Hello everyone!
We are a couple of Primary Teachers interested in teaching inclusively and actively representing peoples and parts of the world which history has traditionally ignored. We are very keen to hear your feedback and suggestions about the products we currently offer and if you have any ideas please don't hesitate to get in touch!
Hello everyone!
We are a couple of Primary Teachers interested in teaching inclusively and actively representing peoples and parts of the world which history has traditionally ignored. We are very keen to hear your feedback and suggestions about the products we currently offer and if you have any ideas please don't hesitate to get in touch!
Arthur and the Golden Rope Book Review Activities.
Resource includes 3 pages of activities.
Page 1:
My favourite moment
My favourite character
Something I learnt
My least favourite part
Page 2:
Free writing, ‘My Review’.
Page 3:
Story sequencing activity - draw the main events in the story.
Book review writing template. Can be used for any age/ability level.
Sections include:
Title
Author/Genre
The main plot
My favourite character
Setting
What I love about this story.
Writing template to create sagas. Can be used as part of a ‘Vikings’ unit in English. The resource contains two templates, one lined and one without lines. Template is in the style of a story mountain. with the following categories:
Title + author
Opening
Build - up
Dilemma
Resolution
Closing
Book review checklist, to be used by students as they are writing their book reviews. The resource contains 3 different ability levels, to aid all abilities to complete successful book reviews.
Vocabulary sheet containing a series of interesting adjectives, adverbs and time connectives. This resource should be printed and given as writing aid for EAL/LA students. It may be used to support the teaching of a variety of ‘vikings’ based units, including in the teaching of the book “Arthur and the Golden Rope”.
Worksheet resource to be used alongside the study of ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’ book, by Joe Todd-Stanton.
Activities include punctuation and inverted commas tasks.
Page 1 - Highlight the inverted commas in the text extract.
Page 2 - Add the missing punctuation in the text extract (full stops, commas, inverted commas and exclamation marks).
Page 3 - Rewrite the text extract using correct punctuation (full stops, commas, inverted commas and exclamation marks).
Vocabulary cards and display posters for the teaching of the Vikings Unit. Cards can be used for display purposes or to help enhance writing and spelling when children are producing written pieces of work on the theme of Vikings.
Product contains two formats for the words, one is 6 cards per page and the other format is 2 cards per page.
Unit 1 - 5 Entry and Exit Passes Cambridge Primary Science for Year 2.
Designed for Cambridge international Primary Science framework for stage 2.
Included in the bundle:
Unit 1 - Materials in our world
LOs:
2ESp.01 Describe and compare different types of rock.
2Cp.01 Describe a property as a characteristic of a material and understand that materials can have more than one property.
2Cp.02 Explain why materials are chosen for specific purposes on the basis of their properties.
2ESp.02 Know rocks are extracted from the Earth in different ways, including from quarries, mines and riverbeds.
2Cm.01 Understand that some materials occur naturally and others are manufactured.
2ESp.03 Know that human activity can affect the environment.
2Cp.03 Know that materials can be tested to determine their properties.
Unit 2 - Living things in different places.
LOs:
2Be.01 Know that an environment in which a plant or animal naturally lives is its habitat.
2Be.02 Know that different habitats contain different plants and animals.
2Bs.01 Compare how animals, including humans, are similar and different in their external body parts and skin covering.
2Be.03 Identify similarities and differences between local environments in terms of hot, cold, dry, wet, many plants, few plants, many animals and few animals.
2Bp.03 Describe how the offspring of animals, including humans, change as they become older.
2Bp.04 Know that animals, including humans, produce offspring that have a combination of features from their parents.
Unit 3 - Light from different sources
LOs:
2Ps.02 Know that darkness is the absence of light.
2Ps.01 Know that there are many light sources, including the Sun.
2ESs.01 Describe the apparent movement of the Sun during the day.
2Pe.01 Identify how we use electricity and describe how to be safe with it.
2Pe.02 Recognise the components of simple circuits (limited to cells, wires and lamps).
2Pe.03 Explore the construction of simple series circuits (limited to cells, wires and lamps).
Unit 4 - Growing and keeping healthy.
LOs:
2Bp.01 Know that humans need to manage diet, maintain hygiene and move regularly to be healthy.
2Bp.02 Describe what illness is and describe the common signs of illness in humans.
