Resources for English lessons to teach the book Anglo-Saxon Boy by Tony Bradman. Used in Y4 but can be easily adapted. Editable PowerPoint and PDF. Includes resources and teaching slides for reading, SPaG and writing lessons with 2 writing outcomes - a battle recount and a character description.
Comprehension and reading tasks based on various extracts from Private Peaceful by Micheal Morpurgo. Ideal for Y6, could also be used for Y5. Some differentaited tasks also provided at the end of the document for pupils working towards or as confidence boosters. Questions created using UKS2 (SATs) question stems. Extracts and questions included.
These are writing and science resources aimed at learning about how we see, and producing an explanation text about the journey that light takes through our eyes. There are many grammar resources that are differentiated. Includes tasks on prefixes, punctuation editing, conjunctions, clauses, sentence types, word classes, semicolons and bullet points.
A set of differentiated resources aimed at teaching Y6 grammar and punctuation to produce an adventure story, a newspaper report and a balanced argument.
A unit of resources to inspire and teach narrative writing in UKS2. Based on the twisted tale of Snow White, there are plenty of opportunities to included expected grammar and ambitious vocabulary!
Resources for 3 writing outcomes for Bad Beginnings (the first book) in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Resources for a description of Sunny being suspended from the tower in a birdcage, a character description of Count Olaf and a newspaper article detailing the actions of Count Olaf.
Also included are some ‘crack the code’ activties that link to Y6 SPaG and Arithmetic objectives.
This is a daily 5 question arithmetic practise for Year 6, Autumn 2. I always found that downloaded versions I’ve found online jump straight into Y6 content, and it impacts confidence. These questions build upon prior knowledge from Y5, and gradually introduce Y6 content in a manageable way. Other half terms will be available, and an editable version can be shared upon request.
This is a daily 5 question arithmetic practise for Year 6, Autumn 1. I always found that downloaded versions I’ve found online jump straight into Y6 content, and it impacts confidence. These questions build upon prior knowledge from Y5, and gradually introduce Y6 content in a manageable way. Other half terms will be available, and an editable version can be shared upon request.
Reading, writing & grammar resources for Year 6 based on Chapter 1 of the book The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Includes reading tasks for inference, retrieval, vocabulary, summary and sequencing. Grammar/Writing tasks on ellipsis, parenthesis, similes, metaphors, personification and relative clauses.
Year 1 Science ideas for lessons on common garden plants. Differentiated in 2 ways. Adjective task at the end for an idea combining Science and English.