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Classroom Secrets is a growing educational resource company based in Halifax. We pride ourselves in offering a wide range of exciting, engaging and high-quality resources for all early-years and primary year-groups. All of our resources are carefully created by qualified teachers, so you have more time to enjoy a #LIFEworkbalance.
We offer both great value annual and month-by-month subscriptions, or you can download our resources individually on our TES shop.
KS2 Reading Techniques Practice with a Wimbledon Theme
This resource helps children to rehearse skills needed for reading tests by skimming and scanning to identify words and reading quickly for meaning. This worksheet has six differentiated levels (pdf) spanning Years 3 - 6.
The 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables Activities
The 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables - Discussion Problem
This worksheet includes one discussion problem that can be used in pairs or in small groups to enable pupils to further their understanding of the concepts linked to using the 2, 4 and 8 times tables.
The 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables - Extension
This worksheet includes a range of varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to further extend and practise the main skill of using the 2, 4 and 8 times tables
The 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables - Reasoning and Problem Solving
This worksheet includes a range of reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of using the 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables.
The 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables - Varied Fluency
This worksheet includes a range of varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of using the 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables.
Included in the pack:
The 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables - Discussion Problem
The 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables - Extension
The 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables - Reasoning and Problem Solving
The 2, 4 and 8 Times Tables - Varied Fluency
Year 4 Converting Time Tarsia Game Tri-Jigsaw Puzzle
Year 4 Converting Time Tarsia Puzzle game in five differentiated levels. Children can cut out their own tiles and place them on the grid if needed.
This resource is aimed at the Year 4 Mathematics objective: Read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks.
This pack includes:
Year 4 Converting Time Tri-Jigsaw in five differentiated levels with a scaffolding grid and answers for teachers
Fractions of Amounts Tarsia Puzzle
This game for Year 2 and Year 4 has six differentiated levels to practise finding fractions of amounts.
This pack includes:
KS1 and KS2 Fractions of Amounts Tarsia Game Tri-Jigsaw with tiles mixed up for children to cut out themselves. Placemat for children to use as a scaffold. Answers for teachers included.
This whole class guided reading pack for Years 5 and 6 is based on Chapter 5 of Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian. The pack includes a teacher guide, differentiated comprehension questions, a differentiated challenge activity and answers.
This War Horse Chapter 17 Whole Class Reading Comprehension resource includes differentiated questions for Year 5/Year 6 and a follow-up activity, linked to the 2014 National Curriculum Reading objectives to compliment the War Horse Chapter 1 Book by Michael Morpurgo.
This War Horse Chapter 13 Whole Class Reading Comprehension resource includes differentiated questions for Year 5/Year 6 and a follow-up activity, linked to the 2014 National Curriculum Reading objectives to compliment the War Horse Chapter 1 Book by Michael Morpurgo.
This Year 5 and Year 6 differentiated whole class reading pack for Chapter 12 of War Horse by Michael Morpurgo includes a teacher guide, comprehension questions and a challenge activity focusing on summarising skills.
This whole class guided reading pack is for Year 5 and Year 6 based on Kaspar Prince of Cats chapter nine by Michael Morpurgo. The pack includes a teacher guide for the chapter, differentiated comprehension questions and follow-up work to practise further reading and GPS skills.
This War Horse Chapter One Whole Class Reading Comprehension resource includes differentiated questions for Year 5/Year 6 and a follow-up activity, linked to the 2014 National Curriculum Reading objectives to compliment the War Horse Chapter 1 Book by Michael Morpurgo.
This resource for Chapter 3 of Kaspar - Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo will support teachers to deliver a whole class guided reading session. It includes a teacher guide for the chapter, differentiated comprehension questions and a challenge activity based on the chapter.
This whole class guided reading pack for Years 3 and 4 is based on Chapter 5 of Stig of the Dump by Clive King. The pack includes a teacher guide, differentiated comprehension questions, a differentiated challenge activity and answers.
This resource includes differentiated questions for Year 3/Year 4 and a follow-up activity, linked to the 2014 National Curriculum Reading objectives for Stig of the Dump Chapter 1.
This cross-curricular space themed activity pack comes in three differentiated levels (Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, Years 5 and 6) and is ideal to promote teamwork on transition day or at the end of the year.
Year 1 Maths Patterns with 2D and 3D Shapes Lesson
This Year 1 Patterns with 2D and 3D Shapes lesson covers the prior learning of creating a repeating pattern with objects, before moving onto the main skill of creating repeating patterns with 2D and 3D shapes based on their type, size and colour.
The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.
This pack includes:
Main Activity Worksheet
Discussion Problems
Homework Extension
PowerPoint Lesson Slides
Reasoning and Problem Solving
Varied Fluency
Practical Activities
Prior Learning
Supporting Activities
Year 3 GPS Subordinating Conjunctions Lesson
This Year 3 Subordinating Conjunctions lesson covers the prior learning of basic subordinating conjunctions before moving onto the main skill of subordinating conjunctions.
The lesson starts with a prior learning activity to check pupils’ understanding. If they need more practice, you can choose other resources for that step. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning with engaging reasoning and application tasks.
This pack includes:
Main Activity Worksheet
Homework Extension
PowerPoint Lesson Slides
Application and Reasoning
Varied Fluency
Prior Learning
Answers
This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about chapter 4 from ‘The Last Wild’ by Piers Torday. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills, and this resource also includes questions for more in-depth written answer practice.
This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about chapter 8 from ‘Private Peaceful’ by Michael Morpurgo. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills, and this resource also includes questions for more in-depth written answer practice.
This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about chapters 3 & 4 from ‘Skellig’ by David Almond. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills, and this resource also includes questions for more in-depth written answer practice.
This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about Chapter 1 Part 1 from ‘You Are a Champion’ by Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills.