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 Task Cards Clip It!
32 color contractions clip it task cards
32 black and white contractions clip it task cards
Contractions student answer worksheet
Contractions answer key
Here are contraction task cards with a twist! Every task card has a contraction on it. Students have to clip clothespins to the two words that combine to form the specific contraction. It's hands on and fun!
Common Core Aligned: L.2.2c
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
Number Puzzles - Apple number puzzles 1 to 20- Number puzzles are great fun for little learners!
Laminate the number puzzles and cut them apart. Students have to match the number, number name, number of objects and ten frame to complete each puzzle. These puzzles are perfect for independent work because they are self correcting.
Included:
20 color number puzzles
20 black and white number puzzles
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
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.
Fact or Opinion QR Code Task Cards - These are task cards with a huge twist! Join us on the farm and identify facts or opinions! Clip the answers with clothespins and scan the QR codes to check for accuracy. This is perfect for literacy centers!
For extra variation you can use the cards without the clothespins. Students can underline their answers on the answer sheet that's provided with this product. You can use these task cards for read and write the room, scoot or you can project them on your whiteboard for whole class work. You can even print out the black and white task cards and ask your students to color in the answers.
Contents:
32 Fact or opinion color cards
32 Fact or opinion black and white cards
Student answer sheet
Answer key
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.
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).
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Prepositions {PowerPoint and Worksheets} - Prepositions are easy to teach when you use this no-prep PowerPoint! This is a highly visual, interactive and fun introduction to prepositions. Students discover what prepositions are through games and exercises. Active learning is encouraged throughout the PowerPoint. Students play games and use their whiteboards to maximize engagement.
Included:
52 PowerPoint slides
4 Worksheets (with answer keys)
Common Core Aligned: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.i
*Please note, this PPT does not cover prepositional phrases*
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Awards: End of Year Awards - 50 Editable Kids Awards.
You are going to love these colorful awards! Use them as end of year awards, or use them throughout the year to encourage and reward your students. There are 50 awards to choose from and you can also create your own awards by using the editable PPT. I've done all the hard work for you, add your students' names and you'll be ready for your awards ceremony!
Included:
50 Print and go awards (PDF).
50 Type in names and dates awards (PPT).
14 Fully editable awards (PPT).
Checklist (PDF) to help you plan your awards.
50 Awards (you can also create your own with the editable PPT file):
Animal Activist
Amazing Artist
Outstanding Attendance
Positive Attitude
Future Author
Bright Bookworm
Coloring In Genius
Creative Genius
Neatest Desk
Supreme Determination
Exceptional Engineer
Excellent Entrepreneur
Fabulous Fact Finder
Caring Friend
Faithfull Friend
Gifted Gardener
Handwriting Hero
Happy Helper
Homework Superstar
Best Improvement
IT Whiz Kid
Jolly Joker
Exceptional Kindness
Outstanding Leadership
Lining Up Master
Lovely Listener
Magnificent Manners
Mathematical Mastermind
Marvelous Messenger
Magnificent Motivator
Future Movie Star
Musical Maestro
Outstanding Neatness
Future Olympian
Perfect Patience
Future Poet
Perfect Problem Solving
Future Scientist
Singing Superstar
Social Butterfly
Super Speller
Super Sharing
Sensational Sports Star
Superb Story Teller
Improved Reading
Reading Superstar
Future Teacher
Terrific Team Player
Wonderful Worker
World Class Writer
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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).
Homophones 10 Mark PowerPoint Quiz
* Please note that this is not a PowerPoint that teaches homophones, it is a 10 question quiz :)
Ten question slides. Children must complete each sentence by choosing the correct homophone (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).
Sight Words Dolch Clip it Cards (Second Grade List) - Sight word mastery is one of the keys to fluent reading. This set of 46 clip it task cards make memorizing sight words fun!
Every task card has a sight word (from the Dolch Second Grade List) on it. Students have to read the main sight word and clip the matching sight word at the bottom of the card. Place a small dot on the other side of the card to indicate the correct answer, that way the cards are self-checking. For extra variation, you can use the cards without the clothespins. Students can use whiteboard markers and circle the matching words. Students can also try to read and clip the words while being timed.
Also included are 46 Dolch sight word flash cards.
Included:
46 Dolch sight words color clip it task cards
46 Dolch sight words black and white clip it task cards
46 Dolch sight words color flash cards
46 Dolch sight words black and white flash cards
Sight words clip it task cards are also great for students that struggle with visual discrimination and fine motor coordination.
By Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Subject and Predicate QR Code Task Cards - Here are 36 task cards with which to practice identifying subject and predicate. Scan the QR code on each card to receive instant feedback. 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 smartphone and you are ready for some serious classroom fun. Students can write their answers on their answer sheets and immediately check their work by scanning the QR code on the task card.
You could even use these task cards without using the QR codes. Students simply use the answer key to check answers.
Included:
36 Color QR code subject and predicate task cards
36 Black and white QR code subject and predicate task cards
Subject mini anchor chart / poster
Predicate mini anchor chart / poster
Student answer sheet
Answer key
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Subject-Verb Agreement Task Cards - Subject-Verb Agreement task cards are specially designed for first grade or ESL/EFL students and match my Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint. The illustrations on the task cards help students identify singular or plural subjects and help them choose matching verbs. Students can clip (with clothespins), underline or write answers. An answer key is included.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.C
Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences
32 Subject-Verb Agreement Color Task Cards.
32 Subject-Verb Agreement Black and White Task Cards.
2 Subject-Verb Agreement Student Answer Sheets (underline the answer or write the answer).
1 Subject-Verb Agreement Answer Key.
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)
Irregular Plural Nouns Task Cards (clip and QR codes) - These are task cards with a huge twist! Join the magic show and change the nouns to irregular plural nouns! Clip the answers with clothespins and scan the QR codes to check for accuracy. This is hands on fun!
For extra variation you can use the cards without the clothespins. Students can write their answers on the answer sheet that's provided with this product. You can use these task cards for read and write the room, scoot or you can project them on your whiteboard for whole class work. You can even print out the black and white task cards and ask your students to color in the answers.
Contents:
32 Color cards
32 Black and white cards
Student answer sheet
Answer key
Common Core Aligned: L.2.1b
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)