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Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

294 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Complete coverage of National Curriculum requirements for spelling 

Each unit contains a child-friendly introduction to a spelling rule followed by 3 pages of differentiated practice 

Scaffolded learning provides challenge for all, with the level of support gradually reduced

Provides strong foundation for SATs

Boosts vocabulary with definitions for over 400 words

Saves teachers time searching for carefully levelled spelling practice - just choose a topic from the contents and copy the pages you need

Includes child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation

This book provides flexible, pick up and go photocopiable activities for Years 3-4 / P4-5. Each spelling rule is introduced in child friendly language, and then tackled through a series of structured tasks which scaffold children’s learning and ensure progress regardless of the starting point.

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

244 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Complete coverage of National Curriculum requirements for spelling 

Each unit contains a child-friendly introduction to a spelling rule followed by 3 pages of differentiated practice 

Scaffolded learning provides challenge for all, with the level of support gradually reduced

Perfect preparation for SATs

Boosts vocabulary with definitions for over 400 words

Saves teachers time searching for carefully levelled spelling practice - just choose a topic from the contents and copy the pages you need

Includes child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation

This book provides flexible, pick up and go photocopiable activities for Years 5-6 / P6-7. Each spelling rule is introduced in child friendly language, and then tackled through a series of structured tasks which scaffold children’s learning and ensure progress regardless of the starting point.

 

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

Box contains 2 sets of 60 activity cards and a 32 page book of answers and teacher notes (A5 size)

Rich independent problem-solving tasks for exploring maths concepts in greater depth

Covers all strands of the Year 1 Programme of Study and colour-coded for ease. Also matched to White Rose planning, Curriculum for Excellence and Abacus, making it easy to find cards for your lesson

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all 

Cards begin with a low-threshold task (to stop children getting stuck and provide problem-solving opportunities for all), and then progress with real stretch for high attainers 

These resources are flexible and easy to use, saving teachers time searching for differentiated problems. The teacher notes provide additional hints and stretch questions as well as answers. The activities prompt children in Y1 / P2 to solve non-routine problems and reason mathematically in increasing depth. They support mastery teaching by keeping a class engaged on the same topic, with independent work of increasing depth. The cards are colourful and engaging, featuring regular characters who provide suggestions and encouragement. Two sets of the activities are included to facilitate group work.

 

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

Box contains 2 sets of 60 activity cards and a 32 page book of answers and teacher notes (A5 size)

Rich independent problem-solving tasks for exploring maths concepts in greater depth

Covers all strands of the Year 2 Programme of Study and colour-coded for ease. Also matched to White Rose planning, Curriculum for Excellence and Abacus, making it easy to find cards for your lesson

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all 

Cards begin with a low-threshold task (to stop children getting stuck and provide problem-solving opportunities for all), and then progress with real stretch for high attainers 

These resources are flexible and easy to use, saving teachers time searching for differentiated problems. The teacher notes provide additional hints and stretch questions as well as answers. The activities prompt children in Y2 / P3 to solve non-routine problems and reason mathematically in increasing depth. They support mastery teaching by keeping a class engaged on the same topic, with independent work of increasing depth. The cards are colourful and engaging, featuring regular characters who provide suggestions and encouragement. Two sets of the activities are included to facilitate group work.    

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

Box contains 2 sets of 60 activity cards and a 32 page book of answers and teacher notes (A5 size)

Rich independent problem-solving tasks for exploring maths concepts in greater depth

Covers all strands of the Year 3 Programme of Study and colour-coded for ease. Also matched to White Rose planning, Curriculum for Excellence and Abacus, making it easy to find cards for your lesson

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all 

Cards begin with a low-threshold task (to stop children getting stuck and provide problem-solving opportunities for all), and then progress with real stretch for high attainers 

These resources are flexible and easy to use, saving teachers time searching for differentiated problems. The teacher notes provide additional hints and stretch questions as well as answers. The activities prompt children in Y3 / P4 to solve non-routine problems and reason mathematically in increasing depth. They support mastery teaching by keeping a class engaged on the same topic, with independent work of increasing depth. The cards are colourful and engaging, featuring regular characters who provide suggestions and encouragement. Two sets of the activities are included to facilitate group work.

