Hi! Welcome to my TES Shop. I've taught many children in KS2 and created these resources somewhere along the way - I hope you find them useful for your classes!
Hi! Welcome to my TES Shop. I've taught many children in KS2 and created these resources somewhere along the way - I hope you find them useful for your classes!
An editable version of the free resource here:
/teaching-resource/resource-11946913
Differentiated Equivalent Fractions Homework activity - aimed and used with a mixed ability year 5 class.
The sheet covers; writing equivalent fractions using a diagram, identifying the odd one out, filling in the missing numbers,and solving worded problems. It moves through fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions. I designed this for use with one of my Year 5 classes, but could also be used in Year 6.
This activity could also be used as part of a lesson. A free pdf version is available at the above link - this is for the editable docx files.
Answers included in pdf format only.
A short lesson I used for an interview based on Column Addition with a mixed Year 3 and 4 class. This lesson is probably suitable for a 30 minute slot.
Learning Objective:
To be able to use the column method of addition.
Included in this lesson:
Notebook file
3 way differentiated activity in docx and pdf format (pdf worksheets available here free: /teaching-resource/resource-12088888)
Human number line starter activity
Lesson plan
Extension task
Super extension task (Not included - please download from nrich)
Answer sheet
There are only 6 questions on each worksheet, but each differentiated pathway (Bronze, Silver, Gold) has its own extension activities. Alternatively, if the Bronze children finish their worksheet then they could choose a Silver one. Children self-assess which level is right for them (with this being an interview lesson this is the only way unless you can get the info beforehand) so be aware the children may not have self assessed correctly and may require the sheet swapping during the lesson.
A simple sheet of Wow Words (adjectives) for children to use as a scaffold when writing descriptions.
Children could use these as part of a learning journal or have them available on their desks whilst writing to improve their vocabulary. It could also be printed A3 for the children to add to as a group task.
Aimed at and used with a Year 4 class.
This document is also included in the Norwegian Fjord setting description unit here: /teaching-resource/-12641564
In this 3-way differentiated worksheet, children are completing fluency and reasoning questions for converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Children will;
Use bar models to convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers (and vice versa)
Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers
Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions
Fill in the missing numbers to complete the conversions
Spot and correct mistakes when converting
Answer word problems that involve conversions
3 way differentiated and aimed at Year 5, although this could also be useful in Year 6 for revision.
Word document and pdf (for easy printing A4 and A5) included.
Answers included!
A worksheet of word problems for Comparing Fractions.
Both docx and pdf file provided.
Aimed at a Year 5 class but could also be used in Year 6 for revision.
Answers included.
You will need physical Base 10 Blocks or similar (e.g. printed bar models) for the children to use alongside this worksheet.
Children are asked to prove and show different number and fraction facts using the physical resources.
Both pages are identical for easy A5 printing. Aimed at and used with Year 5 during their Fractions unit.
A simple differentiated success criteria for children writing a diary entry in Year 5.
Also contains an adapted sheet for peer-assessment, where children are self and peer assessing.
This is a word document so an extra column could easily be added for teacher assessment.
Success Criteria for writing a recount for Year 2 and Year 3 children - used with children retelling the story of Paddington but this could be used for any story!
Differentiated 3 ways;
Year 3 HA
Year 3 MA
Year 2 HA/Year 3 LA
Aimed at Year 5 - this lesson is to teach children the grammatical features of a diary entry and then includes an activity where children are locating these features within a text.
Included in this pack is;
Notebook presentation explaining the features
A list of features for children to refer back to if needed after the lesson
Differentiated key templates - children to use colours to complete the key and then identify the features on the text via highlighting/underlining etc
Please note I have not provided the example diary entry as this would normally be specific to the current topic or theme of the class/unit.
A short lesson/activity based around instructions and relative clauses on How to Make Toast. The children are asked to add more information and description to the basic instructions, using fronted adverbials of time, relative clauses and relative pronouns.
Taught in Year 4/5 - the children loved making actual toast (and eating it too!). A silly teacher demonstration of making toast taking their instructions literally goes down a treat
Differentiated 4 ways and easy edit word documents so you can adjust for your own class.
Could be used as a full lesson or revision activity!
Learning Objective:
To be able to use a relative clause beginning with; this, that or where.
