I have been a teacher for 20 years and have made a lot of resources that have worked in my classroom. You can find them on Tes . I have also made some Boomcards which you can preview on the linktree link below.
I have been a teacher for 20 years and have made a lot of resources that have worked in my classroom. You can find them on Tes . I have also made some Boomcards which you can preview on the linktree link below.
Boost phonics mastery with these Beginning Blends Phonics Reading Comprehension Passages! Focused on R blends (br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr), these simple and sweet passages enhance fluency. Ideal for group work, literacy centers, homework, or quick assessments.
Download now for an engaging way to reinforce phonics skills. Suitable for Primary 1-3 students. Answer key included for easy assessment. Make learning fun with this no-prep resource!"
❤ Focus Sounds:
L Blends: bl, cl, gl, fl, pl, sl
How to Use
Learners first read the focus words in the box on the right, then find them in the passage and highlight them. They color the (apple) picture on top after reading the passage each time. As the students become more familiar with the comprehension passages, they will notice their accuracy and fluency increase. Lastly, using my phonics reading comprehension printable worksheets, students will answer the reading comprehension questions at the bottom of the page.
Suitable for Primary 1-3 students
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Beginning Blends br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr
Crack the Code with 100 Square Number Riddles! Boost numeracy and problem-solving skills as students decipher riddles on a 100 square. This set of 10 engaging worksheets offer a fun twist to learning numbers up to 100. Includes answer sheets for easy assessment. Perfect for peer review or self-marking!
To complete these riddles, you will need to follow the clues included on the worksheets to figure out the number in the maths riddle. Cross out every number on the 100 squares that the clue eliminates. At the end, you should be left with only one number, which is the correct answer to the riddle.
★ Reinforce maths skills with this engaging Circumference Codebreaker Worksheet! Designed for KS3, Foundation GCSE Maths revision, and Functional Skills Maths, this resource combines learning with fun.
★Students solve maths questions to unveil a hilarious joke and its punchline. Perfect for addressing misconceptions and adding excitement to your lessons. Download now for an interactive and enjoyable learning experience!
★Maths codebreakers are an engaging way for students to practice skills and address any misconceptions. Students have to answer typical maths questions with their answer corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. If answered correctly, the answer reveals a hilarious joke and its punchline
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Related Resources
Area of Circles Codebreaker https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-joke-codebreaker-areas-of-circles-12812206
Circumference of Circles Home Learning pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/circumference-of-a-circle-home-learning-pack-12296600
Christnas Maze Circumference of A Circle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-maths-maze-circumference-and-area-of-circle-12036671
GCSE Maths/Functional Skill Differentiated Worksheet- ww.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-maths-functional-skills-area-of-a-circle-differentiated-worksheet-12004256
Real World Maths-Wedding Cakes - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/real-world-maths-making-a-wedding-cake-worksheet-12122691
Learners calculate the probability of events and write their answers as fractions, decimals and percentages.
A simple 1 page worksheet with answers.** SUITABLE FOR MATHS HOME LEARNING**
★Engaging Noun Identification: Digital Boom Cards™ Deck for Primary 2-3! Transform the way your students learn to identify common and proper nouns with this dynamic and purposeful digital resource! This Boom Cards™ deck offers a fun and NO PREP way to practice noun identification, making learning an interactive and enjoyable experience. Perfect for Primary 2-3 students!
Key Features
► Purposeful Practice: Provide students with 28 randomized task cards that offer targeted practice in identifying common and proper nouns. Each session presents a new set of challenges, ensuring comprehensive learning.
► Randomized Deck: Keep engagement high with a deck that randomizes the order of task cards. This feature makes every session unique, preventing predictability and promoting attentive learning.
►Versatile Use: Whether for fast finishers, enrichment activities, digital learning, distance learning, homework, or in-class assessments, this Boom Cards™ deck adapts to various teaching scenarios.
► Interactive Learning: Capitalize on the digital format to make learning interactive and enjoyable. Watch as students actively engage with the content, promoting a deeper understanding of common and proper nouns.
Why Choose This Digital Resource?
• No Prep Needed: Save time and effort with a NO PREP, paperless resource that requires minimal setup and offers maximum engagement.
