A great resource for anyone teaching how to write a balanced argument. Included with this pack are: 16 x connective vocabulary display cards appropriate for writing a balanced argument. E.g. although, furthermore, on the contrary. 16 x phrases of debate vocabulary display cards. E.g. no one can deny, scientists fear, supporters of. 1 x A4 How to write a balanced argument resource mat which lists the above connectives and phrases of debate as well as a list of things to include in the child’s piece of writing. All of the cards are colourfully designed and can be clearly seen from a distance.

Enclosed in this set are 29 fiction activity question cards which can be used during guided reading sessions and are particularly useful to help prepare children for the KS2 SATs in May. Each question card is coded to show the assessment focus it can be matched up to. The activity cards are also colourfully designed and includes a playful clipart image - thanks to our link to iClipart.

Following the success of our first reasoning pack, we have released a second resource with another 15 slides of questions. Reasoning is a very important part of the new end of KS2 expectations. This pack provides practice reasoning questions covering a wide range of National Curriculum Objectives. Perfect for plenaries and extension activities as well as SATs Revision practice. Areas covered include: Statistics Number Number Properties Algebra Decimals Measurement Percentages Ratio and Proportion Angles Sequences Coordinates Factors and Multiplies Fractions Many of the slides include more than one question and include opportunities for children to fully explain their thinking. Included in this PowerPoint is 15 slides covering a range of different reasoning type questions. There is also a contents page and answers section which are all hyperlinked for ease of use. The pack is aimed at children in years 6 but can be used with other pupils throughout the Primary phase. These activities are provided in PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out.

Reasoning is a very important part of the new end of KS2 expectations. This pack provides 15 slides of practice reasoning questions covering a wide range of National Curriculum Objectives. Perfect for plenaries and extension activities as well as SATs Revision practice. Areas covered include: Ratio Area Pie charts Algebra Decimals Angles Multiplication and division Sequences and patterns Percentages Multiples and factors Multiplication and division Measurement Fractions Many of the slides include more than one question and include opportunities for children to fully explain their thinking. Included in this PowerPoint is 15 slides covering a range of different reasoning type questions. There is also a contents page and answers section which are all hyperlinked for ease of use. The pack is aimed at children in years 6 but can be used with other pupils throughout the Primary phase. These activities are provided in PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out.

Year 3 Magic at Maths - Mastery Activities. Over 50 different questions and activities to help you assess whether a child has mastered the Year 3 National Curriculum. Perfect for plenaries and extension activities. The new National Curriculum is all about studying concepts in greater depth and applying knowledge and understanding to different areas of mathematics. The term 'mastery' is one that is being discussed widely in the educational word currently and this includes gaining a general agreed consensus of what it means to 'master' the curriculum. At the PTRC we have used the NAHT KPIs to come up with a variety of activities to help you assess whether children in your class have mastered the curriculum. Many of the activities require the children to explain their reasoning as well as apply their knowledge and skills across a range of topic areas. Included in this PowerPoint is 15 slides covering 15 of the key Year 3 learning objectives from the new National Curriculum (see pictures for example slides). The objectives are detailed in the notes section of each PowerPoint slide for easy reference. There is also a slide introducing the pack, providing you with what we believe mastery to be and giving you some ideas of how to use the PowerPoint slides. The pack is aimed at children in years 3 but can be used with other pupils throughout the Primary phase. These activities are provided in PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Gangsta Granny by David Walliams (year 5) In total there are 13 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the chapters in the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to the new National Curriculum objectives and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

A great resource for children when they are story writing. On this Literacy mat are 27 different openings for a story organised under headings. Examples include: 1. “Help me, I’m stuck and I cannot get out!” sobbed Louise. 2. Kiran stared at the open space and began to cry. Enclosed in this pack: 1 x Colour Copy (A4) 1 x Black & White Copy (A4 but can be enlarged to A3)

