This is a fantastic lesson to get practical. The photos should be printed and laminated and then hidden in some manner. Preferably, hidden in sand to become a true archaeological dig, however they could also be hidden around the school or even just distributed throughout the classroom. Children will find an artifact, draw it, guess what it was used for and then use research or Google reverse image search to find what the item actually was. Makes a brilliant practical lesson with many possibilities. Note: All artifact images have been collated from a Google image search in order to make reverse image search accurate. Consequently, the copyright of these images remains with the individual or organisation.

This is a resource to assess learning and greater depth understanding of the four operations. There are eight numerical questions (two of each operation) and two written greater depth worded problems. Differentiated three ways (Higher, Middle and Lower). Aimed at upper KS2 although may also be suitable for higher sets in Year 4.

This lesson examines the amount of money everyone in the production chain receives for the sale of a £1 bar of chocolate. The children view the IWB and look at the different roles involved in production such as farmers, cocoa buyers etc. The children then have a blank chocolate bar. They will cut this bar to represent how much they believe each person SHOULD get after listening to their roles in the production chain. You will then reveal how much they actually earn. This creates an excellent shock factor for the children as they usually believe the farmers should get a high amount only to find out it is virtually nothing. Children then have another blank chocolate bar and this time cut them up to show what they actually get. Compare the two and discuss this is why we have Fairtrade. A fantastic lesson!

This is everything you need to teach a lesson on fronted adverbials. Includes a PowerPoint: Children examine what a fronted adverbial is, identify one in a sentence and write their own. Higher, Middle and Lower differentiated activities. Highers - write their own sentences using a word bank of 20 fronted adverbials. Middles - Match the fronted adverbial to the remaining part of the sentence and write into their books. Lowers - Cut out the fronted adverbial and sentence and match the two together. Includes opportunity for Peer Assessment. A full lesson Plan is also included with all the information on.

A resource that begins with 2x2 digit multiplication, then moves on to 3x2 digit and finally 3x3 digit. At the end there are three greater depth questions involving finding missing numbers using reasoning skills and finally a self assessment traffic light. A fantastic resource to assess learning at the end of the unit, as a revision lesson, for HAP as a task during lesson or to assess prior knowledge before beginning a unit. This version includes the answer sheet.

This is a set of items for sale in three different supermarkets. The questions require the children to find totals and differences between various products. Some questions are greater depth for HA and require some in depth thinking. Resource contains questions for higher ability, middle ability and lower ability. I have also included the answers for every question.

I have divided the year 1 and 2 spelling lists into 5 weekly spellings on a ‘Look, Cover, Write, Check’ style format. All that would need updating is the dates for your personal use. This is a total of 16 weeks worth of spellings. Please note: I have discounted some spellings which were overly repetitive in order to fit them all into weekly slots, for example cold, gold, told, hold.

Here is a bank of resources with a front cover. Included are: Page 1 - Front cover Page 2 - Colouring page Page 3 - Christmas crossword. Page 4 & 5 - Plan your own party (Maths). Page 6 - Calculate the cost of each present (Maths). Page 7 - Use the code to find the joke answer (English). Page 8 - Pricing Christmas presents (Maths). Page 9 - Colouring page. Page 10 - Write a character description of an Elf (English). Page 11 - 12 days of Christmas puzzle (Maths & Comprehension). Page 12 - Four operations word problems (Maths). Page 13 - Unscramble words (English). Page 14 - Word Search (English). Page 15 - Colour the stained glass window & write a summary of the scene (English). Page 16 - Word Search (English). PLEASE NOTE: While I have written and created some of the resources in this document, others have been found on Google and in other TES documents therefore I do not own copyright and copyright belongs to the creators of those individual worksheets. I have gathered these together in a booklet and added my own worksheets for which I do own the copyright. Thank you.

This is a set of five texts which can be used during shared/guided reading sessions. Each text includes literal retrieval as well as ‘find and copy’ style questions and interpretation questions. The children should be given between 20 and 30 minutes to complete the questions therefore meaning their is time left to review the answers as a group/class. Within a whole class, the higher ability children can be given an initial task to complete, such as dictionary work, while the remainder of the class begin their text. After ten minutes the higher ability children then begin their text. This means all children should complete their work at the same time. All texts are aimed at Upper Key Stage 2, however could be accessible by confident Year 4 children or some Key Stage 3 children. Please note: I do not own the copyright to any of the texts used within these worksheets. Copyright for the original texts remains with the individual authors.

This is a fantastic set of resources for practicing times tables. They are great for quick activities at the start of lessons or in quick maths slots. The children will role two dice and add the digits together. They will then multiply this by a given times table and place a O or X on the corresponding square. The aim of the game is to get 4 in a row. Children are able to block each other if they happen to role the number required. Game can be played in twos, however alternative versions are possible such as three in a row with three or four children using a different colour pen each. An excellent, fun way to revise times tables!

