This is fun and quick to play. The simple instructions are on the bingo sheet. They can all have the same sheet. They have to highlight 5 of the verbs but they have to take care as I have included some nouns! I hope they enjoy it! PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK!

Children can use this to help extend their vocabulary in poetry and writing lessons. Ambitious vocab. Please leave feedback!

All children can have the same card. Words include right/left/clockwise/anti-clockwise/N/E/S/W etc with a little arrow or symbol next to each. Highlight or circle 4/5 words. Teacher mimes the word and children put their hand up to guess which word it is. If they have it tick or put a counter on it. Winner is first to get all 4/5 and stand up and shout BINGO!. Sticker for winner! Ideal starter/ plenary game. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK!

We pretended to go into outer space and set the classroom as up if we were in a rocket. The Smartboard was at the front, as if it were a window on the rocket. This was part of a fun topic we did on Aliens. There is plenty of chance for role play and drama. We ended up landing on a new planet,Kepler B22, and bringing back alien eggs which they had to look after. This lead to lots of drawing and writing when the eggs hatched! They wrote a recount of their trip. We also had a debate:Should we keep the eggs? Try it out-they will love it! Please leave feedback!

This is a Smartboard lesson can be used to explain how to work out division sums on a number line. There are 2 levels of work for the children to do on one of the slides. It is for roughly level 3C/3B. Please leave feedback!

There is a 'while you wait' looking at 'an', then an unrelated starter (was/were) and then examples of how 'a' and 'the' can change the meaning of a sentence, for example a queen/the queen, a dog/the dog. They then create their own sentences and draw pictures. e.g. There is a dog. (they draw any dog) There is the dog (their own or one they know).

This game could be made easier or harder. Cut up the cards and share them out. It uses different vocabulary for add and total. Time how long it takes and see if they can improve their score!

This lesson introduces the children to the 'Titanic&' disaster. First it asks them to discuss what they already know, then it looks at &';The Daily Mail' cover from the time and they have to create a list of questions they would ask if they had seen this at the time. Then they have to read it (the newspaper article is available online). I had a copy of the actual paper to photocopy and give out. Tell them they can now find the answers. They will soon realise when reading the article that the information is completely inaccurate and this should create an interesting discussion.

This is a homework sheet which explains how to work out these questions. It also contains some word problems as well. It could be adapted and used in class.

There is the story and then two comprehensions aligned to the latest national curriculum and the questions mirror the ones asked in SATS in year 6. Quality text to extend vocabulary.

'The Real Thief' is one of my favourite children's books, here is an exciting unit I have created around this wonderfully engaging story about a loyal goose who is falsely accused of a crime and the emotions that surround this. The unit includes some drama to bring the story to life. It covers reading comprehension, poetry scripts, vocabulary development, shape poetry, persuasive writing and story writing in the first person. The key is not telling the children what happens next, so they do not know who the real thief is until you want them to.The language is exquisite. The second part of the story explores the real thief Derek (a mouse) and his changing emotions . Children learn to empathise when they think of how much they sometimes desire toys etc and can explore both sides of the story, learning that characters are more complex than good/bad.

A straight forward activity where the children answer various questions interpreting a pictogram graph. They have to be careful and remember than 1 face means 2 children!

It helps if the children have an introduction to contractions before beginning this. This is a really enjoyable activity which the children loved. They have to look through picture and chapter books to find examples of contractions.They find that they are often in dialogue. Give them a fixed time and a reward e.g.moves forward. We have a track on the wall and they have to get to the end by the end of the week by getting enough moves forward. If they get to the end they get a small prize. Very motivating. You can also give moves back which they don't like!

These are chosen from the list of non-statutory homophones that year 3 and 4 should learn, from the new national curriculum for English. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK!This game teaches the definitions as well. When the word is in brackets and in capitals the children should spell it out by saying the letter names. Time yourselves and make a note of the time. reward them when they beat their time!

A useful game to teach children the less obvious plurals, such as heroes, women, sheep, lives, wolves etc. Play the game and time them. Try to beat your time the more you play! PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! Photocopy on to the card, cut up and give out to each child in the class. Start with the START cards

The children will have already learned a bit about this. They have to work in threes to create a news report (pretending there was TV then!) to perform and write.PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! Two will be the news reporters and one will be the eye witness monk. There is an example report to read as a class.

'The Day the dragons won the lottery&' by Nick Toczek. (The poem is on the sheet too) Suitable for Year 5 and 6.A comprehension asking the children to comment on the content and devices used in the poem, including alliteration, rhyme and repetition. Two levels of difficulty with answer sheets. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK!

This resource will help your class to explore which jobs might be suitable for them. There are reflective questions to answer too about the online questionnaires they can complete.

This is my simple version of bingo which involves everyone having the same board! They only highlight 4 or 5 of the squares and then get that number of counters. There is a mixture of questions and subtraction vocab such as minus, less, decrease and take away. You give clues by giving the answer to one of the questions or e.g. 'this is the subtraction symbol&'. The first one to have 5 counters on their board is the winner. This is a great way to teach children subtraction vocabulary and can be used as a starter or in the plenary.

You will need a Smartboard. Follow the slides to create a factory poem based on pictures and photographs focusing on the outside features of the factory. The slides take you though how to teach it. Create 5 or more lines following a structure e.g. The + adjective + noun + verb e.g. 'The callous chimney smoked..&' Then complete the line with a simile (like or as) or something else. This encourages them to use alliteration and personification. Use the useful adjectives sheet to extend their vocabulary. Please leave feedback!