I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
I currently work at the top end of Primary school in Year 5/6. I create resources for a range of subjects and am always open to suggestions for resources people require.
Two fact files that show key dates of measures against the Jewish people in Nazi Germany. They run from 1933-38 and from 1939 to 1945, focussing on key dates and key vocabulary that is involved. Useful for revision/ introducing the overview as they show key events over the 12 year rule of the Nazi party.
Guided reading sessions that are used with Year 5 children. These are used as a whole class activity, initially reading through the text with children before then getting them to answer questions that check their understanding of language before picking out key facts and inferring from the text.
N.B. I did not create this structure but saw it used elsewhere. These are just question sheets I have made that follow a successful strategy.
A fun activity involving nouns that children can complete. Each template has a building layout and a structure that children have to follow to build it up e.g. common noun, proper noun, abstract noun or pronoun. They will take a noun grid and cut up the examples, sticking correct examples to the correct building block until they have finished the 'construction' of their noun building.
These are just a starter set and there will be more to follow.
An introduction to fractions, briefly explaining what a numerator and denominator are, what a unit and non-unit fraction are and what an improper and a mixed number fraction are. Useful mat to have in front of children to remind them or to have on display as a reminder.
Five of the key parts of Bloom's Taxonomy. For each one there is a brief introduction of what it looks like for children, key words that can be used to check how children are performing against it and then actions and outcomes for each one.
Two sets of sheets that can be used as word banks for children to help them with their writing. Both contain examples of moving time on in a piece of writing, whether it be a certain time in the day or moving time on a couple of days or weeks.
Two sets of sheets that can be used as word banks for children to help them with their writing. Both contain examples of changing the action or the setting, whether it be beginning, moving on or concluding.
A text that looks at the story of St George and how he defended the Christian faith against the Emperor of Nicomedia that then includes three sets of 10 differentiated questions related to the text.
A sheet that looks at the Dawes plan, briefly recapping why the need arose and what the key terms were for the Dawes plan. Useful for a brief overview or revision to remember key elements of the Dawes plan.
A range of resources to help children with different areas of Maths.
Included are:
A Maths game that works on revising some key vocabulary such as prime numbers, multiples and using the greater than and less than symbol as well as opening up varied discussion about why particular numbers fit where they do or why they should be used elsewhere. Everything needed to play this is attached including an explanation of the rules. Perfect for a starter, plenary or just for a 5-10 minute break where they can practise some reasoning activities.
Triangle facts - Multiplication or additions that work together to fill the gaps
Reasoning strategies - A list of potential ways to check children's reasoning abilities
Reasoning speech bubbles - Example speech bubbles of how to begin answers to reasoning questions
Part to whole bar models - Two part and three part bar models with an answer on top and numbers below that make it - Works for all operations
Part to whole circles - Two part and three part circles with an answer on the left and numbers to the right that make it - Works for all operations
Number fact circle - A number in the middle surrounded by facts around the outside e.g. 50 in the middle and 10 x 5 outside in one circle
Number fact circle 2 - Branching facts that feed into one another
Attached is a presentation with 2 sets of 5 questions and a third set with 7 questions that acts as a teaching point for solving equations, using the bar model to help picture equations and answers afterwards.
The presentation is available as both a Notebook and PowerPoint. Also included is a worksheet that gets children to practise as you are delivering the input, checking understanding and helping develop their confidence. Take children through the five questions together at the same pace, ensuring that most if not all children are confident and ready to start their activities following the input.
These are based on ideas from Singapore and Shanghai and have worked extremely well with children, leading to children who normally struggle talking through methods to the class.
A range of questions that children can be thinking about when they are analysing historical sources. These are differentiated and have been created with Year 5/6 in mind but can just as easily be used higher or lower.
A list of ideas for planning cross-curricular lessons based around a history topic. Included are ideas of how this could be linked to English, D.T, Art, Science, History, Geography, Music and Computer Science.
Areas included so far:
Battle of Britain
Nottingham - A local history study
A simple sheet that recaps how to find 10, 5 and 1% as well as turning percentages in to fractions or decimals. Also includes a couple of questions for children to practise.
Mini character sheets that identify five of the key figures in the downfall of the Weimar Republic from 1932, identifying their potential roles that led to the rise of Nazism.
Six fully planned and resourced lessons for upper KS2 looking at different aspects of digital media and their content.
Lessons include looking at staying safe online and finding report functions, looking at information on the internet and whether it is completely factual or not, the importance of copyright and respecting it followed by referencing sources accurately from the internet, in addition to being able to use search engines effectively.
Two sheets that look at helping children understand how to convert from an improper fraction to a mixed number fraction and vice versa. Both include pictorial representations to help children understand what the fraction looks like as well as having a colour coded step of instructions to complete it mathematically.
Six sets of different resources to quickly check pupils understanding during lessons. Included are instructions about what they are/ potential ways they can be used to check understanding. Simply print, laminate and use them to get a quick visual snapshot of where your children are at.
A lesson that was used to work on children's multiplication and division skills through recap activities as well as then looking at their ability to become fluent through missing number problems. Included are the slides and worksheet with answer.