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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy

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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
Queen Elizabeth II : British History over 70 years Year 3/4 comprehension
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Queen Elizabeth II : British History over 70 years Year 3/4 comprehension

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This is a set of comprehensions about Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. It covers 70 years of British history and the history of the Queen’s reign. There is a section on each decade. The comprehensions are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (ages 7-9). There are three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklet has three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions that are aimed at extending more able readers. (18 questions) The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 16 questions and the lower ability contains 15 questions. There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. Perfect for a topic on Queen Elizabeth II or the history of modern Britain. (These comprehensions were updated on 9th September 2022 following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.) PDF file format. You might also be interested in our Year 2 comprehensions: Year 2 Queen Elizabeth II British History over 70 years comprehension
French Lesson : Paris
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French Lesson : Paris

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning about tourist sites around Paris and how to describe in French places they would like to visit e.g I would like to visit the Eiffel Tower. There is also a bit of information in English about each of the eight places that are mentioned. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer unit on France. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class speaking and listening activity, a reading task, a writing activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) An animated PowerPoint presentation - 21 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for speaking and listening activity - 1 page (PDF) Resource for reading task and answers - 3 pages (PDF) Templates for writing activity (colour and black & white) - 2 pages (PDF) No further preparation needed. This is Lesson 4, Unit 12 French by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual lesson. You might be interested in Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Comprehension Bundle - Year 2
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Queen's Platinum Jubilee Comprehension Bundle - Year 2

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This is a bundle of comprehensions for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. They are aimed at Year 2. The bundle contains two sets of booklets. There is one set of comprehensions about the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee which cover what a Platinum Jubilee is, how the Queen and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and green projects. The second set of comprehensions cover 70 years of British history and the history of the Queen’s reign. There is a section on each decade. There are three differentiated booklets for each topic. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘who, ’ ‘which’ and ‘when’ questions and some multiple choice tick questions. Each activity contains a title page with useful words followed by four pages with short written extracts to read and 3-4 questions per page. The higher ability booklets have 14 questions and the middle and lower ability booklets each have 12 questions. Answers are also included. All of the PDF booklets are in the zip files. There is a colour and black & white version for each level. Perfect for using around the Platinum Jubilee celebrations or for a topic on Queen Elizabeth II or the history of Britain. You might also be interested in our Year 3/4 comprehension bundle for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/queen-s-platinum-jubilee-comprehension-bundle-year-3-4-12676022
French Lesson : French speaking countries
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French Lesson : French speaking countries

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary to describe the landscape in different French speaking countries e.g. In Guadeloupe there are beaches. The children are taught sentences to describe eight French speaking countries or regions. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer unit on France and French speaking regions. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking activity, a reading and writing activity, a speaking task and a plenary whole class game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) An animated PowerPoint presentation - 20 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for listening game - 8 pages (PDF) Resources for Reading and Writing activity - 3 pages (PDF) No further preparation needed. It would be helpful but not essential if your class have completed our French countryside lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12667431 This is Lesson 3, Unit 12 French by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual lesson. You might be interested in Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397
French 5 Lesson Unit Bundle : France
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French 5 Lesson Unit Bundle : France

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This is a 5 lesson French unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children about France and French speaking regions. The lessons are: Lesson 1 - French Countryside - The children learn the vocabulary for places in the countryside in French e.g. lavender fields, rivers and mountains. Lesson 2 - Regions of France - The children learn the vocabulary to describe different regions of France e.g. In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, there are mountains. The lesson teaches children sentences to describe seven different regions. Lesson 3 - French Speaking Countries - The children learn the vocabulary to describe the landscape in different French speaking countries e.g. In Guadeloupe there are beaches. The children are taught sentences to describe eight French speaking countries or regions. Lesson 4 - Paris - The children learn about tourist sites around Paris and how to describe in French places they would like to visit e.g I would like to visit the Eiffel Tower. There is also a bit of information in English about each of the eight places that are mentioned. Lesson 5 - French Festivals - The children learn about six festivals. There is the French word for each festival, a little bit of information in English and two more French phrases linked to the festival. The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. In total there are 21 pages of lesson plans (PDFs), 88 PowerPoint slides and 32 pages of resources for the activities (PDFs). This is Unit 12 French designed by Blossoming Minds but could be used individually. This unit could be combined with units 1-5, all created by ‘Blossoming Minds.’ Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle
King Charles III's Coronation Comprehensions Year 3/4
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King Charles III's Coronation Comprehensions Year 3/4

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This is a set of comprehensions about the celebrations for King Charles III’s Coronation. They are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (ages 7-9). The comprehensions cover what a coronation is, a short history of Charles’s life, how Charles and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and the King’s charitable projects. There are three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklet has three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions that are aimed at extending more able readers. (18 questions) The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 14 questions and the lower ability contains 12 questions. There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. Perfect for using around the Coronation celebrations or for a topic on King Charles III. I’m looking forward to using these with my Year 3 class! PDF file format. You might also be interested in our year 2 comprehensions on the Coronation: King Charles III’s Coronation Comprehensions Year 2
Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle
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Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle

