Use our fact posters on famous explorers to inspire writing in your class. The sheets include facts and key dates connected with four explorers often studied at primary school: Neil Armstrong Christopher Columbus Roald Amundsen James Cook Colour photos and illustrations make this a great resource for vibrant classroom displays.

Use these KS2 comprehension worksheets to teach your children about the activist and campaigner Mahatma Gandhi. The fact sheet has information about Gandhi’s childhood, the time he spend in South Africa and his peaceful campaign for Indian independence. The resource can be used as part of a guided reading session or as homework and includes comprehension questions covering the different reading skills of retrieval, inference and the use of vocabulary. This pack is also a great prompt for PSHE lessons where children can discuss issues of equality, fairness and how to make a change.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Measurement – Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: capacity and volume (for example, full/empty, more than, less than, quarter, half full, half). Maths Focus Children will compare a range of objects according to their capacity. Maths Mastery Children can compare and order a set of containers, according to their capacity. Children can describe the volume of a container as full, empty, half full, less than half full, more than half full.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Measurement – Measure and begin to record the following: lengths and heights. Maths Focus Children will measure objects using nonstandard units. Maths Mastery Children can use cubes as nonstandard units of measurement to accurately measure length and height of objects. Children can compare the length of objects using the measurements they have made.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Measurement – Measure and begin to record the following: lengths and heights. Maths Focus Children will learn that non-standardised objects can vary in size so a standard unit (cm) is needed. Children will learn how to use a ruler correctly to measure length in cm accurately. Maths Mastery Children can identify the importance of having standard units of measurement. Children can measure length accurately in cm using a ruler.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Addition and Subtraction Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs. Solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems such as 7 = ? - 9. Maths Focus Children will compare additions and subtractions and explore whether they are greater than, less than or equal to numbers or other number sentences. Maths Mastery Children can quickly solve number sentences involving < , > and =, and may know the answer to comparison questions without calculating. Children can explain their solutions using the correct mathematical terminology and reasoning, and may start to apply their reasoning to compare more than two amounts.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Addition and Subtraction Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20. Add and subtract 1-digit and 2-digit numbers to 20, including zero. Solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete and pictorial representations, and missing number problems. Maths Focus Children will learn how to subtract by counting back. Children will solve number sentences that have missing numbers. Maths Mastery Children can use efficient strategies to subtract ones, and to find the solution to number sentences with missing numbers. Children can use their knowledge of number bonds within 20 to work out calculations mentally, and to make connections between number sentences.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Addition and Subtraction Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20. Maths Focus Children will find and revise addition and subtraction facts to 20. Maths Mastery Children can quickly recall their addition and subtraction facts to 20. Children can link addition and subtraction facts to those within 10 to support them with higher numbers.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving, and an additional sheet with extension activities. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Number and Place Value Count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals; count in multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s. Maths Focus Children will explore counting forwards and backwards in 5s. Maths Mastery Children can count forwards and backwards in 5s from 0 and other starting points that are multiples of 5. Children can identify the numerical patterns that exist when counting in 5s.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Fractions Recognise, find and name a half as 1 of 2 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity. Maths Focus Children will start to recognise that a half means two equal parts by exploring half of shapes and objects. Maths Mastery Children understand that two equal halves make a whole. Children can represent half of a shape in multiple ways.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Multiplication and Division Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating an answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher. Maths Focus Children are introduced to making arrays by placing equal groups into columns and rows using a range of representations. Maths Mastery Children can recognise arrays which are built incorrectly and correctly draw these. Children can recognise how columns and rows can support other mathematical procedures.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Multiplication and Division Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher. Maths Focus Children will start with a given total and make groups of an equal amount, recording their understanding in number sentences. Maths Mastery Children can work with numbers that do not group equally.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Number and Place Value Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least. Maths Focus Children start to understand the value of each digit in a two digit number and use this to compare numbers more efficiently. Maths Mastery Children can work with sentences that include more than and less than. Children can recognise that the inequality sign can be written either side of the number.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Number and Place Value Given a number, identify 1 more and 1 less. Maths Focus Children use their knowledge of numbers to 50 to find one more or one less than given numbers to 100. Maths Mastery Children can work with abstract models such as hundred squares and sentences. Children find the original number if they know one more or ones less than it.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Number and Place Value Count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number. Maths Focus Children will use their knowledge of numbers to 50 to count forwards and backwards within 100. Maths Mastery Children will apply their knowledge of counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to solve problems more efficiently. Children can count backwards within 100.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Measurement Measure and begin to record the following: Time (hours, seconds and minutes) Maths Focus Children will explore the difference between seconds, minutes and hours looking at different activities. Maths Mastery Children can recognise whether an activity is being measured in a sensible measure of time. Children can use stem sentences to describe the appropriate duration of an activity.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Number and Place Value Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words. Maths Focus Children will apply their knowledge of grouping in 10s to identify how many 10s and ones are within a number. Maths Mastery Children understand that one 10 is equal to 10 ones.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Measurement Recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes. Maths Focus Children recognise different notes and their values. Children compare and exchange notes and coins. Maths Mastery Children use their knowledge of coin recognition and place value to see that one note can equal many coins.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Measurement Recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes. Maths Focus Children will use their previous knowledge of money to add, compare and exchange different coin values. Maths Mastery Children will use their knowledge of counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to count money efficiently.

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Geometry – Position and direction Describe position, direction and movement, including whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns. Maths Focus Children will use positional language to describe the movement of shapes or objects from different starting points. Maths Mastery Children can recognise the difference between ‘above’ and ‘below’ and ‘up’ and ‘down’.