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

Box contains 2 sets of 60 activity cards and a 32 page book of answers and teacher notes (A5 size)

Rich independent problem-solving tasks for exploring maths concepts in greater depth

Covers all strands of the Year 4 Programme of Study and colour-coded for ease. Also matched to White Rose planning, Curriculum for Excellence and Abacus, making it easy to find cards for your lesson

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all 

Cards begin with a low-threshold task (to stop children getting stuck and provide problem-solving opportunities for all), and then progress with real stretch for high attainers 

These resources are flexible and easy to use, saving teachers time searching for differentiated problems. The teacher notes provide additional hints and stretch questions as well as answers. The activities prompt children in Y4 / P5 to solve non-routine problems and reason mathematically in increasing depth. They support mastery teaching by keeping a class engaged on the same topic, with independent work of increasing depth. The cards are colourful and engaging, featuring regular characters who provide suggestions and encouragement. Two sets of the activities are included to facilitate group work.

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

Box contains 2 sets of 60 activity cards and a 32 page book of answers and teacher notes (A5 size)

Rich independent problem-solving tasks for exploring maths concepts in greater depth

Covers all strands of the Year 5 Programme of Study and colour-coded for ease. Also matched to White Rose planning, Curriculum for Excellence and Abacus, making it easy to find cards for your lesson

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all 

Cards begin with a low-threshold task (to stop children getting stuck and provide problem-solving opportunities for all), and then progress with real stretch for high attainers 

These resources are flexible and easy to use, saving teachers time searching for differentiated problems. The teacher notes provide additional hints and stretch questions as well as answers. The activities prompt children in Y5 / P6 to solve non-routine problems and reason mathematically in increasing depth. They support mastery teaching by keeping a class engaged on the same topic, with independent work of increasing depth. The cards are colourful and engaging, featuring regular characters who provide suggestions and encouragement. Two sets of the activities are included to facilitate group work.

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

Box contains 2 sets of 60 activity cards and a 32 page book of answers and teacher notes (A5 size)

Rich independent problem-solving tasks for exploring maths concepts in greater depth

Covers all strands of the Year 6 Programme of Study and colour-coded for ease. Also matched to White Rose planning, Curriculum for Excellence and Abacus, making it easy to find cards for your lesson

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all 

Cards begin with a low-threshold task (to stop children getting stuck and provide problem-solving opportunities for all), and then progress with real stretch for high attainers 

These resources are flexible and easy to use, saving teachers time searching for differentiated problems. The teacher notes provide additional hints and stretch questions as well as answers. The activities prompt children in Y6 / P7 to solve non-routine problems and reason mathematically in increasing depth. They support mastery teaching by keeping a class engaged on the same topic, with independent work of increasing depth. The cards are colourful and engaging, featuring regular characters who provide suggestions and encouragement. Two sets of the activities are included to facilitate group work.

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

6 x year group box, each containing 2 sets of 60 activity cards and a 32 page book of answers and teacher notes (A5 size)

Rich independent problem-solving tasks for exploring maths concepts in greater depth

Covers all strands of the Year 1-6 Programmes of Study and colour-coded for ease. Also matched to White Rose planning, Curriculum for Excellence and Abacus, making it easy to find cards for your lesson

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all 

Cards begin with a low-threshold task (to stop children getting stuck and provide problem-solving opportunities for all), and then progress with real stretch for high attainers 

These resources are flexible and easy to use, saving teachers time searching for differentiated problems. The teacher notes provide additional hints and stretch questions as well as answers. The activities prompt children in Y1-6 / P2-7 to solve non-routine problems and reason mathematically in increasing depth. They support mastery teaching by keeping a class engaged on the same topic, with independent work of increasing depth. The cards are colourful and engaging, featuring regular characters who provide suggestions and encouragement. Two sets of the activities are included to facilitate group work.  

 

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

76 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Complete coverage of Y6 National Curriculum requirements for grammar and punctuation

Each unit contains a child-friendly introduction to a grammatical rule followed by 3 pages of differentiated practice 

Scaffolded learning provides challenge for all, with the level of support gradually reduced

Perfect preparation for SATs and KS2 Writing Assessment

Saves teachers time searching for carefully levelled grammar practice - just choose a topic from the contents and copy the pages you need

Includes child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation

This book provides flexible, independent activities for Years 6 / P7. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. Each unit provides a child-friendly introduction to the concept, before moving on to a series of structured tasks. This book comprises; 10 curriculum-matched units of grammar and punctuation activities that follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing in support as children grow in confidence, 4 revision units to consolidate learning, friendly hints and support from the Pinpoint children and child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation.

