School numeracy and literacy - Printable Free Teaching Resources For Parents and Teachers

New KS2 math worksheets

2011-11-07T12:04:00.000-08:00

Just the beginning, but here are two simple number ordering worksheets to download.
Early KS2 work.

KS2-Number-Order.pdf
KS2-Number-Order-2.pdf

See above for more free worksheets

See below for Amazon products

The Greek alphabet worksheet

2011-11-06T02:18:00.001-08:00

Added a new worksheet on:

The Greek Alphabet

Simple Pumpkin Soup Recipe

2011-10-31T12:32:00.000-07:00

Ingredients
2 table spoons olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped or blended
1 pumpkin chopped into chunks (remove the skin, seeds and nasty stuff inside)
700ml vegetable or chicken stock
150 ml double cream

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan

Add the onions and pumpkin and gently cook for 12 mins, until soft.

Pour the stock into the pan,

Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins until the squash is very soft. Pour the cream into the pan, bring back to the boil.

blend the soup for a smooth consistency, otherwise the pumpkin will takes on an unpleasant texture

Season with salt and pepper.

Add thyme, garlic & parsley OR curry powder and garlic OR fried bacon OR a combination of these according to your preferences.

New KS2 English worksheet

2011-10-16T10:06:00.001-07:00

Just added

The_Journey_Home.pdf

For the connecting words:
Furthermore Therefore Although After Eventually, Because Meanwhile Since Until

New search features

2011-09-08T08:09:00.000-07:00

I have added two search boxes to the right. These are customised Google searches for USA and UK type primary worksheets. On the UK search, you should find worksheets and materials for Key Stages one, two and three from sites based in the UK. On the USA search, it will be more orientated towards kindergarten and first grade.

Let me know if you find these differences useful, leave a comment below.

New Key Stage 2 Science worksheet

2011-09-03T06:54:00.000-07:00

New Key Stage 2 Science worksheet (level 4)

Plotting-Line-Graphs.pdf

variables affecting plantgrowth.pdf

Christian Worksheets

2011-08-24T04:02:00.000-07:00

I don't have any of my own, but you can look at these links for other sites with free worksheets to download.

http://www.sundayschoolprintables.com/

http://www.request.org.uk/teachers/resources/pdf/pages.htm

http://www.christianpreschoolprintables.com/Worksheets.html

http://www.akidsheart.com/bible/bible.htm

http://www.coloring.ws/christian.htm
colouring pages

http://www.calvarywilliamsport.com/activity-pages.html

First Grade Reading Worksheets

2011-07-06T11:38:00.001-07:00

Please see above for free pdf downloads and leave a comment,

Thanks

1st Grade Math Worksheets

2011-06-24T07:49:00.000-07:00

In response to questions about USA style 1st grade and 2nd grade worksheets, can I suggest you take a look at the KS1 and KS2 worksheets above, for example.

New KS2 worksheet - Fractions and Decimals

2011-06-05T03:59:00.000-07:00

Top end of KS1, easy end of KS2.

fractions_and_decimals.pdf

KS2 Sats papers - Maths English and Science.

2011-05-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

Go to http://www.emaths.co.uk/KS2SAT.htm has numerous example KS2 papers to practice from years 2003-2010, all free and easy to download.

Or use the search boxes above to find more.

Growth Mindset or Fixed Mindset

2011-04-19T14:10:00.000-07:00

Apparently it is best to praise effort, and not natural talent. See this recent article from the BBC.

Where does excellence come from? For a long time, it was thought the answer to this hinged, to a large degree, on genetic inheritance. Or, to put it another way, it is all about talent

It turns out that this is mistaken. Dozens of studies have found that top performers - whether in maths, music or whatever - learn no faster than those who reach lower levels of attainment - hour after hour, they improve at almost identical rates.

The difference is simply that high achievers practise for more hours.

…consider a youngster who believes excellence is all about talent - labelled the "fixed mindset". Why would she bother to work hard?

If, on the other hand, she really believes that effort trumps talent - labelled the "growth mindset" - she will persevere. She will not see failure as an indictment, but as an opportunity to adapt and grow. And, if she is right, she will eventually excel...

