Maths · Ages 4–5 · 30 min
Counting objects to 10
Children count up to 10 objects accurately by touching or moving each one once and know that the last number they say tells them how many there are.
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Ready-to-teach lessons with timings, words to say, differentiation and common misconceptions, plus fresh, auto-marked practice sheets at three levels.
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- 65
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- 7
- Ages
- 4–16
- Practice levels in each plan
- 3
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Maths
25 plansMaths · Ages 5–6 · 45 min
2D shapes and their properties
Children name common 2D shapes and describe them by counting their sides and corners, whatever their size, colour or which way round they are.
Maths · Ages 5–6 · 45 min
Number bonds to 10
Children find and recall the pairs of whole numbers that make 10 and use a ten frame to explain how they know.
Maths · Ages 5–6 · 40 min
Telling the time to o'clock and half past
Children read and show o'clock and half past times on an analogue clock and explain what each hand tells them.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Adding within 20 on a number line
Children add two numbers within 20 by counting on along a number line, starting from the larger number.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 45 min
Comparing numbers with <, > and =
Children compare two-digit numbers using tens first and write the comparison with <, > or =.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 45 min
Halves and quarters
Children find halves and quarters of shapes and small amounts and explain that the parts must be equal.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Place value with tens and ones
Children show two-digit numbers with tens and ones and explain what each digit is worth.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Subtracting within 20
Children subtract within 20 by counting back on a number line and check their answers with the related addition fact.
Maths · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
The 2, 5 and 10 times tables
Children count in steps of 2, 5 and 10, connect skip counting to multiplication facts, and spot the patterns that help them check an answer.
Maths · Ages 7–8 · 50 min
Column addition with exchanging
Children add two-digit numbers using the column method, lining up digits by place value and exchanging ten ones for one ten.
Maths · Ages 7–8 · 50 min
Division as sharing and grouping
Children solve division by sharing into equal groups and by making groups of a given size, and use multiplication facts to find the answer faster.
Maths · Ages 7–8 · 50 min
Measuring length in centimetres and metres
Children measure lengths accurately with a ruler starting from zero, record them in centimetres and metres, and add lengths to find a total.
Maths · Ages 7–8 · 50 min
Money, coins and giving change
Children add prices and work out change by counting up from the amount spent to the amount paid.
Maths · Ages 7–8 · 50 min
Multiplication with arrays
Children use arrays to represent multiplication, write two multiplication facts for each array and use an array to work out a fact they don't know.
Maths · Ages 7–8 · 55 min
Tally charts and bar charts
Children collect data with a tally chart, draw a bar chart from it with a labelled scale, and answer "how many more" questions from the chart.
Maths · Ages 8–9 · 50 min
Equivalent fractions
Children find equivalent fractions using a fraction wall and explain that multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number keeps the fraction the same size.
Maths · Ages 8–9 · 50 min
Finding fractions of amounts
Children find unit and non-unit fractions of amounts by dividing by the denominator and multiplying by the numerator, and explain each step with a bar model.
Maths · Ages 9–10 · 50 min
Decimals and tenths
Children read and write tenths as fractions and decimals, place them on a number line and link them to place value and to hundredths.
Maths · Ages 10–11 · 50 min
Angles in a triangle
Pupils show that the angles in a triangle add up to 180°, use this and angles on a straight line to find missing angles, and give a reason for each step.
Maths · Ages 10–11 · 55 min
Area and perimeter
Pupils find the perimeter and area of rectangles and right-angled triangles, use the correct units, and explain the difference between the two measures.
Maths · Ages 10–11 · 60 min
Long multiplication
Pupils multiply a two- or three-digit number by a two-digit number using the formal written method, explain each partial product, and check with an estimate.
Maths · Ages 10–11 · 55 min
Percentages of amounts
Pupils find percentages of amounts by building from 50%, 10% and 1%, and explain why per cent means parts per hundred.
Maths · Ages 11–12 · 55 min
Mean, median, mode and range
Pupils calculate the mean, median, mode and range of a small data set and explain what each one tells you about the data.
Maths · Ages 11–12 · 55 min
Solving simple equations
Pupils solve one- and two-step linear equations by doing the same inverse operation to both sides, and check solutions by substituting back.
English
15 plansEnglish · Ages 5–6 · 45 min
Capital letters and full stops
Children write a simple sentence that starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, and use a capital letter for I and for names.
English · Ages 5–6 · 45 min
Question marks and exclamation marks
Children recognise question marks and exclamation marks in a text, read them with the right voice, and end their own questions and exclamations correctly.
English · Ages 5–6 · 50 min
Retelling a story in order
Children retell a familiar story in the right order using time words, naming the characters and setting and including the important events.
English · Ages 6–8 · 50 min
Inference - reading clues in pictures and words
Children infer how characters feel and what is happening by combining clues from pictures and words with what they already know, and explain their thinking with evidence.
English · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Joining ideas with and, because and but
Children use the conjunctions and, because and but to join two ideas into one sentence, choosing the one that fits the meaning.
English · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Making predictions while reading
Children predict what might happen next in a story using clues from the text and what they already know, explain their prediction with because, and check it as they read on.
English · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Nouns and adjectives - naming and describing words
Children identify nouns as naming words and adjectives as describing words, and build noun phrases such as "the big red bus" to make their writing more precise.
English · Ages 6–7 · 50 min
Verbs and tenses - past and present
Children identify verbs in sentences and change them between the present and past tense, including common irregular verbs such as run, eat and go.
English · Ages 7–8 · 50 min
Apostrophes for possession
Children use an apostrophe and s to show that something belongs to someone, tell possessive apostrophes apart from plurals, and begin to place the apostrophe correctly for plural owners.
