Introducing The Unfair Game - the ultimate twist on SPAG revision for Year 6 Grammar SATs paper 1! Say goodbye to boring practice papers and standing at photocopiers and hello to thrilling competition that keeps your class on their toes. With The Unfair Game, your students will dive into grammar revision with excitement, all while honing their skills for the big test. Questions are all inspired by previous SATs tests. Here’s what makes The Unfair Game stand out: • Unpredictable Point Values: Each SPAG question comes with a randomly assigned point value. But here’s the twist - some points are positive, while others are negative. You never know if you’ll gain or lose points with each question! • Strategic Decision-Making: Teams take turns answering questions, but the fun doesn’t stop there. After correctly answering, teams face a dilemma: keep the points for themselves or pass them to another team. But here’s the catch: they must decide before seeing the point value! • Engaging Gameplay: With its competitive format, The Unfair Game transforms SPAG revision into a much-needed bit of fun. Students will be fully engaged as they attempt to strategise, collaborate, and showcase their grammar knowledge. • Revise with Fun: Say goodbye to revision fatigue! The Unfair Game injects excitement into the final weeks of SATs prep, ensuring that students stay motivated and energised as they review grammar concepts. Are you ready to shake up your SATs revision routine? With The Unfair Game, grammar revision has never been more thrilling or unfair! Get ready to outsmart, outplay, and conquer the SATs with style!

SPAG Master is a game I use with Year 6 in the last few weeks before the SATs. You know how it feels - when you’ve done past paper after past paper and you still need to work on retrieval but you need some ENERGY! This is a quiz which involves partner work, team names and unlimited points and my children LOVE it. Covering all of the Punctuation and Grammar question areas from Paper 1 in a quiz format. Children work in pairs for this quiz. For each section (PPT slide) each child will be given 2 to 3 minutes (your discretion) to answer the questions independently on their own piece of paper. The next 2 minutes will be sharing and discussing answers with their partner. Before sharing, they will need to decide upon a final answer as a team. This is great for peer work, talking through HOW they came to their answer. Points are decided by the teacher: correct answers; superb explanations; good behaviour; staying focused I also deduct points to maintain behaviour management: shouting out, arguing etc. I find that the children learn very quickly that it’s all a bit of fun in the midst of all their revision and behave well beyond the first couple of deductions! Having ultimate power over the points also ensures that you can award points to children with low self esteem who need the boost. There are over 20 colourful question slides, each containing at least 4 SPAG questions. This quiz can easily be broken down into sections, over several sessions . I show this as a PPT presentation and everyone looks at the whiteboard but I have also included a PDF in case you need to print out questions. Another PPT and PDF contains the answers which I use as a class so I can see what everyone is getting out of it, what my areas of need are, giving out points and also to keep up the energy. However, this could also be used for self marking. I really hope you and your class enjoy this resource as much as we do!

Kaboom is a lot of fun! Children are exposed to Year 6 SPAG questions whilst playing a game. My children beg for this game! It is fantastic for retrieval, varied fluency and for noting teaching points. It is played in small groups and can be done completely independently as answer sheets can be provided for the children to self assess. Ideal for leaving for PPA, or for giving to groups to work on independently so that you can focus on targets with individuals or smaller groups. This particular game of Kaboom is focused on recognising **Verbs and Nouns based on how they are used in the sentence and using words as Verbs and Nouns in their own sentences. ** eg) Is the word whistle being used as a noun or a verb in this sentence: He blew his whistle for half time. Perfect for Year 6 as preparation for the SATs. How to Play. • The child picks a card from the pile. • They read it to their group. • They answer the question. • One member of the group (decided by the teacher) will check the answer page, if necessary. • If the child is correct, they get to keep the card. If they are incorrect, they put their card back to the bottom of the pile. • Kaboom! If they pick a KABOOM card, the child has to put ALL their cards back to the bottom of the pile. • The aim of the game is to have the most cards when the time is up. • They will all get Kaboom cards – the beauty of this game is that it won’t just be the ‘highest achievers’ winning. • You decide the time limit. It will just keep going! Included: • 80 cards containing Verb vs Noun questions. • 2 sheets of Kaboom Cards (You can decide how many to print off to include in each game). • Instructions in child-friendly language. • Answer pages. It is best to print the cards off onto card rather than paper, or laminate for longevity. If you like this resource, check back soon as more areas of SPAG are being added regularly.

