Suitable for both KS1 and 2. The resources include 5 starter PPTs which can be easily adapted to a variety of topics. Ideal starters to revise topics quickly or consolidate key facts for daily work. Topics include mixed tables; multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 100; pairs to 100; pairs to 20 and doubles. More to follow this half term hopefully!

A perfect activity for either transition day or for the last couple of weeks of term. The resources include a colourful power-point with visual clues, a power-point with answers and a team answer sheet for children. This fun and engaging Quiz has 10 rounds with 10 questions per round. The topics include: SPORT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE AND NATURE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE and MORE!

To match the new 2016 tests, this presentation has 7 weekly mental maths tests which covers knowledge from times tables to factors. In addition, there are 7 arithmetic paper sets of questions based on percentages. This was a key skill required for many questions on the 2016maths papers. The children are asked to calculate 10%, 20% then 5% as the weeks progress. The 7 weeks cover the first half of the Autumn term. More presentations will follow for the rest of the year, which will develop other aspects of mental maths and arithmetic skills needed for the new style maths tests.

Lesson plans, PPT and resources to support an observation based around the play Romeo and Juliet. Includes a lead in lesson for the day before observation. TEACHER FOCUS: Reading Comprehension Skills-using the text as evidence to support ideas regarding characters. KEY LO: To write in a way which shows children understand a key Shakespearean character and a particular time period. Children will create a lonely heart advert for Romeo. Writing produced was great and the children really enjoyed the task. Can provide evidence for greater depth writing as the children can shift between formality at the beginning and later in the advert.

Full script to go with an assembly based around the djembe drum alongside a performance. Please see free resources for drumming rhythm patterns. Also included is adaptable quiz.

3 week block of planning and resources for a Traditional Tales unit with the writing element of flashbacks. Texts suggested but not included and will need to be sourced separately. Includes a main teaching SMART Notebook to accompany teaching. Resources also include bespoke editable worksheets. Some PPTs are referenced which are not included due to copyright.

This is a two week unit of work on biographies. It has cross curricular links with the Earth, Sun and Moon topic in Science as it uses the biography of Neil Armstrong in the first week of planning.

A follow-up resource to our planning and resources on The Day the Crayons Quit. A lesson plan with 15 lessons and associated resources, including the main teaching Power Point. There are also 10+ ideas for additional lessons to extend the topic or to use at other times in the sequence of lessons provided. There are also several suggestions given for extra SPAG opportunties linked to the text. Objectives covered are: Prediction and inference about a character Drama-hotseating Vocabulary - using words in context/finding meaning Using a thesaurus and dictionary Locating and summarising information Research on a topic to produce a leaflet Writing - a postcard Writing - an interview Writing- book review Punctuating speech Using ISPACED Persuasive writing Reading comprehension: retrieval, inference, true/false, word meaning and APE PLUS LOTS MORE IDEAS!