Old fashioned boring plural rules worksheet with 6 rules for changing nouns into their plural form and lots of example words to practice with. Added two mixed versions in 2021 - MA and HA. Possibly good for a homework, or to keep them quiet for 4 minutes in class?

Classroom management behaviour chart. Start on the earth, move up to sun and then rainbow. Down to clouds and then storm clouds. Use clothes pegs or blu-tac names.

Adverbs of manner lace mat / table mat to support students choosing and using more adventurous adverbs of manner.

This interactive (click to show answer) Multiplication Wheel PowerPoint covers all the times tables from x2 up to x12. Includes A5 multiplication wheel booklet. Each times table has 9 different multiplication wheels on 9 separate slides (linkable from a menu page): MISSING PRODUCTS (click inner number to reveal outer answer) 1) Wheel in order from 0 start 2) Wheel in order from 2 start 3) Wheel in order from 4 start 4) Wheel in mixed order, mix version 1 5) Wheel in mixed order, mix version 2 MISSING FACTORS (click outer number to reveal inner number) 6) Wheel in mixed order, mix version 1 7) Wheel in mixed order, mix version 2 MISSING PRODUCTS AND FACTORS (mixed missing inner and outer numbers) 8) Wheel in mixed order, mix version 1 9) Wheel in mixed order, mix version 2 Each slide can link back to main menu, or to that specific times table menu. Could be used as whole class quiz, warm up, game or as an individual program on a laptop for students to work on independently. ALSO INCLUDES MULTIPLICATION WHEEL BOOKLET. Two wheels on each A4 page, all times tables from 1-12, print back to back, fold, assemble in order, fill in the answers. Editable Word format and PDF included. My students love making these little books every year. Hope that you will use the 2 PowerPoints and booklet time and time again.

Input-Output Tables to help relate multiplication and division. PowerPoint focuses on building a connection between multiplication and division operations using an active model to reinforce the connection between the two operations. Visual of the relationship between division and multiplication using input and output tables to show that division is sharing and multiplication is combining. The PowerPoint is designed to encourage students to combine equal groups of clipart images to make a total (multiplication), as well as share a collection to form equal groups (division). The PowerPoint uses a variety of public domain clipart images to act out a multiplication or division problems to encourage students to determine the total and reverse the action to determine the quotient and vice versa. Your students can make up little stories to help them understand each operation. x3/÷3 & x4/÷4 Facts used (28 slides). Includes differentiated worksheets for 3’s and 4’s facts

Grid Method / Place Value PowerPoint uses arrays and smiley faces to show the mental multiplication strategy of using place value and knowledge of multiplication to work out a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number - with exchange (such as 8 x 35, 9 x 33 etc.). No text to read or get distracted by. 12 examples which build from 4 x 18 & 3 x 22 on the first two slides up to 9 x 33 & 8 x 83 on the last two slides. All slides follow the same animations: *Array and multiplication problem is shown. Confused smiley bounces in (teacher explains that if you don’t know your 83 times table you’re going to be confused) *array changes to show place value calculations. *Confused face is replaced by a happy face as he can now do the multiplication problem. 12 examples clearly help grade 3,4 or 5 students master and understand this important skill. With matching differentiate worksheets for multiplying 2-digit number by a 1-digit number.

Use these writing frames to help Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2 students write stories. 8 story idea writing frames with suggested words to help students write interesting stories. Appropriate possible word choices for characters, and setting and a selection of appropriate key phrases, adjectives and verbs which writers could incorporate into their stories. All or just a few of the words can be used. Although it may seem to a teacher or tutor that the plot is predetermined by the word selection children can write a multitude of different stories by selecting fewer or more words, putting words in different orders and by adding their own extra words and information to create a different story each time. (Differentiation by outcome) Designed to help young writers expand their vocabulary and have fun writing.