Think how often you hear children saying "I just lack the brain for numbers"

...So, how do we orient our children to the growth mindset? ....we should praise effort, never talent; that we should teach kids to see challenges as learning opportunities rather than threats; and that we should emphasise how abilities can be transformed.

Full story at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13128701

Kindergarten Worksheets

2011-04-03T06:42:00.000-07:00

The KS1 worksheets above are probably suitable for kindergarten.

Please leave a comment if not.

I just added a new worksheet "Story Plan". This can be used for any books you already have. There should be an obvious problem encountered by the main character, which is then solved.

New worksheet on Ancient Greece

2011-02-27T02:02:00.000-08:00

Just added this
Use the internet to answer the questions and draw the map

For the truth.

2010-12-08T10:48:00.000-08:00

Wikileaks is now here
http://213.251.145.96/

because www.wikileaks.org has been taken down.

Free Teaching Resources

2010-12-08T10:43:00.001-08:00

Here is a list of more free teaching resources

http://proto-uk-supply-teaching.blogspot.com/2010/10/free-teaching-resources.html

new worksheet

2010-11-28T03:20:00.001-08:00

Added apostrophes and spelling

more spelling to follow

Small update to the clocks worksheets

2010-11-07T02:44:00.001-08:00

I added one worksheet and changed the names of the others for better descriptions.

Any interest in spelling worksheets????

Thansk

The quiet way to reduce student numbers?

2010-10-27T11:33:00.001-07:00

The motive for current UK government increasing the student fees could originate from the realisation that too many students are going to university. These policy changes are a convenient way to achieve the desired result - elitism and a reduced total number of students - without directly stating this as an objective.

The government have probably realised that the previous policies geared towards increasing the percentage of the population in further education are not achieving the desired outcomes. This is because there are a finite number of high achievers, and these students were already obtaining places. By increasing the number of young people going to University, standards have fallen and students are being awarded very expensive qualifications with have less intrinsic value than ever.

New worksheets

2010-08-23T11:45:00.000-07:00

Two new worksheets added
1) Food and Nutrition
hopefully teaches healthy eating!!

2) Comparing Numbers, teaches the use of:
> greater than
< less than

Off Topic (The Israeli–Palestinian conflict)

2010-06-21T11:02:00.000-07:00

Today somebody emailed me this pps file. This contains some shocking images and is only suitable for adults. It opens in powerpoint, press "right arrow to advance through the images.

Also see wikipedia

Jules Verne From the Earth to the Moon

2010-06-06T13:12:00.000-07:00

Well its not quite KS2 but I just finished reading From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, written in 1865. It has numerous astounding insights into the practicalities of space travel (cold, oxygen, carbon dioxide, take off/landing etc).

This text occurs just as the 3 passengers of the simple space craft are flying past the moon, not knowing if they are flying out into the depths of space, crashing into the surface or orbiting it forever.

Imagination loses itself in this sublime Infinity, amid which the projectile was gravitating, like a new star created by the hand of man. From a natural cause, these constellations shone with a soft luster; they did not twinkle, for there was no atmosphere which, by the intervention of its layers unequally dense and of different degrees of humidity, produces this scintillation. These stars were soft eyes, looking out into the dark night, amid the silence of absolute space.

Jules Verne 1965,

More at wikipedia

New coordinates worksheet added

2010-05-18T15:11:00.000-07:00

Coordinates.pdf

Fayim's Journey

2010-05-10T13:03:00.000-07:00

I just added a new worksheet to the Oxford Reading Tree comprehension exercises list. The questions are about Fayim's Incredible Journey, a fascinating story about an eight year old who embarks on a long and dangerous journey from Afghanistan to Pakistan over the Khyber pass. The story highlights how ordinary families with children are affected by the war in Afghanistan and is told through the fears of a young child. The story ends with the generous work of the Brooke Hospital

You can Buy Fayim's Jouney at Amazon

Mode and Median worksheets

2010-05-01T06:43:00.000-07:00

Just added a new worksheet on calculating the mode from a short series of numbers.
just a basic introduction for 6-8 year olds.

Mode worksheet.pdf

Median worksheet coming soon