I'm a primary school teacher with a passion for education, creativity and technology. I have 15 years experience teaching reception to year 5. In addition to developing interactive teaching resources, I also create and sell educational clip art.
I'm a primary school teacher with a passion for education, creativity and technology. I have 15 years experience teaching reception to year 5. In addition to developing interactive teaching resources, I also create and sell educational clip art.
Contractions (PowerPoint and Worksheets) - Contractions are easy to teach when you use this entertaining and interactive contractions PowerPoint. Students discover what contractions are through fun games and exercises.
70 Contractions PowerPoint slides
4 Contractions worksheets
The slides are fully animated and show how two words blend to form a contraction. This makes the correct placement of the apostrophe easy to understand and remember. By the end of this lesson your students will know exactly what contractions are and where to place the apostrophe when creating a contraction. This is a great PowerPoint for the review and introduction of contractions.
Students are encouraged to use their whiteboards throughout the PowerPoint - interactive learning always produces better results.
Common Core Aligned: L.2.2c
Created by Lindy du Plessis 2016. Single classroom license. Please do not share or place on the internet.
Types of Sentences {PowerPoint and Worksheets} -
Types of Sentences PowerPoint (53 slides)
Types of Sentences Worksheets (4)
Types of sentences are easy to learn when you use this no-prep PowerPoint! This is a highly visual, interactive and fun introduction to the four different types of sentences (interrogative, declarative, exclamatory and imperative). Students discover how to identify the different types of sentences and also how to correctly punctuate the various types of sentences. Interactive learning is promoted through the use of whiteboards, and there are links to online activities.
By the end of this lesson, your students will know how to identify and punctuate the four types of sentences.
Also included are four printables (info sheet, two worksheets and a flip flap foldable booklet) to further consolidate the four types of sentences.
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Irregular Verbs QR Codes & Task Cards - Help the cool kids change the irregular present tense verbs to the past tense. Scan the QR codes to check your answers. You will receive 32 task cards. There is a full color and a black and white set. Also included is a student answer sheet and an answer key. All cards contain QR code answers.
Common Core Aligned: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1d
Task cards are great and even more fun when combined with QR codes! Use the task cards for scoot, scavenger hunt, read and write the room, individual practice, pair work or project the task cards for whole class teaching. QR codes are fun and easy to use. Download a QR code reader onto your iPad, tablet or smart phone and you are ready for some serious classroom fun. You could even use these task cards without using the QR codes. Students simply use the answer key to check answers.
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
Multiplication tables (flash cards) - Print on colored paper, add to any board game and you are ready to go!
Included:
Flash cards (x1 to x12)
Multiplication Reference Sheets (x1 to x12)
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
Compound Words - PowerPoint and worksheets - Compound words are easy to teach when you use this no-prep interactive PowerPoint and worksheet set. The animated slides and sound effects are sure to engage and stimulate your students! Students are encouraged to use whiteboards throughout the PowerPoint, this encourages active learning and gives you instant feedback.
The four compound words worksheets are perfect for literacy centers or to send home for extra review.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.D
Please remember to view the PPT in slide show mode for the animation to work.
Contents:
Compound Words PowerPoint (54 slides).
Compound Words Printabes (4).
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Red Ribbon Week - Drug free pledges.
8 Red Ribbon Week Drug Free Pledges (full color - bright rainbow colors).
1 Red Ribbon Week Drug Free Pledge (black and white).
Your students will love these bright and cheerful drug free pledges! Print them in full color or let each student color their own red ribbon pledge.
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
**This product is non editable**
Parts of Speech 10 Mark PowerPoint Quiz
* Please note that this is not a PowerPoint that teaches parts of speech, it is a 10 question quiz :)
Ten question slides. What is the underlined word in each sentence? Is it a noun, verb, adjective or adverb? You click, and they write their answers on their whiteboards or a piece of paper. Ten answer slides are provided for easy checking and discussion. This is a great review or assessment tool.
Includes:
10 question slides
10 answer slides
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Articles - PowerPoint and worksheets -
Articles are easy to teach when you use this no-prep interactive PowerPoint and worksheet set. Your students will love the bright colors, sound and animation!
Contents:
- Articles PowerPoint (59 Slides)
- Articles Printabes (6)
The six printables are perfect for literacy centers or to send home for extra review.
CCSS ELA LITERACY L.1.1.H
Use determiners (e.g., articles).
Created by Lindy du Plessis (stsore: Lindy loves to teach) .
