9 lessons for The Night Bus Hero. Collection of 9 LIRA lessons for building on reading comprehension skills based on the Onjali Q. Raúf text The Night Bus Hero. For Year 5 and 6 in Key Stage 2 - KS2. Literal. Inference. Reader Response. Author Intent. Easily adaptable to other year groups. Additionally covering impressions and predictions, exploring motives of characters, evaluating characters, summarising and ordering events. Text enjoyment. Onjali Q.Rauf

6 Reading Comprehension Lessons for Wonder. Collection of 6 LIRA lessons for building on reading comprehension skills based on the R.J.Palacio text Wonder. Year 5 and 6 in Key Stage 2 - KS2. Literal. Inference. Reader Response. Author Intent. Additionally covering impressions and predictions, exploring motives of characters, evaluating characters, summarising. Focuses on quick retrieval.

Fully differentiated and resourced lesson for exploring how the environment an animal lives in will lead to adaptations and evolution. Looking at how Darwin built on his Theory of Evolution and the concept for Survival of the Fittest. Set up the classroom with 4 corners set up as a different island from the Galapagos. Children then investigate how conditions on that island could lead to the beak of a finch being different. Multi-stage lesson progression. Link provided to a useful video for a connection task. Activation builds on class discussions around how animals would be more suited to survive than others. Activity is an open investigation. Demo applies covered knowledge and skills. LO: To know adapting to an environment over a period of time may lead to evolution. Achieve – I can investigate and draw finch beaks from the Galapagos islands. Challenge – I can recognise that the beak shapes are varied on different islands depending on the type of food available. Aspire – I can explain using the keywords how the beak shapes have evolved over thousands of years.

Numeracy lesson for Upper Key Stage 2 pupils. This mathematics lesson is mainly aimed at pupils in year 5 and 6. This lesson would be part of preparing pupils to cover more in depth algebra skills. It builds on understanding that all equations should be solved in a defined order of operations. BODMAS. Brackets, Orders/Indices (squaring, cubing etc.), Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction. Lessons are differentiated, and build the children’s understanding through multiple tasks. L.O: To allow for the correct order of calculation in multi-operation equations. Achieve – I can recall the order of operations from BODMAS/BIDMAS. Challenge - I can apply BODMAS/BIDMAS to correctly solve multi-operation equations. Aspire – I can explain the order of operation that must have occurred to arrive at a given answer.

Numeracy lessons for Upper Key Stage 2 - Mathematics Y5 & Y6 (some concept can be adapted to other year groups) Ratio and Proportion - Unequal Sharing. A pack of 4 lessons, building on the concept of ratio and proportion. How to represent ratios and apply these skills to proportion and unequal sharing. This then builds in to skills that can be applied to converting between imperial and metric. Relies on the modeling of teacher, to apply a well considered process using a ratio grid. Lesson 1 - L.O.- To understand the concept of ratio. Lesson 2 - L.O.- To apply ratio confidently in worded problems. Achieve – I can create a ratio to represent a simple relationship between items. Challenge – I ensure ratios are in their correct and simplest form. Aspire – I can apply ratios to problems of unequal sharing. Lesson 3 - L.O.- To apply a considered method to proportion problems. Achieve – I can find the relationship between the two situations. Challenge – I can identify how the relationship needs to be implemented. Aspire – I can accurately adapt the problem according to the relationship. Lesson 4 - L.O.- To be able to convert between common metric and imperial units. Achieve - I can identify the common metric and imperial units and what they measure. Challenge - I can apply given relationships between metric and imperial units to convert them. Aspire - I can explain my own understanding of the relationships between common metric and imperial units.

