A Walker has worked as an LEA Literacy Consultant, an Expert Leading Literacy Teacher, a primary school teacher, an author and was responsible for teaching and learning at one of the UK’s leading Independent Prep schools. She is an author of educational materials used in schools for Cambridge University Press, Pearson, Rising Stars and Cambridge Hitachi and is an experienced KS2 & KS3 English teacher.
A Walker has worked as an LEA Literacy Consultant, an Expert Leading Literacy Teacher, a primary school teacher, an author and was responsible for teaching and learning at one of the UK’s leading Independent Prep schools. She is an author of educational materials used in schools for Cambridge University Press, Pearson, Rising Stars and Cambridge Hitachi and is an experienced KS2 & KS3 English teacher.
These are just some book discussion ideas used to challenge Upper KS2. The book talk looked for evidence that the book is a comedy, evidence that the book is about a tryanny and evidence of themes. We also discussed our likes and dislikes and words we felt described the book. We also looked at words used by reviewers to describe Wed Wabbit and decided if we did, or did not agree with their opinion . There are examples of the response to the topics by a child included as a model. There are also blank sheets for pupils to fill in their own discussion ideas. The words that have been used by critics to describe the book to promote discussion is also included.
Character - negative character traits vocab building list. I cut up the words and pupils sorted the list into words they knew, thought they might know and definitely didn't know. Words could also be used to sort, for example, words with linked meanings and made into Mind Maps. Suited to some pupils in Upper Key Stage 2, but also some pupils in Key Stage 3 and 4.
These are adverb synonym matching, cut up and do, activities for Key Stage 2, with different degrees of challenge. They are good for building vocabulary. The harder activity may also be suitable for some groups in KS3 and the easier for some children during Key Stage 1.
More free resources are available at www.angelawalker.co.uk
These worksheets teach children to use partial products to give them effective strategies to learn their times tables. It shows how to use grouping strategies to find their number facts quickly.
One worksheet is designed to teach the strategies and to teach understanding of the concept of multiplication. One worksheet is designed to assess pupils understanding of the strategies and their number sense. By completing the assessment sheet, children show if they understand the concept of multiplication and if they can apply flexible strategies. The assessments offer more challenge than conventional times table tests.
The same sheets are printed with arrays to allow children to circle the groupings, if they need more support.
Check out the free 12x sheets also available on the TES to see if the resources will be useful. There are many more tables available including two pages of worksheets for each of the times tables 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 11x, 12x, 13x, 14x and 15x as a premium resource.
There are more free resources available at www.angelawalker.co.uk
These worksheets teach children to use partial products to give them effective strategies to learn their times tables. It shows how to use grouping strategies to find their number facts quickly.
Check out the free 12x and free 4x table sheets available on the TES to see if the resources will be useful.
There are two pages of worksheets for each of the times tables 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 11x, 12x, 13x, 14x and 15x. One worksheet is designed to teach the strategies and to teach understanding of the concept of multiplication. One worksheet is designed to assess pupils understanding of the strategies and their number sense. By completing the assessment sheet, children show if they understand the concept of multiplication and if they can apply flexible strategies. The assessments offer more challenge than conventional times table tests.
The same sheets are printed with arrays to allow children to circle the groupings, if they need more support for the 3x, 4x, 6x, 7x and 8x tables. There is no 0, 1, 2 or 10x table sheet, because grouping strategies are not as useful.
There are more free resources available at www.angelawalker.co.uk
These worksheets teach children to use partial products to give them effective strategies to learn their times tables. It shows how to use grouping strategies to find their number facts quickly.
One worksheet is designed to teach the strategies and to teach understanding of the concept of multiplication. One worksheet is designed to assess pupils understanding of the strategies and their number sense. By completing the assessment sheet, children show if they understand the concept of multiplication and if they can apply flexible strategies. The assessments offer more challenge than conventional times table tests.
Check out the free 4x sheets also available on the TES to see if the resources will be useful. There are many more tables available including two pages of worksheets for each of the times tables 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 11x, 12x, 13x, 14x and 15x as a premium resource.
There are more free resources available at www.angelawalker.co.uk
This is a reading mat with questions to prompt quality text discussion of any story. It could be used as a whole class, for individuals or with groups.
This mat provides question prompts to use with any reading book. It helps to develop deeper understanding with highly able readers. It uses higher order reading skills and develops the pupils ability to support answers with evidence from the text. It could be used with individuals, or small groups.
