I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To perform (mental) calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers.
Main Lesson:
- To solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (Year 5)
- To use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the 4 operations (Year 6)
- To use the 4 operations, including formal written methods, applied to integers and decimals, (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder addition, subtraction, multiplication and division calculations. A connect activity getting children to consider how they might check answers using informal methods and inverse operations.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach when to use inverse operations and when to use informal methods in order to check calculations. .
A 4 way differentiated series of calculation checks where the children take on the role of a teacher, marking a series of sums, and showing the inverse operations / informal methods that they have used to check the answers. Answers are supplied to ease marking.
An AFL / Next Steps task introducing the idea of using estimation to check problems where miscalculations are linked to Place Value.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To perform (mental) calculations.
- To revise factors, multiples and prime factors.
Main Lesson:
- To recognise and use square numbers and cube numbers, and the notation for squared (²) and cubed (³) (Year 5)
- To use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the 4 operations (Year 6)
- To use conventional notation for the priority of operations, including brackets, powers and roots (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder, multiplication and division calculations and revision of highest common factors, lowest common multiples and prime factors. A connect activity getting children to begin to understand the effect of brackets in calcualations.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach how to apply BODMAS to brackets and orders / powers. Also includes a revision of how to find square numbers (if required).
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to find square numbers, to carry out multi step calculations with brackets, squared and cube numbers and how to use brackets to solve calculations and balance equations. A stretch challenge introducing square roots. Answer sheet provided to support marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, making use of BODMAS calculations from the 2016 and 2017 arithmetic SATs papers.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To revise place value, sequencing, ordering, properties of numbers, four operations and metric measures.
Main Lesson:
- To read different units of metric measure (Year 5)
- To interpret graphs and charts and to convert between different units of measure and solve single step Word problems(Year 6)
- To change freely between related standard units and apply knowledge to solve multi step Word problems (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter quiz revising learning for the first half of the Autumn term.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children how to use a variety of different conversion charts.
A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to move around the room, answering questions based on 15 different conversion charts which can be displayed at different stations. Children should work in pairs of a similar ability group.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to a multistep SATs question, requiring them to interpret a table of times.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To find equivalent fractions
Main Lesson:
To compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number (Year 5)
To compare and order fractions, including fractions >1 (Year 6)
To order fractions and use the symbols =, ≠, , ≤, ≥ (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder fractions which recap use of equivalent fractions. A connect activity challenging children to identify and discuss methods that they might use to identify the larger of two fractions – allowing you assess prior learning.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children both visually, by using denominators and changing fractions to have the same denominator in order to compare and order fractions.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to compare and order fractions with the challenge activity introducing ≠, ≤ and ≥ signs.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to an old SATs question, where they can demonstrate their understanding of strategies to compare two fractions.
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Learning Objectives
Starter:
To add fractions
Main Lesson:
To add fractions with the same denominator, and denominators that are multiples of the same number (Year 5)
To add fractions with different denominators, using the concept of equivalent fractions (Year 6)
To use the 4 operations applied to proper and improper fractions all both positive and negative (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder pairs of fractions which recaps comparing two or more fractions. A connect activity challenging children to identify and discuss methods that they might use to add two fractions – allowing you to assess prior learning.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children to understanding how to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa, starting with a visual method. A Knowledge Check to allow you to group children appropriately for the independent task.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions and to add improper fractions & convert the answers to mixed numbers. Answers provided to ease marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to identified made in two example SATs arithmetic questions (2016 Paper A)
Also included is a powerpoint and a link to a YouTube presentation providing an animated demonstration of how to recognise improper fractions and mixed numbers and how to convert between the two.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
To multiply whole numbers by proper and improper fractions
> To associate a fraction with division
Main Lesson:
To solve problems involving division and division, including scaling by simple fractions (Year 5)
To divide proper fractions by whole numbers (Year 6)
To use the 4 operations with proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers(KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder problems where the children multiply 2 fractions together. A connect activity challenging children to consider what happens when fractions are divided by a whole number.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to revise demonstrate what happens when fractions are divided by whole numbers. A series of slides teaching the linking the division fractions by whole numbers to dividing fractions together using correct mathematical language.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to divide fractions, mixed numbers and improper fractions by whole numbers. Answers included to ease marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, providing two incorrectly answered arithmetic questions for the children to identify the mistakes made and find the correct answer (showing their workings).
This Collective Worship resource includes:
a full PowerPoint of the text John 20.
Questions linked to the text differentiated by Year group.
A prayer linked to the story of Doubting Thomas and
3 suggested hymns complete with YouTube links to enable them to run directly from the PowerPoint.
Ideal for the start of the Summer term both in Church schools and non-denominational schools.
Alternatively could be used as a starter for RE lesson linked to the period between Easter and Ascension.