These lessons are designed for Upper Key Stage 2 Maths lessons (year 6 pupils) - Algebra. Main lesson activities are differentiated to allow for higher, middle and lower ability tasks. Mathematics involving algebraic equations. Lesson 1 - Multiple part lesson building through early algebra skills - focuses on children being able to understand common algebra notation. Recognising how mathematicians will emit the multiplication symbol and others. Connection task uses shapes representing numerical values. Before the activation and main activyt start to use alphabetical letters for the use in algebraic equations. BODMAS can be reinforced throughout the lesson. L.O. - To recognise and apply the common notation associated with algebra. Achieve - I can identify the notation used for algebraic equations. Challenge - I ensure I follow the BODMAS order of operations while using algebraic equations. Aspire - I can explore the available solutions for unknown values in algebraic equations. Lesson 2 - Builds on the previous lesson, to start solving algebraic equations where the representative letter is worth an unknown value. Children can be taught how an equation is balanced and the final values for any unknowns should keep the algebraic equation balanced. L.O. - To be able to identify unknown values in algebraic equations. Achieve - I can identify a value for a single unknown in an algebraic equation. Challenge - I explore the values of multiple unknowns in an algebraic equation. Aspire - I can explain a selection of efficient processes for identifying the values of unknowns.

Lesson for Key Stage 2 pupils - year 5 and 6 (can be adapted to others). Follows a focus of applying previous lessons of addition and subtraction skills to then be applied for the calculation of perimeter. Fully differentiated lessons for lower, middle and higher ability. Use of connection, activation, activity and demonstration. ~Allows for regular use of assessment to feed in to lesson delivery. Applying decimal numbers and allowing for numbers with different numbers of digits and decimals. Higher ability can work towards deducing missing measurements. L.O: To accurately apply addition and subtraction to calculate the perimeter of shapes. Aspire: I can recognise the measurements required to solve missing values from shapes based on their perimeter. Challenge: I can accurately calculate the perimeter of compound shapes. Achieve: I can recognise and calculate the perimeter of common shapes.

Literacy lesson aimed at upper key stage 2. Ideas for a hook to have pupils write a persuasive formal letter to their headteacher to convince them the Christmas holidays shouldn’t be reduced to 1 week. Connection task looks at identifcation of subject verb and object. Activation then builds to the skills of identifying active/passive ready for an activity that implements the use of active or passive to emphasis the guilt or innocence of those caught up in the situation. LO: To utilise active and passive voice for implying guilt or innocence. Achieve - I use subject, verb and objects to identify active or passive voice. Challenge – I can adapt sentences to make the most of being in active or passive voice. Aspire - I can explain the implications of guilt or innocence through using active and passive voice.

Design and technology lessons for upper key stage pupils in year 5 and year 6. (could be adapted to others.) These resources are aimed at the Hook for your pupils to enter a new topic to create a wooden automaton toy as a Christmas present. Leading in to two design phase lessons - conducting market research based on the briefing of the customer, followed by looking at creating detailed design drawings. There is also everything for a display board. Resistant Materials - Christmas Automaton Mechanical Systems Toy. Making use of woodwork and cams. L.O. - To conduct market research and outline a design specification. Achieve - I can identify the requirements from a generic design brief. Challenge - I can conduct market research to ensure a product will meet the requirements of the intended user. Aspire - I can explain how my design will be guided by design specifications and user requirements. LO: To reflect on my designs and develop them bearing in mind the way they will be used. Achieve: I can add appropriate design features, using my understanding of familiar products. Challenge: I can create accurate and concise designs using familiar products and prior knowledge. Aspire: I can analyse and comment on my design ideas, methods and approaches used in my own work.

Week 2 Malamander. Lessons 5 to 8. Collection of 4 LIRA lessons for building on reading comprehension skills based on the Thomas Taylor text Malamander Year 5 and 6 in Key Stage 2 - KS2. Literal. Inference. Reader Response. Author Intent. Additionally covering impressions and predictions, exploring motives of characters, evaluating characters, summarising and ordering events.

Two LIRA lessons for building on reading comprehension skills based on the Humble Potato Text for Year 5 and 6 in Key Stage 2 - KS2. Literal. Inference. Reader Response. Author Intent. The Humble Potato text from past y6 SATs paper. Additional spelling, punctuation and grammar questions linked to the text. Fronted Adverbials Colons for a list.

