This is a flipchart aimed at the SPaG tests with a focus on the different types of adjectives. Descriptive Quantitative Demonstrative Possessive Interrogative Distributive Articles Each page gives explanations and examples and then asks the children to do the same in their SPaG books. Please check out my other resources by clicking on my name above and going to my shop.

an assembly to encourage kids to think about how we use words and explore how what we say can be helpful or negative. Includes script and PowerPoint.

This is a 2 week unit aimed at KS2. Created by a year six teacher (96% maths, 93% reading and 93% English at and above expected pass rate last year), maths coordinator and Deputy Head. I am also a published author under the name Andrew Thomas. I have had my resources featured on TES for their quality and innovative nature; please check out my shop by clicking on my name above. It links to RE and the aim is to tell the story of Moses. It uses various writing techniques such as sentence imitation, detailed character descriptions and using dialogue to move a story forward.

The idea is to try and make all the numbers from 0 to 20 by using BIDMAS. The only number you are allowed to use is 4. You MUST use four lots of 4 in each equation (number sentence). You may not use any other numbers. If you want to find 0 you can use the following sum: (4 + 4) – (4 + 4) = 0 To find 3 you can use: (4 + 4 + 4) ÷ 4 = 3 This is a ready to go lesson that will take an hour+ depending on ability level. It also has a simple extension task.

Children explore what the BFG can hear from chapter 7 (The Marvelous Ears) and come up with ideas of their own. They turn their ideas into a poem and publish it. Please click on my name above to see other BFG resources.

This is a PowerPoint aimed at writing an obituary for the character Macbeth. It includes an example, success criteria and some extra information about the character. Includes a comic strip summary of the story and a video link to an age appropriate cartoon version.

This PowerPoint covers all of the areas needed to evidence a piece of writing at and above the expected level. This will take 3 weeks to complete and will show the children (with examples, word banks and sentence starters) how to write a narrative story based on a picture book.