This activity is a Design Technology Activity which requires children to select materials from a virtual 'shop’ and collaborate to plan and build a bridge that will span a distance between two chosen points. I’ve included an information sheet outlining this DT activity. I've also added a planning sheet for pupils and an excel spreadsheet for teachers to record the results of this activity should they wish to assess it or turn it into a competition...who wouldn’t? As a free resource this has had over 7500 downloads. It has been updated and is a 'ready-to-go' resource with everything you need to have a great afternoon.

This activity is centred around a celebrity sporting challenge. 5 celebrities go head to head in a series of sporting challenges; swimming in porridge, running in treacle, welly throwing and jumping wearing flippers. Who will prevail? Use your maths knowledge and logic skills to work out who is crowned the overall champion! This resource should keep even the brightest mathematicians quiet for a good hour! This resource comes with a full answer sheet.

This resource contains 20 missing angle questions. These questions involve the pupils calculating the missing angle along a straight line (totalling 180 degrees). This resource has been differentiated 4 ways with answer sheets included. If you have downloaded this resource please take the time to write a review. Check out my other resources and follow me as an author. Thanks Rich

This resource contains a set of 12 multi-step percentage word problems. This worksheet also includes a full answer sheet. Please check out my other resources on this site - rich4ruth.

This 'ready-to-go' resource includes everything you need to get going on a really exciting maths investigation linked to probability. The basic idea is that children 'bet' a fictitious £1 to guess which colour counter will be pulled from a bag.

Here is everything you need to create a really fun fitness circuit in a small space. An ideal resource of those wet PE lessons when all you have is the hall available. This resource includes an individual pupil record sheet for a circuit of activities I’ve called the 'Boot Camp’ Circuit. It includes 9 different stations, each has a description of the activity and an equipment list. We have a small hall and this can be set out with limited space. I’ve included a floor plan. This could cater for up to 36 pupils with 2 pairs of pupils completing each of the 9 activities one at a time! I’ve also added picture cards which can be put at each station, and to encourage reading skills they each contain a brief description of each activity. These activities can be changed to suit the equipment you have at your disposal. As a free download this had over 37,000 downloads and has been updated and is a ‘ready-to-go’ resource. Enjoy! Also check out my Key Stage 1 version - ‘Key Stage 1 Boot Camp’

This activity sheet contains 12 word problems which challenge the pupils to consolidate their understanding of how to work out simple (and not so simple) percentages of amounts. I've used this as an activity in the run up to Y6 SATs, but could equally be used for years 4 and 5 to access greater depth. It also includes an answer sheet. As a free download this resource had over 10,000 downloads with great reviews. This resource has been updated and is a 'ready-to-go' resource with the answers on the second page.

Here is a practise worksheet for the GPS paper. This resource has been downloaded over 2500 times as a free resource and has been updated and improved and now includes an answer sheet. I have also created other GPS practise worksheets with answers. If you have downloaded this worksheet please write a review...all feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Calculate the missing angles in a circle. Sets of questions differentiated three ways. This resource contains three separate worksheets with the answers already worked out for you. This resource requires the children to calculate angles from two angles around a circle and including having right angles and 1 angle worked out for you.

This resource contains a set of 3 maths investigations and problems linked to children’s understanding of square numbers. This resource would suit children working at the expected standard or greater depth in upper key stage 2 or lower key stage 3. This resource contains full answers. If you downloaded this resource please take the time to write a review and check out my other resources on this site.

This resource contains a worksheet which assesses children’s knowledge of calculating missing angles. This resource is suitable for children working at or exceeded expectations at the end of Key Stage 2. It has been differentiated 3 ways and requires children to calculate 24, 18 or 14 missing angles in a complex shape constructed of triangles and quadrilaterals. This resource also includes full answer sheets. Please take the time to check out the host of maths worksheets, investigations and activities I have uploaded on this site. Thanks Rich4ruth

This is a set of 18 fraction word problems suitable for children in years 4, 5 operating at greater depth & children in year 6 operating between age related expectations and greater depth in the national curriculum. I've used it with my year 6 class and even the very brightest children were challenged by some of the questions. These questions are good ways to test if a child is operating at greater depth. As a free resource this had over 83,000 downloads. It has been updated with the answers included and is a 'ready-to-go' resource.

Contained in this resource are ratio and proportion word problems. These problems have been differentaited three ways and have the aswers handily worked out for you. This is a 'ready-to-go' resource and simply needs printing off and photcopying.

This is a set of 18 Christmas themed fraction word problems suitable for children in years 3, 4, 5 operating at greater depth and children in year 6 and year 7 operating between age related expectations and greater depth in the national curriculum. I've used it with my year 6 class and even the very brightest children were challenged by some of the questions. These questions are good ways to test if a child is operating at greater depth. As a free resource these worksheets had over 83,000 downloads. It has been updated with the answers corrected and included and is a 'ready-to-go' resource. There are now 3 other complete sets of these uploaded on this website - all with 18 fraction word problems and the answers.

Contained in this resource are three differentiated worksheets each including 20 Halloween themed word problems. Each sheet is attractive and contains single, two-step and multi-step word problems linked to Halloween. Each sheet also contains its own answer sheet (therefore this resources conatins 6 separate sheets). These word problems are suitable for children aged 7 -11.

Contained in this attractive resource are 32 questions all about Ancient Greece. These questions can be used at the start of a topic to ascertain how much the children know about the topic - at the en of the topic as an assessment tool, or as a collaborative activity giving the children a couple of hours and all the resources they need to research the questions. Some are sraightforward, others will require a lot of searching. This is a 'ready-to-go' resource which contains an answer sheet too...so all the hard work is done!

Here is a practise worksheet for the GPS paper. This resource has been downloaded over 2500 times as a free resource and has been updated and improved and now includes an answer sheet. I have also created other GPS practise worksheets with answers. If you have downloaded this worksheet please write a review...all feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

This resource contains loads of useful resources for promoting skipping in your school - either on the school playground or as part of a PE lesson. It includes instructions for how children can perform complex single, partner, group and long rope skips, includes a handy pupil record card to motivate and encourage your children to test and challenge themselves and even has some useful places to purchase ropes for your school. This resource has been developed to support the ‘Skipping Workshops’ National Skipping Challenge and is a tried and tested resource - having been downloaded now over 400 times. This resource has been updated to also include a set of fully editable skipping certificates.

This resource contains a worksheet where pupils are asked to calculate the missing angles around a circle. Some angles have been calculated for the pupils...this resource has been differentiated 3 ways. This is a 'ready-to-go' resource' - all the answers have already been worked out. If you have downloaded this resource please check out my other free and premium resources on this site. Please take the time to write a review and follow me as an author 'Rich4ruth' Thanks

This resource includes details of 12 great drama games. These are tried and tested activities which can be used as warm ups or indeed as a stimulus for whole lessons. These include the classics; 'The Handshake Game', 'I want that chair', 'Ninja Warriors', 'Un Deux Trois Soleil' and many more great ideas. Enjoy! As a free download this had over 1,500 downloads. This resource has been updated and is a ‘ready-to-go’ resource. Ideal for supply teachers and the non-drama specialist.