Year 6 Maths resources for Greater Depth pupils Co-ordinates - and working out missing co-ordinates PowerPoint Slides Printable Worksheets for pupils to use alongside the presentation Printable Extension Activity A clear, clean set of resources that make the teaching of the lesson easy.

In this lesson we read a short passage from Michael Morpurgo’s Born to Run. Then we answer a full range of questions – concentrating on giving answers that require you making a point, finding evidence to back it up and explaining your thinking. Fully resourced lesson - PowerPoint leads the children through the text - highlighting key passages in the text, providing a framework for answers and giving model answers. Printable versions of the text and the questions mean the lesson can be approached in several different ways - perfect for both whole class and group sessions.

This PowerPoint introduces children to the work of William Heath Robinson – guiding them through the stages needed in order to draw an illustrated design of their own. This Art & Design lesson for Key Stage 2 children introduces pupils to the work of William Heath Robinson. Famed for his elaborate and overly complicated machines, Heath Robinson’s contraptions transformed mundane everyday tasks into ridiculous and often hilarious rituals. Children of all ages love his absurd ideas and intricate drawings – and are always eager to produce designs and ideas of their own. This process can be more complex than first thought, and this step by step PowerPoint presentation is packed with images and original illustrations that guide the children through the various stages needed in order to produce something truly distinctive. • The resource introduces the artist, and gives some background to Heath Robinson’s work • The children are invited to study and interpret some of his best known designs • Children are guided through the design process – initially being shown how to use a series of sketches and annotation to clarify ideas • Guidance and further visual examples then illustrate how their initial design sketches can be transformed into a finished piece of art work. • Further ideas and useful tips are provided to get the children started This comprehensive and unique lesson will inspire and amuse children, giving them the motivation to design and illustrate their own imaginative ideas in the style of William Heath Robinson.

Based on the ‘wall game’ of the TV show Only Connect. This PowerPoint and sets of printable resources enable you to play in the classroom. Pair up the children or put into small teams - arm them with a dictionary/thesaurus and pencil and away you go. The Powerpoint has a set of clues for each game to enable all children to get started. The printable sheets have sets with and without clues so you can differentiate in class. This is a fun and engaging activity that extends and promotes vocabulary.

A great PowerPoint and set of extension tasks Designed for Year 6 - Greater Depth PowerPoint is fantastic - shapes gliding across the screen makes it really simple and visual Extension tasks are challenging but good for Greater Depth children

What was life like for the lower class in Victorian Britain? A wealth of amazing resources documenting living conditions in towns and cities during the Industrial Revolution. Photos, illustrations and shocking first hand accounts of daily life. The stories will fascinate and challenge the reader - these resources pull no punches and never fail to inspire and engage the reader. Use the resources to challenge your children to write and present a speech that will be delivered to parliament. The speeches should be designed to persuade members of parliament to introduce new laws that will improve the living and working conditions for the lower classes. Guidance and additional reading material included in the pack. Suitable for KS2 and KS3

A printable set of 23 Daily Arithmetic Worksheets Perfect for: Revision Exercises SATs Revision Keeping Skills Sharp Starter Activities Extension Activities

Designed for KS2 but can be used and adapted for KS3 Simple introduction to perspective, focussing on Aerial Perspective. Lots of simle visual examples and explanations. Create your own perspective landscape through a series of lessons. Learn new techniques and processes in each lesson. Culminating in completing a number of perspective studies. Lessons are broken down into simple, easy to follow stages - perfect for the specialist and non-specialist alike. Fully resourced with teachers notes for each stage.

Create Your Own 1950’s Designs! In this unit of work we investigate classic and iconic 1950’s designs and create designs in the same style. Putting it in context: We look at the post- war years, the effects of rationing and the influence of American pop culture. Sketching & Drawing: Children are challenged to develop their ideas using a variety of drawing techniques including continuous line drawing. Developing a Design: Through a series of carefully planned stages, the children develop their sketch work into a 1950’s design for a plate. Fully Resourced: Unit of work is divided into three main lessons. Each lesson has accompanying PowerPoint slides, printable worksheets and examples. Suitable for both KS2 and KS3

Who is Storm Man? What do we know about him and his life? What experiences has he had? What can we work out? This PowerPoint lesson will lead the children through a thought provoking, captivating and intriguing one-off poem. Meet the mysterious ‘Storm Man’ and piece together his life experiences. Each slide prompts and suggests interpretations through inference and deduction. Finally challenging the children to create their own ‘storm man’ and produce a poem using past, present and future tenses. This lesson will appeal to all - I’ve never known it to fail!

