The resource contains 24 task cards which you can use with your students to practise determiners. They are suitable for the upper primary and can also be tailored to the Secondary curriculum. Great preparation tool for assessments (e.g. SATs, tests).
Included is the poster with types of determiners (articles, quantifiers, demonstratives, possessives, ordinals, numerals). The task cards are based on the students being familiar with the types of determiners.
Answer key and recording sheet included.
RE Easter Story bundle, comprising 5 resources/ activities. For KS1/ lower KS2
Included:
14 Poster cards (slightly less than A5 size) - Jesus, angel, disciple, Mary, cross, etc.
Easter word search
8 Colouring pages
Bingo cards
Easter story board game
Great for the last few weeks before the Easter half term.
Feedback is greatly appreciated. All my resources have been proof read but if you do spot a mistake, please let me know and I will correct it promptly.
The resource follows the National Curriculum guidelines for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar in Upper KS2 (Years 5 and 6)
This HUGE set will give you everything you need for your SPaG wall. Included are 31 posters and 22 vocabulary cards on various SPaG topics.
Posters: suffixes (converting nouns and adjectives into verbs); prefixes (changing meaning of verbs); relative clauses; embedded relative clauses; relative pronouns; modal verbs; types of modal verbs; parenthesis; brackets; dashes; commas; commas to avoid ambiguity; paragraph cohesion; formal and informal language; passive voice; layout devices; subjunctive mood; ellipsis; semi-colon; colon; hyphen; antonyms; synonyms.
Can be printed as A4 or A3 (just change the settings on your Print page). The posters can also be scaled down (choose Multiple on the Print page) and used as reference cards - the choice is yours!
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Hoppy Times
Fronted Adverbials Lesson (English, SPaG)
An introductory PowerPoint lesson on fronted adverbials. Children go on a journey with Harry Potter characters and recap what makes a sentence a sentence; how we can extend sentences; what an adverbial is; what makes an adverbial a fronted adverbial and how to punctuate it. A few practice pages also included. Can be used as a whole lesson.
Suitable for KS2
Fully editable text to tailor to the needs of your class.
FOOD CHAIN / PREDATOR PREY Game Activity
A perfect whole-class game to practise food chains and predator/prey relationships.
The file contains 32 cards (8 different food chains). Give a card to each student, who then has to find other members of their food chain.
Print and laminate for durability.
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HoppyTimes
Fractions Escape Room Year 6 SATs
Turn your lesson into an exciting adventure the kids are likely to remember with this fun Escape Room!
Topics covered:
Ordering and comparing fractions
Adding and subtracting fractions
Multiplying and dividing fractions
Fractions of amounts
Fractions, percentages and decimals
Could be used as an assessment tool, SATs prep, revision activity. Suitable for KS2 Year 6, with gifted and talented groups in Year 5, KS3 Year 7.
NO additional PREP required, only access to the printer. The activity should take approximately 40-50 minutes to complete.
Included in the kit are question cards , decoders, recording sheets with answers, full instructions, fun certificates. All files are in .pdf format and can not be edited.
SECONDARY TRANSITION ACTIVITIES
For year 6 pupils to help with transition into secondary school. KS2 to KS3.
Suitable for the last summer term / for in class or as part of home learning.
The 9 activities include:
Secondary school web quest
Learn the lingo
My travel plan
Timetable
School equipment
My dream timetable
Form tutor
Draw your form tutor
Agony Aunt letters /scenarios to discuss common fears
The document is in .pdf file and is NOT editable. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you need any changes making.
Thank you for your interest,
HoppyTimes
If you are looking for a fun Science lesson on Non Newtonian Fluids or just as a stand alone lesson for the end of the school year, look no further - in this PowerPoint lesson children are invited to work for the Science Department of a Secret Intelligence Agency to make and investigate the properties of a mysterious substance called L.O.S.S. that can behave like a liquid and a solid (aka Oobleck ). A differentiated recording sheet and a response letter from the SIA agent with the information on Non Newtonian Fluids also included.
The PowerPoint consists of 11 slides, including cover and credits. Most text is editable so that you could customise it to the needs of your class.
Telling Time Maths Murder Mystery
A fun activity for Maths’ Telling theTime topic. Solve the mini mystery of a murdered passenger on a train by practising your knowledge of time, calculating time intervals, digital/analogue, 12/24 hour clocks, etc.
