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I upload resources that I've made for my own use from teaching Year 3, 5 & 6 for many years. Most are free, but I charge what I think is a fair price for resources that took me ages to make!
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I upload resources that I've made for my own use from teaching Year 3, 5 & 6 for many years.
Most are free, but I charge what I think is a fair price for resources that took me ages to make!
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Year 6 end-of-term lessons and projects!
A great saving on this Year 6 end-of-term bundle! This brilliant resource pack contains more than 20 fully resourced, editable lessons.
Bundle includes:
Year 6 Maths pie project (10+ complete lessons)
Year 6 Maths zoo project (5+ complete lessons)
UKS2 setting description mini unit of work (5+ complete lessons)
UKS2 writing lessons based on ‘Journey’ and ‘Quest’
KS2 Maths Wimbledon 2022 Top Trump-style cards with editable questions (64 cards)
Vocabulary builder template
Synonyms and shades of meaning KS2 and KS3 English
A fully-editable template to create vocabulary lists of synonyms, in order of their intensity.
This resource can be used for students to create their own vocabulary lists for writing and speaking, or to discuss the teacher’s examples.
It is in a PowerPoint format for easy editing and printing.
Writing KS2 The Lighthouse 5 complete lessons
A set of 5 writing lessons based on the short film ‘The Lighthouse’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HfBbSUORvo&ab_channel=7even3hreeTv
Suitable for KS2 and can be edited according to your students and year group.
Printable resources are included on the PPT slides.
These lessons could be extended to look at the functions of lighthouses, lighthouses around the world or into PSHE topics such as helping and empathising with others.
If you like this resource, please have a look at my others, which include standalone writing lessons, Kensuke’s Kingdom, Holes and Maths projects.
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4 sets of Top Trumps-style cards KS2 Maths and Geography
Save with this bundle of 4 sets of Top Trumps-style cards for your KS2 class!
The cards can be used in a variety of ways to reinforce knowledge of place value and as a fun activity.
Each set contains more than 30 individual cards, plus related activities. The themes are:
Wimbledon players 2022 (men’s and women’s singles)
UK cities
Countries of the world
Football players (Year 3, Year 4 and UKS2 sets)
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Year 5 and Year 6 USK2 mega bundle - planning and resources for English writing, Maths, Geography
A fantastic collection of fully-resourced schemes of learning, standalone projects and multi-purpose resources with content across English, Maths, Science and Geography.
This mega bundle is perfect for Year 5 or Year 6 teachers and includes:
Full unit of work for Holes (25+ lessons)
Full unit of work for Kensuke’s Kingdom (20+ lessons)
3 mini units of work for The Tempest, setting descriptions, Journey and Quest (5+ lessons each)
2 Maths consolidation projects (5+ lessons each) - Zoo and Pie Project
4 sets of Top Trump style cards and differentiated questions (Wimbledon 2022, World Countries, UK Cities, Football players)
Maths football dice games (Women’s Euros 2022, World Cup 2022)
Other assorted useful resources, e.g. pen licence certificate, speaking vocabulary grid, Science investigation writing scaffold, virtual space shuttle field trip
Women's Euro 2022 Dice Game and activities KS2
KS2 Women’s Euro 2022 Dice simulation game, with related cross-curricular extension activities.
Complete with teaching slides, giving clear instructions and examples!
Pack includes:
Euro 2022 dice game booklet (with instructions) (pdf)
Teaching slides with instructions, rules, examples and extension activities (PPT)
Cross-curricular countries of Europe map activity (pdf)
Cross-curricular country fact file activity (pdf).
Created for KS2, but also suitable for KS3.
Wimbledon 2022 Top Trump-style cards KS2 Maths
A great pack to accompany teaching on Wimbledon 2022! The cards can be used to play Top Trumps or to answer the accompanying questions, reinforcing knowledge of place value.
This pack contains:
32 Women’s Singles cards (based on the Wimbledon 2022 seeds)
32 Men’s Singles cards (based on the Wimbledon 2022) seeds
2 sets of 3-way differentiated editable questions
Speaking vocabulary grid
Editable template grid for speaking activities, encouraging your pupils to use relevant and correct terminology. Can be edited to suit any topic or subject vocabulary.
