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One of the hardest elements of teaching can be finding good quality resources that don't overcomplicate what you are teaching. I am all about breaking down resources into small steps so children understand whilst also appreciating teachers don't need too much or overcomplicated material to deliver their lessons. A range of tried and tested English, maths and wider curriculum resources focused on Years 4, 5 and 6. High quality resources from an experienced primary teacher.

One of the hardest elements of teaching can be finding good quality resources that don't overcomplicate what you are teaching. I am all about breaking down resources into small steps so children understand whilst also appreciating teachers don't need too much or overcomplicated material to deliver their lessons. A range of tried and tested English, maths and wider curriculum resources focused on Years 4, 5 and 6. High quality resources from an experienced primary teacher.
Vikings End of Topic Assessment - Year 4-6
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Vikings End of Topic Assessment - Year 4-6

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End of topic assessment on the Vikings, This is suitable for children in years 4-6 with a variety of questions presented in different ways. This covers the key knowledge about the first Viking raids, Danelaw, the Treaty of Wedmore, the importance of York, King Cnut and the end of the Viking Age. It then gos deeper by asking further questions about longboats, runes and Danelaw. This assessment also covers key historical skills such as placing events in chronological order, identifying similarities and differences, identifying primary and secondary sources and analysing artifacts.
Romans Primary and Secondary Sources
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Romans Primary and Secondary Sources

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Step by step lesson on identifying and analysing primary and secondary sources that relate to the Romans. Perfect to build up to the children’s knowledge in Key Stage 2 and 3. Step 1 focuses on sorting different Roman primary and secondary sources. Step 2 analyses sources and children give explanations Extension task requires children to reason around which source it is and explain why. All guided through the smart notebooks, and focuses specifically on Roman artifacts and sources.
Spelling - Prefixes il-, im- and in- Worksheet
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Spelling - Prefixes il-, im- and in- Worksheet

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Full spelling worksheet for adding the prefixes il-, in- and im- before root words. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings, understand their meaning, develop understanding of definitions and apply their understanding in sentences. Small steps to develop understanding of the prefix and be secure in their application across their writing.
Viking Boy Reading Comprehension - Chapter 2-3
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Viking Boy Reading Comprehension - Chapter 2-3

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Resource created for Viking Boy chapter’s 2 and 3 with a focus on retrieval and language choices from the text. These are developed in the style of reading paper questions from a year 6 level text - 2 pages of questions A resource which is kept simple for teachers to use and mirrors the question style of KS2 STAS.
Vikings Primary and Secondary Sources
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Vikings Primary and Secondary Sources

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Step by step lesson on identifying and analysing primary and secondary sources that relate to the Vikings Perfect to build up to the children’s knowledge in Key Stage 2 and 3. Step 1 focuses on identifying written primary and secondary sources. Step 2 focuses on sorting different Viking primary and secondary sources. Step 3 analyses sources and children give explanations about reliability and bias Extension task requires children to look at a group of Viking sources and form an answer about what might have taken place at an excavation site. All guided through the smart notebooks, and focuses specifically on Viking artifacts and sources.
Marcus Rashford Letter to Parliament Reading Comprehension
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Marcus Rashford Letter to Parliament Reading Comprehension

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Reading comprehension task created for Years 5-6 pupils on the contents of Marcus Rashford’s letter to parliament campaigning about child food poverty. This is a great to use when delivering a persuasive writing unit. Comprehension questions are focused on a range of retrieval style questions, inference and language choice. The letter wrote to parliament is attached and linked here which he posted on twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcusRashford/status/1272302819819823105 This has had really good outcomes when reading from a formal text and comprehending.
The Iron Man Reading Comprehension Retrieval Activity
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The Iron Man Reading Comprehension Retrieval Activity

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Retrieval activity that focuses on chapter one of Ted Hughes the Iron Man book. Great activity at the start of the book that focuses on the retrieve and record reading domain. Questions are presented in different ways such as recording full answers, ticking answers, matching up answers and true/false statements. A retrieval resource kept simple. Also includes a notebook that cover retrieval and shows each question on a slide so you can go through it with the whole class after they complete.
Spelling Suffix -ity Lesson
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Spelling Suffix -ity Lesson

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Full spelling worksheet and notebook for adding the suffix’-ity’ to change an adjective into an abstract noun. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spelling rule, understand their meaning, puzzle over putting the spellings back together and apply in sentences. This also includes a grammar fluency activity at the start. This is guided by the notebook. Small steps to develop understanding of the suffix and be secure in their application - all kept simple for teachers.
Rounding to the Nearest Whole Number
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Rounding to the Nearest Whole Number

