15 comprehension activities based on each of the chapters of Carrie’s war (questions linked closely to end of KS2 tests). Each chapter also has a follow- up activity, including: research into WW2 facts, use of authors language/ vocabulary, P.E.E, the difference between what characters say and what they may think, Venn diagram comparing characters, whole story quiz, book review and much more…
2 worksheets where children need to read the time on the analogue clock and write them time, and draw the hands on the analogue clock to show the time. Times are to the nearest 5 minute intervals, past the hour only: o’clock,5 past, 10 past, quarter past, 20 past, 25 past and half past
A sequence of lessons for children to write their own extended piece in the format of a newspaper report, based on Shackleton’s trip aboard endurance.
L1 - annotate example text
L2 - Information retrieval
L3 -Script writing, news reporting and performance
L4 -Headlines, 5Ws and 3Cs
L5 - Direct and reported speech
L6 - Planning format
L7&8 - Independent write, edit
2 worksheets where children need to read the time on the analogue clock and write them time, and draw the hands on the analogue clock to show the time. Times are to the nearest 15 minute intervals: o’clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to
3 worksheets where children need to read the time on the analogue clock and write them time, and draw the hands on the analogue clock to show the time. Times are to the nearest 5 minute intervals: o’clock,5 past, 10 past, quarter past, 20 past, 25 past, half past, 25 to, 20 to, quarter to, 10 to and 5 to the hour.
1 session on PPT on how to interpret pie charts. Includes printable maths mastery resources progressing through: Fluency, Reasoning and Problem solving progression activities on slides.
Reading actvities linked to the book The Call of the Wild by Jack London, linked to the Cornerstones topic Frozen Kingdom. Linked to VIPERS reading comprehensions.
With a specific focus on cross-breed dogs.
Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents
A general lesson identifying how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
Followed by a specific experiment asking: Why do birds have different beaks? This experiment is easy to conduct in the classroom with minimal resources and is a practical demonstration of how such animals adapt to their environment to best survive.
Aimed at whole-class reading for UKS2 (Year 5 & 6).
A PowerPoint including comprehension questions and activities for each chapter of the book. Questions link to the national curriculum tests and content domains with a range of VIPERS style questions:
Vocabulary
Inference
Prediction
Explain
Retrieve
Summarise