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.
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.
A fully-resourced double lesson aimed at the Year 4 objective based on being able to subtract using two 4-digit numbers with one exchange required.
Included is a double lesson PowerPoint that includes an arithmetic starter for each lesson, key vocabulary, modelling and discussion as well as guided practice. This then moves on to an independent activity and challenge questions, with answers included for these.
A fully resourced unit of work for a Year 4 unit on Addition and Subtraction that provides 20 lessons.
Included in the 20 lesson sequence is:
Lesson 1, 2 and 3 - Add and subtract using place value (1s, 10s, 100s and 1000s)
Lesson 4 and 5- Add two 4-digit numbers (no carrying)
Lesson 6 and 7 - Add two 4-digit numbers (1 carry)
Lesson 8, 9 and 10 -Add two 4-digit numbers (multiple carrying)
Lesson 11 and 12 - Subtract using two 4-digit numbers (no exchanging)
Lesson 13 and 14 - Subtract using two 4-digit numbers (1 exchange)
Lesson 15, 16 and 17 - Subtract using two 4-digit numbers (multiple exchanging)
Lesson 18, 19 and 20 - Selecting most appropriate strategies for addition and subtraction
Most lessons come in double lessons bar the two triple lessons where there is an introductory lesson followed by a double lesson. Each double lesson includes a double lesson PowerPoint that includes an arithmetic starter for every lesson, key vocabulary, modelling, discussion and practice before moving onto an independent activity and challenge tasks that stretch over the two lessons. Answer sheets are included for all independent activities and challenge tasks.
The single lesson at the start of triple lessons has all the same features but only has a single lesson PowerPoint.
Eight different fact files and reading comprehension tasks linked to significant black people in history or now.
Included in the pack is a fact file and comprehension for:
Marcus Rashford - there are three differentiated texts for Rashford
Dame Doreen Lawrence
Stormzy
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Tessa Sanderson
Mary Seacole
Answer sheets are also included for each set of comprehensions.
A fully-resourced double lesson that focuses on teaching coordinating conjunctions, with a specific focus on ‘and, but, so’.
The first lesson focuses on being able to identify them, as well as discussing the role they play. The second lesson then takes this learning and extends it by requiring children to decide what the most appropriate coordinating conjunction is in each sentence.
Included in the resource is:
A double lesson PowerPoint with teaching points, discussions and practice questions.
An independent activity for lesson one with extension task.
An independent activity for lesson two with extension task. Both activities have answer sheets provided.
A lesson aimed at the Year 3 Science unit of Animals including Humans. This lesson is the first lesson of a sequence, looking at the different food groups. The lesson presentation includes key vocabulary and discussion around why we eat, as well as looking the Eatwell plate and the different food groups within this.
This is then followed by an independent activity that requires children to label an Eatwell plate and consider foods for each group. This is then followed by a challenge question to provide the chance to reason. An answer sheet and support sheet are also included.
Alongside this is a second version of the lesson aimed at any groups who may be working at a lower level. The aim of the lesson is the same and there is a presentation, activity with answers and support sheet at a more appropriate level.
A lesson aimed at the Year 3 Science unit of Animals including Humans. This lesson is the fourth lesson of a sequence, looking at organs. The lesson presentation includes a recap task looking at prior learning from a previous lesson (can easily be discarded if you are using this as a stand alone lesson) key vocabulary and discussion around some of the different organs in the body and the role they play.
This is then followed by an independent activity working on applying the learning about organs and what they do. This is then followed by a challenge task to create a replica body with organs in the right place based on a provided image. An answer sheet and support sheet are also included, with an answer sheet also included for the recap task.
Alongside this is a second version of the lesson aimed at any groups who may be working at a lower level. The aim of the lesson is the same and there is a presentation, activity with answers and support sheet at a more appropriate level.
A lesson aimed at the Year 3 Science unit of Animals including Humans. This lesson is the third lesson of a sequence, looking at the human skeleton. The lesson presentation includes a recap task looking at prior learning from a previous lesson (can easily be discarded if you are using this as a stand alone lesson) key vocabulary and discussion around the different bones in the body and the role the skeleton plays. This is then followed up with some true and false questions linked to the information.
This is then followed by an independent activity working on identifying bones in the body, scientific names, the function of the skeleton and some true and false questions. This is then followed by a challenge task to show what else they know about bones. An answer sheet and support sheet are also included, with an answer sheet also included for the recap task.
Alongside this is a second version of the lesson aimed at any groups who may be working at a lower level. The aim of the lesson is the same and there is a presentation, activity with answers and support sheet at a more appropriate level.
Three different reading comprehension activities linked to the chapters 2, 3 and 4 from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
A free sample of Chapter One can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12577821
A six lesson bundle/ unit of work based on a unit for Year 3 Animals including Humans.
Included in the lessons are:
Lesson 1 - Food groups
Lesson 2 - Food groups and nutrients
Lesson 3 - Bones
Lesson 4 - Organs
Lesson 5 - Muscles
Lesson 6 - Review/ assessment of unit
Each lesson includes everything that is needed to successfully teach that lesson including a lesson presentation, activity with challenge questions and answer sheets.
Lessons 1 to 5 also include support sheets should these be required to help with the activity whilst lessons 2 to 5 also include recap tasks that help support retention of learning across the unit.
