<p>This resource was developed when teaching KS2 Science objectives: Forces, including air and water resistance. It clearly explains what friction is and has many engaging pictures showing streamlined objects and examples of forces. The questions use the ERIC symbols to develop reading.</p>

<p>I used this engaging and fun resource when teaching my class about classification of animals. It uses the Carl Linnaeus binomial name system. The children have to research and record the binomial names on the worksheet. It meets some of the KS2 Science classification objectives really well.</p>

<p>This is a fantastic resource to use in KS2 PSHE to develop children’s understanding of their rights and the associated responsibilities that go with them. Print enough for each group to sort them out and discuss as a class. I used this at the beginning of a new school year to reinforce expectations and they link really well to the Unicef Rights of a child. There are 17 statements in total (1 right and 1 responsibility to match).</p>

<p>These carefully written resources link carefully to each chapter (or page range within a larger chapter) of Polly Ho-Yen’s excellent book Boy in the Tower. They are designed to develop the ‘Miss Wilson Says’ ERIC reading skills (Explain, Retrieve, Interpret and Choice). There are a wide range of engaging question styles to keep the class interested and active in their learning once each chapter has been read. These resources cover chapters 1- 13 (over 5 lessons) and I also have resources ready to go for the whole book. They often spark lively debates in class and are fantastic for developing language. These resources are suitable for Year 5, 6 or 7.</p>

<p>I created this resource for the beginning of a Geography unit of work on Natural Disasters. It helped the class to gather knowledge about the main natural disasters and gain a general understanding before digging deeper. The reading questions develop the ERIC reading skills of explain, retrieve, interpret and choice. Used in Year 5 but suitable for KS2.</p>

<p>This is a super reading comprehension with a text that is jam packed full of information about the Solar system, including galaxies, comets, stars, planets, moons and asteroids. Used when teaching in Year 5 and 6 and links very well with KS2 Scince - Space and Forces objectives. The questions use the ERIC reading symbols to develop reading.</p>

<p>This resource has a high quality text and questions all about the effects of ice melting. It explains the 6 main ways that the loss of Arctic ice - as a result of climate change - impacts everyone. Temperature, coastal places, food, shipping, wildlife and permafrost are all covered in detail and there are maps showing how the ice has already melted. Great lesson used in KS2 Geography and or Science.</p>

<p>This resource is ready made for an ice melting investigation. Used effectively in KS2 in a States of Matter learning experience in Science. Children investigate the rate of ice melting in different environments inside and outside. They complete the table by adding the times taken to melt. There are enough tables for 8 different groups to record their findings (A-H). This experiment encourages children to make predictions and consider how to make it a fair test. They could use the data to complete graphs or write up their method notes.</p>

<p>This information sheet is great to support the learning of levers, pulleys and gears. It could be used to gather information, for a display or you could use it alongside comprehension questions to further develop children’s understanding of forces and motion. It also explains how Archimedes invented the compound pulley system and used levers to move a ship. Used in Year 5 when teaching Science.</p>

<p>This is a great resource to use when teaching KS2 Science - lifecycles. It explains the lifecycle of a flowering plant, including pollination, fertilisation, germination and seed dispersal. The reading comprehension questions use the ERIC readiing symbols to develop vocabulary and understanding.</p>

<ul> <li>This resource is great when teaching DT in KS2. My class used it to gather knowedge at the beginning of an experience where they went on to use the design, make, evaluate cycle. The text is full of information about designers, including Maya Lin and Jasper Conran. The text also explains the qualities that a designer should have. The reading comprehension questions link to the text and develop reading skills using the ERIC symbols.</li> </ul>

<p>This resource was so useful when teaching Ks2 geography - migration. It was used when teaching the push and pull factors of human migration. It uses the Mountain environment as an example and has 6 different points of view cards that children used to learn from. It has the point of view of a holiday maker, farmer, ecologist, local resident, adrenilin junkie and miner. Each card shows push and pull factors for that location and children where asked to understand the factors based on the different perspectives.</p>

<p>This resource has three parts:</p> <ol> <li>A case study explaining all about the Bantu people of East Africa (the largest migration in history) and their migration patterns from sub-saharan Africa to the south. It goes into detail about the different reasons they were pushed away from their land.</li> <li>A series of comprehension questions using the ERIC reading skills to further develop understanding.</li> <li>A table where children can note down the political, environmental, social and economic reasons for their mass migration.</li> </ol> <p>It is a fantastic resource to use when teaching KS2 Geogrpahy and Migration. I used it in a learning experience entitled ‘Why are people forced to flee’. It meets many of the KS2 Geography objectives while extending reading skills also.</p>

<p>I used this reading comprehension (which uses the ERIC reading symbols to develop reading) when teaching my KS2 class about human migration and push and pull factors. It meets many of the geography objectives and is great for developing understanding and gathering knowledge.</p>

<p>This reading resource has questions linked to 7 different poems that can be found in Kate Wakeling’s poetry book called MoonJuice. Possible answers are also included. The questions develop the ERIC reading skills (Explain, Retrieval. Interpret and Choice). Used in Upper KS2, where the children really enjoyed these lessons. Great exposure to accessible poetry. 3 of the poems also included but ideally you would need the book to go with this resource.</p>

<p>A great resource to use when teaching 4 figure grid references. This one links to KS2 Natural Disasters unit of work with a focus on Volcanoes. The activity has a map of Snowdon and asks children to find the key features found at certain grid references.</p>

<p>This is a super comprehension text and questions for the teaching of how bees and humans see colour differently. The questions use the ERIC reading skills: explain, retrieve, interpret and choice. Used in Year 5 and 6 when learning about the important role that bees play in pollination. A great resource to use when teaching KS2 Science, plants and pollination.</p>

<p>This is a fantastic resource that I have developed and used in Upper KS2. There are 39 slides of 10 questions that can be used as weekly warm ups that will take you through Autumn, Spring and Summer. The questions are linked to Year 5 objectives but can be easily adapted. The answers are also on the slides. My class have loved doing their ‘Top Ten’ Maths trying to beat their weekly scores. The warm ups help to reinforce and consolidate key skills and knowledge that they will need to become more confident mathematicians. Objectives covered include: Rounding, place value, area and perimeter, square numbers, cube numbers, negative numbers, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, fractions, percentages and decimals.</p>

<p>This is a clear and concise flow chart that shows the Human Impact on Climate change. It comes with questions that help the children to understand what might happen if deforestation continues or if sea levels rise even further. It shows the impact of Agriculture and burning fossil fuels. It shows wetter places becoming wetter and drier places becoming increasingly drier. It could be used when learning about Science or Geography.</p>

<p>I developed this resource when teaching angles in Maths. The children loved finding the different types of angles and practiced measuring them using their protractors. They used the word bank to help them with the key vocabulary they needed and this really helped them to consolidate their knowledge and skills of finding angles.</p>