Experienced KS1 and KS2 teacher currently teaching in Year Six. Specialist Leader for Mathematics across three Local Authorities.
All resources have been tried and tested. I'm open to suggestions and requests and aim to help anyone who requires it.
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Experienced KS1 and KS2 teacher currently teaching in Year Six. Specialist Leader for Mathematics across three Local Authorities.
All resources have been tried and tested. I'm open to suggestions and requests and aim to help anyone who requires it.
Please leave feedback and rate my resources.
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading, by domain. Domains 2b and 2d are weighted more in these comprehensions to match the weighting of the end of KS2 Reading Comprehension assessment.
Included:
• SATs style comprehension questions for every chapter of the novel (20 comprehensions in total)
• A teaching PowerPoint with an introduction to the author, their other works and copies of the questions.
Additional activities you can use to delve deeper into the text.
Please view the sample pages for an idea of the questions and expectations.
This resource works best if the chapter is read, talked about and discussed in one day, then comprehension questions are given the day after.
This resource has been used with both Year Five and Year Six classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
Please let me know if you found this resource useful. It should save you hours and hours of time.
An editable Facebook Profile page that children can fill in with their details. After they have filled it in, a discussion about what information they’d cross out and not share with a total stranger can take place.
In the template are boxes for:
-A profile Picture
-Name
-Age
-Date of Birth
-School
-About me
-E-mail address
-Phone Number
-Places I usually visit after school
-Address
-Important Life events
Some children could also make ‘dummy’ versions of these for made up people for a classroom or corridor e-Safety/Safer Internet Display.
I have also included a pdf version of the resource for those of you who do not have Publisher.
These are excel spreadsheet Gap Analysis documents for the 2023 Year Two SATs Papers for Maths .
The sheet totals up the scores automatically and each child’s final score changes colour to reflect their ability.
If their total score for a subject goes green, it means they would have passed the 2023 SATs with that score. If it goes Purple with a White font, it means that child would have achieved a ‘More Able’ score for that tested subject.
I have also included an instructions and document page, linking to a freely available copy of each test, mark scheme and instructions. Additionally, I have included a link to the conversion tables from RAW Score to Scaled Score.
All a teacher has to do is enter their children’s names and enter the 0’s, 1’s or 2’s for each question, which also change colour too for a visual reference. I recommend that a teacher should enter ‘N’ if a child did not attempt that question. This gives an idea of who is not even attempting certain questions, not just whether they got the question wrong.
The sheets are set up for 30 or 60 pupils but more can be added/deleted and instructions are on the first page/sheet. Some cells are locked/protected in this document but the parts that you need to insert yourself are editable. This is so that the formulas/algorithms do not break and render the spreadsheet’s functionalities as broken.
I take requests for Gap Analysis Grids. Please leave feedback if you like this resource as I am planning to produce more for each SATs paper going forward, as well as CGP Practice Papers.
Please remember to rate this resource as I made this to save teachers time. Thank-you.
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading, by domain.
Included:
• Comprehension questions for the first fourteen chapters of the book.
• A teaching PowerPoint with an introduction to the author, their other works and copies of the questions.
This resource works best if the chapter is read, talked about and discussed in one day, then comprehension questions are given the day after.
This resource has been used with both Year Five and Year Six classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
This fully interactive high-quality gameshow features all the drama of the TV show. Each possible answer is linked to either a pass or fail screen indicating the amount of money ‘won’. A free trial of my best-in-class version is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/millionaire-quiz-free-trial-edition-11697409
There are 15 questions, testing children’s knowledge of:
- Charles Darwin
- Selective Breeding
- DNA
- Creationism/Intelligent Design
Please see my shop for other gameshows, worksheets, activities and time-saving ideas.
All feedback is welcome so please do comment and rate.
N.B The original logos for Who Wants to be a Millionaire are property of Sony Pictures Television. For this reason they have not been included, but a similar non-trademarked version has.
This bundle includes fun ways to master fraction, decimal and percentage equivalencies.
1. An activity that uses short division and multiplying by 100 to convert a fraction into a decimal and percentage.
2. A fun, whole class Quiz, Quiz, Trade game.
3. Two fully interactive and hugely fun Millionaire Quiz! games for assessing progress.
4. Practice KS2 Sats questions in the form of a powerpoint.
Used to great success in Years 4, 5 and 6.
This resource will help teach or reinforce children’s understanding of figurative language.
