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 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.
This resource contains the first of four packs designed to support the delivery of the White Rose Maths Scheme Year 5 – Decimals for the Summer Term.
The resource focuses on the following White Rose Maths ‘small steps’
Addition within 1
Subtraction within 1
Complements to 1
Adding - Crossing the whole
The resource contains worksheets / activities linked to the above small steps with an emphasis on the mastery approach to learning advocated by the White Rose scheme. The resource includes reasoning, problem solving and activities and varied fluency activities and tasks.
A combined bundle that includes:
Twenty six reading comprehension activities linked to the book The Boy at the Back of the Class. Each chapter has a separate comprehension activity that includes 20 questions working on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
Twenty-one reading comprehension activities linked to the book The Night Bus Hero. Each chapter has a separate comprehension activity that includes 20 questions working on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.
Three different coordinate grid templates that can be used freely to create your own resources linked to position and direction. There is one that is the first quadrant, one that then has the top 2 quadrants and one that is all four quadrants with them all going up to 10 or -10 along the x and y-axis.
Uploaded as a PPT so that they can be used freely to create your own resources to support in class, whether focusing on reading coordinates, plotting, reflecting or translating.
A ten lesson sequence focusing on addition and subtraction in Year 5.
Most lessons come as double lessons with two single lessons as introductions ahead of the double lessons that follow them.
The lesson sequence is as follows:
Lesson 1 - Written Addition
Lesson 2 and 3 - Written and Mental Addition
Lesson 4 - Written Subtraction
Lesson 5 and 6 - Written and Mental Subtraction
Lesson 7 and 8 - Choosing most appropriate method for addition and subtraction
Lesson 9 and 10 - Inverse operations and finding missing numbers in calculations
Each lesson/ double lesson includes PowerPoints which include arithmetic starters for every lesson, key vocabulary, teaching, discussion and practise before moving on to the independent activity and challenge questions. Over a double lesson, the activity and challenge task remain the same as it gives children chance to go in depth in both the teaching in the first lesson and through the challenge questions in the second lesson. Answer sheets are included for all activities and challenges.
An eight lesson sequence focusing on multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 in Year 5 with whole numbers/ whole number answers.
All lessons come as double lessons.
The lesson sequence is as follows:
Lesson 1 and 2 - Multiply by 10, 100 and 1000
Lesson 3 and 4 - Divide by 10, 100 and 1000
Lesson 5 and 6 - Multiply and Divide by 10, 100 and 1000
Lesson 7 and 8 - Multiples of 10, 100 and 1000
Each double lesson includes PowerPoints which include arithmetic starters for every lesson, key vocabulary, teaching, discussion and practise before moving on to the independent activity and challenge questions. Over a double lesson, the activity and challenge task remain the same as it gives children chance to go in depth in both the teaching in the first lesson and through the challenge questions in the second lesson. Answer sheets are included for all activities and challenges.
Also included is an additional 48 worksheets linked to multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. These include both whole numbers and decimal numbers and can be used during lessons, for additional practice or for homework over the year.
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.
Twenty worksheets that focus on being able to work with bar charts in different ways.
Included are ten worksheets that require children to practise drawing charts when given a set of data. These include different examples of data and different scales, with some data matching the scale and some requiring children to consider drawing data inbetween scales. Alongside this, they are required to label the axis and give the graph a title.
There are then ten worksheets that require children to answer questions based on data presented to them. This includes a range of questions and again includes different intervals, with data being set on the intervals and inbetween the intervals where they need to consider half way points.
Answer sheets are also included for all activities.
The activities can be used in a range of ways, including stand alone practice, intervention, used as activities during lessons on data handling or for home learning/ homework.
Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 10, 11 and 12 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.
A fully-resourced double lesson aimed at the Year 4 objective based on being able to work on facts linked to the 9x table.
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 separate ones for each lesson, with answers included for these.
Three different sets of word mats that can be used to help children create descriptive settings.
Included are the senses for smell, sound and touch with all of these including various words and phrases to help children with their writing.
A lesson presentation on circles, focusing on diameter, radius and circumference. Included in this is practise questions to check children's understanding.
77 different questions for Chapter One 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.
77 different questions for Chapter Three 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.
Two sets of slides that can be used as a lesson presentation to work on column addition and subtraction with decimal numbers. Included are a range of questions to help improve/ check children's knowledge and understanding of addition and subtraction of decimal numbers as well as place value.
The first lesson out of three that focuses on nouns. These have been written with 5/6 in mind but are easily adaptable.
This lesson acts as an introduction/ recap of nouns with the focus then being on common and proper nouns. Included are all the resources needed for the lesson including the plan, slides and differentiated resources.
A set of three differentiated worksheets that work on multiplying decimals for Year 6 children.
These have all been made with mastery in mind and so follow this pattern.
Worksheet One - Works on practise and fluency (LA)
Worksheet Two - Practise, fluency and reasoning (MA)
Worksheet Three - Practise, fluency, reasoning and problem solving (HA)
Worksheet Four - Same as worksheet three as a spare for anybody who finishes problem solving
Answers are included for each sheet.
A set of three differentiated worksheets that work on time for Year 6 children.
These have all been made with mastery in mind and so follow this pattern.
Worksheet One - Works on practise and fluency (LA)
Worksheet Two - Practise, fluency and reasoning (MA)
Worksheet Three - Practise, fluency, reasoning and problem solving (HA)
Worksheet Four - Same as worksheet three as a spare for anybody who finishes problem solving
Answers are included for each sheet.
A fully resourced lesson that focuses on being able to convert between cm and m. The lesson presentation focuses on a range of questions and building understanding as well as guided practise questions for children to practise what they are learning. This is followed by one of two sheets based on confidence (answers included) before a final challenge question on the lesson presentation.