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

72 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Complete coverage of Y5 National Curriculum requirements for grammar and punctuation

Each unit contains a child-friendly introduction to a grammatical rule followed by 3 pages of differentiated practice 

Scaffolded learning provides challenge for all, with the level of support gradually reduced

Perfect preparation for SATs and KS2 Writing Assessment

Saves teachers time searching for carefully levelled grammar practice - just choose a topic from the contents and copy the pages you need

Includes child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation

This book provides flexible, independent activities for Years 5 / P6. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. Each unit provides a child-friendly introduction to the concept, before moving on to a series of structured tasks. This book comprises; 9 curriculum-matched units of grammar and punctuation activities that follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing in support as children grow in confidence, 4 revision units to consolidate learning, friendly hints and support from the Pinpoint children and child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation.

 

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

66 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Complete coverage of Y4 National Curriculum requirements for grammar and punctuation

Each unit contains a child-friendly introduction to a grammatical rule followed by 3 pages of differentiated practice 

Scaffolded learning provides challenge for all, with the level of support gradually reduced

Provides strong foundation for SATs and KS2 Writing Assessment

Saves teachers time searching for carefully levelled grammar practice - just choose a topic from the contents and copy the pages you need

Includes child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation

This book provides flexible, independent activities for Years 4 / P5. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. Each unit provides a child-friendly introduction to the concept, before moving on to a series of structured tasks. This book comprises; 8 curriculum-matched units of grammar and punctuation activities that follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing in support as children grow in confidence, 4 revision units to consolidate learning, friendly hints and support from the Pinpoint children and child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation.

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

76 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Complete coverage of Y3 National Curriculum requirements for grammar and punctuation

Each unit contains a child-friendly introduction to a grammatical rule followed by 3 pages of differentiated practice 

Scaffolded learning provides challenge for all, with the level of support gradually reduced

Provides strong foundation for SATs and KS2 Writing Assessment

Saves teachers time searching for carefully levelled grammar practice - just choose a topic from the contents and copy the pages you need

Includes child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation

This book provides flexible, independent activities for Years 3 / P4. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. Each unit provides a child-friendly introduction to the concept, before moving on to a series of structured tasks. This book comprises; 10 curriculum-matched units of grammar and punctuation activities that follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing in support as children grow in confidence, 4 revision units to consolidate learning, friendly hints and support from the Pinpoint children and child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation.

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

144 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Questions and mark scheme based on style of Reading SATs

Mixture of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts 

20 units containing a text extract and differentiated practice at 3 levels to provide challenge for all

Focus on higher order skills and a wide range of comprehension strategies

Saves teachers time searching for engaging texts with carefully levelled practice

Promotes stamina with the inclusion of longer extracts

This book provides confidence-building, independent activities for Year 3 / P4 that help children to master a wide range of comprehension strategies. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. The book comprises 20 curriculum-matched units that follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing the support as children grow in confidence. SATs style questions are mapped to the KS2 content domains. The Pinpoint characters provide friendly hints and tips. Contains a good mix of contemporary and classic fiction, stimulating non-fiction and engaging poetry. The comprehensive mark scheme provides answers and commonly made mistakes.

 

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English. 

144 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Questions and mark scheme based on style of Reading SATs

Mixture of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts 

20 units containing a text extract and differentiated practice at 3 levels to provide challenge for all

Focus on higher order skills and a wide range of comprehension strategies

Saves teachers time searching for engaging texts with carefully levelled practice

Promotes stamina with the inclusion of longer extracts

This book provides confidence-building, independent activities for Year 4 / P5 that help children to master a wide range of comprehension strategies. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. The book comprises 20 curriculum-matched units that follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing the support as children grow in confidence. SATs style questions are mapped to the KS2 content domains. The Pinpoint characters provide friendly hints and tips. Contains a good mix of contemporary and classic fiction, stimulating non-fiction and engaging poetry. The comprehensive mark scheme provides answers and commonly made mistakes.