Challenge 1 - Identify similes
Challenge 2 - Identify metaphors
Challenge 3 - Identify personification.
Answers included.
If you require activities that go into much more depth for similes, metaphors and personification, please see my shop for individual resources or a bundle.
Please rate this resource.
Perfectly matching the structure and mark weighting of the 2019 KS2 Paper 1 - Arithmetic assessments, these six original assessments, one page mark schemes and QLA grids will help you quickly identify gaps in whole class or individual teaching.
** This resource includes:**
6 x original KS2 Paper 1 - Arithmetic
6 x one page mark schemes
QLA spreadsheet that automatically calculate the percentages of a question answered correctly, and the whole class percentages of specific arithmetic domains.
These can be used as an excellent resource for rapidly improving your class’s attainment.
A huge time saver that will improve reading skills with structured practise that meets the aims of the KS2 SATs by domain.
Novels include:
Cosmic
Goodnight Mr. Tom
Pig Heart Boy
Secrets of the Tombs: Phoenix Code
Stormbreaker
Street Child
Tom’s Midnight Garden
Treason
Please see each resources page for more details and previews.
A thorough and complete teaching sequence for teaching children how to write a high-quality poem.
Included are:
Two high-quality end of KS2 standard poems to use as an example and reference.
A Planning proforma.
A whole PowerPoint teaching sequence that has activities, probing questions and learning opportunities related to:
What is a poem?
Analysis of the text type.
The structure of a poem
Planning
Writing a high-quality introduction
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (The passive voice, Fronted adverbials, Past tense verbs, Punctuation for Parenthesis)
Writing for effect (Figurative Language, Emotive language, sentence structure)
Editing and redrafting
Responding to feedback
Celebrating success
Designed to save you hours and raise attainment, this is an excellent resource to get the best out of your whole cohort.
This fully interactive high-quality gameshow features exciting sounds and drama. Each possible answer is linked to either a pass or fail screen indicating the amount of money ‘won’. A free trial of my best-in-class version is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/millionaire-quiz-free-trial-edition-11697409
There are 15 questions, testing children’s knowledge of:
- The difference between adverbs, subordinating conjunctions and prepositions.
- The subjunctive form/mood
- The past and present progressive
- Determiners
- Punctuation
- and more!
Please see my shop for other gameshows, worksheets, activities and time-saving ideas.
All feedback is welcome so please do comment and rate.
N.B The original logos for Who Wants to be a Millionaire are property of Sony Pictures Television. For this reason they have not been included, but a similar non-trademarked version has.
These are excel spreadsheets Gap Analysis documents for the 2023 Year Two SATs Papers for GPS.
The sheet totals up the scores automatically and each child’s final score changes colour to reflect their ability.
If their total score for a subject goes green, it means they would have passed the 2023 SATs with that score. If it goes Purple, it means that child would have achieved a ‘Greater Depth’ score for that tested subject.
I have also included an instructions and document page, linking to a freely available copy of each test, mark scheme and instructions. Additionally, I have included a link to the conversion tables from RAW Score to Scaled Score.
All a teacher has to do is enter their children’s names and enter the 0’s, 1’s, 2’s or 3’s for each question, which also change colour too for a visual reference. I recommend that a teacher should enter ‘N’ if a child did not attempt that question. This gives an idea of who is not even attempting certain questions, not just whether they got the question wrong.
The sheets are set up for 30 and 60 pupils but more can be added/deleted and instructions are on the first page/sheet. Some cells are locked/protected in this document but the parts that you need to insert yourself are editable. This is so that the formulas/algorithms do not break and render the spreadsheet’s functionalities as broken.
I take requests for Gap Analysis Grids. Please leave feedback if you like this resource as I am planning to produce more for each SATs paper going forward, as well as CGP Practice Papers.
Please remember to rate this resource as I made this to save teachers time. Thank-you.
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading, by domain. Domains 2b and 2d are weighted more in these comprehensions to match the weighting of the end of KS2 Reading Comprehension assessment.
Included:
• SATs style comprehension questions for the first fourteen chapters of the novel.
• A teaching PowerPoint with an introduction to the author, their other works and copies of the questions.
This resource works best if the chapter is read, talked about and discussed in one day, then comprehension questions are given the day after.
This resource has been used with both Year Five and Year Six classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
Please let me know if you found this resource useful. It should save you hours and hours of time.
