A variety of independent maths activities to support the Y2 maths curriculum. Ideal for: Morning work Maths starters Fast finishers Extra independent practice Assessing TAF standards KS1 SATS revision Inludes practice on: Four operations Fact families Partitioning Part whole models Reasoning using 2, 5 and 10x knowledge All low floor high ceiling - e.g. tasks ask children to ‘make’ a number which allows them to use the maths knowledge they feel comfortable with. Some may stick to simple addition, others may use different operations within one number sentence. Easily adaptable and printable. Dyslexia friendly font.

Ideal for an RE lesson on Jesus as a leader, to go alongside parables from the Bible. Can easily be adapted to a non-religious context or for a different religious figure showing leadership qualities. Supportive and accessible for wide range of learners with less focus on writing (but can be adapted to change pictoral tasks to written). Adaptable to KS1 or KS2, but written for Y2 class. Links to PSHE, RE, SMSC curriculum

Y2 SPaG writing activity focussed on adverbs. Loosely based on Super Joe Does Not Do Cuddles but works for any unit or standalone. Focuses on identifying adverbs then building them into sentences. Word banks of adverbs and writing prompts on sheet. Two adaptable versions: One with scaffolded write One with more independent write + idea bank How I used it: Starter activity involving acting out different actions with different adverbs Identifying adverbs in a story related to the unit or a standalone book & discussing how author used them for effect Modelling writing sentences with adverbs (in the context of the worksheet, this involves modelling a sentence showing a problem ‘There was a broken bridge.’ then showing how you saved the day ‘I quickly found wooden planks to fix it.’ Replace the adverb and think about how the meaning changes. Children complete worksheet Children share their sentences at the end. Ideal for Y2. Great as starter activity, main activity or SATS recap activity.

This worksheet is ideal for introductory, recap or mid-module lessons on the topic of Sikhism. There is a quick quiz at the start to check recall of key facts. True /false activity to check understanding. Space for children to add own facts. Fast finishers drawing activity. (Recommended to add a reference image for children to draw from) Resource works well alongside e.g. a BBC bitesize clip showing a Sikh family going to worship in a Gurdwara, or discussing the key facts about their religion. Easy to edit/adapt e.g. make facts more difficult to discern true v false Works for KS2 as well, though aimed more at KS1 as facts are straight forward

Usable and adaptable for KS1 and KS2. Great for practicing multiplication or for introducing arrays and multiplication sentences in Y2. Ideal for recapping and practicing tables higher up the school as well. Word problems aimed at Y2-4 but easy to adapt lower or higher. Can be used as starters, main lesson worksheets, for fast finishers, and as recall activities. Includes creative art activity using arrays on the penultimate page. What’s included: Each page gets children practicing their times tables using arrays, repeated addition and multiplication sentences. The activity is designed to begin on the sheet then children continue the patterns into their books. At the end of the document there is a page of word problems of varying difficulty, including reasoning problems. On the following page, there is a creative art activity. At the very end are answers to the word problems. Layout: Designed so you can pick and choose which tables you need for your class. 2, 5 and 10x are at the start, followed by the remaining tables up until 12x.

A collection of worksheets and activities for a topic on non-chronological reports in Y2. Based around a piece of non-fiction writing on animals. Some activities included could also be used for guided reading based around non-fiction texts, e.g. fact v opinion or the headings match-up activity. This collection of worksheets includes: Writing captions and labels Making glossaries Writing headings Facts v opinions Planning or writing scaffolds for two parts of a non-chronological report about animals. Could be used as standalone activities or to form a unit. Planning scaffolds are easily adaptable to any topic. Some activities are ideal as recaps or guided reading activities. Editable and printer friendly. Dyslexia friendly font.

Worksheet for children to draw and write about a place that is special to them. Ideal as the first lesson of a special places topic in RE, or as a quick finisher sheet during a special places module. Could be used during PSHE as well. Accessible: focus is on drawing, written part can be left or scribed for support. Could be used in KS2, though designed for KS1

Y2 writing starter activity focussed on question punctuation and writing. Two adapted versions: one with spelling + punctuation errors to fix one with only punctuation to fix Children correct the sentences then write additional questions into their books from the question word word-bank. Editable. Ideal for lessons involving question writing, or as a recap/SATS revision. Dyslexia friendly font. Loosely based on Traction Man as it includes the character name ‘Professor Spade’.

Research template for KS1 or KS2 Various prompts based on researching an animal Editable and adaptable Works for English lessons, computing lessons, other foundation subjects