A nice resource to break pupils into the autumn term. A five stanza poem about autumn accompanied by a 12 mark reading comprehension. Question areas include: retrieval true or false fact and opinion synonyms word comprehension inference Good for general poetry study or simply as a reading task. Short nature of poem should make the task accessible to most abilities.

Twenty spellings (asked in a similar way to the usual GPS paper). Sheet for chn to fill in the blanks as you read out the required word to complete the sentence. Second attachment is based on grammar and punctuation. Questions included are based on: a and an adjectives formal language active and passive voice semicolons main and subordinate clauses conjunctions relative clauses parenthetical commas statement, question, exclamation and a few more! Task can be used for an idea of pupils’ GPS knowledge and could be useful to inform further planning. Both files available as Word and PDF. All answers included in for ease of marking.

Christmas reading comprehension written from the point of view of a Christmas Tree. Just over one page of text with a 15 mark reading comprehension quiz. Questions include: retrieval true and false word comprehension inference Answers are included for ease of marking.

3 Differentiated Grids of words (20 in each) that are often spelled incorrectly. Children start off with a number points and lose 10, 100 or 1000 points for each incorrect spelling they have circled (number of points lost depends on the difficulty of the challenge). Lower Ability will start on 200 points and focuses mostly on short/frequently used words that are often seen to be spelled incorrectly. Middle Ability will start with 2000 points. Higher Ability (more challenging content) start with 20,000 points. Task is ideal for a starter challenge - at the beginning of the school day or English/literacy. Answer Sheets are included in a separate document for either teacher, peer or self marking.

Contains some original wording from the Shakespeare script. Some of the names and places are local to me and can be easily adapted to suit other geographical regions. I had my year 6s perform this as a film and it worked very well. Both children and parents greatly enjoyed the experience.

Newspaper article with reading comprehension. Bonus 1 page grammar and punctuation quiz. Suitable for SATs practise. Questions include: retrieval Newspaper features inference fact and opinion true and false time ordering Answers are included for ease of marking.

1 page of reading - Oliver Twist Reading Comprehension for Year 5 and 6. Text is taken from the opening page of Dickens’ Oliver Twist. Some text has been altered to make it less antiquated and age appropriate so it is not entirely the original text (but it is close and the same in meaning). 24 mark reading comprehension (with answers for ease of marking). retrieval inference fact and opinion true and false word comprehension and synonym

Second in series of SPAG/GPS quick quizzes that gradually work through the different aspects of the GPS curriculum. Ideal for early and gradual preparation for the GPS SAT paper in May. Can be used as knowledge retrieval exercise or as a lesson plenary. Answers included on pages 3 and 4 for ease of marking or quick feedback. 50 mark quiz.

Third in a series of SPAG/GPS quick quizzes that gradually work through the different aspects of the GPS curriculum. Ideal for early and gradual preparation for the GPS SAT paper in May. Can be used as knowledge retrieval exercise or as a lesson plenary. Answers included on pages 3 and 4 for ease of marking or quick feedback. 50 mark quiz.

Report/documentary style reading comprehension (fictional!) on UFO and alien sightings in Fieldmarsh Forest. Two Spooky accounts, with fact boxes, documenting alien and UFO sightings since 1964. 20 mark question scheme for children to answer. Style of questions modelled on SAT reading papers. Contains examples of: True/false Fact/opinion Chronological sequencing Inference Recall/retrieval Separate answer sheet file is included for ease of marking. Hope your children enjoy!

A short one page of A4 text reading comprehension accompanied by a 10 mark quiz/comprehension. Text is organised to demonstrate a chronological report - written in the present tense. Questions are based on: retrieval true and false synonyms word comprehension finding and copying information interpreting information in the text Task is ideal for individual learning, group guided reading and online learning. Available in both Word and PDF formats. Answers enclosed for ease of marking.

Simply titled ‘Bed’, this is a short poem (text on 1 side of A4) reading comprehension with 6 accompanying questions (10 marks available). Ideal for a half hour reading exercise to hone skills in: retrieval inference features of poetry synonym word comprehension Answers are included for ease of marking and available in both Word and PDF formats for online learning.

A full four operations workout that provides a workout of multiplication facts to begin with before helping to maintain pupils’ skills in both fluency and application. 6 questions based on arithmetic from basic addition and subtraction to long multiplication and division. 6 questions based on solving word problems with varying amounts of steps. 1 star, 2 star and 3 star sheets. Ideal for self-differentiation or directed. It is also ideal to send for online learning. Answer sheets are included for ease of marking. Available as Word and PDF so can easily be assigned electronically.

Two starter exercises for warming up the word - a good starter for when children come in first thing in the morning - can be continued as the morning exercise throughout the week. 1st exercise = 48 synonyms to be matched. 2nd exercise = 48 antonyms to be matched. Words vary in difficulty and demand on prior vocabulary knowledge so will suit children of differing abilities. Good opportunities for discussion and use of thesaurus if needed.

Short Halloween poem that can be read just for comprehension or performed as a rap, either through guided reading, in groups or as a whole class. Poem is accompanied by a 17 mark reading comprehension quiz that focuses on: fact/opinion retrieval synonyms true and false chronological ordering Separate answer sheet is included for ease of marking.

A brief Powerpoint slideshow that explains how to round to the nearest 10, providing exercises that can be done in groups.

A good starter exercise just to reinforce which numbers are prime and which are not. How do we know if a number is prime? Some work on common factors also.

If you’re struggling to find something to fill those end of the term time gaps then this might give you half an hour respite. Rearrange the anagrams of film titles. Can they get them all?