This includes six separate 3-page activities. Each one guides the children through the process of creating a crossword using words from the Year 3 and 4 list. The children write a clue for each word or they could write a sentence with the word missing - perhaps including some of the letters. A fun activity which will help the children to improve their spelling at the same time. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This includes five separate 3-page activities. Each one guides the children through the process of creating a crossword using words from the Year 5 and 6 list. The children write a clue for each word or they could write a sentence with the word missing - perhaps including some of the letters. A fun activity which will help the children to improve their spelling at the same time. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This crossword creator will guide the children through the process of creating their own crossword. It includes key words from the National Curriculum - with a focus on mathematical words which are new for Year 4. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This crossword creator will guide the children through the process of creating their own crossword. It includes key words from the National Curriculum - with a focus on mathematical words which are new for Year 5. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This crossword creator will guide the children through the process of creating their own crossword. It includes key words from the National Curriculum - with a focus on mathematical words which are new for Year 6. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

Finding out what happened on specific days can be difficult. This document allows you to see the whole term at a glance - which can help with forward planning. It was created with KS2 children in mind, but could be used by any teachers. It includes major historical dates, famous births / deaths and more recent events related to popular culture. Ideal for lessons, assemblies, class discussions and homework. If you decide to purchase this resource, please check regularly to see if this document has been updated. ***LOOK OUT FOR THE OTHER TERMS OR FOR THE BUNDLE.*** Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

Finding out what happened on specific days can be difficult. This document allows you to see the whole term at a glance - which can help with forward planning. It was created with KS2 children in mind, but could be used by any teachers. It includes major historical dates, famous births / deaths and more recent events related to popular culture. Ideal for lessons, assemblies, class discussions and homework. If you decide to purchase this resource, please check regularly to see if this document has been updated. ***LOOK OUT FOR THE OTHER TERMS OR FOR THE BUNDLE.*** Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame . Each Comprehension fits on two slides with the text repeated. It was created using PowerPoint 2013. These include a range of challenging questions - but are pitched at a level which should not demoralise the children too much either. Please take a look at the preview so you see some of the questions included. THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN A PRINTABLE FORM WITH EACH ONE FITTING ON A SINGLE SHEET OF A4 PAPER. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This PowerPoint is suitable for Years 3 to Year 6. It includes 20 different activities that should be accessible for most children. The children might be asked… …to list as many nouns as they can think of that begin with a specific letter …to continue a sequence of numbers as far as they can …to name as many countries as they can think of. This was created using PowerPoint 2013. INCLUDES FREE ADDITION PRACTICE SHEETS. THESE THREE WORKSHEETS HAVE THE ANSWERS AT THE BOTTOM ON A SLIP WHICH CAN BE EASILY REMOVED. A BLANK SHEET IS ALSO INCLUDED SO THAT YOU OR THE CHILDREN CAN CREATE YOUR OWN HANDWRITTEN WORKSHEETS. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. Each Comprehension fits on two slides with the text repeated. It was created using PowerPoint 2013. These ‘higher level’ comprehensions require the children to… …use inference and deduction …back up what they are saying using quotes …answer ‘find the word’ or ‘find the group of words’ questions …identify why the writer has written something in a particular way There are absolutely no basic recall questions! THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN A PRINTABLE FORM WITH EACH ONE FITTING ON A SINGLE SHEET OF A4 PAPER. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Each Comprehension fits on two slides with the text repeated. It was created using PowerPoint 2013. These ‘higher level’ comprehensions require the children to… …use inference and deduction …back up what they are saying using quotes …answer ‘find the word’ or ‘find the group of words’ questions …identify why the writer has written something in a particular way There are absolutely no basic recall questions! THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN A PRINTABLE FORM WITH EACH ONE FITTING ON A SINGLE SHEET OF A4 PAPER. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

Use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division and the 4 numbers to get the target number. This PowerPoint has 25 different problems, but it would be very easy to add more should you need to. This was created using PowerPoint 2013. INCLUDES FREE STORY CREATOR. CHOOSE ANY FOUR VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL BOXES IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO DECIDE WHAT YOU NEED TO INCLUDE IN YOUR STORY. WHATEVER FOUR ARE CHOSEN YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO GET A CHARACTER, A SETTING, AN OBJECT AND AN IDEA/EVENT. *** For FREE writing frames and templates - please visit my website. You can find the address in my Tes shop.

KS2 children can become the teacher for the lesson and correct one of these four sheets. Each sheet has 12 questions with answers on a cut-off slip at the bottom. Approximately half of the questions on each sheet are correct. After the children have corrected the work, they can write a comment in the box. INCLUDES ‘ODD ONE OUT’. EACH QUESTION HAS FOUR CALCULATIONS, BUT WHICH ONE HAS AN ANSWER THAT IS DIFFERENT TO THE OTHERS? THREE SEPARATE ACTIVITY SHEETS ARE INCLUDED + BLANK ONES FOR THE CHILDREN TO CREATE THEIR OWN. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This 8 page project is designed to make the children laugh and ultimately choose a good book which they will read and then tell the rest of class all about. It is perfect for Upper KS2. This would be ideal for giving to your class over the Christmas and Easter breaks OR why not give it to your new class over the summer break? It includes… 1. An introduction which encourages the children to read 2. Interview sheets to discover more about the books the adults they know read when they were younger 3. A topic for discussion around the dinner table 4. Advice on how to choose a good book 5. A sheet to write down what the children will say to the class about their chosen book AND tips to improve their ‘speech’ INCLUDES FREE THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ MINI READING COMPREHENSIONS YEAR 6. THESE FIVE SINGLE PAGE COMPREHENSIONS ARE PERFECT FOR HOMEWORK OR STICKING IN BOOKS. THERE ARE NO BASIC RECALL QUESTIONS AND ARE PERFECT FOR SATs PREPARATION. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This has 9 complete mini tests each with questions similar to the questions in theGrammar and Punctuation Test 1. Each test fits on two sides of A4 and has 5/6 questions. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This creates a very useful A5 booklet when it is double-sided and folded. It has all the year 3 and 4 words in alphabetical order - with boxes next to them which can be used in various ways. -These could be used at home or school to check the number of times the pupil has spelt each word correctly. -The children could use the boxes to keep a track of how many times they have used the words in their written work. As we all know, the children can often get the spellings right in a test - but not in their work! This could help to address this issue and widen their written vocabulary. BUNDLE Buy the HFWs, Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 booklets together and save 50%. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This journal has 24 questions that focus on using inference and deduction rather than basic recall. If you double side the four pages, it will fold to create an A5 booklet in the right order. I avoided asking questions after the point in the story when the family have discovered that the disease is on their farm. The idea is that the children read the last few chapters uninterrupted and then explain briefly on the final page how the story ended. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.

This has been designed for Upper KS2 or KS3 and would be perfect for the end of year (perhaps after testing) and the children really enjoy it. The basic idea is that the children take an existing song and change the lyrics. They then sing it to the karaoke version of the song which can easily be obtained from YouTube. This project guides them through the whole process. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE THE FULL RANGE OF PROJECTS. https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=2597828&q=project&shop=davlae CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GO TO MY SHOP AND SEE ALL MY RESOURCES. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/davlae

This includes 5 mini comprehensions with short extracts from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Each Comprehension fits on a single side of A4 paper and has 5 questions. These include a range of challenging questions - but are pitched at a level which should not demoralise the children too much either. Please take a look at the preview so you see some of the questions included. Visit www.davlae.co.uk for free teaching resources.