I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond (starter), LO To measure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and then standard units (main)
This lesson consists of:
A weekly arithmetic test as a starter focusing on addition and subtraction skills.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart recapping this week’s learning and explaining how they can apply their practical knowledge to written problems.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children recap this week’s learning and apply their practical knowledge to written problems.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond. (starter), LO: To find fractions of quantities (main)
This lesson consists of:
A weekly arithmetic test as a starter focusing on addition and subtraction skills.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to find halves of quantities using concrete equipment like counters or cubes and a halving grid.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children find halves of quantities using concrete equipment like counters or cubes and a halving grid.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
Three days’ worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives
Main Teaching
• To identify 3d shapes
• To identify 2d shapes
• To sort 2d shapes by simple properties
A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives
Starters:
• To use Part, Part Whole to add numbers.
• To recognise one more or one less of an object
• To be able to count forward in tens and ones from any number.
• To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond.
Main Teaching
• To recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, /shape
• To Identifying whether a shape has been split into 2 equal parts.
• To recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, /shape
• To Identifying whether a shape has been split into 4 equal parts.
• To find fractions of quantities
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO1: To recognise the value of each coin. LO2: To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition. (main)
This lesson consists of:
A weekly arithmetic test as a starter with answers.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the value of each individual coin using partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered. An introduction to an activity where children find one less and one more of the value of a set of coins.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children find one less and one more of the value of a set of coins.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children reflect on their learning about money this week.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(starter) LO: To sequence events in chronological order using ordinal openers i.e. first, secondly, next, then, after, finally (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of different British coins, followed by a 2-way differentiated activity to identify the value of groups of coins.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart introducing the language of time and deciding which activities happened before and after lunch / dinner.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children sequence the events of a typical day in school by ordering a set of illustrated cards into order.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children use ordinal openers to create sentences sequencing some of the day’s events.
A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives
Starters:
• To recognise value of Tens and ones
• To recognise value of Tens and ones and to relate them to coins.
• To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond.
Main Teaching
• To recognise the value of each coin.
• To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition
• To find one more or one less of a given set of coins.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond (starter). LO: To recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years (main).
This lesson consists of:
A weekly arithmetic test where children solve addition and subtraction calculations including those with missing numbers as today’s starter.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the language of time and teaches the names and order of the months of the year. This is then extended to allow the children to recognise which months form part of which seasons.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children make a calendar to help them identify what happens in each of the four seasons.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children play a run around activity to reinforce the link between months and seasons.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(starter) LO: To compare, describe and solve practical problems for time (quicker, slower, earlier, later). (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of different British coins, followed by a 2-way differentiated activity to identify the value of groups of coins.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the language of time and deciding which activities can be completed quicker and slower than one another.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children work in pairs to carry out a series of challenges, time each other and then using the terms quicker and slower to compare the activities.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children the terms Earlier and later to compare activities.
A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives
Starters:
• To use Part, Part Whole to add numbers.
• To recognise odd and even numbers
• To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond.
Main Teaching:
• To be able to begin to identify fractions of a whole in relation to capacity and volume
• To compare and describe capacity/volume
• To measure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and then standard units
• To describe a capacity or volume using the language of full, empty, half full, nearly full, nearly empty
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /oo/ ue, u-e
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs /oo/ ew and o
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words there, were, have, said
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for/or/
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /or/ al, our, augh
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words like, when, through, there.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /oo/ ue, u-e
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs / for /oo/ (short – u)
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words could, would, should, couldn’t, shouldn’t wouldn’t
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives.
Starters:
• To recognise the value of each coin.
• To find one more or one less of a given set of coins.
• To find ten more or ten less of a given set of coins.
• To add and subtract numbers to 20 including missing number problems.
Main Teaching
• To sequence events in chronological order using language such as: morning, afternoon and evening
• To sequence events in chronological order using ordinal openers i.e. first, secondly, next, then, after, finally
• To compare, describe and solve practical problems for time (quicker, slower, earlier, later).
• To measure and begin to record time
• To recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /igh/ y, i
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative graphemes for /oa/
Teach / Practice spelling the the tricky words what, when, little, one, there, where, were, used.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /ee/ and less common /igh/
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative /igh/ spelling the GPCs y and i
Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words said like, there, were, what, when, little, one.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /igh/ and more common /oa/
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative graphemes for /oa/ ow and o
Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 high frequency words some, come, children, said, what when, were, went
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /oa/ oa, oe, o-e, o, ow
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative graphemes for long /oo/ ue, u-e
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words you, do, through, used
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /or/ al, our,
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /ur/ or, ir
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words were, here, wear, there.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /ear/ eer, ere
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /air/ ere, ear, are
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words when, what, why where.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
