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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.

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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) & KS3 Place Value - 5 lesson set
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UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) & KS3 Place Value - 5 lesson set

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A set of 5 lessons covering all aspects of Place Value to allow you to meet expectations of current (2014 onwards) National Curriculum for Mathematics. The lessons meet the following learning objectives: Year 5 - read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000 and determine the value of each digit - round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 - solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above Year 6 - read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000 and determine the value of each digit - round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy - solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above KS3 - understand and use place value for decimals, measures and integers of any size - round numbers and measures to an appropriate degree of accuracy [for example, to a number of decimal places or significant figures] - develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems
UKS2 (Y5 and Y6) Term 1 Week 02  Negative numbers &  Column addition and subtraction  - 5 day lesson set
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UKS2 (Y5 and Y6) Term 1 Week 02 Negative numbers & Column addition and subtraction - 5 day lesson set

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A set of 5 lessons covering all aspects of Place Value to allow you to meet expectations of current (2014 onwards) National Curriculum for Mathematics. The lessons meet the following learning objectives: Year 5 To order and compare numbers up to 1,000,000. To count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers. To interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through 0. To solve problems involving negative numbers. To add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits. To solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts. Year 6 To order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000. to use negative numbers, and calculate intervals across 0. To solve problems involving negative numbers. To solve problems involving addition and subtraction. To solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts. KS3 To order and compare any numbers. To order positive and negative integers. To use negative numbers in context, and calculate intervals across 0 and apply this knowledge to bar and line graphs. To select appropriate concepts, methods and techniques to apply to unfamiliar and non-routine problems. To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems.
UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) Addition and Subtraction of large numbers and decimals
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UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) Addition and Subtraction of large numbers and decimals

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LOs: Starter: To add and subtract numbers Main Lesson: to add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits (Year 5) to solve problems involving addition and subtraction (Year 6) This lesson consists of: A connect PowerPoint to establish children’s understanding of addition and subtraction methods. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to model various methods that can be used to solve addition and subtraction and demonstrating why, for larger numbers, formal methods are best. A 4 way differentiated series of independent tasks (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series of addition and subtraction problems including one Word Problem for each ability group. . An AFL / Next Steps task challenging children to identify common calculation errors that are often made with addition and subtraction.
UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) formal long multiplication 1 (with grid method for LA)
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UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) formal long multiplication 1 (with grid method for LA)

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LOs: Starter: To use short multiplication. Main Lesson: To multiply numbers up to 3 digits by a two-digit number using a formal written method (Year 5) To multiply numbers up to 4 and 5 digits by a two-digit number using a formal written method (Year 6) To use multiplication, including formal written methods, applying it to integers and decimals, (KS3) This lesson consists of: A connect starter reviewing prior learning with regard to long multiplication methods An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out long multiplication and to test the children’s ability to solve long multiplication problems. A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series long multiplication problems, and one Word Problem per ability group. (LA can choose between formal long multiplication and the grid method). Answers are supplied to ease marking. An AFL / Next Steps task based on previous SATs questions, which requires children to apply their knowledge of long multiplication to more challenging problems.
UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) Checking calculations - estimation and rounding
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UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) Checking calculations - estimation and rounding

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Learning Objectives Starter: - To perform (mental) calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers. Main Lesson: - To use rounding to check answers to calculations (Year 5 Year 6) - To use the 4 operations, including formal written methods, applied to integers and decimals, (KS3) This lesson consists of: A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder addition, subtraction, multiplication and division calculations. A connect activity getting children to consider how they might check answers using estimation. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to use estimation in order to check calculations. It also includes a Knowledge check to ensure that your class are familiar with rounding. A 4 way differentiated series of calculations where children first estimate, and then solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems including decimals (for MA and HA). An AFL / Next Steps task reviewing when to use estimation and when to use inverse operations to accurately check calculations.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 5 Day 1 subtraction by crossing off.
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 5 Day 1 subtraction by crossing off.

