A week’s worth of planning and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master the order of operations and how to reason from known facts from Block 2 - Week 6. Pupils will learn how to use the order of operations with brackets; they will use known division and multiplication facts to solve related problems; they will solve reasoning and mastery problems based on all these skills for a varying range of abilities. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and problem solving. Answers are provided. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

These problems will give your Year 6 pupils the opportunity to reason and solve problems with length. This is a sample resource. For a full year’s worth of reasoning and problem solving for Year 6 please see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reasoning-and-problem-solving-for-year-6-12201133

A week’s worth of planning, presentations and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master the multiplication and division of fractions. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. Editable versions of each PDF are included, created in Microsoft Word 2010. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master perimeter and area. They will learn how to find the area of rectilinear shapes and composite shapes; they will find the perimeter of a range of regular and irregular shapes; they will solve area and perimeter problems; they will learn to find the area of triangles. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. Editable versions of each PDF are included, created in Microsoft Word 2010. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master area and volume. These plans follow on directly from Block 5 Week 8 - also available in my shop. Pupils will learn how to reason and solve problems with the area of triangles; they will find the area of parallelograms; they will find the volume of solids and solve problems involving the volume of solids. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. Editable versions of each PDF are included, created in Microsoft Word 2010. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning, presentations and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master Position and Direction from Block 4 - Week 11. Pupils will learn how to plot and read coordinates in all four quadrants; they will translate shapes on the coordinate grid; they will reflect shapes in the x and y axis; they will solve reasoning and mastery problems based on all these skills with a plentiful supply of SATs type questions for a varying range of abilities. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning, presentations and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master decimals. They will learn how to write decimals with three decimal places; they will learn how to multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100 and 1000; they will learn how to multiply decimals by integers. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. Editable versions of each PDF are included, created in Microsoft Word 2010. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

An example of a formal letter from a rather unruly pupil to the Head. This text is ideal for Year six pupils about to change school. Please note that the text of this letter is available for free in my shop. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. Download includes: - the text of a formal letter - a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week - an editable lesson plan to copy and paste into your own This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of formal letters - rewrite the letter using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a formal letter in the style of the author These texts are probably most suited to pupils in years 5 or above.

A bit grisly, admittedly, but my pupils relished the task of inventing methods for their dragons to catch prey! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of an explanation with a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of explanation writing - rewrite the explanation using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write an explanation in the style of the author This text will be enjoyed by fans of 'How To Train Your Dragon', 'Eragon', 'The Hobbit' and 'Dragon Rider'. Ideal for use in upper KS2 or lower KS3. I've used this resource successfully in Year 6.

A week’s worth of planning and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master algebra. They will learn how to solve and create one and two-step function machines; they will learn to use algebraic expressions and substitution; they will learn how to use formulae. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. Editable versions of each PDF are included, created in Microsoft Word 2010. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master algebra. They will learn how to use and solve one and two-step equations; they will learn how to enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. Editable versions of each PDF are included, created in Microsoft Word 2010. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning, presentations and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master comparing fractions by using a common denominator or a common numerator, as well as a lesson on finding fractions of quantities. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. All lessons are compatible with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon…

A week’s worth of planning, presentations and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master addition and subtraction of fractions. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. All lessons are compatible with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon…

Suitable for Halloween! Two examples of diaries for KS2 English lessons. WAGOLL The first text is the diary of a ghost whose house has suddenly been invaded by a new family. The second text is the diary of a witch's cat who is fed up with the hopelessness of his witch. Both diaries contain an analysis of the language features to include in the pupils' own diaries. These example texts can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of diary writing - rewrite the diaries using their own language or by borrowing phrases - extend the diary examples with what happens next - write a diary in the style of the author These diaries are probably most suited to pupils in years 3 or 4.

Everyone loves a superhero! But what happens when they lose their powers with their evil nemesis on the loose?! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a diary with a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of diary writing - rewrite the diary using their own language or by borrowing phrases - extend the diary example with what happens next - write a diary in the style of the author Resource is ideal in upper KS2 or lower KS3. I’ve used it successfully in Year 6.

Travel into the future with this imaginative and quirky explanation exemplar! My pupils really enjoyed creating their own versions! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of an explanation with a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of explanation writing - rewrite the explanation using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write an explanation in the style of the author

Uh oh! You’ve finally got your place at Wizard School and then you discover you’re about to be expelled! My pupils relished innovating with this text and inventing new ways to justify the expulsion! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Pupils will love the similarity to Harry Potter and Hogwarts. Download includes: - the text of a formal letter - a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of formal letters - rewrite the letter using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a formal letter in the style of the author

Who would have thought that invisibility could be so troublesome! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a set of instructions with a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of instruction writing - rewrite the instructions using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a set of instructions in the style of the author These texts are probably most suited to pupils in years 5 or above.

My pupils loved innovating with this exemplar text by changing all the wacky inventions of this bizarre family. Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a non-chronological report - a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of non-chronological reports - rewrite the text using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a non-chronological report in the style of the author These texts are probably most suited to pupils in years 5 or above.

An exciting and engaging persuasive text in the format of a formal letter that persuades a teacher to take their class on an outing to the red planet. Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a persuasive argument - a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of persuasive arguments: opinion; argument; viewpoint; emotive language; rhetorical questions; introduction; conclusion. - rewrite the text using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a persuasive argument in the style of the author Ideal for use in KS2 during a project on space.