I have been teaching over 15 years with 13 years experience in Year 6. I lead English and Maths and support numerous schools with T&L and leadership. Children I work with are EAL, SEN, G&T and are from a diverse background. I adore my job and try to find ways for the children to thrive.
I have been teaching over 15 years with 13 years experience in Year 6. I lead English and Maths and support numerous schools with T&L and leadership. Children I work with are EAL, SEN, G&T and are from a diverse background. I adore my job and try to find ways for the children to thrive.
This is a revision guide for Y6 children preparing for the Arithmetic test (SATs). It can be used in the days before as a last minute guide to the four calculations, BODMAS, percentages and fractions. My class found it very useful, and I shall use it again over the next few days.
These are the Teacher Led questions for Guided Reading sessions based on the ORT Stage 16 Classics. It is based on the teacher reading once a week with the children and may require children to read following chapters at home (therefore questions do not cover each chapter). Preparation questions can be given to the children the day before the teacher led session. 6 Novels are included (Treasure Island, The Lost World, Sherlock Holmes, Oliver Twist, Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde).
This pack was aimed at Y5 during the summer holidays, however it could be adapted slightly for Y3-6. It consists of various activities including maths, spellings, descriptive writing and geography. It is meant to be fun to engage the children (e.g. wordsearch and time tables raps). Each task is awarded points (thus ensuring all children in the class can access it) which children accumulate during the pack to obtain broze, silver, gold or platinum award....you can decide whether you give any prizes in return.
This weekly unit covers mental addition and subtraction, brackets, BODMAS and problems using the 3 areas of maths (fluency, reasoning and problem solving). Each day has a related Activinspire presentation and differentiated by 3 abilities.
This is an 'activinspire' flipchart aimed at Y6 - rounding to 100,000 (whole numbers).
It leads the children through the process including rounding to 10, 100 and 1000, and includes 3 differentiated activities, with an extension to developing fluency.
It may take more than 1 lesson to work through.
This is a support mat for children to use when writing (or as a display poster) which will help the children develop the cohesiveness of their writing. It states down strategies to use, examples of each and then the impact this has on the reader. This is aimed at KS2/3 children
This resources includes the Activinspire charts for the 5 days to cover addition and subtraction - the focus is on the 3 areas of maths: fluency, reasoning and problem solving. It also includes the 5 days worksheets.
This resource includes the 5 days Activinspire flipcharts for multiplication and division relationships, prime numbers, multiples and factors. There are also worksheets which are in line with the 3 aspects of maths: fluency, reasoning and problem solving - differentiated 3 times.
This resource is based upon measure for Y6 - to meet age related standards.
It focuses on the link between area and perimeter (same area - different perimeter), area of triangles and parallelograms, volumes of cuboids, negative temperatures and time. Each day is supported by an Activinspire chart leading the children through the process. Each day has a worksheet, differentiated by 3 abilities. Where appropriate is will focus on the 3 areas of learning: fluency, reasoning and problem solving. Each day begins with '6 a day' - to improve arithmetic understanding.
This resource includes 6 weeks planning for Guided Reading. For each week, it allows for a test per week (one lesson), working through the test (one lesson) and three days of whole class shared reading. This process follows the Mastery approach for whole class, using support for those who need it, with greater depth questions for those moving on.
It follows 2 weeks on newspapers (using First News) and 4 weeks using Kensuke's Kingdom. There is a presentation for each day, using Activinspire (this can be downloaded for free by simply searching on Google, if you do not have it). Each presentation begins with an extract and a 'general' question to discuss and answer. Followed by support questions and then greater depth thinking. I have used this with my Y6 and the progress by all has been remarkable.
A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman to support children when writing historical narratives set in WW2, when studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, grammar requirements, suggested composition, sentence openers etc. Used in Y6, so objectives link to Y6 writing curriculum requirements.
A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman to support children when writing diaries based during WW2, when studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, grammar requirements, suggested composition, sentence openers etc. Used in Y6, so objectives link to Y6 curriculum writing requirements.
This knowledge organiser is based on the novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan) and supports children writing an ‘Adventure Narrative’.
It includes Y3/4 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y4, grammar prompts, and planning guidance.
This knowledge organiser is based on the novel The Iron Man (Ted Hughes) and supports children writing a complaint letter (Complaining to the council about the Iron Man’s destruction and request for a trap being set).
It includes Y3/4 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y4, grammar prompts, and planning guidance
This knowledge organiser is based on the novel ‘ROOM 13’ byRobert Swindells and supports children writing their own version of a ‘horror narrative’.
It is an A4 Publisher document, which includes Y5/6 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y6, grammar prompts, and planning guidance (along with sentence starters for each suggested paragraph).
A knowledge organiser based on the novel ‘Skellig’ by David Almond to support children when writing a contemporary narrative, when studying the novel at a deeper level. It includes key vocabulary, grammar requirements, suggested composition, sentence openers etc. Used in Y6, so objectives link to Y6 writing curriculum requirements.
This knowledge organiser is based on the novel The Iron Man (Ted Hughes) and supports children writing a discussion text (Should the Iron Man be called upon to fight the space dragon?).
It includes Y3/4 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y4, grammar prompts, and planning guidance
This knowledge organiser is based on the novel ‘Varjak Paw’ by SF Said and supports children writing a diary (the day Varjak escapes to the city after his grandfather is killed by the black cats).
It includes Y3/4 spellings, challenging vocabulary, objectives specifically for Y4, grammar prompts, and planning guidance. It also offers suggested sentence openers for each paragraph
This PowerPoint includes helpful hints and reminders about the key areas which the Y6 children will be tested on for the Grammar SATs test. It includes questions from past years, with related prompts.
Included are the Guided Reading Teacher Led questions related to the ORT non-fiction Stage 13-16 books. It is based on the teacher reading once a week with each group and spread over 1-2wks (depending on the book).
Included:
Stage 13: Hard Work
Stage 14: Animals and Us
Stage 16: Explosions
Stage 16: Our Earth is Unique
Stage 16: Pests, plagues and parasites
Stage 16: What's Left Behind