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objectives: : To use Part, Part Whole to add numbers. (starter), To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems, such as 7 = □ – 9 (main lesson). This lesson consists of: A starter revising the use of Part / Part / Whole diagrams. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use crossing off objects in order to solve visual subtraction problems. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A 3-way differentiated set of independent tasks where children use crossing off objects in order to solve visual subtraction problems. A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson by challenging children to create a subtraction calculation and visual representation based on a word problem.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 6 Day 2 identifying 2d shapes.
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 6 Day 2 identifying 2d shapes.

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objectives:: To identify 2d shapes This lesson consists of: A starter revising 2d shapes taught in Reception using the Singing Walrus 2d Shape song An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart (including an outdoor learning shape safari) teaching how to recognise different 2d shapes including rectangles, oblongs, squares, ovals, circles. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A 3-way differentiated set of independent tasks where the chidlren have to recognise different 2d shapes including rectangles, oblongs, squares, ovals, circles. A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children identify common 2d shapes based on a description of their properties.
Year 1 Term 1-2 Week 2 Day 2 halves shading and recognising.
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Year 1 Term 1-2 Week 2 Day 2 halves shading and recognising.

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objectives:: To recognise one more or one less of an object. (starter), LO: To recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, /shape (main) This lesson consists of: A starter revising how to identify one less or more of a set of objects. An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to recognise shapes with equal halves and how to shade half of a range of common shapes. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A set of independent tasks where children identify shapes with equal halves and use shading to show half of a range of common shapes. A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
Year 1 Term 1-2 Week 2 Day 4 quarters shading and recognising.
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Year 1 Term 1-2 Week 2 Day 4 quarters shading and recognising.

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objectives:: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond. (starter), LO: To recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object /shape (main) This lesson consists of: A starter revising how to subtract numbers up to 30 using a number line or number square. An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to recognise shapes with equal quarters and how to shade a quarter of a range of common shapes. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A set of independent tasks where children identify shapes with equal quarters and show how to shade a quarter of a range of common shapes A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
Year 1 Term 1-2 Week 5 Day 1 Time
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Year 1 Term 1-2 Week 5 Day 1 Time

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objectives:: LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(starter) LO: To sequence events in chronological order using ordinal openers i.e. first, secondly, next, then, after, finally (main) This lesson consists of: A starter revising the value of different British coins, followed by a 2-way differentiated activity to identify the value of groups of coins. An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart introducing the language of time and deciding which activities happened before and after lunch / dinner. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. An independent task where children sequence the events of a typical day in school by ordering a set of illustrated cards into order. A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children use ordinal openers to create sentences sequencing some of the day’s events.
Year 1 Term 2-1 Week 1 Place Value beyond 20
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Year 1 Term 2-1 Week 1 Place Value beyond 20

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A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required. The lessons cover the following learning objectives Starters: • To count to and across 20 forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number. • To recognise numbers represented by Base Ten equipment. • To recognise on more or one less of an object • To recognise on more or one less of a number Main Teaching • To represent numbers beyond 20 • To represent numbers beyond 20 using Base Ten • To represent numbers beyond 20 using Tens and Ones grids • To compare two numbers • To identify ten more and ten less of a number
JK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - complete half term's Guided Reading
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JK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - complete half term's Guided Reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs: To look at the way that letters differ by author and purpose. To understand how an author drops hints into early chapters to reveal what will happen in the book. To understand how an author makes a dilemma truly difficult to overcome. To understand how an author develops character relationships. To understand how an author brings a story to a climax.
The Victorians - Workhouses and the Poor Law - historical debate and investigation
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The Victorians - Workhouses and the Poor Law - historical debate and investigation

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Drawing on the new History Curriculum and focussing on Aims: Strands 4 and 5 this resource includes: A collection of eleven quotes from contemporary sources, An explanation of five activities that can be carried out using these resources Planning Templates to support arguments and a chart to help summarise arguments about Workhouses Learning Objectives • To understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, • To make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses • To understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed. Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to: • recognise and discern between arguments made for and against the role of Workhouses. • draw on primary resources to produce a reasoned debate on the pros and cons of Workhouse. • produce their own persuasive argument in favour (or against) the abolition of Workhouses. • produce a balanced argument on the advantages and disadvantages of Workhouses. • Produce their own written narrative of life in a Workhouse
The Anglo Saxons and the Normans - were they so different?
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The Anglo Saxons and the Normans - were they so different?

