These are one step more and less problems that I've been using in Year 1. We're practising the vocabulary of 'more' and 'less' and their association with add and subtract. I'm also doubling up on a bit of "know and recognise the value of different coins." The last three slides require secure understanding and reasoning skills and so are good for extension or mastery/more able work. They ask questions such as: "Stu has 8p. Every week he spends 2p on sweets. How many weeks will his money last for?" Or: 'Amandeep has 2p. Meera has 5p more in her purse. Which coins does Meera have in her purse? Can you draw all the different combinations of coins that Meera might have? I hope you find it useful!

A perfect way to bring an engaging technology activity into your classroom and a fun Halloween freebie! This resource contains a PowerPoint with Halloween-themed images for your children to segment for spelling. Simply download onto a computer, Chrome book or tablet that can display PowerPoints or upload to Google slides for devices connected to the internet, e.g. iPads. Start the slideshow and children write the words on whiteboards or into books. There is a slide at the end where they can check their own work. I know that all sounds a bit complicated but my Year 1 SEN kids use these with independence! This activity is great for Year R work stations, independent cutaways, intervention work, peer tutoring, assessment, morning work or an early finisher task. Looking for more Halloween themed activities? Check out these Halloween maths resources: Halloween maths worksheets [Halloween word problems (addition and subtraction within 20)]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-word-problems-addition-and-subtraction-11976667) Don’t forget to leave feedback so I can improve what I do - or make more of what you love! Follow me to be notified when new products are uploaded. Happy teaching! Katharine7

I use this spreadsheet for my tracking. It includes groups that my school is focussing on and allows you to filter by these groups e.g., Free School Meals, EAL, summer/spring/autumn birthdays, etc.. It will be easy to change the column headings to include groups that your school is focussing on. There is a tab for each of maths, reading, literacy and science.

We've been teaching number bonds for a few weeks now. It makes me nervous to spend so long on a single objective but I am noticing fringe benefits. Obviously, the children are all doing well with their number bonds but they are also using and embedding their understanding of + and = symbols which they now all use without thinking. Also, somewhat subconsciously, they know what addition is. Many children are starting to notice the commutativity of addition and share what they've realised in plenaries. As they have noticed it for themselves, they really get it, which is great. I'll be using the same resources to teach related subtraction facts shortly and I'm hoping all the solid work we've done on number bonds to date will give us a good springboard for subtraction and its relationship to addition. This resource contains: - a range of number bond printables for 3 strategies - grid, bar and cherry picking. - a range of mastery printables to extend more able children and embed learning. - a few photos of the children's work. Year 1 national curriculum objective: Pupils should be taught to represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20.

Eight pages containing 32 progressive, pirate themed, 2-step word problems involving addition and subtraction. Each word problem is printed on a mini-treasure map and is intended to be stuck in individually so that working out can be shown around the word problem. The learning journey in this document is as follows: - Addition/subtraction of single digit numbers; - Addition/subtraction of 2-digit and single digit numbers; - Addition/subtraction of 2-digit numbers and tens; - Addition/subtraction of 2-digit numbers. Mathematics programme of study - Year 2: Pupils should be taught to: - solve problems with addition and subtraction. - add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations, and mentally, including: - a two-digit number and ones - a two-digit number and tens - two two-digit numbers - adding three one-digit numbers

11 session unit of work with a grammar focus of question marks and exclamation marks based on Julia Donaldson's 'Room on the Broom'. Children make their own character puppets and perform a play, generating lots of talk for writing. The planning was created for the Year 1 curriculum but is equally valid for Year 2 work on exclamations, questions and statements. This resource includes: - A comprehensive planning document including suggestions for cutaways, pullbacks, guided reading activities and differentiation. - Room on the Broom planning resources pdf containing writing frames, word mat, introductory activities and keep up activity ideas (all referenced in the planning document). - Sentence identification activities used in the planning as assessment for learning opportunities. My class loved making the puppets and doing the puppet show. We performed our shows to small groups of Year R and got feedback from the Year R kids which was lovely. I hope your class enjoy it too!

Perfect for practising segmenting for spelling using a tablet or PC with early writers! No printing is required - all you’ll need is a device that has PowerPoint, or access to Google Slides via the internet, a piece of paper and a pencil or pen. The digital worksheets begin with simple CVC (consonant sound, vowel sound, consonant sound) words such as pig, hat, etc. with the middle sound provided. Children sound out (segment) the word, using the image and given letter for support and then write the word on their piece of paper. Answers are provided on the penultimate slide so they can even mark their own work. Once they have mastered level 1, they can “unlock” the next level and so on, building up their segmenting for spelling skills progressively and systematically. I’ve used these digital worksheets with children 4 years old and upwards. Most children are able to use them independently once they’ve been shown what to do and the slide show is presented. They occasionally come out of the slide show by accident but show children how to press the slide show/present button and they can often handle that by themselves too - great for their computing skills! What’s included? A zipped file which contains all of the PowerPoints as follows: CVC single grapheme words (scaffolded) CVC single grapheme words CVC digraph words CCVC single grapheme words CVCC single grapheme words CCVC words with digraphs CVCC words with digraphs

Track errors, diagnose areas of development and organise groups and interventions to prepare your class for the Year 1 phonics screening check. This document contains a set of instructions, the diagnostic tool, a worked example for an individual pupil and whole class with a follow-up breakdown. This should help you complete the diagnostic tool and see how you can use the information it provides to plan your priorities for teaching whole class, small groups and/or 1:1 interventions. This really worked for me last year, I used it within my own class where I achieved a 90% pass rate for the screening check, and as year leader across Year 1 to inform the teachers of phonics sets, where we achieved an 84% pass rate collectively.

