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Space Mission: Find us a New Earth!
The year is 2086, and the students are needed for a special mission!
This space mission has been designed to provide students with a fun and interesting group challenge, whilst also building key skills in critical thinking and collaboration, and essential knowledge for Science, English, and Mathematics.
Students are placed in a scenario in which Earth is no longer habitable, and humans must seek to move to another planet in the Universe. Compiled for them is information on each of the potentially most habitable planets that are known to man (these are the real planets that have been confirmed by NASA and other agencies as having the most potential for life). In reading the key information, students will be drawing upon their knowledge of Science terminology, and will need to make some Maths calculations to work out implications of living on different planets.
What will become clear fairly quickly is that none of the potential planets are perfect, and they must use reasoned judgements to determine which of them have cons that could perhaps be overcome. They then present their ideas, using clear and articulate speaking and listening skills, and write up their report, using appropriate written communication (a scaffold is provided to frame this).
Everything is provided for you to download, print, and teach:
- A comprehensive, whole-activity PowerPoint that guides the students through the mission;
- Detailed and colourful information sheets on each of the contender planets for being the next Earth (these include links to amazing websites that can provide the children with more information);
- A ‘Pros and Cons’ scaffold, to help students record their findings;
- An information sheet on the ‘habitable zone’ around stars;
- A scaffold for writing up findings;
- Sorting cards for help with determining the key features of habitable planets;
- Full teacher guidance.
Considering the time and effort that it took to create these resources, I think that they offer exceptional value. Whenever I have used this activity before, it has taken at least 2-3 lessons, including the introduction, starter challenge, main mission, presentations, and write-up. I originally have used this with mid-ability Year 6,7, and 8 groups, but colleagues have easily adapted it for students across key stages 2-4.
All images have been cited at the end of the PowerPoint presentation and are licensed for commercial use.
KS2 Negative Numbers!
This stimulating and comprehensive enables students to count forwards and backwards through zero using negative numbers, and to solve number problems and practical problems involving negative numbers, including using negative numbers in context.
The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through:
Defining, exemplifying, and understanding the basic rules of calculations involving negative numbers, through clear and simple explanations;
Demonstrating their understanding through well-differentiated application and challenge activities;
Applying their understanding to real-life problems, for example temperatures, budgets and balances;
Gauging their own understanding through both AfL activities and self-reflection tasks.
Included is:
Whole lesson PowerPoint - clear and precise, colourful and comprehensive;
Bronze, Silver, and Gold level award worksheets - carefully differentiated and provided in both Word and PDF;
Teacher answer sheets;
A detailed teacher lesson plan;
A number line;
I have previously taught this to children in years 5 and 6, although with suitable adaptations it could be used for children between years 3-9.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.
Time Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to understanding time. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Reading the Face of a Clock - including understanding the minute and hour hands;
Key Time Facts - understanding the duration of days, weeks, months, years, etc;
Roman Numerals - to aid children in telling the time on old-fashioned clocks;
Digital and Analogue Times - looking at different ways to express the time using the 12 and 24 hour clocks, using both digital and analogue clocks;
Average Time Spent in a Day Timeline
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
The resource could be adapted for a variety of ages and abilities, but I originally used this with Key Stage 2 children.
World Cup Maths Puzzles!
These short and snappy puzzles are perfect for engaging all of the World Cup lovers in your class with a wide range of maths problems! Using real-life statistics from FIFA World Cups past and present, students approach a number of varied maths topics, whilst also gaining valuable information about their favourite teams and players. I have used these resources with a number of KS2 and KS3 classes, and have found that they work great for morning mental maths challenges or lesson starters/ fillers.
Some of the maths topics covered include: statistics, percentages, charts and graphs, data handling, averages, ratios, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, estimation and problem solving, critical thinking, and fractions. Some of the specific tasks involved include: working out the goals to games ratio of some of the best strikers, finding out which teams have the best goal difference, creating data to present performance, and comparing player statistics over different tournaments.
