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You have enough to do so let me do some of the hard work for you. I have been a teacher in England for almost 10 years but I've been working in schools even longer than that. I have taught across year groups from Year 2 upwards in primary schools therefore I know what good resources look like and require. I also know how little time teachers have to prepare quality resources so wanted to share great resources for teachers to have the option of using instead of creating their own from scratch.

You have enough to do so let me do some of the hard work for you. I have been a teacher in England for almost 10 years but I've been working in schools even longer than that. I have taught across year groups from Year 2 upwards in primary schools therefore I know what good resources look like and require. I also know how little time teachers have to prepare quality resources so wanted to share great resources for teachers to have the option of using instead of creating their own from scratch.
Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100, 1000 with Reasoning Problems
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Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100, 1000 with Reasoning Problems

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There are 3 levels of questioning for the children to choose from for each multiplication of either 10, 100 or 1000. Then there are 3 levels of division questions which they can choose how much they answer and at what difficulty. Then another sheet provides reasoning based questions related to multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 & 1000. The lesson is aimed at Year 5 but could be for Years 4, 5 and 6. An answer sheet is provided for every question.
Year 5 - Ordering and Comparing with Differentiated Tasks
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Year 5 - Ordering and Comparing with Differentiated Tasks

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This activity is aimed at Upper KS2 children and gets them to show their understanding of place value by ordering numbers using the greater than, less than and equals sign. Presented on a Powerpoint presentation, this resource provides 3 ability level tasks, aimed at children in Upper KS2, **which are displayed on the board simultaneously which means no/ minimal printing is needed. ** There are slides which explain how to do the tasks and the option of a printable spinner (needed for the middle ability task). Then they move on to a spinner activity where they create their own numbers to order and finally the children needing to show how they could represent the numbers they make using place value counters.
Year 5 Writing Objective Slips
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Year 5 Writing Objective Slips

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This resource is designed for children in Upper KS2 to have a writing checklist in front of them while they’re writing. When they have used the skill, they remove the slip which displays that specific skill. It means that they are motivated to demonstrate all the skills and can easily see their gaps. It’s great for motivating and targetting children during the editing process.
Finding Fact Families - Year 2
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Finding Fact Families - Year 2

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A resource for children to explore the addition and subtraction relationship (fact families). Starting with bar models and whole part models to show partitioning. Fact families - moving the position of the added number and the total to show in different ways and to show as subtraction is the inverse of this. This maths resource is primarily aimed at Year 2 children but could be used in other years if suitable. 4 pages and answers included.
Fraction Investigation Challenge Cards KS2
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Fraction Investigation Challenge Cards KS2

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The challenge cards display a number of activities that get children to manipulate the practical fraction resources you have. They will need to demonstrate their understanding by showing equivalents, fractions of amounts, practical reasoning based questions and need to think about ascending ordering too. The children cut the cards out and can choose to complete them in any order. You will need to use practical equipment for the children to manipulate equipment in order to compare fractions. This is a useful lesson as either an exploration into fractions or as a recap session. It has been designed for children in Years 4 or 5.
Year 2 and 3 Addition Through Partitioning Differentiated
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Year 2 and 3 Addition Through Partitioning Differentiated

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A worksheet aimed at supporting children to partition in order to add 2 digit numbers (no bigger than 100). This is at a Year 2 level. There are 3 levels and comes with answers. Level 1 has 5 questions in a box structure with colour coded tens and ones and partial answers. Followed by 3 unstructured questions and 2 worded problems. Level 2 has 5 5 questions in a box structure Followed by 3 unstructured questions and 2 worded problems. Level 3 has 10 questions in a box structure Followed by 3 unstructured questions and 2 worded problems.
5-a-Day Arithmetic Questions Upper KS2
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5-a-Day Arithmetic Questions Upper KS2

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5 questions related to Upper KS2 (specifically Year 5) arithmetic on each of the 47 pages with the occassional reasoning based question. This is ideally for quickly putting up 5 maths questions for quick arithmetic practice. The questions cycle through multiple times before focusing on the questions which children struggle on more. Then changes to include a wider variety of numeracy understanding that the children take on as the year progresses. Includes questions on; addition upto 100,000, column subtraction, column multiplication upto 2x2 digit, multiplication and division facts, fraction of amounts, adding and subtraction fractions which have the same and different denominators, multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000, multiplying with 0, sqaured and cubed numbers, rounding, missing number equations, factor pairs, timetable questions, money and graph questions.
Adding 10 Pictorially (Year 2) including Reasoning
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Adding 10 Pictorially (Year 2) including Reasoning

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4 worksheets which supports adding 10’s pictorially using the dienes cubes. Could be used as a sequence of lessons (3 days). All of the answers are below 100 - it does include a worksheet to support lower ability children as a stepping stone to this objective. Reasoning questions are built in towards the end of the sheet for children to apply their understanding to the worded questions. This is a Year 2 objective but could be used with any pupil learning to add pictorially in tens. Answer sheets are included.
KS2 Roman Numerals Worksheet with Reasoning
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KS2 Roman Numerals Worksheet with Reasoning

