Step by step lesson on identifying and analysing primary and secondary sources that relate to the Romans. Perfect to build up to the children’s knowledge in Key Stage 2 and 3. Step 1 focuses on sorting different Roman primary and secondary sources. Step 2 analyses sources and children give explanations Extension task requires children to reason around which source it is and explain why. All guided through the smart notebooks, and focuses specifically on Roman artifacts and sources.

Resource created for Viking Boy chapter’s 2 and 3 with a focus on retrieval and language choices from the text. These are developed in the style of reading paper questions from a year 6 level text - 2 pages of questions A resource which is kept simple for teachers to use and mirrors the question style of KS2 STAS.

Step by step lesson on identifying and analysing primary and secondary sources that relate to the Vikings Perfect to build up to the children’s knowledge in Key Stage 2 and 3. Step 1 focuses on identifying written primary and secondary sources. Step 2 focuses on sorting different Viking primary and secondary sources. Step 3 analyses sources and children give explanations about reliability and bias Extension task requires children to look at a group of Viking sources and form an answer about what might have taken place at an excavation site. All guided through the smart notebooks, and focuses specifically on Viking artifacts and sources.

Worksheet, fluency activity sheet and notebook presentation for Year Four rounding decimal numbers to the nearest whole number Worksheet structured as Sections 1 to 3 where children practice the skill using number lines, consolidate the skill in abstract and then reason and problem solve. Notebook presentation builds on prior knowledge including a fluency activity, decimal numbers and building up confidence on number lines. Quality resource that has had great success in the Year 4 and 5 classroom. Kept simple for teachers to use.

End of unit assessment for Year 6 Living things and their habitats Covers the full topic about animal classification. Also includes a section on micro-organisms. 20 mark end of unit assessment.

Full spelling worksheet for adding the prefixes il-, in- and im- before root words. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings, understand their meaning, develop understanding of definitions and apply their understanding in sentences. Small steps to develop understanding of the prefix and be secure in their application across their writing.

Reading comprehension task created for Years 5-6 pupils on the contents of Marcus Rashford’s letter to parliament campaigning about child food poverty. This is a great to use when delivering a persuasive writing unit. Comprehension questions are focused on a range of retrieval style questions, inference and language choice. The letter wrote to parliament is attached and linked here which he posted on twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcusRashford/status/1272302819819823105 This has had really good outcomes when reading from a formal text and comprehending.

Worksheet and notebook presentation for Year Four pupils comparing numbers up to 10,000 from different representations. Worksheet structured as Sections 1 to 4 where children practice the skill, consolidate the skill and then reason and problem solve. Notebook presentation builds on prior knowledge including a fluency activity followed by a small steps approach.

Compete lesson on rounding any number to the nearest 100,000. This lesson works step by step by identifying different multiples of 100,000, and then moving onto rounding using a number line and abstract. Step 1 - identifies multiples of 100,000 including the previous and next multiple Step 2 - Rounding to the nearest 100,000 using a number line Step 3 - Rounding in abstract Step 4 - Reasoning Questions Consistent with NCETM maths language. Kept simple for teachers to use.

Worksheet and notebook presentation for Year Four pupils ordering numbers up to 10,000 from different representations. Language focus on ascending and descending. Worksheet structured as Sections 1 to 3 where children apply the skill, consolidate the skill and then reason and problem solve. This also starts with a fluency activity on identifying numbers and has a steps image to develop understanding of ascending and descending Notebook presentation builds on prior knowledge including a fluency activity followed by a small steps approach. Notebook given in PDF as well.

Full spelling worksheet and notebook for adding the suffix’-ity’ to change an adjective into an abstract noun. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spelling rule, understand their meaning, puzzle over putting the spellings back together and apply in sentences. This also includes a grammar fluency activity at the start. This is guided by the notebook. Small steps to develop understanding of the suffix and be secure in their application - all kept simple for teachers.

End of topic assessment on the Vikings, This is suitable for children in years 4-6 with a variety of questions presented in different ways. This covers the key knowledge about the first Viking raids, Danelaw, the Treaty of Wedmore, the importance of York, King Cnut and the end of the Viking Age. It then gos deeper by asking further questions about longboats, runes and Danelaw. This assessment also covers key historical skills such as placing events in chronological order, identifying similarities and differences, identifying primary and secondary sources and analysing artifacts.

This resource is focused on identifying that one main clause is a simple sentence and two main clauses linked together with a coordinating conjunction is a compound sentence. It then explores coordinating conjunctions and how to link two main clauses together. Step 1 focuses on identifying simple and compound sentences Step 2 is used to look at applying the correct coordinating conjunction Step 3 focuses on children applying compound sentences with a range of coordinating conjunctions in their writing.

Retrieval activity that focuses on chapter one of Ted Hughes the Iron Man book. Great activity at the start of the book that focuses on the retrieve and record reading domain. Questions are presented in different ways such as recording full answers, ticking answers, matching up answers and true/false statements. A retrieval resource kept simple. Also includes a notebook that cover retrieval and shows each question on a slide so you can go through it with the whole class after they complete.

Resource bundle that covers 10 more or less than a given number, and 100 more or less than a given number from different representations. Over the course of a sequence of lessons, there will fit either side of practical lessons where exchanging takes pace. Worksheets are set out in a section 1, 2 and 3 format. This allows children to apply their understanding, consolidate their understanding and then problem solve to embed their learning. Each worksheet is accompanied with a full lesson smart notebook document. Small steps approach and kept simple for teachers.

Full spelling worksheet and notebook for adding the suffix ‘-ness’. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings by applying the rule, understand their meaning, puzzle by piecing the spellings back together and apply their understanding in sentences. This also includes a grammar fluency activity at the start and dictation spelling activity. This is guided by the notebook. Small steps to develop understanding of the suffix and be secure in their application - all kept simple for teachers.

Full lesson on identifying and using main and subordinate clauses. This is led by the smart notebook which guides the learner through identifying main and subordinate clauses, the types of subordinating conjunctions and applying in sentences. There is also a fluency activity. Lesson worksheet is in a Step 1-4 format: Step 1 focuses on identifying main and subordinate clauses Step 2 looks at applying different subordinating conjunctions Step 3 lets learners apply subordinate clauses after the given main clauses Step 4 gives an example for children to use to write their own complex sentences. Key Stage 2 focused. All kept simple for teachers to use.

Times tables fluency activities - great for at the start of lessons as a recap or used within a whole class lesson to embed the times table being learned. Focus of the fluency questions are on the 4s, 5s and 11 times tables. Multiple representations to deepen learning and understanding and support recall. Used in the Year 3 and 4 classroom successfully which helped children consolidating understanding before focusing on automatic recall.

Full spelling worksheet for adding the prefix in to root words. The resource is set out in a Step 1-4 format. It allows children to practice the spellings, understand their meaning, puzzle over putting the spellings together and apply their understanding in sentences. Small steps to develop understanding of the prefix and be secure in their application.