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I have taught for over 10 years and held senior leadership roles as Phase Leader and English Leader. My resources are mostly aimed at Key Stage 2.

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I have taught for over 10 years and held senior leadership roles as Phase Leader and English Leader. My resources are mostly aimed at Key Stage 2.
Year 6 SATS Reading  3 Mark Question Lesson
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SATS Reading Year 6 3 Mark Question Lesson This download is a 3 mark question Year 6 SATS practice PowerPoint. It has been designed to be used by Year 6 teachers to help prepare for the reading SATS test by giving the pupils the opportunity to practise answering three mark questions. There are three sample texts in this 28-slide resource. For each text, there is a walk-through, step-by-step guide to answering a three mark question. There is then a new question for pupils to try independently. The answer is then given for the teacher to reveal so that pupils can check against this. Covered in this resource is: *Finding two completely separate points *Finding the supporting evidence *Structuring your answer *Explaining your answer
Y6 SATS Reading Poetry Practice
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Y6 SATS Reading Poetry Practice This download is a Year 6 SATS poetry sample questions resource. There are two sample poems, each with 10 questions. The SATS style questions range from 1-3 marks, and I have provided answer sheets for each text. Included in this resource is an editable version and non-editable PDF. The types of questions covered in this resource include: Retrieval Inference Author’s intent Vocabulary (which word is closest in meaning…?) Find and copy 3 mark questions (use evidence to support answers)* Included: 2 poems (editable) 20 editable questions (10 for each poem) Answers for all questions
Year 6 SATS Reading Impressions Questions Practice
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Year 6 SATS Reading Impressions Questions Practice

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**Are you looking for impression questions practice for your Year 6 class? This set of 5 stories and 10 impressions questions will help them to practise this tricky skill. **The children must find two impressions about each of the given characters in the story. The story has been written to highlight particular characteristics, which will help them to grasp the skill. Year 6 children can read the 5 stories and then answer the impressions questions. They are required to give evidence to support their impressions, in a 3 mark question style. Sample answers are then provided. Two impressions are given as answers. Teachers can accept other plausible impressions, as long as the two impressions are different from each other and they have evidence to support them. What’s included? 5 stories 10 impressions questions (two based on each story) Answers The worksheets have been made into a booklet format, with front cover, instructions and contents page. This means it could easily be given for homework, used in a revision workshop or set for a supply lesson. It can be simply printed, copied and handed out to your class. Please note that the resource is not editable. This is to protect the fonts and clip art used. You may also like… SATS Reading Impressions Questions Bundle SATS Reading Impressions Questions PowerPoint Copyright © George and Smudge I also create resources under the name of Ellie’s Tales for Learning You may use this resource for your own classroom only.
Year 6 SATS reading impressions questions PPT
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Have you been struggling teaching your Year 6 class how to answer impressions questions in reading comprehension tasks? Do you want some support in giving a clear method with examples and practice questions? This PowerPoint might just be the answer. This Year 6 reading SATS preparation lesson focuses on impressions questions and supports the children to give answers that give two very different impressions of a person, place, object or setting. This resource includes: Steps to success Examples of modelled answers Practice questions for Year 6 pupils to have a go with Answers given throughout The method focuses around giving two very distinctive impressions. The analogy of a weighing scale is used to show that the two impressions should be different - kind and thoughtful, for example, would be too similar. Please note that this PowerPoint is flattened (cannot be edited).
Fact or Opinion Mystery Activity
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Fact or Opinion Mystery Activity

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Fact or Opinion Mystery Activity Why not make teaching fact or opinion a bit more fun? his upload is a fact or opinion mystery activity. In this reading lesson activity, students must solve the mystery to work out which suspect stole the head teacher’s chocolate bars! Throughout the activity, students will be given sources containing evidence (facts). These take the form of diary entries, a newsletter extract and even a wanted poster! Students must identify the facts and not get distracted by the opinions, which are also hidden in there. By gathering the facts, they can exclude suspects from their inquiry. At the end of the activity, there is just one suspect remaining. The mystery is solved! *Included: A 20 page PowerPoint (with some interactive elements)
Leap Year Assembly and Activities
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Leap Year Assembly and Activities

