This journal has 24 questions that focus on using inference and deduction rather than basic recall. If you double side the four pages, it will fold to create an A5 booklet in the right order. I avoided asking questions after the point in the story when the family have discovered that the disease is on their farm. The idea is that the children read the last few chapters uninterrupted and then explain briefly on the final page how the story ended.

This includes five detailed story ideas for Upper KS2 which will allow the children to focus on the actual writing. Of course these could be used for inspiration and could be adapted. Story Idea 1 - Twins Separated twins are later reunited and one saves the other one’s life. Story Idea 2 - Space An astronaut acquires some new abilities after a space mission and leads them to making a life changing discovery. Story Idea 3 - Ghost An old abandoned factory is not as inactive as people think. Some children discover exactly what is going on and end up going back in time. Story Idea 4 - Power Can the only person without a super power make their mark on society? Yes, they can! Story Idea 5 - Alone Everyone needs to leave the island quickly and someone is left behind. How does the person left behind end up saving everyone? INCLUDES ‘TARGET NUMBER 3’. USE ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION OR DIVISION WITH THE THREE NUMBERS TO GET THE TARGET NUMBER. INCLUDES 25 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS.

This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. Each Comprehension fits on a single side of A4 paper and has 5 questions. These include a range of challenging questions - but are pitched at a level which should not demoralise the children too much either. Please take a look at the preview so you see some of the questions included.

Do you need a really good writing example to inspire your pupils? These opening paragraphs for creative writing sessions (or for homework) include well structured sentences. They are ideal for Year 5 and 6 children - and KS3. The crime / mystery focus will engage writers and should initiate some good class discussions. Four openers are included. Each includes a version that can be easily cut out and stuck in their books, and a version that can be completed on the sheet in class or for homework. The titles are… 1. The Guards 2. In the Middle of the Night 3. The Plan 4. The President Please take a look at the TRIAL version.

This is ideal for years 3, 4 and 5, but could be used with 6. 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 -story You can easily copy and paste the ideas from this planning into your own format if you want to. This is an ideal book to use for a half term because it is not too long and it is engaging. However, please be aware that it includes some references to death.

This 8 page project is designed to make the children laugh and ultimately choose a good book which they will read and then tell the rest of class all about. It is perfect for Upper KS2. This would be ideal for giving to your class over the Christmas and Easter breaks OR why not give it to your new class over the summer break? It includes… 1. An introduction which encourages the children to read 2. Interview sheets to discover more about the books the adults they know read when they were younger 3. A topic for discussion around the dinner table 4. Advice on how to choose a good book 5. A sheet to write down what the children will say to the class about their chosen book AND tips to improve their ‘speech’ INCLUDES FREE THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ MINI READING COMPREHENSIONS YEAR 6. THESE FIVE SINGLE PAGE COMPREHENSIONS ARE PERFECT FOR HOMEWORK OR STICKING IN BOOKS. THERE ARE NO BASIC RECALL QUESTIONS AND ARE PERFECT FOR SATs PREPARATION.

Making a fortune teller has never been so easy! This sheet has numbers and arrows to show you exactly where to write the questions and answers. It also includes simple instructions Use this to create fortune tellers to help learn times tables or perhaps use them for SPaG. INCLUDES FREE EMERGENCY SUPPLY TEACHER ACTIVITIES. INCLUDES ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHEETS FOR ENGLISH AND MATHS PLUS A TIMETABLE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS. YOU JUST NEED TO WRITE THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE AFTERNOON. SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3 TO 6.

This project about the events that led up to the Battle of Hastings includes four writing activities. It is suitable for Year 5 and 6 children. The children will write… -letters from Harold and William -a diary entry -an account of the battle from the English point of view

This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. Each Comprehension fits on two slides with the text repeated. It was created using PowerPoint 2013. These ‘higher level’ comprehensions require the children to… …use inference and deduction …back up what they are saying using quotes …answer ‘find the word’ or ‘find the group of words’ questions …identify why the writer has written something in a particular way There are absolutely no basic recall questions! THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN A PRINTABLE FORM WITH EACH ONE FITTING ON A SINGLE SHEET OF A4 PAPER.

This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Each Comprehension fits on two slides with the text repeated. It was created using PowerPoint 2013. These ‘higher level’ comprehensions require the children to… …use inference and deduction …back up what they are saying using quotes …answer ‘find the word’ or ‘find the group of words’ questions …identify why the writer has written something in a particular way There are absolutely no basic recall questions! THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN A PRINTABLE FORM WITH EACH ONE FITTING ON A SINGLE SHEET OF A4 PAPER.

Rearrange the words to make a well known proverb. The children will find these more difficult than adults since many of them are not used so much nowadays. This resource could be used to initiate class discussions and could be used in assemblies. This PowerPoint has 25 different problems, but it would be very easy to add more should you need to. This was created using PowerPoint 2013. INCLUDES FREE THE STORY OF PHYLL. THIS VERY SILLY STORY WITH PROBABLY THE WORLD’S WORST ILLUSTRATIONS TEACHES THE CHILDREN ABOUT PHOTOSYNTHESIS. SUITABLE FOR KS2 AND 3.

This is a 9 page homework project about the Titanic - ideal for year 5 and 6 children. It could be completed in class or given as homework. It includes four separate writing activities. -a letter -a speech -a diary -a report Excerpt: Task 1 - A Letter Back Home You are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime and have travelled from London to Southampton to Board the Titanic. You decide to write a letter to someone in your family before you leave. Make sure you think about the following things: a. Decide whether you are rich or poor. A rich person might be more likely… Each activity includes advice to help the children improve the quality of their writing.

Do you need a really good writing example to inspire your pupils? These opening paragraphs for creative writing sessions (or for homework) include well structured sentences. They are ideal for Year 5 and 6 children - and KS3. The mystery focus will engage writers and should initiate some good class discussions. Three openers are included. Each includes a version that can be easily cut out and stuck in their books, and a version that can be completed on the sheet in class or for homework. The three starters are titled… 1. A Good Night’s Sleep 2. Hide and Seek 3. The Attic

This practice SPAG Paper 1 has 46 questions similar to the 2016 test. The questions are different to the ones in the Mini-Tests which can be purchased separately. INCLUDES FREE SPaG MORNING WORK. THREE QUESTIONS EVERY DAY / 25 PER WEEK. WITH QUESTIONS LIKE… -NAME THREE ADJECTIVES THAT START WITH THE LETTER A -WRITE A SENTENCE WITH A RELATIVE CLAUSE

These have been designed for Year 6. Each sheet has SPaG morning work activities for the whole week. There are three questions each day. There are five different sheets - so 25 days worth of morning work altogether! Example Questions -Name three adjectives starting with the letter R. -Write a sentence with a relative clause. -Write a sentence using the present progressive tense. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PREVIEW TO SEE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF QUESTIONS. I have tried to include as much of the key language from the SPaG test as possible. INCLUDES FREE SOUND OF MUSIC ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES 32 ACTIVITIES / POINTS FOR DISCUSSION BASED ON THE FILM WITH TIMINGS SO YOU CAN FIND THE RELEVANT PART QUICKLY.