Bubble writing - cursive handwriting scaffold Like many primary school teachers I have tried a variety of handwriting schemes with varying degrees of success. Having thought through many common problems with handwriting I have developed a simple scaffold that places a bubble either side of the line to support letter formation. This simple scaffold provides a guide to consistently form cursive letters and ensure each letter is uniform in both height and width. Children are able to leave equal spaces between words and see clearly whether or not there is enough space at the end of each line for the next word they intend to write. There has been a huge impact within my class in a very short space of time and I hope you will see similar benefits within your own setting. Included is a PowerPoint presentation including words from the Year 5/6 spelling list that can be printed as a handwriting pack for children to work through. Blank slides enable you to add words to suit your needs and finally 2 different sized PDF scaffolds that children can use to write on (If photocopied the bubbles will disappear to leave the writing that has been completed.)

Bubble writing - cursive handwriting scaffold Like many primary school teachers I have tried a variety of handwriting schemes with varying degrees of success. Having thought through many common problems with handwriting I have developed a simple scaffold that places a bubble either side of the line to support letter formation. This simple scaffold provides a guide to consistently form cursive letters and ensure each letter is uniform in both height and width. Children are able to leave equal spaces between words and see clearly whether or not there is enough space at the end of each line for the next word they intend to write. There has been a huge impact within my class in a very short space of time and I hope you will see similar benefits within your own setting. Included is a PowerPoint presentation including words from the Year 3/4 spelling list that can be printed as a handwriting pack for children to work through. Blank slides enable you to add words to suit your needs and finally 2 different sized PDF scaffolds that children can use to write on (If photocopied the bubbles will disappear to leave the writing that has been completed.)

Introducing The Unfair Game - the ultimate twist on SPAG revision for Year 6 Grammar SATs paper 1! Say goodbye to boring practice papers and standing at photocopiers and hello to thrilling competition that keeps your class on their toes. With The Unfair Game, your students will dive into grammar revision with excitement, all while honing their skills for the big test. Questions are all inspired by previous SATs tests. Here’s what makes The Unfair Game stand out: • Unpredictable Point Values: Each SPAG question comes with a randomly assigned point value. But here’s the twist - some points are positive, while others are negative. You never know if you’ll gain or lose points with each question! • Strategic Decision-Making: Teams take turns answering questions, but the fun doesn’t stop there. After correctly answering, teams face a dilemma: keep the points for themselves or pass them to another team. But here’s the catch: they must decide before seeing the point value! • Engaging Gameplay: With its competitive format, The Unfair Game transforms SPAG revision into a much-needed bit of fun. Students will be fully engaged as they attempt to strategise, collaborate, and showcase their grammar knowledge. • Revise with Fun: Say goodbye to revision fatigue! The Unfair Game injects excitement into the final weeks of SATs prep, ensuring that students stay motivated and energised as they review grammar concepts. Are you ready to shake up your SATs revision routine? With The Unfair Game, grammar revision has never been more thrilling or unfair! Get ready to outsmart, outplay, and conquer the SATs with style!

SATS 2020 - 100 reading questions organised by content domain, created for SATS revision. This is a popular revision tool for the Y6 Reading SATS test! The resource can be used all year round to help prepare pupils for the requirements of the 2020 KS2 test or as a last minute revision tool. Get ready for the 2020 KS2 reading assessments with this SATS Question Generator! Covering all of the reading content domains, you can use this SATS revision resource to practise the different types of questions that might come up in the KS2 SATS paper. Select one of the following modes: - Choose a particular reading content domain to revise - Practise those tricky 3-mark questions where pupils often lose marks - Revise fiction/non-fiction/poetry questions - Random mode, giving you a mixture of all types of questions The SATs revision resource also includes handy hints and tips to help pupils in the test. Perfect for teachers to use as morning work, lesson starters or revision sessions or alternatively for pupils to practise independently at school or at home. Each slide contains a short passage in the style of the reading SATS papers and then a question to answer. This is a must-have resource for Y6 pupils working towards their reading SATS tests! You might also like our similar resource: Y6 SATS Question Generator: SPAG #helpwithsats

SATS 2020 - 100 SPAG questions organised by topic to revise for the KS2 tests. This is a helpful revision tool for the Y6 SPAG test. The tool can be used all year round to prepare students for the requirements of the 2020 SATS or as a last minute revision activity. Get ready for the 2020 KS2 grammar assessments with this SATS Question Generator! Covering all of the grammar content domains, you can use this SATS revision resource to practise the different types of questions that might come up in the grammar paper. Select one of the following modes: - Choose a particular grammar domain or topic to revise - Random mode, giving you a mixture of all types of questions The SATs revision resource is perfect for teachers to use as morning work, lesson starters or revision sessions or alternatively for pupils to practise independently at school or at home. Each slide contains a new question in the style of the SATS GPS test paper and an answer to reveal. < This is a must-have resource for Y6 pupils working towards their GPS SATS tests! You might also like our similar resource: Y6 SATS Question Generator: Reading #helpwithsats

Y6 SATS Reading Poetry Practice This download is a Year 6 SATS poetry sample questions resource. There are two sample poems, each with 10 questions. The SATS style questions range from 1-3 marks, and I have provided answer sheets for each text. Included in this resource is an editable version and non-editable PDF. The types of questions covered in this resource include: Retrieval Inference Author’s intent Vocabulary (which word is closest in meaning…?) Find and copy 3 mark questions (use evidence to support answers)* Included: 2 poems (editable) 20 editable questions (10 for each poem) Answers for all questions

