Each song is broken down into 4 reading comprehensions, starting with retrieval and recording, then context clues, inference and finally an assessment where children are encouraged to work out what type of question they are being asked. Perfect for KS2!
Weekly lesson plans are provided along with answer sheets.
Breaking reading down into key skills will allow children to appreciate, understand and enjoy these songs whilst focusing on improving their comprehension with this structured and precise method.
Songs include:
Big Yellow Taxi (by Joni Mitchell)
Indian Sunset (by Elton John)
Ironic (by Alanis Morissette)
Pompeii (by Bastille)
Space Oddity (by David Bowie)
The Trooper (by Iron Maiden)
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (by Gordon Lightfoot)
Thriller (by Michael Jackson)
What is Truth? (by Johnny Cash)
What’s he Building? (by Tom Waits)
10-week bumper pack of reading comprehensions linked to a variety of Disney songs specifically chosen for this pack. This is particularly suitable for Years 4, 5 and 6.
Each song is broken down into 4 reading comprehensions, starting with retrieval and recording, then context clues, inference and finally an assessment where children are encouraged to work out what type of question they are being asked.
Weekly lesson plans are provided along with answer sheets.
Breaking reading down into key skills will allow children to appreciate, understand and enjoy these songs whilst focusing on improving their comprehension with this structured and precise method.
Songs include:
A Whole New World (Aladdin)
Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book)
Colours of the Wind (Pocahontas)
Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)
I am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) (Moana)
Let it Go (Frozen)
Out There (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)
Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
What’s This? (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
You Can Fly (Peter Pan)
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20-week bumper pack of reading comprehensions linked to a variety of Disney (Book 2) and Rock (Book 1) songs specifically chosen for these packs. This is particularly suitable for Years 4, 5 and 6. 10 songs in each pack!
Each song is broken down into 4 reading comprehensions, starting with retrieval and recording, then context clues, inference and finally an assessment where children are encouraged to work out what type of question they are being asked.
Weekly lesson plans are provided along with answer sheets.
Breaking reading down into key skills will allow children to appreciate, understand and enjoy these songs whilst focusing on improving their comprehension with this structured and precise method.
Rock songs include:
Big Yellow Taxi (by Joni Mitchell)
Indian Sunset (by Elton John)
Ironic (by Alanis Morissette)
Pompeii (by Bastille)
Space Oddity (by David Bowie)
The Trooper (by Iron Maiden)
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (by Gordon Lightfoot)
Thriller (by Michael Jackson)
What is Truth? (by Johnny Cash)
What’s he Building? (by Tom Waits)
Disney songs include:
A Whole New World (Aladdin)
Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book)
Colours of the Wind (Pocahontas)
Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)
I am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) (Moana)
Let it Go (Frozen)
Out There (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)
Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
What’s This? (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
You Can Fly (Peter Pan)
20 topics are covered in this KS2 Science Mini-Quizzes Pack. Each topic has 2 separate multiple choice quizzes and an answer scheme so that self/peer or teacher marking is quick and easy. Perfect for teachers to use in class or children to learn from. These are directly linked to our knowledge organisers and learning directly from these is highly recommended. The pack also includes a blank template to edit and use as you like.
Year 3 (Plants, Skeleton and Muscle System, Rocks and Soils, Light and Forces and Magnets)
Year 4 (Living Things and Their Habitats, The Digestive System and Teeth, States of Matter, Sound and Electricity)
Year 5 (Life Cycles, Human Growth, Materials, Earth and Space and Forces)
Year 6 (The Circulatory and Respiratory System, Classification, Evolution, Light and Electricity)
These are MUST HAVE resources for the new curriculum!
NEW - 20/01/19
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Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, is an outstanding new novel about a little boy called August trying to fit into a new life at school. It’s a perfect book for Year 5 and 6 children to delve into topics to do with bullying, kindness, prejudice, transition to secondary and character curriculum traits such as empathy, altruism, courage and inclusion. It’s become a hit motion picture and is currently in cinemas!
This pack contains 8 weeks worth of reading lessons focusing entirely on reading skills. Each week is broken down into the following:
Fluency, Intonation and Expression
Vocabulary and Context Clues
Recording and Retrieval
Inference
The skills focus on a range of chapters and also includes a bonus week looking at Space Oddity by David Bowie. (This also includes a short assessment with answers.)
A weekly lesson plan is provided, as well as a clear structure to lessons and a guide on how much of the book to read with the class and when. All you need is a copy of the book and away you go!
This pack contains the following resources:
1x editable knowledge organiser
1x pdf knowledge organiser
3x pdf mini-quizzes and answer pages
The knowledge organiser has the following information:
key vocabulary
fact box
timeline
clothes
trade
What happened to the Mayans?
gods
Palenque rulers
map
The KS2 Writing BUNDLE contains:
Year 5 and 6 Writing Toolkit
Year 3 and 4 Writing Toolkit
Slow Writing Primary Pack KS1 and KS2
These all-in-one packs are filled with word banks, explanations and examples to support Key Stage 2 children with their writing. It is jam-packed with information, brightly coloured pictures and child-friendly vocabulary.
