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Most resources come with colour coded differentiation activities ready to print. Beginning = Below Age Related Expectations (ARE) Developing = Working towards ARE Mastery = Working at ARE Deepening = Greater Depth ARE All lesson presentations are Promethean with a flip chart supported by a lesson plan.

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Most resources come with colour coded differentiation activities ready to print. Beginning = Below Age Related Expectations (ARE) Developing = Working towards ARE Mastery = Working at ARE Deepening = Greater Depth ARE All lesson presentations are Promethean with a flip chart supported by a lesson plan.
Telling the time, 12 and 24 hour clock and time converting problems lesson pack x 3
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Telling the time, 12 and 24 hour clock and time converting problems lesson pack x 3

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3 lessons on telling the time from an analogue clock, 12 and 24 hour time and converting problems involving units of time with problem solving and reasoning included. Ideal for Year 4 or 5 children who have not secured telling the time yet. Accelerated learning to help fill gaps. Selection of differentiated questions for each lesson. Working towards ARE, At ARE and greater depth. Activity documents come ready to print and cut - some questions are included in the flip chart. Includes Promethean flip chart and lesson plan (complete with starter on converting metric to imperial units). Relates to the following objectives: Year 3 Tell, estimate, read and write the time from an analogue clock with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute. Year 4 Read, write & convert time between analogue & digital 12- & 24-hour clocks Year 5 Solve problems involving converting between units of time. Please leave a review!
Year 5 Time Problems and Timetables with reasoning x 3 and Assessment
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Year 5 Time Problems and Timetables with reasoning x 3 and Assessment

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3 lessons on converting time, reading, competing and interpreting timetables with problem solving and reasoning included. Selection of differentiated questions for each lesson. Working towards ARE, At ARE and greater depth. Activity documents come ready to print and cut - some questions are included in the flip chart. Includes Promethean flip chart and lesson plan (complete with starter on converting metric to imperial units). Relates to the following Year 5 objectives. Solve problems involving converting between units of time. Complete, read and interpret information from timetables. Also useful for revision of time and timetable teaching for Year 6. Please leave a review!
Year 5 Interpret and complete line graphs - General Election & British ValuesTheme ! x4
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Year 5 Interpret and complete line graphs - General Election & British ValuesTheme ! x4

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4 lessons in understanding and interpreting line graphs for Year 5. This could also be used for Year 6 also. 4th lesson is a big maths - over the whole morning or 2 hour slot - that also revises Fractions, Decimals and Percentages! General election theme and relates to promoting BRITISH VALUES. Selection of differentiated questions for each lesson. Working towards ARE, At ARE and greater depth. Activity documents come ready to print and cut - some questions are included in the flip chart. Includes Promethean flip chart and lesson plan (complete with Mental Maths Starter). Relates to the following Year 5 objectives. -I can solve ‘comparison’, ‘sum’ and difference problems using information presented in a line graph. -I can complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables.Relates to the following - Recognise the % symbol and understand what it means. - I can write % as a fraction - I can read, write decimal numbers as fractions. - I can solve problems involving number up to 3d.p -I can read, write, order and compare numbers with up to 3 decimal places. Relates to the following Year 6 objectives. - Interpret and construct line graphs and use these to solve problems. - Use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages in different contexts. Please leave a review!
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Resource and Lesson Pack x 3
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Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Resource and Lesson Pack x 3

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3 lessons on that combines a range of Year 5 Fraction, Decimal and Percentage ARE’s. This could also be used for Year 6 too. Includes fluency, reasoning and problem solving around equivalence and more! Selection of differentiated questions for each lesson. Working towards ARE, At ARE and greater depth. Activity documents come ready to print and cut. Includes Promethean flip chart and lesson plan (complete with Mental Maths Starter). Relates to the following Year 5 objectives. - Recognise the % symbol and understand what it means. - I can write % as a fraction - I can read, write decimal numbers as fractions. - I can solve problems involving number up to 3d.p -I can read, write, order and compare numbers with up to 3 decimal places. Relates to the following Year 6 objectives. - Use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages in different contexts. Please leave a review!
Percentages step by step lesson and resource pack and assesment x 4
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Percentages step by step lesson and resource pack and assesment x 4

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4 lessons on recognising and understanding percentage for Year 5. This could also be used for Year 6 also. Selection of differentiated questions for each lesson including REASONING and problem solving. Percentages ASSESMENT included. Helped to form groups for Lesson 3 &4. Working towards ARE, At ARE and greater depth. Activity documents come ready to print and cut. Includes Promethean flip chart and lesson plan (complete with Mental Maths Starter). Relates to the following Year 5 objectives. - Recognise the % symbol and understand what it means. - I can write % as a fraction Relates to the following Year 6 objectives. - Use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages in different contexts. Please leave a review!
Percentages of amounts lesson and resource pack x2
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Percentages of amounts lesson and resource pack x2

