These differentiated comprehensions cover ALL the Year 3 topics and each one comes complete with a separate answer sheet. Parts of a Plant x2 Seed Dispersal x2 Food and Nutrition x2 Skeletons and Muscles x2 Rocks and Soils x2 Light and Shadows x2 Magnetism x2 Each comprehension has two versions which visually look very different so that it obvious that the children have NOT all been given the same work.

This is a four-page project for Upper KS2 about a man who disappeared in 1876 and then reappeared in 1950. It is based on a real event - although the children don’t find this out until the end! It includes… -diary writing -a play script -a report At the end the children have to write their own theory as to what exactly happened. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS SUITABLE FOR OLDER CHILDREN BECAUSE IT MENTIONS SOMEONE BEING HIT BY A CAR AND BEING KILLED (SENSITIVELY) AND REFERS TO THE BODY BEING SEARCHED.

This is ideal for years 5 and 6, but it could be adapted to be used with Year 4. This includes planning for six weeks - 30 days in total. The format I have used is as follows… Monday - Discussion / Short Writing Tuesday - Reading Comprehension Wednesday - Grammar and Punctuation Thursday and Friday - Longer Writing Writing genres included… -diary -letter -story from a different point of view -speech -newspaper report -play script You can easily copy and paste the ideas from this planning into your own format if you want to. It includes an Additional Activities Ideas Sheet with three ‘surprises’ for the children after the book has been read AND 9 pupil worksheets.

This 5 page projects for Upper KS2 guides the children through the process of generating an idea for a business and then discovering whether it is profitable. It has a strong maths focus, but ends with the children having to create a presentation for potential investors. This could be completed in class over several lessons or be given as homework.

A collection of ideas to develop reading and writing skills based on the first six chapters of the book. Could be used to help plan a unit of work. Five worksheets are also included. INCLUDES FREE STORY IDEAS. THE CHILDREN CAN FOCUS ON JUST THE WRITING WITH ONE OF THESE FIVE DETAILED STORY PLANS. THEY WILL HELP THEM TO PRODUCE A LONGER PIECE OF HIGH QUALITY WORK.

Rearrange the letters to make a word from the Year 3 and 4 Word List. This 108 page PowerPoint has every word on a separate slide. It was created using PowerPoint 2013. INCLUDES FREE YEAR 3 AND 4 SPELLING / WORD LIST BOOKLET. DOUBLE SIDE AND FOLD TO CREATE A USEFUL A5 BOOKLET.

These sheets will help pupils become more confident at identifying word classes. The idea is simple… -Choose a colour for each word class. -Colour all the corresponding words from the text in that colour. 8 different worksheets are included. They could be given for homework, used is class or given as MORNING WORK. The sheets ask pupils to look for… -Nouns -Verbs -Adjectives -Adverbs -Determiners -Prepositions -Conjunctions -Pronouns INCLUDES FREE MAKE YOUR OWN FORTUNE TELLER. THIS SHEET HAS FULL INSTRUCTIONS AND ARROW TO HELP THE CHILDREN PUT THE WRITING IN THE CORRECT PLACES. THEY COULD MADE TO INCLUDE SPaG QUESTIONS, TIMES TABLES, SPELLINGS E.T.C.

Everything you need to make your own adventure book - easily! These books are great fun to make and read. The children really like the fact that they get to make choices along the way and choose the path their adventure takes. This includes… 1. Book template Four sheets which can be either double sided or stuck together. Cut along the dotted line and fold to make an A5 book with all the pages in the right order. The pages are numbered and each page tell you which page(s) to go to next. The children just need to write the story - 16 pages altogether. 2. Adventure Story Planner 1 This diagram shows the route through the book and will help them to plan their story. 3. Adventure Story Planner 2 Three pages with boxes which correspond to the pages in the book. The boxes are highlighted grey when the quest needs to end. TO AVOID THESE BOOKS GETTING TOO GRUESOME, YOU COULD SUGGEST THAT THE PERSON GETS TRAPPED, IS TURNED INTO AN INANIMATE OBJECT OR IS FORCED TO RUN AWAY. INCLUDES FREE SPaG FORTUNE TELLERS. THREE DIFFERENT FORTUNE TELLERS DESIGNED FOR YEAR 5 AND 6. EACH ONE INCLUDES FULL EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.

This 9-page literacy based project includes three main writing tasks - perfect for Upper KS2 or KS3. It is written in a fun and lively way (in a similar style to my FREE Fidget Spinners Project) and should make even the most reluctant writers eager to put pen to paper. This could be completed in class over several lessons or be given as homework.

This includes 5 mini comprehensions for Year 6 with short extracts from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Each Comprehension fits on a single side of A4 paper and has 4 questions. These ‘higher level’ comprehensions require the children to focus mainly on questions using the language… - What impression…? - What does… suggest…? - What evidence…? There are absolutely no basic recall questions!

This includes five separate 3-page activities. Each one guides the children through the process of creating a crossword using words from the Year 5 and 6 list. The children write a clue for each word or they could write a sentence with the word missing - perhaps including some of the letters. A fun activity which will help the children to improve their spelling at the same time.

This project includes a range of activities and is suitable for Year 4 and 5 children. It includes geography, maths, art, reading and writing activities. The project is 9 pages long, but it can be made shorter by simply omitting pages.

This is designed for Year 3/4 and includes three separate weekly sheets - so 15 days worth of morning work. Each day there are three questions to answer. INCLUDES FREE WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY: SPRING. FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED ON A SPECIFIC DATE EASILY. THIS INCLUDES MAJOR HISTORICAL DATES, FAMOUS BIRTHS / DEATHS AND MORE RECENT EVENTS RELATED TO POPULAR CULTURE.

These two pages contain tips to help children get those few extra marks which could make all the difference! It focuses on common questions and easy strategies - so nothing that will scare the children too much. A useful sheet to remind the children of many of the things they hopefully already know. INCLUDES FREE GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION MINI TESTS 2017. EACH MINI TEST HAS FIVE QUESTIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE 2017 PAPER. TEST A HAS QUESTIONS SIMILAR TO QUESTIONS 1 TO 5, TEST B HAS QUESTIONS SIMILAR TO 6 TO 10 AND SO ON. EACH TEST FITS ON TWO SIDES OF A4.

This is a five-page project for Upper KS2 about a mysterious book from the 15th century written in a language that no one can understand. It is based on a real event - although the children don’t find this out until the end! It includes… -diary writing -a play script -a letter -a newspaper report

The children start anywhere on the grid and include that word in their first sentence. They then move horizontally or vertically to choose the word for their second sentence. They need to plan their route carefully and try to use as many of the words as possible. All the words have been carefully chosen from the year 3 and 4 word list. INCLUDES FREE PLEASE IMPROVE MY WRITING! FIVE BADLY WRITTEN AND SOMETIMES FUNNY PIECES OF WRITING WHICH NEED IMPROVING - A LETTER OF COMPLAINT, A DIARY ENTRY, A STORY, A NEWSPAPER REPORT AND A NON-CHRONOLOGICAL REPORT. SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3 TO 6.

This is a Random 11+ Questions test with a mixture of CEM and GL questions. While you’re there, you might want to take a look at all my other FREE teaching resources.

Get the children to write their own school report. Includes tips and advice which can be removed afterwards. Could be printed on A3 paper.

THIS TRIAL VERSION INCLUDES THE FIRST COUPLE OF SLIDES. This PowerPoint explains the tricky verb ‘to be’ in a lively way. It has been created in PowerPoint 201, but a 1997-2003 version is also included. For FREE writing frames and templates - please visit my website. You can find the address in my Tes shop.