Similes worksheets

Similes worksheets Similes are used to make writing more interesting. A simile compares two things which are not really similar so that a description becomes more vivid or emphatic. We can do this by using ‘like’ or ‘as’. There are many similes which are in common use, such as: •    ...

Year 6 2015 SAT past papers

Year 6 2015 SAT past papers Going through past papers is one of the best ways to revise for the Year 6 SATs. This gives children a chance of familiarise themselves with both the layout and type of question asked. We have an excellent selection of past papers, with answers,...

Year 6: order of operations

Year 6: order of operations By year 6 children should be familiar with the idea of having rules to decide in what order mathematical operations are carried out. In its simplest form this can be described as BODMAS 1. First do the operations that are in brackets. 2. Then do...

Year 4 weekly programme

Year 4 weekly programme Good news! The next set of 6 weekly programmes are now available for Year 4. There’s plenty to look forward to this half term with a really mixed selection of activities. Week 19 takes a look at counting in steps of 25, using negative numbers, solving...

Year 3 addition and subtraction – missing digits

Year 3 addition and subtraction – missing digits Children in Year 3 are now expected to add and subtract using the formal written method. An interesting way of looking at this is to show various calculations using the written method but have some of the digits missing. To be able...

Adjective clauses

Adjective clauses An adjective clause adds more information about a noun by using a clause with a relative pronoun, such as ‘who’, ‘whom’, ‘which’, ‘that’ or ‘whose’. The adjective clause follows the noun. This might sound tricky but is actually quite easy. Here is an example: The boy who was...