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One of the hardest elements of teaching can be finding good quality resources that don't overcomplicate what you are teaching. I am all about breaking down resources into small steps so children understand whilst also appreciating teachers don't need too much or overcomplicated material to deliver their lessons. A range of tried and tested English, maths and wider curriculum resources focused on Years 4, 5 and 6. High quality resources from an experienced primary teacher.

One of the hardest elements of teaching can be finding good quality resources that don't overcomplicate what you are teaching. I am all about breaking down resources into small steps so children understand whilst also appreciating teachers don't need too much or overcomplicated material to deliver their lessons. A range of tried and tested English, maths and wider curriculum resources focused on Years 4, 5 and 6. High quality resources from an experienced primary teacher.
Spelling - Prefixes super, anti and auto Worksheet
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Spelling - Prefixes super, anti and auto Worksheet

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Full spelling worksheet for adding the prefixes super-, anti- and auto- before root words. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings rules, understand their meaning, puzzle over putting the spellings together and apply their understanding in sentences. Small steps to develop understanding of the prefix and be secure in their application across their writing.
Read and Write Decimal Numbers to 2dp
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Read and Write Decimal Numbers to 2dp

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Reading and writing decimal numbers from a range of representations. Decimal numbers are represented in a variety of ways including number lines. Step 1-3 format so children can apply, consolidate and reason with numbers up to 2 decimal places. This is guided through with example on the smart notebook. Kept simple for teachers to use.
Identify Decimal Numbers
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Identify Decimal Numbers

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Identifying decimal numbers from different representations. Step 1-3 allowing children to apply their understanding, consolidate and the problem solve / reason. Smart Notebook included. Kept simple for teachers.
Inverse Operations - Years 4-5
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Inverse Operations - Years 4-5

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Resource developing understanding on the inverse operation. This focuses on addition and subtraction from visual representations of part-part whole models, bar models and abstract calculations. Step 1 -3 formate allowing children to apply, develop and consolidate their understanding further on the inverse operation when adding and subtracting. Used alongside teaching formal written methods for addition and subtraction. Guided through by the smart notebook. Fluency activity included on comparing decimal numbers. Kept simple for teachers.
Mo Farah Timeline Activity - Black History
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Mo Farah Timeline Activity - Black History

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Timeline ordering activity that documents the key events from Mo Farah’s life. 10 key dates with information and images accompanying the key events of Mo Farah’s life. Perfect for black history month, for when looking at someone who has faced challenges in their life and writing biographies.
Romans Primary and Secondary Sources
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Romans Primary and Secondary Sources

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Step by step lesson on identifying and analysing primary and secondary sources that relate to the Romans. Perfect to build up to the children’s knowledge in Key Stage 2 and 3. Step 1 focuses on sorting different Roman primary and secondary sources. Step 2 analyses sources and children give explanations Extension task requires children to reason around which source it is and explain why. All guided through the smart notebooks, and focuses specifically on Roman artifacts and sources.
Multiplication Commutative Law
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Multiplication Commutative Law

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Lesson focusing on applying the commutative law to multiply. Worksheet and smart notebook to help children consolidate commutativity. The resource is set out and a steps 1-3 format which allows children to apply their understanding, consolidate and then reason. Suitable for children in Years 3, 4 and 5 looking to consolidate their knowledge on multiplication. Smart notebook covers the lesson and can be adapted for more examples of arrays and bar models. Kept simple for teachers to use.
Plotting Coordinates and Polygons 1st Quadrant
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Plotting Coordinates and Polygons 1st Quadrant

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Resource that introduces plotting coordinates in the first quadrant and completing polygons from given coordinates. Step 1-3 format which allows children to apply their understanding of plotting and identifying coordinates, completing different polygons from plotted coordinates and reasoning. Guided through the smart notebook. A simple introduction into plotting coordinates in the first quadrant. Kept simple for teachers.
Representing Multiplication
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Representing Multiplication

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Lesson on identifying different representations of multiplication. This includes arrays, bar models and calculations using the commutative law. Lesson is structured in a step 1-3 format allowing children to apply and consolidate their understanding and then reason. Kept simple for teacher to use.
Rounding to the Nearest 100,000 Lesson
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Rounding to the Nearest 100,000 Lesson

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Compete lesson on rounding any number to the nearest 100,000. This lesson works step by step by identifying different multiples of 100,000, and then moving onto rounding using a number line and abstract. Step 1 - identifies multiples of 100,000 including the previous and next multiple Step 2 - Rounding to the nearest 100,000 using a number line Step 3 - Rounding in abstract Step 4 - Reasoning Questions Consistent with NCETM maths language. Kept simple for teachers to use.
Fronted Adverbial Matching Activity
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Fronted Adverbial Matching Activity

