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John Logie Baird - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about John Logie Baird, either as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals’, or research into famous scientists and inventors. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in His Life;
Important Vocabulary;
John Logie Baird Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
Animal Farm: The Ending (Orwell's Message)
These resources enable students to understand and analyse the significance of the ending in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. More precisely, students learn to make clear and accurate interpretations regarding the increasing inequalities on the farm. Furthermore, students analyse how the final events of the novel help Orwell to get his message across to the reader. It is likely that there are enough resources here to be used over at least two hour-long lessons.
Students learn through the following tasks:
- Gauging and collaborating previous knowledge of ‘equality’ through a discussion-based starter task;
- Reading chapters 9 and 10 with a particular focus on the increasing inequalities between the different animals, and demonstrating their understanding through a related activity sheet;
- Gauging the inequalities between the animals through the design and explanation of an ‘equality graph’ (template and instructions provided);
- Understanding how the events of the final chapters help Orwell to get his message across to the reader;
- Analysing how the inequalities between the animals are evident through either a character analysis of Boxer or Napoleon (template and success criteria provided);
- Peer assessing their partners’ learning attempts.
The following resources are provided:
- Engaging and colourful step-by-step PowerPoint
- Teacher lesson guidance/plan;
- Equality graph template;
- Two analysis template: Boxer and Napoleon;
- Chapters 9 and 10 worksheet (plus teacher answer sheet);
- Copies of Chapters 9 and 10.
All images and videos are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the PowerPoint.
Ancient Greeks - Seafaring City-States Lesson!
This engaging and purposeful lesson is the second in a series of lessons in which children develop an in-depth understanding of Ancient Greece. There is a particular focus on the achievements of the Ancient Greeks and how these have influenced the world.
In this lesson, children learn about Greek City states and how they were formed. In particular, they:
-Understand why seafaring was essential for Ancient Greek civilizations;
-Describe the seafaring skills that helped City-States to form and thrive.
-Name Greek City States and recall key facts about daily life in them.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge recall of basic history skills and baseline information about the Ancient Greeks;
-Understanding key information about the Greek terrain and it necessitated the advancement of seafaring knowledge and skills;
-Discussing and understanding the advantages gained by the Greeks by developing seafaring skills, and how this led to the development of city-states;
-Learning what ship-building and navigational skills they developed;
-Following navigational instructions to find and label the major Greek city states (the map for this is included, as both Word and PDF documents)
-Watching an engaging video (hyperlinked) to find out more about life in city-states and how it relied on the sea;
-Recalling key information about housing, food, education and work in Greek city-states;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides), which contains all of the information needed to teach the lesson, and the maps required for the navigation activity.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4), however this was an advanced class and these resources could easily be used with upper KS2. The key learning is aligned with KS2 curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.
Dinosaurs Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to the dinosaurs. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Overview - the who, what, when, where of dinosaurs;
Types of Dinosaurs - including Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Brontosaurus, amongst others;
Key Questions about Dinosaurs - including ‘How do we know dinosaurs existed? and How are fossils formed?’ and more;
Dinosaur Timeline - including details about the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods;
Top Ten Dinosaur Facts!
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
The resource could be adapted for a variety of ages and abilities, but I originally used this with Key Stage 2 children.
Year 2 Spelling Patterns - Rules, Activities and Application Tasks!
These resources offer an original and efficient way to approaching the spelling expectations of the 2014 National Curriculum. They contain over 30 slides of spelling rules, 5-minute stand-alone activities, and application tasks to apply spelling patterns to more extended writing opportunities.
This year 2 pack provides comprehensive and varied tasks for approaching spelling rules, such as:
- The /s/ sound spelt with a c before e, i ,and y;
- The /dʒ/ sound at the end of words;
- The /n/ sound at the beginning of words, sometimes spelt kn and gn;
- The /r/ sound at the beginning of words, sometimes spelt wr;
- The /l/ or /əl/ sound at the end of words, spelt le, el, or al;
- The plural of nouns ending /y/, replaced with ies;
- Common homophones;
- Suffixes;
- Apostrophes for possession and omission;
- The year 2 common exception words.
All images used are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the presentation.
Stories from Different Cultures: Recreations (Double-Lesson!)