•Digital and Distance Learning Ready: Seamlessly integrate this resource into digital learning environments, making it suitable for both in-class and remote teaching scenarios.
•Aligned with Primary 2-3 Curriculum: Specifically designed for Primary 2-3 students, ensuring relevance and appropriateness for the targeted age group.
Make noun identification a joyful and interactive experience for your students with this exciting Boom Cards™ deck. Elevate learning with technology and watch as your students master common and proper nouns with enthusiasm! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Not Sure About Boom in your classroom? Boom Learning was awarded the Academics’ Choice Awards™ Smart Media Award .
CLICK THE PREVIEW LINK TO PLAY A SAMPLE OF THIS GAME
PREVIEW LINK
To get a feel for Boomcards, here is a free one on place value I have made available https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/boom-cards-writing-large-numbers-in-words-and-digits-12574118
❤❤Students love these type of games and will be begging for more.❤❤
After you purchase this product, you will download a PDF that will contain a link to your purchased cards on Boom Learning. To redeem your Boom Cards, you will create an account for Bloom Learning. The account that accompanies your purchase allows you to play the Boom Cards on interactive white boards and with individual students using Fast Play. Fast Play does not save student progress reports.
★Unlock the mysteries of time with this comprehensive “Timetables and Time Calculations” lesson pack! Ideal for GCSE Foundation and Functional Skills Maths Levels 1 and 2, this engaging resource covers the 12 and 24-hour clock, time calculations, time differences, and timetables. ★
Key Features:
►35-slide Colorful and Interactive PowerPoint
►Telling the Time Clockface Activity
►Flight Times and Time Zones Worksheet
►Calculating Time Intervals and Timetables Worksheet
►Bonus: Interactive Bingo Game
This fun and interactive lesson pack ensures clear understanding through methods, examples, and questions. Answers included for easy assessment. Download now for a captivating journey into the world of time! ♥
This starter requires concentration and sharp mental arithmetic!
On mini whiteboards or on paper students draw a 4 x 4 grid. They have to try to fill the grid with correct answers. The questions are only shown for 3 seconds at a time but they will repeat throught out the duration of the quiz, so they have to think fast!
When time is up you can review the questions and answers by clicking on the tiles.
The quiz includes 16 mental maths questions that studnets should be able to answer without a calculator including area of rectangles, volume, percentages, fractions of amounts, multiplication, time, measurement and averages.
Two Fun and Engaging Codebreaker Activities – Perfect for Reviewing Averages!
Unlock the fun of reviewing mean, median, mode, and range with these two exciting Codebreaker Activities! One is an easy challenge, perfect for beginners, while the other provides a more difficult puzzle to really stretch learners’ critical thinking skills.
Here’s how it works: As students answer questions about averages, their answers will gradually reveal the punchline to a hilarious joke! It’s a great way to keep students engaged while reinforcing key math concepts.
Easy Codebreaker: Perfect for younger learners or those just starting with averages.
Challenging Codebreaker: Ideal for advanced students looking to push their understanding of averages.
This is a fun, interactive way for students to practice their math skills while also having a laugh! Perfect for homework, in-class activities, or math revision.
Get your learners cracking codes and solving puzzles today!
★Engage Your Class with an Editable Times Table Starter Challenge! Perfect for Primary and Secondary Students★
►This Times Table Starter is a dynamic, timed activity designed to sharpen students’ mental arithmetic and concentration skills. Students begin by drawing a 4x4 grid on mini whiteboards or paper, aiming to fill it with the correct answers to multiplication questions that appear on screen for just one second each. Questions repeat throughout the quiz, challenging students to think quickly and stay focused.
►To accommodate all learners, a second version of the PowerPoint is included, where questions are displayed for two seconds—ideal for those who may need a bit more time. Once the quiz ends, you can review each question and answer by clicking on individual tiles, encouraging discussion and reinforcing times tables fluency.
This fast-paced, interactive activity is a hit with students, who enjoy the thrill of the timed challenge and look forward to improving their multiplication skills each time they play!❤❤
If you like the resource check out this other Memory Maths game
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/memory-maths-mental-math-quiz-12053487
✱Fraction of Amount Christmas Maze! ✱
Make practicing Fraction of Amounts exciting with this Christmas-themed Fraction of Amounts Maze! Students solve Fraction of Amounts questions, using their answers to find the correct path through the maze and reach the finish line. This activity adds a festive twist to math practice, keeping students engaged and reinforcing essential Fraction of Amount skills in a fun, interactive way.
