cm and m conversion questions based on (cross-curricular link) to the book ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ by L. Frank Baum.
These mathematical questions challenge the children through fluency, reasoning and problem-solving questions of conversions (in line with National Curriculum aims).
The resource is differentiated for all ability levels and clearly signposted on the sheets for this.
Year 6 Classic Fiction English Unit on the book ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ by L. Frank Baum.
This unit contains detailed lesson plans and resources needed to complete a unit of work on this book.
The unit is based on the children creating a new chapter in the book, where they will design a new character and setting in Oz, which Dorothy will meet as she follows the yellow brick road.
Editable Admit one assessment tickets.
Children explain one thing they enjoyed about the lesson e.g. the use of manipulatives to support their learning and one thing they still struggle with. This encourages children to take ownership for their own learning and become self-reflective individuals.
Edit each admit one tickets Learning Objective so you know which lesson the children are self evaluating.
This helps you, as an educator, on what your next steps need to be and if whole class or group interventions/recaps are needed to support understanding.
This was highly successful in my Year 6 classroom.
Gingerbread man division activity.
Encourages children to divide 55 by 5. This practical activity will get children talking and having fun without realizing they are doing division in Maths!
Homophone and near homophone matching cards.
Children are given a range of questions and definitions and the children must try to match the correct homophone. This can be completed as a game or class work.
This game of match is based on Year 5 homophones and near homophones.
Children must match the picture to the definition of a range of homophones and near homophones.
This will assess children’s understanding of the definitions of a range of homophones, such as steal and steel.
Year 5 homophones and near homophones drawing definitions activity.
This activity is a great way to get children to remember the definitions of homophones and near homophones, such as stationery and stationary.
Children are given the homophones and must draw a picture to explain the definition. This will increase children’s recall and understanding of alternate homophones.
For the Jesus is special unit in the Year 1 curriculum, these slides explore gift giving, what it means to give a gift and how Jesus is a special gift from God.
The slides come with assessment opportunities and links to videos to support children’s understanding.
Ingredients for Friendships worksheet.
Includes opportunities for children to discuss:
How do we make friends?
What makes a person a good friend?
How do you show you are a good friend?
Draw a picture of you being a good friend on the label of the recipe jar.
This activity can be used in RE and PSHE, alongside other areas of the curriculum.
Year 5 Fairtrade lessons based on the unit of work Food, Glorious Food!
Explore where different Fairtrade products come from and identify national dishes from around the world. Great for class discussion about ingredients and the processes to make/grow these products.
This resource comes with planning, teaching slides, and resources.
Lessons include:
To understand where different products come from
To identify foods from around the world
Linking to Year 5 unit of Food, Glorious Food! This persuasive writing unit introduces persuasive writing about healthy eating and Fairtrade products.
By the end of the unit, children will be encouraged to write a persuasive text, persuading an audience to use Fairtrade products.
This resource includes:
Teaching slides and resources for the following lessons-
To identify what a persuasive text is
To respond to a persuasive text
To compare and contrast persuasive media
To identify the structure of persuasive writing
To identify the language of persuasion
To find examples of persuasive language.
Each lesson is split into a starter, following an i-model, and a main activity.
i-model:
Immerse
Imitate
Innovate
Invent
Improve
Can you help Santa to find out which elf stole the reindeer’s carrots?
Santa provides five suspects and the children must complete a range of multiplications to crack the clues and find the culprit.
This resource achieves National Curriculum outcomes:
Multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number
and challenges some learners to
Multiply a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number.
This resource comes with the suspects, codes with answers, clues for the children to answer and an answer sheet.
This lesson challenges the children to apply their mathematical knowledge in a fun activity that won’t feel like a maths lesson.
Can you help Santa to find out which elf stole the reindeer’s carrots?
Santa provides five suspects and the children must complete a range of multiplications to crack the clues and find the culprit.
This resource achieves National Curriculum outcomes:
Multiply a 4-digit number by a 2-digit number
and challenges some learners to
Multiply a 5-digit number by a 2-digit number.
This resource comes with the suspects, codes with answers, clues for the children to answer and an answer sheet.
This lesson challenges the children to apply their mathematical knowledge in a fun activity that won’t feel like a maths lesson.
This All About Me Jigsaw Piece can be used in any year group at the beginning of the school year to get to know the students. Each jigsaw puzzle fits together to produce a classroom display, where the children can customize their own to reflect themselves.
Each jigsaw includes: my name, 3 fun facts about me, my favourite colour, food and hobby, this year I would like to and a box for the children to draw a self portrait.
This resource can be added to a classroom wall and used as a behaviour management tool in any year group.
The children can choose the reward they will work towards.
Place numbers 1 to 3 on a whiteboard and anytime the class is disruptive rub off number 3, then two, then one. These numbers will correspond to how many numbers the children can draw, in order to reach a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line.
This resource covers all of the KS2 science curriculum for biology for teachers to revise their subject knowledge. The revision document contains key information and photographs to support your learning and to use in the classroom for your learners, from high quality sources.
This covers topics including: *life processes, plant and animal classification, organs, teeth, skeleton, movement, breathing, heart and blood circulation, food and digestion, plant reproduction, photosynthesis, ecology (adaptions), life cycles, cells and micro-organisms. *