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This is a two week block of planning on persuasive writing which looks at holiday adverts. It was designed to be used by children at home during lockdown, but would be also appropriate as an end of term block in school. It was created with a mixed age class of year 4/5/6 in mind, but could be easily adapted. There are a couple of links to BBC bitesize clips, but children without access to this can still use the plans. The example text of a holiday advert is included, and no other resources are needed.

This is a two-paged knowledge organiser to help children reach the Greater Depth writing standard. Page one explains and gives examples of the expected punctuation. It also provides examples of formal writing and how to manage shifts in formality. Page two, contains all of the spellings from the 5/6 spelling list. Aimed at Y6.

Can be laminated or photocopied. Choose the key words you want the child to learn. Write randomly across the bricks. Make sure you include at least one that the child is already confident with. If the child is confident, they can read the words independently from the start, or with less confident children, the adult can read first, then child and adult together, before the child reads independently. Use frequently to practise SEN targets.

A sheet to be laminated or photocopied. Use to practise target letters or graphemes. Choose three or four letters/graphemes, at least one of which the child is already confident with. Write the sounds in random order in each of the stars. Depending on the confidence of the child, they can either read independently from the start and improve their scores, or the adult can read it first, then adult and child read together before finally the child reads independently. Useful for working towards personal IEP targets.

Six team building games. Good for PSHE lessons, instruction writing and the beginning and end of term. Includes ideas for extension. They are designed to be read by children as well as adults.

A card game that can be played in small groups or as a whole class. Teams choose to answer a 10, 20 or 30 point question. They are read a definition and have to guess the correct grammatical term. The more points the question is worth, the harder the question. Ideal for plenaries, lesson starters and independent group work. Print and laminate the cards to keep.

A maths quiz suitable for Year Five/Six. A variety of Christmassy questions (plus answers!) ideal for the end of term. Although the quiz is on a powerpoint designed for whole class/team use, the questions could be easily printed off for individuals. The ten questions cover a variety of topic areas including shape, area, word problems and algebra.

A fun end of term Christmassy maths quiz aimed at Y5/6. It covers nets, multiplication, area and other aspects of the Y5/6 curriculum.

A two-page knowledge organiser to explain the basic health and safety guidance of food preparation and some safe cutting grips to use.

A two-page knowledge organiser for Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. Contains key facts, graphics and a timeline. Aimed at UKS2. Included are a pdf version and a publisher version.

A two week series of lesson ideas plus the core text needed. This is a simple unit of work, with an easy-to-remember core text which includes examples of many of the features in ‘expected’ year six writing. The simple core text allows less able writers to easily imitate independently at the end of the unit.

Five ‘only connect’ style walls. Each contains four groups of four words that are linked by word class or meeting. Suitable for a lesson starter, extension activity or plenary. Answers included. Good for group or partner discussion.

A knowledge organiser about the Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian. It contains facts about his art and examples of his work. Suitable for KS1 or KS2.

A knowledge organiser about the Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte. It contains information about his work and examples of his pictures. Aimed at KS1.

A knowledge organiser about the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, a key member of the Bauhaus movement. The organiser features facts about his art and examples of his work. Suitable for KS1 or LKS2.

A knowledge organiser about the impressionist painter Claude Monet. It includes facts about his painting style and examples of his work. Suitable for all of KS2.

A knowledge organiser for a geography earthquakes and volcanoes topic. Includes diagrams, facts and key vocabulary. Designed to be printed double sided on A4. One side covers volcanoes and one side covers earthquakes, longitude, latitude, timezones etc. Included are a pdf version and a publisher version for editing.

This a two week block of English work on discussion texts. It was originally planned for delivery as home learning during lockdown, but can be used at other times as well. The aim was to keep it simple enough to be completed at home without specialist adult support. It was designed for a Year Four/Five/Six class, but can be easily adapted for only one of these year groups. There are two core texts included so no additional resources need to be found or prepared.