There are 30 tasks in total, in which each the major World Cup nations are focused upon in at least one activity each. The tasks are also separated by difficulty into ‘Beginner’,‘Intermediate’, and ‘Difficult’ tasks (refer to the B, I, or D symbols in the top left of each activity).
All images within this resource are licensed for commercial use, and images are cited on the final slide.
Prime Numbers, Factors, and Products
This engaging and informative set of resources aids students in developing an understanding of prime and composite numbers. Throughout the lesson, students improve their skills at identifying multiples and factors, establishing whether numbers up to 100 are prime, and using the vocabulary of prime numbers and composite numbers appropriately.
The well-presented presentation and lesson plan guides learners and teachers through several different tasks, including:
- Defining and identifying the key terms: Prime Number, Composite Number, Factor, and Product;
- Applying their understanding of these key terms to individual numbers, and then numbers up to 100;
- Finding and describing patterns that they find when establishing prime and composite numbers;
- Researching and writing about the prime or composite state of numbers of their choice;
- Peer-assessing the learning of other students against the lesson objectives.
Included in this pack are:
- A colourful and information-loaded whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation;
- Activity cards for the starter task;
- A comprehensive worksheet for the main task;
- A detailed lesson plan
All images are licensed for commercial use and are cited on the final slide.
Premier League Maths Puzzles!
These short and snappy puzzles are perfect for engaging all of the football lovers in your class in a wide range of maths problems! Using real-life statistics from the English Premier League, students approach a number of varied maths topics, whilst also gaining valuable information about their favourite teams and players. I have used these resources with a number of KS2 and KS3 classes, and have always found that students find them extremely interesting and informative.
Some of the maths topics covered include: statistics, percentages, charts and graphs, data handling, averages, ratios, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, estimation and problem solving, critical thinking, and fractions. Some of the specific tasks involved include: working out the goals to games ratio of some of the best strikers, finding out which teams have the best goal difference, and comparing player performance over different seasons.
There are 30 tasks in total, in which each Premier League club is focused upon in at least one activity each. The tasks are also separated by difficulty into 'Beginner','Intermediate', and 'Difficult' tasks (refer to the B, I, or D symbols in the top left of each activity).
All images within this resource are licensed for commercial use, and images are cited on the final slide.
Wimbledon Maths Puzzles!
These short and snappy puzzles are perfect for engaging all of the Wimbledon lovers in your class in a wide range of maths problems! Using real-life statistics from the official Wimbledon website, students approach a number of varied maths topics, whilst also gaining valuable information about their favourite players and the history of the tournament. I have used these resources with a number of KS2 and KS3 classes, and have always found that students find them extremely interesting and informative.
Some of the maths topics covered include: statistics, percentages, charts and graphs, data handling, averages, ratios, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, estimation and problem solving, critical thinking, and fractions. Some of the specific tasks involved include: working out the win ratios and percentages of top players, finding out how to reach the All-England Club from different locations, working out the best ticket combinations to buy at the ground, and comparing player performance over different tournaments.
There are 30 tasks in total, in which a number of men and women players are focused upon through varied activities. The tasks are also separated by difficulty into ‘Beginner’,‘Intermediate’, and ‘Difficult’ tasks (refer to the B, I, or D symbols in the top left of each activity).
All images within this resource are licensed for commercial use, and images are cited on the final slide.
Year 1 Place Value (within 10) Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 1 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Place Value (within 10)’ mathematics content.
The content is organised into ‘Entry Knowledge’, ‘Core Knowledge’ and ‘More Advanced Knowledge’ and contains information relating to the following objectives:
-Sort up to 10 objects -Count objects to 10
-Count objects from a group of 10 -Represent up to 10 objects
-Represent numbers up to 10 -Count forwards to 10
-Count backwards from 10 -Count one more for numbers within 10
-Count one less for numbers within 10 -Perform counting activities
-Learn one to one correspondence -Compare up to 10 objects
-< > and = for numbers within 10 -Compare numbers within 10
-Order up to 10 objects -Order numbers up to 10
-Learn about ordinal numbers -Know the number line from 0-10
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Fantasy Football Club Group Project!
