Classroom Secrets is a growing educational resource company based in Halifax. We pride ourselves in offering a wide range of exciting, engaging and high-quality resources for all early-years and primary year-groups. All of our resources are carefully created by qualified teachers, so you have more time to enjoy a #LIFEworkbalance.
We offer both great value annual and month-by-month subscriptions, or you can download our resources individually on our TES shop.
Classroom Secrets is a growing educational resource company based in Halifax. We pride ourselves in offering a wide range of exciting, engaging and high-quality resources for all early-years and primary year-groups. All of our resources are carefully created by qualified teachers, so you have more time to enjoy a #LIFEworkbalance.
We offer both great value annual and month-by-month subscriptions, or you can download our resources individually on our TES shop.
This Classroom Secrets Autumn Year 4 GPS Assessment Resource Pack has been created to match our GPS Scheme of Work. It is designed to assess pupil knowledge of all the blocks and small steps covered so far in the Autumn term. The assessment is similar to a SATs test, with 21 questions linked to all of the small steps in Autumn. The pack includes:
The Year 4 assessment with 21 questions
The mark scheme with content domain coverage, small step coverage and suggested levels
A teacher assessment spreadsheet for gap analysis and suggested levels (Emerging, Developing, Expected and Greater Depth)
These worksheets include a mixed variety of mathematical arithmetic skills to practise over the Christmas period. It is differentiated for Years 1 to 6.
These Christmas worksheets are differentiated in 6 levels for Years 3 to 5 to practise word problems involving time. It ranges from answering simple 1-step word problems using whole hours to answering 2-step problems using a range of time vocabulary bridging across midnight to the following day.
Christmas Year 4 Shopping Maths Activity, created for children to add and subtract monetary amounts in a Christmas context.
Self and peer marking using the answer page are advised in order to encourage discussion and self correction.
Year 5 Baseline Maths Assessment
This Classroom Secrets resource (zip) is for the start of Year 5 to assess gaps in prior knowledge. It has a question for each of the Mathematics objectives from the New National Curriculum for Year 4.
This pack includes:
Baseline Maths Assessments for Year 5. Answers included.
Tracking spreadsheet to help identify gaps in knowledge.
Converting Length Tarsia Game for KS2
This game has six differentiated levels and covers the following mathematics objectives:
Year 4: Convert between different units of measure [for example, kilometre to metre; hour to minute]
Year 5: Convert between different units of metric measure (for example, kilometre and metre; centimetre and metre; centimetre and millimetre; gram and kilogram; litre and millilitre)
Year 6: Use, read, write and convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to three decimal places
Maths Fractions Year 5 & 6 Display Pack
This Fractions Year 5 & 6 Display Pack Display Pack includes a range of printable resources linked to fractions that can be used on displays or working walls to support teaching and learning as a point of reference, or as supporting materials for use on tables within lessons or activities. This pack is suitable for an upper key stage two classroom and enables you to select what is needed for your class.
What’s included in the pack?
Fractions vocabulary
Fractions wall
Display guides for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions
Display guide for finding equivalent fractions
Display guide for simplifying fractions
Number lines including quarters and fifths
The 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables Activities
The 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables - Discussion Problem
This worksheet includes one discussion problem that can be used in pairs or in small groups to enable pupils to further their understanding of the concepts linked to using the 3, 6 and 9 times tables.
The 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables - Extension
This worksheet includes a range of varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to further extend and practise the main skill of using the 3, 6 and 9 times tables
The 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables - Reasoning and Problem Solving
This worksheet includes a range of reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of using the 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables.
The 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables - Varied Fluency
This worksheet includes a range of varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of using the 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables.
Included in the pack:
The 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables - Discussion Problem
The 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables - Extension
The 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables - Reasoning and Problem Solving
The 3, 6 and 9 Times Tables - Varied Fluency
This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about ‘Counting on Katherine’ by Helaine Becker. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills, and this resource also includes questions for more in-depth written answer practice.
This guided reading pack for purple book band readers includes an original poem, comprehension questions; grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary work linked to the text; and answer sheets for the teacher. The poem is about a sprout’s Christmas adventure with Santa.
This Classroom Secrets Autumn Year 5 GPS Assessment Resource Pack has been created to match our GPS Scheme of Work. It is designed to assess pupil knowledge of all the blocks and small steps covered so far in the Autumn term. The assessment is similar to a SATs test, with 15 questions linked to all of the small steps in Autumn. The pack includes:
The Year 5 assessment with 15 questions
The mark scheme with content domain coverage, small step coverage and suggested levels
A teacher assessment spreadsheet for gap analysis and suggested levels (Emerging, Developing, Expected and Greater Depth)
KS2 SATs Reading Practice Explain your Answer using Evidence from the Text
This Classroom Secrets resource is differentiated in four levels and includes three or four different text types (narrative, letter, diary entry and newspaper report) with a range of explain your answer using evidence from the text questions in the style of the SATs KS2 Reading 2017 Test.
The texts (pdf) are differentiated for Year 5 Developing, Year 5 Expected, Year 6 Developing and Year 6 Expected.
This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about chapter 20 from ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills, and this resource also includes questions for more in-depth written answer practice.
Year 5 Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 Tarsia Game
Multiplying and Dividing by 10 100 and 1000 Tarsia Tri-Jigsaw for Year 5 in six differentiated levels. Children can cut out the tiles themselves and match pairs of synonyms.
This pack includes:
Year 5 Multiplying and Dividing by 10 100 and 1000 Tarsia Game Tri-Jigsaw with tiles mixed up for children to cut out themselves. Placemat for children to use as a scaffold. Answers for teachers included.
Maths Shape KS1 Display Pack
This Shape Year 1 & 2 Display Pack includes a range of printable resources linked to shape that can be used on displays or working walls to support teaching and learning as a point of reference, or as supporting materials for use on tables within lessons or activities. This pack is suitable for a key stage one classroom and enables you to select what is needed for your class.
What’s included in the pack?
Shape posters
Shape information displays
Symmetry in shapes poster
Lines of symmetry poster
Finding vertical lines of symmetry
This resource has been designed for pupils to practise Christmas vocabulary in their target language. It provides pupils with the opportunity to broaden their use of language by incorporating language linked to playing games.
Pupils are to be encouraged to use the target language as much as possible and make links to other languages they know. Further teaching points include discussion about the use of le, la and les, and patterns in the pronunciation of French words.
These Reception to Year 6 Dot to Dot and Coordinates Christmas Activities have been designed around teaching children a range of activities linked to the festive period.
This Christmas KS1 Computing Coding Activity is based around exploring coding using codes that are already set and then discovering ways of creating their own sequences of code to make the character move from one destination to another.
This fun Christmas - Santa’s Route Across Europe Maths KS2 Geography Activity is for children to track Santa’s journey through the Europe using measuring skills, atlas cross-referencing and other activities.
This provision enhancement pack about number bonds to 5 is for Early Years Foundation Stage settings. The pack includes: a variety of activities to help children explore number bonds to 5 across a range of provision areas; information about how to use these activities for independent or adult led play; and an observation sheet to record learning.
The provision areas covered in this pack are:
Maths
Construction/STEM
Creative
Fine Motor
Home Corner
Malleable
Outdoor
Sand
Small World
Snack
Tuff Tray
Water
Writing