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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9xa8A1oXI2a9oRxGvQuojTDtoneHJXbx
I have over 60,000 views on my teaching YouTube channel and featured on Heart Radio with Amanda Holden, Look East News and the local newspapers talking about teaching. Enjoy :)
A resource which helps children to identify which unit of measurement should be used to measure different lengths. The four units of measurements included are: mm, cm, m and km.
Children to choose a colour for each unit of measurement and indicate these on the key. They will then use the key to highlight each length according to the unit of measurement they believe should be used to measure each different length.
My class enjoyed completing this activity and responded well to the real-life links.
Enjoy!
Each child receives a loyalty card with their name on and their own personalised target for their weekly spelling tests e.g. ‘to get at least 10 spellings correct,’ ‘to get full marks.’ (There is an allocated section on the card where each child’s target can be written.)Each time the child then meets their target they can add a sticker to their honeycomb collection on the reverse side of the card. Once they’ve received 6 stickers they receive a prize. (I have a box of small prizes including pencils, rubbers, stickers etc).
Whilst the resource motivates children to succeed on their spelling test it also recognises the range of needs in each class and the need for differentiation regarding the words set and their targets.
A great reward! My class are extremely driven by it.
A classification activity for children learning about ‘Living Things and their Habitats.’ This resource includes 2 Venn Diagrams (one more complex than the other) and 1 Carroll Diagram. The children can then add their own criteria to the diagrams e.g. has a back bone, lives in the desert and then should use the images (also included) to classify the animals and plants. Children could also draw their own images. This resource is completely ready to go! Enjoy :)
A fun activity where children can consolidate their learning and understanding on addition. I have created three differentiated game sheets.
Taking it in turns, choose a calculation to complete. Work it out on a whiteboard and if you get the correct answer, you can place a counter over the calculation. The first person to get 4 counters in row horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins.
Every child I’ve played this game with have really enjoyed it!
This worksheet teaches that an adverb is a word that describes a verb, adjective or another adverb. It has a clear visual which teaches that there are 5 different types of adverbs: time (when?), place (where?), manner (how?), frequency (how often?) and degree (how much?)
This worksheet has a range of sentences (written in cursive joined handwriting). The worksheet explains that the child needs to underline the adverb and tick whether it is a verb of time, place, manner, frequency or degree.
My class really enjoyed this resource and understood it well.
Children must go on a word hunt (around the classroom or in reading books) to find contractions. They must sort the contractions they find in this grid based on the second word.
A brilliant resource for children to apply their learning of 2D shapes. They need to choose a colour for each shape on their key and then colour in the 2D shapes accordingly. The worksheet address regular and irregular shapes. The children really enjoyed this activity and this was a great way to demonstrate their learning.
A comprehension activity for chapter 1 of The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo. This can be used alongside my YouTube teaching video which is linked to this resource.
This resource links to the following statutory requirements from the National Curriculum:
Pupils should be taught to:
develop positive attitudes to reading, and an understanding of what they read, by:
listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks
reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes
using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, and retelling some of these orally
identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books
preparing poems and play scripts to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action
discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination
recognising some different forms of poetry [for example, free verse, narrative poetry]
understand what they read, in books they can read independently, by:
checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding, and explaining the meaning of words in context
asking questions to improve their understanding of a text
drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
identifying main ideas drawn from more than 1 paragraph and summarising these
identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning
retrieve and record information from non-fiction
participate in discussion about both books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say
A fantastic and engaging game that my class love.
Simply give each child a card and get them to walk around the classroom. When they meet another child, they should high five them and say, “Quiz, quiz, trade.” Each child then asks the other child their question, when they both give the correct answers, they can trade cards and then continue to move around until they meet somebody else. If a child gets the answer one, a child can help support them by prompting/giving clues as they have the correct answer on their card.
My class absolutely love this game and don’t realise just how much they’re learning when they play it!
An engaging activity where children must find the fractions of amounts to crack the code set by Detective Denominator.
I have created three different versions of this to allow for easy differentiation in the classroom.
Version A: Finding unit fractions of amounts less than 40.
Version B: Finding unit and non-unit fractions of amounts less than 40.
Version C: Finding non-unit fractions of amounts less than 90.
An engaging and interactive teaching Powerpoint which teaches expanded noun phrases, gives a range of examples and provides many opportunities for the children to consolidate their learning, including:
3 interactive whole class discussions/activities
Paired game where they consolidate their learning
Independent writing activity
A fantastic and engaging game that my class love.
Simply give each child a card and get them to walk around the classroom. When they meet another child, they should high five them and say, “Quiz, quiz, trade.” Each child then asks the other child their question, when they both give the correct answers, they can trade cards and then continue to move around until they meet somebody else. If a child gets the answer one, a child can help support them by prompting/giving clues as they have the correct answer on their card.
My class absolutely love this game and don’t realise just how much they’re learning when they play it!
A clear and engaging PowerPoint which introduces the definition for nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Once the children have understood the word type, they can work as a class to think of as many examples as possible to consolidate learning.
There is extended learning on adverbs where the children develop their understanding of the different purposes of adverbs: adverbs of time, place, manner, frequency or degree.
I have also included a sorting activity that children can complete independently, in pairs, in groups or as a class.
Enjoy!
I created this to use with my class during a lesson on fractions. I wanted them to identify fractions and order fractions in ascending order but wanted to create a way for them to do this which had meaning and was exciting.
Therefore, I provided each pair of children with a bag of skittles which they then used to complete the worksheet.
The children found this extremely engaging!
This lesson meets the following statutory requirements from the National Curriculum:
Year 3
Pupils should be taught to:
count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from dividing an object into 10 equal parts and in dividing one-digit numbers or quantities by 10
recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators
recognise and use fractions as numbers: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators
recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators
add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole [for example, 5/7 + 1/7 = 6/7 ]
compare and order unit fractions, and fractions with the same denominators
solve problems that involve all of the above
Year 4
Pupils should be taught to:
recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions
count up and down in hundredths; recognise that hundredths arise when dividing an object by 100 and dividing tenths by 10
solve problems involving increasingly harder fractions to calculate quantities, and fractions to divide quantities, including non-unit fractions where the answer is a whole number
add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundreds
recognise and write decimal equivalents to 1/4 , 1/2 , 3/4
find the effect of dividing a one- or two-digit number by 10 and 100, identifying the value of the digits in the answer as ones, tenths and hundredths
round decimals with 1 decimal place to the nearest whole number
compare numbers with the same number of decimal places up to 2 decimal places
solve simple measure and money problems involving fractions and decimals to 2 decimal places
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading through 11 Guided Reading sessions.
Included in the pack:
• Questions which focus on vocabulary, retrieval, inference, predictions, author intent, author technique and giving explanations for answers using evidence from the text.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Activities/Questions.
• Reading and respond to the text activities.
This resource has been used with KS2 classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.