A Russian billionaire, Asman Veryrich, has approached you about setting up a new football club!
This exciting, engaging investigation activity allows students to control the direction of their own learning, through speaking, listening, discussing, and reasoning. I initially created these resources to provide something interesting for the students to engage with for their English Speaking and Listening discussions, but it has since been used across Maths, Art and Design, and PSHE departments, as well as by form groups and holiday activity groups, to build teamwork and collaboration skills.
Students get involved in all of the fun aspects of designing and setting up a new football club, including selecting a team of players, a manager, a stadium, and a training ground. They also design the team's club badge and football kits. They also need to use their skills of literacy to read and understand key evidence, and skills of numeracy to ensure that they keep their expenses within budget! What is more, groups can compete against one another to create the most successful team in the league, as all of the resources that they choose can help them to acquire valuable league table points!
Included in this resource pack are:
- Full PowerPoint lesson talking students through the process;
- An 8 page team booklet, used to create their designs and calculate their budgets;
- A pack of 96 player cards and 12 manager cards to select from (a combination of new and classic footballers are included, to ensure that this will never be outdated);
- Budget and recording sheets to track their progress;
- An A3 football pitch to strategise and select their team.
Considering the time and effort that it took to create these resources, I think that they offer exceptional value. Whenever I have used this activity before, it has taken at least 3-4 lessons, including the introduction, design process, presentations, and evaluation. I originally have used this with mixed ability Year 9 and 10 groups, but colleagues have adapted it easily for students of all key stages.
All images have been cited at the end of the PowerPoint presentation and are licensed for commercial use.
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Ratio and Proportion KS2 Bundle!
This stimulating and comprehensive lesson bundle contains a number of engaging and detailed ‘ratio and proportion’ lessons:
Ratio and Proportion: Introduction - Students understand the key terms ratio and proportion, and use these mathematical concepts in order to solve number problems involving relative quantities and unequal sharing.
Percentage Problems - Students solve a range of problems involving the calculation of percentages, including for measures and comparisons.
Similar Shapes - Students use their understanding of ratio and scale factor to solve a number of varied and real-world similar shapes problems.
Combined, the lessons enable children to meet and exceed the following curriculum standards:
solve problems involving the relative sizes of 2 quantities where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division facts;
solve problems involving the calculation of percentages and the use of percentages for comparison;
solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found 4. solve problems involving unequal sharing and grouping using knowledge of fractions and multiples.
Each lesson follows a clear step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through:
-Defining, exemplifying, and understanding the key concepts through clear and simple explanations;
-Demonstrating their understanding through well-differentiated (Bronze, Silver, and Gold Challenge) application and challenge activities;
-Applying their understanding to real-life problems, for example involving recipes;
-Gauging their own understanding through both AfL activities and self-reflection tasks.
Included in each lesson is:
Whole lesson PowerPoints - clear and precise, colourful and comprehensive;
Bronze, Silver, and Gold level award worksheets - carefully differentiated and provided in both Word and PDF;
Teacher answer sheets;
A detailed teacher lesson plan.
Student helpsheets (where appropriate)
There are also opportunities for group learning, speaking and listening, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. I originally used these resources with Year 6 (and higher-attaining Year 5) classes, however colleagues have used them for between years 4 and 9 with some minor adaptations. Some of the content really does become quite challenging (especially the Gold sheets) and so these resources could easily be used for KS3 children.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.
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Money - Maths Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Money’ in mathematics across Years 1 to 4.
Included are 4 organisers:
-Year 1 Money Knowledge Organiser
-Year 2 Money Knowledge Organiser
-Year 3 Money Knowledge Organiser
-Year 4 Money Knowledge Organiser
Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Time - Maths Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Time’ in mathematics across Years 1 to 4.
