This Greek myth retells the tale of how Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to man. It can be used to test comprehension skills, including inference, and as a model text for story planning and writing activities. The text is accompanied by 20 reading comprehension questions. These questions target key comprehension skills such as retrieving information, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary, including Tier 2 words. A planning sheet is included for children to plan out their own Greek myth.

This KS2 reading comprehension resource and model text can be used as an introduction to myths and legends. It retells the tale of how King Arthur gained the magical sword, Excalibur. The text can be used as inspiration for reading further Arthurian legends and introduces key characters such as Merlin and King Arthur to pupils. Also included with the text are 17 comprehension questions (with answers) covering the key reading skills of making inferences, retrieving information, sequencing and explaining the meaning of words in context.

These reading challenge mats provide a quick burst of comprehension practice, ideal for morning work, a short reading session or even sparking an interest in a classic text. Each mat contains a brief extract from a classic text with a range of reading challenge questions focusing on the key reading skills of inference, information retrieval and the use of language. The stories included are: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens The Time Machine by HG Wells

This pack contains seven interactive posters illustrating Year 5 spelling concepts. Each poster shows a spelling pattern surrounded by eight images, each of which demonstrates a different spelling pattern. A version of the posters without text is also included, so that children can look at the pictures and add their own labels, once they have indentified the correct word. And there are posters without pictures or text which can be used as templates for pupils to develop their own spelling wall displays. The spelling rules illustrated in these posters are: word endings which sound like ‘shush’ spelt -cious or -tious word endings which sound like ‘shul’ spelt -cial or -tial words ending in -ant, -ance/-ancy, -ent, -ence/ -ency words ending in -able and -ible also -ably and -ibly words containing the letter-string ‘ough’ words with ‘silent’ letters Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c

This school assembly with an environmental theme shows children that they too can make a difference. It includes a story to illustrate this point, demonstrating how a schoolchild has made a difference to the discussion around climate change, and ends with a fun magic trick. The only additional resources need are straws, a coloured drink, a transparent cup, and a blindfold.

These reading challenges provide a quick burst of comprehension practice, ideal for morning work, a short reading session or even sparking an interest in a classic text. Each section contains a classic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, with a range of reading challenge questions focusing on the key reading skills of inference, information retrieval and the use of language. The poems included are: From a Railway Carriage My Shadow The Land of Story-Books

These activity sheets have been created to match the small steps on the White Rose maths schemes of work. The questions include varied fluency with reasoning with problem solving. Children are given a variety of pictorial examples to work with and questions to provoke deeper thinking. National Curriculum Links Year 1 Number – Addition and Subtraction Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20. Add and subtract 1-digit and 2-digit numbers to 20, including zero. Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (–) and equals (=) signs. Maths Focus Children will add two single-digit numbers that total more than 10, by breaking one number into two parts to bridge the 10. Children will deepen their understanding and proficiency in adding two single-digit numbers by bridging 10. Maths Mastery Children can decide which partitions to use to add by making 10. Children can represent the process using ten frames, bead strings and number lines. Children build on their knowledge of commutativity and see that it does not matter which number comes first when using this strategy.

These reading challenge mats provide a quick burst of comprehension practice, ideal for morning work, a short reading session or even sparking an interest in a classic text. Each mat contains a brief extract from a classic text with a range of reading challenge questions focusing on the key reading skills of inference, information retrieval and the use of language. The classic texts in this pack are: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Dracula by Bram Stoker The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

These three art posters for KS1 or KS2 are a great way of sharing different shading techniques in the primary classroom and helping children learn to draw. The posters include guidance on: Hatching Cross-Hatching Stippling

This Y3 spelling, punctuation and grammar revision worksheet opens up plenty of ways to practise root words and word families in KS2 English lessons. The worksheets are divided into five different types of activity, including writing challenges and GPS sample test questions, and there are engaging images to inspire children’s responses to the questions.