An example diary entry written from the perspective of Charlie after he has visited Wonka’s factory.
Aimed for use with a Year 4 class but could be edited up/down to Year 3 and 5 - I have included the word document as well as the pdf so this is easy to do.
An example setting description describing the Chocolate Room from the popular film Charlie and Chocolate Factory.
Both a word version and pdf version included.
SPaG features;
Exciting features
Expanded noun phrases
Subordinate clauses
Adverbs
Metaphors
Similies
Prepositions and Conjunctions
This could be used as a wagoll or as part of an activity to highlight and find features in a setting description before writing their own.
Replacement detective notes for the popular board game, Cluedo!
Easily printable pdf document for A4 with options for 2 or 1 note sheets per A4 page, therefore creating an A4 or A5 note size option.
Each sheet also has space for the names of players.
There are two versions, one with a column for your own cards and one without.
An imperative word worksheet for use in KS2, as part of an instructional writing unit.
Differentiated 3 ways and editable. I used it as part of a lesson but could be used as a revision task, homework or intervention.
I made this KS2 Spag guide for the children and parents in my Year 4 class. I designed it for home learning but could also be useful back in the classroom.
There are 2 variations:
Homelearning/revision/parent guide based
A useful tool for children to use whilst writing at home, including links to bitesize and songs where appropriate.
Classbased - essentially the same as the home version except I have removed the links to online resources. I used these in learning journals or stuck in the back of literacy books for children to refer to, so I felt it looked neater if the links were removed.
KS2 version / bundle:
/teaching-resource/-12637388
Year 6 version:
/teaching-resource/-12637392
This resource is aimed at Year 3 children, who are learning how to multiply using the Grid Multiplication method. This worksheet covers 3x, 4x and 8x. Another sheet covers worded problems for the HA children.
Learning Objective: I can use the grid method to multiply two-digit numbers by 3, 4 and 8.
Includes answers.
This is a number facts and families worksheet, aimed at Year 3 children when learning about commutative multiplication and division.
The worksheet focuses on number facts and families, such as 2x6=12, 6x2=12, 12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 12 ÷ 2 = 6. Higher abilty children are faced with some missing number problems and then problem solving questions. All sheets are .docx files for easy editing to suit your class/children.
Learning Objective:
To be able to use number sentences, facts and families to show that division is the inverse of multiplication.
This is a commutative multiplication worksheet - aimed at Year 3 children. The worksheet has been differentiated 3 ways and could be used as a starter, main activity (depending on ability) and also a recap lesson.
Word documents provided for ease of editing.
Learning Objective:
To be able to understand what commutative means and that multiplication is commutative and division is not.
In this 2-week unit, children are writing a setting description about the Taj Mahal and Norwegian Fjord. I used this as part of an Around the World topic with a mixed Year 4 and 5 class.
This bundle includes all the resources from the 2 week unit -except from the similes and metaphors lesson which only contains the worksheets and not the powerpoint/board resources.
Lesson Structure:
Identifying features of a setting description using the example (Taj Mahal)
Identifying and using prepositions
Using exciting adjectives
Similes and Metaphors (only worksheets, no presentation/board resources)
Describing our senses
Introducing the Norwegian Fjord
Gathering vocab and creating a word bank
Independent write
Lesson 6, 7 and 8 in the Setting Description writing unit. This sequence follows on from the Taj Mahal setting description as children will learning about a Norwegian Fjord and writing a setting description for this independently.
This fitted well with the Year 4 topic, Around the World. The Norwegian Fjord aspect of this unit was added on so that children could complete and independent write.
Lesson 6:
To be able to describe a Norwegian Fjord. Children are introduced to the fjord and the setting and then describing each part of the fjord (e.g. villages, water, houses, mountains) and using a thesaurus to find synonyms.
Lesson 7:
Gathering vocabulary for an independent write. Children recap the setting and then as a class, then pairs and finally individually, they will create a word bank of similes/adjectives/prepositions to use in their independent writing. I filled in the 10th slide on this as the class gave me their ideas.
Lesson 8:
I used this as the time for children to complete their writing. There are little resources for this apart from a simple header page and recap presentation with success criteria. Children use their word banks to help them.
All lessons are differentiated 3 ways and include the editable docx/pptx worksheets and presentations, so that you can easily adapt it to suit your needs.