Between the ages of 9 and 12, children have to complete Standardised.Assessment.Tests (Sats). To help them practise for these tests, we have produced a new series of comprehension booklets. The Standards and Testing Agency states that the child has 1 hour to complete the test, answering the questions in the answer booklet. Read one text and answer the questions about that text, before moving onto the next text. There are three texts and three sets of questions in each booklet. The tests in this booklet are based on the KS2 Reading Assessment sample papers. It is important to try and complete them in an hour, but it is your choice. The more tests you practise the quicker you will get. 45 pages

A fun Christmas writing and drawing activity pack. To be completed at the level your child is at. Includes a story to read and fun activities, such as puzzles, games and drawing activities. 38 pages

13 pages The New Headteacher: Write A Letter (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13 years) Use the planning sheets to write non fiction letters (to argue). Read the letter from the headteacher about the new timetable and then write an email to reply. Use the prompts to help you form an opinion. Next, help form a radical new school timetable. Write your own formal letter from the headteacher, explaining the changes. After this, write a formal reply from a parent, giving different points of view. An essential series of themed prompts to help children aged 9-12 years to practise their creative writing skills for 11 plus entry exams or S.A.T.S. The packs include an outline to help the child plan his or her own story, article, letter or play script and examples to build on, using harder more challenging vocabulary to stretch more able pupils.

Book four of four books to practise skills required to have success in verbal reasoning. Working through these tests will help increase reasoning ability. Although our tests target children of ten or eleven, they can be used at any stage. Our verbal reasoning tests are in line with National Curriculum targets and can be used to practise for 11+ selection tests for entry to grammar schools. A parent or teacher can work through the tests with their children and practise any skills that need reinforcement. Some of the skills included are alphabet reasoning, anagrams, letter grouping, rhyming words, word patterns and logical reasoning. Instructions for Children Taking the Test There are 100 questions in each tests. Start at question 1 and work your way to question 100, filling in your answers on the worksheet. Leave blank questions you cannot do and go on to the next one. A parent or teacher can choose to set a time limit, say 50 minutes, for you to complete the test. When you have finished the test, ask an adult to mark it for you, and explain questions you do not understand.

Book three of four books to practise skills required to have success in verbal reasoning. Working through these tests will help increase reasoning ability. Although our tests target children of ten or eleven, they can be used at any stage. Our verbal reasoning tests are in line with National Curriculum targets and can be used to practise for 11+ selection tests for entry to grammar schools. A parent or teacher can work through the tests with their children and practise any skills that need reinforcement. Some of the skills included are alphabet reasoning, anagrams, letter grouping, rhyming words, word patterns and logical reasoning. Instructions for Children Taking the Test: There are 100 questions in each tests. Start at question 1 and work your way to question 100, filling in your answers on the worksheet. Leave blank questions you cannot do and go on to the next one. A parent or teacher can choose to set a time limit, say 50 minutes, for you to complete the test. When you have finished the test, ask an adult to mark it for you, and explain questions you do not understand.

Ask the child to read the travel information from The Rushford Gazette’s special holiday feature. They will learn about using good adjectives, verbs, adverbs and rhetorical and other persuasive devices. The child is then asked to write their own travel information on the Norfolk Broads. After this, they are asked to make a holiday brochure for a holiday in Europe. Lots of prompts are given to choose from, as well as lists of suitable words and phrases to use. Next, George and Christabelle of Guinea Pig Radio ask their listeners what they would do if they could take off and go anywhere in the world. In this pack, the child is asked to write about their dream holiday destination. Then, they are asked to read the listeners texts and emails and to imagine these dreams came true and to write the listeners stories. Lastly, ask the child to use the question prompts to write about a holiday that they have enjoyed. This series provides prompts to encourage children to write. It provides starting points, to encourage even the most reluctant writers. In fact, the writer regularly dips into these packs for her own tutorial classes. With their lively ‘magazine style’ format, they are an ideal study aid to consolidate work on planning and writing stories and non fiction articles, expanding vocabulary and include many examples of children’s work. As well as this, the packs contain some very useful tips on writing techniques (as in writing simple, compound and complex sentences). The work in these packs will inspire children, who are practicing for exams, to write, and provide starting points for even the most reluctant writer, including those children with special educational needs and where English is a second language. 19 pages

Book two of four books to practise skills required to have success in verbal reasoning. Working through these tests will help increase reasoning ability. Although our tests target children of ten or eleven, they can be used at any stage. Our verbal reasoning tests are in line with National Curriculum targets and can be used to practise for 11+ selection tests for entry to grammar schools. A parent or teacher can work through the tests with their children and practise any skills that need reinforcement. Some of the skills included are alphabet reasoning, anagrams, letter grouping, rhyming words, word patterns and logical reasoning. Instructions for Children Taking the Test There are 100 questions in each tests. Start at question 1 and work your way to question 100, filling in your answers on the worksheet. Leave blank questions you cannot do and go on to the next one. A parent or teacher can choose to set a time limit, say 50 minutes, for you to complete the test. When you have finished the test, ask an adult to mark it for you, and explain questions you do not understand.