Fact or Opinion (PowerPoint and worksheets) - This is a highly visual, interactive and fun introduction to fact or opinion! Students often struggle to distinguish between fact or opinion. This PowerPoint introduces and explains fact or opinion with 52 farm themed slides. Students work through the interactive slides to practice identifying facts and opinions. It's easy to use, you just click and teach!
Also included are four worksheets (including a flip flap book) to further reinforce and consolidate fact or opinion. The worksheets are perfect for literacy centers or to send home for extra review.
This product is linked to CCSS (W.1.1; W.1.2; W.2.1; W.2.2). Students have to understand fact and opinion before they can write opinion pieces or informative texts.
Included:
55 Fact or opinion PowerPoint slides
4 Fact or opinion worksheets (including a flip flap booklet)
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
Helping Verbs Powerpoint and Printables. Community helpers are here to help your students understand helping verbs! Students learn about helping verbs through fun visuals and exercises. This PowerPoint introduces helping verbs and help students identify helping verbs in sentences. Students are encouraged to stay on task by using their whiteboards during the lesson. This is a great PowerPoint for the review and introduction of helping verbs (auxiliary verbs). Also included are five printables to further reinforce and consolidate helping verbs.
Included:
44 PowerPoint Slides
5 Printables / worksheets (answer keys included)
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Irregular Past Tense Verbs (PowerPoint and Printables) - Irregular verbs are easy to teach when you use this PowerPoint! This is a highly visual, interactive and fun introduction to irregular past tense verbs.
Students often struggle to form irregular past tense verbs. This PowerPoint introduces and explains irregular past tense verbs with 74 slides. Students work through the interactive slides to practice forming irregular past tense verbs. It's easy to use, you just click and teach!
Also included are five printables to further reinforce and consolidate irregular past tense verbs. The printables are perfect for literacy centers or to send home for extra review.
This product is linked to CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.D
Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told).
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
Pronouns (PowerPoint and Worksheets) -Pronouns are easy to teach when you use this no-prep PowerPoint! This is a highly visual, interactive and fun introduction to pronouns PowerPoint. Students discover what pronouns are through games and exercises. By the end of this lesson your students will know exactly what pronouns are. This is a great PowerPoint for the review and introduction of personal pronouns. Also included are three worksheets to further reinforce and consolidate pronouns.
Included:
55 PowerPoint Slides
3 Worksheets (answer keys included)
By Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Commas and quotation marks in dialogue (PowerPoint and Printables) - Quotation marks and commas are easy to teach when you use this no-prep PowerPoint and worksheet set! This is a highly visual and interactive way to learn about quotation marks and commas in dialogue.
Students often struggle to punctuate direct speech. This PowerPoint explains the components of direct speech (speaker tags and spoken words) and the how to punctuate sentences depending on the position of the speaker tag.
Students work through the interactive slides with their whiteboards to learn about the correct use of quotation marks and commas in dialogue. It's easy to use, you just click and teach!
Also included are seven worksheets (including a flip flap book) to further reinforce and consolidate the use of quotation marks in dialogue. The worksheets are perfect for literacy centers or to send home for additional review.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.C
Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
Included:
51 Quotation marks and commas in dialogue PowerPoint slides
7 Quotation marks and commas in dialogue worksheets
By Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Action Verbs: Verbs (PowerPoint & Worksheets) - This interactive Verbs PowerPoint is so much fun! Students discover what action verbs are through games and exercises. This PowerPoint introduces verbs to students and helps them to identify verbs in word lists and sentences. By the end of this lesson, your students will know exactly what a verb is! This is a great PowerPoint for the review and introduction of action verbs.
Also included are four verb worksheets to reinforce and consolidate verbs.
Included:
22 Verb PowerPoint Slides
4 Verb Worksheets & Answer Sheets
By Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Verb Tenses PowerPoint Game (Safari Edition) - Verb tenses are easy to review when you play this interactive Verb Tenses PowerPoint Game!
- Verb Tenses PowerPoint Game (20 question slides).
Join the children on a safari and help them practice the identification of verb tenses (read each sentence and identify the tense by clicking the correct button). The slides are self-correcting, and the illustrations are bright and beautiful!
Synonyms 10 Mark PowerPoint Quiz
* Please note that this is not a PowerPoint that teaches synonyms, it is a 10 question quiz :)
Ten question slides. Children must replace the underline word in each sentence with the correct synonym (multiple choice). You click, and they write their answers on their whiteboards or a piece of paper. Ten answer slides are provided for easy checking and discussion. This is a great review or assessment tool.
Includes:
10 question slides
10 answer slides
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
