GPS questions to help a child reach the expected standard for the end of Key Stage 2. Included for every question is a mark scheme and examiner notes. Types of skills tested in this set: Inserting colons and semi-colons Identifying sentences that have been correctly punctuated Inserting Brackets ...and more! 11 questions in total. Available as a huge money saving bundle. Tried and tested!

Two information texts about the same subject (volcanoes). One is significantly better written than the other. A good activity to get children to compare and contrast written text, particularly good for getting children to spot grammar features and high-level punctuation. The details are not glaringly obvious but word choice is markedly improved in the better version, as well as more detail having been added. A VCOP'd poster version has been included to display the features in your class. Also excellent for getting children to summarize a text.

These are excel spreadsheets Gap Analysis documents for the 2017 Year Two SATs Papers for GPS. The sheet totals up the scores automatically and each child’s final score changes colour to reflect their ability. If their total score for a subject goes green, it means they would have passed the 2017 SATs with that score. If it goes Green with a yellow font, it means that child would have achieved a ‘More Able’ score for that tested subject. I have also included an instructions and document page, linking to a freely available copy of each test, mark scheme and instructions. Additionally, I have included a link to the conversion tables from RAW Score to Scaled Score. All a teacher has to do is enter their children’s names and enter the 0’s, 1’s, 2’s or 3’s for each question, which also change colour too for a visual reference. I recommend that a teacher should enter ‘N’ if a child did not attempt that question. This gives an idea of who is not even attempting certain questions, not just whether they got the question wrong. The sheets are set up for 32 pupils but more can be added/deleted and instructions are on the first page/sheet. Some cells are locked/protected in this document but the parts that you need to insert yourself are editable. This is so that the formulas/algorithms do not break and render the spreadsheet’s functionalities as broken. I take requests for Gap Analysis Grids. Please leave feedback if you like this resource as I am planning to produce more for each SATs paper going forward, as well as CGP Practice Papers. Please remember to rate this resource as I made this to save teachers time. Thank-you.

Three fantastic reading comprehensions based on three of the best fantasy texts for children. Each contains comprehension questions with question stems from the 2016, 2017 and 2018 SATs assessments and a detailed mark scheme. 1. The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien 2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S Lewis 3. Alice’s adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Perfect for guided reading, whole class text dissection or homework. Tried and tested with great results.

Three fantastic reading comprehensions based on four of the best fantasy texts for children. Each contains comprehension questions with question stems from the 2016 and 2017 SATs assessments and a detailed mark scheme, and an audio version of the story. 1. Black Beauty - Anna Sewell 2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum 3. The Hare and the Tortoise/ The Fox and the Stork - Aesop Perfect for guided reading, whole class text dissection or homework. Tried and tested with great results.

A thorough and complete teaching sequence for teaching children how to write a high-quality descriptive text. Included are: Two high-quality end of KS2 standard descriptive texts to use as an example and reference. A Planning proforma. A whole PowerPoint teaching sequence that has activities, probing questions and learning opportunities related to: What is a descriptive text? Analysis of the text type. The structure of a descriptive text Planning Writing a high-quality introduction Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (The passive voice, Fronted adverbials, Past tense verbs, Punctuation for Parenthesis) Writing for effect (Emotive language, sentence structure) Editing and redrafting Responding to feedback Celebrating success Designed to save you hours and raise attainment, this is an excellent resource to get the best out of your whole cohort.

Ideal for a whole class fun, interactive game, or this file can be saved in a shared area for children to practice with on their laptops or tablets. This resource contains spinners for: Concrete, collective or abstract nouns Adjectives and prepositions Coordinating or subordinating conjunctions Naming and using punctuation The past and present progressive The present and past perfect forms of verbs Adjective or adverb? -ly words Modal verbs - certainty or possibility? The active and passive voice Relative pronouns The past, present and future tense Prefixes and suffixes Synonyms and antonyms Determiners Homophones Mixed practice N.B - This resource uses the ppsx format, which all modern Windows operating systems use. It is an automatic PowerPoint presentation format that has been used for your ease.

These are excel spreadsheets Gap Analysis documents for the 2018 Year Two SATs Papers for Reading. The sheet totals up the scores automatically and each child’s final score changes colour to reflect their ability. If their total score for a subject goes green, it means they would have passed the 2018 SATs with that score. If it goes Purple, it means that child would have achieved a ‘Greater Depth’ score for that tested subject. I have also included an instructions and document page, linking to a freely available copy of each test, mark scheme and instructions. Additionally, I have included a link to the conversion tables from RAW Score to Scaled Score. All a teacher has to do is enter their children’s names and enter the 0’s, 1’s, 2’s or 3’s for each question, which also change colour too for a visual reference. I recommend that a teacher should enter ‘N’ if a child did not attempt that question. This gives an idea of who is not even attempting certain questions, not just whether they got the question wrong. The sheets are set up for 32 pupils but more can be added/deleted and instructions are on the first page/sheet. Some cells are locked/protected in this document but the parts that you need to insert yourself are editable. This is so that the formulas/algorithms do not break and render the spreadsheet’s functionalities as broken. I take requests for Gap Analysis Grids. Please leave feedback if you like this resource as I am planning to produce more for each SATs paper going forward, as well as CGP Practice Papers. Please remember to rate this resource as I made this to save teachers time. Thank-you.