Book one of four books to practise skills required to have success in verbal reasoning. Working through these tests will help increase reasoning ability. Although our tests target children of ten or eleven, they can be used at any stage. Our verbal reasoning tests are in line with National Curriculum targets and can be used to practise for 11+ selection tests for entry to grammar schools. A parent or teacher can work through the tests with their children and practise any skills that need reinforcement. Some of the skills included are alphabet reasoning, anagrams, letter grouping, rhyming words, word patterns and logical reasoning. Instructions for Children Taking the Test There are 100 questions in each tests. Start at question 1 and work your way to question 100, filling in your answers on the worksheet. Leave blank questions you cannot do and go on to the next one. A parent or teacher can choose to set a time limit, say 50 minutes, for you to complete the test. When you have finished the test, ask an adult to mark it for you, and explain questions you do not understand.

Read our beautifully illustrated, shortened retelling of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s story, ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.’ Then, answer the comprehension questions and write your own silly story. A fun activity that will introduce kids, age 7-10, to this famous book and help inspire their imaginations too.

11 pages The Computer Game: Write A Play Script (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13 years) Complete a play script on the title ‘The Computer Game’. Use details in the stage directions to show how the characters feel. Prompts and examples are included in this pack. An essential series of themed prompts to help children aged 9-12 years to practise their creative writing skills for 11 plus entry exams or S.A.T.S. The packs include an outline to help the child plan his or her own story, article, letter or play script and examples to build on, using harder more challenging vocabulary to stretch more able pupils.

Brush Up On Parts Of Speech Improve Your English Work Packs teach the child good English. They help improve the child’s punctuation, spelling and grammar skills. There are a wide range of packs to choose from, providing practice in sentence writing, use of connectives and parts of speech. The child will also be introduced to literary techniques - similes, metaphors and other stylistic devices. The format of each pack is so simple. The pages are quick and easy to work through, so the child will learn fast and remember skills taught easily. Each pack includes a lesson plan, with structured exercises, including answer pages. Improve Your English Work Packs save hours of time when preparing lessons or homework tasks. Included in this series, there are eight structured assessment tests, to test vocabulary, capital letters, punctuation, spelling and use of English language with answers. 19 pages

Improve Your English Work Packs teach the child good English. They help improve the child’s punctuation, spelling and grammar skills. There are a wide range of packs to choose from, providing practice in sentence writing, use of connectives and parts of speech. The child will also be introduced to literary techniques - similes, metaphors and other stylistic devices. The format of each pack is so simple. The pages are quick and easy to work through, so the child will learn fast and remember skills taught easily. Each pack includes a lesson plan, with structured exercises, including answer pages. Improve Your English Work Packs save hours of time when preparing lessons or homework tasks. Included in this series, there are eight structured assessment tests, to test vocabulary, capital letters, punctuation, spelling and use of English language with answers. 11 pages

This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom or similar platform. Pdf version included. Learn about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot of 1605 and answer the comprehension questions. This is a very comprehensive and informative resource. Students will learn about James 1st and look at why England was so divided at this time. They will look at the main characters involved in the plot, what these men planned, how they attempted to carry it out and at how their attempts to blow up the Houses Of Parliament were thwarted. They will consider what would have happened if the plot had succeeded and the legacy of the plot. They will read extracts and summaries from Father John Gerard’s account of the plot and answer the comprehension questions. Answers provided. 35 pages

This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. In this digital resource the child is asked to read the text and to answer some questions. The last question focuses on the meaning of words used in the text and the child then writes his or her own non fiction piece. The child also works through punctuation exercises - putting in capital letters, full stops and question marks. Let’s Practise Our Reading Comprehension Packs are a valuable resource to help the child practise essential reading comprehension skills. Each pack includes an article for the child to read and then a series of questions. They are ideal for use with 6-9 year olds, who have reached some degree of reading fluency. The articles ask the child to retrieve facts, explain information and develop their own ideas as to what the writer is implying. Each pack contains vocabulary exercises, encouraging the child to search for words or phrases with the same meaning. Each pack takes the form of a mini topic or project. Answers are included. 15 slides

This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy of it into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. A digital creative writing resource about a boy who starts a new school. Learn to plan and write a story that builds up characters. Read the example story, then use the prompts to write your own version. Full of tips to help your students succeed in writing interesting stories. Will save hours of time when preparing lessons or homework tasks. This series of resources (available in digital and pdf format) are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinations. Each resource will guide students through the story writing process, as if they had a tutor by their side. They are designed to help the child with thinking up ideas, providing starting points for writing, structuring and organizing their writing into paragraphs. It features writing a good introduction with characters, setting and plot, building up suspense and winding up the plot with a suitable resolution. Attention is given to making writing more interesting by varying sentence types, using punctuation and good grammar. The student will investigate different narrative structures for writing stories, exploring various viewpoints so they can decide if they write in first or third person. They will learn to evoke mood and atmosphere by using good vocabulary. Each resource includes an exciting range of model answers and sample texts written by children and provides practice questions to test them. Common errors made by students are highlighted and corrected. Vital hints and tips are provided on gaining those top grades. The resource consists of 29 editable slides.

