What is VIPERS?
VIPERS (which stands for Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Sequencing) is a way of teaching reading comprehension. It uses short extracts and poems, and is taught in short lessons (15-20 minutes each.)
What’s Included?
-10 PowerPoint documents
-Each PowerPoint document contains 3 slides (Day 1: Vocabulary and Inference. Day 2: Prediction and Explanation. Day 3: Retrieval and Sequencing).
Which texts are covered?
-Cake
-The Dancing Bear
-The Enormous Crocodile
-Smasher
-Diamond
-The Blob that Ate Everyone
-Diary of a Killer Cat
-Lady Lollipop
-Polar Bear
-The Mystery Creatures
What is VIPERS?
VIPERS (which stands for Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Sequencing) is a way of teaching reading comprehension. It uses short extracts and poems, and is taught in short lessons (15-20 minutes each.)
What’s Included?
-10 PowerPoint documents
-Each PowerPoint document contains 3 slides (Day 1: Vocabulary and Inference. Day 2: Prediction and Explanation. Day 3: Retrieval and Sequencing).
Which texts are covered?
-Woodlouse
-Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
-Voyage of the Dawn Treader
-Malala Yusufsai
-The Mouse and his Child
-Winnie the Pooh
-Shopping List for a Firework Display
-Secret Garden
-Year 6 Residential
-The Bogeyman
What is VIPERS?
VIPERS (which stands for Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Sequencing) is a way of teaching reading comprehension. It uses short extracts and poems, and is taught in short lessons (15-20 minutes each.)
What’s Included?
-10 PowerPoint documents
-Each PowerPoint document contains 3 slides (Day 1: Vocabulary and Inference. Day 2: Prediction and Explanation. Day 3: Retrieval and Sequencing).
Which texts are covered?
-Tracy Beaker
-Ghosts
-Ghost Hunt
-Tom’s Midnight Garden
-The Sword in the Stone
-Watership Down
-The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
-The Moon of Gomrath
-Kaspar, King of Cats
-The Phantom of Billy Bantam
What is VIPERS?
VIPERS (which stands for Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Sequencing) is a way of teaching reading comprehension. It uses short extracts and poems, and is taught in short lessons (15-20 minutes each.)
What’s Included?
-10 PowerPoint documents
-Each PowerPoint document contains 3 slides (Day 1: Vocabulary and Inference. Day 2: Prediction and Explanation. Day 3: Retrieval and Sequencing).
Which texts are covered?
-Matilda
-Postcard from a School Camp
-Autumn Leaves
-Back to School
-Shakespeare
-Beadle the Bard
-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
-Stig of the Dump
-Truth
-Hagbane’s Doom
What’s included?
-9 complete comprehension resources themed around a poem.
-Each resource includes the poem itself, a series of questions and a mark scheme.
What’s included?
-Conversation Piece
-Haunted
-In the Wood
-Mirror Mirror
-Recipe for a class outing
-The Bogeyman
-The Wind
-There’s a Dragon
-What is it
Great for:
-Year groups 4-8
-homework
-revision
-SATs prep
-home-learning
-links with PSCHE and British Values
-Booster groups
What’s included on each poster?
-Birth / death
-Occupation
-List of works
-Short biography
-Quote
Who’s included?
-Alan Turing
-Alexander Fleming
-Ashok Venkitaraman
-Brian Cox
-Charles Darwin
-Charlotte Armah
-Florence Nightingale
-Helen Sharman
-Isambard Kingdom-Brunel
-Joseph Lister
-Maggie Aderin-Pocock
-Saiful Islam
-Sir Isaac Newton
-Sir Stephen Hawking
-Tim Berners-Lee
Also available
-Great British Children’s Authors
What’s included on each poster?
-Birth / death
-Occupation
-List of works
-Short biography
-Quote
Who’s included?
-A.A.Milne (Winnie the Pooh)
-Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit)
-C.S.Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia)
-Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
-David Walliams (Demon Dentist)
-J.K.Rowling (Harry Potter)
-J.R.R Tolkien (Lord of the Rings)
-Jacqueline Wilson (Tracy Beaker)
-Julia Donaldson (The Gruffallo)
-Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland)
-Malorie Blackman (Pig heart Boy)
-Onjali Rauf (The Boy at the back of the Class)
-Roald Dahl (The Twits)
-Rudyard Kipling (Jungle Book)
-William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet)
Also Available
-Great British STEM Innovators
What’s included?
-20 comprehension lessons. Each lesson includes a poem, questions (retrieval, inference, authorial intent, word meaning and opinion) and a mark scheme.
