I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
This winter product relates to Polar animals living in the Arctic Tundra and Antarctic. It contains three activities for students to identify and learn the names of animals living in Polar regions. There are worksheets for early finishers and two sets of differentiated Write the Room activities.
Content:
Teacher Notes
Worksheets A to E - Use with Set 1 cards (Unnumbered) for Write the Room activity. There are 5 pictures per worksheet.
Set of Polar animal cards (Unnumbered) for Write the Room
Set 2: Write the Room with differentiated recording sheets with a set of numbered Polar animal cards 1 to 20.
Worksheets 1 to 6: Multiple choice
Preparation is required for the write the room activities. Laminate for long use and cut apart the picture cards to be placed around the classroom. There are two sets of pictures cards.
The unnumbered cards are used with worksheets A to E. You can decide which worksheets to hand out and select the picture cards that are on the worksheets for students to find and write the name of the animals.
The numbered pictures cards 1 to 20 (Set 2) are used with the recording sheets which shows twenty Polar animals for students to find and record their names.
For early finishers/extra work:
Worksheets 1 to 6: Multiple choice - Each worksheet contains 4 pictures and a choice of 6 animal names. Students fill the gap in each sentence by writing the correct name. ‘This is a __________________’.
The worksheets are in colour and b/w.
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List of Polar animals: Arctic fox, Arctic ground squirrel, Arctic tern, Arctic wolf, Arctic woolly bear moth, Beluga whale, Brown bear, Caribou, Colossal squid, Elephant seal, Ermine, Husky, Krill, Lemming, Leopard seal, Musk Ox, Narwhal, Orca, Penguin, Polar Bear, Puffin, Reindeer, Rock hopper penguin, Rock Ptarmigan, Seal, Snow goose, Snow Petrel, Snowy Owl, Snowshoe Hare and Walrus.
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These worksheets relate to tracing lowercase letters and writing corresponding uppercase letters. Students should then cut out and glue the correct pictures starting with the initial/beginning sound of the letters.
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If you are looking for worksheets to incorporate into your lessons or work for early finishers, then this activity is ideal. It allows students to practise writing upper- and lowercase letters, matching the letters and the initial letter sounds of pictures to the correct letters .
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Students also develop fine motor skills in cutting and colouring.
There are two sets of differentiated worksheets: 2 letters per page
Worksheets 1 to 14: Set displaying A to Z track for students to refer to
Worksheets 1 to 14: This is more challenging as this set does not display the A to Z track.
There are two versions of ‘t’ and ‘y’.
List of correct pictures to cut out: apple, baby, cat, dinosaur, elephant, fan, guitar, hanger, itch, jacket, kettle, lightning, mask, necklace, octopus, peas, question (mark), ring, sock, table, umbrella, vacuum cleaner, walrus, x-ray, yo-yo, zip/zipper.
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You may be interested in Alphabet Uppercase and Lowercase Cut and Paste Penguin Hats Activity:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12793448
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This is a cut and paste resource and relates to matching lowercase letters to uppercase letters, tracing letters and choosing the correct pictures that begin with the sound of the letters.
Content:
Teacher Notes
29 Worksheets
3 Sheets of a to z penguin hats to cut apart
Example sheet
Activity:
Students should match the uppercase letter on the penguin’s tummy with the correct lowercase letter. They should carefully cut around the hat showing the matching lowercase letter and glue it onto the outline of the penguin’s hat.
Trace the lower and uppercase letters.
Color one of the pictures that begins with the letter sound shown on the penguin.
List of correct pictures to colour: apple, bicycle, car, dog, elephant, feet, guitar, house, igloo, jellyfish, kite, ladder, mittens, needle, octopus, penguin, queen, robot, scissors, tent, upside down, volcano, walrus, x-ray, yo-yo, zebra.
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Optional printout of US and UK worksheets for spelling of color.
You may be interested in: Alphabet Match Upper and Lowercase Penguins
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12793452
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This resource relates to the alphabet: uppercase and lowercase letters. Each worksheet focuses on each letter both uppercase/capitals and lowercase. The various tasks on each worksheet is listed. They include coloring, search and find and letter formation and select 2 pictures out of 5 that begin with the focus letter.
If you are looking for extra alphabet worksheets to include in your lessons then these are ideal for extension activities, early finishers, and homework. They are beneficial for revision work on upper and lowercase letters.
There are 5 tasks on each worksheet:
Color in the letter
Trace the formation of the letter
Find and circle the letter
Trace the letter on the handwriting lines
Select the correct two pictures that begin with the letter. Trace and color in the pictures.
