KS2 Science PowerPoint Lesson and worksheets This is the second lesson in a series of Year 3 Science lessons on Plants. Corresponds to the Year 3 Science statutory requirements: explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant. 18 pages including the front cover and Hoppy Times terms and conditions. In this lesson, students will discuss the 7 living processes of all the living things (Mrs Gren); explain possible reasons for wilting in plants; predict and further explore the main things all plants need to live and grow; set up their own investigation on monitoring the growth of a radish plant under different conditions; answer follow-up questions. Activity worksheet on needs of a plant and an investigation sheet are both included (.pdf format) . The list of materials to set up an investigation is included in the PowerPoint. The PowerPoint is fully editable, making it easier to customise and tailor to the needs of your class. HoppyTimes

This poster can be useful when studying the important Maths topic of money. It shows the front and back images of all the British coins: one pence, two pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, one pound (£1) and two pounds (£2). Suitable for KS1 and KS2. The poster comes from the larger set that includes separate posters for the UK coins and notes and can be viewed here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/british-money-posters-uk-coins-notes-11866803 Hope you find the resource useful. Thank you for your interest! Hoppy Times

A set of 26 British/UK Money posters will be a useful visual when studying money in Maths. Included coin posters for one pence, two pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, £1 and £2 (one pound and two pounds); as well as note posters for £5, £10, £20 and £50. The posters come in 2 designs : design one displays the images of the front and the back of the coin / note; design two only displays the back images of the coin/ note. Also included: a poster combining both coins and notes, and a coin posters (with both, front and back images). The posters are in A4 format with quality child-friendly graphics and clean design. Suitable for KS1 and KS2. Thank you for your interest in my products! Hoppy Times

Help reduce your students’ stress and anxiety before SATs, exams or other tests with these Test Taking Strategies posters. 8 Posters included: Good Night Sleep Healthy Breakfast Budget Your Time Read Directions Highlight Keywords **Use Scrap Paper **(I have also included a similar poster that says “scratch paper” instead of “scrap paper”) Check Your Answers Show What You Know The posters can be printed and laminated for durability. They would work best as a class display. The posters could also be helpful to SEN students who sometimes struggle the most. The posters are in .pdf format and not editable. However, if you need anything changing, please drop me an email (my email address is on the last page of this resource). Thank you for your interest! Hoppy Times

A colourful and fun set of 24 Easter Maths Challenges ( can be used as starters / plenaries / small group/ whole class task cards). A lot of topics covered, including : measurement, time, money, sequencing, shapes, basic fractions, place value, bar chart reading, basic operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, logic puzzles, open ended questions and word problems! Suitable for KS1. The set is saved as a .pdf document and can’e be edited. However, if you have any suggestions - do drop me an email that you will find at the end of the document. Each task is on a separate A4 landscape slide. If using as task cards - just choose a multiple setting on the Printing page. Answer page included. Enjoy this fun Maths set and keep an eye out for more exciting resources from HoppyTimes. Thank you for your interest!

A colourful and fun set of 24 Easter Maths Challenges ( can be used as starters / plenaries / small group/ whole class task cards). A lot of topics covered, including : measurement, time, money, sequencing, multiples, percentages, basic fractions, estimating, basic operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, logic puzzles, open ended questions and word problems! Suitable for KS2. The set is saved as a .pdf document and can’e be edited. However, if you have any suggestions - do drop me an email that you will find at the end of the document. Each task is on a separate A4 landscape slide. If using as task cards - just choose a multiple setting on the Printing page. Answer page included. Enjoy this fun Maths set and keep an eye out for more exciting resources from HoppyTimes. Thank you for your interest!

Mother’s Day Cards A quick and easy activity for Mother’s Day (or Mothering Sunday). Children choose a postcard to colour and write a message to their mum. There are 12 different designs in total (2 per page of A4) I would recommend printing on card. The postcards are one-sided and can be further mounted / laminated for durability. You might also be interested in Mother’s Day Assembly Thank you for your interest. HoppyTimes

A fun and interactive 27-slide PowerPoint presentation about Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday), its UK origins and traditions. Suitable for stand alone lessons and assemblies in KS1/KS2. Fully editable text can be tailored to the needs of your pupils. After a short starter, pupils learn about the history of Mother’s Day and its religious origins. Information about modern Mother’s Day is also included, as well as a fun facts quiz, inspirational quotes and colourful illustrations. Thank you for your interest. HoppyTimes

An A4 poster that displays parts of a flowering plant leaf, flower, fruit with seeds, stem, roots. Great for Science lessons on plants. Can be printed as A3 with no quality lost. Please view my lesson on Parts of a Plant and their Functions Thank you for looking.

A cute and easy gift idea for Mother’s Day! Children plant some flower seeds in a pot and attach a sweet little poem about plants and growing. They can then be really creative and decorate their pots. Included: a Mother’s Day poem (written by myself) in 3 different coloured frames - blue, green and pink. 4 poems per page of A4. If you find this resource useful, please leave me a review in the feedback section. Thank you, HoppyTimes

KS2 Science PowerPoint Lesson and worksheets This is the first lesson in a series of Year 3 Science lessons on Plants. Corresponds to the Year 3 Science statutory requirements: identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers. Can also be used as an introduction to plants lesson in Year 2. 19 pages that will take your students on an exploratory journey to recap and discover different plant parts and their functions. The PowerPoint includes a starter, a number of engaging activities, an opportunity for independent work and assessment. The worksheets that go with the lesson are: Label Parts of a Plant (easier and harder), KWL chart and a template for creating their own plant. The PowePoint is fully editable, making it easier to customise and tailor to the needs of your class. HoppyTimes