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This worksheet starts with basic Roman Numeral questions then moves on to harder reasoning based questions, which requires children to apply their Roman Numeral understanding to them. This does also come with answers. It is suitable for children in Years 4 -6.
Conjunctions and Verbs Activity - Year 3
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Conjunctions and Verbs Activity - Year 3

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This resource is aimed at children in Year 2 or 3. There are two activities for children to apply their understanding to - conjunctions and imperative verbs. They are separate from each other so children who only need one of them can focus on the one skill they need or do both. The tasks build in difficulty as they progress through the activities. Answer sheet include.
KS2 Science Investigation Write-up Template
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KS2 Science Investigation Write-up Template

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This resource supports children with writing up a science investigation. They often need support with what the structure is, how to start each paragraph and what a good write up should contain and this supports each step. It is aimed at children in KS2 but could be adapted for specific parts of upper or lower KS2.
Verb Tenses Worksheet Activity KS2
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Verb Tenses Worksheet Activity KS2

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This worksheet provides questions around verbs and their tenses. There are 3 levels of activities which require pupils to show their understanding in different ways. This worksheet uses the characters from the book, The Escape Room by Christopher Edge but could be used without any knowledge of the book. Best aimed at Year 4 and Year 5 children. It comes with answers too.
Pyramid Addition and Subtraction KS2
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Pyramid Addition and Subtraction KS2

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Apply addition and subtraction understanding using pyramids. Pupils add blocks next to each other to create an answer above. If there is an empty box it may mean they need to subtract with the box below to find the missing answer. Great way of getting pupils to understand when they need to add or subtract in a missing number question. This starts simple and gets progressively harder. All answers don’t go above 100,000. Answers are included.
Editing Setting Descriptions - Upper KS2
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Editing Setting Descriptions - Upper KS2

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The resource would be useful for any teacher in Upper KS2 who is looking to get children to edit a setting description. It provides a paragraph and then a checklist for the skills they could show to improve it. There are two paragraphs for differentiation. A lower number of skills and a shorter passage to edit. A more age appropriate expected writing passage with more errors to correct and skills to include.
Year 5 - Writing - Editing with Adjectives
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Year 5 - Writing - Editing with Adjectives

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This resource is aimed at encouraging children to upgrade sentences by editing existing ones with adjectives. The resource includes an adapted version too for children who need more support with editing. This editing task is mainly for the descriptive writing of a setting - specifically a seaside location. The task is aimed at children who have just started in Year 5 but this could be used in Year 4 to Year 6 depending on the ability of the children in your class. The sentences are loosely based around the story Malamander but could be used away from the book if you are looking at setting descriptions.
Multiplication (Short) Column Method
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Multiplication (Short) Column Method

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This sheet is best aimed at Year 5 but could be used with any child in Years 4, 5 or 6. The worksheet starts with 2-digit multiplication questions using simpler times tables then progresses in difficulty. It moves on to harder multiples. Then 3 digit multiplication. Questions 16 and 17 require children to use greater than and less than symbols and then Q18 to Q20 are balancing equation questions about multiplication. The sheet is particularly useful as it is written on squared paper so children could write on to the sheet using the correct column method. 1 page plus an answer sheet.
Year 5 Arithmetic and Reasoning Questions - Autumn Term
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Year 5 Arithmetic and Reasoning Questions - Autumn Term

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There are 2 arithmetic tests, aimed at children in Year 5, which contain 20 questions in each test. Additionally, there are reasoning based questions for children to apply their numeracy understanding to. 21 reasoning questions which are presented in a variety of methods. If your school uses White Rose then this will be a great resource to support preparing children for assessments.
Year 2 Adding to 10 & Addition to 20 - Includes Reasoning and Mastery
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Year 2 Adding to 10 & Addition to 20 - Includes Reasoning and Mastery

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This download contains 6 worksheets related to adding up to 10 and adding up to 20. There are some harder challenges for Greater Depth children so they can add beyond 20. Reasoning questions, worded questions and differentiated mastery based questions are available too. Perfect for 2 or 3 sequenced lessons. All of the answers are included within this pack also. This lesson is primarily aimed at children in Year 2 but could be used in Year 3 to support lower ability children.
Year 5 Arithmetic and Reasoning Questions - Spring
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Year 5 Arithmetic and Reasoning Questions - Spring

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There are 2 arithmetic tests, aimed at children in Year 5, which contain 20 questions in each test. (The questions are different to the ones in the Autumn Arithmetic test, which is also available in my store.) Additionally, there are reasoning based questions for children to apply their numeracy understanding to. 28 reasoning questions and they are presented in a variety of methods. These questions cover a wide range of the topics covered in Year 5, to prepare children for completing their end of year assessments. Many are set out in the typical style a SATs paper in Year 6 would look and use the same wording. All answers are included too.
Mr Bean - Year 5 Addition Reasoning Problems
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Mr Bean - Year 5 Addition Reasoning Problems

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Mr Bean has got himself into some trouble and needs some maths problems solving. There are a range of addition based reasoning questions which require children to apply their understanding of column addition to. The resource is aimed at Year 5 but could be used in any Upper Key Stage class. Answers included.