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There are 2 variations of the letters f, t and y.
Pictures: ant, apple, balloon, banana, cat, car, dinosaur, door, egg, elephant, feather, fork, gate, guitar, hammer, heart, igloo, iguana, jellyfish, jug, key, kite, lamp, leaf, mirror, mushroom, nest, nose, octopus, orange, pen, penguin, queen, question mark, robot, rocket, scissor, sun, table, teapot, upside down, umbrella, van, volcano, watch, watering can, x-ray, xylophone, yogurt, yo-yo, zip and zoo.
You may be interested in the UK Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12800134
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This resource relates to the alphabet: uppercase and lowercase letters. Each worksheet focuses on each letter both uppercase/capitals and lowercase. The various tasks on each worksheet is listed. They include colouring, search and find and letter formation and select 2 pictures out of 5 that begin with the focus letter.
If you are looking for extra alphabet worksheets to include in your lessons then these are ideal for extension activities, early finishers, and homework. They are beneficial for revision work on upper and lowercase letters.
There are 5 tasks on each worksheet:
Colour in the letter
Trace the formation of the letter
Find and circle the letter
Trace the letter on the handwriting lines
Select the correct two pictures that begin with the letter. Trace and colour in the pictures.
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There are 2 variations of the letters f, t and y.
Pictures: ant, apple, balloon, banana, cat, car, dinosaur, door, egg, elephant, feather, fork, gate, guitar, hammer, heart, igloo, iguana, jellyfish, jug, key, kite, lamp, leaf, mirror, mushroom, nest, nose, octopus, orange, pen, penguin, queen, question mark, robot, rocket, scissor, sun, table, teapot, upside down, umbrella, van, volcano, watch, watering can, x-ray, xylophone, yogurt, yo-yo, zip and zoo.
You may be interested in the US Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12800139
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This resource relates to the alphabet Aa to Zz. The uppercase and lowercase are puzzle-shaped for students to color in together with pictures beginning with the letters. On each worksheet students read the sentence that include the word and then trace over the sentence. The final task is to color in 3 pictures that begin with the letter.
These print and go worksheets are ideal as extra for early finishers, homework or use to assess your learners on each letter of the alphabet.
Color the puzzle letters.
Trace the words for the pictures.
Color in the picture.
Read the simple sentence.
Trace the simple sentence.
Color in three pictures in the grid that begin with the letter.
There are 3 pictures for each letter Aa to Zz:
ant, apple, arrow, banana, bike, button, cactus, cage, castle, dog, domino, door, egg, elephant, envelope, feather, fish, fork, gate, guitar, gum, hand, hook, house, igloo, ill, ink, jar, jacket, jellyfish, kettle, key, kite, ladder, lamp, leg, medal, megaphone, mouse, narwhal, needle, nose, octopus, onion, origami, peas, pencil, piano, queen, quill, quilt, rabbit, rainbow, ring, scissors, snake, sock, table, teeth, tent, upside down, umbrella, under, van, vase, visor, watch, windmill, window, x-ray fish, x-ray of girl, xylophone, yoga, yogurt, yo-yo, zip/zipper, zero and zoo.
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You may be interested in the UK Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12803321
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This resource relates to phonics - CVC words. These are Valentine’s Day themed phonic worksheets that you can incorporate into your lessons. Ideal to review segmenting and blending consonant-vowel-consonant words.
Students look at the picture and say the word and then identify and segment each letter so that they can write the three letters above the sound buttons in the blank boxes provided. When they have blended the word, they write out it correctly.
If you are looking to review or assess your students’ level of phonic awareness, then these worksheets are ideal.
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Includes answer sheet.
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List of CVC words in this product:
CVC Words: bag, bat, bed, bib, bin, bus, box, cap, cat, cob, cup, cut, dog, dot, fan, fix, fox, gap, gum, hat, hem, hen, hit, hop, hot, hug, jam, jet, jug, kit, leg, lid, lip, log, map, mix, mop, mug, net, nun, pad, pen, pig, pin, pop, pot, pup, rat, rip, rod, sub, sun, ten, tub, vet, wax, web, wed, wet, wig,
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This product includes two papers sizes A4 and US Letter size - Just download which is most convenient for you.
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This is an Easter/Spring theme phonics resource to review beginning consonant blends. It contains mixed consonant blends worksheets and reading, ‘I spy’ search and find activities to reinforce words beginning with consonant blends or clusters.
Content:
Worksheets: Mixed Consonant Blends (11 colour/11 b/w)
Search and Find: L-Blends
Search and Find: R-Blends
Search and Find: S-Blends
Multiple-choice worksheets: Students will see three sets of consonant blends. They should write the correct missing blend to complete the word.
