I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video of the complete lesson for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To recognize and create a repeating pattern using two numbers
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – where children use a 100 square to recognise one more and one less of a given set of numbers.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart where a series of repeating patterns linked to 2s, 5, and 10s are created and discussed.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, the main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A series tasks where children use a 100 square and an extended 100 square (to 150) to investigate number patterns based around the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children discuss what they have found and make predictions based on those findings.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video of the complete lesson for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To recognize the value of coins.
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – where children use a 100 square to recognise one more and one less of a given set of numbers.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart where the children revisit the value of each coin before being introduced to the idea of paying for items using a single coin and receiving change.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, the main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A differentiated set of tasks where the children identify the best single coin to use instead of a set of coins worth slightly less.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where the children are introduced to the idea of how coins are used to buy specific objects in shops.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video of the complete lesson for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To recognize the value of coins.
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – where children use a 100 square to recognise one more and one less of a given set of numbers.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart where the class is reintroduced to the different coins used in the UK focussing on the different groups and how much each is worth…
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, the main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A series tasks where the children investigate how different values can be made using only one type of coin.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children discuss what they have found and make predictions based on those findings.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video of the complete lesson for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To recognize the value of coins.
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – where children solve a series of subtraction sums.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart where the children apply yesterday’s learning to identify the best coin to use to buy an object of a specific price .
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, the main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A differentiated set of tasks where the children take turns to staff a shop and give change, and to go shopping using single coins to buy specific objects they have identified in a shopping list.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where the children review what they have learned in today’s activity.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video of the complete lesson for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To recognize the value of notes.
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – where children complete a weekly arithmetic test focusing on addition and subtraction.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart where the children are introduced to the £5, £10 and £20 notes that are in common usage today in the UK
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, the main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A differentiated set of tasks where the children investigate how many £1 are equivalent to each note or permutations of sets of notes and the different ways that £20 can be made using notes and pound coins…
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where the children are review what they have learned about money over the last week.
A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives
Starters:
• To count to and across 20 forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number.
• To recognise numbers represented by Base Ten equipment.
• To recognise on more or one less of an object
• To recognise on more or one less of a number
Main Teaching
• To represent numbers beyond 20
• To represent numbers beyond 20 using Base Ten
• To represent numbers beyond 20 using Tens and Ones grids
• To compare two numbers
• To identify ten more and ten less of a number
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video of the complete lesson for distance learning…
Learning Objective: To compare 2 or more objects using the terms heavy, light, heavier and lighter.
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – where children use a 100 square to recognise ten more and ten less of a given set of numbers. .
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart demonstrating how balance scales can be used to compare the weight of two objects, complete with a recap of the maths vocabulary of heavier and lighter.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, the main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A series of tasks requiring the use of balance scales to compare the weight of a range of common classroom objects. A recording sheet to help the children understand what happens to balance scale when one object is heavier than another.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children consider whether size is directly linked to weight.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video of the complete lesson for distance learning…
Learning Objective: To order five objects from lightest to heaviest.
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – where children first identify a value of a number represented using tens and ones symbols. use a 100 square to recognise ten more and ten less of a given set of numbers.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart demonstrating how balance scales can be used to record the weight of five different objects using multilink cubes as non standard measures.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, the main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A series of tasks requiring the use of balance scales to compare the weight of a range of common classroom objects. A recording sheet to record the weight of five objects and sort these from lightest to heaviest.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children identify objects that have particular weights and then work .
Key Stage 2 comprehensions. Ideal for homework or closed activity. Differentiated for main group and More able. Activity includes: Two texts factual and eye witness, a sequencing activity, two sets of comprehension questions, stimuli for short written task. MA also includes glossary dictionary work.
Key Stage 2 comprehensions. Text includes a range of non fiction, fictionalised, historical texts and short poetry. Questions include whole range of SAT style questions such as: inference and deduction, prediction and factual recall. Ideal for Guided groups, homework or whole class activity,
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests.
LOs:
To relate Roald Dahl’s childhood to their own,
To understand the nature of autobiographical writing.
Key Stage 2 comprehensions. Text includes a range of non fiction, fictionalised, historical texts and short poetry. Questions include whole range of SAT style questions such as: inference and deduction, prediction and factual recall. Ideal for Guided groups, homework or whole class activity,
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
LO:
To be able to empathise with the main character.
To understand different layout forms and how they can be used in narration.
To be able to use contextual clues to understand unfamiliar and foreign language.
To understand how an author uses language to reveal things.
To be able to comment on the whole story
To be able to recognise the purpose of a glossary, its layout and organisation.
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
LOs:
To develop an understanding of the genre – real life stories
To be able to empathise with a character in a difficult situation.
To draw conclusions about a whole text.
Ideal for Year 2, 3 and 4
a series of questions and activities linked to six of Dick King Smith's easier texts:
Connie and Rollo - simplest
Omnibombulator
The Guard Dog
All about Jackson
Sophie's Snail
ESP - hardest
A pack of guided reading resources and questions that are ideal for Year 3 and 4 all abilities and Year 5 and 6 lower to middle abilities.
Updated to include The Angel of Nitshill Road and Effective Guided Reading guide.
Updated 11/2/17 to include Flour Babies
To be used with a whole class providing 5 way differentiation:
Boy -HA
Witches MA / HA
The Twits MA
Fantastic Mr Fox LA/MA
The Magic Finger followed by The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me - LA
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
LOs
To understand the purpose of an opening chapter
To understand how an author develops relationships between characters.
To understand how characters can be introduced using the viewpoint of the main character.
To understand how secondary characters help develop a primary character
To show how an author uses an address to the reader to provide additional information.
To use inference and deduction to understand how the people of America feel when they see the giant peach.
To form and share opinions about a completed novel.