A visual aid to remember the order of speech marks. On the speech burger goes 1. The bottom bun - The opening speech marks (66) 2. The burger - The speech 3. The salad and toppings - The punctuation e.g. comma, exclamation mark etc. 4. The top bun - The closing speech marks (99) I tell the children to imagine putting a burger together, so that they remember to start from the bottom and not from the top. Good resource to print out in colour, fill in and display on the wall or in their Literacy books for reference. If you love it, please leave me a review!

A funny news article about a fictional school which decides to serve rat meat for school dinners, yuck! I used this for my whole class to read and then work together to identify features: rhyme, repetition, alliteration etc. They can do this as a whole class, in small groups or individually, using the space on the worksheet to write down their observations. I used this with Y5/6 but it could be suitable for a variety of ages and abilities, depending on the specific features you choose to focus on. If you love this resource, please leave me a review!

Two mini worksheets on one A4 page. The child has to find several examples of 'boring' adjectives, verbs etc. from their book, and then list some suggested alternatives. Good for work on word classes or synonyms.

A step-by-step, full colour visual guide to multiplying using the grid method over two pages. Could be printed, laminated and kept in class as a reference, or each child could have a copy inside their Maths book.

A fill-in-the-box worksheet where the children start with a random three-digit number (found on random number generator website or by using dice). As they move to the left-hand columns, they count back by 10, 100 or 1000; as they move to the right-hand columns, they count on by 10, 100 or 1000. Two worksheets provided, 10s and 100s (MA) or 10s, 100s and 1000s (HA). Level is indicated by playing cards (3, 2 and Ace). Please leave me a review if you like my resources! Feel free to contact me with suggestions, requests or feedback :) Miss Poole

'Draw three pictures that show three different things that happened in your book. Be prepared to explain them to the class' Simple homework activity. When the children bring it back to school, choose one or more children to show their work to the class and explain what's happening in the pictures. Good for those who aren't yet able to write a formal review of their book.

Aimed at KS1 but could be used with older pupils who need reinforcement or with SEN. Includes a place value table to laminate and reuse and two Pokémon-themed worksheets based around place value. Documents are available as PDF and Pages (Mac only) versions.

A set of place value cards aimed at KS1 (but could be used with older pupils who need reinforcement, or SEN) with the three stages of evolution of Pikachu: Pichu (units), Pikachu (tens) and Raichu (hundreds). Included as PDF or as a Pages version (only compatible with Macs). Also available are Pokémon place value worksheets that tie in with this.

LO: I can plot shapes with a specific area and perimeter. A fun and creative activity for children to practice what they know about area and perimeter by plotting furniture items on a grid, according to set values for area and perimeter. Example question: There are four speakers in the corners of the room with an area of 4cm² each. Choose a colour to represent them. Fill in the key with the colour you have used. Use as revision for lower-achieving pupils for Year 6 SATs, or to introduce area and perimeter in Year 3.

This is a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm called Mother Holle which I used as part of the Y5 unit on Stories From Other Cultures. This is a short comprehension exercise and includes the full unabridged text. The presentation is provided as a PowerPoint, Keynote and PDF to ensure compatibility. If you love it, please leave me a review!

Based on The Highwayman poem. The children are to write a diary entry from the point of view of a character in the poem, in accordance with specified success criteria. Included is a presentation (PowerPoint, Keynote and PDF ) and a Highwayman-themed worksheet for their diary entry. I used this with Y5/6.

20 x addition and subtraction questions using the column method. Questions vary in difficulty as a form of in-built differentiation. Includes carrying and borrowing. Marks out of twenty. Suitable for an end-of-unit test, homework or other independent assessment. Includes full answer key SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO! :) If you love it, please leave me a review!

A ready-to-print kit for making an A4 piece of decoupage art. The picture is of a horse on a sunset landscape. Involves very fiddly cutting which probably isn’t suitable for younger than Year Four. I strongly recommend doing a mini-project on cutting skills first (I’ve uploaded a Scissor Skills Workbook which is from SparkleBox) and emphasise the importance of precision! A tricky project which produces beautiful pictures with very few resources needed (colour printer, card, scissors, sticky foam squares or blu-tack).

Quick mental addition questions to do as a whole class on the board. I asked the children to work out the answer mentally and write it down on a whiteboard and then show me. The main focus of this activity was to discuss the different ways in which we might reach the same conclusion, e.g. rounding, partitioning etc. Includes seven questions of differing difficulty. Keynote and PowerPoint formats. Suited for a starter or plenary. If you love it, please leave me a review!

This is a resource suitable for an entire lesson in upper KS2. The text is an aboriginal story called ‘The Spear’ and was taken from the website http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/digibook/2570774/dust-echoes, which has since been archived. The lesson introduces the concept of storytelling, the full text and comprehension activities. Available as a NOTEBOOK file, a POWERPOINT and also a PDF. I used this with Y5/6. If you love it, please leave me a review!

Practice writing in a journalistic style with this adorable tiny tortoise, Tim, as an example! The resource includes a presentation for the whole class which goes over this article as an example before prompting the children to write their own based on certain given facts. At the end the children can assess each other’s work, if you like to use peer review in class, or they can submit their writing to be marked. Includes: Presentation for whole-class input (PowerPoint, Keynote and PDF file types) News article printable handouts Writing templates If you love it, please leave me a review!

A whole-class presentation to discuss the meaning of literary terms such as alliteration, repetition and metaphor, plus an activity sheet (differentiated three ways) to support the children in analysing their own text. A good text to use is The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes (available in full for free online) or they could use any other text they are currently studying. If you love it, please leave me a review!

Activity: A4 half portraits of Henry VIII and his six wives; children to complete the missing half of the portrait. They are differentiated - the easiest ones are almost symmetrical, but to complete the harder ones the children must have some understanding of facial proportions and perspective. Assessment: A4 pictures of Henry VIII and his Six Wives for reference - show these when they have finished their portraits to see what they should have looked like! Used with Year Four and up.

Two different Maths Mats with tools and support for various areas of KS2 Maths, including: Place Value Calculator Mathematical Operations / Inverses Hundred Square Multiplication Grid Clock face with annotations Basic pizza fractions 0-100 number line in two halves Greater than / smaller than symbols with examples Fractions terms Equivalent fractions wall Negative numbers I made this originally for my Year 4 class but I think it could be helpful for other years too. I’ve given one to each child, laminated, with a Literacy Mat on the other side. They could also be blown up and hung as posters in the classroom. You could choose which of the two mats is more appropriate for each child in your class.

A worksheet which challenges children’s knowledge of time and of the Earth’s rotation, beginning with relatively simple ones -“How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?” - and ending with very difficult ones - “In a month, the Earth rotates on its axis between __ and __ times. Explain why this changes.” Includes an answer sheet. Suitable for Key Stage Two.