A selection of activities suitable for using as part of guided reading or a reading journal. Appropriate for KS2 or could be adapted for KS1. Activities for before, during and after reading as well a non-fiction texts.

2 complete maths mastery lessons. The first introduces children to the idea that fractions and decimals are the same (under 1 whole) . The second puts the learning into practice and children convert fractions to decimals and vice versa (over and under 1 whole). The download includes differentiated activities for both lessons.

A Maths Mastery PPT presentation introducing children to the concept of decimals for the first time. This lesson focuses on understanding tenths and hundredths. In the download, are 2 differentiated resources.

A Powerpoint taking children through the life cycle of flowering plants. Reference is made to non-flowering plants and asexual and sexual reproduction. Included are links to videos and a plenary Kahoot quiz.

A Powerpoint taking children through the main events of the Battle of Troy.

A Powerpoint that takes children through the importance of Ancient Greek pottery. The slides explain why it is important that we study the pottery from the time period. Download includes a pot template for less able children and a hand out with different pot shapes and border designs.

A Powerpoint presentation taking children through the role of women in Ancient Greek times. This lesson looks at the difference between men and women in Ancient Greece as well as the different roles for rich and poor women. Included is a worksheet scaffold for lower ability children.

A powerpoint taking Year 5 children through the steps needed to order/compare a combination of fractions and decimals. Download includes a 3-way differentiated worksheet. (LA=Blue - focusing on ordering and comparing fractions of tenths, hundredths and thousandths with decimals, HA=Red- focusing on using division methods to find any fraction as a decimal and then comparing/ordering).

A powerpoint taking Year 5 children through the steps needed to multiply fractions by whole numbers. Beginning with proper fractions and progressing to multiplying improper and mixed number fractions by whole numbers. Download includes: 3-way differentiated worksheet (Blue=LA, Red = HA) and answers.

A powerpoint taking Year 5/6 children through the steps needed to add or subtract a combination of mixed and improper fractions. Included in the download is a 3-way differentiated worksheet providing a range of challenging questions at all levels. As well as this, there are 3-way differentiated plenary questions which could also be used as follow on marking questions.

A powerpoint presentation aimed at Year 5. Place value system beyond the decimal point is reviewed and then children are shown how to convert decimals into fractions (focusing on tenths, hundredths and thousandths). Following that the relationship between fractions and decimals in shown. Children should be able to convert fractions to decimals and vice versa using this powerpoint.

A powerpoint presentation taking Year 5 children through the steps needed to convert mixed number fractions into improper fractions and vice versa.

A powerpoint to introduce the steps needed to order and compare mixed and improper fractions. Included: a 3-way differentiated worksheet. (Blue = LA, Red = HA). This download also includes 3-way differentiated plenary questions which could also be used as follow on marking questions.

Year 5 This resources contains a powerpoint taking children through the steps needed to order and compare fractions. It begins with fractions of the same denominator and progresses to fractions whose denominators are multiples of the same number. There is a 3-way differentiated activity where children cut and stick strips of fractions and then order them.

A powerpoint for introducing or recapping different word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs). The powerpoint includes opportunities for children to demonstrate and consolidate their knowledge through interactive activities.

A powerpoint that could be used to introduce or recap simple punctuation (capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks and question marks). The powerpoint includes opportunities for children to demonstrate and expand their knowledge through interactive activities.

Cloze exercise focusing on the definitions of drugs and the effects of smoking and alcohol on the body. Part of Year 6 science or could be used alongside PSHE lessons.

This is a poetry lesson aimed at Year5/6 focusing on identifying and using figurative language in poetry (similes, alliteration and personification). The lesson begins by getting children to recognise examples of figurative language using Silver by Walter de la Mare. They then go on to write their own poetry using some figurative language. The lesson plan encourages children to respond to thought provoking questions as well as applying their knowledge in their own work. Download includes: Powerpoint to support explanations of figurative language techniques, challenging questions for HA learners, cloze fill the gap exercise for LA children, differentiated success criteria and a detailed lesson plan. This lesson has been rated as outstanding.

Download includes a powerpoint introducing the idea of archaeological questions and thinking to children, beginning with modern everyday objects and moving on to artefacts from Sutton Hoo. The lesson should encourage children to think critically and analyse the objects they are looking at as well as asking appropriate questions. The worksheets include high quality photos of artefacts from Sutton Hoo with prompt questions allowing children to speculate about the objects. The lesson plan should direct the user through the lesson in detail (including intro, main activities and plenary sections).

A presentation to introduce of recap the idea of square and cube numbers to all children in the class. Clear explanations given to aid understanding. Most children then go on to working out square numbers 1-15 and cube numbers 1-15 whilst HA children can investigate a statement using prime numbers. Game at the end where children need to recognise if a number is cube, square or not. Download includes differentiated worksheets for LA/HA.