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Are you looking for a leap year assembly or a leap day assembly for February 29th? This leap year assembly and set of leap year activities teaches the children about what leap year is, its history, superstitions surrounding leap year, what it means to be born on leap day and much more! There are even some case studies, looking at what leap year means to a selection of fictional children. There is then a quiz at the end to see how much pupils remember. What’s included in the assembly? 24 slides What is leap year? Why do we have leap years? When did leap years start? How do leap years affect our lives? Which recent years have/will be leap years? Which years are the exceptions to the rule? What are some leap year traditions? What are some leap year superstitions? Leap year babies Leap year fun facts Embracing the extra day Leap year case studies Leap year quiz In addition to the assembly presentation, there are also three worksheets for pupils to do after the assembly. There is: A word search featuring words from the assembly A reading comprehension about leap year A writing activity - I will spend my bonus day doing… Please note that these resources are not editable (as clip art and font need to be secured).
NQT Mentor Report Writing Support
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NQT Mentor Report Writing Support

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NQT Mentor Report Wrting Support This pack is an NQT mentor report writing support. It supports those who are mentoring an NQT through the induction period to write reports with reflect the teacher standards. I have mentored NQTs through induction over many years and would have found it really useful to have this resource as a guide. This resource includes: A structure for writing the report which can be copied and pasted into the Local Authority template A four page document with key questions and examples linked to each teacher standard which can be used to help write the report My experience mentoring NQTs has been in primary schools, so there will be some phrases that are more tailored to primary settings e.g. reference to the teacher’s class, rather than classes, but this would be easy to adapt to suit secondary NQTs. This is a guide rather than complete reports that can be copied and pasted. This is because NQT reports must be written about the individual teacher. However, it will certainly save time and give some valuable pointers to help you to write a report that is truly reflective of the teacher’s strengths and next steps.
Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses Poems Comprehension
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Ancient Egyptian Deities Poems Comprehension This Ancient Egyptian deities poems comprehension reading and history activity includes four poems about Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses. Each one then has a set of questions for pupils to revise their knowledge of each deity. This also gives pupils the chance to practise their reading comprehension skills. Deities covered in the poems are: Anubis, Bes, Osiris and Ra. The cross-curricular nature of this activity means that children will be able to practise both their history skills (learning about Ancient Egyptian gods) and reading comprehension skills at the same time. The comprehension questions include retrieval and inference questions and also author’s intent and vocabulary ones. There are a mix of circle the answer, one word, one sentence and longer answers. Some questions require evidence from the text. All answers are included (sample answers where more than one answer would be acceptable). What’s included? 4 poems about Ancient Egyptian deities: Anubis, Bes, Osiris and Ra 4 sets of questions (one about each god or goddess). Five questions per god / goddess 4 sets of answers Please note that the resource is not editable.
Year 6 SATS Reading Impressions Questions Bundle
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Year 6 SATS Reading Impressions Questions Bundle

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This is a Year 6 SATS reading impressions questions bundle, consisting of a PowePoint, teaching pupils how to answer impressions questions and then a question pack, with 5 stories and 10 impressions questions. After using these resources, your class will be feeling much more confident with the best strategy to use to get maximum marks for these types of questions. The PowerPoint includes: Steps to success Examples of modelled answers Practice questions for Year 6 pupils to have a go with Answers given throughout The method focuses around giving two very distinctive impressions. The analogy of a weighing scale is used to show that the two impressions should be different - kind and thoughtful, for example, would be too similar. Included in the question pack is: 5 stories 10 impressions questions (two based on each story) Answers The resource is 15 pages long, including the answer pages. Each story is on its own page, as is each set of accompanying questions
SATS Reading 3 Mark Question Cards Year 6
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SATS Reading 3 Mark Question Cards Year 6

