The perfect place for all your EYFS, KS1 and KS2 resources, Explore Education aims to provide you with amazing, outstanding lessons that help you to shine. Each lesson often has detailed planning, PowerPoints and differentiated resources. So whether you are looking for a maths lesson to get you through your next interview, an English lesson that will help you impress OFSTED or a history, science, RE, PSHE or PE unit to wow your class, this is the shop for you!
The perfect place for all your EYFS, KS1 and KS2 resources, Explore Education aims to provide you with amazing, outstanding lessons that help you to shine. Each lesson often has detailed planning, PowerPoints and differentiated resources. So whether you are looking for a maths lesson to get you through your next interview, an English lesson that will help you impress OFSTED or a history, science, RE, PSHE or PE unit to wow your class, this is the shop for you!
Engage your Year 3 students in an exceptional learning experience with our Y3 Outstanding Rounding Interview Lesson. This comprehensive lesson is designed to equip students with the essential skills to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100. With clear learning objectives and success criteria, this resource ensures that students develop a solid understanding of rounding principles.
Starting with an engaging discussion on the concept of rounding, students explore how rounding can simplify numbers while keeping their value close to the original. They are introduced to the helpful rounding rhyme “4 or less, let it rest. 5 or more, let it soar!” This catchy phrase aids students in identifying when to round up or down.
Through interactive activities and guided instruction, students practice rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 using number lines. They analyze various numbers on a number line to determine which ten or hundred they are closest to. Engaging videos and visual aids further reinforce their understanding and provide additional support.
The resource includes differentiated activities to cater to students’ needs and provide appropriate challenges. Students choose tasks based on their level of difficulty, with options ranging from mild (easier) to hot (harder). The activities cover rounding to the nearest 10 and 100, allowing students to practice their skills in a structured manner.
To assess student progress and understanding, the lesson includes a plenary activity where students reflect on their learning, identify challenges, and summarize key takeaways. Additionally, the resource provides extension tasks for early finishers and blank lines for additional support and intervention.
This Y3 Outstanding Rounding Interview Lesson includes:
A well-structured PowerPoint presentation
Interactive and engaging activities
Differentiated tasks for varying abilities
Reasoning extension tasks for early finishers
Plenary activity for reflection and assessment
Supplementary resources for additional support
Download this exceptional resource today and guide your Year 3 students towards mastery in rounding whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100. Elevate their mathematical skills and foster a deep understanding of rounding principles through this outstanding lesson.
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Empower your students’ rounding abilities with our comprehensive set of Blank Number Lines for Rounding. These invaluable resources are specifically designed to support students in developing a strong understanding of rounding by visually representing the numbers on a number line.
Our Blank Number Lines provide a clear and structured framework for students to practice rounding to the nearest whole number, decimal place, or any other specified rounding interval. Each number line is strategically designed to identify multiple points on either side of the given number, facilitating a more precise and accurate rounding process.
Using these blank templates, students can actively engage with the concept of rounding by placing the target number on the number line and identifying the closest whole number or decimal value based on the specified rounding criteria. This hands-on approach promotes a deeper comprehension of rounding principles and helps students visualize the relationship between numbers.
By utilizing these Blank Number Lines for Rounding, students will:
Develop a solid grasp of rounding techniques by locating numbers on a visual scale.
Enhance their ability to identify and distinguish numbers within a given interval.
Strengthen their understanding of how rounding impacts values at different decimal places.
Gain confidence in applying rounding principles to real-life scenarios.
Whether you’re teaching whole numbers, decimals, or more complex rounding concepts, our Blank Number Lines provide a versatile tool to support student learning at various levels. These printable resources are ideal for in-class exercises, homework assignments, maths centers, or individual practice.
Don’t let rounding become a challenge for your students. Empower them with the visual precision of Blank Number Lines for Rounding and witness their rounding skills flourish. Download this invaluable resource now and bring accuracy and confidence to your maths lessons!
Unlock the secret to rounding with our engaging Rounding Code Breaker Worksheet. Designed to reinforce the essential skill of rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100, and 1000, this resource will challenge and delight your students as they crack the code to mathematical success!