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2 lessons on finding percentages of Year 5. This could also be used for Year 6 also. Includes fluency, problem solving and REASONING percentage tasks. Selection of differentiated questions for each lesson. Working towards ARE, At ARE and greater depth. Activity documents come ready to print and cut. Includes Promethean flip chart and lesson plan (complete with Mental Maths Starter). Relates to the following Year 5 objectives. - Recognise the % symbol and understand what it means. - I can write % as a fraction Relates to the following Year 6 objectives. - Use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages in different contexts. Please leave a review!
Recognise and understand the percent symbol lesson and resource pack
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Recognise and understand the percent symbol lesson and resource pack

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2 lessons on recognising and understanding percentage for Year 5. This could also be used for Year 6 also. Selection of differentiated questions for each lesson. Working towards ARE, At ARE and greater depth. Activity documents come ready to print and cut. Includes Promethean flip chart and lesson plan (complete with Mental Maths Starter). Relates to the following Year 5 objectives. - Recognise the % symbol and understand what it means. - I can write % as a fraction Relates to the following Year 6 objectives. - Use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages in different contexts. Please leave a review!
Year 6 Independent Writing Assessment Checklists
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Year 6 Independent Writing Assessment Checklists

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A set of independent writing checklists for ‘working towards expected’; ‘working at expected’ and ‘working at a greater depth’, based on the Interim Frameworks for Year 6 Assessment. Checklists have two columns: one for self-assessment and the other for teacher assessment. They are great to use as a self-assessment tool for children as they complete independent work; for teacher assessment after the writing is finished and a method to inform children of their gaps. Please leave a review!
Year 6 Independent Non-Fiction Writing Stimulus Pack - UFO Newspaper Report
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Year 6 Independent Non-Fiction Writing Stimulus Pack - UFO Newspaper Report

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This writing pack is primarily aimed at Year 6 children as a stimulus for independent writing (non-fiction). Included within is a written plan, flipchart, links to example texts (in plan) and writing template as well as individual writing checklists for ‘working towards expected’; ‘working at expected’ and ‘working at a greater depth’. Please leave a review!
Year 6 Independent Fiction Writing Stimulus Pack - Secret Door/Narnia
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Year 6 Independent Fiction Writing Stimulus Pack - Secret Door/Narnia

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This writing pack is primarily aimed at Year 6 children as a stimulus for independent writing (fiction). Included within is a written plan, flipchart, video link (on plan) and writing template as well as individual writing checklists for ‘working towards expected’; ‘working at expected’ and ‘working at a greater depth’. Please leave a review!
Year 6 Independent Non-Fiction Writing Stimulus Pack - Cool Inventions
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Year 6 Independent Non-Fiction Writing Stimulus Pack - Cool Inventions

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This writing pack is primarily aimed at Year 6 children as a stimulus for independent writing (non-fiction). Included within is a written plan, flipchart, eight example texts and writing template as well as individual writing checklists for ‘working towards expected’; ‘working at expected’ and ‘working at a greater depth’. Please leave a review!
Year 6 Independent Fiction Writing Stimulus Pack - Hunger Games
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Year 6 Independent Fiction Writing Stimulus Pack - Hunger Games

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This writing pack is primarily aimed at Year 6 children as a stimulus for independent writing (fiction). Included within is a written plan, flipchart, video clip and writing template as well as individual writing checklists for ‘working towards expected’; ‘working at expected’ and ‘working at a greater depth’. Please leave a review!
Converting Metric Measures MEGA PACK - ml, l , g, kg & mm, cm, m, km
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Converting Metric Measures MEGA PACK - ml, l , g, kg & mm, cm, m, km

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8 lesson plans and resources on Converting Metric Measures for Year 5. This could also be used for Year 4 & 6 also. Selection of differentiated questions for each lesson suitable for Year 4 up to 6. Activity documents come ready to print and cut. Includes Promethean flip chart and lesson plan (complete with Mental Maths Starter). Lesson 1 and 4 are practical activity carousels (you will need capacity and weight equipment) Learning objectives: I can estimate volume and capacity. I can convert between different units of metric measure. I can use all four operations to solve problems involving measure using decimal notation, including scaling. I can solve problems involving number up to 3 d.p. Please leave a review!
Year 6 Adventure Narrative Unit Pack - Figurative Language, Cohesion, Sentence Structure & Dialogue
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Year 6 Adventure Narrative Unit Pack - Figurative Language, Cohesion, Sentence Structure & Dialogue

