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Host of the podcast Happy Classroom Happy Life! Selling mainly KS2 resources.

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Host of the podcast Happy Classroom Happy Life! Selling mainly KS2 resources.
Nothing To See Here Hotel by Steven Butler - Guided Reading - LKS2 - VIPERS
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Nothing To See Here Hotel by Steven Butler - Guided Reading - LKS2 - VIPERS

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Here are 24 lessons based on the book The Nothing To See Here Hotel by Steven Butler. Each lesson up to lesson 15 comes with a Powerpoint and a task. Each task if based off of the reading VIPERS. There are 24 tasks planned to be completed in books and 15 of these tasks come with Powerpoints attached. This was taught to Year 4 but can easily be taken and slightly adapted to Year 3 and 5. Each Powerpoint follows the structure: Talk Task (discussion question based on the book) Vocabulary (introducing new words they may come across in today’s reading) Focus (main reading part with a focus question) Deepen (children asked to explain something) Independent Activity (questions in Guided Reading books based on the VIPERS) Exit Pass (summarising quick question) #guidedreading #stevenbutler #KS2reading #LKS2 #VIPERS #year4 #year3 #year5 #guidedreadingunit #nothingtoseeherehotel #thenothingtoseeherehotel #brighton
Year 2/3 column addition - 4 complete lessons. NCETM and White Rose inspired.
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Year 2/3 column addition - 4 complete lessons. NCETM and White Rose inspired.

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This small unit of work covers the following learning objectives: Identify the addends and sum Identify place value Add using column addition (intended as a practical lesson, not in books) Add using column addition Each lesson follows the lesson outline and structure of: Revisit Address Misconception Vocabulary Focus Guided Practice Talk Task Deepen Independent Practice (this slide uses a now/next/last template to support independence) Next Steps The printouts that are provided follows a clear pogression. The tasks are labelled as ‘fluency/ problem solving/ reasoning’. #mastery #mathsmastery #ncetm #maths #primarymath #whiterose #year2 #year3 #columnmethod #addition #columnaddition #stemsentence#diagnosticquestion
Hot Like Fire Unit - Power of Reading inspired - KS2
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Hot Like Fire Unit - Power of Reading inspired - KS2

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In this unit of work you are downloading 15 lessons. Each lesson comes with a Powerpoint presentation. The number of lessons can be extended if you decide to add a ‘edit and improve’ session and a ‘publishing’ session on produced pieces of work. This unit is inspired by the Power of Reading unit for Hot Like Fire by Valerie Bloom. The book is not needed as all resources needed from the book have been typed up and provided into the download unit. Learning Objectives are as follows: PART 1: Session 1: to annotate a poem (exploration of ‘Grandma, Bandana an’ me’ and ‘How to ask for a hamster’) Session 2: understand language used in a poem (translating the poem ‘De Familiar thing’ from Jamaican dialect to English) Session 3: Understand the meaning behind words (dramatising the poem De Bread Van’) Session 4: Identify the difference between poetry and prose The following sessions follow a writing cycle which allows build-up to a piece of writing/ Session 5: understand and annotate a poem (‘The People Next Door’) Session 6: Identify and use conjunctions Session 7: plan a responding letter (to the invite to dinner that is given to the audience in the poem ‘The people next door’) Session 8, 9 and 10 can be a writing session, editing session and then publishing session. PART 2: This part of the planning unit is exploring and writing with inspiration by Valerie Bloom’s ‘The River’ poem. Session 1: Explore a poem (The River by Valerie Bloom and then 'Life is Like a River by Patricia Walter) Session 2: understand rhyming patterns Session 3: Create my own rhyming poem (inspired by the river poems) Session 4: Create a drama piece PART 3 This part of the planning unit is about creating poems about chocolate, using the learning and inspiration that has been covered int he last two parts. Session 1: Use onomatopoeia and alliteration Session 2: Use rhyming couplets and expanded noun phrases Session 3: Experience chocolate for our poems Session 4: Plan our poems This will then lead onto a writing session, editing and publishing session. #powerofreading #valeriebloom #grandmabandanaandme #theriver #chocolate #jamaica #poetryunit #poetry #ks2 #year3 #year4 #english #writing #writingpoems
NCETM inspired Y4 Maths Unit - Fractions
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NCETM inspired Y4 Maths Unit - Fractions