1 slide large format to show on your presentation or interactive whiteboard, then a smaller, printable format for students to use (4 to a page).
UK Cities Top Trumps cards KS2 Geography
A set of 30 Top Trumps-style cards in both complete and blank formats, covering a range of cities in the 4 UK nations. Perfect for developing students’ location knowledge!
The pack includes:
30 completed cards with information about each city
30 blank activity cards for students to research and complete
Differentiated questions on an editable template
Editable city cards template
The cards can be used as a teaching tool for students to research and fill in the blanks, for atlas and mapwork, or to consolidate Maths and reading skills by answering the questions.
World Cup 2022 maths dice activities KS2
World Cup 2022 Dice simulation game, with related cross-curricular extension activities.
Complete with teaching slides, giving clear instructions and examples!
Pack includes:
World Cup 2022 dice game booklet (with instructions) (pdf)
Teaching slides with instructions, rules, examples and extension activities (PPT)
Cross-curricular countries of the world map activity (pdf)
Cross-curricular country fact file activity (pdf).
Created for KS2, but also suitable for KS3.
Geography Country Cards activity pack KS2 location knowledge
A set of 40 Top Trumps-style cards in both complete and blank formats, covering a range of countries from all over the world. Perfect for developing your students’ location knowledge!
The pack includes:
40 completed cards with information about each country
40 blank activity cards for students to research and complete
Differentiated questions on an editable template
Editable cards template
The cards can be used as a teaching tool for students to research and fill in the blanks, for atlas and mapwork, or to consolidate Maths and reading skills by answering the questions.
Year 6 WAGOLL texts - various genres
A bank of 15 WAGOLL / exemplar / model texts spanning a variety of genres. Written with Year 6 SPaG and language features embedded to inspire pupils and create a strong foundation for their own writing. Fully editable.
Genres include:
Newspaper article
Autobiography
Setting description
Instruction text
Character description
Time-travel narrative
Persuasive leaflet
Persuasive speech
Persuasive letter
Narrative
Description
If you liked these, please check out my other resources, which include post-SATs projects, standalone writing lessons and complete units of work for Holes, Kensuke’s Kingdom and The Tempest.
UKS2 Shakespeare Tempest unit of work
Mini unit of learning (15+ lessons), which includes:
an introduction to Shakespeare, life in Elizabethan England and Shakespearan language
a summary of the story of The Tempest and related writing tasks to engage students in the play
input and WAGOLL setting descriptions to build up to an extended writing task
Could be expanded for pupils to write their own playscripts or look at Shakespeare’s other works
If you liked this, please have a look at my other resources
Kensuke's Kingdom writing unit
**20+ fully resourced lessons based on Kensuke’s Kingdom - perfect for any Year 6 class. **
Includes a range of extended writing opportunities, exemplar texts (WAGOLLs), reading comprehension questions, differentiated activities, success criteria checklists, collaborative learning tasks and more.
Diary entry sentence starter word bank
A set of helpful sentence starters to support diary writing in Key Stage 2.
Perfect for diary writing in Years 3-6.
Kensuke's Kingdom Writing Unit - online learning
Complete unit of work for Kensuke’s Kingdom. Perfect for online learning in Year 6.
Unit of work includes 15 COMPLETE, RESOURCED LESSONS!
Includes writing curriculum links, WAGOLL texts and opportunities for extended learning.
Pen Licence Certificate
Generic pen licence certificate. Perfect for awarding pen licences in assembly.
Star of the week certificate
Generic star of the week assembly certificate pdf.
Easy to adapt to suit your school.
Year 6 Maths Pie Project end-of-term consolidation
A fully-resourced teaching pack of 8+ sessions, linked to Year 5 and Year 6 NC Maths objectives. Fun, project-based Maths consolidation activities where students run their own imaginary pie business in a group.
Covers the following topics:
Four operations
Area and perimeter
Fractions of a quantity
Adding and subtracting fractions
All resources are editable and printable from PowerPoint so the sessions could be extended or consolidated. Includes optional extension and challenge questions. Teacher guidance and ideas for cross-curricular links to expand the topic are also included.
The perfect way to finish the term!
KS2 generic story planning template
A simple planning template to be used when planning a story.
Can easily be adapted to add more details and/or support.