2Bs.02 Identify the different types of human teeth, explain how they are suited to their functions and describe how to care for teeth.
Unit 5 - Make a change (forces)
LOs:
2Pf.01 Know that forces can change the movement of an object.
2Pf.03 Recognise that things will only speed up, slow down or change direction when something else causes them to do so.
2Pf.02 Know that forces can change the shape of an object.
2Cp.03 Know that materials can be tested to determine their properties.
2Cp.02 Explain why materials are chosen for specific purposes on the basis of their properties.
2Cc.01 Know that some changes can turn a material into a different material.
Also suitable for UK NC and US curricula.
Unit 5 - Make a change/Forces - Entry and Exit pass Year 2 Science
Designed for Cambridge International Science Framework for Stage 2.
LOs covered:
2Pf.01 Know that forces can change the movement of an object.
2Pf.03 Recognise that things will only speed up, slow down or change direction when something else causes them to do so.
2Pf.02 Know that forces can change the shape of an object.
2Cp.03 Know that materials can be tested to determine their properties.
2Cp.02 Explain why materials are chosen for specific purposes on the basis of their properties.
2Cc.01 Know that some changes can turn a material into a different material.
Also suitable for UK NC and US curricula.
Unit 4 - Growing and keeping healthy - Entry and Exit pass Grade 1/2 Science
Designed for Cambridge International Science framework for stage 2.
LOs covered:
2Bp.01 Know that humans need to manage diet, maintain hygiene and move regularly to be healthy.
2Bp.02 Describe what illness is and describe the common signs of illness in humans.
2Bs.02 Identify the different types of human teeth, explain how they are suited to their functions and describe how to care for teeth.
Also suitable for UK NC and US curricula.
Unit 3 - Light from different sources - Entry and Exit pass Year 2 Science
Designed for Cambridge International Science framework Stage 2.
LOs covered:
2Ps.02 Know that darkness is the absence of light.
2Ps.01 Know that there are many light sources, including the Sun.
2ESs.01 Describe the apparent movement of the Sun during the day.
2Pe.01 Identify how we use electricity and describe how to be safe with it.
2Pe.02 Recognise the components of simple circuits (limited to cells, wires and lamps).
2Pe.03 Explore the construction of simple series circuits (limited to cells, wires and lamps).
Also suitable for UK NC and US curricula.
Unit 2 - Living things in different places - Entry and Exit pass Year 2 Science.
Suitable for Cambridge International Science Framework Stage 2.
LOs covered:
2Be.01 Know that an environment in which a plant or animal naturally lives is its habitat.
2Be.02 Know that different habitats contain different plants and animals.
2Bs.01 Compare how animals, including humans, are similar and different in their external body parts and skin covering.
2Be.03 Identify similarities and differences between local environments in terms of hot, cold, dry, wet, many plants, few plants, many animals and few animals.
2Bp.03 Describe how the offspring of animals, including humans, change as they become older.
2Bp.04 Know that animals, including humans, produce offspring that have a combination of features from their parents.
Suitable for UK NC and US curricula.
Unit 1 - Materials in our world - Entry and Exit pass year 2 Science.
Designed for Cambridge International Science Framework Stage 2.
LOs covered:
2ESp.01 Describe and compare different types of rock.
2Cp.01 Describe a property as a characteristic of a material and understand that materials can have more than one property.
2Cp.02 Explain why materials are chosen for specific purposes on the basis of their properties.
2ESp.02 Know rocks are extracted from the Earth in different ways, including from quarries, mines and riverbeds.
2Cm.01 Understand that some materials occur naturally and others are manufactured.
2ESp.03 Know that human activity can affect the environment.
2Cp.03 Know that materials can be tested to determine their properties.
Also suitable for UK NC and US curricula.
21 high-quality activites to support the teaching of the BFG, by Roald Dahl.
Includes:
The BFG vocabulary definition
2. The BFG vocabulary synonyms
3. The BFG role on the wall adjectives (Sophie, The BFG and The Bloodbottler)
4. The BFG role on the wall similes (Sophie, The BFG and The Bloodbottler)
5. The BFG adjective descriptions
6. The BFG simile descriptions
7. The BFG description paragraphs
8. Dream jars drawing activity
9. Dream labels drawing activity
10. Dream labels writing activity
11. Acronym search
12. Book VS movie spot the differences
13. Comic book template .
14. The BFG book review
15. The BFG visualising and drawing activity
16. The BFG visualising and writing activity
17. The BFG story mountain
18. The Great Plan activity
19. The BFG - conscience alley activity .
20. The BFG dream catching instructions
21. The BFG Vocabulary game
Bonus - display cards wth the BFG characters, 1 per A4 as well as 2 per A4.