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Who’s who? Do you know your Anglo Saxon from your Norman? LO: To understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, and use them to make connections and draw contrasts (KS2) LO: To apply the above to the study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils’ chronological knowledge from before 1066 (KS3) A complete activity to help children understand the similarities and differences between the Anglo Saxon and Normans invaders and settlers in Britain between the fall of the Roman Empire and the early medieval period. The activity consists of: Teaching Input: 1. A powerpoint identifying the key similarities and differences between the Anglo Saxons and Normans including information about their: - Origins - settlements - everyday lives - lives of women and children - laws and punishments - beliefs - stories and legends - legacy. This can either be run as an introduction, or shared with children in groups or pairs. Independent Task: 2. A sorting activity consisting of a series of statements which apply to Normans, Anglo Saxons, both, or neither. (This includes a fact sheet for teacher use, providing the correct answers and a series of websites which provide additional source information) 3. A set of different templates to allow you to choose how this information is then represented. Challenge / Extension / AG&T Using websites listed, children could try to find additional information about both peoples. Plenary Mark with the children, getting them to identify which description applies to which people. Pose and discuss the statement The Norman invasion destroyed more than it created.
UKS2 (Y5 and Y6) & KS3 - Formal Written Division- 5 day lesson set
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UKS2 (Y5 and Y6) & KS3 - Formal Written Division- 5 day lesson set

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collection of 5 lessons' worksheets for Year 5 and Year 6, differentiated for 4 different ability groups. 4 sets of worksheets include a Word Problem, while the other 1 sets are Word problems relating to formal written division. LO's covered include: To use short or long division To solve Word problems requiring formal written division (Year 5 and Year 6) To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems (KS3)
Upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 and Year 6) complete set of Maths lessons for September
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Upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 and Year 6) complete set of Maths lessons for September

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20 sets of complete lessons (4 x 5 days) covering current National Curriculum expectations for teaching Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, formal short and long multiplication and formal short and long division. Each week ends with either an investigation of Word Problems linked to the topic studied. Every lesson includes: - a Starter based on Arithmetic and / or previous learning and a Connect Activity designed to activate the children's interest in the topic being covered that day. - two interactive teaching presentations designed to run on either Smartboard's Interactive Whiteboard or Promethean ActivInspire software. - a detailed 4 way differentiated lesson plan including all relevant learning objectives and AfL / next step opportunities. - a 4 way differentiated worksheet designed to cater for the learning of virtually all children in Year 5 or Year 6 regardless of ability.
UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) - short division of up to 5 digit numbers and numbers to 2dps
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UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) - short division of up to 5 digit numbers and numbers to 2dps

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This lesson consists of: A starter focusing on using multiplication knowledge to solve division problems and a connect starter reviewing prior learning with regard to division methods An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out short division and to assess the children’s ability to solve short division problems. A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series short division problems, and one Word Problem per ability group. Answers are supplied to ease marking. An AFL / Next Steps task based on previous SATs questions, which requires children to apply their knowledge of short division. Learning Objectives: Starter: - To show a range of division methods. Main Lesson: - To apply short division to integers and decimals (Year 5 & Year 6) - To use division including formal written methods, applying it to integers and decimals, (KS3)
UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) introductions/ presentations for teaching short & long division
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UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) introductions/ presentations for teaching short & long division

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A set of Promethean ActivInspire Flipcharts and Smartboard Notebook files to allow you to: revise prior knowledge of short and long division methods. teach formal written short and long division. decode Word problems effectively layout work neatly in exercise books solve Word problems relating to short and long multi-digit division. LOs include: To use short or long division. To solve Word problems requiring formal written division methods(Year 5 and Year 6) To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems (KS3)