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SATS Reading 3 Mark Question Cards Year 6 Looking for a way to give your Year 6 class more practice with 3 mark questions before SATS? Then look no further! These question cards come in 4 sets, each with a text and four three mark questions based on that text. There are then answers for each question. The 3 mark question cards have been designed so they could be used independently by pupils - in interventions, for example - and pupils can then use the answer sheets to self or peer assess. These attractive cards will keep your Year 6 pupils busy during revision sessions and will give them the best possible chance to do well. Different question styles have been used (including questions about impressions of characters). The answer sheets give them a good model of what 3 mark questions should look like. What’s included? 4 texts - including a poem 16 three mark questions (four based on each text) Answers for each question
Year 6 SATS Reading Lesson Common Errors Retrieval
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Year 6 SATS Reading Lesson Common Errors Retrieval

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Y6 SATs Reading Revision Common Errors Retrieval Do you find your Year 6 pupils continuously make the same errors in SATs practice papers? Then this is the lesson for you! The session covers three common errors when answering retrieval questions: red herrings, misquotes and avoiding answering altogether. They are given steps for avoiding these errors, practice questions and the opportunity to write their own questions to catch out a partner. Altogether there are six short texts included in the resource. The structure of the activity is: How to avoid red herrings Short text and questions to practise avoiding red herrings Answers New text for pupils to use to write their own questions for a partner (can they catch them out using red herrings?). Answers - sample questions How to avoid misquotes Short text and questions to practise avoiding misquotes Answers New text for pupils to use to write their own questions for a partner (can they catch their partner out?). Answers - sample questions How to avoid avoidance Short text and questions to practise avoiding avoidance Answers New text for pupils to use to write their own questions for a partner (will their partner avoid the questions?). Answers - sample questions Recap - plenary Answers to plenary questions What’s included? A 22 slide PowerPoint
Women's World Cup 2023 PPT
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Women's World Cup 2023 PPT

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Want to get your pupils excited about the Women’s World Cup 2023? Then this PowerPoint is just what you need! Perfect for an assembly about the Women’s World Cup, or to use with your class, it is packed full of information and interactive elements to teach them all they need to know for Australia and New Zealand 2023! There is a mixture of information slides and interactive ones to keep your pupils’ interest. By the end of the presentation, they will know about the history, venues, players and more! What’s included? Slide about the history of the competition Slide about the teams involved Slide about the players to look out for Slide about the trophy Interactive matching game Interactive quiz
Electricity Word Puzzles KS2 Science
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Electricity Word Puzzles KS2 Science

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Looking for something fun for early finishers during your electricity topic in science? These are perfect for either those who need something extra or for a whole class activity on vocabulary linked to electricity. They could also be register activities for your class. There are two sheets (and answers). The first is a word scramble: words linked to electricity are scrambled and pupils must decipher the words. The second is a missing vowel puzzle. Pupils must work out which vowel is missing and complete the word linked to electricity. What’s included? Electricity word scramble + answers Electricity missing vowel puzzle + answers
Key Stage 2 Christmas Worksheets for Reading - KS2 Reading Comprehension
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Key Stage 2 Christmas Worksheets for Reading - KS2 Reading Comprehension

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Are you looking for Christmas worksheets for reading for your class? This set of Christmas reading comprehension questions focuses on the Christmas story, with a Christmas reading passage and 12 task cards, plus KS2 reading challenge cards. The story, Starbright’s Important Mission, tells the Christmas story through the eyes of the star. There are then 12 task cards requiring the children to reflect on their understanding of the story. The task cards focus on skills such as: Be an emotion detective: describe the emotion of the characters at specific points of the story Draw ‘mood journeys’ for three of the main characters Find the evidence to support key information Longer answers, requiring students to quote accurately from the text There are answers provided for each of the reading comprehension task cards. The answers are detailed and thorough, with sample answers where necessary. After the main task cards, there is also an example card, so that the children know what the ‘mood journeys’ should look like. There are also three challenge cards, to extend pupils’ learning if needed. The passages and activities could be printed out and given to students as a pack. This would make it perfect for a Christmas supply teacher lesson. There’s not much to prepare… All you need to do is print the sheets out and hand to your class.
Ancient Greek Deities Poetry Comprehension
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Ancient Greek Deities Poetry Comprehension