English · Ages 7–8 · 60 min
Writing clear instructions
Children write a set of instructions with a title, a list of things needed and numbered steps that begin with imperative verbs, using time words and adverbs to make each step clear.
English · Ages 8–9 · 55 min
Fronted adverbials
Children identify adverbials that tell when, where or how something happens, move them to the front of a sentence, and use a comma after a fronted adverbial.
English · Ages 8–9 · 55 min
Organising writing into paragraphs
Children explain why writers start a new paragraph, spot paragraph changes caused by time, place, topic or a new speaker, and organise their own writing into paragraphs.
English · Ages 8–10 · 55 min
Summarising a text
Children identify the main ideas across several paragraphs of a text and summarise them in their own words within a word limit, leaving out minor details.
English · Ages 8–9 · 60 min
Writing a persuasive letter
Children write a letter that persuades a real reader to agree to a request, giving clear reasons with evidence, using persuasive language and a polite letter layout.
English · Ages 9–11 · 60 min
Similes and metaphors
Children identify similes and metaphors in a text, explain the effect of a comparison on the reader, and write fresh comparisons of their own.
Phonics
5 plansPhonics · Ages 4–6 · 30 min
Blending sounds to read CVC words
Children read consonant–vowel–consonant words by saying each sound in order and blending them, then read a short decodable sentence.
Phonics · Ages 4–6 · 30 min
Digraphs sh, ch and th - two letters, one sound
Children recognise sh, ch and th as two letters that make one sound, read and spell words containing them, and read a decodable sentence.
Phonics · Ages 4–5 · 30 min
First letter sounds - s, a, t, p, i, n
Children say the pure sounds /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/, match each sound to its letter, and blend them to read first words such as sat, pin and tap.
Phonics · Ages 4–5 · 25 min
Hearing and making rhyming words
Children hear when two words rhyme, spot the odd one out in a set, and suggest a rhyming word of their own, real or silly.
Phonics · Ages 4–6 · 30 min
Introducing tricky words
Children read and begin to spell a small set of common tricky words by noticing which parts follow the sounds they know and which part is tricky, then read them in sentences.
Science
13 plansScience · Ages 5–7 · 50 min
Everyday materials and their properties
Children name everyday materials, describe their properties and test which materials are waterproof to choose the best one for a job.
Science · Ages 5–6 · 45 min
Weather and the seasons
Children observe and describe today's weather, name different kinds of weather, and talk about how the weather and day length change across the seasons where they live.
Science · Ages 6–8 · 50 min
The healthy eating plate
Children sort foods into the main food groups and explain that a balanced meal includes a variety of foods, with plenty of fruit and vegetables.
Science · Ages 7–9 · 55 min
Animal life cycles
Children sequence the life cycles of a butterfly, a frog and a bird, and explain how a young animal changes as it grows into an adult.
Science · Ages 7–9 · 55 min
Light sources and shadows
Children recognise that we need light to see, sort light sources from reflectors, and explain that a shadow forms when an opaque object blocks light and changes size as the object moves.
Science · Ages 7–8 · 50 min
Magnets: attract, repel and magnetic materials
Children test which materials are magnetic, discover that magnets attract or repel depending on which poles face each other, and record results in a table.
Science · Ages 7–9 · 55 min
Parts of a plant and what they do
Children name the roots, stem, leaves and flower of a flowering plant and explain the job each part does to help the plant survive, grow and make seeds.
Science · Ages 8–10 · 55 min
Building and reading food chains
Children build food chains that start with a plant, use arrows to show the direction the energy goes, and identify producers, prey and predators.
Science · Ages 8–9 · 60 min
Building simple circuits
Children build a simple series circuit with a cell, wires and a bulb, explain why a circuit must be complete, and use a switch to open and close it.
Science · Ages 8–10 · 55 min
Solids, liquids and gases
Children sort materials into solids, liquids and gases using their properties, and observe ice melting as an example of a change of state.
Science · Ages 8–9 · 55 min
Sound and vibrations
Children explain that sounds are made by vibrations, that sound travels through materials to our ears, and that pitch and volume can be changed.
Science · Ages 8–10 · 55 min
The water cycle
Children describe the water cycle using evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection, and explain how the Sun's heat drives it.
Science · Ages 9–10 · 55 min
The solar system
Children name the eight planets in order from the Sun, describe how the Earth and other planets orbit the Sun, and explain day and night as the Earth spinning.
Geography
3 plansGeography · Ages 7–9 · 55 min
Map skills and compass directions
Children use the four compass points to give and follow directions on a grid map, and read simple map symbols with a key.
Geography · Ages 7–9 · 50 min
The seven continents and five oceans
Children name and locate the world's seven continents and five oceans on a world map and a globe, and say which continent they live on.
Geography · Ages 8–11 · 60 min
How volcanoes work
Children label the main parts of a volcano, explain that magma rises from deep inside the Earth and erupts as lava, ash and gas, and locate some well-known volcanoes on a world map.
Art
1 planArt · Ages 5–7 · 50 min
Colour mixing with primary colours
Children mix the three primary paint colours to make the secondary colours, and use what they have mixed to colour a picture of their own.
Study skills
3 plansStudy skills · Ages 7–9 · 50 min
Algorithms without a computer
Children write a clear, ordered set of instructions (an algorithm) to complete a task, test it, and debug it when it goes wrong.
Study skills · Ages 7–10 · 50 min
Staying safe online
Children know which information should stay private online, know that they should stop and tell a trusted adult whenever something online worries them, and practise what to say.
Study skills · Ages 11–16 · 60 min
Revision that works: active recall and spacing
Students explain why testing yourself works better than rereading, and build a short revision routine that uses active recall, feedback and spaced practice.