Please leave feedback.
These are excel spreadsheets Gap Analysis documents for the May 2022 Year Six SATs Papers for GPS (including spelling).
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The sheet totals up the scores automatically and each child’s final score changes colour to reflect their ability.
If their total score for a subject goes green, it means they would have passed the 2022 SATs with that score. If it goes Purple with a White font, it means that child would have achieved a ‘More Able’ score for that tested subject.**
I have also included an instructions and document page, linking to a freely available copy of each test, mark scheme and instructions. Additionally, I have included a link to the conversion tables from RAW Score to Scaled Score.
All a teacher has to do is enter their children’s names and enter the 0’s, 1’s, 2’s or 3’s for each question, which also change colour too for a visual reference. I recommend that a teacher should enter ‘N’ if a child did not attempt that question. This gives an idea of who is not even attempting certain questions, not just whether they got the question wrong.
The sheets are set up for 30 or 90 pupils but more can be added/deleted and instructions are on the first page/sheet. Some cells are locked/protected in this document but the parts that you need to insert yourself are editable, including adding and removing rows. This is so that the formulas/algorithms do not break and render the spreadsheet’s functionalities as broken. This password will not be given out, but I am more than happy to make adaptations or changes for you, provided you show proof of purchase. All of my contact details are in the resource.
I take requests for Gap Analysis Grids. Please leave feedback if you like this resource as I am planning to produce more for each SATs paper going forward, as well as CGP Practice Papers.
Please remember to rate this resource as I made this to save teachers time. Thank-you.
Featuring functional correct/wrong screens and 50/50 lifelines, this is perfect for assessment, Safer Internet day or parent workshops, this new and improved interactive gameshow is an entertaining way to teach groups about online safety.
There are 15 questions, testing children's knowledge of:
- Vital e-Safety organisations
- Definitions of key terms
- Steps children can take to remain safe online
- Shocking statistics
...and more!
Fantastic for Safer Internet Day but equally good for any e-Safety lesson.
N.B The original logos for Who Wants to be a Millionaire are property of Sony Pictures Television. For this reason they have not been included, but a similar non-trademarked version has.
Please see my shop for other gameshows, worksheets, activities and time-saving ideas.
All feedback is welcome so please do comment and rate.
A highly-detailed and complete teaching sequence for teaching children how to write a high-quality diary entry.
Included are:
Two high-quality end of KS2 standard diary texts to use as an example and reference.
A Planning proforma.
A whole PowerPoint teaching sequence that has activities, probing questions and learning opportunities related to:
What is a diary text?
Analysis of the text type.
Comparing two diaries (activity included!)
The structure of a diary text
Planning
Writing a high-quality introduction
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (First person pronouns, The passive voice, Fronted adverbials, Past tense verbs, Punctuation for Parenthesis)
Writing for effect (Emotive language, sentence structure)
Editing and redrafting
Responding to feedback
Celebrating success
Designed to save you hours and raise attainment, this is an excellent resource to get the best out of your whole cohort.
Three famous poems and reading comprehension questions and mark schemes to go with them. Questions include question types found in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 SATs papers or in End of Year assessments.
Poem 1 - I sit beside the fire and think (The Hobbit) - J.R.R Tolkien
Poem 2 - Warning
Poem 3 - Please Mrs. Butler
I have used these as whole class exercises and for specific groups in guided reading.
Two diary entries based on the same event (visiting the new school wildlife/garden area)
One is basically written with very little attempt at adding detail, high-level punctuation and complex sentences.
The other is of end of KS2 Standard.
I used this activity to get the children to realize that as teachers, we see pieces of text about the same event but the quality of the texts varies drastically. Which would they rather be writing? Which would I rather be reading? Why? Explain why one is better than the other.
Files are uploaded as Publisher, PDF and Word.
A PowerPoint and Smart Notebook set out exactly like the KS2 SATs arithmetic paper.
This resource focuses on all of the fractions question types found in the papers since 2016 and features 74 questions.
Adding and subtracting proper fractions - same denominators
Adding and subtracting proper fractions - different denominators
Multiplying proper fractions
Multiplying a proper fraction by an integer
Dividing a proper fraction by an integer
Adding and subtracting proper fractions to/from mixed numbers
Adding and subtracting mixed numbers - same denominators
Adding and subtracting mixed numbers - different denominators
Multiplying a mixed number by an integer