In line with the interim framework for writing, this pack allows children to edit, re-draft and consider their writing by using resources, displays and word banks.
The Year 5 and 6 Toolkit contains:
Apostrophes
Clause Structures
Colons
Co-ordinating Conjunctions
Dashes
Formal and Informal Writing
Fronted Adverbials
Hyphens
Inverted Commas
Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs
Parenthesis
Passive, Active and Modal Verbs
Prepositions
Punctuation (other)
Semi-colons
Subordinating Conjunctions
Year 3 and 4 Spelling Patterns / Words
Year 5 and 6 Spelling Patterns / Words
The Year 3 and 4 Toolkit contains:
Apostrophes
Clause Structures
Co-ordinating Conjunctions
Fronted Adverbials
Inverted Commas
Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs
Prepositions
Punctuation (other)
Subordinating Conjunctions
Year 3 and 4 Spelling Patterns / Words
The all-in-one Slow Writing Pack contains differentiated writing frames, a weekly lesson plan which can be used time and time again, as well as teacher/child criteria tick sheets.
Using the 2014 National Curriculum and a range of alternative sentence ideas, the pack is suitable for Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Also provided, are resource ideas and games to help you take Slow Writing further,
This is a brilliant way for children to edit, re-draft and improve their work, as well as applying grammar and punctuation skills with strict guidelines.
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This all-in-one pack is filled with word banks, explanations and examples to support Year 5 and 6 children with their writing. It is jam-packed with information, brightly coloured pictures and child-friendly vocabulary.
In line with the interim framework for writing, this pack allows children to edit, re-draft and consider their writing by using resources, displays and word banks.
Pages include:
Apostrophes
Clause Structures
Colons
Co-ordinating Conjunctions
Dashes
Formal and Informal Writing
Fronted Adverbials
Hyphens
Inverted Commas
Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs
Parenthesis
Passive, Active and Modal Verbs
Prepositions
Punctuation (other)
Semi-colons
Subordinating Conjunctions
Year 3 and 4 Spelling Patterns / Words
Year 5 and 6 Spelling Patterns / Words
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This pack contains the following resources:
1x editable knowledge organiser
1x pdf knowledge organiser
3x pdf mini-quizzes and answer pages
The knowledge organiser has the following information:
key vocabulary
timeline
map
fact box
gods
afterlife
farming
King Tutankhamun
Ramses III
Cleopatra VII
This all-in-one Slow Writing Pack contains differentiated writing frames, a weekly lesson plan which can be used time and time again, as well as teacher/child criteria tick sheets.
Using the 2014 National Curriculum and a range of alternative sentence ideas, the pack is suitable for Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Also provided, are resource ideas and games to help you take Slow Writing further,
This is a brilliant way for children to edit, re-draft and improve their work, as well as applying grammar and punctuation skills with strict guidelines.
Unofficial Times Table Rock Star Certificates
3-12 Times Table Rock Hero Certificates
3-12 Times Table Rock Legend Certificates
3-12 Times Table Rock Star Certificates
Also includes
All Times Table Rock Hero Certificates
All Times Table Rock Legend Certificates
All Times Table Rock Star Certificates
Great for schools and classes to use as an incentive for achieving 'Hero', 'Legend' or 'Star' status when completing their daily 'Times Table Rock Star' work.
www.ttrockstars.com
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The wonderful Ron Berger video about critique and feedback teaches children to improve their work through peer-feedback which is kind, help and specific. The video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjms
This is a PowerPoint where I have re-drawn the pictures in the video so they can be used in class or shared with staff.
Enjoy!
Mr D
THIS IS A FREE SAMPLE COPY of the following product:
10 week bundle of reading comprehensions linked to a variety of rock, pop and alternative songs specifically chosen for this pack.
Each song is broken down into 4 reading comprehensions, starting with retrieval and recording, then context clues, inference and finally an assessment where children are encouraged to work out what type of question they are being asked.
Weekly lesson plans are provided along with answer sheets.
Breaking reading down into key skills will allow children to appreciate, understand and enjoy these songs whilst focusing on improving their comprehension with this structured and precise method.
Songs include:
Big Yellow Taxi (by Joni Mitchell)
Indian Sunset (by Elton John)
Ironic (by Alanis Morissette)
Pompeii (by Bastille)
Space Oddity (by David Bowie)
The Trooper (by Iron Maiden)
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (by Gordon Lightfoot)
Thriller (by Michael Jackson)
What is Truth? (by Johnny Cash)
What’s he Building? (by Tom Waits)
20 topics are covered in this fun, fact-filled KS2 History Knowledge Organisers Pack. Perfect for teachers to use in class or children to revise from. They come in PDFs and an editable version.
