Powerpoint quiz giving examples of different literary devices (simile, onomatopoeia, metaphor, alliteration, etc.) and children have to write what device they think is being used in each example. Good starter/plenary.

Checklist that can be used a self/peer assessment to determine whether a story has the features of suspense within.

Differentiated worksheet where pupils have to estimate the answer before they calculate it. Aimed at Year 4 but can be changed easily.

Worksheet where children can write their predictions of whether a magnet will attract or repel (depending on the facing poles). Children can then test the magnets and right the results underneath. Part of Y3 science curriculum.

Powerpoint quiz giving examples of different persuasive devices (slogan, superlative, emotive language, imperative verb, facts, rhetorical question etc.) and children have to write which device they think is being used in each example. Good starter/plenary.

Differentiated worksheets where pupils are given addition problems in Roman numeral form. Pupils have to convert the Roman numerals into standard numbers and then use column addition to work out the answer.