These interesting and stimulating resources enable students to read and understand a number of texts from different cultures. Students learn about different countries and their social and historical traditions. Students also learn to recreate texts, honing their knowledge of text content, language, and structure choices, whilst simultaneously building their imaginative writing skills. There are easily enough resources here for 2 lessons, at the very least.
The visually engaging, comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the following learning journey:
- Learning about the cultures of different countries where the short stories originated;
- Reading and understanding the short stories;
- Collaborating in teams in order to analyse the stories in terms of content, language, and structure;
- Understanding the key term 'recreations' and evaluating two recreations of a famous fable;
- Planning and writing their own recreation of one of the texts from different cultures;
- Peer-assessing the recreation attempts of their partner.
Provided in this resource pack is everything that you need to simply print and teach, including:
- Comprehensive PowerPoint presentation;
- Countries fact-sheets
- 4x short stories (The Island of the Sun - China, Narcissus and Echo - Greece, The Little Beggar - Iraq, and The Princess of Riddles - Portugal.)
- Mind-map activity template;
- Recreations planning template;
- Learning objectives to stick in.
All images are licensed for commercial use and are cited on the final slide.
Prime Numbers, Factors, and Products
This engaging and informative set of resources aids students in developing an understanding of prime and composite numbers. Throughout the lesson, students improve their skills at identifying multiples and factors, establishing whether numbers up to 100 are prime, and using the vocabulary of prime numbers and composite numbers appropriately.
The well-presented presentation and lesson plan guides learners and teachers through several different tasks, including:
- Defining and identifying the key terms: Prime Number, Composite Number, Factor, and Product;
- Applying their understanding of these key terms to individual numbers, and then numbers up to 100;
- Finding and describing patterns that they find when establishing prime and composite numbers;
- Researching and writing about the prime or composite state of numbers of their choice;
- Peer-assessing the learning of other students against the lesson objectives.
Included in this pack are:
- A colourful and information-loaded whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation;
- Activity cards for the starter task;
- A comprehensive worksheet for the main task;
- A detailed lesson plan
All images are licensed for commercial use and are cited on the final slide.
Inferring the Hidden Meanings in Texts
This lesson enables students to 'read between the lines' in texts and infer significant meanings. Utilising a range of visual, kinaesthetic, and reading tasks, students not only gain an increased understanding of the importance of inference in English, but also gain an awareness of its importance in other areas of life.
The lesson follows an interesting and engaging step-by-step learning journey, which helps students to:
- Define what inference is;
- Understand the importance of inference;
- Infer what they can see;
- Infer what they hear;
- Infer what they read, using key sentence starters and textual evidence;
- Formulate P.E.E. inference responses, where necessary utilising the included scaffolds and help-sheets;
- Peer/self assess their learning attempts.
Included in this resource pack:
- Full whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation;
- P.E.E scaffold sheet;
-Writing to analyse helpsheet;
- Pictures required for development task;
- Teacher guidance
All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide.
George's Marvellous Medicine - Assorted Resources! (Worksheets, PowerPoints, Assessments etc.)
This pack contains a vast number (I think there's about 20 resources here) of activities, resources, and ideas for the teaching of Roald Dahl's 'George's Marvellous Medicine.' They should provide an excellent starting point for anybody who wants to teach the book and is looking for some inspiration for individual lesson content/ tasks. The vast majority of these tasks can be adapted for differing age groups/ ability ranges/ needs.
The pack contains resources that focus on the key themes in the book, such as family and emotions. There are also resources that enable to build individual reading skills, such as inferring and deducing, pulling out quotations, and analysing language. In writing, students learn to think imaginatively and create texts appropriate to audience and purpose.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slides of the PowerPoints.
Pupil Progress Data Analysis Template (Automatic percentage formulas and pie charts!)
This neat, compact, and visually-engaging data analysis template is an invaluable tool for school leaders, teaching and learning leaders, curriculum leaders, or any other school-based staff responsible for the inputting and analysis of pupil progress data.
All that the resource requires is for users to input raw pupil progress data, and it will automatically calculate percentages, and create colourful pie-charts to provide detailed yet easily-readable headline figures. Each excel sheet has been designed to fit onto one A4 page, for easy reading, and this includes space for users to input analysis of the data and plot interventions.