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

144 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Questions and mark scheme based on style of Reading SATs

Mixture of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts 

20 units containing a text extract and differentiated practice at 3 levels to provide challenge for all

Focus on higher order skills and a wide range of comprehension strategies

Saves teachers time searching for engaging texts with carefully levelled practice

Promotes stamina with the inclusion of longer extracts

This book provides confidence-building, independent activities for Year 5 / P6 that help children to master a wide range of comprehension strategies. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. The book comprises 20 curriculum-matched units that follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing the support as children grow in confidence. SATs style questions are mapped to the KS2 content domains. The Pinpoint characters provide friendly hints and tips. Contains a good mix of contemporary and classic fiction, stimulating non-fiction and engaging poetry. The comprehensive mark scheme provides answers and commonly made mistakes.

 

 

 

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English. 

168 page photocopiable book, A4 size

Questions and mark scheme based on style of Reading SATs

Mixture of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts 

22 units containing a text extract and differentiated practice at 3 levels to provide challenge for all

Focus on higher order skills and a wide range of comprehension strategies

Saves teachers time searching for engaging texts with carefully levelled practice

Promotes stamina with the inclusion of longer extracts

This book provides confidence-building, independent activities for Year 6 / P7 that help children to master a wide range of comprehension strategies. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. The book comprises 22 curriculum-matched units that follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing the support as children grow in confidence. SATs style questions are mapped to the KS2 content domains. The Pinpoint characters provide friendly hints and tips. Contains a good mix of contemporary and classic fiction, stimulating non-fiction and engaging poetry. The comprehensive mark scheme provides answers and commonly made mistakes.

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

68 page teaching guide, A4 size Flexible bank of activities, enough for 30 lessons  Curriculum-linked activities for all areas of English using the context of the novel (writing, reading, comprehension, spelling & grammar, spoken language) Vocabulary builders and cross curricular activities using themes from the text Includes Photocopy Masters to support the activities Introduces contemporary themes that today’s children can relate to Saves teachers time searching for engaging activities to use across the curriculum, linked to the stimulus text Ideas for differentiation included to help tailor activities to children’s needs

Pinpoint Whole Class Reading is a new series of teaching guides providing flexible and creative lessons for classic modern children’s books.

 

This book provides 30 starter, main and plenary activities for teaching The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce in Year 5 / P6. These can be used interchangeably over a half term or over a longer period. Activities use three levels where appropriate, showing how the content can be adapted for children who need more support or challenge. 

 

The Unforgotten Coat sensitively addresses the contemporary issue of immigration through a friendship between two refugees from Mongolia and one of their classmates in Liverpool, offering links with current affairs, geography and art.

 

 

 

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English. 

64 page teaching guide, A4 size Flexible bank of activities, enough for 30 lessons  Curriculum-linked activities for all areas of English using the context of the novel (writing, reading, comprehension, spelling & grammar, spoken language) Vocabulary builders and cross curricular activities using themes from the text Includes Photocopy Masters to support the activities Introduces contemporary themes that today’s children can relate to Saves teachers time searching for engaging activities to use across the curriculum, linked to the stimulus text Ideas for differentiation included to help tailor activities to children’s needs

Pinpoint Whole Class Reading is a new series of teaching guides providing flexible and creative lessons for classic modern children’s books.

 

This book provides 30 starter, main and plenary activities for teaching Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo in Year 5 / P6. These can be used interchangeably over a half term or over a longer period. Activities use three levels where appropriate, showing how the content can be adapted for children who need more support or challenge. 

Beowulf is an accessible way for teachers and children to engage with the oldest surviving epic in British literature. Its focus on action will appeal to reluctant readers and, as an old English poem set in Denmark, it offers opportunities to explore multiculturalism, myths and legends, history, drama and art.  

