A silly little story but my class loved it and it helped to highlight and address some misconceptions. Can be used as an intro or in a plenary to look at doubles and halves.

Levelling sheet that can be use to gain a snapshot of pupils' sub-level within level 1. The first two columns of the document contain assessment criteria linked to a simple task or question associated with the assessment focus. A third column is for assessor&'s notes and pupil&';s responses as evidence for levelling.

My class enjoyed Frooby so I did another one for them. This time focussing on halves, both numbers and shape.

A game to help pupils practice their high frequency keyword spellings. The first page - the game board - should be blown up to A3 size and I’ve laminated my copy. The keyword pages should be copied onto card and cut up. You will need a dice and a counter for each child playing (my class have used their mini robots that they created as part of our topic work).

Powerpoint slideshow introducing the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night.

8 days of Talk for Write planning adapted for The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson.

Use number stories to help children visualise or act out a word problem or calculation. These number stories are based around addition and subtraction. Children are first shown a number story and relates it to a calculation as a model. The process is then turned around and scaffolded as the children are given a calculation and supported in making a number story from the calculation given. A set of differentiated number sentences is provided which the children can then use with practical equipment, drawings or writing to tell their own number stories.

Use these scenario cards to generate discussions in small groups and support your pupils in understanding the choices they can make and the consequences of these choices. Differentiated with simpler two choice scenarios, a three choice scenario and one scenario where a choice is left blank for the children to decide what other choice could be made.

Looking at prefixes and how they change the meaning of the word.

Using Talk for Write ideas, this sheet was created to encourage children to consider the character of Plop in Jill Tomlinson's story, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. Physical attributes are written outside of the outline and thoughts & feelings are written inside the outline.

Four powerpoints covering the split digraphs o_e, i_e, e_e and u_e. First slide - revise Next - teach using 2 examples Finally - practise using 2 examples Up to you to decide on the apply stage! Sorry there are no a_e slides, the children have not encountered ae as a grapheme so it doesn't apply to this strategy for teaching split digraphs!

I set this up as an independent colouring activity for the children which can be used for assessment. Children colour in and circle the light sources and then colour in 1-4 lightbulbs depending on how bright the light source is.

Some number stories which ask the question - is this addition or subtraction? Pupils need to be able to answer this type of question if they are going to understand and work through mathematical word problems.

The children in my year 1 class were hopeless at tidying up at the end of a lesson. I wrote this song to remind then of the tidying up roles and to focus them on the task. It has worked a treat! (PS Sing to the tune of 'Pop Goes the Weasel&')

Introductory powerpoint on Martin Luther King Jr, in particular his 'I have a dream&' speech, leading up to a poetry activity on writing their own speech/poem of what they would like to see in an ideal world. Contains two hyperlinks to youtube videos.

Two differentiated Venn Diagrams for use with KS1 children or less able KS2 children. The first sheet sorts on a single criteria (whether the animal is nocturnal or not) and the second sheet sorts on two criteria, with overlap (animals that live on land/water). Also don't miss the opportunity for discussion around animals that go outside the circles on the second Venn Diagram!

Consonant clusters are a stumbling block for many children in the phonics screening check. Use these cards and games to support the children in recognising consonant blends and then blending them in words. You may also have identified in practise that children sometimes reverse letters to create digraphs, e.g. mistakenly reading thrand as tharnd or strok as stork. This resource also practises this scenario through the word builder cards. I hope they help! If you like this resource, you may find these screening check practise files useful too: Consonant blends - phonics screening check practise Split digraphs - phonics screening check practise

One week’s worth of maths mastery planning for Early Years based on number bonds to 5. The planning includes variation, overlearning for those who need it and opportunities to go deeper for more able children. My TA and I are enjoying teaching maths using this format and the class are enjoying the Numbertime activities. I hope your children enjoy them too! This free resource includes a week’s worth of maths planning and a hidden number PowerPoint game. All of the printed resources that go with this planning are available as a download for just £3 which you can access here. If you’re looking for more EYFS maths mastery planning try: Pattern - Maths Mastery for Early Years (Unit 1) I’d be grateful for any feedback on the maths mastery planning as I’m always keen to improve what I do. Follow me to be notified when new products are uploaded. Happy teaching! Katharine7

A pictorial problem solving activity for year 1 children. Which combinations of animals will give you the number of feet required? How many different ways are there of making a given number? Picture cards provide visual support for the activity.

These are one step more and less problems that I've been using in Year 1. We're practising the vocabulary of 'more' and 'less' and their association with add and subtract. I'm also doubling up on a bit of "know and recognise the value of different coins." The last three slides require secure understanding and reasoning skills and so are good for extension or mastery/more able work. They ask questions such as: "Stu has 8p. Every week he spends 2p on sweets. How many weeks will his money last for?" Or: 'Amandeep has 2p. Meera has 5p more in her purse. Which coins does Meera have in her purse? Can you draw all the different combinations of coins that Meera might have? I hope you find it useful!