Reading, writing & grammar resources for Year 6 based on Chapter 1 of the book The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Includes reading tasks for inference, retrieval, vocabulary, summary and sequencing. Grammar/Writing tasks on ellipsis, parenthesis, similes, metaphors, personification and relative clauses.

These are SPAG starters that I use with Y5. These are a few I’ve used throughout the year. They are tailored to the topics that I used them in, but they are easily adaptable for different lessons.

This is a daily 5 question arithmetic practise for Year 6, Autumn 2. I always found that downloaded versions I’ve found online jump straight into Y6 content, and it impacts confidence. These questions build upon prior knowledge from Y5, and gradually introduce Y6 content in a manageable way. Other half terms will be available, and an editable version can be shared upon request.

Mr Men resources. Perfect for a well-being/mental health display in KS1/KS2 classrooms.

Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

A set of differentiated resources aimed at Year 6 that support the writing of a Greek myth and a poem.

A unit of resources to inspire and teach narrative writing in UKS2. Based on the twisted tale of Snow White, there are plenty of opportunities to included expected grammar and ambitious vocabulary!

A set of resources aimed at creating various writing outcomes for UKS2.

This is a daily 5 question arithmetic practise for Year 6, Autumn 1. I always found that downloaded versions I’ve found online jump straight into Y6 content, and it impacts confidence. These questions build upon prior knowledge from Y5, and gradually introduce Y6 content in a manageable way. Other half terms will be available, and an editable version can be shared upon request.

A set of differentiated resources aimed at teaching Y6 grammar and punctuation to produce an adventure story, a newspaper report and a balanced argument.

Comprehension and reading tasks based on various extracts from Private Peaceful by Micheal Morpurgo. Ideal for Y6, could also be used for Y5. Some differentaited tasks also provided at the end of the document for pupils working towards or as confidence boosters. Questions created using UKS2 (SATs) question stems. Extracts and questions included.

Year 1 Science ideas for lessons on common garden plants. Differentiated in 2 ways. Adjective task at the end for an idea combining Science and English.

Numbers 1-12 with multiples inside them. Perfect for a maths display in any classroom!

Perfect for English Working Walls or classroom displays. They encourage children to edit and up-level their work with synonyms and new language.

Resources for 3 writing outcomes for Bad Beginnings (the first book) in A Series of Unfortunate Events. Resources for a description of Sunny being suspended from the tower in a birdcage, a character description of Count Olaf and a newspaper article detailing the actions of Count Olaf. Also included are some ‘crack the code’ activties that link to Y6 SPaG and Arithmetic objectives.

Differentiated resources to support learning and writing about Charles Darwin’s discoveries regarding evolution and adaptation.

These are writing and science resources aimed at learning about how we see, and producing an explanation text about the journey that light takes through our eyes. There are many grammar resources that are differentiated. Includes tasks on prefixes, punctuation editing, conjunctions, clauses, sentence types, word classes, semicolons and bullet points.

Resources adapted for a Year 6 unit on Wonder. Main focus is on grammar & writing. Editable versions and adaptations are available.

Differentiated resources to teach the models of the universe, how we have night and day and the movement of the moon in relation to the Earth.

This is a capacity lesson based on Harry Potter. You will need some containers with various liquids in. I used water with food colouring. For the broomstick salt and wand powder, I used Gellibaff and crushed up bath bombs so that they reacted with the water like real life magic. The tasks are designed for Y2, but can be adapted for any primary age. If you have any questions about the lesson itself, please ask!