Two LIRA lessons for building on reading comprehension skills based on the California’s Unlikely Warriors Text for Year 5 and 6 in Key Stage 2 - KS2. Literal. Inference. Reader Response. Author Intent. Lesson 2 - focus on answering 3 mark, evidence based questions. Guide Dog text from past SATs paper. Additional spelling, punctuation and grammar questions linked to the text.

Collection of three LIRA lessons for building on reading comprehension skills based on the Guide Dog text for Year 5 and 6 in Key Stage 2 - KS2. Literal. Inference. Reader Response. Author Intent. Guide Dog text from past SATs paper. Additional spelling, punctuation and grammar questions linked to the text.

A mental arithmetic challenge system. Pupils are assigned as red level at the start of the year and given a number. Such as Red = 12 on week 1. They then apply all the arithmetic challenge tasks (20 questions) to the number 12. x 2 so 12 x 2 = 24 find 1/2 find 1/2 of 12 = 6 x 0.5 12 x 0.5 = 6 find 1% 1% of 12 = 0.12 And so on. Give new numbers of a similar difficulty to the colours each week. If they score better than a red score (which would be 12/20 or better) for three tests in a row, they are moved to the next colour level… yellow. Then children who are on red do another easyish number, like 14. Yellow would be a trickier number, such as 27. Pupils work their way up the colour levels.And have to score better than their colour score, three times again to progress. The excel sheet, can quickly calculate the correct answers to allow for peer marking by selecting the answer column then using the plus symbol in the bottom corner and dragging it back through all the levels. Pupils keep a question level analysis tracker to identify any patterns of incorrect answers. Update the records sheet on the excel document in order to track what colour level pupils are on, and their scores as well as looking at progression of the class average. Question types: multiplication division decimals place value manipulation fractions percentages addition subtraction square and cube algebra bodmas The test encourages spotting patterns and equivalent fraction, decimal and percentages to be able to use answers to previous questions or adapt them to make other solutions quicker.

L.O.- To explore the relationship of angles around intersecting lines. Achieve – I can identify the opposite angles of intersecting lines. Challenge - I can calculate the value of adjacent angles with intersecting lines. Aspire – I can apply the concepts of intersecting lines to those across parallel lines. Maths lesson for key stage 2 pupils . Aimed at Year6/Year 5 (or possibly Year 4 depending on ability to be pitched at). Differentiated maths lesson covering the relationships between angles on intersecting lines. Deducing missing angles based on those relationships. Accelerated learning cycle. Opposite, adjacent and corresponding angles. Recap of total angles in a triangle or quadrilateral.

L.O. - To express linear number sequences with representative algebraic equations. Aspire: I can adapt the use of my algebraic equations to solve problems and make predictions. Challenge: I can generate algebraic equations to represent a number sequence. Achieve: I can identify and apply patterns within number sequences.

2 follow on lessons for building on skills that allow to find landmark percentages through place value manipulation division. Then building in to combing these percentages for various totals. L.O.-To find percentages of an amount using landmark percentages. Achieve: I can know what to divide by to find 1% or 10% of an amount. Challenge: I can use place value manipulation to find 1% and 10% of an amount. Aspire: I can explain the efficiency of a method to find 1% and 10% of an amount. L.O.-To find percentages of an amount using landmark percentages. Achieve: I can accurately find values of 1% and 10%. Challenge: I can combine landmark percentages to find other values. Aspire: I can explain the efficiency of different landmark percentage combinations to achieve a value.

L.O. To use dialogue to convey a sense of fear/panic in a character. Achieve – I can accurately punctuate sentences that contain dialogue (direct speech). Challenge – I can choose the content of dialogue for its ability show fear/panic in a character. Aspire – I can effectively integrate dialogue with the action/description of my narratives.