This comprehensive worksheet provides students with a series of rounding problems that require them to apply their rounding skills to find the correct answers. As they work through each problem, they will decode hidden messages, adding an exciting twist to the learning experience.
With a variety of rounding scenarios, students will strengthen their ability to identify the appropriate place value and use rounding rules effectively. They will gain confidence in adjusting numbers to the nearest 10, 100, and 1000, while reinforcing their understanding of the rounding process.
To ensure success, the worksheet includes clear instructions and examples to guide students through each step of the code-breaking journey. Additionally, a separate answer sheet is provided, enabling students to check their work independently and reinforce their understanding.
This Rounding Code Breaker Worksheet is perfect for independent practice, homework assignments, or as an engaging activity for early finishers. It allows students to apply their rounding skills in a fun and meaningful way, keeping them motivated and eager to solve the next code!
Equip your students with the essential rounding skills they need for future mathematical success. Download our Rounding Code Breaker Worksheet today and make rounding an exciting adventure in your classroom!
Do you want to provide your students with some fun and engaging homework activities that relate to the Splendid Skies theme? Do you want to cover different subjects such as geography, science, art, math, writing, and reading? If so, this Splendid Skies Homework Choice Board is perfect for you!
This pack contains a choice board of 51 tasks that span across various subjects and skills. Your students can choose which tasks they want to complete and how many they want to do each week. The tasks are designed to be creative, challenging, and relevant to the Splendid Skies theme.
Some examples of the tasks are:
★ Write a diary entry about a day when the weather affected your mood and emotions.
★ Create a weather-themed song or jingle and perform it for your family.
★ Create a bar graph showing the average amount of rainfall in different months.
This pack also includes a parent letter that explains the homework choice board and a record sheet for students to keep track of their completed tasks. You can use this pack as a whole-class homework project or as a differentiated option for individual students.
There is also a book recommendation list, suitable for children aged 5 - 7.
This Splendid Skies Homework Choice Board is a great way to extend your students’ learning beyond the classroom and to make homework more enjoyable and meaningful. Download it today and let your students explore the wonderful world of the sky!
Do you want to provide your students with some fun and engaging homework activities that relate to the theme of paws claws and whiskers? Do you want to cover different subjects such as geography, science, art, math, writing, and reading? If so, this Paws Claws and Whiskers Homework Pack is perfect for you!
This pack contains a grid of 51 tasks that span across various subjects and skills. Your students can choose which tasks they want to complete and how many they want to do each week. The tasks are designed to be creative, challenging, and relevant to the theme of paws claws and whiskers.
Some examples of the tasks are:
★ Thinking of the story ‘How the leopard got its spots’ - can you explain why?
★ Write some interesting facts about tigers.
★ Create a pattern using pictures of different animal prints (paws, claws, or whiskers).
★ Make a list of the different animals people keep as pets. Which one would you like to have and why?
★ Explore stories or artifacts from ancient civilizations that show encounters with animals. Draw a picture or write a short story about an ancient person’s interaction with a significant animal.
★ Make a list of different weather types.
This pack also includes a parent letter that explains the homework grid and a record sheet for students to keep track of their completed tasks. You can use this pack as a whole-class homework project or as a differentiated option for individual students.
This Paws Claws and Whiskers Homework Pack is a great way to extend your students’ learning beyond the classroom and to make homework more enjoyable and meaningful. Download it today and let your students explore the wonderful world of paws claws and whiskers!
Do you want to provide your students with some fun and engaging homework activities that relate to the theme of dinosaur planet? Do you want to cover different subjects such as geography, history, science, maths, writing, and reading? If so, this Dinosaur Planet Homework Pack is perfect for you!
This pack contains a grid of 51 tasks that span across various subjects and skills. Your students can choose which tasks they want to complete and how many they want to do each week. The tasks are designed to be creative, challenging, and relevant to the theme of dinosaur planet.
Some examples of the tasks are:
★ Who are the main characters in ‘Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs’?
★ Imagine you are a dinosaur living on Dinosaur Planet. Write a diary entry describing a day in your life, including the food you eat and the places you explore.
★ Research and write three interesting mathematical facts related to dinosaurs. Create a colourful poster to showcase these facts.
