This fully differentiated worksheet will give your pupils practise at solving recipe problems that involve ratio and proportion. For a full week’s worth of lesson plans and worksheets on ratio and proportion, please visit my shop.

My pupils adored the lessons based on this informal letter idea: what a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing.

Be very afraid! My pupils loved inventing their own House Monsters and innovating the mischievous deeds they get up to! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a non-chronological report - a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of non-chronological reports - rewrite the text using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a non-chronological report in the style of the author

Clearly every school should have one! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a persuasive argument - a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of persuasive arguments - rewrite the text using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a persuasive argument in the style of the author This text will be enjoyed by fans of ‘How To Train Your Dragon’, ‘Eragon’, ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Dragon Rider’.

A bit grisly, admittedly, but my pupils relished the task of inventing methods for their dragons to catch prey! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of an explanation with a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of explanation writing - rewrite the explanation using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write an explanation in the style of the author This text will be enjoyed by fans of 'How To Train Your Dragon', 'Eragon', 'The Hobbit' and 'Dragon Rider'. Ideal for use in upper KS2 or lower KS3. I've used this resource successfully in Year 6.

An exciting and engaging persuasive text in the format of a formal letter that persuades a teacher to take their class on an outing to the red planet. Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a persuasive argument - a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of persuasive arguments: opinion; argument; viewpoint; emotive language; rhetorical questions; introduction; conclusion. - rewrite the text using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a persuasive argument in the style of the author Ideal for use in KS2 during a project on space.

Hopefully, your pupils will find this useful when writing diaries and including thoughts, feelings and informal phrases. If you need some diary examples then have a look in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/egtexts You'll find: A Diary from Mars and The Diary of a Superhero. Both texts come with presentations, lesson ideas and text analyses.

Everyone loves a superhero! But what happens when they lose their powers with their evil nemesis on the loose?! Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a diary with a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of diary writing - rewrite the diary using their own language or by borrowing phrases - extend the diary example with what happens next - write a diary in the style of the author Resource is ideal in upper KS2 or lower KS3. I’ve used it successfully in Year 6.

These problems will give your Year 6 pupils the opportunity to reason and solve problems with decimals. This is a sample resource. For a full year’s worth of reasoning and problem solving for Year 6 please see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reasoning-and-problem-solving-for-year-6-12201133

A week’s worth of planning and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master area and volume. These plans follow on directly from Block 5 Week 8 - also available in my shop. Pupils will learn how to reason and solve problems with the area of triangles; they will find the area of parallelograms; they will find the volume of solids and solve problems involving the volume of solids. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. Editable versions of each PDF are included, created in Microsoft Word 2010. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning, presentations and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master comparing fractions by using a common denominator or a common numerator, as well as a lesson on finding fractions of quantities. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. All lessons are compatible with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon…

My pupils loved innovating with this text and altering the instructions for how how to care for dragon eggs. Text exemplar with worksheets, a presentation and lesson ideas. This original and exciting text encourages pupils to talk, innovate and then write. The 4 resources can be used for Big Writing. The exemplar text is ideal for when pupils are imitating, innovating or inventing. What a good one looks like (WAGOLL). Download includes: - the text of a set of instructions with a pupil worksheet containing an analysis of the language features - a PowerPoint presentation of the text - 8 ideas for how to use the text in lessons that will easily last a week This example text can be used by pupils to: - observe the features of instruction writing - rewrite the instructions using their own language or by borrowing phrases - write a set of instructions in the style of the author This text will be enjoyed by fans of ‘How To Train Your Dragon’, ‘Eragon’, ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Dragon Rider’.

A week’s worth of planning and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master factors, multiples, primes, prime factors, square numbers and cube numbers from Block 2 - Week 5. Pupils will learn how to find factors and the highest common factor; they will find multiples and the lowest common multiple; they will identify prime numbers and composite numbers; they will express a number in terms of its prime factors; they will identify square numbers and cube numbers; they will solve reasoning and mastery problems based on all these skills for a varying range of abilities. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and problem solving. Answers are provided. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

Factors, common factors and the highest common factor for Year 6 from Block 2 - Week 5 Differentiated worksheets with reasoning and problem solving for the rest of this week can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/number-year-6-block-2-week-5-factors-multiples-primes-prime-factors-square-numbers-and-cubes-12181791 In this lesson, pupils will gain fluency practice when finding factors, common factors and the highest common factor. The resources are differentiated. Answers are provided. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master the order of operations and how to reason from known facts from Block 2 - Week 6. Pupils will learn how to use the order of operations with brackets; they will use known division and multiplication facts to solve related problems; they will solve reasoning and mastery problems based on all these skills for a varying range of abilities. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and problem solving. Answers are provided. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning, presentations and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master the simplification of fractions, equivalent fractions, mixed numbers and improper fractions, and ordering fractions on a number line. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. All lessons are compatible with White Rose planning. My own Year 6 class really benefited from these resources. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

Over 40 pages containing more than 300 reasoning and problem solving activities for Year 6 with answers - enough to last an entire year. The activities can be downloaded as PDFs or as editable Word documents. Free samples of three of these resources are available from my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/decimals-reasoning-and-problem-solving-12201156 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/solving-length-problems-year-6-12201157 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/comparing-fractions-reasoning-and-problem-solving-12201154 These resources have been tried and tested with Year 6 pupils. Problems often mirror SATs style questionning or else require pupils to explain their reasoning. These resources can be used in conjunction with White Rose schemes. Topics covered: Long multiplication Short division Long division Factors and multiples Order of operations Reason from known facts Equivalent fractions and simplification Improper fractions and mixed numbers Comparing fractions using a common denominator Addition and subtraction of fractions Addition and subtraction of fractions Multiplication of fractions Division of fractions Position and direction Decimals with 3 decimal places Multiplication and division of decimals by integers Converting between fractions and decimals Equivalence of fractions, decimals and percentages Finding percentages of amounts Algebraic expressions and substitutions Solving algebraic word problems Solving equations Enumerating possibilities Reasoning and problem solving with measures Solving length problems Solving measurement problems Problem solving with area and perimeter Reasoning with area and perimeter Area of triangles Volume The language of ratio Recipe problems Scale factors Proportion problems Angles

A week’s worth of planning and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master perimeter and area. They will learn how to find the area of rectilinear shapes and composite shapes; they will find the perimeter of a range of regular and irregular shapes; they will solve area and perimeter problems; they will learn to find the area of triangles. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and mastery. Answers are provided. Editable versions of each PDF are included, created in Microsoft Word 2010. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning, presentations and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master Number - short and long division from Block 2 - Week 4. Pupils will learn how to divide with up to 4 digits - including short and long division with and without remainders; they will solve reasoning and mastery problems based on all these skills for a varying range of abilities. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and problem solving. Answers are provided. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!

A week’s worth of planning, presentations and worksheets to teach your Year 6 pupils how to master Number - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division from Block 2 - Week 3 Pupils will learn how to add and subtract with decimals - including missing digit problems; they will learn how to multiply up to a 4-digit number by a 2-digit number; they will practice short division including decimals; they will solve reasoning and mastery problems based on all these skills for a varying range of abilities. The resources are differentiated. They include plenty of fluency practice as well as reasoning and problem solving. Answers are provided. All lessons will fit in with White Rose planning. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Many more maths resources coming soon!