Publisher - Schofield and Sims
Binding - Paperback
Pages - 96
Size - 29cm x 20cm
 
Age - Key Stage 2 - ages 7 to 11

Product weight 400g



 

The Schofield and Sims Revision Guides help children to revise for the Key Stage tests (SATs) by guiding them through what they have already learned on a topic-by-topic basis. The guides have been written by teachers and are designed for independent revision at home or at school.

This Key Stage 2 Science revision Guide provides a clear explanation of every topic likely to be covered in the Key Stage 2 science tests. All the topics are linked to the National Curriculum for science and these curricular links are displayed in an easy-to-read Curriculum chart.

The coverage of each topic includes:

examples to support the explanations given
a useful summary of key points to remember
Test yourself questions and answers, to check children's understanding.
illustrations and diagrams that help to make revision simple.

A glossary defines the key words related to the subject.

Helpful tips for tests ensure that children perform to the best of their ability in the tests.

Contents
Reading stories
How to read a story 4
Following the plot 5
Characters 6
The fiction author’s methods 8
The fiction author’s point of view 9
The fiction author’s choice of language 10
Genre – type of story 12
Themes and messages 13
Illustrations in fiction 14
Responding to fiction 15
Reading poetry
Reading poems 16
Responding to poems 17
The poet’s choice of language 18
Sound patterns 20
Poem structure and form 21
Writing a commentary 22
Reading non-fiction
Reading non-fiction 23
Finding information 24
Inferring – looking for clues 26
The non-fiction author’s purpose 27
How non-fiction texts are presented 28
Illustrations in non-fiction 29
The non-fiction author’s point of view 30
Sources and opinions 31
The non-fiction author’s methods 32
Responding to non-fiction 33
Writing stories
Writing stories – starting points 34
Developing ideas 35
Planning a story 36
Plotting events 37
Using paragraphs in fiction 38
Interesting openings 39
Developing characters 40
Developing settings 41
Effective endings 42
Using description 43
Using dialogue 44
Style in fiction 46
Writing a script 48
Writing non-fiction
Non-fiction writing – the task 49
Introductions and conclusions 50
Planning – organising your ideas 51
Using paragraphs in non-fiction 52
Setting out your writing 54
Setting out a letter 55
The audience – formal or informal? 56
Formal writing 57
Writing different text types 58
A checklist for writing 64
Grammar
Adjectives 65
Adverbs 66
Pronouns 67
Connectives 68
Writing in sentences 69
Sentence types 70
Complex sentences 71
Punctuation
Punctuation 74
Sentence punctuation 75
Commas 76
Dashes and brackets 77
Colons and semi-colons 78
Spelling
Learning to spell 79
Breaking words into syllables 80
Root words, prefixes and suffixes 81
Verb and plural endings 82
More spelling rules 83
Difficult letters 84
Homophones and other tricky words 85
Handwriting 86
Answers 87
Curriculum chart 92
Glossary 94
Index 96