I Spy - Search and Find worksheets: L- blends, R-blends and S-blends.
On each worksheet there is a list of words. Students read the words and only find those pictures listed on the Easter eggs. When a picture is found, they should place a tick/check mark in the box.
As these are mixed consonant blends worksheets, you can incorporate them into your lessons as revision/review blends or as extra worksheets for early finishers.
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Includes US spelling ‘color’ for I Spy Find and Search Activity.
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UPDATED: February 5, 2019 with Worksheet 3.
This resource is part of Tell the Time (1) which has now been updated with this Lesson 9 resource. You may wish to buy the complete pack, i.e. Lessons 1 to 9.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pack-1-telling-the-time-analogue-digital-12-hr-clock-presentations-lesson-plans-and-worksheets-11030239
This is being sold separately as there have already been sales before the update.
This is Lesson 9 only and includes:-
15 Slides - Presentation on how to deal with word problems
Lesson Plan
3 Differentiated worksheets on o’clock times, half past and quarter past the hour and later/earlier time problems and now 5 minutes time for the more able.
Worksheet 1 - 7 questions
Worksheet 2 - (2 pages) - 9 questions
Worksheet 3 - (2 pages) - 6 word problems cut/paste activities.
Variety of questions to get the children thinking.
All worksheets, lesson plan and presentation in one zip for ease of downloading.
For personal and single classroom use only.
Short story reading comprehension text that focuses on particular aspects of the English language and grammar.
This literacy resource includes:-
Comprehensive PowerPoint Presentations - 20 Slides to go with the lessons - the reading text is on Presentation for whole class teaching including whole class exercises.
There is a Past tense verb table for visual display.
Can be used in whole class and group setting and for one-to-one teaching.
Literacy lessons for a week focussing on the text.
Reading comprehension questions - listening/speaking and reading/writing
Jumbled sentence activities - differentiated to include capital letter/full stop.
Word work focus on the prefix ‘un’
Gap filling exercises and making new words the prefix in a table exercise
Grammar work on the simple past - regular and common irregular verbs.
Self-correction sheet for worksheet 2 (Lesson 4)
Writing sentences
Composition - Writing a story based on Zack’s Unusual pet
Opportunity for ICT/non-fiction work on finding information about animals not usually kept as domestic pets.
Worksheets and activities - differentiated.
Resources editable and printable.
Lesson 1 Story box for LA is in pdf.
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Dictation sentences and longer passages.
This resource is in line with the National Curriculum objectives on the value of dictation to children.
UPDATED TO INCLUDE PDF DOCS
Aimed at: Foundation/Keystage 1/2 and suitable for ESL/EFL students.
The resource comprises:-
PowerPoint Presentation (1) - contains 10 sentences for dictation.
PowerPoint Presentation (2) - contains 20 texts for dictation - passages are longer.
Ready-made worksheets (x3)
Handwriting sheets
Audio recording of all the dictation - on the last slide of each Presentation.
Clear and comprehensive Teacher’s Notes on suggested use of this resource.
The learning objectives are outlined - in short the children to write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher that include GPCs and common exception words.
This activity gives the student the opportunity to practise their spelling.
You can use this resource in focus groups or whole class teaching.
The texts are numbered but you do not have to follow the number order. You can pick and choose any text to suit the level of your class or group.
As suggested in the teacher’s notes, you print of the text to read aloud or play the audio. After the dictation, the children can correct each other’s work by referring to the text on the PowerPoint Slide, and then copy the corrected piece of writing into their literacy books in their best handwriting.
Punctuations dictated are: full stops, commas in a list, question marks and exclamation marks. Speech marks/inverted commas are also used in two of the texts for the higher Keystage students.
Sample free dictation resource
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**This subtraction resource pack relates to subtraction/taking away work and counting back and forth to 10 and beyond. Different methods are used to help children count, take away and to work out ‘How many left’. Children begin to write subtraction number sentences using the minus and equals to symbols.
It takes the learner from the early stages of learning to take away to formally writing and calculating subtraction number sentences.
It introduces the - and = signs.
5 PowerPoint Presentations for each of the 5 Lesson Plans - Includes whole class activities and plenaries. Slides have animation where the children can count along with the numbers as they ‘float in’ above the animals.
There are extra PowerPoint Presentations on counting.
Also includes:
5 Flexible and comprehensive Lesson Plans:
All contain learning objectives/outcomes, starter activities and plenaries.
Lesson 1: Counting forwards and backwards - cut/paste activities.
