Rock fact file and reading comprehension for lower/middle/high ability

Used in a year 5 class - I cut the sheet up and the children had to try and match the picture to the name and also the description. For lower ability I left the name of the god/goddess and picture attached to match up with description only.

An example of a diary entry based on the children's novel 'Varjak Paw' - used to deconstruct the key features.

The children cut out the circles and stick one on top of the other (biggest to smallest) and finish by stick the 3/4 Earth on top. They then colour and label the layers (crust, mantle, outer core, inner core). Differentiated for 3 abilities.

Differentiated for lower/middle/high.

Differentiated for lower/middle/higher

Children planned a non-chronological report (about winged horses) using this format. Easily adapted for a report on just about anything.

3 worksheets used for differentiation in year 5 class: 1) Rectangles 2) Polygons and compound shapes 3) Compound shapes Left blank to insert own numbers by hand to suit ability.

Worksheet for place value knowledge and relating thousandths to tenths and hundredths. Differentiated for lower/middle/higher.

Identifying lines of symmetry - differentiated for lower and middler/higher.

Small worksheet for converting decimals to fractions and vice versa - differentiated for lower/middle/higher

Children investigating how the shape has been transformed, used in year 5 class.

Worksheet for identifying right angles within shapes

Children designed a spaghetti bridge using the pictures on the worksheet for inspiration. Used as a part of STEM week.

Children created their own lava lamps (google how to do this, very easy!) and filled out the sheet as they went to record their predictions and observations.

2 x Worksheet for plotting shapes using coordinates. Extension sheet - found online, cannot find source to give credit. Used for year 5

World map to cut out and laminate before sticking together and placing on wall. Two versions - one with the names of countries and the other without) Map picture taken from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Internet_Censorship_World_Map_suggested.svg/2000px-Internet_Censorship_World_Map_suggested.svg.png

Children investigated true or false statement to identify the angles within different types of triangles. Children also labelled triangles. Differentiated for lower and middle/higher. Used in year 5 class.

Children used these thought bubbles to write a character's thoughts within a freeze frame they created.

A worksheet for children to label the parts of a plant and their functions (roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers).