I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
A set of resources available to use to help children's writing that will continue to be developed. They are made with Year 6 in mind but can easily be used for other year groups to aid their writing.
Included so far are:
A general writing help mat
Examples of time adverbials
Examples of imperative verbs
Examples of pronouns
A checklist for some of the different writing genres
Year 6 Moderation grids for working towards, at and greater depth
Prepositional phrases
Punctuating speech
A wordmat/ display poster for each of the openers for ISPACE with lots of different openers within each section and then examples of how they can be used in sentences.
A range of sheets with helpful descriptions for children when writing stories including: describing different features of characters, settings and creating atmosphere through the weather and seasons.
Aspostrophes for contraction with examples
A copy of the short story for working towards (1) and short story for working at expected standard (2) - Get children to assess each piece for strengths and weaknesses (annotated versions also included so children can see why they are what they are)
Year 5/6 Spellings Word Mat
Adjectives Word Mat
Adverbs Word Mat
Definition activity sheets for 5/6 spellings - Get children to use dictionaries to define the 5/6 words so that they have a better understanding of what the word means before they use it in their writing
Differentiated activities based around apostrophes for contractions
Sentence structure activities that work on children identifying different parts of sentences and playing around with clause structures including Christmas ones
Comma activity based around Christmas
Adjective activities based around Christmas
Speech activities
Handwriting activities that show children joins and also where they can make the selective choice not to join
A copy of the letter writing for working at greater depth (1), working at expected standard (2) and working towards expected standard (3) - Get children to assess each piece for strengths and weaknesses (annotated versions also included so children can see why they are what they are)
A help mat with examples of cohesive devices for children to use
A word mat with synonyms for said to aid writing that includes dialogue
Writing prompt cards - Cut these out and use either as instant marking tools or reminders for lessons - 28 cards that work towards the Year 6 writing statements
Sets of 20 pictures with scenery or scenes from films that create great independent writing
Help sheets to improve scientific writing - Show writing progression across subjects
Different activity sheets that give children questions that look at their fluency, reasoning or problem solving skills for that area of Maths with the answers included. Example questions from the sample reasoning papers and 2016 reasoning papers are also being included for mini practise.
More topics will continue to be included.
A reading comprehension resource that focuses on the continent of Africa as well as activities linked to this to check understanding.
The fact file includes information about the continent alongside maps that support the information in understanding where Africa is in terms of continents and countries within the continent.
The resource includes:
A fact file about the continent of Africa mentioned above (both in colour and black and white for ink saving purposes)
3 different comprehension activities of differing challenge - answers are included for these
A vocabulary activity that requires definitions to be found for each word provided.
A resource that provides expanded knowledge organisers/ on a page summaries that can be used to support in a number of ways. This includes potentially using the resource to:
Support in the lesson
Support with knowledge retention at home
Quizzing
Supporting students who have missed lessons
There are two different topics included:
States of matter (solids, liquids and gases)
Changing states
For each one, there is key knowledge, key vocabulary and models and diagrams included, alongside potential misconceptions. Both topics are included in a colour and a black and white version to support with potential printing issues, as well as having UK and US English spellings.
A worksheet that provides a variety of questions linked to being able to consider the language of position.
Included as part of the worksheet are 6 different questions that provide variation to check understanding through the use of different models, representations and question styles.
There is also an extension task that provides challenge with a further 2 questions.
Answers are also included for all questions.
This worksheet can easily be used as a worksheet when teaching the objective or used for recap/ revision or even to be sent home as homework.
Worksheets are included with both UK and US spelling variations
A ten lesson sequence of lessons for a unit on the Stone Age through to the Iron Age that are fully planned and resourced.
Lessons include:
Lesson 1 -Introduction to prehistory
Lesson 2 -Middle Stone Age
Lesson 3 -Late Stone Age
Lesson 4 -Skara Brae and Stonehenge
Lesson 5 -Bronze Age
Lesson 6 -Compare Stone and Bronze Age
Lesson 7 - Iron Age
Lesson 8 -Comparing the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age
Lesson 9 -Roman invasion of Britain
Lesson 10 - Review
Lesson PowerPoints are included as well as a booklet that includes supporting information and all the activities for the ten lessons.
Also included are three recap tasks for the different periods as well as a knowledge organiser for the period.
Lots of information, images and video links are courtesy of BBC BItesize.
A fully resourced place value lesson for being able to count in multiples of 100 in Year 3 based on the objective from White Rose Maths.