The seaside themed PowerPoint explains and shows what an array is, with fun seaside and beach illustrations, arrays using circles, clear examples, top tips for saving time e.g. counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. (Please see video for a 8 second per slide run through of the PowerPoint, actual PowerPoint is far smoother and controlled via right click to begin each animation, giving time for explanations and children to think and answer) Also included a fun, introductory array cut-match-stick worksheet (2 version: one at a lower level and one slightly harder)

Compensation Strategy for Mental Subtraction. By visually illustrating the mental subtraction strategy of compensation by using moving base ten blocks and a bin my students where able to better understand how answers are adjusted by adding back or subtracting more and therefore compensating for the rounding which made the question easier. PowerPoint includes 5 examples with base ten blocks and 5 matching slides with matching sums but just the thought process and 2 additional examples without base ten blocks to help learners move from a pictorial representation to an abstract one. Download includes a double sided worksheet based around the PowerPoint teaching.

Pronunciations of ‘ou’ sorting flashcards, read and colour the 4 pronunciations worksheet, and grouping and listing frame. Alternative pronunciations of ‘ou’ ‘ou’ as in ‘oo’ sound (e.g. you, group) 'ou’ as in ‘o’ sound (e.g. could, should) 'ou’ as in ‘oa’ sound (e.g. shoulder, boulder) Standard pronunciation of ‘ou’ ‘ou’ as in ‘ou’ sound (e.g. cloud, proud) Supports Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.

2 resources to support teaching of stage 5 week 8 of Letters and Sound alternative u pronunciation. U as in human, unicorn, tuna U as in butter, under, sun. 24 Word cards with images to be sorted into the matching u sound groups and a read and write in the correct column worksheet.

ea Alternative Pronunciation of ea. ‘ea’ as in head, feather, bread. (and ‘ea’ as in sea, dream, meat) Sorting flashcards with 42 images and words (21 for each pronunciation) and FInd, highlight, read and write in two column worksheet.

Alternative pronunciation of A worksheet and sorting cards. To support teaching during phase 5 of Letters and Sounds. 39 cards with images useful for practicing reading and sorting into groups of different pronunciation. (also uploaded 16 smaller cards (4 cards for each pronunciation) which students could use for a cut and stick in book activity or similar. Read, sort and write worksheet. a = ‘a’ (as in cat) a = ‘ai’ (as in alien) a = ‘ar’ (as in class) a = ‘o’ (as in wash)

Pronunciations of ‘Y’ sorting flashcards, and matching read, sort and write worksheet ** and** Poster Alternative pronunciations of ‘Y’ ‘y’ as in ‘ee’ sound (e.g. baby, twenty) [10 images/words] y’ as in ‘ie’ sound (e.g. cry, July) [10 images/words] y’ as in ‘i’ sound (e.g. gym, crystal) [10 images/words] Standard pronunciation of ‘y’ ‘y’ as in ‘y’ sound (e.g. yam, yolk) [10 images/words] Poster, Flashcards, Worksheet Supports Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.

Flashcards and worksheets to support of teaching of alternative n spellings. Includes: Review spelling of ‘n’ - as in net, navy, natural. Alternative spelling of ‘n’ = ‘gn’ - as in gnat, gnaw, gnome, design. Alternative spelling of ‘n’ = ‘kn’ - as is knight, knock, knees. Also includes nn in two syllable words - as in annoy, spanner, funnel. Two versions of flashcards - 1 file with card with image and word / 1 file with image only and words for matching. Each of the 4 above spellings with 10 images and words. Cloze sentences for gn with illustrations. Cloze ‘best guess’ n or kn worksheet. Read, Draw, Write, Check worksheet for ‘gn’ and ‘kn’. (Could be used to support letters and sound Phase 5, Week 16)

Food word glossary with 77 carefully selected academic vocabulary words for the IPC unit ‘What’s on the Menu’ (could be used with any food unit of study in any curriculum) Each word has a definition and a clear picture. 9 A4 pages. Also included are 54 word wall cards with word and image to use as flashcards or word wall cards. Both resources designed to support EAL learners grasp essential vocabulary.

Alternative pronunciations for ey. ey = ai / as in they, grey, obey, prey, survey. ey = ee / as in key, money, turkey. To support Phase 5 Week 14 of Letters and Sounds. Includes: Image/Word Cards for sorting into each pronunciation. Memory Reading and Matching image memory game. ey write and link to matching pronunication of ey worksheet (differentiated​) Read, highlight, and write in matching column groups worksheet

A table mat to support children in their spelling and choosing which medial vowel to use.