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

64 page teaching guide, A4 size

Flexible bank of activities, enough for 30 lessons 

Curriculum-linked activities for all areas of English using the context of the novel (writing, reading, comprehension, spelling & grammar, spoken language)

Vocabulary builders and cross curricular activities using themes from the text

Includes Photocopy Masters to support the activities

Introduces contemporary themes that today’s children can relate to

Saves teachers time searching for engaging activities to use across the curriculum, linked to the stimulus text

Ideas for differentiation included to help tailor activities to children’s needs

Pinpoint Whole Class Reading is a new series of teaching guides providing flexible and creative lessons for classic modern children’s books.

 

This book provides 30 starter, main and plenary activities for teaching The Explorer by Katherine Rundell in Year 5 / P6. These can be used interchangeably over a half term or over a longer period. Activities use three levels where appropriate, showing how the content can be adapted for children who need more support or challenge. 

The Explorer is a survival story following children in the Amazon after a plane crash. It is an adventure thriller that presents themes of conservation, geography and science and nature.

 

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

64 page teaching guide, A4 size

Flexible bank of activities, enough for 30 lessons 

Curriculum-linked activities for all areas of English using the context of the novel (writing, reading, comprehension, spelling & grammar, spoken language)

Vocabulary builders and cross curricular activities using themes from the text

Includes Photocopy Masters to support the activities

Introduces contemporary themes that today’s children can relate to

Saves teachers time searching for engaging activities to use across the curriculum, linked to the stimulus text

Ideas for differentiation included to help tailor activities to children’s needs

Pinpoint Whole Class Reading is a new series of teaching guides providing flexible and creative lessons for classic modern children’s books.

 

This book provides 30 starter, main and plenary activities for teaching Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen in Year 6 / P7. These can be used interchangeably over a half term or over a longer period. Activities use three levels where appropriate, showing how the content can be adapted for children who need more support or challenge. 

 

Boy in the Tower is a moving story about a boy living in a tower block with his mother, who is suffering the after effects of trauma. It introduces children to the genre of science fiction and raises themes of courage and compassion, science and nature, and parental illness.  

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

66 page teaching guide, A4 size

Flexible bank of activities, enough for 30 lessons 

Curriculum-linked activities for all areas of English using contexts from the collection of short stories (writing, reading, comprehension, spelling & grammar, spoken language)

Vocabulary builders and cross curricular activities using themes from the text

Includes Photocopy Masters to support the activities

Introduces contemporary themes that today’s children can relate to

Saves teachers time searching for engaging activities to use across the curriculum, linked to the stimulus text

Ideas for differentiation included to help tailor activities to children’s needs

Pinpoint Whole Class Reading is a new series of teaching guides providing flexible and creative lessons for classic modern children’s books.

 

This book provides 30 starter, main and plenary activities for teaching Chasing the Sun edited by Veronique Tadjo in Year 6 / P7. These can be used interchangeably over a half term or over a longer period. Activities use three levels where appropriate, showing how the content can be adapted for children who need more support or challenge. 

 

Chasing the Sun is a collection of traditional and modern short stories from authors across Africa. It introduces children to a range of literature, with old fables alongside contemporary tales, and offers opportunities to explore different cultures and make links with history and geography.   

 

 

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

6 x teaching guide, A4 size

Flexible bank of activities, enough for 30 lessons per book

Curriculum-linked activities for all areas of English using contexts from each novel (writing, reading, comprehension, spelling & grammar, spoken language)

Vocabulary builders and cross curricular activities using themes from the text

Includes Photocopy Masters to support the activities

Introduces contemporary themes that today’s children can relate to

Saves teachers time searching for engaging activities to use across the curriculum, linked to the stimulus text

Ideas for differentiation included to help tailor activities to children’s needs

Pinpoint Whole Class Reading is a new series of teaching guides providing flexible and creative lessons for classic modern children’s books.

 

Each book provides 30 starter, main and plenary activities for teaching in Year 5-6 / P6-7. These can be used interchangeably over a half term or over a longer period. Activities use three levels where appropriate, showing how the content can be adapted for children who need more support or challenge. 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

4 x photocopiable book, A4 size

Complete coverage of KS2 National Curriculum requirements for grammar and punctuation

Each unit contains a child-friendly introduction to a grammatical rule followed by 3 pages of differentiated practice 

Scaffolded learning provides challenge for all, with the level of support gradually reduced

Perfect preparation for SATs and KS2 Writing Assessment

Saves teachers time searching for carefully levelled grammar practice - just choose a topic from the contents and copy the pages you need

Includes child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation

This pack provides flexible, independent activities for Years 3-6 / P4-7. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. Each unit provides a child-friendly introduction to the concept, before moving on to a series of structured tasks. The books comprise curriculum-matched units of grammar and punctuation activities that follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing in support as children grow in confidence, revision units to consolidate learning, friendly hints and support from the Pinpoint children and child-friendly answers to encourage self-evaluation.