Using these KS2 English worksheets, children can gain a greater understanding of rhyming couplets and use this knowledge to create their own. Activities encourage children to identifiy and correct rhyming couplets or verses where rhyming couplets do not scan well due to line length, choice of rhyme or a change in topic. Different prompts then encourage the children to get creative and write their own rhyming couplets and verses. The worksheet contains five different challenges, which can be used during one lesson or spread over a number of teaching sessions. Questions encourage creative responses and interesting images are used to stimulate ideas.

Determiner meaning A determiner is a word which introduces a noun. It goes before the noun and provides further detail. The resource This bright, appealing PDF grammar worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using determiners in year 4. This primary resource is divided into five sections: Understand Choose the correct determiner to finish each sentence; insert determiners to complete each sentence; write three sentences using one determiner from each column. Challenge Look at the pictures and write a sentence about each one, trying to use a different determiner each time. Test Circle the determiners; identify the correct position for determiners; tick sentences that include determiners. Explain Using your own words, explain what a determiner is, using examples. Give an example of how a determiner can change the meaning of a sentence. Apply Imagine that you are walking along a beach when you find a message in a bottle. Who wrote it? What does the message say? What did you do? Write a short story about your discovery. Use a range of determiners in your story. Choose ones which emphasise parts of the text. The 15-minute challenge features activities that include SATs-style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts. National Curriculum English programme of study links: Children will learn to use expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely in a manner appropriate to the context.

In Year 1, pupils need to learn about question marks. Teach how they are used in sentences with our brightly coloured poster, then allow children to apply their skills with the card sort activity and worksheets.

This worksheet is an excellent way for KS2 pupils to revise and practise recognising and using hyperboles. It contains examples of hyperboles and five different challenges, which can be tackled during one lesson or spread over a number of teaching sessions. Questions encourage creative responses as well as revision, and include interesting images to stimulate ideas.

This challenging KS2 grammar game will help get children thinking about the difference between formal and informal language. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle which children solve by matching up sides of triangles so that they correspond with each other, to form one giant equilateral triangle. In this case, children need to match formal and informal words and phrases. An ideal stretch and challenge activity for in the classroom, or for homework. Included in the pack are: *Two sheets of tarsia pieces *Informal words and phrases list worksheet, so children can anticipate possible formal versions *Teacher’s answer sheet, showing the formal/informal pairs *Blank tarsia sheets, so children can make their own puzzle for classmates to solve

The resources in this KS2 suspense writing pack use The Mystery of Flannan Isle as a prompt for writing scary stories. The pack includes: The Ballad of Flannan Isle – the children will learn about the tale through a comprehension poem Discussion cards – the children will have an opportunity to respond to this tale with their classmates, formulating ideas about what had happened Lesson plan – a plan for teaching the creation of the children’s own Flannan Isle mysteries Image bank – the children can see images of Flannan isle and lighthouses so that they can imagine and describe their setting in detail.

This lyrical retelling of the Greek myth about the master craftsman Daedalus and his son, Icarus, can be used to test comprehension skills and as a model text for writing activities. The text is accompanied by 19 reading comprehension questions. These target key comprehension skills such as: retrieving information, sequencing, predicting, making inferences and understanding unfamiliar vocabulary. A planning sheet is included, so that children can produce their own Greek myth, using the model text for structure.

These worksheets review the grammar and punctuation objectives covered during Year 5. They are an excellent way to identify areas of strength or weakness in preparation for the next school year, and to revise this content before SATs in Year 6. The worksheets are divided into five different types of activity including writing challenges and GPS sample test questions.

Round decimals with two decimal places to the nearest whole number and to one decimal place. These rounding decimal worksheets provide extra challenge for Year 5 children. A variety of rounding problems are spread across three sections, enabling you to use the whole sheet during a lesson or to select specific problems for different teaching sessions. A separate answer sheet for all sections is included.

This long division PowerPoint uses colour-coded steps to support teaching long division in KS2 maths. Teachers can share the step-by-step instructions on the board in front of the class, highlighting key vocabulary such as ‘divisor’ and ‘dividend’, making the process of long division clear to all pupils. The pack also contains two posters, which can be used for wall displays, or printed out and used as long division worksheets.