This is a reading log to use with a class reading book. I laminate them and they can then be used with any book that the class reads together. I have used it with year 5 and 6 classes. More able students can work independently whilst others can receive more help and guidance, e.g. providing questions to help them find the main events in chapters.

These two worksheets go together. I provide 10 different types of food which the children have to identify by taste only. I usually do this alongside smell tests to encourage the children to focus on one sense at a time. You could provide whatever food that you want. I tend to use fruit and vegetables, with the addition of cheese and chocolate so that we always end with something that everyone likes! Be careful of children with food alergies. I do this as part of a topic on food and the digestive system.

This is a quite simple art idea as long as everyone follows the instructions. The end results look really good as a display in the classroom and I find that the children usually really enjoy it and want to make more.

I have used the reading log sheet for different class reading books. At the end of the book, the reading log requires children to design a new front cover, (with blurb) and to review the book. I use the two review sheets printed on two sides of a piece of paper so that the children can have their cover design and review together.

I have used this activity with a class who have been working on measurement of mass. There are two sheets, one with pictures and measurements in grams and a blank chart which you could adapt for your own class. The children try to match the product with the correct weight. The measurement leads to some interesting discussions about the weight of packaging. Children enjoy making comparisons between the different packages, weighing them in their hands.

This idea is based on Desert Island Discs. The children can choose 5 books to read whilst stranded on a desert island. They need to justify their choices. You could adapt the worksheet to change the number of books if you want to broaden the childrens' choice.

This idea comes from a book called 'The Art of Papercrafts' which I have had for many years. The sleighs can be a little fiddly to stick together, but they look great once they are finished. I fill them with tissue paper and some Christmas sweets for the children to take home at the end of term.

This is a multiple choice test covering exploration from St Brendan to Captain Cook.

These two worksheets provide an introduction to the rules for turning singular nouns into plurals with some simple exercises to practise. The class can then reinforce their learning with more follow-up activities.

Using the grid, children can create an enlargement of the small picture of a snowman. They should be encouraged to work on each square, not to look at the whole picture. I usually do this in the run up to Christmas.

This is a wordsearch containing words relating to shape.

This is a multiple choice test based on the history of the Olympic Games, ending with the 2012 London games.

This is a simple cut and stick activity with pictures and captions to show the life cycle of a frog.

A straightforward sheet of multiplication sums with answers on the second page.

This is a picture crossword based on nouns associated with a traditional Christmas. I have used it with ESL students, but I have also used it with other classes. The answers are given on the second sheet. The missing words could be provided on the whiteboard for the children.

This activity combines movement and music in a very creative way. Children always enjoy playing instruments and can be very imaginative in the way they interpret sounds in movement.

This is a little bunny basket with a large bunny head and pompom tail. The necessary templates are on the second and third sheets.

A worksheet based on the alphabet and developing understanding of alphabetical order.

This worksheet encourages children to make inferences from information. It should make them think about what they do with their rubbish and how much recycling they and their families do.

Just a simple worksheet for mental subtraction.