This powerpoint demonstrates the connection between common F,D & P. It uses visuals to supports learners understanding.

This powerpoint goes over the key teaching points about Chinese New Year and the different traditions involved in it. It then explains the Chinese Zodiac and allows the children to see which animal they are. It then goes on to explain the characteristics of someone from the Year of the Dragon. At the end there are examples of different tasks the learners could complete. These could set or learners could be allowed to choose. You could also complete these as a series of rotational stations.

This resource breaks down simplifying fractions by firstly revising a key concept for learners which is factors and identifying the GCF. This skill is essential for them to understand how to simplify. It then progresses to showing learners how to simplify by listing factors and identifying GCF. Finally it condenses it into just simpliying. There is a short formative assessment activity differentiated across three levels. These have 8 questions each and learners can choose the level they wish to attempt. This lesson can be broken down into multiple lessons.

This resource demonstrates the connection between fractions, decimals and percentages.

This literacy starter resource contains 20 different starter activities. It provides a range of starters across a variety of literacy genres. It has tasks related to spelling, grammar, writing and listening & talking. The starter aims to revise and consolidate common issues which revise in literacy for learner in KS2. It looks at issues such as homophones, proof reading, direct speech and many other areas. All activities are short and can be completed on whiteboards. Many starters also contain a challenge task for more able learners. It contains 20 different starter activities.

This resources looks at converting grams and kilograms. It starts off by giving visual representation of what a gram and kilogram is to help learners. It then explains the process of converting grams and kilograms by multiplying or dividing by 1000. Then it gives different conversion explains using decimal notation. The resource uses a place value grid to model this clearly for learners. The resource then finishes with 10 example questions to assess learner understanding.

This powerpoint is split into two lessons. Lesson 1 - focuses on the properties of quadrilaterals. Lesson 2 - focuses on regular and irregular pentagons and hexagons

Sentence opener and connective flashcards which can be displayed on literacy wall. Useful resource to remind learners to include these in their writing.

This fraction, decimal and percentage display is a great visual for learners when making connections between them as this is a challenging concept. Alternatively these could be cut up and used as a matching game.

Word of the week starter PPT. This can be used weekly or daily as a starter to help learners develop their vocabularly.

This reading comprehension retells the story of the Great Race which created the Zodiac calendar. It contains two tasks: Task 1: Analyses new or tricky vocab Task 2: Comprehension questions

This writing resource works well along the RSPB Bird Watch which takes place this time of year. Whether children are actively bird watching outside or simply learning about birds around them, it is a great way to engage with nature. This lesson models for learners how to research four different birds and take notes in their jotter. It then demonstrates how to turn these short notes into engaging sentences for their reader. Finally it models for learners how they can lay this out neatly in their jotter and include some of the key features of an information text like headings, subheadings, pictures and captions.

Daily morning Starters to engage learning first thing in the morning. The starters rotate on a weekly basis. It contains a range of engaging tasks, plus an editable To do list to support classroom management in the morning. The colour scheme is pastel. They cover a range of topics from: Numeracy Spelling Grammar Writing Problem solving Geography General Knowledge Lateral Thinking Skills Estimation Skills Reasoning Skills This resource can be downloaded as both uneditable PDF or an editable Powerpoint so that you can edit your own To Do List. This resource included an answer scheme for each slide.

This resource covers one step and two step equations (with balancing). It includes lots of examples for learners to try before progressing on. It also has 3 differentiated worksheets which provide consolidation and challenge for all learners.

This resource explores the different mathematical language used for the four key operations. It revises the different language and then encourages learners to sort the language into a table. It then gives many example problems that can be worked through as a class. It then includes three differentiated worksheets (The answers are at the end of the presentation)

This Chinese New Year is the year of the dragon so the writing focus is going to be on a character description of a Chinese Dragon. This resource explains the five different aspects of a character that pupils should describe in order to successfully convey their character to their reader. It also provides a modelled text, and a table worksheet for them to record examples of each aspect from the text. This will help give them inspiration for their own story. This resource includes the main lesson, the recording table and the planning page. I have also included a printed copy of the texts which could be printed out for pupils.

This lesson teaches children about persuasive writing and different persuasive strategies they can use. It then gives different targets (success criteria) that learners need to achieve in order to successfully produce a good persuasive letter. It also includes two different example texts (one good and one that requires improvement)

Pastel Fraction wall display

This resource can be used to encourage children to practise their french greetings and introductions. Each child is given a card with a character. There are a number of games you can play with these cards e.g. FInd your pair, find someone the same age, find someone who lives in the same country or other characters born in the same month. These cards can be used in multiple French lessons such as names, ages, locations and birthdays.