Lesson 2: Animal stories to illustrate taking away - Using the terms ‘cross out’ and how many left?
Lesson 3: Introducing the minus and equals to signs– children progress to writing subtraction number sentences - pictorial/concrete objects to aid learning - cut/paste activities
Lesson 4: Children begin to calculate – number sentences using -and = symbols - differentiated worksheets.
Lesson 5: Children write own subtraction sentences by choosing numbers from Box 1 and Box 2 - Worksheets and extension worksheets.
Differentiated worksheet/activities on all the lessons with extension worksheets.
Laminate digit cards and the animal picture cards - for practical activities.
The learning objectives are in the lesson plans.
All resources are printable/editable and in PDF format.
Also includes A4 and US size worksheets
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This resource relates to subtraction using animal images together with subtraction equation strips/cards for match up activity. The product also includes PDF fillable boxes task cards so that students can complete the cards on computer devices.
Prep work: Option to laminate task cards, and cut out the equation cards/strips and paste onto worksheets or in students’ workbooks.
Content:
2023: Newly added versions divided into 4 sets for ease of download
Teacher Notes with suggested activities
Labelled/Unlabelled Animal Subtraction Cards (Old Versions)
210 Animal Subtraction Cards – colour pictures with red crosses to cut out
210 Animal Subtraction Cards – b/w with crosses to cut out
35 pages of Subtraction Equation Strips – colour
35 pages of Subtraction Equation Strips – b/w
Example of one suggested activity:
Choose the cards you want to print off onto card and laminate and use with drywipe pens or you can laminate and cut out the red crosses to show taking away.
Students count the number of animals.
Write the total counted.
Cross out whatever number the card states e.g. ‘Cross out 3’
Students then count how many animals are left and write the answer.
You do not need to print off all the cards. If you wish to concentrate on subtraction within 5 with reception, then just print off the Alligator cards which are in colour and b/w.
If you want your students to practise subtraction within 12, print off the cards with goats.
Added feature: I have also included equation cards/strips which you can laminate or cut out and paste into students workbooks for additional work.
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Use for:
extension activity
for early finishers
for whole class teaching - to demonstrate crossing out and counting
can be used in large, small groups and one-to-one teaching.
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This reading comprehension bundle includes 4 lovely fiction stories.
The vocabulary is age-appropriate and children are encouraged to work out the meaning of words in the context of the story.
The subject matters are familiar to the children and so there are cross-curricular themes.
The booklets cater for all level of readers - The Chase being the easiest.
Booklets 2 are divided into sections. So each paragraph is followed by questions.
Some of the questions require the reader to 'read between the lines'.
Not only is a child's comprehension assessed but other English key skills are incorporated.
The resource can be given to more able pupils to work on independently.
The booklets can also be used in guided reading sessions. The questions are extensive so the children can answer a set of questions in one session and do another set of questions in another session.
This is a reading comprehension resource. The story is also presented on PowerPoint as an option to display the text.
Ideal for end of term assessment.
Useful as a task for children to be getting on with as an independent activity.
Suitable for Reception (easy vocabulary) and KS1/Lower Grade KS2.
The reading comprehension contains:
Booklet 1 - 17 questions
Booklet 2 - 14 questions
Content:
- Questions on the text.
- Tick box statements - Multiple choice.
- Inserting capital letters/full stops activity.
- Dictionary work - the meaning of ‘stray’ used in the story
- Rewrite in a different tense (verbs are highlighted) - six verbs are used in the short story.
- Making Inferences based on the text.
- Answering questions that require an explanation.
Specimen answers provided.
Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading
Answering and asking questions
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
File: pdf (Sassoon font) and Windows word format if you need to edit.
<strong>UPDATED with colorful text around the operation signs.</strong>
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- Zero flashcards - number and word
- A4 sizes display of numbers 1 to 100
- Flashcards - 1 to 120 and words one to twenty
- Number cards for children to trace over the dots - 1 to 30
- Operation Sign displays - plus, minus, multiply, division and equal signs
- Set of flashcards for teaching step counting in twos - every second card is a different color - 2, 4, 6, 8 etc.
- Set of flashcards for teaching step counting in fives - every fifth card is a different color- 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 etc.
- Set of flashcards for teaching step counting in tens - every tenth card is a different color - 10, 20 , 30, 40 etc.
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This ready-made resource relates to ordinal numbers both in words and figures.
Just print, laminate and cut out some of the resources to start teaching. Included are spelling rules for ordinal numbers, ordinal number charts, ordinal digit cards in figures and words.