This is one of several mini comprehensions that I designed in response to the SATs reading tests (from 2014 curriculum onwards). My children found the questions themselves difficult in the new style of tests, not to mention the amount of reading and the complexity of the texts. It was difficult to revise test technique with huge tests and it was demoralising the children every time they saw one! So I made smaller tests worth 15 marks but using the question styles that I know they found difficult i.e) words in context, character traits, readers’ feelings, finding evidence over a whole extract. This can be used as a mini test and marked by the teacher. However, I tend to make it more of a revision session. I allow the children time to read aloud and discuss the extract in a small mixed ability group before going off and answering the questions independently. When going through the questions afterwards, it can be a conversation with the teacher one to one; the teacher and whole class; or other children on their table who can offer what they believe the answer is worth, or round robin marking around the table where each child looks at the answer and writes what they believe the mark to be and why on a post it note (which then comes back to you) I find this valuable as long as it is supervised appropriately because when children offer opinions on marks themselves, they are really having to understand test technique as well as understanding of the text - and everyone enjoys playing teacher! I have included an extract from Anne of Green Gables, 8 questions worth 15 marks and the answers and hope you find it useful when preparing year 6 for the SATs. I hope you find this resource useful. If you do, please could you leave a review? Feel free to make requests for future resources.

Kaboom is a lot of fun! Children are exposed to Year 6 SPAG questions whilst playing a game. My children beg for this game! It is fantastic for retrieval, varied fluency and for noting teaching points. It is played in small groups and can be done completely independently as answer sheets can be provided for the children to self assess. Ideal for leaving for PPA, or for giving to groups to work on independently so that you can focus on targets with individuals or smaller groups. This particular game of Kaboom is focused on Active and Passive Voice. Perfect for Year 6 as preparation for the SATs. Children are asked whether a sentence is active or passive or they are asked to change a sentence from active to passive and vice versa (verbally). How to Play. • The child picks a card from the pile or the cup. • They read it to their group. • They answer the question. • One member of the group (decided by the teacher) will check the answer page, if necessary. • If the child is correct, they get to keep the card. If they are incorrect, they put their card back to the bottom of the pile. • Kaboom! If they pick a KABOOM card, the child has to put ALL their cards back to the bottom of the pile. • The aim of the game is to have the most cards when the time is up. • They will all get Kaboom cards – the beauty of this game is that it won’t just be the ‘highest achievers’ winning. • You decide the time limit. It will just keep going! Included: • 64 cards containing Active and Passive questions. • A sheet of Kaboom Cards (You can decide how many to print off to include in each game). • Instructions in child-friendly language. • Answer pages. • Smaller question cards for a cup. • Large question cards if playing like a game of cards. It is best to print the cards off onto card rather than paper, or laminate for longevity. If you like this resource, check back soon as more areas of SPAG are being added regularly.

This worksheet contains 2 examples of correctly punctuated speech used in two-speaker jokes so that children can easily see the new speaker, new line layout before writing their own. This is done with Mr Men and Little Miss characters for added interest and easy reporting clause ideas. I often use this resource at the start of the year in Upper KS2 as a reminder, but I have also used this in Lower KS2 when teaching speech punctuation and reporting clauses. Steps to Success/WILF is included in number format so that feedback and assessment is easy to pinpoint. eg) Child: I am having trouble remembering STS (Step to Success) 3 can you help me? Or Teacher: I can see a group of you are finding STS 5 tricky. Let’s work on this together. When I use this worksheet, I go through each STS in my modelled teaching first, playing Beat the Teacher and making deliberate mistakes, before displaying really cheesy two-speaker jokes for children to select from for their independent work. I always laugh at the ideas the children come up with for their characters’ reporting clauses and we always enjoy hearing each other’s work read out. I hope you find this resource useful. If you do, please could you leave a review? Feel free to make requests for future resources.

Emotion Word Comma Sentences. I put this worksheet (among others) together after watching Alan Peat Writing Exciting Sentences at the start of my career. I have used Emotion Word Comma in this resource. I begin by explain WHY it is a good sentence and how the sentence is structured. Examples of Emotion word comma sentences follow for reference. There are 3 tasks. Scaffolded to support children in gaining understanding. More independence in the crafting of the sentences but featuring a word bank. An opportunity to write their own sentence in this style. There is an opportunity for self evaluation and reflection at the end. Teaching point: I often find two misconceptions when introducing this type of sentence. Some children write an adverb to open rather than an adjective. This is still a correct sentence and would indeed show variation in writing as well as altering the impact of the sentence, but from a grammatical point of view, it is a teaching point to ensure children know the difference between an adjective and an adverb. There should be a full sentence after the emotion word which makes sense regardless of the word before the comma. Sometimes children write a sentence such as *Delighted, he was to open the letter. * Instead of Delighted, he opened the letter. I hope you find this resource useful. If you do, please could you leave a review? Feel free to make requests for future resources.