Also included with each lesson is a second version with all the same style resources but aimed at a group potentially working at a slightly lower level to the original aimed group of the planning.
A growing bundle for Year 3 Science that so far includes fully resourced units for Animals including Humans and Plants.
Included in the Animals including Humans Unit is:
Lesson 1 - Food groups
Lesson 2 - Food groups and nutrients
Lesson 3 - Bones
Lesson 4 - Organs
Lesson 5 - Muscles
Lesson 6 - Review/ assessment of unit
Each lesson includes everything that is needed to successfully teach that lesson including a lesson presentation, activity with challenge questions and answer sheets.
Lessons 1 to 5 also include support sheets should these be required to help with the activity whilst lessons 2 to 5 also include recap tasks that help support retention of learning across the unit.
Also included with each lesson is a second version with all the same style resources but aimed at a group potentially working at a slightly lower level to the original aimed group of the planning.
Included in the Plants Unit is:
Lesson 1 - The parts of a plant
Lesson 2 - What a plant needs
Lesson 3 - How water is transported in a plant
Lesson 4 - The parts of a flower
Lesson 5 - Seed dispersal and germination
Lesson 6 - Review/ assessment of unit
Each lesson includes everything that is needed to successfully teach that lesson including a lesson presentation, activity with challenge questions and answer sheets.
Lessons 1 to 5 also include support sheets should these be required to help with the activity whilst lessons 2 to 5 also include recap tasks that help support retention of learning across the unit.
A lesson aimed at the Year 3 Science unit of Animals including Humans. This lesson is the sixth and final lesson of a sequence, focusing on reviewing the unit/ acting as an assessment of what children can remember and understand.
There are a number of different tasks that link to what has been taught over the unit, including true or false, labelling diagrams, and thinking about different importances of parts of the body. An answer sheet is also included and a presentation of the activity to discuss answers along each stage.
There is a second version of the review task also created for any group working at a slightly lower level with all the same factors and answer sheet included.
A lesson aimed at the Year 3 Science unit of Animals including Humans. This lesson is the second lesson of a sequence, looking at the different food groups and the nutrients we require. The lesson presentation includes a recap task looking at prior learning from a previous lesson (can easily be discarded if you are using this as a stand alone lesson) key vocabulary and discussion around why we eat, as well as looking the Eatwell plate and the different food groups within this. This is then followed up by looking at different nutrients, the role they play and good food sources.
This is then followed by an independent activity working on the nutrients and food groups. This is then followed by a challenge question to provide the chance to reason. An answer sheet and support sheet are also included, with an answer sheet also included for the recap task.
Alongside this is a second version of the lesson aimed at any groups who may be working at a lower level. The aim of the lesson is the same and there is a presentation, activity with answers and support sheet at a more appropriate level.
Two weeks of fully planned and resourced English planning linked to the book ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’.
This includes both reading and writing planning so children can become immersed in the book to support their understanding in both areas.
The writing planning includes:
A fully resourced two week unit on diary writing, linked to the book The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch.
Included are two weeks worth of lesson PowerPoints, activities and sheets as well as support sheets where required and model extracts that can be used. Answer sheets are also included for any tasks that require them.
The ten lesson sequence follows the order as below:
Lesson 1 - Features of a diary
Lesson 2 and 3 - Past tense
Lesson 4 - Writing a diary extract
Lesson 5 - Commas in a list
Lesson 6 - Writing a diary extract
Lesson 7 - Time adverbials
Lesson 8, 9 and 10 - Writing diary extracts
Each grammar focus lesson ties in to the lesson that follows where the skill will then be applied as part of the diary extract written that day. A link is also included to a version of the story being read aloud.
All components of the resource are uploaded as PowerPoints so that any subtle changes that need to be made for your class can be done.
Images are courtesy of Pixabay
The reading planning includes:
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 for reading is also uploaded as PowerPoints should you wish to do any tweaks to suit your class.
A fully-resourced double lesson aimed at the Year 4 objective based on being able to divide whole numbers by 10.
Included is a double lesson PowerPoint that includes an arithmetic starter for each lesson, key vocabulary, modelling and discussion as well as guided practice. This then moves on to an independent activity and challenge questions, with answers included for these.
Three presentations that can be used to run lessons on triangles.
1) A lesson presentation used for introducing calculating the perimeter of a triangle. Included in the presentation is what perimeter is, how to calculate the perimeter of a triangle, different types of triangles, practise questions to practise calculating the perimeter of a triangle and questions that make children apply the rules they know in a slightly different way.
2) A lesson presentation used for introducing calculating the area of a triangle. Included in the presentation is what area is, how to calculate the area of a triangle, practise questions to practise calculating the area of a triangle and questions that make children apply the rules they know in a slightly different way.
3) A lesson presentation used for introducing angles in a triangle. Included in the presentation is the different types of triangles, different types of angles, total angles in a triangle and practise questions that get children to calculate the missing angle/ think about triangle properties carefully.
50 different questions for Chapter Six 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.
54 different questions for Chapter Four 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.
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.
A reading comprehension aimed at higher ability children within the group with 23 questions and answers included that get children to practise using information texts and their layout to help them answer questions. Written for Year 5 in mind but easily useable between Year 4 and 7.
Six reading comprehension lessons that focus on The Firework-Maker's Daughter.
Each lesson follows the same style, focusing 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.