Included are 4 organisers:
-Year 1 Time Knowledge Organiser
-Year 2 Time Knowledge Organiser
-Year 3 Time Knowledge Organiser
-Year 4 Time Knowledge Organiser
Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Statistics - Primary Maths Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children when covering 'Statistics’ in mathematics across Years 2 to 6.
Included are 5 organisers:
-Year 2 Statistics Knowledge Organiser
-Year 3 Statistics Knowledge Organiser
-Year 4 Statistics Knowledge Organiser
-Year 5 Statistics Knowledge Organiser
-Year 6 Statistics Knowledge Organiser
Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Pride and Prejudice Lesson Bundle!
This engaging, varied, and informative scheme of learning is designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice.’ Made up of a wide-range of interesting and exciting lessons, students should complete this scheme having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the text, understanding the writer’s ideas within the text, analysing key characters, settings, and themes, and understanding Austen’s use of language.
Stimulating, visual, and easily adaptable, these lessons provide suggested learning objectives and outcomes for students of a wide-range of abilities - The vast majority of tasks are differentiated to allow for different abilities and needs in your classroom. Each lesson loosely follows this logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
- Engaging
- Defining/ Understanding
- Identifying/Remembering
- Analysing/ Creating
- Peer or self evaluating.
All of the lessons are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Whole-lesson PowerPoints, activity resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.
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Fractions - Complete Primary Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children when covering 'Fractions’ in mathematics across Years 1 to 6.
Included are 6 organisers:
-Year 1 Fractions Knowledge Organiser
-Year 2 Fractions Knowledge Organiser
-Year 3 Fractions Knowledge Organiser
-Year 4 Fractions Knowledge Organiser
-Year 5 Fractions Knowledge Organiser
-Year 6 Fractions Knowledge Organiser
Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Multiplication and Division - Primary Maths Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children when covering 'Multiplication and Division’ in mathematics across Years 1 to 6.
Included are 6 organisers:
-Year 1 Multiplication and Division Knowledge Organiser
-Year 2 Multiplication and Division Knowledge Organiser
-Year 3 Multiplication and Division Knowledge Organiser
-Year 4 Multiplication and Division Knowledge Organiser
-Year 5 Multiplication and Division Knowledge Organiser
-Year 6 Four Operations Knowledge Organiser
Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Year 2 Maths Complete Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children throughout the teaching and learning of all of the Year 2 maths blocks.
Included are 11 organisers:
-Addition and Subtraction
-Fractions
-Length and Height
-Mass, Capacity and Temperature
-Money
-Multiplication and Division
-Number and Place Value
-Position and Direction
-Shape
-Statistics
-Time
Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas.
The resources are designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and are provided as both PDFs and Word versions (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Shape - Maths Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children when covering 'Shape’ in mathematics across Years 1 to 6.
Included are 6 organisers:
-Year 1 Properties of Shape Knowledge Organiser
-Year 2 Properties of Shape Knowledge Organiser
-Year 3 Properties of Shape Knowledge Organiser
-Year 4 Properties of Shape Knowledge Organiser
-Year 5 Properties of Shape Knowledge Organiser
-Year 6 Properties of Shape Knowledge Organiser
Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Measurement - Maths Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Measurement’ in mathematics across Years 1 to 6.
Included are 6 organisers:
-Year 1 Length and Height Knowledge Organiser
-Year 2 Length and Height Knowledge Organiser
-Year 3 Length and Perimeter Knowledge Organiser
-Year 4 Length and Perimeter Knowledge Organiser
-Year 5 Area and Perimeter Knowledge Organiser
-Year 6 Area, Perimeter and Volume Knowledge Organiser
Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Year 6 Maths Complete Primary Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children throughout the teaching and learning of all of the Year 6 maths blocks.
Included are 10 organisers:
-Four Operations
-Area and Perimeter
-Decimals and Percentages
-Fractions
-Ratio
-Algebra
-Number and Place Value
-Position and Direction
-Shape
-Statistics
Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas.
The resources are designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and are provided as both PDFs and Word versions (so that you can edit if you want to).