An essential classroom organisational resource. Blank Tray Labels These blank labels could be used for trays, boxes, vocabulary to hang across your room or to stick to your window. In total there are 5 different designs ready to add colour and a professional touch to your classroom. Sent in MS Word format all you need to do is type into the labels, print them out and add them to your classroom. What you type into the labels is up to you. It could include: Children’s names for tray labels Key vocabulary to display around the class Classroom items to add onto trays or boxes In total there are 50 labels for each design but because the labels are sent via email there is in fact an endless amount of each. Each label is approximately 5cm in height and 17.5cm in width. Blank Peg Labels An essential classroom organisational resource. These blank peg labels add an attractive look to your cloakrooms. The children in your class will know exactly where to put their bags when they arrive in the morning! In total there are 5 different coloured designs. Each page has 15 peg labels but because the labels are sent out via email there is in fact an endless amount of each. Each label is approximately 4.8cm in height and 6.4cm in width.

This Teach, Practise, Extend PowerPoint resource focuses on finding 10 and 100 more or less and is linked to the Year 3 National Curriculum. In total there are six slides: Slides 1/2/4 (teach) - Detailed teaching points of how to find 10 more or less than a number. Slide 4 explains how to find 100 more or less than a number. Slide 3/5 (practise) - Children need to find 10 more or less than a set of numbers. On slide 5 children need to find 100 more or less of a set of numbers. Slide 6 (extend) - Children have to apply their new skills by finding 10 and 100 more or less of a set of numbers as well as solve a number of word problems. The resource is colourfully designed and can clearly be seen from a distance making it ideal to display on the Interactive Whiteboard and providing you with a straightforward and highly effective teaching resource. Great for a lesson starter, revision or early morning activity. It is aimed at the Year 3 maths objective but can be used at any time during KS2. The slides can be edited to suit the needs of your class but this resource, including the images must not be distributed to others without our permission.

Year 4 Magic at Maths - Mastery Activities. Over 50 different questions and activities to help you assess whether a child has mastered the Year 4 National Curriculum. Perfect for plenaries and extension activities. The new National Curriculum is all about studying concepts in greater depth and applying knowledge and understanding to different areas of mathematics. The term 'mastery' is one that is being discussed widely in the educational word currently and this includes gaining a general agreed consensus of what it means to 'master' the curriculum. At the PTRC we have used the NAHT KPIs to come up with a variety of activities to help you assess whether children in your class have mastered the curriculum. Many of the activities require the children to explain their reasoning as well as apply their knowledge and skills across a range of topic areas. Included in this PowerPoint is 14 slides covering 14 of the key Year 4 learning objectives from the new National Curriculum (see pictures for example slides). The objectives are detailed in the notes section of each PowerPoint slide for easy reference. There is also a slide introducing the pack, providing you with what we believe mastery to be and giving you some ideas of how to use the PowerPoint slides. The pack is aimed at children in years 4 but can be used with other pupils throughout the Primary phase. These activities are provided in PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out.

A perfect display resource for any Key Stage 2 classroom preparing for the end of key stage SPAG test. This display pack comes in two sizes 26 A4 posters that can be stuck to the window, hung across the centre of the room or used to create a display. 26 small poster cards which can easily be stuck into books and used as a revision guide for pupils (16 cards per A4 sheet) Grammar terms include - adjective, noun, article, preposition, tense, subordinate clause, phrase, adverb, antonym, abstract noun, common noun, collective noun, abstract noun, prefix, suffix, verb, pronoun, synonym, homophone, clause, conjunction, passive verb, active verb and plural. There is also one title page.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith (years 4/5) In total there are 10 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the chapters in the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to each of the reading assessment focuses and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

SATs Revision Activity Pack 1. With this revision pack you will receive 10 weeks of activities. (50 activities in total) Our SATs revision activity pack is perfect for that 'little but often' practise in the run up to the SATs tests in May. Aimed at being used outside of literacy and maths lessons these activities are written in the same style of SATs questions are aimed at helping children who are working towards reaching the required standard. Perfect to be completed first thing in the morning, straight after lunch or whenever there is a spare minute. Questions are focused on all areas of the maths curriculum (3 activities per week) and the grammar elements of the literacy curriculum (2 activities per week). Each activity is designed to take between 10 and 15 minutes.