Pinpoint is a series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in English.

4 x photocopiable book, A4 size

Questions and mark scheme based on style of Reading SATs

Mixture of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts 

Each unit contains a text extract and differentiated practice at 3 levels to provide challenge for all

Focus on higher order skills and a wide range of comprehension strategies

Saves teachers time searching for engaging texts with carefully levelled practice

Promotes stamina with the inclusion of longer extracts

This pack provides confidence-building, independent activities for Year 3-6 / P4-7 that help children to master a wide range of comprehension strategies. The resources are photocopiable to allow repeated use year-on-year. The curriculum-matched units follow the principles of scaffolded practice by reducing the support as children grow in confidence. SATs style questions are mapped to the KS2 content domains. The Pinpoint characters provide friendly hints and tips. Contains a good mix of contemporary and classic fiction, stimulating non-fiction and engaging poetry. The comprehensive mark scheme provides answers and commonly made mistakes.

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

130 page photocopiable book, A4 size, containing differentiated maths word problems plus answers

Covers every objective in the Year 1 Programme of Study

Shows whether children can use and apply maths knowledge to solve problems in context

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all and take children into greater depth

Includes free online version

This flexible and easy to use resource is designed to save teachers time searching for differentiated questions. Questions are set out by curriculum objective, making it easy to use them flexibly for any given topic: e.g. as problem-solving practice, to check whether children have met an objective, or as a ‘cold task’ to analyse prior knowledge and any misconceptions before starting a topic. The questions can be photocopied and cut out, or printed directly onto a sheet of sticky labels in order to add them into children’s exercise books quickly. 

 

 

 

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

130 page photocopiable book, A4 size, containing differentiated maths word problems plus answers

Covers every objective in the Year 2 Programme of Study

Shows whether children can use and apply maths knowledge to solve problems in context

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all and take children into greater depth

Includes free online version

This flexible and easy to use resource is designed to save teachers time searching for differentiated questions. Questions are set out by curriculum objective, making it easy to use them flexibly for any given topic: e.g. as problem-solving practice, to check whether children have met an objective, or as a ‘cold task’ to analyse prior knowledge and any misconceptions before starting a topic. The questions can be photocopied and cut out, or printed directly onto a sheet of sticky labels in order to add them into children’s exercise books quickly.

 

 

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

130 page photocopiable book, A4 size, containing differentiated maths word problems plus answers

Covers every objective in the Year 3 Programme of Study

Shows whether children can use and apply maths knowledge to solve problems in context

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all and take children into greater depth

Includes free online version

This flexible and easy to use resource is designed to save teachers time searching for differentiated questions. Questions are set out by curriculum objective, making it easy to use them flexibly for any given topic: e.g. as problem-solving practice, to check whether children have met an objective, or as a ‘cold task’ to analyse prior knowledge and any misconceptions before starting a topic. The questions can be photocopied and cut out, or printed directly onto a sheet of sticky labels in order to add them into children’s exercise books quickly.

 

Pinpoint is a new series of activities and resources created to provide you with highly focused resources for specific needs in Maths.

130 page photocopiable book, A4 size, containing differentiated maths word problems plus answers

Covers every objective in the Year 4 Programme of Study

Shows whether children can use and apply maths knowledge to solve problems in context

3 levels of difficulty on each page (Towards, Securing and Deeper) provide appropriate challenge for all and take children into greater depth

Includes free online version

This flexible and easy to use resource is designed to save teachers time searching for differentiated questions. Questions are set out by curriculum objective, making it easy to use them flexibly for any given topic: e.g. as problem-solving practice, to check whether children have met an objective, or as a ‘cold task’ to analyse prior knowledge and any misconceptions before starting a topic. The questions can be photocopied and cut out, or printed directly onto a sheet of sticky labels in order to add them into children’s exercise books quickly.