A PowerPoint with starters suitable for KS2.
Starters based on riddles, maths and English questions. Number, logic, problem solving, grammar questions.
Based on the New Curriculum.
These can be used daily during registration or as starters before lessons.
These can be worked out independently or in groups and require challenging and critical thinking.
In PowerPoint so you can easily adapt if differentiation is required.
Extra riddles included at the end of the PowerPoint,
If you need any assistance my email is included in the last slide of the PowerPoint.
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This pack contains 30 close reading comprehensions and questions that are suitable for Reception to Year 2 depending on the ability of your students.
There are a range of comprehensions that gradually get harder and require the students to read and answer more questions as they progress through each comprehension. The initial comprehensions are simpler and have 3 questions and build up to more complex passages with 9 questions by the final comprehensions.
These are great to use for whole class activities, guided reading, or both independent and supported work or homework.
These are based on the reading outcomes from the National Curriculum for Year 1 and 2.
Please note these are not the same as my 10 Early Years reading comprehensions. These are more complex.
Suitable for Year 1 and 2 and lower KS2 for lower ability students.
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A full lesson resource.
A PowerPoint that explains what persuasive writing is and examples of the features that need to be included in writing.
Task: Students receive a letter from the headteacher (letter included) saying that the Christmas party has been cancelled.
Students must write a persuasive letter to the principal outlining reasons not to cancel the party.
Supporting PowerPoint takes students through the planning process and highlights the features of persuasive writing (introduction, explaining your views, paragraphs, rhetorical questions, facts/data, persuasive language).
Included:
PowerPoint with task and features of persuasive writing
Persuasive letter from the principal
Persuasive Letter Mat (Gives examples of rhetorical questions, persuasive language and facts to include)
Two Planning templates
Two letter templates
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A PowerPoint and Booklet that will teach your students about the History of Guy Fawkes.
Updated (Now includes a tally and graph worksheet.)
Included in Booklet:
There are comprehension questions based on the PowerPoint (Two levels of ability, one set children write the answers, second set multiple choice.
Capital letter and full stop activity
Simple to detailed sentences (Children will rewrite the simple sentences with more detail).
Maths Mask Symmetry task
Ordering Words Alphabetically
Crack the Code!
Cross Word
Word search
Co-ordinates
Character Description
Wanted Poster
Events sequencing Activity
***Full document with all activities for printing is (GUY-Fawkes-Printable) all other files are previews only. All activities without 'Preview' written on the activity are in the Guy Fawkes Printable PDF file***
A Christmas themed Maths lesson.
A lesson plan, PowerPoint and three corresponding activities that are linked to continuing and creating patterns.
Suitable for KS1 and lower KS2.
Included is a PowerPoint that gives examples of Christmas themed patterns. Students will compete patterns with two, three and four images. They will also identify the missing elements in patterns.
Includes three worksheets
Continue the pattern (SEN activity, students have the same pictures and will add two colours).
Complete the patterns by selecting which image comes next.
Insert the missing patterns (students will draw the missing image – first two questions on WS are continuing patterns).
Create my own pattern. Given template to create their own Christmas pattern.
Printable activities are in the file 'Patterns-activities.pdf'.
Full 5days of lessons in a bundle for £7
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A PowerPoint that takes students through examples of main and subordinate clauses.
PowerPoint gives examples of both types of clauses in Christmas themed sentences.
Students will be asked to identify main and subordinate clauses in the beginning, middle and end of the sentences.
They will then be required to work with a partner or a group to finish sentences with main or subordinate clauses.
3 worksheets included based on the PowerPoint
1. Students read the sentences and identify where the main clauses are
2. Students will write their own main and subordinate clauses
3. Students will identify if the underlined words are main or subordinate clauses.
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Guided Reading Comprehensions
A set of 10 Early Reading Comprehensions. Simple language used, including key words, for children to read. There is then three questions based on each text and a large space for students to write their answers.
Can be used with more able Reception Children and Year 1 and 2 Students.
Also included are reading activity sheets that the children can complete based on the texts in the pack or they can use these to answer questions on any narrative text.
Aligned with reading outcomes from the New National Curriculum.
I laminated the reading activity sheets and children selected their own books and answered the questions in the activity.
I wrote all the stories and questions and have permission to use all images commercially.
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A PowerPoint (I have it split into two lessons) that teaches the concept of main and subordinate clauses.
Based on the New Curriculum. Can be used for SATs grammar revision.
Three worksheets included to test the students understanding of the concept.
Worksheet 1 (Students will identify the main clauses in the 10 sentences by circling them)
Worksheet 2 (Students will will given a subordinate clause and asked to write a corresponding main clause)>
Worksheet 3 (Students will have 10 sentences, they will identify whether the underlined section is a main or subordinate clause).
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I have written five more KS1 Maths Paper 2 sample papers. Based on the test layout, answers included.
These can be used in revising for the new 2016 SATs.
Aural questions 1-5 (Questions included in pack).
Updated 13/04/2016
(Questions based on the Reasoning Paper released by the Standards and Testing Agency UK.*** Please note the printable files are 'PAPER-2-5SAMPLES.pdf'
I also have KS1 Grammar and Spelling Papershttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/150-ks1-sats-revision-sample-questions-for-new-2016-grammar-and-spelling-test-sample-paper-included-11136733
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A PowerPoint that details some of the traditions and their history.
PowerPoint discusses the Nativity, history of Christmas cards, Christmas day, Christmas dinner, giving gifts, Christmas eve, Santa Claus
Comprehension style activity (Differentiated for two groups) based on the PowerPoint
Christmas word search
Christmas card fold-able template
Decorate a Victorian Christmas tree
Map activity (Where is Bethlehem, Lapland and Christmas Island?)