★ Can you describe a reptile?
★ Write three facts about Mary Anning
★ Can you write a list of endangered animals?
This pack also includes a parent letter that explains the homework grid and a record sheet for students to keep track of their completed tasks. You can use this pack as a whole-class homework project or as a differentiated option for individual students.
This Dinosaur Planet Homework Pack is a great way to extend your students’ learning beyond the classroom and to make homework more enjoyable and meaningful. Download it today and let your students explore the wonderful world of dinosaur planet!
Enhance your students’ home learning experience with our Wonderful Woodland Homework Pack. This meticulously crafted resource comprises a versatile task grid with 51 engaging activities, ensuring a delightful exploration of the natural world right from the comfort of home. The pack includes a thoughtfully designed parent letter to foster a collaborative home-school environment, a convenient record sheet for tracking progress, and curated book recommendations encompassing both fiction and non-fiction titles to complement the woodland theme.
Resource Highlights:
★ Task Grid: A diverse array of 51 tasks catering to various learning styles and interests. In the themes of reading, writing, maths, science, history, geography, RE, PSHE, PE, art and music.
★ Parent Letter: Foster a strong home-school connection with our informative and supportive letter.
★ Record Sheet: Facilitate easy tracking and monitoring of students’ progress.
★ Book Recommendations: Handpicked fiction and non-fiction titles to complement the woodland theme, encouraging reading exploration.
Make homework a delightful journey into the wonders of the woodland. This pack is not just a set of tasks; it’s an invitation for students to explore, learn, and connect with nature.
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Elevate the home learning experience with our Memory Box Homework Pack, a collection of 51 captivating tasks designed to spark creativity and reflection. This resource empowers students to build their own virtual memory boxes, delving into personal and shared experiences. The pack includes a task grid offering a diverse range of activities, a parent letter for effective communication, a user-friendly record sheet for progress tracking, and a selection of fiction and non-fiction book recommendations to enrich the exploration of memories.
Resource Highlights:
★ Task Grid: 51 thought-provoking tasks, encouraging creativity and personal expression.
★ Parent Letter: Foster strong home-school connections with a supportive and informative letter.
★ Record Sheet: Easily monitor and track students’ progress through their memory box projects.
★ Book Recommendations: Curated fiction and non-fiction titles to complement the theme, providing additional perspectives on memory exploration.
This Memory Box Homework Pack transforms homework into a meaningful journey, allowing students to explore, reflect, and share the treasures of their memories.
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Embark on a thrilling journey of home learning with our Exciting Explorations Homework Bundle, encompassing seven captivating packs that promise to ignite curiosity and creativity in young minds. Each pack is meticulously crafted to offer an engaging blend of tasks, fostering a love for learning beyond the classroom.
Bundle Highlights:
★ Dinosaur Planet Homework Pack: Roar into the world of dinosaurs with 51 exciting tasks, providing a prehistoric adventure for young explorers.
★ Beside the Seaside Homework Pack: Dive into oceanic wonders with 44 seaside-themed tasks, sparking curiosity about marine life and coastal environments.
★ Explorers Homework Pack: Uncover the spirit of exploration with 51 tasks that delve into the lives and adventures of famous explorers, inspiring the next generation of adve
★ Memory Box Homework Pack: Ignite creativity with 51 tasks that encourage students to curate their virtual memory boxes, reflecting on personal experiences.
★ Splendid Skies Homework Pack: Soar into the wonders of the sky with 51 tasks, exploring weather, seasons, and celestial phenomena.
★ Paws, Claws, and Whiskers Homework Pack: Delight in the animal kingdom with 51 tasks celebrating furry, feathery, and finned friends.
★ Wonderful Woodland Homework Pack: Connect with nature through 51 tasks that explore the enchanting world of woodlands and wildlife.
Bundle Features:
★ Diverse themes catering to varied interests.
Comprehensive task grids for each pack.
★ Parent letters for effective communication.
★ Record sheets for progress tracking.
★ Book recommendations for further exploration.
Transform home learning into an adventure of discovery and imagination with this Homework Pack Bundle.
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These 12 posters are great for displaying in each area to show how you use assessment and directing teaching assistants.
