SATs Like a Ninja: Key facts and revision tips to supercharge your SATs

By Author / Illustrator

Andrew Jennings

Genre

Non Fiction

Age range(s)

Publisher

Bloomsbury Education

ISBN

9781801992015

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

29-02-2024

Synopsis

From Andrew Jennings, the author @VocabularyNinja, SATs Like a Ninja is the must-have pocketbook packed with practical advice on how to boost your revision practice and tackle KS2 SATs like a pro.

When SATs loom, panic can set in. Have you practised enough prefixes? Can you remember how to calculate a percentage? What was the difference between a colon and a semi-colon, again? There's so much to remember, so many different techniques and tips to grasp - it can be overwhelming for parents, never mind the children! With SATs Like a Ninja, you have everything you need at your fingertips to supercharge your SATs practice.

This comprehensive mini guide to Key Stage 2 SATs contains everything a pupil needs to meet the demands of the KS2 National Curriculum assessments. The book is divided into three sections with advice, key concepts and fail-safe strategies throughout. The maths section covers key maths facts, arithmetic and tips to tackle reasoning and word problems. The reading section offers reading strategies, advice, as well as mini texts and associated worked example questions. Finally, the spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) section tackles the trickiest spelling rules, explains those fiddly fronted adverbials and, amongst other things, explores the difference between there, they're and their.

For more must-have Ninja books by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), check out Vocabulary Ninja, Maths Like a Ninja, Write Like a Ninja, Spell Like a Ninja, SATs Like a Ninja and Comprehension Ninja.

Reviews

Donna

If you are coming to the end of Year 5 and getting ready to start your last year in primary school, you need SATs Like a Ninja. It is brilliant, not only for children but for parents too, to help with homework and KS2 revision for SATs preparation. I love the ninja tips, examples and tasks to do.

At the beginning, the book explains what SATs are. It has a very clear layout - facts, strategies and how to approach each problem. The small size of the book makes it easy to pop in a bag. The little ninjas on every page are adorable. There are a few spare pages at the back of the book for you to make notes and try things out.

The book includes clear examples, so parents could change them slightly (altering numbers, using different timetables, suggested questions to ask after reading some text etc) to provide more examples for children to complete. All this for £5! What a bargain!

Pages 139 / Reviewed by Donna Ritchie, teacher