A daily arithmetic workout to improve and consolidate all the skills needed for the SATs maths test 1. Used and tested by a year 6 teacher with a 100% pass rate at the expected level in the 2019 SATs and 55% GD Designed to be visually appealing. Covers: All four operations Fractions Percentages Square and cubed numbers Decimals Known facts Can be used as a starter, plenary, for those 10 minute gaps between lessons or at the end of the day.

These are a pack of worksheets that cover areas of the ship and are designed to keep pupils busy during a self-directed visit. They are designed to be simple so you do not need a great deal of teacher input. It contains a treasure hunt to be completed as you explore the ship and specific worksheets for the following areas: Sick Bay NAAFI Canteen Arctic Messdecks The Main Mast A-Turret Operations Room Ship’s Company Galley It also suggest a couple of photo ideas and pages for notes and sketches. Again, they are simple sheets to focus the children and get them looking instead of running through the ship and are designed to be child friendly.

Some fun tasks based on the Dr Seuss book Oh the Places You’ll Go. A good time filler for the last week of term. Also included, a PPT for writing your own kids book based on The Day the Crayons Quit.

Loads of lessons and resources based on the the Dr Seuss book The Lorax. Includes: Comparing the environment before and after the Onceler arrives. Looking at made up words and coming up with your own. Writing a diary entry in character Creating an advert for a Thneed Writing a persuasive letter to the Onceler Lots here that will take a few weeks to get through. THIS IS AN ACTIVINSPIRE PROMETHEAN FLIPCHART

This is a PowerPoint (that can be converted to a flip chart) that takes pupils through what is required to write a short story at the expected level and is a step by step guide. It is aimed at the criteria and framework and has produced some wonderful writing from my year 6 class. It shows the children where to include the punctuation, grammar and structure throughout a short story. There are 29 slides in total, each with a different focus which enables the children to include all of the skills they have learnt throughout the year. It is based on Eye of the Storm from the Literacy Shed (link included in the PPT). This is the opening of the story, written by a lower ability child (typed out with no corrections): As he stared into the sky, not worrying about his destruction from the mesmerising, raging storm, he gazed at the green lightening. His white, dragon like scarf waved in the sky. The black, silver lined coat shone in the sun’s omega light. The empty shell of a man thought that he could survive the storm. He kept his face hidden because he didn’t want to remember who he was. He turned his head slightly; he knew what he had to do. The ship he was travelling on had a unique energy that was pure electricity. It looked like a war ship, ready for battle. A war to save a dragon, a war to save the world, a war to save everyone. Terrifying memories of murder in his head. He had never found Martha…

Designed and used by a year 6 teacher with a 93% maths SATs score in 2017. This is a 4 week maths cycle that covers all the areas needed for the SATs arithmetic test in easy 10 minute starters. This works perfectly to remind and embed all the concepts needed to do well in the arithmetic paper. Please check out my other resources by clicking my name at the top of the page. SATs reading comprehension games Reasoning Paper revision Loads of English SATs based writing

Covers a range of SATs topics and can be done on the sheet so no need for the books. Covers: Number Shape Fractions Place value

A sequence of cross-curricular lessons (4 weeks+) based on the BFG. Complete with worksheets, modelled writing, sentence starters, success criteria, cut and stick activities, child writing plans and a home work activity. Write a descriptive dream, D & T lesson (create a dream jar), editing writing, instructional writing, creating timelines, dictionary work, making up your own words, writing a diary, geography (what do humans taste like around the world – link to where does our food come from) and a wanted poster for one of the giants. ACTIVINSPIRE, SMART NOTEBOOK and PDF version of the flip chart – 70 pages Great fun for KS2 children.

This flipchart can be used as a whole class activity, printed out for small groups or used as a range of worksheets. It helps children’s understanding of what algebra is and directly links the main concepts of letters as numbers and how to develop an understanding of formulae. Created by a tear 6 teacher with 100% pass rate (in an inner city school) in SATs maths last year and 55% greater depth. Please click on my name above to see my other resources. Everything from Guided Reading games to step by step writing at the expected level flipcharts.

Designed and used by a year 6 teacher with a 100% maths SATs score in the last tests. Show, then have a go style. A PowerPoint aimed at the fraction questions in the 2018 arithmetic test. It can be used as a teaching tool or a revision lesson just before they start the test. It also includes a rhyme to help the children to remember the basics. Teaches pupils to: Multiply fractions by fractions Divide fractions by fractions Multiply fractions by whole numbers Divide fractions by whole numbers Change mixed numbers to improper fractions to multiply and divide by fractions and whole numbers. Tested in a year 6 class and worked very well. Includes opportunities for pupils to apply what they have learnt and teacher to assess understanding.

A fun powerpoint about St Patrick that tests pupils memory with a quiz at the end. This also includes a link to a video about his life. Happy St Patrick’s Day!

This is a PowerPoint aimed at writing an obituary for the character Macbeth. It includes an example, success criteria and some extra information about the character. Includes a comic strip summary of the story and a video link to an age appropriate cartoon version.

This ActivInspire flip chart is a fresh approach to teaching both percentages of amounts and finding the whole amount from a percentage. Easy to understand and instant AFL. Created by a maths lead and year 6 teacher whose class scored 100% in maths with 55% greater depth.

This PowerPoint covers all of the areas needed to evidence a piece of writing at and above the expected level. This will take 3 weeks to complete and will show the children (with examples, word banks and sentence starters) how to write a narrative story based on a picture book.

An Activinpsire flip chart about St Joseph. Includes feast days and lots of information.

Make a bookmark RE activity Have you ever seen a mustard seed? The mustard seed was, at the time, believed to be the smallest of all seeds. It is so small that if you were holding one in your hand and you dropped it you would have a very hard time finding it because it is so hard to see. Even though the mustard seed is so small when it is planted in the ground, it grows into a tree large enough for birds to stand on its branches and to make their nests in it. When you look at this little mustard seed before planting it in the ground, you might think it would be impossible for a seed so tiny to grow into a tree. But God turns that tiny seed into a wonderful place for birds to come and rest and sing. When Jesus told this parable He compared it to loving God. When children, like you, or adults begin to love Jesus, their love is like a tiny mustard seed before it is planted in the ground. It starts out very small at first. Then when you keep on listening to what Jesus says and obeying Him, then the love grows bigger and bigger. Soon it will grow like the big mustard tree. You can also find this parable in Mark 4:30-32; and Luke 13:18-19.

These success criteria give success steps, examples and have a space for the learning objective and date.

an assembly to encourage kids to think about how we use words and explore how what we say can be helpful or negative. Includes script and PowerPoint.

The idea is to try and make all the numbers from 0 to 20 by using BIDMAS. The only number you are allowed to use is 4. You MUST use four lots of 4 in each equation (number sentence). You may not use any other numbers. If you want to find 0 you can use the following sum: (4 + 4) – (4 + 4) = 0 To find 3 you can use: (4 + 4 + 4) ÷ 4 = 3 This is a ready to go lesson that will take an hour+ depending on ability level. It also has a simple extension task.

This is a 2 week unit aimed at KS2. Created by a year six teacher (96% maths, 93% reading and 93% English at and above expected pass rate last year), maths coordinator and Deputy Head. I am also a published author under the name Andrew Thomas. I have had my resources featured on TES for their quality and innovative nature; please check out my shop by clicking on my name above. It links to RE and the aim is to tell the story of Moses. It uses various writing techniques such as sentence imitation, detailed character descriptions and using dialogue to move a story forward.