Each sheet includes:
Key Learning Opportunities
What Will I Use?
What Will It Look Like?
What Will I Do?
What Will the Adult Do?
Sheets for:
Book Corner / Listening Station, Computer Area, Construction, Creative D&M, Malleable, Maths, Our Office, Painting, Role Play, Sand, Small World, Water.
All of these documents are editable Word documents.
These are all fully editable in word. ks1 eyfs
Elevate your maths teaching with this outstanding Year 3/4 Maths Reflection Interview Lesson. This comprehensive resource includes a pre-teaching assessment, a detailed lesson plan, a PowerPoint presentation, and a variety of tasks catering to different skill levels. From easy to challenging tasks, table challenges, extension activities, to a quiz, this lesson provides a wealth of adaptable resources for varying lesson durations.
Learning Objective:
I can reflect patterns and shapes in a mirror line.
Steps to Success:
★ Understanding Symmetry: Reflect patterns and shapes across a mirror line using symmetry principles.
★ Horizontal and Vertical Reflections: Skillfully reflect shapes in both horizontal and vertical mirror lines.
★ Tracing Proficiency: Utilize tracing paper to accurately reflect intricate patterns and shapes.
★ Mirror Verification: Apply a mirror to validate the correctness of reflections.
Resource Highlights:
★ Pre-teaching Assessment: Gauge students’ prior knowledge to tailor the lesson effectively.
★ Adaptable Tasks: Easy, medium, and harder tasks ensure inclusivity for all learners.
★ Extension Activities: Provide opportunities for further exploration and challenge.
★ Table Challenge: Foster collaborative learning with engaging table challenges.
★ Quiz: Evaluate understanding with a thought-provoking quiz.
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Do you want to assess your year 5 pupils’ skills in writing, maths, reading and science? Do you want to see how they are progressing towards the expected standards or beyond? If so, you will love these handy and comprehensive checklists!
These checklists are based on the KS2 writing, maths, reading and science frameworks, and are a great way of tracking your children’s achievements and areas for improvement. They cover all the key objectives and skills for each subject, and use clear and simple language to describe the levels of attainment: emerging, secure, or exceeding.
With one page per child, an easy tick-box system, and a summary section, these checklists make assessment quick and easy. You can use them to inform your planning, feedback, and reporting, as well as to identify gaps and strengths in your children’s learning.
These checklists are ideal for teachers, teaching assistants, and parents who want to support their children’s learning and development at home. They will help you to provide effective and personalised teaching and learning for your year 5 pupils, as well as to celebrate and showcase their amazing progress.
Do you want to assess your year 4 pupils’ skills in writing, maths, reading and science? Do you want to see how they are progressing towards the expected standards or beyond? If so, you will love these handy and comprehensive checklists!
These checklists are based on the KS2 writing, maths, reading and science frameworks, and are a great way of tracking your children’s achievements and areas for improvement. They cover all the key objectives and skills for each subject, and use clear and simple language to describe the levels of attainment: emerging, secure, or exceeding.
With one page per child, an easy tick-box system, and a summary section, these checklists make assessment quick and easy. You can use them to inform your planning, feedback, and reporting, as well as to identify gaps and strengths in your children’s learning.
These checklists are ideal for teachers, teaching assistants, and parents who want to support their children’s learning and development at home. They will help you to provide effective and personalised teaching and learning for your year 4 pupils, as well as to celebrate and showcase their amazing progress.
23 sheets of Maths Mastery Challenges on x21 sticker sheets to extract deeper learning.
Based on:
Addition & Subtraction
Place value
Multiplcation & Division
Measurement
Geometry
Fractions
Statistics
Please note that there is a free sample of the Y5 addition and subtraction sheet available in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12065948
Year 4 LKS2 Stickers
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A set of Times Tables Challenge resources. Great to motivate children to achieve their times tables and inform parents of their level.
Contains: 4 Certificates, 50 differentiated assessment sheets and a 3 steps sheets.
There are 5 levels: Bronze Buddies, Silver Squad, Gold Gang, Platinum Posse and Hundred Heroes. Each level contains different steps to being fluent in that times table.
