James Sharples

A great visual worksheet for children to use to divide by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. Could be used alongside using cubes to divide, or simply use the objects on the worksheet to support them dividing. Two differentiated worksheets are included, the first being only dividing by 2, 5 and 10, the other for the more able also includes dividing by 4. A clear method of how children can find the answer to a division calculation, and perfect to use in a lesson on division. A challenge/extension question is also

A useful visual resource for children to use a place value grid to multiply 2-digit numbers by 10. Two differentiated worksheets are included, one with more support and explaining how to move the digits one place to the left and use a 0 as a place holder in the ones column, the other with less support for more able. Includes a challenge/extension activity at the end of each worksheet for children to multiply 2-digit numbers by 10 mentally without using a place value grid. Suitable for ages 7 - 9

A great visual resource for children to use a place value grid to multiply multiples of 10 by 100. Each question has a place value grid for children to use to show their workings out. Includes a challenge/extension activity at the end of the worksheet for children to multiply by 10 mentally without using a place value grid. Suitable for ages 7 - 10.

A full PowerPoint presentation for teaching children about Shape Poetry. The PowerPoint is engaging for the whole class by asking different questions, using inference and comprehension skills by showing several examples of Shape Poems. An excellent resource to use as part of a ‘Patterns on a Page’ topic or a general Poetry topic.

3 differentiated worksheets on questions and commands, ideal for a SPAG lesson or general English lesson, or revision on questions and commands in any year group. Activities and questions are clear and engaging, and are useful for teaching children about when to use an exclamation mark or a question mark at the end of sentences. Some questions also ask to turn a command into a question, and vice versa.

A PowerPoint to recap all of the Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar objectives for Year 1, in line with the English National Curriculum. Ideal to use to recap topics already taught in Year 1 or at the beginning of Year 2, or to introduce new topics. Each topic recapped has information to read and then task(s) to complete on that topic. Topics include: capital letters and full stops in sentences, capital letters for people and places, prefixes, suffixes, question marks, exclamation marks, noun suf

Two differentiated worksheets for multiplying one-digit numbers by 10. A visual resource using place value grids to move the digit from the ones column to the tens column and adding 0 as a place holder to find the answer. Perfect for introducing children to multiplying by 10 using place value, or recapping the topic. The worksheets are differentiated two ways, with more support given with an example completed on one of them.

Two differentiated worksheets for showing where halves and quarters are on a number line. A great visual worksheet for introducing children to where halves and quarters are placed on a number line between whole numbers. The two worksheets included are differentiated, with the more able having to fill in more blank spaces on the number line.

A Powerpoint Presentation to use as a direct teaching input on Question and Command sentence types. Explains how to identify a question or command sentence, and how we can change a question sentence into a command sentence and the other way around. Also includes a plenary review activity at the end of the presentation.

Two differentiated worksheets for showing where quarters and eighths are on a number line. A great visual worksheet for introducing children to where quarters and eighths are placed on a number line between whole numbers. The two worksheets included are differentiated, with the more able having to fill in more blank boxes on the number line.

A template for NQTs or trainee teachers to track progress against all of the teaching standards throughout the course of a year (Autumn, Spring and Summer terms). Very useful to use at review or assessment points throughout the year as evidence for meeting the Teaching Standards and personal & professional conduct standards. I personally used this template to submit evidence of how I met each standard at the end of my NQT year, and my NQT mentor found it very supportive when writing up my fina

A fantastic resource which can be used alongside teaching about Picasso and Cubism in any year group. The worksheet has different questions about Cubism, including how a particular painting makes the children feel. Great for any Art lesson on Picasso and Cubism, and could also work well as an Art-based comprehension exercise. *All images used are copyright free/free for commercial use.

A template for writing a Shape Poem about a house. There are two templates available, one just without the 'door' of the house to enable more writing.