Entry and Exit quizzes for the following units:
Number - Counting and sequences.
LOs:
2Nc.01 Count objects from 0 to 100.
2Nc.02 Recognise the number of objects presented in unfamiliar patterns up to 10, without counting.
2Nc.03 Estimate the number of objects or people (up to 100).
2Nc.04 Count on and count back in ones, twos, fives or tens, starting from any number (from 0 to 100).
2Nc.05 Recognise the characteristics of even and odd numbers (from 0 to 100).
2Nc.06 Recognise, describe and extend numerical sequences (from 0 to 100).
Number - Money
LOs:
2Nm.01 Recognise value and money notation used in local currency.
2Nm.02 Compare values of different combinations of coins or notes.
Number - Integers, powers and roots
LOs:
2Ni.01 Recite, read and write number names and whole numbers (from 0 to 100).
2Ni.02 Understand and explain the relationship between addition and subtraction.
2Ni.03 Recognise complements of 20 and complements of multiples of 10 (up to 100).
2Ni.04 Estimate, add and subtract whole numbers with up to two digits (no regrouping of ones or tens).
"2Ni.05 Understand multiplication as:
repeated addition
an array."
"2Ni.06 Understand division as:
sharing (number of items per group)
grouping (number of groups)
repeated subtraction."
2Ni.07 Know 1, 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Number - Place value, ordering and rounding
LOs:
2Np.01 Understand and explain that the value of each digit in a 2-digit number is determined by its position in that number, recognising zero as a place holder.
2Np.02 Compose, decompose and regroup 2-digit numbers, using tens and ones.
2Np.03 Understand the relative size of quantities to compare and order 2-digit numbers.
2Np.04 Recognise and use ordinal numbers.
2Np.05 Round 2-digit numbers to the nearest 10.
Number - Fractions, decimals, percentages, ration and proportion.
LOs:
2Nf.01 Understand that an object or shape can be split into four equal parts or four unequal parts.
2Nf.02 Understand that a quarter can describe one of four equal parts of a quantity or set of objects.
2Nf.03 Understand that one half and one quarter can be interpreted as division.
2Nf.04 Understand that fractions (half, quarter and three-quarters) can act as operators.
2Nf.05 Recognise the relative size of 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1, and the equivalence of 1/2 and 2/4, and 2/2, 4/4 and 1.
2Nf.06 Understand and visualise that wholes, halves and quarters can be combined to create new fractions.
Geometry and Measurement - Time
LOs:
2Gt.01 Order and compare units of time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years).
2Gt.02 Read and record time to five minutes in digital notation (12-hour) and on analogue clocks.
2Gt.03 Interpret and use the information in calendars.
Geometry and Measurement - Geometrical reasoning, Shapes and Measurement.
LOs:
2Gg.01 Identify, describe, sort, name and sketch 2D shapes by their properties, including reference to regular polygons, number of sides and vertices. Recognise these shapes in different positions and orientations.
2Gg.02 Understand that a circle has a centre and any point on the boundary is at the same distance from the centre.
2Gg.03 Understand that length is a fixed distance between two points. Estimate and measure lengths using non-standard or standard units.
2Gg.04 Draw and measure lines, using standard units.
2Gg.05 Identify, describe, sort and name 3D shapes by their properties, including reference to number and shapes of faces, edges and vertices.
2Gg.06 Understand that mass is the quantity of matter in an object. Estimate and measure familiar objects using non-standard or standard units.
2Gg.07 Understand that capacity is the maximum amount that an object can contain. Estimate and measure the capacity of familiar objects using non-standard or standard units.
2Gg.08 Identify 2D and 3D shapes in familiar objects.
2Gg.09 Identify a horizontal or vertical line of symmetry on 2D shapes and patterns.
2Gg.10 Predict and check how many times a shape looks identical as it completes a full turn.
2Gg.11 Understand that an angle is a description of a turn, including reference to the terms whole, half and quarter turns, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
2Gg.12 Understand a measuring scale as a continuous number line where intermediate points have value.