This resource contains a set of eleven worksheets containing 66 SATS style questions on grammatical terms and word classes. The resource includes questions (and answers) on the following: Verbs Adjectives Conjunctions Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Relative Pronouns Adverbs Prepositions Determiners Subject and Object The resource is available in both a PDF and an editable word version to enable teachers to personalise/amend the resource. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. The resource can be found in the zip file when you download it. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Key Stage 2 100 Question SPaG SATS Revision PowerPoint Quiz This resource contains a 100 question quiz/revision resource on KS2 SATS English - spelling punctuation and grammar. The questions are in SATS style and include questions on grammatical terms, word/classes, combining words, punctuation and spelling. More SATS English Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

SPAG Master is a game I use with Year 6 in the last few weeks before the SATs. You know how it feels - when you’ve done past paper after past paper and you still need to work on retrieval but you need some ENERGY! This is a quiz which involves partner work, team names and unlimited points and my children LOVE it. Covering all of the Punctuation and Grammar question areas from Paper 1 in a quiz format. Children work in pairs for this quiz. For each section (PPT slide) each child will be given 2 to 3 minutes (your discretion) to answer the questions independently on their own piece of paper. The next 2 minutes will be sharing and discussing answers with their partner. Before sharing, they will need to decide upon a final answer as a team. This is great for peer work, talking through HOW they came to their answer. Points are decided by the teacher: correct answers; superb explanations; good behaviour; staying focused I also deduct points to maintain behaviour management: shouting out, arguing etc. I find that the children learn very quickly that it’s all a bit of fun in the midst of all their revision and behave well beyond the first couple of deductions! Having ultimate power over the points also ensures that you can award points to children with low self esteem who need the boost. There are over 20 colourful question slides, each containing at least 4 SPAG questions. This quiz can easily be broken down into sections, over several sessions . I show this as a PPT presentation and everyone looks at the whiteboard but I have also included a PDF in case you need to print out questions. Another PPT and PDF contains the answers which I use as a class so I can see what everyone is getting out of it, what my areas of need are, giving out points and also to keep up the energy. However, this could also be used for self marking. I really hope you and your class enjoy this resource as much as we do!

Have you been struggling teaching your Year 6 class how to answer impressions questions in reading comprehension tasks? Do you want some support in giving a clear method with examples and practice questions? This PowerPoint might just be the answer. This Year 6 reading SATS preparation lesson focuses on impressions questions and supports the children to give answers that give two very different impressions of a person, place, object or setting. This resource includes: Steps to success Examples of modelled answers Practice questions for Year 6 pupils to have a go with Answers given throughout The method focuses around giving two very distinctive impressions. The analogy of a weighing scale is used to show that the two impressions should be different - kind and thoughtful, for example, would be too similar. Please note that this PowerPoint is flattened (cannot be edited).

Contains Talk Like a… Reader Writer Mathematician Musician Good Citizen Theologist Artist Scientist Designer Geographer Historian The sentence stems on the cards support discussions and writing! There are 2-3 different levels depending on subject to allow for progression. We had these cards professionally printed at a local printers, double sided with a matt laminate to avoid any reflection of light and I would highly recommend this! If you need to keep costs lower, I would suggest buying some matt laminating pouches. The cards we use across the curriculum. Their use should be modelled and encouraged by staff. Encouarge children to challenge themselves to use a variation of stems to avoid repeating the same starters.

This is a SPG treasure hunt I have written to help my Year 6 children with their Grammar revision. The treasure hunt contains 50 SATs style questions, which I have written myself, leaning towards some of the more challenging questions on the paper. I laminated each of the question cards, sticking them around the school. The children worked in mixed ability pairs to hunt down the questions and answer them together. They absolutely loved this light-hearted approach to SATs revision and I hope your children find it useful too.

Between the ages of 9 and 12, children have to complete Standardised.Assessment.Tests (Sats). To help them practise for these tests, we have produced a new series of comprehension booklets. The Standards and Testing Agency states that the child has 1 hour to complete the test, answering the questions in the answer booklet. Read one text and answer the questions about that text, before moving onto the next text. There are three texts and three sets of questions in each booklet. The tests in this booklet are based on the KS2 Reading Assessment sample papers. It is important to try and complete them in an hour, but it is your choice. The more tests you practise the quicker you will get. 39 pages

Like many primary school teachers I have tried a variety of handwriting schemes with varying degrees of success. Having thought through many common problems with handwriting I have developed a simple scaffold that places a bubble either side of the line to support letter formation. This simple scaffold provides a guide to consistently form cursive letters and ensure each letter is uniform in both height and width. Children are able to leave equal spaces between words and see clearly whether or not there is enough space at the end of each line for the next word they intend to write. These yellow scaffold sheets come in 4 different sizes and make it easier to see work done in pencil.

An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on urgent environmental issues . It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training. It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good to raise awareness of envirornmental issues. For everything English GCSE and KS3, free and inexpensive, check out my Tes Award nominated shop: Lead Practioner's English Store

Some more Christmas activities for your classes. -Bingo -Code breakers -Mixed up sentences -Word search -Mixed up paragraphs Please write a review! It’s important to me. Thank you very much. Have a nice day!!!

Prince William recently spoke out about the plight of elephants in China. This reading comprehension resource supports a BBC News article which investigates the real threat to China's elephants - habitat destruction. 3 differentiated worksheets of questions are included.

10 visual prompts for narrative/story writing. Great for a one-off lesson or cover work. (KS2/KS3/KS4)