the written tasks after discussion and analysis of the text as a class or group. As independent written tasks for the rest of the class, while the teacher is reading with a smaller group. As an additional, ready-made resource to support the study of George’s Marvellous Medicine as a Unit of Work / class book. As a stand-alone, independent reading activity / assessment. As a useful teacher prompt/ discussion leader when doing a guided read. SPAG ACTIVITIES I have also included 5 SPAG activities which are based on the first 6 chapters. They include practice in proof reading, verb tenses, spelling and questions based on SATS format.

The pack contains a set of comprehension exercises covering all 10 chapters of the book. The activities are presented on A4 worksheets which the pupils work on. Each A4 worksheet includes a reading challenge extension task. Each comprehension worksheet has a range of different questions, with 20 marks available (allowing for a % score to be made too!). I have tried to design questions which allow success for less able children but with challenging, higher order questions for above average pupils. Harder questions are signified by being awarded extra marks (up to 3 marks as in the SATs and key stage tests). Each reading comprehension requires the reading of one chapter of the book (except for chapters 9 and 10, which I have combined into one comprehension sheet as the chapters are small). The worksheets are are all written in Microsoft Word, so can be easily adapted - for instance you could also add your own questions, objectives etc. There are various ways to use this resource, including: As part of a shared reading session, with the pupils completing the written tasks after discussion and analysis of the text as a class or group. As independent written tasks for the rest of the class, while the teacher is reading with a smaller group. As an additional, ready-made resource to support the study of The Angel of Nitshill Road as a Unit of Work / class book. As a stand-alone, independent reading activity / assessment. As a useful teacher prompt/ discussion leader when doing a guided read.

8 SPAG worksheets based on the Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler, for independent work or whole class revision. I have created 8 SPAG worksheets based on the Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler Chapter 1 Present and Past Tense Chapter 2 Proofreading Chapter 3 Mixed Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Chapter 4 Mixed Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Chapter 5 Mixed Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Chapter 6 Spelling and Dictionary Practice Chapter 8 Spelling and Dictionary Practice Chapters 9 and 10 Antonyms and Synonyms**

I have created a set of 10 comprehension exercises which cover all 14 chapters (and postscript) of this classic book about life in a primary school. Also included are answer sheets which can be photocopied for pupils’ use or used on the whiteboard for all class marking. Each comprehension activity has 20 questions, designed to allow success for less able children but with challenging, higher order questions for above average pupils. Being ‘out of 20’ also allows to find a quick percentage score for each pupil! The worksheets are all A4 size and there are various ways to use the activity sheets, including: As part of a shared reading session, with the pupils completing the written tasks after discussion and analysis of the text as a class or group. As independent written tasks for the rest of the class, while the teacher is reading with a smaller group. As an additional, ready-made resource to support the study of The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler as a Unit of Work / class book. As a stand-alone, independent reading activity / assessment. All worksheets are created on Microsoft Word so can be easily adapted to suit your needs. For example, in the past I have shrank the 20 set questions to half-page size and photocopied them to stick in pupils’ books, ready for independent work. You could also add your own questions, objectives etc.

A comprehension exercises based on chapter two, with an extension challenge based on compound words, There are 21 comprehension questions with 25 marks available, allowing for an easy percentage score to be found! Can be used in independent work, whole class teaching, homework or an assessment activity. Answer sheets included for the comprehension and challenge.

wo Year 4-5 Comprehensions based on The Shocking Story of Electricity by Anne Claybourne. The first set of questions is more challengiung, the second set more suitable for pupils who require support. Could be used after a guided reading session or as a stand alone independent task. 1st comprehension - 10 questions , 14 marks 2nd comprehension - 8 questions, 8 marks Extension / Challenge activity - Keeping Safe

There are several resources designed to help Y5 and Y6 learn about the Bible. Powerpoint Presentation Two cloze proceduire reading activities Bible Study Kit Activity 4 Pictures One writing activity

Two comprehension exercises based on chapter one, with extension challenges, suitable for Y5/6 Comprehension 1 - based on pages 7 to 13. There are 25 marks available with a Dictionary Challenge extension activity. Comprehension 2 - based on pages 13 to 18. Again, there are 25 marks available with an Astounding Alliteration extension activity. Could be used in independent work, guided reading, whole class teaching, homework or assessment activities. Answer sheets included for both comprehension exercises.

This resource will help children to write their own rhyming, nonsense poems modelled on the Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear. There sre 2 basic resources to use: An exemplar of a poem written in the style of The Owl and the Pussycat, called The Dog and the Budgie. It could be displayed on the whiteboard alongside the original or printed out for discussion. A cloze procedure activity to help lower attaining pupils to succeed in the activity. I have also included a Twinkl PP of the original poem, to use or delete as necessary.

A comprehension exercises based on chapter five, with an extension challenge based on vibrant verbs There are 20 comprehension questions with 25 marks available, allowing for an easy percentage score to be found! Can be used in guided reading, independent work, whole class teaching, homework or assessment. Answer sheets included for the comprehension and challenge.