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Fantastic value This is a bundle of 25 French lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners. They cover greetings, introductions, where you live, age, appearance, family, clothing, pets, food and drink and hobbies and interests. They are aimed at children aged 7-11. The Lessons are: 1 - Greetings 2 - Emotions and Feelings 3 - Greetings for different times of day 4 - Introducing Yourself 5 - Where you live (countries) 6 - Numbers 7 - How old are you? 8 - Colours 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour) 10 - Describing myself (height and size) 11 - Family Members 12 - Clothing 13 - Pets 14 - Pet Descriptions 15 - All About Me Revision 16 - Fruit and Vegetables 17 - Bread and Pastries 18 - Drinks 19 - Breakfast 20 - Dinner 21 - Days of the Week 22 - Sports 23 - Hobbies and Interests 24 - Musical Instruments 25 - Days Out The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a final task. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practice a range of language skills. All resources are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each lesson containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 363 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 347 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in the zip file. No further preparation needed. This is Units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 French designed by Blossoming Minds. These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units from our shop: Blossoming Minds
Beginner Spanish 25 Lesson Bundle
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Beginner Spanish 25 Lesson Bundle

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Fantastic value This is a bundle of 25 Spanish lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners. They cover greetings, introductions, where you live, age, appearance, family, clothing, pets, food and drink and hobbies and interests. They are aimed at children aged 7-11. The Lessons are: 1 - Greetings 2 - Emotions and Feelings 3 - Greetings for different times of day 4 - Introducing Yourself 5 - Where you live (countries) 6 - Numbers 7 - How old are you? 8 - Colours 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour) 10 - Describing myself (height and size) 11 - Family Members 12 - Clothing 13 - Pets 14 - Pet Descriptions 15 - All About Me Revision 16 - Fruit and Vegetables 17 - Bread and Pastries 18 - Drinks 19 - Breakfast 20 - Dinner 21 - Days of the Week 22 - Sports 23 - Hobbies and Interests 24 - Musical Instruments 25 - Days Out The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a final task. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practice a range of language skills. All resources are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each lesson containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 335 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 349 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in the zip file. No further preparation needed. This is Units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units from our shop: Blossoming Minds
Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle
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Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle

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Fantastic value This is a bundle of 20 Spanish lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners. They are aimed at KS2. The Lessons are: Lesson 1 - Greetings Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day Lesson 4 - Introducing Yourself Lesson 5 - Where you live (countries) Lesson 6 - Numbers Lesson 7 - How old are you? Lesson 8 - Colours Lesson 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour) Lesson 10 - Describing myself (height and size) Lesson 11 - Family Members Lesson 12 - Clothing Lesson 13 - Pets Lesson 14 - Pet Descriptions Lesson 15 - All About Me Revision Lesson 16 - Fruit and Vegetables Lesson 17 - Bread and Cakes Lesson 18 - Drinks Lesson 19 - Breakfast Lesson 20 - Dinner (including several dishes from Spain) The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each lesson containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 290 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 285 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. This is Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. (These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units.)
Italian Fruit and Vegetables Lesson and Resources
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Italian Fruit and Vegetables Lesson and Resources

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This is a plan and resources for a beginners Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different fruit and vegetables in Italian. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food unit. The plan gives details of a paired game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a group speaking activity, a reading game, a written activity and a paired plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 5 pages (PDF) An animated PowerPoint presentation - 11 slides (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resources for the reading game - 4 pages (PDF) (colour and black & white) Template for the written activity - 2 pages (PDF) (colour and black & white) Please note: You will need a few chopped up fruits and vegetables for the lesson. Details are included in the plan This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Italian Lesson 1 Unit 4, but can be used individually. You might be interested in units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12590110
KS1 Jesus feeds the 5000 / Jesus' Miracles lesson
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KS1 Jesus feeds the 5000 / Jesus' Miracles lesson

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This resource is a plan with all accompanying resources for teaching a lesson about Jesus feeding the 5000. It is aimed at 5-7 year olds and is highly interactive. Included in the plan are lesson objectives, cross-curricular links and details of activities. The activities in this lesson include a discussion starter, a story-retelling task and plenary. All resources are included, with a PowerPoint version of the story attached. All you need to bring is some bread! The resources are in the zip file: 4 page PDF lesson plan 21 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) 7 PDF pages of templates for the main task (higher, middle and lower ability and answers) No further preparation needed. Enjoy! The PowerPoint is also available separately: Jesus’ Miracles : Feeding of the 5000 presentation You might be interested in our KS2 lesson on Jesus feeding the 5000: Jesus’ Miracles Lesson : Feeding the 5000 / KS2
KS1 Year 2 Maths SATs - Money Revision
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KS1 Year 2 Maths SATs - Money Revision

