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.

This resource is for Year 5 or Year 6 classes. It contains different spelling rules and statutory spellings required to be spelt accurately across Year 5 and 6. With each weekly spellings there are 10 spellings and a dictation which includes 5 of the 10 words. There are spellings for each half term, for a full academic year (with the mindset that no spellings may be set over some holidays). The presentation version is helpful as students can see their own errors after writing and it can be useful for them to use to mark their own work.

This resource is for Year 5 or Year 6 classes. It contains different spelling rules and statutory spellings required to be spelt accurately across Year 5 and 6. With each weekly spellings there are 10 spellings and a dictation which includes 5 of the 10 words. There are spellings for each half term, for a full academic year (with the mindset that no spellings may be set over some holidays). This is the overview document version which is useful for teachers to have so they can see which spelling rules are taught and you could have pinned up in the classroom.

Perfect for any teacher who is getting their pupils to write a report on the life of King Charles III. An A4 page of facts about King Charles III provides a fairly detailed snapshot of his family members, his time in the RAF and Royal Navy, charitable achievements, his love of gardening and some random facts too. There is a basic and an advanced planning structure sheet for children to use to support writing a non-chronological (biographical) report about the King of England’s life. There is also a skills based writing mat which can be used to encourage children to look for them to include the Upper Key Stage 2 writing skill objectives. 1 x fact sheet 1 x basic structured sheet 1 x advanced structured sheet 1 x writing mat with skill examples 1 x blank writing skills mat for children to record own examples within their plans.

Writing planning sheet which helps to break down the features of narrative writing in Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and 6). This is broken down into blank templates with skills the children can populate with their own ideas to more structured planning with good examples to help children with their grammar and application of the skills.

A planning sheet to help with writing persuasive writing in Year 5 or 6. The boxes provide a structure for children to come up with their own use of specific writing skills with an example in each box for them to use for support. There are different levels of support in the boxes for two ability levels of need. This is perfect for any one who needs a little structure to support including a range of skills within their work which meet the Year 5 and 6 writing standards.

This handout will help children to structure their non-chronological report writing. It contains skills for Upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 and 6). It helps to identify the features of non-chronological report writing and structured writing skills. This help sheet is great for encouraging children to attempt skills they lack confidence to use or who lack ideas of what they could include.

This newspaper example aims to show how Year 5 and 6 writing objectives can be put into a newspaper report. Using Kensuke’s Kingdom as the newspaper report focus. The point where Michael and Stella (the dog) fall off the boat during a storm and the newspaper is written as a way of reporting the boy’s disappearance. There are two versions of the same article. One is written as a whole page of a newspaper report. The second is partly written with the idea being that you could give the less partial version as a way of getting pupils to edit and improve it. The resource also comes with a target board with different writing objectives to encourage children to include a variety of different skills. Finally a toolkit for newspaper report writing in KS2 which contains a self and peer checklist for pupils to check against.

This handout will help children to structure their diary writing. It contains skills for Upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 and 6). It helps to identify the features of diary writing and structure their use of writing skills. The examples link with the poem, The Highwayman but can be used with a variety of texts. There are 3 sheets in total. 1 x heavily modelled examples. 1 x partially modelled examples. 1 x blank boxed up sheet for recording own ideas on.

Design your own fairground theme park! This area and perimeter task will provide your children with an engaging activity where they will want to work out the area of each ride so they can place it in their own theme park. The task sheet provides children with different styles of area questions, some need to be measured, others with given sides and then the option of irregular sizes which will require children to create compound shapes. The children can choose where to place their rides and how the spacing of their rides is important and why area skills fit into the context of real world problems. As an additional task, they can solve the perimeter of each of their rides. I’ve completed this task multiple times with classes and every time they’ve been desperate to continue the task after the lesson.

Perfect for any teacher who is trying to inspire their pupils to write a non-chronological report on the life of a significant person. Harry Kane has been a role model for thousands and achieved at the highest level of professional football. Two A4 pages of facts about Harry Kane provide a fairly detailed snapshot of his family members, his sporting achievements, interests and some random facts too. There is a basic and an advanced planning structure sheet for children to use to support writing a non-chronological (biographical) report about one of the world’s most prolific strikers. There is also a skills-based writing mat which can be used to encourage children to include Upper Key Stage 2 writing skill objectives. 2 x fact sheets 1 x basic structured sheet 1 x advanced structured sheet - (Scaffold) 1 x writing mat with skill examples - (Scaffold) 1 x blank writing skills mat for children to record their own examples within their plans.

This game is called Back to the Fractions and is designed for children in Year 4, 5 or 6 who are learning how improper fractions can be turned into a mixed number (a.k.a. mixed fractions). The aim of the game is to completely fill your template card of fraction amounts until the improper fraction given has been made. You do this by rolling a die, moving said amount, and each time they land on a colour rectangle, they can colour that related fraction segment on their template card. You get the printable board game, instructions and 2 printable template cards. There is an option for 6 smaller printable boards to reduce printing costs.

Teach your pupils to use relative clauses (with pronouns) to meet the year 5 and 6 expected standards for writing in English. This resource is for teaching the skill practically and uses the book, The Escape Room by Christopher Edge as a basis for the sentences. You have a starting sentence and then the children cut the paper and insert their own relative clause where they think it should go. There are different versions to help with scaffolding the task for different ability children -with some sentences with the relative pronoun clause starters already inserted and example help sheets given too.

Teach your pupils to use relative clauses (with pronouns) to meet the year 5 and 6 expected standards for writing in English. This resource is for teaching the skill practically and uses the popular legendary tale, Beowulf as a basis for the sentences. You have a starting sentence and then the children cut the paper and insert their own relative clause where they think it should go. There are different versions to help with scaffolding the task for different ability children -with some sentences with the relative pronoun clause starters already inserted and example help sheets given too. Additionally, there is a challenge sheet which is for children to write their own relative clauses by editing existing sentences and the task to identify where the relative clauses are in the sentence.

This resource is for children who are practicing writing speech for narrative stories. It uses a Beowulf theme so there is a conversation between Beowulf and King Hrothgar. There’s two levels - Level 1 uses shorter sentences and words for children who struggle with longer passages. It also structures their ideas to get them to edit their work to include better adverbs and synonyms for said. Level 2 is more advanced. It encourages children to edit their work to include split speech and advanced the plot through actions. An additional sheet with potential answers for you to refer is provided too.

Designed for Upper KS2 children, this ordering and compare task involves children numbering the value of real football transfers. The numbers go from 60,000 to 222 million. This tests the children’s place value understanding and their ordering ability. Players range from Alan Shearer to modern players like Neymar. Additional challenges have been added so that children can show their understanding through bar models, whole part models and greater, less than symbols too. Answer sheets are included too.

This resource has been inspired by Alfred Noyes’ poem, The Highwayman. It provides 6 diary entries which provide different viewpoints from 3 of the main characters in the poem. There are mistakes in each of the diary entries so pupils need to work out the errors and then correct them as part of an editing task. Additionally, 2 self and peer checklists are provided to support children with what they need to find and edit. Answers are provided to help inform pupils why the mistakes need correcting too.

This resource provides diary entry examples suitable for KS2. There are 6 texts and each one has a different topic, speaker and style of writing. The examples are written so they engage pupils with the topic while allowing them to explore the features, which you’d expect to find in a diary entry.

Need quality examples of newspaper reports for KS2? These newspaper articles are based on true stories but have been modified for children in KS2 - most suitable for Years 4, 5 or 6. There are 4 articles and each one has a different newspaper name, date and focus. Each report uses the features of a newspaper article (as expected for KS2 children in the UK).