-a mixture of traditional and modern
-a mixture of serious and funny
Poems in the Bundle
SET 1
-A Liking for a Viking (Celia Warren)
-Bonfire (Jean Kenward)
-Eletephony (Laura E.Richards)
-History (John Kitching)
-Ice Cream Shop (Shel Silverstein)
-Ogre My Dead Body (Colin McNaughton)
-Seal Lullaby (Rudyard Kipling)
-Song of the Engine (Worsley Benison)
-Transylvania Dreaming (Colin McNaughton)
-Windy Nights (Robert Louis Stevenson)
SET 2
-Entering a Castle (Brian Moses)
-Fire burn and Cauldron Bubble (William Shakespeare)
-Important Notice (Phillip Waddell)
-It’s a Wonderful World but they Made a Few Mistakes (Judith Viorst)
-Jabberwocky (Lewis Carroll)
-Mother to Son (Langston Hughes)
-Names (Brian Moses)
-Superman’s Dog (Paul Cookson)
-Two Witches Discuss Good Grooming (John Caldwell)
-Winter Time (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Great for
-Year groups 4-8
-homework
-revision
-SATs prep
-home-learning
-links with PSCHE and British Values
-Booster groups
What’s included?
-10 complete comprehension resources themed around a poem.
-Each resource includes the poem itself, a series of questions and a mark scheme.
What’s included?
-Entering a Castle
-Fire burn and Cauldron Bubble
-Important Notice
-It’s a Wonderful World but they Made a Few Mistakes
-Jabberwocky
-Mother to Son
-Names
-Superman’s Dog
-Two Witches Discuss Good Grooming
-Winter Time
Great for:
-Year groups 4-8
-homework
-revision
-SATs prep
-home-learning
-links with PSCHE and British Values
-Booster groups
What’s included?
-10 complete comprehension resources themed around a poem.
-Each resource includes the poem itself, a series of questions and a mark scheme.
What’s included?
-A Liking for a Viking
-Bonfire
-Eletephony
-History
-Ice Cream Shop
-Ogre My Dead Body
-Seal Lullaby
-Song of the Engine
-Transylvania Dreaming
-Windy Nights
Great for:
-Year groups 4-8
-homework
-revision
-SATs prep
-home-learning
-links with PSCHE and British Values
-Booster groups
What’s included?
-10 sets of 20 questions
-answer cards
What is it?
Word problems cards based on popular culture and famous themes. They’ve been made and saved in Microsoft Publisher, so they are full editable - I use them as laminated cards, but Publisher allows for a variety of print / presentation options.
What’s covered in the questions?
The questions cover elements of the Year 5/6 Maths National Curriculum. This includes 4 operations, written methods, mental strategies, mean, percentages, money and more.
Great for:
In-school lessons
Homework tasks
Home learning
Post-SATs maths
Sets included:
Authors and Stories
Chocolate
Disney
Harry Potter
Marvel
Olympics
Pokemon
Pop Hits
Star Wars
Super Mario
What’s included?
30 complete comprehension resources themed on great Britons, both modern and historical (including a good spread of men, women and Great Brits from the BAME community.)
Each resource includes a short biography, a series of questions and a mark scheme.
Great for:
-Year groups 4-8
-homework
-revision
-home-learning
-links with PSCHE and British Values
-Booster groups
Who’s included?
-Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit creator)
-Bushra Nasir (UK’s first Muslim Head Teacher)
-Charles Dickens (author)
-Florence Nightingale (Revolutionised nursing)
-Freddie Mercury (of Queen fame)
-Helen Sharman (UKs first astronaut)
-Jane Goodall (conservationist)
-Paul Stephenson (Racial Equality activist)
-Sadiq Khan (politician)
-William Shakespeare (poet, playwright)
-Ashok Venkitaraman (cancer researcher)
-Charles Darwin (evolutionary biologist)
-Claudia Jones (racial equality activitist, founder of Nottinghill Carnival)
-Helen Bamber (founder of Amnesty International)
-John Lennon (The Beatles)
-Kelly Holmes (athlete)
-Queen Victoria
-Sir Isaac Newton (discoverer of gravity)
-Sir Stephen Hawking (scientist)
-Sir Winston Churchill (WW2 Prime Minister)
-C.S Lewis (author)
-Doreen Lawrence (modern-day racial equality activist)
-Emmeline Pankhurst (historical gender equality activist)
-Isambard Kingdom-Brunel (historical engineer)
-J.K Rowling (author)
-J.R.R Tolkien (author)
-Princess Diana (philanthropist and ex-Royal)
-Roald Dahl (author)
-Shami Chakrabarti (politician, political activist)
-Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the World Wide Web)
What’s included?
10 complete comprehension resources themed on great Britons, both modern and historical.
Each resource includes a short biography, a series of questions and a mark scheme.
Who’s included?
-Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit creator)
-Bushra Nasir (UK’s first Muslim Head Teacher)
-Charles Dickens (author)
-Florence Nightingale (Revolutionised nursing)
-Freddie Mercury (of Queen fame)
-Helen Sharman (UKs first astronaut)
-Jane Goodall (conservationist)
-Paul Stephenson (Racial Equality activist)
-Sadiq Khan (politician)
-William Shakespeare (poet, playwright)
Great for:
-Year groups 4-8
-homework
-revision
-home-learning
-links with PSCHE and British Values
-Booster groups
What’s included?