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Simple resource to use in pairs in class. Children match the most appropriate adverbial to the sentence from the box below. Very simple and used to develop understanding of fronted adverbials and adverbs of manner. This can be developed by children writing the sentence out and developing them. Used in the Year 4 classroom to great success.
Year 4 Place Value Fluency Skills Sheet
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Year 4 Place Value Fluency Skills Sheet

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Place value fluency activities - great for at the start of lessons as a recap or used within a whole class lesson to embed taught skills Focus of the fluency questions are on different place value skills for numbers up to 10,000. Used in the Year 4 classroom successfully which helped children consolidating understanding before moving on to the next skill. Used later in the year to recall key learning to ensure the skills were embedded.
Rounding to the Nearest 10
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Rounding to the Nearest 10

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Rounding to the nearest 10 resource that follows a step by step process of rounding numbers to the nearest multiple of 10. Resource is structured starting with a fluency activity on identifying numbers and a recap on previous skill. Smart notebook covers identifying the multiples of 10 either side of number before rounding using number lines. This is then develops into doing this in abstract before problem solving and reasoning. Worksheet is structured as follows: Step 1 - Apply on number lines Step 2 - consolidate rounding to the nearest 10 Step 3 - Reason and Problem solve Kept simple for teachers to use, but also follows a small steps approach for children to make rounding to the nearest 10 more simple.
Multiples of 10, 100 and 1000 for Rounding
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Multiples of 10, 100 and 1000 for Rounding

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This resource focuses on children identifying different multiples of 10, 100 and 1000. It has been a very effective resource in the Years 4, 5 and 6 classrooms in children being able to round to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. The worksheet follows on from the smart notebook and ensures children are confident at identifying multiples and which multiples their number sits between. It also has a fluency sheet and sentence stems to use for the lesson. Even up to year 6 this is very effective when teaching rounding. Kept simple for teachers to access and use.
Main and Subordinate Clauses Lesson
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Main and Subordinate Clauses Lesson

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Full lesson on identifying and using main and subordinate clauses. This is led by the smart notebook which guides the learner through identifying main and subordinate clauses, the types of subordinating conjunctions and applying in sentences. There is also a fluency activity. Lesson worksheet is in a Step 1-4 format: Step 1 focuses on identifying main and subordinate clauses Step 2 looks at applying different subordinating conjunctions Step 3 lets learners apply subordinate clauses after the given main clauses Step 4 gives an example for children to use to write their own complex sentences. Key Stage 2 focused. All kept simple for teachers to use.
Editing and Improving Writing Worksheet
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Editing and Improving Writing Worksheet

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A worksheet resource made for editing and then improving writing. The shirt paragraph on this sheet has spelling errors, missing punctuation and incorrect sentence structure. A period of the lesson is spent editing section 1, and going through on the board on the PDF copy. Children can then re-write the paragraph below applying a range of sentence openers, improved vocabulary and the correct punctuation. This is a very simple resource which has been very effective in between extended writes. Lots of discussion around spellings and sentence structure which has then lead into the children’s long write. Simple to use for teachers.
Spelling Bundle - Suffixes
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Spelling Bundle - Suffixes

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Spelling Suffix Bundle which cover 6 spelling lessons. All resources are structured in a Steps 1-4 format and also include a fluency activity at the start of the lesson. Each lesson has a smart notebook to guide through the lesson and full worksheet. Lesson presentation has also been exported to PDF if you don’t have smart notebook. Lessons Covered: Suffixes -ance, -ence, -ent, -ant, -ity and -ness All well structured and kept simple for teachers to use. Please leave a review if you found these resources useful.
Compound Sentences Worksheet
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Compound Sentences Worksheet

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This resource is focused on identifying that one main clause is a simple sentence and two main clauses linked together with a coordinating conjunction is a compound sentence. It then explores coordinating conjunctions and how to link two main clauses together. Step 1 focuses on identifying simple and compound sentences Step 2 is used to look at applying the correct coordinating conjunction Step 3 focuses on children applying compound sentences with a range of coordinating conjunctions in their writing.
Spelling Suffix -ness Lesson
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Spelling Suffix -ness Lesson

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Full spelling worksheet and notebook for adding the suffix ‘-ness’. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings by applying the rule, understand their meaning, puzzle by piecing the spellings back together and apply their understanding in sentences. This also includes a grammar fluency activity at the start and dictation spelling activity. This is guided by the notebook. Small steps to develop understanding of the suffix and be secure in their application - all kept simple for teachers.