A great activity for higher ability children or those who are confident using commas. The starter activity reminds children of all the different uses. The mian activity uses an extract from The Maze Runner. All the commas have been removed - children need to put them in the right place. There is a table showing children how any of each type is missing for support. Answers included.

I have written part of a narrative with a science fiction theme that helps children to identify cohesive devices. The first activity asks children (higher ability) to identify fronted adverbials, adverbs and adverbials phrases. The other activities focus solely on fronted adverbials and are slightly differentiated. There is an extension activity underneath asking children to add fronted adverbials to sentences.

Some mastery and greater depth activities for children that are secure with read, write, order and need more of a challenge.

The presentation goes through the order of our solar system and describes the key features of each planet. There are a few youtube links to support visual learners. The main activity looks lovely in books. Children need to put the planets in order on a blank space sheet. These can be printed in a sticker format. Please note I do not own any of the videos or pictures in these resources.

The session starts by playing Chinese whispers to show children how the original information has been changed and distorted. The presentation then explains rumours and how this can be a form of bullying like name calling. Children are given a scenario to discuss - Is the child being bullied? What could she do that would make the situation better? What would make it worse? For the main activity you will need boards/mats for snakes and ladders (or alternatively print some from online). Children will need to come up with a bullying scenario using a particular theme e.g. racism. They need to create two sets of cards. One set for things that will make the situation better (for when a player lands on a ladder) and one et for things that will make the situation worse (for when a player lands on a snake). Please note I do not own any of the images used in this presentation.

Test style questions covering a range of reading skills for chapter 4, pg40-47. Differentiated for Higher/middle, lower and SEN

Great resources for more able children. The first activity is simply rounding large numbers but the last two in the table require a little more thinking. The second activity requires children to use reasoning and working backwards. The greater depth activities involve money and working backwards.

British flower themed tray labels including forget-me-nots, bluebells, roses, poppies, daffodils and snowdrops. Borders follow a rainbow theme. 6 labels x 5 pages for a class of 30. Can be edited on word.

Reading comprehension test style questions for Iron Man. SEN questions are all multiple choice. Recommend printing resources in booklet form.

British flower themed peg labels including forget-me-nots, bluebells, roses, poppies, daffodils and snowdrops. Borders follow a rainbow theme. 6 labels x 5 pages for a class of 30. Can be edited on word.