Autumn Special: Halloween and Bonfire Night Double Comprehension Pack. Halloween: The Footsteps in the Attic: A short story about a young man who buys a run-down house only to discover there is something strange going bump in the night. Story is accompanied by a comprehension quiz that runs a similar line of questioning to a year 6 SAT paper for good practice. Answer are also enclosed for ease of marking. Bonfire Night Lights in the Sky A short poem and opinion piece by the author, detailing his memories of November 5th when he was a child. Poem also contains examples of simile and alliteration and can be used for modeling poetry pieces, while the text can be used for discussing elements such as fact/opinion, true/false, retrieval and inference. Comprehension quiz is enclosed with answers also for ease of marking.

A good assessment tool that covers much of the arithmetic content from the National Curriculum for Year 5. Can also be used to assess entry level at the beginning of Year 6 and together with the Year 6 assessments can be ideal for showing progress throughout the year. The test is set out in a very similar format to a SAT paper and all answers are included on the same page for ease of marking.

A time saving assessment tool providing a quiz for year sixes to inform their teacher on work that needs to be done in specific areas. Exercises include: Determiners ‘a’ and ‘an’ Which Punctuation Mark?!. Exclamation, Question, Statement or Command? Modal Verbs of Certainty and Possibility Capital Letters and Punctuation Conjunctions and Sentence Types Relative pronouns and clauses Identifying prepositions Using verbs and nouns in context Identifying adverbs and adjective Each page has a 10 mark marking system. You could give the pupils one exercise at at time (out of 10) or give them the whole quiz (out of 90). The quiz could also be used to show progress if taken at the beginning of the autumn term, for example.

A powerpoint slideshow to demonstrate how main clauses should be separated using semicolons or dashes. Examples shown to model correct usage (and incorrect usage) Opportunities for partner talk End of presentation task (copy five sentences and insert semicolons correctly) EXTENSION CHALLENGE to create own two main clause sentences divided by semicolons.

A science fiction for years 5 and 6. The story is a teaching written novella (10 pages) split into 5 chapters. Each chapter has its own accompanying comprehension quiz of around 10 questions. Answers are also enclosed for ease of marking. The story is about a future NASA crew who are sent to investigate a mysterious crack on the far edge of the known universe - but things soon go wrong. Story can be read in guided groups, whole class guided reading or individually.

A game on Powerpoint where children work in groups of 2-4 and are given a company, along with a balance of half a million. Serves as good practise for those 2 mark questions in the arithmetic paper, as well as a touch of reasoning. Children must play four rounds where they will be expected to work together to do the following. multiply 3 numbers by 2 numbers. multiply 4 number by 2 numbers. Divide four numbers by 12. Divde four numbers by 36. They may also have to work out differences and subtract from their current balance (depending on their accuracy in the rounds!) The most accurate group, with the highest balance at the end, wins! Enjoy

Three differentiated A3 sheets with timetable and table based reasoning problems - includes time, converting hours and minutes/vice versa, finding the difference, total, how many more etc. Reasoning using 4 operations Reading Timetables and interpreting answers Using reasoning skills to deduce which operations to carry out Reasoning skills to convert hrs, minutes, days, months, years etc.

Pack comprises of an 8 slide powerpoint presentation that allows children to discuss and work on several problems in either groups or pairs, using the rule divide, down, denominator (works with my class) Process used - multiplying the denominator by the whole number. note - in the SAT arithmetic paper, it is not necessary to simplify an answer but it is encouraged as good practice in the worksheets Two four question worksheets (differentiated as one and two star). For greater depth, answers are to be simplified and converted into decimal for (up to 3 places). One arithmetic worksheet.

A series of 3 challenging problems for greater depth/mastery level year 6s. All problems are multi-step and require mathematical reasoning and knowledge of area finding formulas. Use of all 4 operations will be required. Can be done in groups, pairs or individually. A very good task if you have a pupil/pupils racing on ahead in class and require a holding task or greater challenge to keep them motivated. Answers included on page 2 for ease of marking (includes workings so sight of certain answers can be observed within the steps). Good reasoning for SAT practice also.

Poem about an old oak tree that discusses getting old and seeing better days. Useful for examples of metaphor and alliteration, with other poetry conventions. 20 mark comprehension quiz to accompany the poem, incorporating: **inference retrieval fact/opinion true/false chronological ordering ** Exercise is accompanied by an answer sheet (separate file) for ease of marking. Good practice in the run-up to the SAT reading paper as poetry may be one of the reading sections (it was last year!). Hope you enjoy.

A short autumn poem with 12 mark reading comprehension to welcome in the autumn term. Five stanza poem describing the author’s feelings about autumn. Question areas include: retrieval true and false statements statements of fact or opinion word meanings word comprehension Answers are included in a separate document for ease of marking.

A short one page of A4 text reading comprehension accompanied by a 10 mark quiz/comprehension. Text is organised to demonstrate a chronological report - written in the present tense. Questions are based on: retrieval true and false synonyms word comprehension finding and copying information interpreting information in the text Task is ideal for individual learning, group guided reading and online learning. Available in both Word and PDF formats. Answers enclosed for ease of marking.

A one A4 page piece of text that is a chronological report on the behaviour of Milo - a domestic cat. Useful for teaching the elements/features of report writing and basic reading comprehension. Can be used individually or for group guided reading. Questions based on: true/false synonyms word comprehension retrieval Text is accompanied by a 10 mark (7 question) reading quiz. Ideal for the classroom as a quick reading comp or for online learning. Text/questions are available in Word and PDF format, along with answers for ease of marking.

Task comprising of 3 different exercises that require greater depth thinking to tackle multi-step questions. Good for maths reasoning and a challenge that is suitable for both individual or group work. Work requires knowledge of area (rectangle, triangle and parallelogram), perpendicular height and when to use the four operations to solve different parts of the problem.

9 differentiated problems that have to be solved using inverse operations and basic knowledge of algebra. Children can complete the tasks in pairs, groups or independently. There are three 1 star sheets for chn working towards. There are three 2 star sheets for chn working around EXP level. There are three 3 star sheets for chn working at GDP and need a greater challenge (the GDP problems bleed more into the four operations as opposed to the other sheets that focus on addition and subtraction). Answers are included for ease of marking/over shoulder guidance.

Two page reading comprehension - contains references to ghosts and witchcraft. Followed by 18 mark reading comprehension that includes questions on: retrieval inference true/false fact/opinion word comprehension/synonyms ordering events chronologically Answers are included in a separate file for ease of marking. Exercise can be conducted independently, in pairs/small groups or as a larger group/whole class guided reading task.

Santa’s Sleigh problem incorporating multi-step problems and reasoning. Areas of maths required: volume surface area length long multiplication long division addition/subtraction. Answers included for ease of marking.

A good starter exercise just to reinforce which numbers are prime and which are not. How do we know if a number is prime? Some work on common factors also.

An A4 sheet of useful conjunctions (and relative pronouns) that children can use in their writing. Ideal for laminating and keeping in their drawers. When writing, they can tick off different conjunctions to encourage using a wider range.

A starter exercise to get the class thinking about formal and informal language and promote class discussion. There are also a couple of slides based on missing commas just to jog pupils’ memories.