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 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.

A fun quiz with quiz sheets linked in the video. https://youtu.be/0i2uSz8_6lE

30 full lessons based on the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Includes newspaper writing, Diaries, recounts, narrative stories, script writing, reading comprehension, SPaG, art, poetry and much more. All the lessons are based on a chapter of the book (some chapters have 2 or 3 lessons for that chapter). Used for home learning but easily adapted for the classroom. There are links to the on line videos that accompany the lessons and a link to the full book that is read on YouTube.

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.

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.

A great writing activitiy that teaches children to write in the first person as an animal. Originally made to work with the book War Horse, it can be adapted to be a stand alone set of lessons or to work with other books.

Children explore what the BFG can hear from chapter 7 (The Marvelous Ears) and come up with ideas of their own. They turn their ideas into a poem and publish it. Please click on my name above to see other BFG resources.

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 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.

Last minute (just before the test) reminder of the basics and possible pit falls and traps. ActiInspire software flipchart and a PDF file. Written by a maths teacher with a 97% pass rate in 2018. Please check out my other resources by clicking my name above. I also have a last minute reasoning activity.

A set of three SATS style question Games based on Arithmetic, Roman numerals and problem solving questions found in the SATs papers - INCLUDES ANSWERS. Can be done as a independent revision activity or used in boosters. Created by a year six teacher (97% maths at and above expected pass rate last year), maths coordinator and deputy head. Used on the afternoon before the 2018 maths SATS tests and updated in 2019. The games allow the teacher to check the mathematics concept with a SATS style questions. This is designed specifically for revision purposes as I have found my class sometimes fail to retain certain mathematical methods or struggle to use what they know to figure out what they don’t. Requires dice and counters. Please click on my name above for loads of maths, reading and writing resources that are aimed at getting the best out of your year 6 class.

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.

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.

A two week poetry plan and flip charts (plus resources) based on the book Love That Dog. The children will plan, create and complete a range of poems and create images to support their writing. Follow Jack on his journey into poetry and write alongside him as you progress through his story. Includes a range of poetry and lots of ideas to inspire and foster a love of poems old and new. KS2 appropriate.

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.

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I put this together to help my class understand reflection questions. Would be good to start off a revision session. Please check out my other SATs revision bits by clicking my name above and visiting my shop.