This resource is aimed at encouraging children to upgrade sentences by editing existing ones with adjectives. The resource includes an adapted version too for children who need more support with editing. This editing task is mainly for the descriptive writing of a setting - specifically a seaside location. The task is aimed at children who have just started in Year 5 but this could be used in Year 4 to Year 6 depending on the ability of the children in your class. The sentences are loosely based around the story Malamander but could be used away from the book if you are looking at setting descriptions.

The resource would be useful for any teacher in Upper KS2 who is looking to get children to edit a setting description. It provides a paragraph and then a checklist for the skills they could show to improve it. There are two paragraphs for differentiation. A lower number of skills and a shorter passage to edit. A more age appropriate expected writing passage with more errors to correct and skills to include.

Apply addition and subtraction understanding using pyramids. Pupils add blocks next to each other to create an answer above. If there is an empty box it may mean they need to subtract with the box below to find the missing answer. Great way of getting pupils to understand when they need to add or subtract in a missing number question. This starts simple and gets progressively harder. All answers don’t go above 100,000. Answers are included.

This sheet is best aimed at Year 5 but could be used with any child in Years 4, 5 or 6. The worksheet starts with 2-digit multiplication questions using simpler times tables then progresses in difficulty. It moves on to harder multiples. Then 3 digit multiplication. Questions 16 and 17 require children to use greater than and less than symbols and then Q18 to Q20 are balancing equation questions about multiplication. The sheet is particularly useful as it is written on squared paper so children could write on to the sheet using the correct column method. 1 page plus an answer sheet.