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A fully resourced Literacy Unit (14 lessons) with detailed plan, daily Promethean flip charts and resources. The unit focuses on developing writing through use of figurative language, cohesion, varied sentence structure and dialogue. Links to Literacy novels: Treasure Island and Kensuke’s Kingdom Lessons planned to meet the following Year 6 curriculum objectives: ARE (Reading) To identify and comment on writers choice of vocabulary. To find information using skimming and scanning. To refer to the text to support opinion. ARE (Writing) To suggest vocabulary to enhance effects and clarify meaning. To write in paragraphs which clearly signal a change in subject, time, place or event. To use cohesive devices (connecting adverbs and adverbials) to link ideas within paragraphs. To vary sentence structure. To use dialogue to advance events in narrative writing. To sustain and develop ideas logically in narrative and non-narrative writing. Please leave a review!
Year 6 Flashback Stories Unit Pack - Varied Punctuation, Dialogue and Passive
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Year 6 Flashback Stories Unit Pack - Varied Punctuation, Dialogue and Passive

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A fully resourced Literacy Unit (19 lessons) with detailed plan, daily Promethean flip charts and resources. (make sure your PC can open .FLIPCHART files) The unit focuses on developing writing through use of varied punctuation, accurate use of dialogue and the passive voice. Cross-curricular links to topic based on ‘Frozen Kingdoms’. Lessons planned to meet the following Year 6 curriculum objectives: ARE (Reading) To understand how texts are structured in different ways. ARE (Writing) To use the semi-colon, colon and dash. To use semi-colons and colons in lists. To use semi-colons to separate closely linked clauses. To understand the use of dashes to mark out extra information. To use dialogue to advance events in narrative writing. To sustain and develop ideas logically in narrative and non-narrative writing. To use the passive voice to present information with a different emphasis. Please leave a review! Thanks
Year 6 Carrie's War Unit Pack - Reading Skills and Varied Punctuation
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Year 6 Carrie's War Unit Pack - Reading Skills and Varied Punctuation

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A fully resourced Literacy Unit (17 lessons) with detailed plan, daily Promethean flip charts (make sure your PC can open .FLIPCHART files) and resources. The first half of the unit (Lessons 1-6) focuses on developing reading skills and the second half (Lessons 7-17) develops use of varied punctuation. Cross-curricular links to World War 2 with a focus on the novel ‘Carrie’s War’. Lessons planned to meet the following Year 6 curriculum objectives: ARE (Reading) To provide reasoned justifications for my views. To use scanning to find specific information. To refer to the text to support opinion. To identify and discuss themes in a text. ARE (Writing) To use a range of sentence starters to create specific effects. To use commas to mark clauses and phrases. To use the colon to introduce a list and the semicolon within lists. To use the semi-colon, colon and dash. To use the hyphen to avoid ambiguity. To sustain and develop ideas logically in narrative and non-narrative writing. Please leave a review!
Year 6 Settings and Character Unit Pack - Expanded Noun Phrases & Commas to Demarcate
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Year 6 Settings and Character Unit Pack - Expanded Noun Phrases & Commas to Demarcate

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A fully resourced Literacy Unit (13 lessons) with detailed plan, daily Promethean flip charts and resources. The unit focuses on developing setting and character descriptions through developing expanded noun phrases, varied sentence starts and commas to mark clauses. Lessons planned to meet the following Year 6 curriculum objectives: ARE (Reading) I can identify and comment on the writer’s choice of vocabulary, giving examples and explanation ARE (Writing) To use developed noun phrases to add detail to sentences. To use commas to mark phrases and clauses. To use a range of sentence starters to create specific effects. Please leave a review!
Volume Lesson Pack x 5
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Volume Lesson Pack x 5

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5 lessons on Volume for Year 5. This could also be used for Year 4 & 6 also. Selection of differentiated questions for each lesson suitable for Year 4 up to 6. Activity documents come ready to print and cut. Includes Promethean flip chart and lesson plan (complete with Mental Maths Starter). Lesson 1 resources are on the flip chart (no printing!). 5th Lesson is an investigation combining Perimeter, Area and Volume! Children loved it! Learning objectives: I can estimate volume and capacity. I can use all four operations to solve problems involving measure using decimal notation, including scaling. Please leave a review!
Draw given angles investigation - Space Theme!
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Draw given angles investigation - Space Theme!

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An investigation activity for Year 4/5/6 children to teach children how to measure and draw given angles. This activity self differentiates itself. Children absolutely loved investigating this space themed problem which is suitable for one lesson or a whole mornings investigation. Complete with lesson plan, flip chart (ActiveInspire) and resources. Links with the following objectives: I can measure and draw given angles. Please leave a review!
Net of cubes and prisms investigation!
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Net of cubes and prisms investigation!

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An investigation activity for Year 4/5/6 children to investigate all possible solutions to the nets of a cube and triangular prism. Children absolutely loved investigating problem which is suitable for one lesson or a whole mornings investigation. Complete with lesson plan, flip chart and resources (Polydron not supplied!). Suitable for the following objective: Identify 3D shapes, including cubes and other cuboids, from 2D representations. Please leave a review!