Why You’ll Love It:
✱Engaging Format: Students stay focused as they navigate the maze, building motivation to complete each percentage question correctly.
✱Holiday Spirit: A Christmas theme adds seasonal joy to learning.
Skill Reinforcement: Ideal for practicing Fraction of Amounts, boosting accuracy and confidence.
✱Perfect for classroom warm-ups, holiday math activities, or even as a fun homework sheet.
Download now to add some festive learning magic!
✱Percentage of Amount Christmas Maze! ✱
Make practicing percentages exciting with this Christmas-themed Percentage Maze! Students solve percentage questions, using their answers to find the correct path through the maze and reach the finish line. This activity adds a festive twist to math practice, keeping students engaged and reinforcing essential percentage skills in a fun, interactive way.
Why You’ll Love It:
✱Engaging Format: Students stay focused as they navigate the maze, building motivation to complete each percentage question correctly.
✱Holiday Spirit: A Christmas theme adds seasonal joy to learning.
Skill Reinforcement: Ideal for practicing percentages of amounts, boosting accuracy and confidence.
✱Perfect for classroom warm-ups, holiday math activities, or even as a fun homework sheet.
Download now to add some festive learning magic!
✱Christmas Coordinates Activity - Unwrap the Fun of Learning with a Holiday Twist! ✱
Transform math practice into a festive adventure with this engaging Christmas Coordinates Activity! Students will use basic coordinate plotting skills to create their very own Christmas tree, following a series of carefully planned coordinates. As they connect the dots, a delightful tree shape emerges, making learning both fun and visually rewarding.
Why Educators & Parents Love This Resource:
✱Builds Essential Math Skills: Perfect for reinforcing graphing and plotting skills in an interactive way.
✱Holiday Spirit in the Classroom: Integrates the joy of the holiday season into learning.
✱Step-by-Step Learning: Coordinates are grouped into parts, making it easy to follow and suitable for students at various skill levels.
✱Ideal for individual practice, group work, or even a fun holiday-themed classroom competition, this Christmas Coordinates Activity combines education with creativity.
Download, print, and let the holiday-themed learning begin!
Festive Worksheet for Solving Linear Simultaneous Equations – Christmas Edition!
Make math merry with this Christmas-Themed Worksheet on Solving Linear Simultaneous Equations! Featuring 10 questions, this engaging resource includes both equations with common coefficients and those without, giving students a well-rounded practice experience. Perfect for teaching, assessing, or reviewing simultaneous equations, this worksheet combines holiday spirit with essential algebra skills, making it a fun and festive way to learn during the Christmas season.
Why Teachers & Students Love This Worksheet:
✱Engaging Practice: Unique holiday theme makes algebra more enjoyable.
✱Skill-Building Variety: Includes a range of equation types for comprehensive practice.
✱Perfect for All Settings: Use as an in-class activity, homework, or review
material.
Give your students a gift they’ll actually use this Christmas – holiday-themed math practice that boosts confidence and algebra skills!
✱Promote Fun Learning with the Circumference and Area of Circles Christmas Maze! ✱
Make mastering circles engaging with this Christmas-themed Circumference and Area Maze! Students calculate the circumference and area of circles, using their answers to find the correct path through the maze and reach the finish line. This festive activity adds holiday fun to math practice, helping students stay focused and build confidence with circle calculations.
Why You’ll Love It:
✱Engaging Format: Students stay motivated as they navigate the maze, making circle calculations both fun and challenging.
✱Holiday Spirit: A Christmas theme brings seasonal joy to math practice.
✱Skill Reinforcement: Perfect for reinforcing understanding of circumference and area, enhancing both accuracy and speed.
✱Ideal for classroom warm-ups, festive math activities, or as a fun homework task.
Download now to bring holiday cheer into your math lessons!