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Ancient Greek Deities Poems Comprehension This Ancient Greek deities poems comprehension reading and history activity includes four poems about Ancient Greek gods and goddesses. Each one then has a set of questions for pupils to revise their knowledge of each deity. This also gives pupils the chance to practise their reading comprehension skills. Deities covered in the poems are: Zeus, Hera, Apollo and Poseidon. The cross-curricular nature of this activity means that children will be able to practise both their history skills (learning about Ancient Greek gods) and reading comprehension skills at the same time. The comprehension questions include retrieval and inference questions and also author’s intent and vocabulary ones. There are a mix of circle the answer, one word, one sentence and longer answers. Some questions require evidence from the text. All answers are included (sample answers where more than one answer would be acceptable). What’s included? 4 poems about Ancient Egyptian deities: Zeus, Hera, Apollo and Poseidon 4 sets of questions (one about each god or goddess). Five questions per god / goddess 4 sets of answers Tes paid licence
Nowruz Lesson KS2
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Nowruz Lesson KS2

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Nowruz Lesson KS2 This Nowruz Lesson for KS2 introduces students to the festival of Nowruz - Iranian New Year. Students learn about Nowruz and then use this information to plan the celebrations for a boy called Kian. There is a Nowruz PowerPoint and a worksheet to use to plan Kian’s Nowruz. The PowerPoint covers: What is Nowruz? Customs and traditions Food Clothing Included in this lesson: 15 slide PowerPoint Worksheet
Netball Worksheets
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Netball Worksheets

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Netball worksheets differentiated with answers including fact files / fact sheets These resources are a complete set of three differentiated netball worksheets. There are also two fact sheets included: one about netball in general and one on positions. The bronze, silver and gold differentiated worksheets each have an answer sheet. Included: General netball fact sheet Fact sheet on netball positions Bronze, silver and gold worksheets Bronze, silver and gold answers Ideal for non-participants . No additional resources needed as all theory required is given in the fact sheets.
Roman Deities Poetry Comprehension
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Roman Deities Poetry Comprehension

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Roman Deities Poems Comprehension This Roman deities poems comprehension reading and history activity includes four poems about Roman gods and goddesses. Each one then has a set of questions for pupils to revise their knowledge of each deity. This also gives pupils the chance to practise their reading comprehension skills. Deities covered in the poems are: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune and Minerva. The cross-curricular nature of this activity means that children will be able to practise both their history skills (learning about Roman gods) and reading comprehension skills at the same time. The comprehension questions include retrieval and inference questions and also author’s intent and vocabulary ones. There are a mix of circle the answer, one word, one sentence and longer answers. Some questions require evidence from the text. All answers are included (sample answers where more than one answer would be acceptable). What’s included? 4 poems about Ancient Egyptian deities: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune and Minerva 4 sets of questions (one about each god or goddess). Five questions per god / goddess 4 sets of answers If you’ve enjoyed this resource, why not try out our other deity poem comprehensions? We have these ones available: Ancient Greek Deities Comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12723663 Ancient Egyptian Deities Comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12721772 Ancient Mayan Deities Comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12718622
Refugee Week Assembly 2019
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Refugee Week Assembly 2019

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Refugee Week Assembly 2019 This download is a Refugee Week Assembly 2019. It covers key vocabulary and important facts and figures. There are also reflection questions throughout. Included: assembly PowerPoint
KS2 Starter Multiplication Mystery Name
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KS2 Starter Multiplication Mystery Name

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Pupils must colour in the required multiplication facts to reveal the name of the bear. The answer is given on the second page of the document. 15 SPaG mystery name starters are also available at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/15-spag-starters-ks2-mystery-name-12118134