National Reading Test style practice papers suitable for KS2 students in year 4, 5 and 6. Questions based around the Roman invasion of Britain. The answers are also included. Also see the premier bundle package which includes NINE tests! National Reading Test practice for KS2 Wales. Yr. 4, 5 & 6. (Nine tests)

National Reading Test style practice papers suitable for KS2 students in year 4, 5 and 6. Questions based around Tudor punishments and (bad) education! The answers are also included. Also see the premier bundle package which includes NINE tests! National Reading Test practice for KS2 Wales. Yr. 4, 5 & 6. (Nine tests)

This cross-curricular presentation that requires pupils to work out the co-ordinates of locations on the WW2 map of Europe. It covers 4 and 6 figure grid references. There is a clever video link included with this resource to start the lesson. You could print out the maps for use in lessons, therefore some preparation is required in order to get the best results. There is an extension sheet provided in publisher format. LO: To use co-ordinates to specify location LO: To use grid references to specify location

Fictional report of an air raid on a Welsh coastal town in 1941 by the German Luftwaffe. Pupils should study the model text and produce their own fictional report using the newspaper template. This resource pack includes 3 levels of differentiated worksheets and a YouTube video which features authentic sounds to set the scene! LO: To write appropriately for a purpose and the reader – Newspaper report Also see the premier bundle package which includes more exciting WW2 resources! World War 2 WW2 English resource pack for KS2 students in year 5&6. (Seven cross curricular activities)

Fictional play script of an air raid on London by the German Luftwaffe in 1940. Pupils should study the model text and produce their own play script using the blank template. A list of powerful vocabulary (Wow Words) and a copy of the success criteria for an effective play script is included. LO: To consider whether a text is effective in conveying information and ideas (Reading) LO: To change how you write when writing for different reasons (Writing)

Read the diary entries, underline the spelling and grammatical errors. Write the corrections above. Three ability level groups - Mussolini (Easy), Churchill (Medium), Hitler (Harder)

Blank KWL grid suitable for learners in KS2. Ideal Asessment for learning activity when beginning the new topic. Pupils should add their knowledge to the grid throughout the term. K - What I Know W - What I want to know L - What I have learnt

Pupils create their own gladiators and write about the battle between them! Writing templates are available to scaffold the pupils writing. A model text is provided along with some visual images to engage learners. Also included is a sample list of powerful vocabulary (Wow Words!)

Pupils measure the shapes (1960’s objects) on the worksheets and calculate the perimeter in decimals. The images are popular 1960’s icons and memorabilia. BS (Lower) - Measure the squares and rectangles to the nearest cm AA (Middle) - Measure the squares and rectangles to the nearest decimal in cm MAT (Higher) - Measure the squares, rectangles and circles* to the nearest decimal in cm *A small piece of string is needed to measure the perimeter of the circle. Pupils correctly add up all the sides to find the perimeter. A simple video link to allow pupils to recap on the method required to work out the perimeter of polygons has also been included. LO: To measure the perimeter of shapes

A range of ideas for lessons based on building a description of a city and/or countryside setting in WW2. The descriptions could be used as openers in a story based around evacuees who were sent to live in a rural location. This is a tried and tested classroom resource. Pupils should collect ideas from the pictures provided and use the model text to write an effective description. A blank vocabulary grid and a copy of the success criteria for writing an effective description is also included. This resource could be used with older pupils. *Please note the video clip is open source material.

A series of activities to investigate the uses of key sites in South Wales during WW2 using carefully chosen aerial photos. Images of 1940’s locations and modern day equivalents are included. The children should look carefully for similar evidence and try to match the images. Aimed at KS2/3, the pupils will be encouraged to observe, discuss and participate in further research about the locations. This is a tried and tested classroom resource. Smaller images are provided for book work. *Video Clip is an open source link

This activity has been developed to assist pupils in writing an effective description of the differences between rich and poor Tudor people from a first person perspective. There are two sheets of visual stimuli to support this activity and a sample set of answers. Suitable for pupils in KS2, this activity has been previously used with learners in year 3&4.

This cross-curricular presentation that requires pupils to add 2/3/4 digits using formal methods. The final task is something a little different and requires blank stickers/labels which should be attached to pupils shirts. The learners add the pairs of numbers in a collaborative numeracy task. Cross Curricular Welsh is included (Numbers) Whiteboards are useful with this activity. LO: To add 3&4 digit numbers using the appropriate written method

Two differentiated sheets for making notes on presentations given by a guest speaker • Listen to the speaker carefully and copy down the main points. • Use these notes to write summary paragraphs of your own about the talk LO: To develop note taking skills

This first PowerPoint is a great way to introduce the history, life and times of the 1960's. The second is a 'Guess Who' activity which encourages further research. There a focus on the Beatles in the first section of the slides. Also included is a follow up KWL grid and a comprehension / research task for the more able reader. These resources were used with upper KS2.

Learners should study the model text and produce their own fictional diary entry from a person living in the Tudor era (1665) in the time of the Great Plague. ] A slide showing a list of suggested power / wow words is also included. The second activity requires research skills to check historical facts LO: To write a diary entry giving a description of London during the plague. LO: To use research skills to check historical facts