Covered in each stage:
Bronze Buddies: x2, x5, x10
Silver Squad: x3, x4, x6, x8
Gold Gang: x7, x9, x11, x12
Platinum Posse: square numbers, cubed numbers, prime numbers, factors of numbers, prime factors, 40 mastery questions
Example of Bronze Buddies steps:
Bronze Buddies (x10):
Step 1: Say 10x table
Step 2: Answer x10 table
Step 3: Answer division questions from x10 table
Step 4: Complete missing box x10 table
Step 5: Answer 20 questions about x10 table
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Looking to help your Year 6 students prepare for their upcoming Key Stage 2 (KS2) exams? Look no further than this comprehensive and editable SATs Revision Booklet! With 18 pages of targeted content covering all the key areas of the Year 6 curriculum, this booklet is packed with helpful tips, advice, and strategies to help your students pass their exams with flying colors.
Inside, you’ll find sections on Multiplication (including methods, times tables, factors, multiples, prime and square numbers, and problem solving tips), Addition (with detailed methods and helpful tips), Division (including the method for long division), Fractions (covering topics such as comparing, simplifying, equivalence, ordering), Telling the Time, Measurements (including temperature, liquid, mass, length, and money), Data Handling (with sections on pictograms, tally charts, probability (including vocabulary), mean, median, mode, and range), Angles, Shape (with information on perimeter, area, symmetry, and nets), Decimals and Percentages, Problem Solving (with tips and strategies for tackling tricky exam questions), Example Exam Questions (to help students get a feel for the format and content of the exam), Glossary (to help students understand key terms and concepts), and Top Tips (to help students approach the exam with confidence).
This SATs Revision Booklet is fully editable and comes in a Word document format, making it easy for you to customize the content to meet the needs of your students. With a focus on key exam topics and vocabulary, this booklet is designed to give your students the help and advice they need to succeed in their Year 6 exams. So why wait? Order your copy today and give your students the tools they need to pass their exams with flying colors!
x79 Maths Mastery Challenges on x21 sticker sheets to extract deeper learning.
Based on:
Addition & Subtraction
Place value
Multiplcation & Division
Measurement
Geometry
Fractions
Statistics
Please note that there is a free sample of the Y5 addition and subtraction sheet available here.
Year 3 LKS2 Stickers reasoning
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A landscape poster to remind children of how to tell the time independently, with labelled clock in PDF format.
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This A4 PDF contains a blank clock (without numbers) and an hour and minute hand to stick on and use. You could also add them using a split pin and laminate so that children have their own clock to use for a low cost. Brilliant for role play or learning to tell the time.
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Need an outstanding maths lesson based around shape and geometry? Then look no further. This session is great to teach Year 1, Year 2 or a mixed Year 1 and Year 2 class.
These two lessons are a great way to showcase your mastery teaching in quick, snappy methods that easily demonstrates progress.
Suitable for a reasoning maths lesson, the questions included in the interactive PowerPoints are great to get children of all abilities thinking. We have based this lessons around the NCETM principles of differentiation where children have the opportunity to try all tasks.
You can use these lesson flexibly from 15 minutes to an hour, individually or together. They have been successfully used for interviews and Ofsted visits alike.
You will get:
✸ Two outstanding lesson plans featuring mini-plenaries, differentiated success criteria and starters.
✸ Two PowerPoint with probing mastery questions.
✸ x12 Task sheets for a range of abilities (including reasoning challenge sheets)
✸ Shape hospital sheet
✸ Shape mat
✸ Right angle muncher (measurer)
Lesson 1
Y1 – L.O. To identify and sort rectangles in a set of four sided shapes.
Y2 – L.O. To identify and sort right angles in 2D shapes.
Success Criteria:
I know that a rectangle has 4 sides, two longer than the other two.
I can sort rectangles from other shapes.
I can identify a right angle in a shape.
I can sort shapes into those that have right angles and those that do not.
Lesson 2
Y1- To know that any shape with 3 sides is a triangle.
Y2 – To know that all triangles are the same but different.
Success Criteria:
I know that a triangle has 3 sides.
I can sort shapes into triangles and not triangles.
I can name three different types of triangle.
I can use reasoning to describe why triangles are different.
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