This resource can be found at a lower price here: https://lessonplanned.co.uk/downloads/biographies-one-week-literacy-planning-year-56-resources-included/ This week of Literacy focuses on writing biographies. The class really enjoyed learning about the celebrities in this week's Literacy lessons, especially Taylor Swift and Christiano Ronaldo! Five, fully resourced lessons all for under £1 each! Day 1: Reading comprehension focus - children read biographies of a celebrity and answer differentiated (retrieval and inference) questions about the text. This gives them an opportunity to experience high quality, short biographies. Day 2: Children practise using adverbial phrases ready to use them in their own writing. Differentiated worksheets (as for all lessons) are included for their activities. Day 3: Children practise organising information into paragraphs by sorting information from biographies into subheadings. Day 4&5: Children write their own biography about either Christiano Ronaldo or Taylor Swift after going through a good example on the IWB. Differentiated success criteria is included.

This differentiated homework asks pupils to create, illustrate and describe their own Greek Hero. We used the hero in their stories the following week but this could equally be used as a stand alone homework related to your topic.

This resource can be found at a lower price here: https://lessonplanned.co.uk/downloads/bidmas-bodmas-homework-worksheet-answers/ This homework is differentiated three ways and includes a guidance sheet (for pupils and parents) and the answers to make marking faster.

This resource can be found at a lower price here: https://lessonplanned.co.uk/downloads/diary-writing-homework-worksheet-ks2-ks3/ This homework sheet asks pupils to keep a diary entry over the weekend. It includes differentiated success criteria for their diary entries along with examples of the features you expect to see in their writing. It also includes a short example of a diary entry to demonstrate how the success criteria could be used to write a good diary entry. Do you want more great resources which save you precious time? Visit https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Klein100 to find more high-quality lessons.

This resource can be found at a lower price here: https://lessonplanned.co.uk/downloads/statistics-and-data-handling-for-upper-key-stage-two/ This homework is created according to the 2014 National Curriculum objectives concerning data handling for Years 5 & 6. It is differentiated four ways with questions ranging from the start of Year 5 standard to the end of Year 6 standard. Answers are also included to save you time when marking! Do you want more great resources which save you precious time? Visit https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Klein100 to find more high-quality lessons.

Here is a comprehensive set of guided reading questions for Ace Detective by Shelley Holmes. The questions cover all of the question types including recall, inference and evaluation and are segmented into six sets of questions. There are over 30 questions here. I've written the questions, all you have to do is read the book with the children!

PLEASE READ: This document textbook maps 34 lessons, each differentiated 4 ways to ensure all the learning needs of pupils in your class are met. This Excel sheet contains 34 lessons on the subjects listed below, differentiated into 4 ability groups per lesson. That's 136 tasks already organised into ability groups to save you time! Number and place value - 6 lessons Multiplication and division - 11 lessons Addition and subtraction - 5 lessons Fractions, decimals and percentages - 8 lessons Area and perimeter - 4 lessons I have left directions to find every piece of work by the book title, page number and question numbers. All you have to do is find and photocopy the correct page!

Here's a bundle of five lessons focusing on place value with detailed lesson plans, notebooks and worksheets for UKS2. These were originally taught to Year 5 but the worksheets are differentiated 4 ways so they are also relevant to older and younger yeargroups. Don't reinvent the wheel when you can buy it for £4!

A week of lessons focused on rounding, adjusting and column method ending in a fun-filled lesson on the Friday. Originally designed for a mixed Year 5 and 6 class but can be used for older children. Do you want more great resources which save you precious time? Visit https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Klein100 to find more high-quality lessons.

Week 4 of planning and resources for a book based Literacy/Topic unit originally for Years 5&6. Five lessons all for under £1 each! The first, second and third week can be found on my page too. Children may need a session on iPads or laptops to research information on Easter Island to have enough to put in their brochure on Friday.

This is the first week of planning and resources based around a book by Clive Gifford. It's a brilliant book -especially for boys who are reluctant to write- and will get lets of writing from them! This topic was taught in the morning in the run up to the submission of writing data for Year 6 as a way of gaining evidence ready for moderation. It came in very useful when moderation day did arrive!

This is the first week of planning and resources based around a book by Clive Gifford. It's a brilliant book -especially for boys who are reluctant to write- and will get lets of writing from them! This topic was taught in the morning in the run up to the submission of writing data for Year 6 as a way of gaining evidence ready for moderation. It came in very useful when moderation day did arrive!

This is the second week of planning and resources based around a book by Clive Gifford. It's a brilliant book -especially for boys who are reluctant to write- and will get lets of writing from them! This topic was taught in the morning in the run up to the submission of writing data for Year 6 as a way of gaining evidence ready for moderation. It came in very useful when moderation day did arrive!

A lesson plan taken from SEAL and adapted to be suitable for Lower KS2 pupils Years 3&4. Ideal for anti-bullying week or discussing bullying in class.

This lesson introduces pupils to using nets to create packages for food products. This pack includes the lesson plan and notebook slides. I have also included a link in the planning to the website where I found the paper resources to save you creating your own. In the next lesson, we used the net templates to create boxes for our own brand of chocolate bar. This can be found under 'Food Packaging Lesson 2' in my shop. My classes really enjoyed these lessons and I'm sure yours will too! Do you want more great resources which save you precious time? Visit https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Klein100 to find more high-quality lessons.

This 8 lesson Literacy unit (15 files) supports children in writing a high-quality voice over for the animated video ‘The Piano’. It is designed for a mixed Year 5/6 class however it can be easily edited for a younger or even older class. It is differentiated four ways and there are PowerPoint slides and sheets for every lesson.

As subject leader for Computing, I was asked to compile a list of the best Maths apps suitable for primary curriculum. This extensive list is organised by the following subject areas: -Addition and subtraction -Multiplication and division -Mental maths -Measuring -Shape -Angles -Symmetry -Coordinates -Ratio and proportion -Fractions, decimals and percentages -Time -Money -Data Handling -Place value These apps will support your teaching in all of these subject areas and keep pupils engaged, happy and enjoying Maths. Use them in lessons, tutoring sessions, booster groups or an after school club, it’s up to you!

As Computing subject leader, I was tasked with trying and testing a multitude of apps for use on the school iPads. After testing a multitude of apps (some poor, some great) I made a full list of the best apps for each subject. This list is the EYFS group of apps for Literacy, Numeracy, programming, Design and Technology, imaginative play and a section of really useful apps for staff iPads. All apps are priced and available on iTunes currently which ensures your iPads stay current and engaging rather than becoming expensive cameras for staff!

As subject leader for Computing, I was asked to compile a list of the best Literacy apps suitable for primary curriculum. This extensive list is organised by the following subject areas: -Spelling and grammar -Emergent writing and handwriting -Reading -Phonics These apps will support your teaching in all of these subject areas and keep pupils engaged, happy and enjoying Literacy. Use them in lessons, tutoring sessions, booster groups or an after-school club, it’s up to you!

A lesson created for Anti-Bullying Week. Ideal for discussing bullying and encouraging role play with EYFS. It is part of the long term plan which can be found at my shop below.