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These Year 2 SATs style revision questions on money are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 SATs style problems with answers. The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 and Year 3 curriculum and is in the style of a SATs paper. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum and is based on past SATs papers. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 1 curriculum with a few questions from the Year 2 curriculum. No further preparation required. This is also included in our Bumper KS1 Year 2 Maths SATs Revision Pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/bumper-ks1-year-2-maths-sats-revision-pack-all-topics-3-levels-11828827
Countries Comprehension Bundle - Year 1 and 2
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Countries Comprehension Bundle - Year 1 and 2

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This pack contains six comprehension activities based around the theme of European countries. Perfect for a mixed year 1/2 class. 3 of the comprehensions are aimed at year 1. Each comprehension has a short piece of text and five simple questions. There is also an accompanying PowerPoint for each to help you introduce the texts to your year 1s. 3 of the comprehensions are aimed at year 2. Each comprehension is based on the year 2 SATs reading paper and is differentiated 3 ways. The following topics are included: France Germany Spain PDF file format and editable Microsoft Word format included in the price.
Year 1 Germany reading comprehensions
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Year 1 Germany reading comprehensions

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This resource contains comprehension activities on Germany suitable for using with year 1. There are four different comprehensions: What to do in Germany What to eat in Germany German traditions - Christmas German traditions - Easter There are three differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each level. Each level contains four short pieces of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. Each passage is followed by 5 simple questions. There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. This is not editable. Please click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. No further preparation needed. PDF file format.
European countries pack - non-fiction comprehension - Year 1
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European countries pack - non-fiction comprehension - Year 1

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A collection of 9 comprehension activities for year 1 on the theme of European countries. All the comprehensions contain a short piece of text with picture clues for tricky words and five simple questions. There are also accompanying PowerPoints for you to read the texts through with your class if you wish. This pack contains: 3 comprehensions on Germany 3 comprehensions on Spain 3 comprehensions on France
Year 2 Euro 2024 Football Maths
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Year 2 Euro 2024 Football Maths

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These Year 2 Euro 2024 and football themed maths questions are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 problems with answers. The questions cover all areas of the curriculum and are perfect for celebrating Euro 2024 with your class! The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum and some questions from the Year 3 curriculum. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 1 curriculum. A colour and black & white version of each booklet is included. All of the booklets are in the zip file. PDF file format. No further preparation required. You might also be interested in our Year 2 Euro 2024 Footballers Comprehension End of term Summer themed Year 2 Maths - all topics Year 2 Dinosaur Maths - All Topics Year 2 Summer Olympics Maths : All Topics We also have Year 1 Euro 2024 Football Maths Booklet Year 3 Euro 2024 Football Maths : All Topics
Year 3 Euro 2024 Football Maths : All Topics
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Year 3 Euro 2024 Football Maths : All Topics

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These Year 3 Euro 2024 and football themed maths questions are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 problems with answers. The questions cover all areas of the curriculum and are perfect for celebrating Euro 2024 with your class! The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 3 curriculum and some questions from the Year 4 curriculum. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 3 curriculum. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum. A colour and black & white version of each booklet is included. All of the booklets are in the zip file. PDF file format. No further preparation required. You might also be interested in our Year 3 Summer Olympics Maths : All Topics End of term Summer themed Year 3 Maths - all topics We also have: Year 2 Euro 2024 Football Maths Year 2 Euro 2024 Footballers Comprehension
Year 1 Euro 2024 Football Maths Booklet
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Year 1 Euro 2024 Football Maths Booklet

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A collection of 20 football maths activities, perfect for using with year 1 during Euro 2024! The booklet contains 20 activities that children can complete on their own as a start of day activity, a filler or a whole lesson. The tasks cover all areas of the year 1 curriculum, including addition, subtraction, counting, time, mass, height, capacity, shape, fractions and money. A colour and black & white version of each booklet is included. Answers are also included. The booklets are in the zip file. PDF file format. No further preparation required. You might also be interested in our Year 1 number and place value booklet We also have: Year 2 Euro 2024 Football Maths Year 2 Euro 2024 Footballers Comprehension
Year 2 Euro 2024 Footballers Comprehension
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Year 2 Euro 2024 Footballers Comprehension

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This year 2 comprehension booklet is about Europe’s top footballers! It would be perfect for celebrating Euro 2024 with your class. The booklet includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘who,’ ‘which’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is laid out in a booklet form, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-4 questions per page. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the booklets are in the zip file. PDF file format. No further preparation required. You might also be interested in our Year 2 Euro 2024 Football Maths We also have Year 1 Euro 2024 Football Maths Booklet Year 3 Euro 2024 Football Maths : All Topics
KS1 Year 2 Fractions Revision Maths SATs
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KS1 Year 2 Fractions Revision Maths SATs

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These Year 2 SATs style fractions revision problems are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 20 reasoning and 10 arithmetic questions with answers. The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 and Year 3 curriculum and is in the style of a SATs paper. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum and is based on past SATs papers. The lower level (called Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 1 curriculum. No further preparation required.