2 March 2022 - Updated to include editable text in the posters saved as PPTX.
**Content: **
2 sets of A4 Size ordinal number cards in words and figures from 1 to 31 with shaded dots showing the position it in a range of dots. E.g. the ordinal number 18th is shown with the dot shaded in the 18th position. Great for demonstration and practical activities
Set of 10 information cards which also include whole class activities, spelling rules and explaining the meaning of ordinal numbers.
2 sets of digit cards (6 to a page) to laminate and cut out (for long use) – the ordinals numbers range from 1 to 102 (black outline and green outline).
A set of cards for ordinal number matching activity in figures and words up to 100. You can laminate the cards and cut out to set up a matching up of figures an words game with for ordinals up to 5 or 10 and for more able up to 20. Students can play snap - either matching two ordinal numbers the same or matching figures and words.
Teacher Notes with suggested activities. (2 pages)
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For UK Version
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/classroom-visuals-displays-ordinal-numbers-words-flashcards-ordering-11341746
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Updated: Editable classroom Helpers Today’ display in PowerPoint. Just type in the name of the students who are helping you today and print off. (Color/b&w backgrounds).
Also phonics timetable card.
This pack contains displays posters for your classroom.
Save time just print and laminate. Some cutting out for smaller labels.
Organize your class/walls into subject areas - included in this resource are:
Word Wall display card
Helpers Today display card (PDF and PowerPoint)
Changeable Timetable cards - editable (saves time writing out your timetable)
Subject areas display (editable) - Science, RE (Religious Education), Music, Math (you can change it to Numeracy), English, Literacy, History, Geography, Art and Design.
Labels for objects around the classroom:
computer, keyboard, screen, sink, water, beakers, paintbrushes, pencils, unfinished work tray, finished work tray, crayons, felt-tip pens, paper, sharpeners, erasers, toy box, games, whiteboards, dry-erase pens, book bags, etc - you can add to the list.
Resources editable if you wish to tweak and change colors.
File Type: MS Word, PDF and PPT
This product contains differentiated addition and subtraction five frame cards (print onto card paper, laminate and cut out) - use dry-wipe pens.
You can also print off the sums onto plain paper and stick into student’s numeracy workbook.
Aimed at:
Foundation stage
Introducing addition using the five frame
Revision for some Year 1 students who find the concept of adding and subtraction challenging.**
Included is a Five frame template and large counters. Students can use these with the addition and subtraction sums. Students can recreate the addition sums by using the two colour counters and five frame to work out and/or check their answers.
Students use one yellow counter and the five frame for subtraction. Place the counters on the five frame and remove as required.
Teachers Notes on suggested use of this resource
20 Addition cards with yellow circles (counters)
20 Addition cards without counters (more able)
20 Subtraction cards with counters
20 Subtraction cards without counters(more able)
Extra counters saved as clipart - black, yellow and blue (you can enlarge or reduce sizes)
Five Frame Flash Cards
A useful addition to your maths resources.
For US Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11494581
You may be interested in: Addition and Subtract using Ten Frames
Addition and Subtraction using Ten Frames
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An ideal resource to add to your literacy area/centre.
Extra worksheet added - Worksheet 5.
Create a visual display of adverbs of manner/create a Word Wall.
This resource includes display cards describing what adverbs do and basic spelling rules as a visual reminder for your students.
Includes: Extra blank cards for children to add more adverbs.
- Adverb title card
- 10 x A4 size display cards (you can enlarge on copier)
- 69 (colour-coded) adverbs of manner flash cards (print and joined up writing) - you can display some of the common adverbs - includes irregular adverbs - hard, fast and well
Extra: 4 sets of Worksheets to practise:
Worksheet 1 (2 pages) - (Changing adjectives to adverbs) - (Differentiated)
Worksheets 2 (2 pages) - Writing sentences with adverb and verb, e.g. walk/slowly - Sentence: Meg will walk slowly to school.
Worksheet 3 - 1 page Adverbs describing adjectives.
Worksheet 4 - 1 page Adverbs describing past participles.
Worksheet 5 - (Differentiated) - (Harder) Students complete sentences using their own adverb of manner.
(Easier) Students can use their own adverbs or use the words in the word box to complete their sentences.
Adverb game:
You can use the flash cards to play an adverb game. Shuffle, say 6 cards, either you or the children choose a verb. Then choose a child to pick a card and they do the action for that verb depending on what the adverb is, e.g. wave happily.
Laminate the displays and flashcards for repeated use.
This resource goes well with reading comprehension A Snowman In The Park.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-comprehension-text-adverbs-said-synonyms-direct-speech-presentation-worksheets-keystage-1-11478618
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