Differentiated activities to support teaching of Pictograms, based on the theme of rainforest animals.

A collection of resources for teaching perimeter. Suitable for lower KS2, but can be easily modified for older children. Includes a PowerPoint to teach the method for calculating perimeter of regular 2D shapes and compound shapes. Includes shapes for calculating perimeter (some including measures, some needing to be measured) & perimeter word problems. Differentiated 3 ways for both shapes and word problems. Alternative presentation of worksheets for shapes & word problems also included.

A lesson plan, PowerPoint and differentiated activities to support the teaching of clauses and the extension of simple sentences. Includes a detailed PowerPoint to teach clauses which includes a number of activities for children to complete on whiteboards throughout the session. Varied tasks differentiated by ability to apply the skills taught.

A lesson designed for children to identify the amount of sugar that can be found in a range of different drinks. A PowerPoint to explain what sugar is and an explanation of a range of tasks. Can be carried out in an afternoon on a rotation basis or can be used as a series of lessons to investigate the amount of sugar in drinks. Differentiated worksheets to accompany tasks.

A PowerPoint presentation of Christmas pictures and a self and peer assessment sheet to support descriptive writing.

A maths assessment suitable for year 4 with a range of mathematical questions.

An investigation to identify the effect that exercise has on the human body. Includes a PowerPoint to support investigation planning, with worksheets to evaluate following the investigation. Also includes a PowerPoint about how to take pulse rate & a graphing sheet to display results, with relevant questions to ask of the data.

An investigation designed to test the best material to plant cress in order to support germination. Resources include a PowerPoint to support investigation planning and evaluation sheets following the investigation.

Differentiated weather/climate/rainfall comparison of St Lucia & Iceland. Also includes a document of 'significant' volcano eruptions across the world between 2000 - 2016. Both activities suitable for graphing.

Activity sheets to support the comparison of Victorian holidays with holidays children might go on now. Looking at the similarities and differences and how travel has changed over time.

A writing template to support children writing a Christmas wish list.

Questioning PowerPoint with activities to develop and improve questioning, including inference skills. Supporting worksheets for children to apply skills, following the 5 Ws for questioning - who, what, when, where and why. Inference grid can be used for any images, when displayed on white board. All ‘Task’ documents include a different image (however these are not showing on the previews). Easily edited to suit images related to topics.

A range of maths topics for revision covered in questions displayed in a PowerPoint. Can be used for test preparation or as lesson starters. Produced for Procedural National Tests in Wales. Suitable for children in Key Stage 2. Easily adapted to suit needs and for testing in England. Can also be used as general revision. Children to answer on mini white boards before explaining processes/methods used.

Leaflet template - can be edited to suit topic/need.

Activities to support teaching of doubling and halving. Used in a year 1 class, but can easily be adapted for younger & older children.

Cloze Procedure activities used in a year 1 class for ‘nk’ words. Differentiated worksheets.

Describing tropical fish activity. Includes a starter activity where children work as a group to develop interesting adjectives. Differentiated worksheets for independent writing activity and accompanying photographs of tropical fish.

Differentiated activities to support teaching of measuring length using non-standard units of length. Can easily be adapted to support teaching of cm. Used in a year 1 class.

Fruit tasting activity where children taste various fruits. Children record what they like and dislike about the fruits. Children then conduct a ‘survey’ of all children in the class. Following this, children to create a bar chart/tally/tick chart to collect whole class data. Used with a year 1 class, but can easily be adapted to suit.