Science: Friction. How do things move on different surfaces? This PowerPoint Science lesson can be used as an introduction to studying Friction. Suitable for KS2. Goes well with Year 3 topic on Forces and Magnets. The lesson introduces Friction in a fun and engaging way! Pupils go on an exploration journey around the school grounds to find the best surface for ice-skating, all wearing their own “skates.” 4 surfaces to test are suggested - grass, tarmac, carpet, linoleum. Children observe themselves "skating" on the surfaces and rate them accordingly. The lesson has plenty of opportunities for independent learning and exploration. It comes with an investigation sheet; a template for skates; a number of engaging activities; higher level questions; a debate opportunity, and a quick pair assessment. All text is editable, so that it can be tailored to the needs of your class. The lesson has been tried and tested with very positive feedback from the pupils! Thank you for your interest. HoppyTimes

This editable Science PowerPoint lesson can be used as an introduction to studying the topic of Forces. Suitable for KS1 and lower KS2. It introduces force as a simple concept of push and pull; lets pupils explore the movements of objects when force is applied; invites pupils to measure the force of carrying an object using a force/Newton meter. The lesson has plenty of opportunities for independent learning and exploration. It comes with an investigation template and a worksheet with a Venn diagram for sorting forces into push, pull or both. For this lesson you will need: 1. Large piece of paper / whiteboards for each group for the Starter (optional). 2. Newton meters for investigation (at least 1 per group). 3. Plastic bags to put small classroom objects in (at least 1 per group). 4. Marbles / bouncy balls / soft balls for exploration (at least 1 per group). 5. Force PowerPoint , investigation template and worksheet (all included in the resource). The PowerPoint contains 15 slides, the text is editable. Thank you for your interest HoppyTimes

A fun set of activities to celebrate Chinese New Year with your KS1/ lower KS2 students. The resource includes: Colouring pages Write your name in Chinese activity Word search (with answers) 2 Colour by Number activities 2 Chinese New Year mystery pictures (with answers) It is a .pdf file and is not editable. Please contact me if you want anything changing or have any suggestions. Please see my other Chinese New Year resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chinese-new-year-zodiac-craft-and-writing-activity-11800769 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chinese-new-year-information-zodiac-nian-traditions-history-11800171

Celebrate Chinese New Year in your classroom with this easy and fun craft and writing activity suitable for KS1 / lower KS2. Start by reading a story about the animals of the Chinese Zodiac, then introduce the main activity – making a Zodiac wheel. Children cut out the wheel and animal cards which they then glue to the wheel and colour or decorate it. Finish off with a quick writing task – children draw or colour (both versions included) their Zodiac animal, read about its strength and weaknesses and say if they agree with the descriptions. The resource is in .pdf format , not editable (29 pages including the cover and credits page) and includes: 1. The story of the 12 Zodiac animals. 2. Zodiac Craft instructions 3. Zodiac Craft 4. Zodiac writing activity (individual pages for each Zodiac animal) The resource has been updated up to the Year 2026 (with lowest year now being 2003) You might also be interested in Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year lesson/ assembly. A fun and interactive PowerPoint presentation about Chinese New Year, its origins and traditions. 26 slides with basic information about the holiday. Suitable for stand alone lessons and assemblies in KS1/KS2. Included: history of the holiday; story of Nian monster; information about reunion dinner; Chinese Zodiac; fun facts quiz; video link; colourful illustrations. The presentation can be used on its own or followed by a number of engaging activities that are also in our shop. Thank you for your interest. HoppyTimes

Two posters illustrating column addition and subtraction without exchange. Extra versions included with different wording instead of "no exchange" - "no regrouping", "no carry over", "no borrowing". A4 size, can be printed larger with no quality lost, can also be scaled down and used as reference cards. Thank you for your interest in my products, Hoppy Times

A Geography/ Natural Disasters PowerPoint lesson and 3 Activity Sheets on the topic of Volcanoes. The 16 Slide PowerPoint teaches pupils about what volcanoes are, how they are formed, their main types (shield, cinder cone, composite), the ring of fire and reasons why people choose to live near them. A lot of opportunities for active learning; questioning and discussions; links to amazing footage. All the text is editable so that you can tailor it to the needs of your class! Suitable for KS2/ lower KS3 I welcome any suggestions! My email address can be found on the last page of each resource. Please consider leaving a review if you enjoy the resource. Thank you for your interest, Hoppy Times :)

Christmas Maths Mystery Fun differentiated activity for the holiday season - a Christmas Maths Mystery. Children solve a number of mathematical problems to help Santa find the elf responsible for a mishap in the Christmas workshop. Great Christmas Maths revision tool with a number of topics covered - basic operations, time, times tables, etc. 3 versions included - easy, medium and hard. Suitable for KS2. The resource has 7 pages (6 for the activity and 1 with Hoppy Times’ terms and conditions and solution). Thank you for your interest in my products!

An excellent way to bring some festive cheer to your Maths lessons with a visit to the Christmas Cafe. Children study the menus (differentiated 3 ways - prices in pence up to 20, prices in pence up to £1, prices in £ using decimals); they then proceed to answer questions on the task cards; alternatively, a teacher can set a budget for the children to spend in the cafe or use fake money and role play. The choice is yours. Great for practising the four basic operations, place value and decimals. Included in the resource: 3 differentiated menus, 24 task cards. If you have a suggestion or spotted a mistake, please do not hesitate to contact me on the email address provided on the last page of the resource. Thank you for your interest in my products, Hoppy Times