Each subject has a colourfully illustrated poster containing all the knowledge needed to reach the expected standard in history. The pack also includes a blank template to edit and use as you like.
Topics include:
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Indus Valley
Ancient Sumerians
Anglo-Saxons
Aztecs
Benin Civilization
British Monarchs
Crime and Punishment
Early Islamic Civilization
Mayan Civilization
Railways
Roman Britain
Shang Dynasty of Ancient China
Stone Age to Iron Age
Tudors
Victorians
Vikings
WWI
WWII
20 topics are covered in this fun, fact-filled KS2 History Knowledge Organisers and Mini-Quizzes Pack. Perfect for teachers to use in class or children to revise from.
Each subject has a colourfully illustrated poster containing all the knowledge needed to reach the expected standard in history. Within the bundle is 60 mini-quizzes directly linked to the knowledge organisers (3 for each topic) with answers also provided.
The pack also includes a blank template of the knowledge organiser and mini-quiz to edit and use as you like.
Topics include:
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Indus Valley
Ancient Sumerians
Anglo-Saxons
Aztecs
Benin Civilization
British Monarchs
Crime and Punishment
Early Islamic Civilization
Mayan Civilization
Railways
Roman Britain
Shang Dynasty of Ancient China
Stone Age to Iron Age
Tudors
Victorians
Vikings
WWI
WWII
NOW INCLUDES EDITABLE VERSIONS OF THE KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS!
Every objective is covered in these fun, fact-filled Knowledge Organisers. Perfect for teachers to use in class or children to revise from.
Each year has 5 colourfully-illustrated posters containing all the knowledge needed to reach the expected standard in science.
Also included in the bundle are 40 mini-quizzes linked directly to the knowledge organisers. Each topic has 2 multiple choice quizzes and answers, including a blank template to edit yourself.
Year 3 (Plants, Skeleton and Muscle System, Rocks and Soils, Light and Forces and Magnets)
Year 4 (Living Things and Their Habitats, The Digestive System and Teeth, States of Matter, Sound and Electricity)
Year 5 (Life Cycles, Human Growth, Materials, Earth and Space and Forces)
Year 6 (The Circulatory and Respiratory System, Classification, Evolution, Light and Electricity)
These are MUST HAVE resources for the new curriculum!
NOW WITH EDITABLE VERSIONS!
Everything your child needs to know about each Year 6 science topic is contained in 5 fact-filled, colourful posters. These are perfect knowledge organisers for the Year 6 Science Curriculum!
The new science curriculum is jam-packed with complex subject knowledge for children, so we’ve made our organisers jam-packed too!
Classification
Evolution
Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
Light
Electricity
These all-in-one posters are perfect for children and teachers alike to brush up on their subject knowledge. Put them on display, in books, send them home for homework and ensure you give your class the subject knowledge they need to meet the standard in science.
These are MUST HAVE resources for any Year 6 teacher.
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This all-in-one pack is filled with word banks, explanations and examples to support Year 3 and 4 children with their writing. It is jam-packed with information, brightly coloured pictures and child-friendly vocabulary.
In line with the interim framework for writing, this pack allows children to edit, re-draft and consider their writing by using resources, displays and word banks.
Pages include:
Apostrophes
Clause Structures
Co-ordinating Conjunctions
Fronted Adverbials
Inverted Commas
Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs
Prepositions
Punctuation (other)
Subordinating Conjunctions
Year 3 and 4 Spelling Patterns / Words
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Join Mr A, Mr C and Mr D (and their alien friend Bertrum) in this great rap song about Roman Numerals, suitable for children in KS2. With memorable lyrics, hip-hop music and a catchy chorus, this song is a great way to help your class learn about this area of the curriculum and a bit of history thrown in too!
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https://soundcloud.com/mracdpresent/sets/the-maths-album-by-mr-a-mr-c-and-mr-d-present
This Roman Numeral Song Pack contains the following:
1 x Roman Numeral song (mp3)
1 x Roman Numeral instrumental (mp3)
1 x Lyrics (pdf)
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NOW INCLUDES EDITABLE VERSIONS!
Every objective is covered in these fun, fact-filled Knowledge Organisers. Perfect for teachers to use in class or children to revise from.
Each year has 5 colourfully-illustrated posters containing all the knowledge needed to reach the expected standard in science.
Year 3 (Plants, Skeleton and Muscle System, Rocks and Soils, Light and Forces and Magnets)
Year 4 (Living Things and Their Habitats, The Digestive System and Teeth, States of Matter, Sound and Electricity)
Year 5 (Life Cycles, Human Growth, Materials, Earth and Space and Forces)
Year 6 (The Circulatory and Respiratory System, Classification, Evolution, Light and Electricity)
These are MUST HAVE resources for the new curriculum!
www.mracdpresent.com