This DIGITAL resource contains a link, to access and make a copy of it into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. A digital creative writing resource with a spooky Halloween theme. ‘Fright Night: Write An Article’ will certainly get your heart-racing. It is a lively themed resource, that will stimulate a child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. This resource is packed full of fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. For example, read the prompt poem on ‘Fright Night’ and write your own spine chilling version, to persuade your reader to join the spooky festivities. Next, write an article reporting on the frightful night, adding some fearsome facts and odious opinions. This is not a resource for the squeamish! It is excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in examinations. The resource consists of 12 editable slides.

This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make copy of it into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. A digital creative writing resource with a spooky Halloween theme. ‘House Of Horrors: Make A Poster’ will certainly get your heart-racing. It is a lively themed resource, that will stimulate a child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. This resource is packed full of fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. For example, be terrified as you make a poster for ‘Little House Of Horrors’. Use words that are fearfully persuasive, containing chilling vocabulary, to give your reader goose bumps. Next, write a creepy story called ‘The Strange Dream’, to really get your heart-racing. This is not a resource for the squeamish! It is excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in examinations. The resource consists of 9 editable slides.

This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy of it into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. A digital creative writing resource - Imagine you see a monster in a loch. Learn to plan and write a story in a chatty, informal style, that creates an atmospheric setting. Read the example, then use the prompts to write your own version. Full of tips to help your students succeed in writing compelling stories. Will save hours of time when preparing lessons or homework tasks. This series of resources (available in digital and pdf format) are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinations. Each resource will guide students through the story writing process, as if they had a tutor by their side. They are designed to help the child with thinking up ideas, providing starting points for writing, structuring and organizing their writing into paragraphs. It features writing a good introduction with characters, setting and plot, building up suspense and winding up the plot with a suitable resolution. Attention is given to making writing more interesting by varying sentence types, using punctuation and good grammar. The student will investigate different narrative structures for writing stories, exploring various viewpoints so they can decide if they write in first or third person. They will learn to evoke mood and atmosphere by using good vocabulary. Each resource includes an exciting range of model answers and sample texts written by children and provides practice questions to test them. Common errors made by students are highlighted and corrected. Vital hints and tips are provided on gaining those top grades. The resource consists of 25 editable slides.

This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy of it into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. A digital creative writing resource on the topic of bullying. Learn to plan and write a story and go straight into the action, without setting the scene first. Includes a detailed plan and an example story. Then, write your own version using the prompts. Full of tips to help your students succeed in writing interesting stories. Will save hours of time when preparing lessons or homework tasks. This series of resources (available in digital and pdf format) are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinations. Each resource will guide students through the story writing process, as if they had a tutor by their side. They are designed to help the child with thinking up ideas, providing starting points for writing, structuring and organizing their writing into paragraphs. It features writing a good introduction with characters, setting and plot, building up suspense and winding up the plot with a suitable resolution. Attention is given to making writing more interesting by varying sentence types, using punctuation and good grammar. The student will investigate different narrative structures for writing stories, exploring various viewpoints so they can decide if they write in first or third person. They will learn to evoke mood and atmosphere by using good vocabulary. Each resource includes an exciting range of model answers and sample texts written by children and provides practice questions to test them. Common errors made by students are highlighted and corrected. Vital hints and tips are provided on gaining those top grades. The resource consists of 21 editable slides.

This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy of it into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. A digital creative writing resource about a creepy old house. Learn to plan and write a ghost story. Read the example, then use the prompts to write your own version. Full of tips to help your students succeed in writing compelling stories. Will save hours of time when preparing lessons or homework tasks. This series of resources (available in digital and pdf format) are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinations. Each resource will guide students through the story writing process, as if they had a tutor by their side. They are designed to help the child with thinking up ideas, providing starting points for writing, structuring and organizing their writing into paragraphs. It features writing a good introduction with characters, setting and plot, building up suspense and winding up the plot with a suitable resolution. Attention is given to making writing more interesting by varying sentence types, using punctuation and good grammar. The student will investigate different narrative structures for writing stories, exploring various viewpoints so they can decide if they write in first or third person. They will learn to evoke mood and atmosphere by using good vocabulary. Each resource includes an exciting range of model answers and sample texts written by children and provides practice questions to test them. Common errors made by students are highlighted and corrected. Vital hints and tips are provided on gaining those top grades. The resource consists of 21 editable slides.