Here are some examples (including photos) of warm up activities to support fine motor skills and tool control with children. I would suggest completing these at the beginning of each handwriting and art session in order to develop children’s muscles and support the steadiness of their grip. You may also want to see my assessment of art guidance, which is completely free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/art-assessment-guidance-what-makes-good-art-13012093 or my whole school CPD on diversifying artists: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/art-cpd-for-primary-school-teachers-diversify-the-artists-you-study-13012106. Don’t forget to make a review!

All the spelling words broken down into the twelve rules that year 5 and 6 need to know. Available as a list of words (chunked into rules) or as a check list to highlight the words each child can spell. Perfect for moderation to prove that children can spell some/most of these words. Designed to save time, enhance progress and increase pupil independence. This handy resource comes with a: Powerpoint including the spelling rules and word lists. Checklist format of the spelling words. Sectioned year 5/6 spelling word bank (broken into the rules) These sheets could be used as a teaching tool, for assessment or homework or simply as ordinarily available provision - stuck into their books or in the middle of their tables. All reviews welcome. If you like this you may also enjoy my progressive spelling overview, broken into graphemes for the whole school: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spelling-overview-whole-school-progression-13014724 My writing assessment checklists also go hand in hand with this resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/writing-assessment-checklist-for-whole-school-13012758

Have you ever been ill and had supply cover you short notice? Have you ever worried that someone has covered you and not known anything about the school or children? Don’t fear, this helpful resource will ensure that anyone who takes your class has all the information they need! A clear and concise resource that identifies: Who SLT are School timetable Plan of the building General information Health and safety (fire points etc) Essential medical information Essential SEN and behaviour information Feedback of the day - chance for the supply to share how the day went. Feel free to review my resource! You might also like my inexpensive transition booklet: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/transition-booklet-to-support-moving-year-groups-13012509 Take a look at my shop now for more exciting and supportive resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Teach_wise

Allow the children to keep track of their weekly arithmetic scores and see their progress. This useful resource will ensure that children are confident that they are making improvements rather than focusing on the number they get each week. This has worked really well for my lower ability children as they are able to see clearly across each week and term how much their scores have increased. I hope your children enjoy it as much as my own! Reviews always welcomed. You may also enjoy my other assessment trackers: Writing: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/writing-assessment-checklist-for-whole-school-13012758 NFER/SATS/other test scores: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/excel-sats-test-score-assessment-tracker-13013344 Wave 1 strategy sheets: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wave-1-strategy-sheet-tracker-for-send-pupils-with-plan-do-review-supporting-sheet-13012052 Pupil progress: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pupil-progress-meeting-data-pack-analysis-13014100