This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading, by domain. Included: • Comprehension questions for the first twelve chapters of the book. • A teaching PowerPoint with an introduction to the author, their other works and copies of the questions. This resource works best if the chapter is read, talked about and discussed in one day, then comprehension questions are given the day after. This resource has been used with both Year Five and Year Six classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.

These are excel spreadsheets Gap Analysis documents for the 2018 Year Two SATs Papers for GPS. The sheet totals up the scores automatically and each child’s final score changes colour to reflect their ability. If their total score for a subject goes green, it means they would have passed the 2018 SATs with that score. If it goes Purple, it means that child would have achieved a ‘Greater Depth’ score for that tested subject. I have also included an instructions and document page, linking to a freely available copy of each test, mark scheme and instructions. Additionally, I have included a link to the conversion tables from RAW Score to Scaled Score. All a teacher has to do is enter their children’s names and enter the 0’s, 1’s, 2’s or 3’s for each question, which also change colour too for a visual reference. I recommend that a teacher should enter ‘N’ if a child did not attempt that question. This gives an idea of who is not even attempting certain questions, not just whether they got the question wrong. The sheets are set up for 32 pupils but more can be added/deleted and instructions are on the first page/sheet. Some cells are locked/protected in this document but the parts that you need to insert yourself are editable. This is so that the formulas/algorithms do not break and render the spreadsheet’s functionalities as broken. I take requests for Gap Analysis Grids. Please leave feedback if you like this resource as I am planning to produce more for each SATs paper going forward, as well as CGP Practice Papers. Please remember to rate this resource as I made this to save teachers time. Thank-you.

A highly-detailed and complete teaching sequence for teaching children how to write a high-quality diary entry. Included are: Two high-quality end of KS2 standard diary texts to use as an example and reference. A Planning proforma. A whole PowerPoint teaching sequence that has activities, probing questions and learning opportunities related to: What is a diary text? Analysis of the text type. Comparing two diaries (activity included!) The structure of a diary text Planning Writing a high-quality introduction Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (First person pronouns, The passive voice, Fronted adverbials, Past tense verbs, Punctuation for Parenthesis) Writing for effect (Emotive language, sentence structure) Editing and redrafting Responding to feedback Celebrating success Designed to save you hours and raise attainment, this is an excellent resource to get the best out of your whole cohort.

A thorough and complete teaching sequence for teaching children how to write a high-quality descriptive text. Included are: Two high-quality end of KS2 standard descriptive texts to use as an example and reference. A Planning proforma. A whole PowerPoint teaching sequence that has activities, probing questions and learning opportunities related to: What is a descriptive text? Analysis of the text type. The structure of a descriptive text Planning Writing a high-quality introduction Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (The passive voice, Fronted adverbials, Past tense verbs, Punctuation for Parenthesis) Writing for effect (Emotive language, sentence structure) Editing and redrafting Responding to feedback Celebrating success Designed to save you hours and raise attainment, this is an excellent resource to get the best out of your whole cohort.

A complete teaching sequence for teaching children how to write a high-quality non-chronological report. Included are: Two high-quality end of KS2 standard non-chronological report to use as an example and reference. A Planning proforma. A whole PowerPoint teaching sequence that has activities, probing questions and learning opportunities related to: What is a non-chronological report? Analysis of the text type. The structure of a non-chronological report Research and fact-checking. Planning Writing a high-quality introduction Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (The passive voice, Fronted adverbials, Past tense verbs, Punctuation for Parenthesis) Writing for effect Editing and redrafting Responding to feedback Celebrating success Designed to save you hours and raise attainment, this is an excellent resource to get the best out of your whole cohort.

A complete teaching sequence for teaching children how to write a high-quality recount. Included are: Three high-quality end of KS2 standard recounts to use as examples and references. Planning proformas. A whole PowerPoint teaching sequence that has activities, probing questions and learning opportunities related to: What is a recount? Analysis of the text type. Things to remember in a recount The structure of a recount Planning Writing a high-quality recount opening (additional extra activity included!) Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Expanded Noun Phrases, Prepositional Phrases, The passive voice, Fronted adverbials, Past tense verbs, Punctuation for Parenthesis) Writing for effect - Emotive language and sentence structure Editing and redrafting Responding to feedback Celebrating success Designed to save you hours and raise attainment, this is an excellent resource to get the best out of your whole cohort.

An engaging, complete teaching sequence for teaching children how to write a high-quality short narrative. Included are: Two high-quality end of KS2 standard short narratives to use as examples and references. Planning proformas. A whole PowerPoint teaching sequence that has activities, probing questions and learning opportunities related to: What is a short narrative? Analysis of the text type. Things to remember in a short narrative The structure of a short narrative Planning Writing a high-quality narrative opening (additional extra activity included!) Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Direct Speech, Reported Speech, Expanded Noun Phrases, Prepositional Phrases, The passive voice, Fronted adverbials, Past tense verbs, Punctuation for Parenthesis) Writing for effect Editing and redrafting Responding to feedback Celebrating success Designed to save you hours and raise attainment, this is an excellent resource to get the best out of your whole cohort.

