I set this up as an independent colouring activity for the children which can be used for assessment. Children colour in and circle the light sources and then colour in 1-4 lightbulbs depending on how bright the light source is.

Two differentiated Venn Diagrams for use with KS1 children or less able KS2 children. The first sheet sorts on a single criteria (whether the animal is nocturnal or not) and the second sheet sorts on two criteria, with overlap (animals that live on land/water). Also don't miss the opportunity for discussion around animals that go outside the circles on the second Venn Diagram!

Use these scenario cards to generate discussions in small groups and support your pupils in understanding the choices they can make and the consequences of these choices.\n\nDifferentiated with simpler two choice scenarios, a three choice scenario and one scenario where a choice is left blank for the children to decide what other choice could be made.

Using Talk for Write ideas, this sheet was created to encourage children to consider the character of Plop in Jill Tomlinson's story, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. \n\nPhysical attributes are written outside of the outline and thoughts & feelings are written inside the outline.

Outdoors phonics activity, useful for Phase 4 revision of sounds.\nPrint off the sound cards and hide around the playground. Children find the sound and the number then return to the supervising adult(s) who uses the checklist to ensure children have the sound correct and to record which sounds they have found.

Looking at the legacy of the Montreal Olympic Stadium, nicknamed 'The Big Mistake&' because of the amount of money poured into it.\n\nAlso asks the children to think about the impact on the environment and society.\n\nIncludes an activity at the end of creating a legacy for the London 2012 stadium and how to use it creatively and sustainably.\n\nMy kids got so involved in this, it really surprised me how motivated and inventive they were - they even carried on in their own spare time!

Introductory powerpoint on Martin Luther King Jr, in particular his 'I have a dream&' speech, leading up to a poetry activity on writing their own speech/poem of what they would like to see in an ideal world.\n\nContains two hyperlinks to youtube videos.

The first two columns of the document contain assessment criteria linked to a simple task or questions. A third column is for assessor's notes and students responses as evidence for grades.Covers assessments of money, adding, subtrction, geometry, measurement

Includes: - Greater than/less than - Ordering positive numbers to 100 - Ordering negative and positive numbers - Difference between two numbers. Aligned with Common Core State Standards: 2.NBT.4, Number and Operations in Base Ten.

A number problem for Kindergarten children to solve involving triangular numbers. We had been looking at different methods the children could use to solve number problems, e.g. drawing diagrams, using apparatus, making playdough models, etc.. They worked in pairs or small groups to encourage them to talk about their approach. The problem is easily differentiated by changing the final number. More able children and those in higher year groups could look at the pattern and think about rules for solving the problem regardless of the number given.

A game to help students practice their high frequency keyword spellings. The first page - the game board - should be blown up (I've laminated my copy). The keyword pages should be copied onto cards and cut up. You will need a dice and a counter for each child playing.

Looking at prefixes (un, sub, dis and mis) and how they change the meaning of the word.

Our children have a target of being able to tell a number story from a given number sentence. The first slide gives the children a number story and relates it to a calculation (which follows on from their prior learning). Aligned with Common Core State Standards: 1.OA.1, Operations and Algebraic Thinking.

A pictorial problem solving activity. Which combinations of animals will give you the number of feet required? How many different ways are there of making a given number? Picture cards provide visual support for the activity.

Some number stories which ask students to identify the problem is addition or subtraction? Students need to be able to answer this type of question if they are going to understand and work through mathematical word problems.

My class enjoyed Frooby so I did another one for them. This time focussing on halves, both numbers and shape.

The children in my class were hopeless at tidying up at the end of a lesson. I wrote this song to remind then of the tidying up roles and to focus them on the task. It has worked a treat! (PS Sing to the tune of 'Pop Goes the Weasel'

<p>A silly little story but my class loved it and it helped to highlight and address some misconceptions. Can be used as an intro or in a wrap up to look at doubles and halves.</p>

PowerPoint slideshow introducing the gunpowder plot