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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.

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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.
Phonics Phase 4 Week 3 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 3 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase /oo/ /OO/, u, ur using Week 03 - Revisit Phase 3 – digraphs.ppx Teach two syllable words: read, write and spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) i.e, was, you, me, he, she, be, were, there, little, one, they, all, are Practice reading and writing two syllable words Practice reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 4 Week 4 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 4 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase or, ar, ow, and oi using Week 03 - Revisit Phase 4 – digraphs.ppx Teach two syllable words: read, write and spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) it’s, from, children, just, little, there, one, out Practice reading and writing two syllable words Practice reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 2 alternative graphemes for /ai/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 2 alternative graphemes for /ai/

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AA set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings for h (wh), w (wh) and f or ff (ph) (Week 02 - Revisit wh, h, w, wh,pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with ay, ai, split digraph a-e Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words said, have, like so, do, some, come, little. Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) - Factors, Common factors and Highest Common factors
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UKS2 (Year 5 and Year 6) - Factors, Common factors and Highest Common factors

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Learning Objectives Starter: - To perform (mental) calculations. - To recognise factors Main Lesson: - To identify common factors (Year 5 and Year 6) - To use the concepts and vocabulary of factors, and common factors (KS3) This lesson consists of: A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder addition, subtraction, multiplication and division calculations and revision of multiples. A connect activity getting children to identify the correct and incorrect definitions of multiples and a second Connect to get children identify the first 3 multiples of common times tables. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to find factors, common factors and highest common factors, and how these can be identified from lists and using Venn Diagrams. A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to identify factors (LA) common factors of 2 (LA) and 3 digit numbers (MA, HA) and highest common factors of 3 and 4 different numbers (HA). Answer sheet provided to support marking. Two AFL / Next Steps tasks, the first introducing the concept of prime numbers in terms of factors and the second reviewing the definitions of common factors, and highest common factors and challenging most able to define prime factors
Phonics Phase 5 Week 3 alternative graphemes for /ai/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 3 alternative graphemes for /ai/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings for h (wh), w (wh) and f or ff (ph) and alternative ai – ay, a-e (Week 03 ai sound,pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with ai, ey, eigh Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words do, some, come, little. Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 4 Week 1 CVC to CVCC & CCVC
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 1 CVC to CVCC & CCVC

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review: Read and write Phase 3 GPCs j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu using Week 01 Revisit Phase 3 GPCs.pptx Teach spelling the word CVC to CCVC words read, write and spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) i.e. said, have, like so, he, she, we, me, be Practise reading GPCs: -air, ee , sh, Practise reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 3 To match numbers with numerals
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 3 To match numbers with numerals

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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 activity. It also includes a distance learning video and resources. Learning Objective: To identify & represent numbers using objects & pictures This lesson consists of: A differentiated starter - Count on. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting up to a target number of 10 (LA), 20 (MA) 30 (HA) starting from a number generated by rolling a dice. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart building on the skill of one to one correspondence before recognising numbers from a number track and their names from cards displaying the numbers 1 to 10. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring the use number tracks to help identify numbers and their names when counting objects A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children write the name and number of several numbers represented on ten grids, with a final question showing a number greater than 10.
UKS2 (Year 5 and 6) multiplying fractions (including Mixed numbers and improper fractions)
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UKS2 (Year 5 and 6) multiplying fractions (including Mixed numbers and improper fractions)

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Learning Objectives Starter: To multiply whole numbers by proper and improper fractions Main Lesson: To multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers (Year 5) To multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form (Year 6) To use the 4 operations with proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers(KS3) This lesson consists of: A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder problems where the children find the fraction of a whole number A connect activity challenging children to consider what happens when fractions are multiplied together. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to revise how to multiply whole numbers by fractions (by dividing by denominator and multiplying by numerator) and explaining physically and visually why when a fraction is multiplied by a fraction that answer is always smaller. A series of slides teaching the method of multiplying fractions together using correct mathematical language. A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to multiply whole numbers by fractions, fractions by fractions and mixed numbers and improper fractions by proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers. Answers included to ease marking. A final AFL / Next Steps task, providing three arithmetic questions for the children to answer based on ability
Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 4 To compare by lining up
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 4 To compare by lining up