Suitable for KS2. Colourful graphics, can be printed in black and white with no quality lost. The activity can be done as a whole class, in mixed ability pairs or with gifted and talented groups.
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Ancient Egypt Display pack. Contains everything you need to decorate your display board for this popular topic. 44 pages in .pdf format (the display posters are NOT editable but do contact me if you want something adding or changing).
Page 1 – front page, display example
Pages 2-18 – key words with an extra slide to write your own. 2 framed keywords per page of A4.
Pages 19 – 30 – display posters with brief descriptions(farmer, hieroglyphics, Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, papyrus, reed boat, scribe, scarab, sarcophagus, canopic jars, pyramid, Anubis). A4
Pages 31-35 – Ancient Egypt timeline. 2 square framed images per page of A4.
Page 36 – Ancient Egypt header. A4 size. I recommend printing it as A3 (no quality lost) by changing the settings in your Adobe reader.
Pages 37 – 42 – Ancient Egypt lettering (not shown) in black.
Page 43 – KWL chart either for display or as an activity. A4
Page 44 – my terms and conditions page.
Save yourself hours of work by purchasing the ready made display, just print, laminate for durability and enjoy teaching the topic!
This is a free Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Practice Paper with 50 questions. Based on 2017 SPaG SATs Test. Great for revision in Year 6 KS2.
Questions include: word classes, active/passive voice, subordinate and main clauses, commas in lists, embedded clauses, relative clauses and many more.
Answers included.
This resource is completely free. Hope you and your students find it helpful.
Hoppy Times
Create a powerful display to promote British Values in your school / classroom / nursery with these child friendly posters. Over 10 posters included (some with variations). The posters depict and explain democracy, the rule of law, mutual respect, individual liberty and tolerance to those of different faiths and beliefs.
Every school in England must promote British values in their SMSC development, which is particularly important to Ofsted. This set is perfect for that!
The document is in .pdf format (not editable) however if you have any suggestions, my email address can be found on the last page of the resource.
Update: A version with a different font has been now added.
This fun quiz consists of 25 multiple choice questions about school and education, see examples in the preview. Recording sheet included. Editable text. Great beginning of the year / ice breaker activity for your new class. Suitable for KS2 - KS3
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.
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Hoppy Times
A simple worksheet to practise conversion from analogue to digital time.
Suitable for KS2
You might also be interested in 24 Hour Analogue Digital Clock Activities and Telling Time Murder Mystery
I have made this little set of 6 role cards that can be used for Literature Circles, Book Cubs or Guided Reading. The job titles are:
Word Finder
Questioner
Image Maker
Summariser
Predictor
and Reader.
All the cards come with job descriptions.
Just print them out and laminate for durability.
Hope you enjoy this product!
A PowerPoint Lesson introducing the Present Perfect Tense. Over 20 slides packed with explanations and practice materials -identifying verbs; looking for differences between Simple Past and Present Perfect; common uses; forming Present Perfect.
Most text can be edited to suit the needs of your pupils. Blank slide included. pptx format
Thank you for taking a look!
Hoppy Times
Transition Booklet for KS1/ KS2 - end of year, new class, social story.
Pages 1 - 6 Booklet Cover page (Year 1 - 6)
Page 7 About Me page (name, age, space for a photo, likes/dislikes)
Page 8 Introduction to transition
Page 9 New teacher’s name and space for a photo/ drawing
Page 10 A note from new teacher (to be completed by the teacher)
Pages 11 - 13 Introducing the staff (space for photos and notes to be completed by the Year Group staff)
Page 14 For photos/ drawings of a new classroom
Page 15 New Classroom scavenger hunt activity
Pages 16 - 18 For photos/ drawings of the areas in the new year group (playground, toilets, lunch trolley, etc.)
Page 19 Things that will stay the same in the new year group (to be completed with the pupil)
Page 20 Things that will be different in the new year group (to be completed with the pupil)
Page 21 Blank page
Page 22 Closing page
Page 23 Credits page
For most pupils, transition to a new Year group is an exciting time. For some, however, it can be worrying and unsettling. This booklet is created to be used in KS1 and KS2. Teachers and teaching assistants work on completing the booklet together with their pupils, once completed - the book can be used as a Transition Social Story.
The document is in .pdf format and not editable. 23 pages included.
A simple sorting activity on adverbs. Children learn that adverbs not only tell us "How?" (-ly), but also "Where?" and "When?". Adverbs of intensity / degree are not included in this word sort. The worksheet is merely to introduce students to a wider range of adverbs.
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