✱Get into the festive spirit with these fun and interactive Christmas-themed math activities, perfect for Primary Level or Functional Skills Entry Level Maths students! In this exciting challenge, students will plot coordinates on a grid and shade in the corresponding boxes to reveal hidden Christmas pictures.✱
The activities feature two seasonal favorites: a reindeer and a snowman. As students practice plotting coordinates, they’ll also develop their understanding of graphing and spatial awareness. With each coordinate they plot and box they shade, the Christmas images come to life, making learning both engaging and enjoyable!
Perfect for reinforcing key skills in a creative and festive way, these activities encourage attention to detail and problem-solving. Ideal for individual or group work, and a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday season while mastering important maths concepts. Let the countdown to Christmas begin with this merry maths adventure!✱✱
✱Engage your KS2, KS3, and Functional Skills Maths students with a festive Santa-themed activity that makes learning coordinates both fun and educational! In this activity, learners will practice plotting coordinates in all four quadrants of a graph, enhancing their understanding of coordinate geometry in a creative and interactive way.
✱This Santa-themed challenge provides a hands-on approach to mastering key skills, helping students to become confident in identifying and plotting points across all quadrants. As they work through the activity, they’ll reveal a festive Santa image, keeping them motivated and excited to learn. Perfect for classroom use, this activity is ideal for reinforcing essential skills in a festive, engaging context.
✱Whether you’re looking to boost students’ coordinate graphing skills or add a holiday twist to your lessons, this activity is the perfect choice for teachers aiming to make maths more enjoyable and relevant!
This set of 16 Taskcards provide the perfect opportunity for students to practise using commonly confused homophones. Suitable for Primary School English.
This interactive powerpoint asks students to use the words the words ‘where’, ‘were’, ‘wear’, ‘we’re, to complete sentences.
Kids are asked to fill in the blank in sentences using the correct form of these different homophones.
They will automatically be told if right or wrong. Powerpoint includes Family Fortunes sound effects and the answers will move to the right place in the sentence when clicked.
This Grammar Interactive Powerpointt is super easy to use and simple to slot into your learning plan.
You could use them as a starter activity. Or you could send it out as homework tasks after a homophones lesson. Can be used on a Smartboard or as a revision exercise sent through Teams or Google classroom.
Unlock the code to escape the room by answering best buy questions. I use this with a set of combination locks I bought cheap in a poundshop. I set the locks to open on a set combination which can only be got by answering the questions. The quickest team to get the combination win. This activity generates great fun in class and is worth the investment in a set of cheap combi locks
Fun percentage of an amount codebreaker. Learners answer percentage of an amount questions to reveal a maths joke. The joke is How do you make seven even? Remove the s. Fun way to get learners to practice percentage of amounts on a calculator. Solution provided.
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★Unlock the World of Scale Drawings with This Comprehensive Worksheet!
Embark on a fascinating journey of precision and measurement with this meticulously crafted Scale Drawings Worksheet. Perfect for both in-class exploration and home learning, this resource is designed to empower learners in understanding and applying the principles of scales to calculate real-life distances effortlessly.
What to Expect:
►Clear Explanations: This worksheet provides crystal-clear explanations of scales, breaking down the concept into digestible bits of knowledge. Learners can grasp the fundamentals at their own pace, ensuring a solid foundation.
►Step-by-Step Process: We believe in learning by doing. That’s why our worksheet includes highlighted examples, guiding learners through each step of the process. Watch as they confidently navigate the complexities of calculating real-life distances using scales.
** Versatile Learning Resource:**
•In-Class Mastery: Elevate your classroom experience with a resource that seamlessly integrates into your lessons. Enhance student engagement as they explore the fascinating world of scale drawings through interactive exercises.
•Home Learning Excellence: Whether for homework or independent study, this worksheet empowers learners to take control of their learning journey. The convenience of home learning is now coupled with the effectiveness of a well-structured, comprehensive resource.
** Comprehensive Content:**
•4-Page Worksheet: Dive into a wealth of knowledge with our detailed 4-page worksheet. Each page is carefully curated to present different aspects of scale drawings, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the topic.
•Answer Sheet Included: No more guesswork! The included answer sheet allows learners to check their progress independently, promoting self-assessment and boosting confidence.
Unlock the Power of Scales Today! Equip your students with the skills needed to tackle real-life distances using scales confidently. Grab your copy now and let the learning adventure begin! ❤❤