I provide a wide range of resources for use in the classroom and around school. My resources build on children's learning and consider the smaller steps children need to take to achieve the learning. My resources have a focus on 'mastery' style questions where possible, to develop children's critical thinking and reasoning skills. As a practicing primary teacher myself, I know how essential it is to have well organised lesson resources with engaging activities that focus on the learning.
I provide a wide range of resources for use in the classroom and around school. My resources build on children's learning and consider the smaller steps children need to take to achieve the learning. My resources have a focus on 'mastery' style questions where possible, to develop children's critical thinking and reasoning skills. As a practicing primary teacher myself, I know how essential it is to have well organised lesson resources with engaging activities that focus on the learning.
Unlock the secrets of Ancient Rome by finding the co-ordinates to spell the names of famous places and people from Ancient Rome.
4 differentiated work sheets, each with an answer sheet
2 sheets are in one quadrant
1 sheet is in two quadrants
1 sheet is in 4 quadrants
Some prior knowledge of basic Roman numerals required for the 4 quadrant sheet.
A brilliant way of linking maths to a Roman Topic.
We are learning to find fractions of amounts.
Investigation containing 6 separate investigations, ideal for KS2.
Each investigation could be solved mathematically or using resources.
Shop themed.
2 work sheets for finding the area of quadrilaterals by counting squares to find the area.
Also consolidates shape knowledge by requiring the shapes to be names.
Answer sheets for both work sheets included.
An interesting and challenging capacity investigation. Can be solved mathematically by more secure mathematicians or can be solved by using cups, buckets and water for younger or less able children.
There are a range of possible answers for example 700ml could be achieved by:
500ml + 500ml = 1000ml 1000ml - 300ml = 700ml
500ml - 300ml = 200ml (repeated 3 times) = 700ml
16 worksheets for working on area and progressing against the year 4 and year 5 curriculum.
All work sheets have answer sheets
All work sheets have 'We are learning to' at the top, which can be edited to suit your school format.
1 - Counting squares to find the area of quadrilaterals, using the measures cm, and m (2 worksheets).
2 - Counting squares INCLUDING HALF SQUARES to find the area of quadrilaterals, using the measures cm and m (2 worksheets plus bonus challenge work sheet, including quarter squares).
3 - Counting squares to find the area of compound shapes, using the measures cm and m (2 worksheets).
4 - Estimating the area of right angled triangles by counting squares (1 worksheet).
5 - Calculating the area of quadrilaterals, using the measures mm, cm, m, km (2 worksheets, 1 with supporting grid lines, one without).
6 - Calculating the area of quadrilaterals INCLUDING HALF SQUARES, using the measures mm, cm, m, km (2 worksheets, 1 with grid lines, 1 without).
7 - Calculating the area of compound shapes, using the measures mm, cm, m, km (2 work sheets, one with prompt lines, one without).
8 - Measuring sides to the nearest mm to calculate area (2 worksheets, 1 quadrilaterals, 1 compound shapes).
Lesson PowerPoint, planning and activities for identifying living things.
The second in a series of lessons to develop children's knowledge about 'Living Things and Their Habitats,' for the 2014 primary curriculum. Links to coverage of the curriculum are explicit in the planning.
We are learning to identify and name living things.
An interesting mastery starter - 'What am I?' to develop children's critical thinking and reasoning.
Recaps prior learning on how living things are grouped.
Opportunity for children to work in mixed ability groups to go on a hunt for living things in their school grounds or local environment.
Develop's children's scientific explanations of how to identify and name living things (e.g. specific species of trees, butterflies, birds).
Some 'mastery' thinking required through the questions posed, for deepening and mastering learning.
'Living Things' hunt work sheets provided for children to identify what they find and record these (focus on trees, shrubs, birds, insects, small mammals).
Opportunity for cross-curricular links to ICT for identifying any living things found that are not identified on the sheets. Mastery questions to encourage children to consider what to search for. Also links with e-safety by recapping how to search the internet safely.
Choice of 3 differentiated follow up activities (all of which are provided as well as being explained on the PowerPoint). Activities have cross-curricular links to maths (creating a bar graph).
Plenary requires mastery level thinking and leads into next lesson by encouraging children to consider why grouping all living things as plants or animals is not specific enough.
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10 pages of quick fire maths questions - enough for 10 lessons. You set the time for each question, depending on your class.
Questions cover a range of topics including:
Times tables
Addition/subtraction
Time
Shape
Perimeter
Money
Problem solving
Decimals
Times by 10
2 work sheets for finding the area of quadrilaterals through calculation.
Uses the measures millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometers.
One sheet has grid lines, the other does not for progression.
Answer sheets for both work sheets included.
Multiplication word problems, ideas for Y4 and above.
Page 1 is 1 step problems, with lower numbers.
Page 2 is 2 step problems.
Page 3 is 2 step problems with more challenging numbers and the opportunity to check using the inverse operation.
All questions are Ancient Greece themed.
Pictures to support understanding.
