8 days of Talk for Write planning adapted for The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson.

Consonant clusters are a stumbling block for many children in the phonics screening check. Use these cards and games to support the children in recognising consonant blends and then blending them in words. You may also have identified in practise that children sometimes reverse letters to create digraphs, e.g. mistakenly reading thrand as tharnd or strok as stork. This resource also practises this scenario through the word builder cards. I hope they help! If you like this resource, you may find these screening check practise files useful too: Consonant blends - phonics screening check practise Split digraphs - phonics screening check practise

These are one step more and less problems that I've been using in Year 1. We're practising the vocabulary of 'more' and 'less' and their association with add and subtract. I'm also doubling up on a bit of "know and recognise the value of different coins." The last three slides require secure understanding and reasoning skills and so are good for extension or mastery/more able work. They ask questions such as: "Stu has 8p. Every week he spends 2p on sweets. How many weeks will his money last for?" Or: 'Amandeep has 2p. Meera has 5p more in her purse. Which coins does Meera have in her purse? Can you draw all the different combinations of coins that Meera might have? I hope you find it useful!

Looking at prefixes (un, sub, dis and mis) and how they change the meaning of the word.

One week’s worth of maths mastery planning for Early Years based on number bonds to 5. The planning includes variation, overlearning for those who need it and opportunities to go deeper for more able children. My TA and I are enjoying teaching maths using this format and the class are enjoying the Numbertime activities. I hope your children enjoy them too! This free resource includes a week’s worth of maths planning and a hidden number PowerPoint game. All of the printed resources that go with this planning are available as a download for just £3 which you can access here. If you’re looking for more EYFS maths mastery planning try: Pattern - Maths Mastery for Early Years (Unit 1) I’d be grateful for any feedback on the maths mastery planning as I’m always keen to improve what I do. Follow me to be notified when new products are uploaded. Happy teaching! Katharine7

The first two columns of the document contain assessment criteria linked to a simple task or questions. A third column is for assessor's notes and students responses as evidence for grades.Covers assessments of money, adding, subtrction, geometry, measurement

How many different ways can Santa wrap the presents? An investigation for children to find all of the combinations of wrapping paper and ribbon. Differentiated worksheets are included and I used real wrapping paper and ribbon for LA/SEN children.

My class enjoyed Frooby so I did another one for them. This time focussing on halves, both numbers and shape.

A game to help students practice their high frequency keyword spellings. The first page - the game board - should be blown up (I've laminated my copy). The keyword pages should be copied onto cards and cut up. You will need a dice and a counter for each child playing.

PowerPoint slideshow introducing the gunpowder plot

Some number stories which ask students to identify the problem is addition or subtraction? Students need to be able to answer this type of question if they are going to understand and work through mathematical word problems.

A perfect way to bring an engaging technology activity into your classroom and a fun Halloween freebie! This resource contains a PowerPoint with Halloween-themed images for your children to segment for spelling. Simply download onto a computer, Chrome book or tablet that can display PowerPoints or upload to Google slides for devices connected to the internet, e.g. iPads. Start the slideshow and children write the words on whiteboards or into books. There is a slide at the end where they can check their own work. I know that all sounds a bit complicated but my Year 1 SEN kids use these with independence! This activity is great for Year R work stations, independent cutaways, intervention work, peer tutoring, assessment, morning work or an early finisher task. Looking for more Halloween themed activities? Check out these Halloween maths resources: Halloween maths worksheets [Halloween word problems (addition and subtraction within 20)]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-word-problems-addition-and-subtraction-11976667) Don’t forget to leave feedback so I can improve what I do - or make more of what you love! Follow me to be notified when new products are uploaded. Happy teaching! Katharine7

Use these scenario cards to generate discussions in small groups and support your pupils in understanding the choices they can make and the consequences of these choices.\n\nDifferentiated with simpler two choice scenarios, a three choice scenario and one scenario where a choice is left blank for the children to decide what other choice could be made.

A number problem for Kindergarten children to solve involving triangular numbers. We had been looking at different methods the children could use to solve number problems, e.g. drawing diagrams, using apparatus, making playdough models, etc.. They worked in pairs or small groups to encourage them to talk about their approach. The problem is easily differentiated by changing the final number. More able children and those in higher year groups could look at the pattern and think about rules for solving the problem regardless of the number given.

The children in my class were hopeless at tidying up at the end of a lesson. I wrote this song to remind then of the tidying up roles and to focus them on the task. It has worked a treat! (PS Sing to the tune of 'Pop Goes the Weasel'

Two differentiated Venn Diagrams for use with KS1 children or less able KS2 children. The first sheet sorts on a single criteria (whether the animal is nocturnal or not) and the second sheet sorts on two criteria, with overlap (animals that live on land/water). Also don't miss the opportunity for discussion around animals that go outside the circles on the second Venn Diagram!

Four powerpoints covering the split digraphs o_e, i_e, e_e and u_e. \nFirst slide - revise\nNext - teach using 2 examples\nFinally - practise using 2 examples\n\nUp to you to decide on the apply stage!\n\nSorry there are no a_e slides, the children have not encountered ae as a grapheme so it doesn't apply to this strategy for teaching split digraphs!

<p>A silly little story but my class loved it and it helped to highlight and address some misconceptions. Can be used as an intro or in a wrap up to look at doubles and halves.</p>

A pictorial problem solving activity. Which combinations of animals will give you the number of feet required? How many different ways are there of making a given number? Picture cards provide visual support for the activity.

Our children have a target of being able to tell a number story from a given number sentence. The first slide gives the children a number story and relates it to a calculation (which follows on from their prior learning). Aligned with Common Core State Standards: 1.OA.1, Operations and Algebraic Thinking.