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This unit of work is based off of the NCETM lesson spines and is aimed at Year 4. Some tasks have been taken from White Rose to meet the learning objectives from the NCETM. There are two parts to this planning unit. PART 1: REVIEW OF FRACTIONS Lesson 1: Identify the whole and the parts Lesson 2: Identify equal and unequal parts Lesson 3: Construct the whole from one part PART 2: FRACTIONS Lesson 1: Write mixed numbers Lesson 2: Add and subtract mixed numbers from a part-whole model Lesson 3: Add and subtract mixed numbers Lesson 4: Label fractions on a number line Lesson 5: Identify how many fractional parts make a whole Lesson 6: Compare and order fractions on a number line Lesson 7: Compare and order fractions Lesson 8: Compare and order fractions with the same numerator Lesson 9: Add fractions with the same denominator Lesson 10: Subtract fractions with the same denominator Lesson 11: Add and subtract fractions Lesson 12: Identify equivalent fractions Lesson 13: Identify equivalent fractions Some of these lessons are intended to be purely practical, working with whiteboards and physical resources/manipulatives. This is stated on the first page of each lesson on the PowerPoint. Lessons that are designed to be in books have tasks that are easily written into books by childen or come with a ‘Fluency, Problem-solving, Reasoning’ sheet to show clear progression. These lessons are provided with a ‘next step’ to move children on even further in their learning. Each PowerPoint follows the structure of: Revisit, Address Misconceptions, Vocabulary, Focus, Guided Practice, Talk Task, Deepen, Independent Practise, Next Steps. #ncetm #year4 #fractions #year4fractions #ks2 #ks2fractions #maths #mathsmastery #diagnosticquestions #stemsentences #mastery #progression #numerator #denominator #mixednumbers
NCETM inspired Unit on division - Year 4/ 5 introduction to bus stop method/short division
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NCETM inspired Unit on division - Year 4/ 5 introduction to bus stop method/short division

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I am a maths specialist and have created a unit of work based off of the NCETM spines for division. This starts with the foundations of division and leads into short method/bus stop method for division. I have dived into a variety of high-quality resources including NCETM, White Rose and diagnostic questions. The activities and tasks have been specially designed and ordered to provide a solid understanding of division. There is a real mixture of resources used and combined to create a comprehensive unit that can be delivered straight from this download. Lesson 1: multiply and divide by 11 Lesson 2: multiply and divide by 12 Lesson 3: divide using resources (practical lesson) Lesson 4: divide two-digit numbers with remainders Lesson 5: divide two and three-digit numbers with remainders Lesson 6: use written method for division - no exchange (practical lesson) Lesson 7: use written method for division - no exchange (applying the new skill in books) Lesson 8: Use written method for division with one exchange (practical lesson) Lesson 9: Use written method for division with one exchange (applying the new skill in books) Lesson 10: Revise multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100. Each lesson follows the same maths lesson structure of: Revisit Address Misconceptions Vocabulary Focus Guided Practice Talk Task Deepen Independent Task The ‘Independent Task’ slide has a ‘Now, Next, Last’ visual to promote children’s independence in completing their tasks. The Powepoint is infused with STEM sentences, different representations, practical activities, fluency, and reasoning tasks.
Year 4 Decimals Unit - NCETM and mastery inspired
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Year 4 Decimals Unit - NCETM and mastery inspired

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Here are 3 high-quality lessons on decimals which is intended to follow on straight after the children have been taught a unit on fractions. A unit of fractions is available in my TES shop. The following learning objectives are covered: Lesson 1: Compare decimals (this is a practical lesson with plenty of visuals and explorative activities) Lesson 2: Order decimals (this lesson compares and orders decimals using a variety of contexts such as measurement) Lesson 3: Identify decimal equivalents to fractions (this is a practical lesson with matching activities) Each lesson Powerpoint follows the same maths lesson structure of: Revisit Address Misconceptions Vocabulary Focus Guided Practice Talk Task Deepen Independent Task The ‘Independent Task’ slide has a ‘Now, Next, Last’ visual to promote children’s independence in completing their tasks. The Powepoint is infused with STEM sentences, different representations, practical activities, fluency, and reasoning tasks. #decimals #decimalsfractions #fractions #year4 #NCETM #mastery #unit #