Activity to help Year 6 students identify the genre and language features of a biography. Included are the beginning of a biography on Martin Luther King, a grid of features for them to evidence from the text and a brief flip chart to establish main features.
Seven-way, differentiated and colour coded addition questions. Used in Year 2 to move progressively through the stages.
Light blue: U + 1 (no boundaries)
Yellow: U + U (no boundaries)
Orange: U + U (boundaries)
Green: TU + U (no boundaries)
Pink: TU + U (boundaries)
Red: TU + TU no boundaries)
Purple: TU + TU (boundaries)
Cut the activity into sections and match the different units of measurement to the different types of measure. To consolidate understanding of what unit we choose.
8 way differentiated subtraction questions moving children through the steps. Used very successfully in Year 2 as children prove they can do 4-5 of one colour before moving onto the next.
Light blue: U - 1 (no boundaries)
Yellow: U - U (no boundaries)
Orange: TU - U (no boundaries)
Green: TU - U (boundaries)
Pink: Higher TU - U (boundaries)
Red: TU - TU (no boundaries)
Purple: TU - TU (boundaries)
Light pink: TU - TU (boundaries more than teens)