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Thomas Pitts

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I'm a former class teacher. My resources were originally made for use in my class, but sometimes I get asked to develop stuff for other people. I'm happy to make spreadsheets in particular!

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I'm a former class teacher. My resources were originally made for use in my class, but sometimes I get asked to develop stuff for other people. I'm happy to make spreadsheets in particular!
2016 sample maths sat paper analysis grid
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2016 sample maths sat paper analysis grid

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An analysis grid to help identify key areas to focus on between now and the SATs. All based on the sample papers available from the gov.uk website. All that is needed to be entered are pupils names, genders, and dates of birth to work out their ages. After that, go through each question one by one entering the marks achieved (0, 1, 2 or even 3 marks are available in places). This might take time, but it is worth it as looking where children's gaps in knowledge are is vital to be able to support them in this new style assessment. Once the data is added, graphs showing which of the 9 areas are strong or weak are created, as well as radar graphs for each paper. This is heavily based on the old Cornwall Grids from 2006-ish, but it has been rewritten to fit the 2016 sample papers.
Bee Bot Shape Mat & Challenge Cards
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Bee Bot Shape Mat & Challenge Cards

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A shape mat for Bee Bots along with 30 A5 sized challenge cards. I've included mats that can be made on both A3 and A4 pages - there is a 3cm overlap on both edges to help with aligning. All comments welcome!
0-100 Bead Number Line
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0-100 Bead Number Line

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I've been searching for a decent 0-100 bead line for a while now and struggled to find one I liked... so I made my own! Designed to be printed on A3, laminated and stuck together, this has three number lines in total. One side has 0-100 bead string and a divided line, the reverse has a counting stick. This is quite large, but it could be reduced to A4 pages in the printing settings.
Grammar, punctuation & spelling 2013 assessment
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Grammar, punctuation & spelling 2013 assessment

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Here is a follow up to my spreadsheets to analyse the sample grammar, punctuation and spelling sample test. I've altered the spreadsheet to match the 2013 Year 6 paper to help analyse outcomes of the test and areas where children do well or need additional input. The spreadsheet will automatically level children for you, and a Pi Chart is included to show the levels reached, the number of children achieving that level and the percentage of the group reaching that level. The .xls version may not display the rankings as clearly as the .xlsx version.
Labels for parallel, perpendicular and symmetry
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Labels for parallel, perpendicular and symmetry

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I found that my classes have always needed some way of helping them to remember the differences between the terms parallel and perpendicular. Given that these are to be expected to be used from Year 3 upwards, I thought it would be useful to formalise my ideas and share them. There is nothing overly special here, but they work. Also included is a reminder about line symmetry. Comments are welcome!
Grammar, punctuation & spelling sample assessment
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Grammar, punctuation & spelling sample assessment

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Here are the pdfs of the sample grammar, punctuation and spelling sample test provided by the government for the end of Key Stage 2 assessment. I've added an excel spreadsheet to help analyse outcomes of the test and areas where children do well or need additional input. No levelling information is currently available for these tests and so they are of limited use, however I feel experiencing this test before the actual one of vital for both children and adults! The .xls version may not display the rankings as clearly as the .xlsx version.
Equivalent Fractions Tarsia Puzzle
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Equivalent Fractions Tarsia Puzzle

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This puzzle comprises 18 sets of equivalent fractions spread over 16 equilateral triangles. These go together to make one large equilateral triangle. The solution is provided. I feel this activity would be appropriate for Years 5 and 6 although I have created it for use with my Year 6 class.
2D Shape Games
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2D Shape Games

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A series of 4 games designed to develop children's knowledge of properties of 2D shapes. I see them being laminated, with the only additional requirement being a die.
Mathematics APP Criteria on A3
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Mathematics APP Criteria on A3

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The most likely mathematics levels used in a Primary School (1-5) placed over 5 A3 pages. The only changes are the addition of a column to add dates of assessments in, which I find useful, and the occasional change of font size to make it more readable. I would print them double sided to make it even more accessible.