A robust, complete teaching sequence for teaching children how to write a high-quality biography. Included are: Two high-quality end of KS2 standard biographies to use as examples and references. Planning proformas. A whole PowerPoint teaching sequence that has activities, probing questions and learning opportunities related to: What is a biography? Analysis of the text type. Topics to write about in a biography The structure of a biography Research and fact-checking. Planning Writing a high-quality introduction Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (The passive voice, Fronted adverbials, Past tense verbs, Punctuation for Parenthesis) Writing for effect Editing and redrafting Responding to feedback Celebrating success Designed to save you hours and raise attainment, this is an excellent resource to get the best out of your whole cohort.

Having trouble finding high-quality examples of Year 5 and 6 texts for children to analyse and aspire to? So did I! These texts were shared-written with my class over the course of a year and contain all of the grammatical features a Year 5 or 6 child is expected to have in their writing - including the Greater Depth statements. Examples of features include: Modal and Passive verbs Expanded Noun Phrases Prepositional Phrases The subjunctive Colons and Semi-colons between independent clauses Brackets, Dashes and Commas for Parenthesis Punctuating direct and indirect speech These texts were written to engage a reader and I’m confident they’ll engage your class. The 15 texts include: A biography of Michael Faraday A biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel A Victorian short narrative A spy short narrative An information text about Volcanoes A description/explanation of a World War spy gadget Three dramatic recounts A newspaper article A dragon-themed factfile A non-chronological report of a fictitious creature

These are excel spreadsheets Gap Analysis documents for the May 2018 Year Six SATs Papers for Reading. The sheet totals up the scores automatically and each child’s final score changes colour to reflect their ability. If their total score for a subject goes green, it means they would have passed the 2018 SATs with that score. If it goes Purple with a White font, it means that child would have achieved a ‘More Able’ score for that tested subject. I have also included an instructions and document page, linking to a freely available copy of each test, mark scheme and instructions. Additionally, I have included a link to the conversion tables from RAW Score to Scaled Score. All a teacher has to do is enter their children’s names and enter the 0’s, 1’s, 2’s or 3’s for each question, which also change colour too for a visual reference. I recommend that a teacher should enter ‘N’ if a child did not attempt that question. This gives an idea of who is not even attempting certain questions, not just whether they got the question wrong. The sheets are set up for 30 or 90 pupils but more can be added/deleted and instructions are on the first page/sheet. Some cells are locked/protected in this document but the parts that you need to insert yourself are editable. This is so that the formulas/algorithms do not break and render the spreadsheet’s functionalities as broken. This password will not be given out, but I am more than happy to make adaptations or changes for you, provided you show proof of purchase. All of my contact details are in the resource. I take requests for Gap Analysis Grids. Please leave feedback if you like this resource as I am planning to produce more for each SATs paper going forward, as well as CGP Practice Papers. Please remember to rate this resource as I made this to save teachers time. Thank-you.

Please leave feedback. These are excel spreadsheets Gap Analysis documents for the May 2018 Year Six SATs Papers for GPS (including spelling). The sheet totals up the scores automatically and each child’s final score changes colour to reflect their ability. If their total score for a subject goes green, it means they would have passed the 2018 SATs with that score. If it goes Purple with a White font, it means that child would have achieved a ‘More Able’ score for that tested subject. I have also included an instructions and document page, linking to a freely available copy of each test, mark scheme and instructions. Additionally, I have included a link to the conversion tables from RAW Score to Scaled Score. All a teacher has to do is enter their children’s names and enter the 0’s, 1’s, 2’s or 3’s for each question, which also change colour too for a visual reference. I recommend that a teacher should enter ‘N’ if a child did not attempt that question. This gives an idea of who is not even attempting certain questions, not just whether they got the question wrong. The sheets are set up for 30 or 90 pupils but more can be added/deleted and instructions are on the first page/sheet. Some cells are locked/protected in this document but the parts that you need to insert yourself are editable, including adding and removing rows. This is so that the formulas/algorithms do not break and render the spreadsheet’s functionalities as broken. This password will not be given out, but I am more than happy to make adaptations or changes for you, provided you show proof of purchase. All of my contact details are in the resource. I take requests for Gap Analysis Grids. Please leave feedback if you like this resource as I am planning to produce more for each SATs paper going forward, as well as CGP Practice Papers. Please remember to rate this resource as I made this to save teachers time. Thank-you.

Designed for children in Year Six to assess the contents of their own independent writing with ticks or dates. Handy for allowing children to recognise their own areas for development.

Three fantastic reading comprehensions based on four of the best fantasy texts for children. Each contains comprehension questions with question stems from the 2016 and 2017 SATs assessments and a detailed mark scheme, and an audio version of the story. 1. Black Beauty - Anna Sewell 2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum 3. The Hare and the Tortoise/ The Fox and the Stork - Aesop Perfect for guided reading, whole class text dissection or homework. Tried and tested with great results.