Five Puzzles: 1 on Carols and Songs, one on the Christmas Story, the others more general. One of the crosswords is interactive (Hotpot)

This resource for KS2/3 pupils has been expanded and updated. The presentation ( supplied in 2 formats) is on the use of the apostrophe for contractions. The PDF version is great for displays! ThePowerPoint is teacher-operated and is good for whole class practice. Later slides cover common difficulties such as should of/should have. The 24 cards are ideal for laminating and can be used for individual or group activity. They are accompanied by a pupil answer sheet. There are 2 differentiated worksheets for individual pupil work. (answers provided separately).

A practice sheet for pupils who find difficulty differentiating between common homophones. 20 questions. Answers included.

KS2 resource. 5 worksheets on equivalent fractions. 20 questions on each, all the same level, with denominators of 2 and 4. Pupils have to find the numerator of one equivalent fraction. Answer sheets provided. Also included is a simple help sheet which could be distributed to pupils as support or used as a classroom poster.

KS2 resource. Zip file containing 5 worksheets on equivalent fractions. 20 questions on each, all the same level, with denominators of 2, 3, 4 and 5. Pupils have to find the numerator of one equivalent fraction. Answer sheets provided. Also included is a simple help sheet which could be distributed to pupils as support or used as a classroom poster.

For beginners in the language, or anyone who is unsure of the rules of French pronunciation. A zip file contained three folders and one html file. Click on the html file to bring up a web page with links to sound files and Hot Potatoes games.

This is an activity called Sweet Talk, a public speaking exercise for pupils from Y4-Y9. Hits 4 objectives for presentation and communication. The resource consists of a presentation to introduce the lesson, full and clear lesson plan, and three resources files (mark sheets for pupils' use, topic cards and reward tokens). Children are given time to prepare their Christmas themed topic, after which they speak for a whole minute to the class. Each member of the class assesses the performance and scores it out of 3. At the end of the session, scores are compared (show of hands), and pupils receive sweet tokens according to the number of points they are awarded. These are then cashed in for teacher goodies. It's an activity I invented one Christmas, and which subsequently became firmly embedded into the weekly timetable. Parents either love it or hate it. It is valued by those who notice and appreciate the increase in their child's confidence and articulacy; it's much less popular with those who resent having to get involved with homework!

Worksheet for KS2/3 pupils who have learnt singular and plural possessive apostrophe. 12 sentences with missing apostrophes. Answer sheet provided.

3 sheets per page. Cut them up for weekly tests.

25 fractions worksheets with answers. Suitable for KS2. 2 activities consist of shading given fractions of rectangles. The other three, of identifying the fraction of a rectangle that has been shaded. Each zip file contains 5 versions of the same worksheet. Good for providing lots of practice at same level, or for testing purposes, to make sure pupils work independently.

KS2 Resources. Zip file contains 5 worksheets on equivalent fractions where the task is to supply a missing numerator or denominator. Denominators: 2,3,4,5. Answers supplied. 2 Simple help sheets included.

KS2 resource. Zip file contains 2 levelled folders of 5 worksheets each. There are 20 questions on each sheet. Answers are supplied on separate sheets. The first level has fractions with denominators of 2, 3 and 5 so should be accessible to pupils whose tables are weak. The second level has denominators from 2-12.

KS2 worksheet to give pupils practice in converting from fractions to decimals and vice versa. One zip folder containing 5 worksheets with answers.

A zip file containing three levels of worksheets. Differentiation is achieved by limiting denominators and numerators on the lowest level and by including cardinal numbers in level 3. Suitable for KS2 or 3.

Two worksheets with answers. The task is to underline the verb and then to change the tense from present to past. Suitable for KS2.

Spelling and grammar in one resource pack. A PowerPoint presentation on the spelling rules for multi-syllable words. Slides on syllable counting, stress marking, the rules for doubling or not, and the difference between UK and US English (traveled / travelled). Accompanied by a grammar worksheet with 2 exercises where pupils have to apply the spelling rules in order to change verbs from simple present to present continuous/progressive, and from simple present to simple past. (e.g. benefit - benefited; refer - referred; cancel / cancelling). Best for upper KS2 or KS3.

This is a 13 page pdf file containing 5 separate activities suitable for KS3 or upper KS2 English. The unit begins with a 500 word comprehension about the origin of Christmas crackers. The comprehension contains 15 questions, with available marks indicated. A mark scheme is supplied. It is followed by differentiated dictation: 3 versions of the same 100 word text based on the reading passage. Teacher notes are supplied. The third activity is a speed dictation (Dictagloss). Another 100 word text is read at speed and pupils are tasked with re-assembling it collaboratively. This activity should generate a lot of talk. Full teacher notes accompany the text. After that there is a worksheet on root words and word families, with teacher notes. Finally, the writing activity is an acrostic poem entitled CRACKERS. 2 examples of teacher-generated acrostic poems are included in the teaching notes.

KS2 resource. Zip file containing 5 worksheets on equivalent fractions. 20 questions on each, all the same level, with denominators of 2,3,4,5. Task is to find the missing denominator of one equivalent fraction. Also included is a simple help sheet which could be distributed to pupils or used as display.

3 sets of 5 worksheets with answers. Each worksheet has 10 questions where the pupil has to provide the first 5 multiples of a given number. Each set has a different number range (1-12, 1-20, 1-99), which allows for easy differentiation.

A zip file containing 3 folders, each with 5 fractions worksheets plus answers. Level 1 has simple denominators (2, 3,5 and equivalents), Level 2 has a few more (2, 3, 5, 10, 11), and level 3 has denominators and equivalents of 2-12. This allows the teacher to adapt individual work to suit pupils' tables proficiency. Clear pupil instructions are given at the top of the worksheets.