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	Making sentences Spot the sentence.
	Commas Spot where the commas should be.
	Apostrophes Can you 'Beat the clock'?
	Putting sentences together Test your sentence skills.
	Personal pronouns Get rich hunting for treasure.
	Tenses Go on a treasure hunt.
	Verb-subject agreement Gather riches with verbs and subjects.
	Double negatives Help Joanne succeed in a job interview.
	Adjectives Can you make adverts more interesting?
	Instructions Play 'Destination Impossible'.




	Confusing words Fill in confusing words crosswords.
	Words that sound the same Play the Pairs Word game.
	Letter patterns Find the hidden words in these wordsearches.
	Syllables Build the perfect robot.
	Plural rules Catch fish with the gnomes.
	Look, say, cover, write and check Improve your spelling with this classic game.
	Silent letters Save the world from the 'Silent Invaders'.




	Types of text What are the different types of text trying to say?
	Discover who killed Angela Spelling. Can you solve the murder?
	Virtual traveller Listen to the audio and plan your travel diary.




	Listening for information Listen to messages and fill in the gaps.
	Casualty challenge Could you get a job on the 'Casualty' team?




	Childcare vocabulary Solve the childcare vocabulary crossword.
	Care vocabulary. Solve the care vocabulary crossword.
	Retail vocabulary Solve the retail vocabulary crossword.




	Mental addition and subtraction Play 'Bargain Hunt' with David Dickinson.
	Written addition and subtraction Add by splitting with the amoeba game.
	Addition and subtraction problems Play the problem solving conveyor belt game.




	Times tables Learn your times tables.
	Mental multiplication Play the fridge magnets game.
	Multiplication problem solving Use the conveyor belt to solve problems.
	Written multiplication Play the amoeba multiplication game.




	Mental division Play the fridge magnet division game.
	Written division Play the amoeba division game.
	Division problem solving Use the conveyor belt to solve division problems.




	Reading times and dates Match times with 'Only Fools and Horses'.
	Calculating time Convert between times and dates.
	Converting lengths Convert between cm, mm and metres




	Simplifying fractions See fractions side by side.
	Introduction to % See what percentages look like.
	Introduction to fractions Divide a pizza to see what fractions mean.
	Comparing fractions and percentages See fractions and percentages side by side.
	Comparing fractions and percentages Can you match the pairs?
	Finding percentage parts See percentages being worked out.
	Finding fraction parts See fractions being worked out.
	Comparing and ordering fractions Find the largest fraction in the Dolphin racing game.
	Comparing and ordering fractions See fractions in action and side by side.
	Comparing all 3 Can you match the pairs?
	Comparing decimals and percentages Can you match the pairs?
	Comparing fractions and decimals Can you match the pairs?




	Understanding averages Work out your weekly shopping bill.

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