Lesson plan and resources to help your class understand how evolution works. It is very simple and children are normally able to explain the evolutionary process after this activity. It even comes with a next step to help the children solidify their learning. No differentiation as this should be accessible for the whole class.

This group of resources are ideal for introducing D-Day to your class and helping them scaffold their own non-chronological report about D-Day. Can be used during one introductory lesson, or as part of a whole week’s research.

This is a great resource that I would recommend for Year 3 students or students performing below the standard in Year 4. It can be used as a basis for interventions as well. I made these mainly in preparation of exams, but discovered that they are excellent for morning or afternoon work.

Literacy Pack contains a range of Goodnight Mr Tom materials to be adapted to suit needs: Inference from characters using a few paragraphs example Three sections of text to read with mark grades next to them (makes great homework) Greater-Depth diary example from William B. Uses very precise vocabulary Tom’s informal letter to a friend. These resources should be adjusted to suit needs; they form the basis for deep-text exploration.

A really simple little resource here. Just have the children cut out each statement and write: a) a single word impression and b) a sentence which starts ‘because’ after it

Taken from a book I wrote. There are hundreds of poems - all linked to a different curriculum standard. The whole of Maths KS2 is covered! Simply find the curriculum descriptor you are looking for, and there will be a poem for you. Every poem can also be a lesson! Each poem introduces the subject, clarifies the vocabulary and explores an example.

Homework for the Autumn Term for Year 5 or Year 6. It starts with the basics in Place Value and moves through the curriculum. It follows WRH at points and Maths-No Problem at others. Ideally, it is used alongside class teaching. Can also be used for revision.

Ideal starter or for Queen Victoria reading comprehension. Aimed at Year 5 or Year 6.

30+ reading examples specially designed to coax out answers that can only be found from detailed inference. Ideal resource for SATs revision. Pupils read as part of early morning work, afternoon work or during Literacy with the teacher. Each sheet contains a few paragraphs of reading and a question which relies on inference being drawn from the text. Answers are given on a separate sheet. There are many suggested approaches. Ideally, pupils will highlight key sentences and explain how they are clues and how they can be used together to form an answer. Please offer any ideas for improvements.

Reading comprehension sheets aimed at Year 6 which are themed on WW2. Zip file contains questions and reading sheets. Ideal for morning work or for afternoon work or for a starter activity. I tried to aim all questions roughly in proportion with the standards; there is a focus on drawing inference for three mark answers. Let me know any way I could improve them.

Suitable for pupils training for the 11 plus (I found the key word lists for this) or for KS2 vocabulary building. Match up the synonyms or the antonyms. Can easily be copied/printed onto card. Designed with National Curriculum Vocabulary in mind - but, will work with 11 plus pupils looking to extend their vocabulary. Contains: Synonym matching cards Antonym matching cards Extension of tricky definition matching cards Happy and Sad Synonym cards. (These are not to be matched, but to place in order of sadness/happiness)

If there is a group of children in your class who are ‘working at’ readers, but you know they could be ‘Greater Depth’ for upper KS2, then this resource will be helpful. This resource has been used to coach NQTs and newer-teachers, but can work for any teacher looking for a good intervention group for those predicted GD but are lagging behind. Story to read with class - complete with planning for 6 lessons. Contains: Short Story in word.doc and pdf Prologue and individual chapter lesson plans with handy tips Ideal for Year 6 (or even 11 plus) reading comprehension. Each lesson has been crafted to ensure maximum curriculum coverage.

Reading comprehension for pages 9 - 11 of the Giant’s Necklace. Questions aimed for Year 6 children as they are clearly SATs orientated. Would be best used during the first lesson of Giant’s Necklace. Let me know what you think.

Map with visual path arrows and key parts of book broken down into main bullet points. Ideal for use when reading the book with a individual - or a group. I used this to recap what had happened before.

Class plan for a Sci-Fi piece of writing. It has been completed in this case and can be modeled in front of the class, or, as I have done, print out blank copies for children to fill in. Should give those stories a bit of structure!

Print these out and put them on the children’s desk in the morning. They will be able to start work as soon as they come in.

Covers the major areas before the SATs examination. I used this as a tool a few days before the tests - can be used throughout the year as a quick way to assess their knowledge of most of the curriculum.

Suitable for a 1 hour R.E lesson about the differences between Catholics and Protestants. It is a play with a QandA session at the end which can be part of the play if you wish to extend it. It comes with notes on how to be respectful which should be read at the start. It goes down well and the children love to act it out - as a class or in small groups.

Note: There are two arithmetic papers with non-linear question difficulty and no 2 mark questions. They are both very similar and are built for speed. This is not designed to give you an arithmetic scaled score; it is more designed to help children approach trickier fraction questions early (always the easy fix) and not get bogged down in the longer multiplication and division questions. I have found that his helps train speed.

Contains: Exemplar Circus opening Example of teacher-lead writing Pictures to use (CC) for children to stick in