SATs Guide

This magazine is perfect for teachers, students, and parents preparing for the national curriculum tests. The activities are designed to be fun whilst also providing valuable practice and methods handy for the real day.

Includes:

• Detailed introduction on what the SATs examinations are, and what is in the tests
• An interview with a student who took the exams in 2019
• Reading recommendations for students who want to improve their comprehension and vocabulary skills
• FAQs about reading for SATs, understanding of the book, motivation, how long to read, etc…
• Explanation on why is it important to read, and how can you find a book which is interesting
• Vocabulary booster word search
• Fraction flashcards
• Tips on how to improve your speed when dealing with fractions
• Four rules of number speed test
• Further thinking questions about four rules of number, inverse operation, and fractions
• Skimming and scanning
• How to improve your comprehension skills
• Sudokus to help with reasoning, tip and tricks how to become better
• Maze, tips and tricks to become better
• Hidden messages
• Letter tiles
• Number blocks
• Cryptograms
• Double puzzles
• Maths squares
• SATs preparation timetable
• Revision tips from students who took the SATs exams in 2019
• Onomatopoeia fun creative writing exercises
• Prompts for tasks to complete on onomatopoeia
• How to include onomatopoeia in your creative writing to make it more interesting
• Types of recounts
• Why recounts are fun
• Examples of personal recounts
• Continuation of recounts to make a story activities
• Ratio tables exercises
• Quick fire quiz on topics covered in issue 1