Included in the resource is:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
A free example for a similar lesson for representing numbers to 1000 can be found here.
A worksheet that provides a variety of questions linked to working on years, months and days for Year 3 based on the White Rose Maths objectives but that can easily be used in other year groups.
Included as part of the worksheet are 11 different questions that provide variation to check understanding through the use of different models, representations and question styles. To support with the activity, there is a support sheet with the months and number of days for each month included.
There is also an extension task that provides challenge with a further 3 questions.
Answers are also included for all questions.
This worksheet can easily be used as a worksheet when teaching the objective or used for recap/ revision or even to be sent home as homework.
A fully resourced place value lesson for being able to count in 50s in Year 3 based on the objective from White Rose Maths.
Included in the resource is:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
A free example for a similar lesson for representing numbers to 1000 can be found here.
A fully resourced place value lesson for being able to compare numbers to 1000 in Year 3 based on the objective from White Rose Maths.
Included in the resource is:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
A free example for a similar lesson for representing numbers to 1000 can be found here.
List of coordinates that when done accurately creates a man with a tie, shirt and jacket on. I am using this myself for children to then colour in and add detail e.g. hair, jacket, tie and then stick on the front of a card that they will write in for fathers day.
Can also just be used as an activity for practising coordinates.
A fully resourced place value lesson for being able to order numbers to 1000 in Year 3 based on the objective from White Rose Maths.
Included in the resource is:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
A free example for a similar lesson for representing numbers to 1000 can be found here.
Three fact sheets for number bonds and number facts to support children in being able to be independent with their learning.
Included is:
A grid that shows number bonds up to 10 in a similar fashion to a multiplication square
A number bond grid that shows number facts up to 10 + 10
Number fact sheet that shows the different number facts up to 10
16 different worked examples of being able to exchange across 10s and 100s when using written addition and subtraction.
The examples are set out as following:
Written addition (across 10)
Written addition (across 100)
Written subtraction (across 10)
Written subtraction (across 100)
For each one, there are four different examples. These include two 2-digit examples (one with place value counters and one with Base 10) and two 3-digit examples (again with place value counters and Base 10).
The only exception to this is the written subtraction across 100 where all four examples are 3-digit (2 place value counters and 2 Base 10).
This resource can be used in a number of ways including for display or to be a supportive resource in the classroom to enable children to be independent when completing written addition and subtraction.
A fully resourced addition and subtraction lesson for being able to use inverse operations and find related number sentences in Year 3 based on the objective from White Rose Maths.
Included in the resource is:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
A fully resourced addition and subtraction lesson for being able to estimate answers in Year 3 based on the objective from White Rose Maths.
Included in the resource is:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
A fully resourced addition and subtraction lesson for being able to make decisions in being able to solve different calculations using different strategies in Year 3 based on the objective from White Rose Maths.
Included in the resource is:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
A fully resourced addition and subtraction lesson being able to spot patterns in calculations, through using known links or identifying trends in answers in Year 3 based on the objective from White Rose Maths.
Included in the resource is:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
Check out free lessons in the addition and subtraction unit that include the same elements:
Estimate Answers Lesson
Inverse Operations Lesson
Make Decisions Lesson
A fully resourced addition and subtraction lesson for being able to add and subtract hundreds from 3-digit numbers (without exchange) in Year 3 based on the objective from White Rose Maths.
Included in the resource is:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
Check out free lessons in the addition and subtraction unit that include the same elements:
Estimate Answers Lesson
Inverse Operations Lesson
Make Decisions Lesson
Steps 20, 21 and 22 bundled together for Year 3 Addition and Subtraction. Lessons include being able to estimate answers, use inverse operations and make decisions on appropriate strategies for calculations.
Each lesson includes:
A lesson PowerPoint with starter, vocabulary, modelling (with teacher notes) and guided practice
Lesson plan
Worksheet with answer sheet
Scaffolded worksheet with answer sheet
Modified worksheet for those who need additional changes to access the learning with answers
Challenge tasks
Support strips that can be stuck in books
Everything is included that could be needed to run the lesson successfully, with each resource carefully considered in ensuring accessibility for all as well as ensuring there are plenty of opportunities for challenge to provide depth of understanding.
This resource is bundled together purely to meet the bundle criteria of 20 resources for the Year 3 Addition and Subtraction unit.
Alternatively, each lesson can be found individually:
Estimate Answers Lesson
Inverse Operations Lesson
Make Decisions Lesson