This Pied Piper KS2 reading comprehension pack can be used to test comprehension skills and also as a prompt for writing activities. This story retells the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions, which target key skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. The text includes models of fronted adverbials, clauses and using using colons and semi-colons to connect clauses. Also included in the pack are three story prompts, encouraging children to create their own texts which continue the tale.

The resources in this KS2 art ideas lesson pack are designed to support teaching the use of warm and cold colours in drawings and paintings. It contains: A lesson plan – The can be used during one lesson or can be broken down and used over more than one session. Children will learn how using warm or cold colours can affect the look and feel of a painting, and then apply this to their own artwork. PowerPoint – This supports the teaching of the lesson plan with examples of different famous paintings, looking at what effect altering the colours has on the viewer.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Measurement Recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes. Maths Focus Children recognise different notes and their values. Children compare and exchange notes and coins. Maths Mastery Children use their knowledge of coin recognition and place value to see that one note can equal many coins.

This pack contains six SATs style spelling tests – perfect for assessment at the end of each half term. Each test contains 20 questions and an answer sheet. A question overview grid indicates which spelling patterns are covered by each question so that you can see which spelling patterns need further support. The spelling patterns covered on this Year 4 spelling test are: Use more prefixes. Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one Use the suffix -ly Spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’ Spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’ Spell homophones Spell words that are often misspelt Spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words Spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’ Spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’ Spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’ Spell words with the ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘e’ Use the prefixes in-, im-, il-, i-r, sub-, inter-, super-, anti-, auto- Understand and add suffix -ation, Add endings which sound like ‘shun’ spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian Spell words ending with the ‘g’ sound spelt ‘gue’ and the ‘k’ sound spelt -que Spell homophones and near-homophones Spell more complex words that are often misspelt for Years 3 and 4 Spell words with the ‘s’ sounds spelt ‘sc’ Place the possessive apostrophe accurately in words with regular plurals

These spelling word worksheets provide a great way to practise and review the Year 3 words from the National Curriculum Spelling List. All of the Year 3 spelling words are covered across 11 challenging worksheets, each containing three different types of spelling check challenges, including anagrams and cryptic clues. The spelling patterns covered are: use the prefix un-, dis-, mis-, re- add suffixes with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable. add the suffix -ly spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’ spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’ spell homophones spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words. spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’ spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’ spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’ spell words with the ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘ey’

This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to revise and practise using idioms in KS2. It contains examples of idioms and 5 different idiom challenges which can be used during one lesson or spread over a number of teaching sessions. Questions encourage creative responses as well as revision, and include interesting images to stimulate ideas.

Revise Year 6 grammar terms using this fun and challenging tarsia game - perfect for home learning or classroom use! A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle, in which small equilateral triangles fit together to form one, giant triangle. Here, children need to match grammatical terms with model sentences to complete three separate puzzles. Templates are also included to allow children to come up with their own model sentences, and create new grammar puzzles for their classmates.

This non-fiction text about robots is a fascinating look at the history, evolution and possible future of robotics and AI. It is accompanied by comprehension questions that target key skills of retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary.

The six art worksheets in this pack are a fun way for KS2 children to explore symmetry. Each sheet contains half of a photo that shows a symmetrical building or place. The other half of the page is squared paper. Children need to use their understanding of symmetry to complete the picture. In addition to exploring symmetry, children could also these images to understand perspective and coordinates.

The resources in this KS2 suspense writing pack use The Mystery of Flannan Isle as a prompt for writing scary stories. The pack includes: The Ballad of Flannan Isle – the children will learn about the tale through a comprehension poem Discussion cards – the children will have an opportunity to respond to this tale with their classmates, formulating ideas about what had happened Lesson plan – a plan for teaching the creation of the children’s own Flannan Isle mysteries Image bank – the children can see images of Flannan isle and lighthouses so that they can imagine and describe their setting in detail.

Use these primary school worksheets to practise and review Year 6 spelling patterns for words from the National Curriculum spelling list. Year 6 spelling words are covered across five challenge sheets, each containing three different types of spelling challenge. The spelling patterns covered are: Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer Use prefixes involving the use of a hyphen Distinguish between homophones and other words which are often confused

Stuck for fun ways to teach spelling, punctuation and grammar? This Year 2 grammar pack contains a number of games that can be used to teach conjunctions, vocabulary, punctuation or any other SPaG focus of your choice. The pack comes with conjunction cards and a set of thought-provoking images to use around the classroom and with the games.

This challenging KS2 grammar game will help get children thinking about the difference between formal and informal language. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle which children solve by matching up sides of triangles so that they correspond with each other, to form one giant equilateral triangle. In this case, children need to match formal and informal words and phrases. An ideal stretch and challenge activity for in the classroom, or for homework. Included in the pack are: *Two sheets of tarsia pieces *Informal words and phrases list worksheet, so children can anticipate possible formal versions *Teacher’s answer sheet, showing the formal/informal pairs *Blank tarsia sheets, so children can make their own puzzle for classmates to solve

This writing review worksheet is an excellent way to develop children’s descriptive writing skills when it comes to creating mood. There are a number of activities that help children understand the effect their writing has on the reader, which can be taught in a single lesson or spread over a number of sessions. There are images to give children ideas for their writing, and sections of model text that demonstrate how an author’s choices can change the mood of the text. It’s a great way to revise previous learning, and to experiment with new ideas.

Teach children how to write amazing fantasy stories with this KS2 text types resource pack. There are sheets to help pupils plan against success criteria, instructions on the ingredients of fantasy tales, two detailed model texts and a story planner to help children structure their stories. The four sections to the resource are: A fantasy text writing prompt mat Inspiring images to help children build a convincing fantasy world A fantasy text writing plan Two example fantasy texts

This Greek myth, retelling the tale of Perseus and Medusa the Gorgon, can be used to test reading comprehension skills in KS2. It also provides a model text and prompts for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary.

This Anglo-Saxon legend retells the tale of how Beowulf travelled to the land of Heorot to defeat Grendel. It can be used to test KS2 reading comprehension skills and as a model text for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. A planning sheet is included to support children in planning their own Anglo-Saxon legend.

These worksheets review the grammar and punctuation objectives covered during Year 4. They are an excellent way to identify areas of strength or weakness in preparation for the next school year, and to revise this content before SATs in Year 6. The worksheets are divided into five different types of activity including writing challenges and GPS sample test questions.

Recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths. These decimal equivalents worksheets provide extra challenge for Year 4 children. A variety of decimals problems are spread across three sections, enabling you to use the whole sheet during a lesson or to select specific problems for different teaching sessions. A separate answer sheet for all sections is included.

Recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts. These fraction, decimal and percentage equivalents worksheets provide extra challenge for Year 6 children. A variety of problems are spread across three sections, enabling you to use the whole sheet during a lesson or to select specific problems for different teaching sessions. A separate answer sheet for all sections is included.