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I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
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I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
English language arts
Linking adverbials (Time) word mat
A word mat originally created to help children use linking adverbs of time in their instruction writing. Useful for children to have in front of them for their writing to give them different examples of time adverbials that move a sequence of events on.
Punctuation Lesson (. ? !)
A fully-resourced lesson that focuses on being able to punctuate sentences accurately using full stops, exclamation marks and question marks.
Included is a lesson presentation that includes discussion points, examples and practice questions which is then supported with an independent activity to apply what has been learnt and a challenge to apply this to their own sentences. An answer sheet is also included for the independent activity.
The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch Reading Planning (8 lessons)
Two weeks worth of fully planned and resourced reading planning (based on 4 lessons a week) from ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’.
Included in the resource are the full set of resources, including lesson PowerPoints, activities for each day and answer sheets where appropriate. The only thing required is a copy of the book for children though a link is also included for a read aloud version of the story.
The first week includes:
Lesson 1 - Discussion around the book and creating a book review
Lesson 2 - Focus on vocabulary
Lesson 3 - Sequencing events (images courtesy of Pixabay)
Lesson 4 - Retrieval
The second week includes:
Lesson 1 - Focus on vocabulary
Lesson 2 - Retrieval
Lesson 3 - Explaining answers using because
Lesson 4 - Summarising by retelling the story
Everything is uploaded as PowerPoints so that any tweaking or adapting can be done as necessary to respond to needs in your class.
The Witches Reading Comprehension (Chapter Two)
48 different questions for Chapter Two of The Witches by Roald Dahl. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities. To support guided reading sessions, all questions have the relevant page numbers (paperback) and answers at the end.
N.B. You will need to provide the text itself.
The Firework-Maker's Daughter - Chapter Five
60 different questions for Chapter Five of The Firework-Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman that test a range of skills. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities to support guided reading sessions/ whole class reading comprehensions. The questions follow the order of the chapter but don't have answers attached as the answers can vary depending on the child's opinion.
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The Firework-Maker's Daughter Bundle
A bundle of resources/ unit of work that focus on The Firework-Maker's Daughter.
Included are:
Six whole class reading comprehension sessions based on chapters from the Firework-Maker's Daughter. The session focuses on reading the chapter before looking at any vocabulary children are unsure of. Children will then be shown how to pick out key words from questions as well as looking at what question words are looking for. Finally, children will be able to work through one of three differentiated worksheets that check their comprehension skills/ deeper understanding.
519 different questions for The Firework-Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman that test a range of skills. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities to support guided reading sessions/ whole class reading comprehensions. The questions follow the order of the chapter but don't have answers attached as the answers can vary depending on the child's opinion.
Fully planned, differentiated and resourced unit of work looking at information texts, writing an information text about the white elephant from The Firework-Maker's Daughter. Included are all the slides, planning and resources needed to run each lesson, with 10 lessons that focus on key features of information texts and work on different skills before completing their own independent writing.
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The Indian in the Cupboard Reading Comprehension Bundle (16 activities)
Sixteen reading comprehension activities linked to the book The Indian in the Cupboard. Each chapter has a separate comprehension activity that includes 20 questions working on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
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The Nothing to See Here Hotel Reading Comprehension Bundle
A reading comprehension pack linked to the book ‘The Nothing to see Here Hotel’.
Included in the pack is a 10 question task for every chapter included in the book which means there are 26 tasks overall, resulting in 260 questions linked to the book. Each chapter includes a range of skills including retrieving, inferring and considering the use of vocabulary and language features. An answer sheet is also included for each chapter.
Viking Boy Reading Comprehension (Chapters 4, 5 and 6)
Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 4, 5 and 6 of Viking Boy. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
The Witches Reading Comprehension (Chapter One)
25 different questions for Chapter One of The Witches by Roald Dahl. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities. To support guided reading sessions, all questions have the relevant page numbers (paperback) and answers at the end.
N.B. You will need to provide the text itself.
Non-finite Clause Worksheets
Three differentiated worksheets that focus on non-finite clauses for children in either Year 5 or 6. Activities start with children being able to identify non-finite clauses before moving on to including them and then writing their own sentences that include non-finite clauses.
Famous Scientists
Learn all about 12 famous scientists using these fact files. Learn about their childhood, education and some of their key work in science. Perfect for displays or for reading to gain knowledge.
Included are:
Albert Einstein
Alexander Fleming
Charles Darwin
Dian Fossey
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Ivan Pavlov
Louis Pasteur
Nikola Tesla
Robert Oppenheimer
Sally Ride
Stephen Hawking
Time adverbials
A lesson that looks at being able to use time adverbials accurately, particularly in the context of writing a set of instructions. Included is the presentation and a set of three differentiated resources for children to work through.
Relative Clauses
A presentation that looks at what relative clauses are with children before getting children to identify relative clauses within sentences and creating their own sentences with relative clauses in.
Non-finite clauses
A presentation that looks at what non-finite clauses are with children before getting children to identify non-finite clauses within sentences and creating their own sentences with non-finite clauses in.
David Attenborough Reading Comprehension
A fact file about David Attenborough that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 10 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about David Attenborough at the same time.
Wordsearch
10 different word searches for children to work through. These include ones that lead to future activities such as adjectives, verbs and adverbs where children can then try and include these in sentences/ change the tense of the verb.
Other word searches include words for the four different maths operations as well as then having some fun ones like Christmas words, words related to Harry Potter and words related to Star Wars.
Examples of Instructions
8 different sets of instructions that are aimed at different ability children, showing different ways in which instructions can be set out for day to day tasks as well as showing how detailed instructions can need to be for a simple task like cleaning your teeth.
Using Commas Worksheet
A worksheet that provides a variety of questions linked to being able to use commas appropriately/ identify where commas are being used or aren’t being used correctly.
Included as part of the worksheet are 11 different questions that provide variation to check understanding through the use of different question styles and through the way commas are being used. This includes commas being used to:
Mark items in a list
Mark fronted adverbials
Mark clauses
Punctuate speech accurately
Answers are also included for all questions.