5 sheets have been pre-populated with example data, but the user can create as many extra sheets as they want by simply right-clicking the tabs, selecting 'move or copy', and then ticking the 'create copy' box. The sheets that are created will contain all of the same formulas and pie-charts, to enable you to create page after page of detailed progress analysis!
All of the columns and row names in the tables can be edited to suit the language used by your school, but please avoid altering the percentages rows, as you may lose the formulas.
If you have any further questions after purchasing this product, please contact me at tandlguru@yahoo.co.uk
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Writing Assessment Framework - KS2 - Aligned with the National Curriculum Expectations!
This writing assessment framework has been designed to allow to teachers to accurately assess student attainment against the writing expectations of the new National Curriculum. They are perfect for use when gauging the standard of extended writing pieces. These are to be used when assessing writing for Years 3-6, progressing towards the end of Key Stage 2 expectations.
The expectations for each year group are split into four subcategories: Spelling, Handwriting, Composition, and VGP (Vocabulary, Grammar, and Punctuation). Within each subcategory are statements relating to the expectations for the year group. Teachers simply mark the extent to which the statement has been achieved (utilising the key at the bottom of the page) and then use best fit to determine the overall standard of the writing.
In addition to the Word documents (allowing you to edit if you need to) I've also added the documents as a PDF, in case the formatting differs on your computer.
Writing Assessment Framework - Primary KS1 & KS2 - Aligned with the National Curriculum Expectations
This writing assessment framework has been designed to allow to teachers to accurately assess student attainment against the writing expectations within the new National Curriculum. They are perfect for use when gauging the standard of extended writing pieces. These are to be used when assessing writing throughout Primary, from Years R-6, progressing towards the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 expectations.
The expectations for each year group are split into four subcategories: Spelling, Handwriting, Composition, and VGP (Vocabulary, Grammar, and Punctuation). Within each subcategory are statements relating to the expectations for the year group. Teachers simply mark the extent to which the statement has been achieved (utilising the key at the bottom of the page) and then use best fit to determine the overall standard of the writing.
In addition to the Word documents (allowing you to edit if you need to), I've also added the documents as a PDF, in case the formatting differs on your computer.
No Fixed Address - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the opening pages of Susin Nielsen’s ‘No Fixed Address.’
The resource pack includes the extract and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in lower KS3 (or advanced upper KS2 classes).
Data Analysis Headline Template and Data-Inputting Time-Saving Tool!
The data analysis headline template is a neat, compact, and visually-engaging tool for school leaders, teaching and learning leaders, curriculum leaders, or any other school-based staff responsible for the inputting and analysis of pupil progress data.
All that the resource requires is for users to input raw pupil progress data, and it will automatically calculate percentages, and create colourful pie-charts to provide detailed yet easily-readable headline figures. Each excel sheet has been designed to fit onto one A4 page, for easy reading, and this includes space for users to input analysis of the data and plot interventions.
5 sheets have been pre-populated with example data, but the user can create as many extra sheets as they want by simply right-clicking the tabs, selecting 'move or copy', and then ticking the 'create copy' box. The sheets that are created will contain all of the same formulas and pie-charts, to enable you to create page after page of detailed progress analysis!
All of the columns and row names in the tables can be edited to suit the language used by your school, but please avoid altering the percentages rows, as you may lose the formulas.
The data inputting resource provides all of those responsible for data tracking and monitoring with a valuable time-saving tool to ensure that data can be well-presented, and trends can be easily identified.
Fourteen separate sheets have been provided (one for each subject) and four tables are formulated to allow you to break down pupil progress data by any category that you require.
Simply input the total number of students taking the subject for each category, and the number making progress by each measure, and the template will automatically provide you with the percentages, and also create pie charts to show headline data visually.
A space is also provided for teachers to analyse key trends, and plot interventions.
If you have any questions after purchasing this, please do not hesitate to contact me at TandLGuru@yahoo.co.uk
Persuasive Devices - Knowing the Words Inside Out! (Helpsheets, Poster, and Worksheet Templates)
These colourful, engaging and informative posters/ help-sheets are perfect to help your students gain a broad and deep understanding of each of the key persuasive devices, thus vastly improving their textual analysis and enhancing their persuasive/argumentative writing attempts.