Kaboom is a lot of fun! Children are exposed to Year 6 SPAG questions whilst playing a game. It is a card game which is fantastic for retrieval, varied fluency and for noting teaching points. This particular game of Kaboom is focused on Singular and Plural Apostrophes for Possession. Ideal for Year 6 as preparation for the SATs. It is played in small groups and can be done completely independently as answer sheets can be provided for the children to self assess. Fantastic for leaving for PPA or for leaving for groups to work on independently so that you can focus on targets with individuals or smaller groups. How to Play. • The child picks a card from the pile. • They read it to their group. • They answer the question verbally. • One member of the group (decided by the teacher) will check the answer page, if necessary. • If the child is correct, they get to keep the card. If they are incorrect, they put their card back to the bottom of the pile. • Kaboom! If they pick a KABOOM card, the child has to put ALL their cards back to the bottom of the pile. • The aim of the game is to have the most cards when the time is up. • They will all get Kaboom cards – the beauty of this game is that it won’t just be the ‘highest achievers’ winning. • You decide the time limit. It will just keep going! Included: • 72 cards containing singular and plural apostrophes for possession questions in a variety of formats. • 16 Kaboom Cards (You can decide how many to print off to include in each game). • Instructions in child-friendly language. • Answer pages. It is best to print the cards off onto card rather than paper, or laminate for longevity. If you like this resource, check back soon as more areas of SPAG are being added regularly.

Perfect Instant Feedback, No Prep Google Sheets activity for Year 6 tutors and teachers using Google Classroom or with Google Drive on school iPads/chromebooks. All about the coronation, this self-marking digital resource is perfect for learning about King Charles, whilst also ensuring that SATs SPAG preparation is still happening! These digital resources are some of my favourites to use in the classroom I’m determined to bring technology into the classroom in a way that really benefits teachers. Rather than our iPads sitting around like glorified cameras or just used for research. I want technology to mean less preparation for us, less marking for us and greater engagement from our children! I’m sure you have spent many weeks now at the photocopier preparing past papers for your class! This is no preparation, no photocopiers, no queuing, no waiting for other teachers! Completely self marking, they are ideal to set for working independently or in pairs for peer support and scaffolded discussion. This allows you time! Imagine! Time, to work with smaller groups on targeted areas, trusting that the rest of your class will be getting great exposure to robust, considered SATs style Grammar questions. This product is a link to a Google sheets online document. You will receive a copy of the original to share with your class. The great thing about Google Sheets is that you can insert an image in your work and that is amazing for child engagement. This Google sheet focuses on SPAG questions, covering similar formats and question areas as Spag paper 1 whilst also giving children an informative activity about King Charles and the royal family during the run up to the coronation and over the bank holiday weekend. The resource contains 40 questions which can be answered in one sitting or, can be spread out over two sittings. The idea here is that your pairs can can read the questions, discuss and input the answer. If they get the answer correct, it will turn green and a slice of a Coronation-related image will be revealed to them - Instant feedback. If the children get an answer wrong, it will turn orange and no picture will be revealed. Now this doesn’t ruin their mark - that’s the beauty. They can see it’s wrong long before you mark as a class the next day or take it home to mark it. Then they can have another go. I regularly use resources like this with my classes and with my tutees and I get great feedback from the children using them. They will often screen shot their final image - use mark up to add their name and air drop it back to me. Wonderful - now I have a record. Please remember, there is no physical resource - it is Google Sheets only. Please check you can use Google Drive at your school. I really hope you enjoy this resource as much as my classes do.

This Year 6 Coronation Edition SATs game focuses on SPAG questions, covering similar formats and question areas as Spag paper 1 whilst also giving children an informative activity about King Charles during the run up to the coronation and over the bank holiday weekend. SPAG Master is a game I use with Year 6 in the last few weeks before the SATs. All questions in this Coronation Edition are based around King Charles so you can revise and discuss the coronation at the same time! You know how it feels - when you’ve done past paper after past paper and you still need to work on retrieval but you need some ENERGY! This is a quiz which involves partner work, team names and unlimited points and my children LOVE it. Covering all of the Punctuation and Grammar question areas from Paper 1 in a quiz format. • Children work in pairs for this Coronation Edition SPAG quiz. • For each section (PPT slide) each child will be given 2 to 3 minutes (your discretion) to answer the questions independently on their own piece of paper. • The next 2 minutes will be sharing and discussing answers with their partner. • Before sharing, they will need to decide upon a final answer as a team. • This is great for peer work, talking through HOW they came to their answer. • Points are decided by the teacher: correct answers; superb explanations; good behaviour; staying focused • I also deduct points to maintain behaviour management: shouting out, arguing etc. I find that the children learn very quickly that it’s all a bit of fun in the midst of all their revision and behave well beyond the first couple of deductions! • Having ultimate power over the points also ensures that you can award points to children with low self esteem who need the boost. • All questions are based around King Charles. I show SPAG Master as a PPT presentation and everyone looks at the whiteboard but I have also included a PDF in case you need to print out questions or if you wish to air drop to iPads. Another PPT and PDF contains the answers which I use as a class so I can see what everyone is getting out of it, what my areas of need are, giving out points and also to keep up the energy. However, this could also be used for self marking.