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Worksheet, fluency activity sheet and notebook presentation for Year Four rounding decimal numbers to the nearest whole number Worksheet structured as Sections 1 to 3 where children practice the skill using number lines, consolidate the skill in abstract and then reason and problem solve. Notebook presentation builds on prior knowledge including a fluency activity, decimal numbers and building up confidence on number lines. Quality resource that has had great success in the Year 4 and 5 classroom. Kept simple for teachers to use.
Spelling Suffix -ness Lesson
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Spelling Suffix -ness Lesson

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Full spelling worksheet and notebook for adding the suffix ‘-ness’. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings by applying the rule, understand their meaning, puzzle by piecing the spellings back together and apply their understanding in sentences. This also includes a grammar fluency activity at the start and dictation spelling activity. This is guided by the notebook. Small steps to develop understanding of the suffix and be secure in their application - all kept simple for teachers.
Spelling Bundle - Suffixes
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Spelling Bundle - Suffixes

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Spelling Suffix Bundle which cover 6 spelling lessons. All resources are structured in a Steps 1-4 format and also include a fluency activity at the start of the lesson. Each lesson has a smart notebook to guide through the lesson and full worksheet. Lesson presentation has also been exported to PDF if you don’t have smart notebook. Lessons Covered: Suffixes -ance, -ence, -ent, -ant, -ity and -ness All well structured and kept simple for teachers to use. Please leave a review if you found these resources useful.
Main and Subordinate Clauses Lesson
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Main and Subordinate Clauses Lesson

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Full lesson on identifying and using main and subordinate clauses. This is led by the smart notebook which guides the learner through identifying main and subordinate clauses, the types of subordinating conjunctions and applying in sentences. There is also a fluency activity. Lesson worksheet is in a Step 1-4 format: Step 1 focuses on identifying main and subordinate clauses Step 2 looks at applying different subordinating conjunctions Step 3 lets learners apply subordinate clauses after the given main clauses Step 4 gives an example for children to use to write their own complex sentences. Key Stage 2 focused. All kept simple for teachers to use.
Mo Farah Timeline Activity - Black History
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Mo Farah Timeline Activity - Black History

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Timeline ordering activity that documents the key events from Mo Farah’s life. 10 key dates with information and images accompanying the key events of Mo Farah’s life. Perfect for black history month, for when looking at someone who has faced challenges in their life and writing biographies.
Spelling - Prefixes super, anti and auto Worksheet
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Spelling - Prefixes super, anti and auto Worksheet

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Full spelling worksheet for adding the prefixes super-, anti- and auto- before root words. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings rules, understand their meaning, puzzle over putting the spellings together and apply their understanding in sentences. Small steps to develop understanding of the prefix and be secure in their application across their writing.
Spelling - Prefix 'in-' Worksheet
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Spelling - Prefix 'in-' Worksheet

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Full spelling worksheet for adding the prefix in to root words. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings, understand their meaning, puzzle over putting the spellings together and apply their understanding in sentences. Small steps to develop understanding of the prefix and be secure in their application.
Compound Sentences Worksheet
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Compound Sentences Worksheet

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This resource is focused on identifying that one main clause is a simple sentence and two main clauses linked together with a coordinating conjunction is a compound sentence. It then explores coordinating conjunctions and how to link two main clauses together. Step 1 focuses on identifying simple and compound sentences Step 2 is used to look at applying the correct coordinating conjunction Step 3 focuses on children applying compound sentences with a range of coordinating conjunctions in their writing.
Times Table Fluency Activity - 4s, 5s and 11s
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Times Table Fluency Activity - 4s, 5s and 11s

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Times tables fluency activities - great for at the start of lessons as a recap or used within a whole class lesson to embed the times table being learned. Focus of the fluency questions are on the 4s, 5s and 11 times tables. Multiple representations to deepen learning and understanding and support recall. Used in the Year 3 and 4 classroom successfully which helped children consolidating understanding before focusing on automatic recall.
Spelling Suffix -ent Lesson and Worksheet
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Spelling Suffix -ent Lesson and Worksheet

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Full spelling worksheet and notebook for adding the suffix ‘-ent’. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings, understand their meaning, puzzle by piecing the spellings together and apply their understanding in sentences. This also includes a grammar fluency activity at the start and spelling activity. This is guided by the notebook. Small steps to develop understanding of the suffix and be secure in their application - all kept simple for teachers.
Spelling Suffix -ence Lesson
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Spelling Suffix -ence Lesson

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Full spelling worksheet and notebook for adding the suffix ‘-ence’. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings, understand their meaning, explore the word family and apply their understanding in sentences. This also includes a grammar fluency activity at the start. This is guided by the notebook. Small steps to develop understanding of the suffix and be secure in their application - all kept simple for teachers.