Each sheet displays the key word in the middle, and then answers some of the key questions surrounding the words, including:
- What does it mean?
- How many syllables does it have?
- What are examples of it?
- How do I spell it?
- When would I use this?
- What type of word is it?
- Where does the word come from?
There are sheets for: Statistics, Personal Pronouns, Anecdotes, Rhetorical Questions, Repetition, Colloquial Language, Connectives, List of Three, Imperatives, Emotive Language. These can be used as help-sheets as students write (my students love this) or blown up to A3 to use as classroom posters.
I have also provided blank templates for each word, so that students can fill in the everything that they know about the words themselves, which makes for an excellent starter, plenary, or recap activity.
Jargon Hunt - KS2 Maths - Building Literacy through Riddles and Teamwork!
Welcome to Jargon Hunt! This engaging and exciting activity is perfect for building students' literacy skills; helping them to understand key Maths vocabulary through cryptic rhyming riddles and teamwork.
Once the game is introduced and the rules are shared (on the presentation) students are given a riddle card and an answer card. The only catch is that their answer card does not match their riddle! Through reading their riddle to others, and allowing others to read their riddles to them, students learn the Maths vocabulary as prescribed for teaching at KS2 in the new National Curriculum.
Provided in this pack are:
- 30+ slide presentation, hosted by David Dictionary-son, who walks students through the game in a step-by-step fashion.
-Class-size pack of riddle cards and answer cards. They simply need to printed on card, or printed on paper and laminated.
This resource is a valuable tool for helping students to comprehend the words that they will need to understand in the New Curriculum, build valuable speaking and listening skills, and also have lots of fun!
This resource can be bought alone. or as a part of a Jargon Hunt KS2 bundle (English, Maths, and Science) for just £1 more!
World Cup Maths Puzzles!
These short and snappy puzzles are perfect for engaging all of the World Cup lovers in your class with a wide range of maths problems! Using real-life statistics from FIFA World Cups past and present, students approach a number of varied maths topics, whilst also gaining valuable information about their favourite teams and players. I have used these resources with a number of KS2 and KS3 classes, and have found that they work great for morning mental maths challenges or lesson starters/ fillers.
Some of the maths topics covered include: statistics, percentages, charts and graphs, data handling, averages, ratios, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, estimation and problem solving, critical thinking, and fractions. Some of the specific tasks involved include: working out the goals to games ratio of some of the best strikers, finding out which teams have the best goal difference, creating data to present performance, and comparing player statistics over different tournaments.
There are 30 tasks in total, in which each the major World Cup nations are focused upon in at least one activity each. The tasks are also separated by difficulty into ‘Beginner’,‘Intermediate’, and ‘Difficult’ tasks (refer to the B, I, or D symbols in the top left of each activity).
All images within this resource are licensed for commercial use, and images are cited on the final slide.
Y6 Four Operations - Maths Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 6 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Four Operations’ in mathematics.
The content is organised into the following sections:
-Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important;
-Times Tables, Reasoning and Estimating, Order of Operations, Squared and Cubed Numbers;
-Written Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Methods;
-Common Factors, Products, Prime Numbers and Common Multiples;
-Key Vocabulary.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Y2 Multiplication and Division - Maths Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 2 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Multiplication and Division’ in mathematics.
The content is organised into the following sections:
-Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important;
-2, 5, and 10 Times Tables;
-Grouping and Sharing;
-Arrays and the Multiplication Symbol;
-Key Vocabulary.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
RE Special Ways of Living - The Holy Month of Ramadan!
In this engaging lesson, students are introduced to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. They gather knowledge the rituals that Muslims follow and consider the reasons behind these practices.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Recalling their prior learning about how other religions (Christians and Buddhists) live in special ways;
-Learning about the Holy Month of Ramadan - when it happens, what people do and why they do it;
-Learn about how the fasting ends each day, and the purpose and composition of Iftar meals;
-Create their own Iftar meals, containing foods from each of the necessary food groups for replenishing energy;
-Considering how Eid Al-Fitr compares to celebrations in other religions;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objectives.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (14 slides) and the template for the iftar activity (in Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.