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
LO: To read a book for simple information, events and ideas
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
LOs
To be able to identify key features of a diary.
To be able to understand how the main characters interact.
To use inference and deduction to understand a character better
To be able to understand how the main characters interact.
To be able to identify features of the (comedy) horror genre
To be able to describe alternatives to a story’s plot
A plan, set of teaching resources, Interactive Whiteboard presentations for both Promethean and Smartboards.
This resource uses the questions on 2016 Key Stage 2 SATs papers 1, 2 and 3 to revise your class' understanding of quick arithmetic methods and revise a specific aspect of the reasoning papers finishing with an AfL style plenary using exemplar questions from the 2016 SATs paper.
This is the sixth lesson in a revision programme designed to prepare Year 6 children for the Maths SATs papers 1, 2 and 3.
Learning Objectives covered:
To subtract whole numbers, decimals or fractions quickly (arithmetic starter)
To solve problems involving division
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To simplify fractions
Main Lesson:
To identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths (Year 5)
- To recall and use equivalences between simple fractions (Year 6)
- To use the concepts and vocabulary of factors (or divisors), multiples, common factors and common multiples (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder fractions which require simplifying. A connect activity challenging children to explain and identify equivalent fractions– allowing you assess prior learning.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children to allow children to understanding both visually and mathematically equivalence in fractions. A second teaching activity allowing the children to understand how to use common factors and multiples to produce equivalent fractions.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to find equivalent fractions.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to two old SATs questions, where they can demonstrate their understanding of equivalence of fractions.
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
LOs
To understand how an introductory chapter often sets the scene,
To understand how an author can use characters to show different viewpoints.
To reflect on a complete text,
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
LOs
To understand how we can use clues like blurb, contents and covers to decide what a book is about.
To understand how Anne Fine introduces the characters in the story.
To understand how words and effects like italics can contribute to a story.
To understand how stories can be written from different viewpoints.
To understand how a writer uses language and punctuation to help convey a character’s feelings.
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
LOs
To understand how an author develops sympathy for a character.
To understand why different fonts can be used when a book is typeset.
To understand how a single event can be used to change the narrative of a story.
To understand how an author brings a central character to life.
To understand how an author teaches his readers.
To understand how figurative speech can be used to bring an object to life.
To understand how endings can be used to begin new stories.
A five comprehension pack designed to support work on the Tudors. There are two comprehensions per monarch, one for Higher and Middle Ability children, a second for those of lower ability. The comprehensions can be used as stand-alone lessons or set as homework.
Each comprehension consists of glossary work on words in text, comprehension questions tied to each text, and a sequencing activity based on key dates during the monarch's reign.
Comprehensions cover, in chronological order:
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Mary
Elizabeth I
A three comprehension pack designed to support work on Rivers
Each comprehension consists of
- a clozed procedure summarising text comprehension questions tied to each text - LA
- a clozed procedure summarising text , more challenging comprehension questions tied to each text and glossary work linked to geographical and technical vocabulary.
Comprehensions cover:
The Source of the River
The Upper Course
The Middle Course
A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions.
LOs
To understand how an author introduces characters.
To understand how an author develops the central character.
To understand how secondary characters are introduced.
To use deduction and inference to understand a character’s feelings and opinions
To understand how different stories about the same character help develop that character.
To make predictions about a character based on what’s been read.
A great introductory activity or mini topic on the way that Victorian society changed during Victorian times.
This mini topic uses the Market Place PowerPoint to present to your whole class a series round robin / market place / carousel activities. Each of six groups will have skim and scan, research and present information on one of the six following areas of interest:
The Abolition of Slavery
Child Labour
The changing role of education in the lives of children
The industrial revolution and its impact on Victorian life.
The changing role of Women
Workhouses and the Poor Law
They will then gather information from the other five groups before answering a quiz based on this information.
In addition to meeting the learning objectives, children will also develop turn taking, team work, collaborative research and effective presentation strategies.
Learning Objectives:
To organise and select relevant historical information from a range of sources.
To devise and answer questions about the changes to society during the Victorian period.
Learning Outcomes:
To have researched and recalled this historical time period.
To have explained to others and understood for themselves the impact of change on life in Britain.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To order multistep calculations.
- To interpret line graphs.
Main Lesson:
- To convert between different units of metric measure (Year 5)
- To interpret line graphs and to convert between miles and kilometres (Year 6)
-To change freely between related standard units [for example length, capacity and mass] (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder, multi-step calculations and revision of properties of numbers. A connect activity challenging children to hypothesise what data a series of line graphs might represent.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach use line graphs to convert between different units of measure and how to draw their own line graphs.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to convert between the various metric units of measure using, and plotting their own, line graphs. A challenge activity where children convert between miles and kilometres and metres. Answer sheet provided to support marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to a conversion table, converting between litres and gallons.