Guided Reading Homework Activity … and NO MARKING involved! Fully editable. Appropriate for 5 - 11 years (depending on ability).

These activities are a great way to build up a student’s vocabulary skills. They can be called Semantic Gradients, Vocabulary Scales or Word Sorters (the latter being my favourite). I have attached 3 fully editable activities for you to try with your students. They are: Sorting words - BIG to SMALL. Sorting words - FREEZING to BOILING. Sorting words - SILENT to NOISY.

WORD OF THE WEEK A great activity to develop vocabulary and sentence-building! Just choose a word you want to focus on (e.g. tractor). Divide the children into pairs and ask them to find specific vocabulary related to the word (the words have to begin with the letters in the word). For an additional challenge, each word can be put into a sentence. E.g. the word tractor has 7 letters so the children have to find 7 words associated with tractor… T = Tyres Sentence: Tractors have large tyres with thick treads. R = Robustness A = Agriculture C = Cultivate T = Trailer O = Outdoors R = Ruggedness You can help each group by giving them a dictionary, thesaurus and iPad to use. Volunteers can share their words and sentences at the end of the activity. Words and sentences could be displayed on a ‘WORD OF THE WEEK’ wall. 9 templates attached (3-letter word, 4-letter word, 5-letter word, 6-letter word, 7-letter word, 8-letter word, 9-letter word and 10-letter word). Fully editable.

Literacy Planning Templates (x2) x2 Literacy planning templates attached. Fully editable.

A great weekly planning sheet for maths lessons. Keep things simple! Fully editable.

Guided Reading Weekly Planning Template (over 4 days). Younger students (YR 1 - YR 3): 8 sets of guided reading books are required (2 sets of books per group). Older students (YR 4 - YR 6): 4 sets of guided reading books are required (1 set of books per group). Please note: Allow for 4 timetabled guided reading sessions each week. 2 adults are needed to complete each guided reading session - normally the class teacher and TLA (Teaching and Learning Assistant) - but you just need 2 responsible adults. Each guided reading session lasts approximately 50 minutes and each group of children should be listened to for 20 minutes (2 groups at a time). 10 minutes (per session) is allocated to changing groups and to explain independent activities - at the beginning and halfway through the session. 1 day per week (normally Friday), the guided reading session WILL NOT take place. You can choose the day! Groups and Independent Activities: Divide your class into 4 groups (these can be colour groups, different animals, shapes - whatever you decide). When a group is NOT being listened to, they will complete an independent activity set by you - it can link to the book they are reading or completely unrelated (e.g. a handwriting, spelling or times tables task). These are called pre-reading activities (an activity to complete BEFORE they read with an adult) or post-reading activity (an activity to complete AFTER they read with an adult). Learning outcomes: Choose books from the same genre - fiction, non-fiction or poetry. A maximum of 3 learning outcomes should be focused on each week. Monday’s timetable: FIRST, the TLA will listen to the red group WHILST the teacher listens to the orange group. AFTER reading to the adult, the red and orange group will complete their independent activity (set by you). NEXT, the TLA will listen to the green group WHILST the teacher listens to the black group. BEFORE reading to an adult, the green and black group will have completed an independent activity (set by you). The 5th day: On this day, you DO NOT do guided reading. Instead, you could ask your student’s to read independently (or with a partner). Alternatively, you could visit the library, read a book to your class OR read a ‘shared’ class text.

Students can use their visualisation skills and 5 senses to describe parts of their reading book. 5 resources in total: 2 PowerPoint presentations (16 slides in total). 3 worksheets (5 pages in total). Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

Students can use their visualisation skills and 5 senses to describe parts of their reading book. 5 resources in total: 2 PowerPoint presentations (16 slides in total). 3 worksheets (5 pages in total). Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

** Theme: Honesty. ** 15 - 20 minutes (approx.) ** A short cartoon, story, some sayings, a ‘new’ song called ‘Yesterday’s Dream’ and prayer. ** Fully editable.

A great way to teach your class how to convert metres to centimetres and vice versa using their knowledge of multiplying and dividing by 100. Clear and animated examples of how to move digits around the decimal point to aid understanding. 28 slides and fully editable.

Focus: Odd and Even numbers Ideal for KS1 or lower KS2.

A great way to display personal targets. Adaptable for all subjects. 3 fully editable templates provided: Template 1: A blank targets sheet (for students to write on). Template 2: An example template. Template 3: An “ONLINE” template (for students to type on. Please note that there are text boxes embedded onto this template).

A simple A5 sheet for your student’s to record their own maths targets. Just ask the children to write down their maths targets. Students tick the ‘S’ BOX when they think they have completed their target. The teacher tick the ‘T’ BOX when they think you have completed the target. Fully editable and very effective.

Why is Your Family Special? Just 1 SLIDE to discuss with the class … Good for: Family Occasions Mother’s / Father’s Day celebrations Writing to explain task

Writing Task Title: MY FAMILY 2 attachments: A slide about families … why is your family special? A good starting point for discussion about day-to-day family life.Discuss things that families do together, disagreements they may have, memorable moments, highlights, sad times, excursions etc. A 2-page creative writing activity. Let your student’s choose a title (from the list provided) for their ‘Family’ story/drama. Fully editable.

BIG WRITE - My Sister’s Birthday! Stimulus Text: ‘Hurry Up Birthday’ by Paeony Lewis and Sarah Gill (or something similar). Ask the children to imagine it’s their sister’s birthday … go shopping etc. Planning frame and writing template attached. Fully editable.

Times Tables - ANSWERS A worksheet displaying ALL the answers to times tables questions (x2 to x10). Good for reference or when doing multiplication questions. Fully editable.

Write Odd or Even next to each number. 28 questions. Ideal for KS1 or lower KS2.

A 6-page booklet for your student’s to complete about their family. Contents of booklet: Page 1: Parents Page 2: Siblings Page 3: Grandparents Page 4: Uncles and Aunts Page 5: Cousins Page 6: Whole family Also attached is an A3 poster for your student’s to publish their work onto … great for display! Fully editable.