KS2 ART LESSON – Inspired by the classic animation Howl’s Moving Castle! Children love the film, and will love this lesson. The PowerPoint is a step-by-step guide to designing and drawing your own incredible moving machines. Over 50 slides, with hand drawn illustrations introduce the children to new drawing techniques - allowing them to build up a design of their own in small steps. It is perfect for teachers who lack confidence in teaching art as all the techniques and stages are demonstrated clearly for you. All the teacher need do is dictate the pace of the lesson. The simple and clear guides allow the children to producing stunning illustrations - each one unique. This lesson is a real favourite with the children - I adapted it so I could teach it online during lockdown and it worked a treat. Download the lesson and try something new - I’ve taught variations on this lesson for years and each group of children are inspired by it - the drawing becomes addictive!

This guided reading lesson was designed for Year 5 and Year 6 pupils but can be used in KS3 too. Lesson covers all question types. The text is adapted from Angela Carter’s book - The Bloody Chamber. It’s dark and sinister but engaging and challenging. Resources are provided for both whole class work or small group work. Highlighted sections of text guide the children through a full analysis of the text. A great lesson the children will love. Printable resources and an interactive PowerPoint provided.

PowerPoint and printed resources for KS2 Guided Reading session. Story of Daedalus and Icarus - perfect for Greeks topic or as a one-off. All key question types covered.

Suitable for both Year 5 and Year 6 classes. This PowerPoint visits the subjects of: Capital Letters Question Marks Exclamation Marks Commas Inverted Commas Direct Speech The children work through a series of SATS style questions and examples, led by the teacher. All answers will flash up on the screen at the click of a button. Perfect for pre-assessment revision, or SATS GAPS revision. Print off the slides if you wish the children to work independently.

A guided reading resource for KS2. Based on the Roald Dahl classic, George’s Marvellous Medicine. Works best with Lower KS2 children. A large section of text has been used, and there is enough here for a number of days. All question types are included with model answers provided for all questions. Use as a PowerPoint, with highlighted sections of text and model answers - this works well if you are using the resource with a whole class. There are printable sheets also available which are better suited to small group work.

This lesson examines some Mayan beliefs, rituals and ceremonies. We learn about the role that making sacrifices had in their belief system. What are your views on what happened? Do you think what they believed was right? Then we look at the beliefs and practices of the Spanish at this time. How are they different and similar to the Mayans? How do you think the Mayans and Spanish perceived each other? Can you back up and explain your reasons? A PowerPoint presentation with printable resources. Model answers included.

Here are a hand drawn PDF collection of primary classroom resources to include with your History Topics. Each project is designed to be completed independently in a single lesson with light supervision, using paper, card, glue and colouring materials. Simply print off the resources on card and the children should be able to navigate through the tasks with the minimum of teacher input. All activities can be carried out on A4 card, although some work better in the larger size of A3. Children love doing these tasks - and additional ‘Try one Yourself’ rescources challenge them to create their own designs using the paper engineering skill they have just learned. Select tasks that re-create famous scenes from history - each one will turn, move, pop up or reveal. The tasks include: Pop-up Greek Gods Greek Heroes and Monster Wheels Pop-up Eruption of Vesuvius A moving Stephenson’s Rocket 3-D Viking Ship in a Box Tessellating Egyptian Shapes 3-D Pop-up Benin Mask Beheading of Mary Queen of Scots! Simply download the PDF’s and print off a set!

A set of 5 worksheets for SATS Revision Perfect for daily starter activities, or regular ‘Keeping Skills Sharp’ tasks Use one a day in the week running up to SATS Week Each sheet uses old SATS Questions - divided into both Arithmetic and Reasoning Sections

Revision PowerPoint designed for Year 5 to do in the Summer Term as a pre-assessment exercise. The PowerPoint covers: Multiples & Factors Fractions, Decimals, Percentages Roman Numerals Rounding Numbers Reasoning Problems Money Problems Square Numbers Prime & Composite Numbers Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractions Printable Extension Pack & Questions

Designed for Year 5 in the Autumn Term - as a revision memory jogger before they did a formal end of term assessment test. Revision PowerPoint covering: Place Value Negative Numbers Roman Numerals Rounding Numbers Number Lines Greater than, less than Perfect for pre-assessment revision