A detailed and comprehensive maths investigation based on designing and running your own theme park. Task 1: Planning your site using squared paper on a £500,000 budget Task 2: Running your theme park Task 3: Deciding on entry price (revised) Task 4: Profit on entry fee (revised) Task 5 - Profit & Loss Task 6 - Annual Profit Task 7 - Making Improvements Task 8 - Running your theme park Task 9 - Entry Fee Task 10 - How many visitors? Task 11 - What are your profits Task 12 - Taxes and Insurance Task 13 - Your loan 18 further tasks now included taking you up to the final season (season 3) The investigation gives the children opportunities to practise key aspects of number including adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing and finding percentages of numbers. The investigation takes the children through step by step, they are in complete control of their spending and decide exactly what is included in their park. It also gives the children an insight to running a business with taxes, insurance and running costs all included. They learn about the power of marketing and the effect this has on the visitors to their park and their profit. We have also included a spreadsheet which children can type into to work out their profit or loss and a smart board file to help with your teaching. Finally, we have added a ‘design an advert’ competition where the winner wins some spending money for their park.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo (aimed at years 5/6) In total there are 8 guided reading lesson plans, one for each chapter of the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to each of the reading assessment focuses and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

A simple but effective resource to aid writing. On each bookmark there is a list of a range of sentence starters that could be included in a piece of writing. This serves as a great check list for children to refer to. There are 4 identical bookmarks on each A4 page ready to print out on card and laminate. The bookmark is colourfully designed and includes a playful clipart image - thanks to our link to iClipart.

Reasoning is a very important part of the new end of KS2 expectations. This pack provides practice reasoning questions covering a wide range of National Curriculum Objectives. Perfect for plenaries and lesson activities as well as end of year test practice. Areas covered include: Calculating Fractions Money and Time Measurement Geometry Statistics Co-ordinates Factors Many of the slides include more than one question and include opportunities for children to fully explain their thinking. Included in this PowerPoint is 15 slides covering a range of different reasoning type questions. There is also a contents page and answers section which are all hyperlinked for ease of use. The pack is aimed at children in years 4 but can be used with other pupils throughout the Primary phase. These activities are provided in PowerPoint format so they can be displayed on a whiteboard or printed out.

Enclosed in this pack are a range of attractive posters which are ideal to display in a reading area within the classroom. Included in this pack: 1x A4 Title Poster 12x Bookworm Posters with key questions (2 posters per A4 sheet) 4x Clipart Posters displaying key vocabulary in the books (2 posters per A4 sheet) The posters are attractively designed with Clipart images thanks to our link with iClipart.com

A great mental maths resource which is perfect for the beginning of the lesson and for revision in the build up to SATs. However what makes these loop cards different to other packs is that they are differentiated, meaning that all the children in the group/class can be challenged or participate in the activity. This pack of loop cards are differentiated three ways and are indicated by a traffic light. Red light - designed for the more able children in the class/group Yellow light - designed for the middle group in the class Green light - designed for the less able children in the class/group Once the class or group have completed the loop card activity once, why not time them to see if they can complete the 'loop' in a faster time. Each child could keep the same card or they can be rotated between groups. TOP TIP - After printing, why not laminate so that you have a resource which can be used over and over again? Included in this set are 32 loop cards which include the type of questions usually encountered in the Mental Maths SATs test. Topics include: Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication Measures Angles 2D and 3D Shapes Fractions and Percentages Negative Numbers There are 4 loop cards on each A4 sheet, making them easy to keep and store.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up by Jill Tomlinson (years 2/3) In total there are 8 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the chapters in the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to the new National Curriculum objectives and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.

This pack includes guided reading plans for the following text: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman In total there are 21 guided reading lesson plans, covering each of the sections in the book. Each plan contains a 'reading and responding to the text' activity which is designed to be completed with the class teacher with the reading group. There are then follow up independent activities which the children can then complete during the remainder of the week. All of these activities are closely linked to the new National Curriculum objectives and these are listed at the beginning of each plan. Each plan also has a list of difficult words which the children can check the meaning of before the teacher led session, space to list the names of the children who are working on the text and a space for a teacher notes and evaluation. The plans have been written by an experienced primary school teacher and have been tried and tested in the classroom.