10 complete comprehension resources themed on great Britons, both modern and historical.
Each resource includes a short biography, a series of questions and a mark scheme.
Who’s included?
-Ashok Venkitaraman (cancer researcher)
-Charles Darwin (evolutionary biologist)
-Claudia Jones (racial equality activitist, founder of Nottinghill Carnival)
-Helen Bamber (founder of Amnesty International)
-John Lennon (The Beatles)
-Kelly Holmes (athlete)
-Queen Victoria
-Sir Isaac Newton (discoverer of gravity)
-Sir Stephen Hawking (scientist)
-Sir Winston Churchill (WW2 Prime Minister)
Great for:
-Year groups 4-8
-homework
-revision
-home-learning
-links with PSCHE and British Values
-Booster groups
What’s included?
10 complete comprehension resources themed on great Britons, both modern and historical.
Each resource includes a short biography, a series of questions and a mark scheme.
Who’s included?
-C.S Lewis (author)
-Doreen Lawrence (modern-day racial equality activist)
-Emmeline Pankhurst (historical gender equality activist)
-Isambard Kingdom-Brunel (historical engineer)
-J.K Rowling (author)
-J.R.R Tolkien (author)
-Princess Diana (philanthropist and ex-Royal)
-Roald Dahl (author)
-Shami Chakrabarti (politician, political activist)
-Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the World Wide Web)
Great for:
-Year groups 4-8
-homework
-revision
-home-learning
-links with PSCHE and British Values
-Booster groups
What’s included?
24 double-page worksheets, themed on units from the Upper Key Stage 2 Maths Curriculum.
6 x Four Operations
6 x Geometry
6 x Measurement
6 x Statistics
Each worksheet has answers, provided at the bottom of the second page.
**The questions on these worksheets are previous KS2 SATs questions, so are great for:
**
homework
SATs prep
home-study
booster groups
Do your pupils forget their written methods almost as soon as you’ve taught them?
I created this booklet to overcome this yearly obstacle - one booklet with all written methods explained in step-by-step instructions. Each pupil in my class keeps a copy in their maths books (like a bookmark) and refers back to it if they forget their methods.
For each step, there is a short, clear explanation of what to do (and why.)
**
Great for:**
+revision
+daily use
+learning aid for LAPs / forgetful pupils
+teaching aid when first teaching a method
I made this resource to help Y5 and Y6 children practise those tricky 2-pointer SATs questions, which is a common weakness for middle and higher achievers.
What’s included?
*Question Book 1 (34 past-SAT questions)
*Answer Book 1 (worked solutions for Question Book 1)
*Question Book 2 (31 past-SAT questions)
*Answer Book 2 (worked solutions for Question Book 2)
*Question Book 3 (31 past-SAT questions)
*Answer Book 3 (worked solutions for Question Book 3)
Question Types
*Multi-step Qs
*Multi-operation Qs
*Multi-point Qs
How I use this resource
I’ve used this resource for Booster Groups / SATs prep
I’ve used this resource as an extension task for quick finishers in day-to-day maths lessons
This resource is designed for Year 6s preparing for their SATs.
Both the revision sheet (2-sided) and the flashcards contain the entire KS2 Grammar / Punctuation curriculum (except capital letters and full stops.)
Perfect for:
-giving out at parents evening, to help Mum and Dad help with their child’s learning
-sticking in pupils’ Grammar / Literacy / Writing books
-giving to children to revise from
-using as an intervention (my Y6s enjoy using the flashcards as a match-up game)
What’s included?
-2 sided revision document
-14 pages of flashcards / playing cards / sorting cards
Why I made this resource
Every maths lesson you teach, you give a clear learning outcome (or TBAT or WALT or Success Criteria - whatever it’s called in each school.) Your class follow your carefully planned steps, and succeed. However, in my experience, children then struggle when faced with:
-multi-step problems
-multi-operation problems
-questions without a clear method to use
-changes in maths skill required (E.g. suddenly needing to write an answer as a fraction)
How to Use
These lessons are designed to have limiting teaching beforehand, if at all. Instead, children tackle the real-life situation using a broad range of skills (money, decimals, written methods, mental strategies, converting between fractions and % etc) and get used to:
-thinking independently
-being less reliant on adults (“learned helplessness”)
-using a blend of skills at once
What’s included?
-20 real-life contexts (whole lessons) which each include:
>printable data pages (price lists, menus, information pages, league tables, timetables, fact files, recipes)
>15 differentiated questions (Band A = easiest, Band E = hardest. Harder Qs can be trimmed off the page, depending on your maths groups)
>Answer sheet