Christmas dinner (Draw and label traditional Christmas dinner)
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Please note printable activities are in the 'Christmas Traditions and Activities PDF and Christmas Facts and Traditions pptx is the presentation. All other files are for your viewing prior to purchase.
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A handwriting booklet that can be used as a dictionary. Students can add words to each letter in their dictionary as they learn new words and sounds.
Each letter has its own page and space for various words beginning with each letter.
At the back their is a second dictionary template with a space for a picture and handwriting line. Each page is lettered from a-z. Blank page included for you to write specific words.
I will also personalise each booklet with your students names (up to 40 booklets per purchase). I have included my email address for you to contact me if you would like me to do this. This is included within the booklet.
***Full printable booklet is the final file (Handwriting-Dictionary.pdf). Other files are for preview.
A handwriting booklet that can be used as a dictionary. Students can add words to each letter in their dictionary as they learn new words and sounds.
Each letter has its own page and space for various words beginning with each letter.
At the back their is a second dictionary template with a space for a picture and handwriting line. Each page is lettered from a-z. Blank page included for you to write specific words.
I will also personalise each booklet with your students names (up to 40 booklets per purchase). I have included my email address for you to contact me if you would like me to do this. This is included within the booklet.
***Full printable booklet is the final file (Handwriting-Dictionary.pdf). Other files are for preview
A PowerPoint and corresponding reading comprehension that introduces students to the life and work of A.A. Milne.
The presentation talks students through the life of A.A. Milne, the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh and how it has grown in success so much so that Word Winnie the Pooh Day is celebrated on 18th January every year.
The reading comprehension comes with a work sheet with 10 questions and a timeline activity to demonstrate their understanding of the life of A.A. Milne.
PowerPoint suitable for whole school assembly or to be taught to a KS2 class when using the reading comprehension and worksheet.
A Valentine's Day reading comprehension based on the life of St Valentine.
Th questions included are a sample of the questions used for SEN/Low Ability groups in KS2.
This reading comprehension is included in a Valentine's Day Math and English Pack which includes questions for other ability groups.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/valentine-s-maths-and-english-pack-ks2-comprehension-word-problems-co-ordinates-11824098
A reading comprehension pack based on some of the countries in Europe.
This will also help students further their geographical understanding and awareness.
Also included are two PowerPoints on The Continents and Europe to use in the introduction lessons. Video include links to YouTube videos reinforcing the concepts.
The pack includes 10 simple reading comprehensions. Each comprehension has five pages including activities that require students to recall events from the text and locate answers within the text. The last two pages will ask students to identify the country on a map and then practice their handwriting.
10 Comprehensions included:
The Continents
Europe
England
Ireland
France
Germany
Italy
Norway
Greece
Spain
Also included are 8 flags for each country for the students to colour in.
These are based on the reading outcomes from the New Curriculum for Year 1 and 2.
Suitable for Year 1 and 2 and lower KS2 for lower ability students.
Files included are previews - the printable versions as in the final file Countries.pdf.
If you have any problems or notice a mistake I did not see please contact me directly with the email I have included in the 'Thanks' file.
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The perfect way to save yourself time for Valentine's Day with this no prep, just print pack.
The pack contains
Reading comprehension on the history of Valentine's Day with differentiated activities for 3 ability levels and teaching PowerPoint
Grammar Activity
Correct the Punctuation Activity
Descriptive writing activity (descriptive paragraphs) activities for 3 ability levels
Maths
Word problems with 3 ability levels and teaching PowerPoint
Co-ordinates with 3 ability levels and teaching PowerPoint
Word search
Crack the code puzzles
Suitable for KS2 Years 3-6 dependent on ability.
PLEASE NOTE THE PRINTABLE PACK IS THE FIRST DOCUMENT Valentines-Pack.PDF.
ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE FOR PREVIEW PURPOSES ONLY.
A great resource to help celebrate Easter with your students.
This no prep pack contains all you need to teach your students about creating a tall, frequency table and how to put this information on a graph.
A handy teacher PowerPoint is included to go through the main learning as a whole class.
The pack includes
A whole class tally activity
Using the tally results to create a graph (3 Differentiated graph templates included)
Reading Graphs and answering questions activity (4 Levels of differentiation).
Answers for easy marking
Suitable for upper KS2 Years 4-6 or Grades 4-6
Please note the printable activities are in the file Graph-WS.pdf
ALL OTHER FILES ARE FOR PREVIEW ONLY
This No Prep Bundle is the best start to those Easter holidays!
This Maths bundle contains four themed Easter Lessons Packs covering different topics.
Each pack contains differentiated worksheets for SEN, Low Ability, Middle Ability and High Ability students.
Teaching PowerPoints also make it even easier for you when teaching/reinforcing these concepts.
Answer Keys to speed up marking are also included.
Each of the packs covers the following topics:
Co-ordinates
Bar Graphs
Word Problems
Fractions
Each pack sells individually for £2 so this is an opportunity to save 50%!
A sample of the full package.
A Primary Halloween Pack that will keep your students busy in class or at home.
This sample includes are Maths sample worksheets and an English connective/vocabulary activity.
The Maths and English Activities incorporate some the outcomes in the New Curriculum for Year 2, 3 and 4.
Buy the full package for only £2 contents page included for your viewing. See the full pack in Paid Premium Resources (TopmarksEd)
The full package includes over 20 Halloween activities that your students will love.
I have purchased the images and and free to use these. All other content I created myself.