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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 activity. It also includes a distance learning video and resources. Learning Objective: To compare by lining up. This lesson consists of: A differentiated starter - Count on. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting up to a target number of 10 (LA), 20 (MA) 30 (HA) starting from a number generated by rolling a dice. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart building on the skill lining objects up so that they can more easily be compared in order decide which is more and which is less. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring the use of counters to help compare sets of objects in order to decide which is more and which is less. A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children apply their learning to numbers represented on ten arrays.
Phonics Phase 5 Week 5 alternative graphemes for /ee/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 5 alternative graphemes for /ee/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings /ai/ ey, ea, eigh and aigh and /ee/ ea, ee, split digraph ee (Week 05 ee sound.pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with /ee/, ey, y Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words any, many, please, people Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 6  – alternative graphemes for /igh/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 6 – alternative graphemes for /igh/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of closure. Please note all the youtube video clips can be accessed separately for free, which constitutes the home learning element of these lessons. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write and spell alternative spellings /ee/ ea, ee, ie, ey, y split digraph e-e (Week 06 ee sound less common.pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative /igh/ - y, ie and split digraph i-e Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words words eyes, my, by, people Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Weeks 1 - 4 - school and distance learning pack
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Phonics Phase 5 Weeks 1 - 4 - school and distance learning pack

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A month’s resources allowing you to deliver the phonics lessons to children in school or at home in the event of a class, school or local closure. The resource consists of: a youtube version of each class based lesson for use when your pupils are learning at home. planning, resources, interactive whiteboard lessons both for Promethean and Smartboard, a PowerPoint starter and all additional resources required to deliver the same lesson yourself.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 2 To identify & represent numbers using objects & pictures
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 2 To identify & represent numbers using objects & pictures

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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. It also includes a distance learning video and resources. Learning Objective: To identify & represent numbers using objects & pictures This lesson consists of: A differentiated starter - Count on. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting up to a target number of 10 (LA), 20 (MA) 30 (HA) starting from a number generated by rolling a dice. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart focusing on the skill of one to one correspondence when counting different objects, introducing the use of a number track to 10. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter and main part of the lesson. A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring to use number tracks to use one to one correspondence to count objects and begin to recognise digits associated with that number. A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children identify their own questions linked to different coloured shapes.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 5 To compare numbers
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 5 To compare numbers

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision. It also includes a distance learning video and resources. Learning Objective: To compare numbers. This lesson consists of: A differentiated starter – Counting Triangles. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting different shapes by taking straws equal to each of 5 rolls of the dice. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart building on the skill lining objects up and extending this to compare 2, 3 or 4 numbers using a number track. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A 3-way differentiated series of tasks utilising a number track to help compare sets of numbers to find the smallest and largest, less and more.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 Day 5 More or Less Visual problems
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 Day 5 More or Less Visual problems

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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. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objective: To use part / part whole This lesson consists of: A starter – Carry On Counting. Children to work in pairs or larger groups to practice counting to a target number in a fun dice game. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how use Part, Part, Whole diagrams to identify which group is more and which is less in Visual problems. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A 3-way differentiated series of tasks teaching children to use Part, Part, Whole diagrams to identify which group is more and which is less in Visual problems A interactive, whole Next steps / AFL plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Numbers and Number system - school and distance learning.
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Numbers and Number system - school and distance learning.

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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: To count on and back to 20 To identify and represent numbers using objects and pictures. To match numbers to numerals To compare by lining up To compare numbers.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 More and Less, Part, Part, Whole addition and subtraction - school and distance learning.
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 More and Less, Part, Part, Whole addition and subtraction - school and distance learning.

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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: • To count to and across 20 forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number. (Starters) • To identify one more One more / One less • To use part / part / whole • To use part / part whole to make 10. • To understand addition using Part / Part / Whole • To identify One more / One less using Part / Part / Whole
Year 1 Term 1 Week 3 Day 2 Measures: Taller or Smaller
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 3 Day 2 Measures: Taller or Smaller

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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. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objective: To count on in tens (starter), To Compare and describe lengths and heights (for example, long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half) (main lesson) This lesson consists of: A starter linked to the youtube video Count by tens An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching the language of height, and modelling how we can compare heights represented by cubes. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A differentiated series of tasks where the children compare height using the terms is taller than and is smaller than. A Next steps / AFL plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson and to revise the concept of doubling in relation to length.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 3 Day 5 standard measures
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 3 Day 5 standard measures

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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. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objective: To consolidate numbers bonds to 10. (starter), To measure and begin to record lengths and heights, using standard measures i.e. cms on a 30cm ruler. (main lesson). This lesson consists of: A starter revising the use of part, part, whole diagrams and ten arrays. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use a 30cm ruler to measure common classroom objects. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. An independent task where children choose a range of objects around the classroom / house and measure them using a ruler. A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson by challenging children to estimate lengths and find objects that match given lengths in cms.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 3 Measures - length and height
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 3 Measures - length and height

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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 recognise one more or one less of an object. • To be able to count in tens. • To consolidate numbers bonds to 10 Main Teaching • To compare and describe lengths and heights (for example, long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half). • To measure and begin to record lengths and heights, using non-standard measures i.e cubes, hands and feet. • To measure and begin to record lengths and heights, using standard measures