Entry and Exit pass for:
Geometry and Measurements - Geometrical reasoning, shape and measurement.
Made for Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum for stage 2. (New edition 0096)
Suitable for Y2 National Curriculum England and Grade 1/2 American curriculum.
LOs:
2Gg.01 Identify, describe, sort, name and sketch 2D shapes by their properties, including reference to regular polygons, number of sides and vertices. Recognise these shapes in different positions and orientations.
2Gg.02 Understand that a circle has a centre and any point on the boundary is at the same distance from the centre.
2Gg.03 Understand that length is a fixed distance between two points. Estimate and measure lengths using non-standard or standard units.
2Gg.04 Draw and measure lines, using standard units.
2Gg.05 Identify, describe, sort and name 3D shapes by their properties, including reference to number and shapes of faces, edges and vertices.
2Gg.06 Understand that mass is the quantity of matter in an object. Estimate and measure familiar objects using non-standard or standard units.
2Gg.07 Understand that capacity is the maximum amount that an object can contain. Estimate and measure the capacity of familiar objects using non-standard or standard units.
2Gg.08 Identify 2D and 3D shapes in familiar objects.
2Gg.09 Identify a horizontal or vertical line of symmetry on 2D shapes and patterns.
2Gg.10 Predict and check how many times a shape looks identical as it completes a full turn.
2Gg.11 Understand that an angle is a description of a turn, including reference to the terms whole, half and quarter turns, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
2Gg.12 Understand a measuring scale as a continuous number line where intermediate points have value.
Please note that these quizzes are split into two parts:
Quiz 1 and 2 focuses on shapes and symmetry.
Quiz 3 and 4 focuses on measurement and direction and movement.
Entry and Exit pass for:
Geometry and Measurements - Time.
Made for Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum for stage 2. (New edition 0096)
Suitable for Y2 National Curriculum England and Grade 1/2 American curriculum.
LOs:
2Gt.01 Order and compare units of time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years).
2Gt.02 Read and record time to five minutes in digital notation (12-hour) and on analogue clocks.
2Gt.03 Interpret and use the information in calendars.
Entry and Exit pass for:
Numbers unit - Fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion.
Made for Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum for stage 2. (New edition 0096)
Suitable for Y2 National Curriculum England and Grade 1/2 American curriculum.
2Nf.01 Understand that an object or shape can be split into four equal parts or four unequal parts.
2Nf.02 Understand that a quarter can describe one of four equal parts of a quantity or set of objects.
2Nf.03 Understand that one half and one quarter can be interpreted as division.
2Nf.04 Understand that fractions (half, quarter and three-quarters) can act as operators.
2Nf.05 Recognise the relative size of 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1, and the equivalence of 1/2 and 2/4, and 2/2, 4/4 and 1.
2Nf.06 Understand and visualise that wholes, halves and quarters can be combined to create new fractions.
Entry and Exit pass for:
Numbers unit - Place value, ordering and rounding.
Made for Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum for stage 2. (New edition 0096)
Suitable for Y2 National Curriculum England and Grade 1/2 American curriculum.
LOs covered:
2Np.01 Understand and explain that the value of each digit in a 2-digit number is determined by its position in that number, recognising zero as a place holder.
2Np.02 Compose, decompose and regroup 2-digit numbers, using tens and ones.
2Np.03 Understand the relative size of quantities to compare and order 2-digit numbers.
2Np.04 Recognise and use ordinal numbers.
2Np.05 Round 2-digit numbers to the nearest 10.
Entry and Exit pass for:
Numbers unit - Integers, powers and roots.
Made for Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum for stage 2. (New edition 0096)
Suitable for Y2 National Curriculum England and Grade 1/2 American curriculum.
LOs:
2Ni.01 Recite, read and write number names and whole numbers (from 0 to 100).
2Ni.02 Understand and explain the relationship between addition and subtraction.
2Ni.03 Recognise complements of 20 and complements of multiples of 10 (up to 100).
2Ni.04 Estimate, add and subtract whole numbers with up to two digits (no regrouping of ones or tens).
2Ni.05 Understand multiplication as:
repeated addition
an array.
2Ni.06 Understand division as:
sharing (number of items per group)
grouping (number of groups)
repeated subtraction.
2Ni.07 Know 1, 2, 5 and 10 times tables.