Use these Christmas calculations to challenge your pupils’ understanding, ability to reason mathematically and algebraic thinking in a fun and engaging way! Using images to represent numbers, children use what they know to discover the value of the images. They need to understand the meaning of =, x and ÷ signs and the relationship between multiplication and division. The calculations include 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables. There are 4 sets of progressively more difficult calculations, as well as 4 sets with the numbers given in an answer key for children requiring more support. As an extension, children could write their own challenges or describe how they know their answer is correct. There is also an addition and subtraction version of this resource here. Happy teaching!

#backtoschool Wake up your pupils’ maths brains with these back to school reasoning challenges. These cards challenge their understanding and recall of multiplication and division facts, their ability to reason mathematically and introduces algebraic thinking in a fun and engaging way! Using images to represent numbers, children use what they know to discover the value of the images. They need to understand the meaning of =, x and ÷ signs and the relationship between multiplication and division. The calculations include 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables. There are 4 sets of progressively more difficult calculations, as well as 4 sets with the numbers given in an answer key for children requiring more support. As an extension, children could write their own challenges or describe how they know their answer is correct. Happy teaching!

#backtoschool Wake up your pupils’ brains with these back to school addition and subtraction challenge cards! These calculations challenge your pupils’ understanding, ability to reason mathematically and algebraic thinking in a fun and engaging way. Using images to represent numbers, children use what they know to discover the value of the images. They need to understand the meaning of =, + and - signs and the relationship between addition and subtraction. The calculations include doubles and number bonds to 10 and 20. There are 4 sets of progressively more difficult calculations, as well as 4 sets with the numbers given in an answer key for children requiring more support. There are two open-ended calculations where children can find multiple possible answers to extend their thinking. Further extensions include children writing their own challenges or describing how they solved the problem. Happy teaching!

Need an assembly presentation for Remembrance Day? This powerpoint explains Remembrance Day in a child-friendly way and is appropriate for young children (Early Years/KS1). It contains 13 slides, plus notes, on the meaning of peace, Armistice and Remembrance Day. Looking for further assemblies? Try these: SMSC plan and presentation - Social SMSC plan and presentation - Moral SMSC plan and presentation - Spiritual SMSC plan and presentation - Cultural Assembly plan and presentation - Hope I hope your children enjoy the assembly. Don’t forget to leave feedback so I can improve what I do - or make more of what you love! Follow me on TES to be notified when new products are uploaded. Happy teaching! Katharine7

Have fun practising subitising with your class with this festive maths mastery game for the interactive whiteboard! Subitising is the ability to instantly count a small quantity without needing to count each individual item and plays an important part in early ‘number sense’, building solid foundations for later addition and subtraction. This PowerPoint resource contains 5 variations of the subitising game, including less Christmassy versions (snow foxes, gingerbread men and brussel sprouts). In the game, between 1 and 6 objects are displayed briefly on the screen and the children have to subitise (count instantaneously) how many objects they have seen. The images and the corresponding number are shown when you are ready by clicking the slide. I get my class to write their answer on an individual whiteboard before we check it on the big screen. The first 3 versions contain regular patterns of the numbers 1 - 6 (as you would see on a dice) for perceptual subitising and the final 2 versions contain irregular arrangements to support the development of conceptual subitising. My Year R class love these animated slides and I hope your children enjoy them too! Happy teaching! Katharine7

Posters to encourage children to use a variety of conjunctions (and spell them correctly!) in their writing. 2016 interim assessment framework: using co-ordination (or / and / but) and some subordination (when / if / that / because). I got a bit carried away playing around with colours, hopefully you'll find one to suit you! If there's a colour you'd prefer, drop me a message and I'll see if I can do it for you. 2013 National Curriculum Key Stage 1 English programme of study (Year 2): Pupils should be taught to learn how to use subordination (using when, if, that, or because) and co-ordination (using or, and, or but).

Get your parent/carer volunteers organised and briefed with one easy kit. We found at our school that we weren't 'getting the most' out of our volunteers in school when it came to 1:1 reading so I put together a briefing presentation/handout for volunteers. Feedback from our volunteers was very positive as they felt more confident and that they were being more useful. The presentation also covers health and safety and confidentiality to set expectations from the outset. The kit includes: - initial letter to parents/carers - invitation to a volunteer briefing - the briefing presentation including health and safety, confidentiality, tips for supporting early readers and next steps for readers - a volunteer 1:1 reading record (one copy per pupil)

A range of Carroll Diagrams for the classification and sorting of information. Themes include categories such as odd/even numbers, in the 5 times table/not in the 5 times table which hit multiple maths curriculum targets in one activity. Alternatively, there are cross-curricular and popular culture themes, e.g. animals, Star Wars and Pop Artists. National Curriculum: - interpret and construct simple tables (Year 2) - interpret and present data using tables (Year 3) - identify and describe the properties of 2D shapes, including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line (Year 2) - identify right angles (Year 3) - recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers (Year 2) - use the language of more than, less than (Year 1)