This is a complete lesson which I have used many times (including during observations). I have always received positive feedback and the children write excellent sentences with skills they can transfer into all subjects and future lessons. The lesson revolves around taking a basic sentence and adding 2 adjectives, followed by a fronted adverbial and finally a conjunction. Included is a whiteboard covering the entire lesson, the planning, starter tasks and activities and a differentiated (higher, middle and lower) main activity.

Branching diagram activities for computing or science lessons. Set Includes: Blank Simple Version Simple Version (Animals) Simple Version (Sweets) Simple Version (Fruit) Blank Harder Version Harder Version (Sports) This covers two lessons. The first lesson the children have the example one to follow through in pairs and explore how branching diagrams work. Then move on to give the other example (fruit) and explore the questions used. The children then use the animal and sweet version to write their own questions which lead to the correct object. The second lesson is moving on a step with slightly harder branching diagrams. The children will explore the example one and questions used before putting the correct sport at the end of each branch. They will then move on to write their own using the blank version. It could also be used in one lesson as a higher and lower ability set.

Practical lesson for multiplication. Children will work in mixed ability pairs to calculate the answers. They must then move around the playground/hall/classroom to locate the answer on a poster and record the letter shown. Once they have gathered all of the letters, they must unscramble them to find the hidden code. An excellent lesson which engages all children. Also included is the lesson plan, posters for around the room and the sheet the children will write on. Has received excellent feedback in lesson observations and with Ofsted.

This is an entire lesson on ordering fractions. It has been differentiated three ways and includes the answers. Also included is a notebook file with step by step instructions on how to order fractions - very visual for the children. Higher ability: Ordering four fractions including some mixed fractions. Middle ability: Ordering four fractions. Lower ability: Ordering three fractions. All worksheets include a deeper thinking/greater depth style challenge question. All answers included.

This is a fantastic complete lesson pack which allows children to actively engage in Maths. **Included in the pack: ** White board resource Teachers instructions & answers Posters to put around the room Three differentiated question sheets. The children move around the room (or outside space) to answer differentiated (higher, middle and lower) maths questions. Once they have found the answer, they will jot down the accompanying letter. Theses letters, when unscrambled, will make a Christmas themed phrase. **Subjects covered: ** Halving and doubling. Number Sequences. Mental addition and subtraction. Rounding. Multiplication and division. Fractions. Decimals. Activity Instructions Place the posters around the room (or playground) and give children a question sheet each (or in pairs/groups). The children will answer the differentiated questions. Once they have found the answer, they will look around the room for the poster displaying that number and note down the corresponding letter. (Note: Remind children that some letters may appear twice.) Children must answer all of the questions and collect a total of 13 letters (some letters are red herrings!). These letters must then be unscrambled to find a hidden Christmas message.

This is a great resource I have used with my Year 5 group, but would work well as SAT’s revision or as individual teaching elements in LKS2 or as a recap of skills in KS3. The Murder Mystery consists of five challenges based on five different SPAG areas. The children must follow the instructions on each challenge to find a clue. Each clue helps to eliminate people from the suspect list. A notebook file is included with examples of each style of challenge in order to check understanding before the children begin each task. The task begins with a story about a murder in a sleepy village and asks the children to help solve the case. Included in this set of resources is: Instructions for the teacher. A story introducing the event. The suspect list. Five clues** (with all of the answers). ** A self-assessment tool to use at the end of the unit of work. A bright, colourful Notebook file which guides through each challenge and includes examples. A lesson plan. SPAG skills covered by this resource include: Clue 1: Full stops and Capital Letters. Clue 2: Nouns, Adjectives and Verbs. Clue 2: Commas Clue 4: Subordinating and Co-ordinating conjunctions. Clue 5: Speech Punctuation. This works brilliantly in mixed ability groups or by individual groups of pupils. Higher ability pupils relish the challenge of investigating for themselves whereas some lower ability or SEN children will need support. It can be used across one (or a series of) lessons or as a weekly starter/plenary/SPAG task which can extend the ‘whodunit’ tension across an entire half term.

This is an activity pack including 6 sheets of questions, answers, IWB file, self-assessment tool and planning. I have had very positive feedback using this lesson in observations. Everything you need is ready to go. Children will work in mixed ability pairs to answer questions on the following topics: multiplication division addition subtraction rounding to the nearest ten rounding to the nearest hundred word problems. Each time the children answer a question, they will select the matching answer at the bottom of the page and record the word shown. Once they have collected all of the words, they will see a hidden message. This is a clue to help them eliminate different suspects until only one remains - this person is therefore the murderer of Sleep Bear! It can easily be adapted to make it easier/harder by altering the questions and answers at the bottom of the page. A really fun, engaging lesson which works well as a standalone lesson for more able children or can be broken up into several lessons for those needing more time. All children will be fully engaged in learning, whilst also developing their vocabulary and explanation skills when helping their peers.