I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
A3 sized worksheet incorporating elicitation task that covers the following learning objectives:
Can I identify the properties of a circle? Can I calculate the area of a rectangle, triangle and parallelogram?
Can I calculate missing angles? Can I calculate the volume of a cuboid?
Can I calculate with square and cubed numbers?
Handy two pack Christmas comprehensions for year 5/6 as you get to that time of year when you need to reinstate a little structure as the timetable becomes littered with carol practices and production rehearsals - ideal for restoring a bit of order!
The Ghost of Christmas Past - comprehension written in the 1st person by the Ghost of Christmas Past as he explains his role on Christmas Eve - visiting wrongdoers can be a trying business when you’d rather be tucked up by the fire!
The Christmas Tree - first person opinion piece written by a rather grumpy Christmas tree who laments on being dragged into his human household for a month every December.
Both comprehension come complete with a 15 question comprehension paper and answers for ease of marking.
Enjoy.
Autumn Special: Halloween and Bonfire Night Double Comprehension Pack.
Halloween: The Footsteps in the Attic:
A short story about a young man who buys a run-down house only to discover there is something strange going bump in the night. Story is accompanied by a comprehension quiz that runs a similar line of questioning to a year 6 SAT paper for good practice. Answer are also enclosed for ease of marking.
Bonfire Night Lights in the Sky
A short poem and opinion piece by the author, detailing his memories of November 5th when he was a child. Poem also contains examples of simile and alliteration and can be used for modeling poetry pieces, while the text can be used for discussing elements such as fact/opinion, true/false, retrieval and inference. Comprehension quiz is enclosed with answers also for ease of marking.
A reading comprehension about Bonfire Night, comprising of a short poem and a first-person text about the author’s view of November 5th.
This text can be used in guided reading, whole-class guided reading or independent reading. The text is accompanied by a comprehension quiz.
Text can also be used for modelling writing and GPS.
Examples of the following can be found in the text:
similes
alliteration
metaphor
multi-clause sentences
Subordinating and coordinating conjunctions
synonyms
fact/opinion
true/false
inference
A good assessment tool that covers much of the arithmetic content from the National Curriculum for Year 5. Can also be used to assess entry level at the beginning of Year 6 and together with the Year 6 assessments can be ideal for showing progress throughout the year.
The test is set out in a very similar format to a SAT paper and all answers are included on the same page for ease of marking.
A worksheet to monitor children’s capability and understanding in using the four operations with both simple and mixed fractions. If you’ve also downloaded the elicitation task, it can be a very useful tool to highlight the progress the children are making throughout your schemes of work. Answers are included with the worksheet for ease of marking.
An Elicitation Task for year 6s to determine children’s current understanding before embarking on a teaching sequence. Questions relevant to SAT arithmetic test and also incorporates word problems that require working out percentages. Answers are included for ease of marking and a matching assessment task is also available on TES Resources.
A Year 6 assessment task that can be used to assess children’s current level of understanding in percentages, fractions, multiplication of round numbers and associated word problems. Answers are included for ease of marking.
Can be used in conjunction with the elicitation task for this sequence which is also available on TES Resources.
This resource is designed to give year 6 teachers an idea of their children’s current ability across the four operations. Particularly useful as a September tool to highlight strengths and areas for development and pin-point future teaching and interventions.
Sheet includes basic addition and subtraction, short multiplication and division and some algebra and basic fraction conversion work.
Answers are provided for ease of marking.
Useful assessment task that can be used in conjunction with the published elicitation task to show progress. Includes simple addition, subtraction, short division and multiplication, decimals, basic algebra and fraction to decimal conversion.
Answers are included for ease of marking.
This is a useful pair of worksheets that can be used for elicitation and the assessment of the four operations, particularly at the beginning of year 6. Used together, they can be utilised to demonstrate progress throughout an arithmetical reasoning sequence and can help identify strengths and weaknesses in these areas of arithmetic.
Includes:
Addition and subtraction of whole and decimal numbers (borrowing, carrying etc inc)
Short Multiplication and division (inc decimal nos)
Conversion of fractions to decimals
Basic algebra to identify missing values inside the four operations.
Answers are included on second page for speedy and easy marking.
A powerpoint slideshow to demonstrate how main clauses should be separated using semicolons or dashes.
Examples shown to model correct usage (and incorrect usage)
Opportunities for partner talk
End of presentation task (copy five sentences and insert semicolons correctly)
EXTENSION CHALLENGE to create own two main clause sentences divided by semicolons.
A differentiated set of percentage calculations - e.g. 35% of 460.
Tikka Masala = Finding multiples of 10%
Madras = Finding multiples of 10 and 5%
Vindaloo = Finding any percentage.
Teacher can differentiate or pupils can self-differentiate depending on confidence.
Pack also has a worksheet of 5 word problems aimed at middle and higher pupils - finding discounts/profits etc.
Answers to all questions are included for ease of marking and ‘over shoulder’ marking.
Worksheet designed for GPS practise in year 6. I have noticed that children often confuse themselves when asked to circle or underline clauses or just conjunctions (often underlining the whole clause when just the conjunction was asked for). This practise sheet should help as a revision exercise in the build-up to the GPS SAT paper.
Exercises involving fractions of numbers (e.g. 2/5 of 240) that can first be discussed as a class leading into paired work. The powerpoint discusses the formulas used for working out fractions of numbers and also touches on the point that, when dealing with fractions, X and OF mean the same thing.
To finish with, plenary-wise, there is a task that children can complete (either in pairs or individually) geared to their level confidence at this particular point. Together with good quality questioning, this should prove to be useful resource across Key Stage 2 (particularly in Years 5/6).
A science fiction for years 5 and 6.
The story is a teaching written novella (10 pages) split into 5 chapters. Each chapter has its own accompanying comprehension quiz of around 10 questions. Answers are also enclosed for ease of marking.
The story is about a future NASA crew who are sent to investigate a mysterious crack on the far edge of the known universe - but things soon go wrong.
Story can be read in guided groups, whole class guided reading or individually.
Themed pack of worksheets on A Christmas Carol where year 6s are expected to work out percentages. This is done by filling out Scrooge’s ledger.
working out percentages of amounts - e.g. 30% of £360
working out percentages - e.g. interest payment is £8 on a loan of £40. What percentage is this?
Pack encloses: 3 differentiated sheets for working out percentages of amounts.
3 differentiated sheets for converting amounts into percentages.
3 differentiated sheets containing word problems that incorporate the above .
Answers are included for ease of marking.
An arithmetic paper designed for year 6, offering a wide range of questions from across the year 6 curriculum and highly compatible with the calculations your pupils will be confronted with in their SAT paper.
Answers are included at the back - all on one page for ease and speed during marking. A much cheaper alternative to using pre-printed specimens and a very useful tool to assess progress and identify misconceptions.
An A4 sheet of useful conjunctions (and relative pronouns) that children can use in their writing. Ideal for laminating and keeping in their drawers. When writing, they can tick off different conjunctions to encourage using a wider range.
Useful tool for reasoning practise in Year 6. Includes a hand-drawn bar-graph for interpretation (best done with a ruler). Also useful for identifying children who are not counting from the correct place and producing erroneous answers.
Exercise also includes a second sheet where children need to identify different quantities on a speedometer and a scale. This will require some decimal conversion requiring division and multiplication by 1000 (grams to kilograms and vice-versa).