This resource contains english Christmas-themed resources. No preparation required – all the resources contain a PowerPoint lesson and differentiated worksheets. The resources include: The 'Christmas Missing Letter Detective’ This resource contains a 28 slide PowerPoint lesson and an accompanying set of worksheets on the apostrophe for omission/contraction. The PowerPoint explains how to use the apostrophe for omission and contraction. The Christmas Crowd Controller This resource contains a PowerPoint lesson and accmpanying worksheets on how to use commas in lists with sentences. The PowerPoint lesson is presented by the punctuation character ‘The Crowd Controller’ - the comma. Elfabetical Order’ – PowerPoint Lesson Santa’s Elves visually demonstrate and explain alphabetical order via a fully editable, interactive and colourful 13 slide PowerPoint explaining alphabetical order up to four letters and complete with differentiated worksheets. The first set alphabetical order by the first letter only. The second set more challenging involving looking at the second, third and fourth letter. Special Delivery by Santa This resource contains a PowerPoint lesson and worksheets on making plurals. The fully editable PowerPoint is delivered by Santa himself and he explains all the rules for making plurals for regular nouns - adding ‘s’, - nouns ending in ‘ch’ , ‘sh’, ‘x’ and ‘s’, - nouns ending in ‘f’ and ‘fe’ - change ‘f’ to ‘v’ and add ‘es’, - nouns ending in ‘y’ preceded by consonant - change ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’. The resource also includes differentiated worksheets, information and fact sheet on making plurals including exceptions. These resources are suitable for Years 1-6, SEN pupils and older pupils who find sentence demarcation and punctuation challenging. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable, 13 slide PowerPoint lesson on alphabetical order in which Santa’s elves visually demonstrate and explain alphabetical order up to four letters. This is an ideal resource for introducing/consolidating alphabetical order in the Christmas period. The resource is suitable for Year 1-6 pupils and older SEN students who will benefit from the highly visual nature of this resource. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. An accompanying set of 8 worksheets on alphabetical order is also available. Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order Worksheets See details below: This resource contains a set of 8 Christmas themed worksheets on alphabetical order. Worksheet tasks include: Placing items in alphabetical order by the first letter only. Placing items in alphabetical order to the second, third and fourth letter. Placing names in a ‘filing’ system using the alphabet. Placing items on a Christmas shopping list in alphabetical order. Making own shopping list and placing items in alphabetical order. Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order PowerPoint Lesson and Set of Worksheets More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Happy Christmas Families is a bright and colourful resource which can be laminated and used for many educational and fun activities. The game involves collecting all 4 members of the family. There are 68 cards ( 17 families ) printed with Christmas themed pictures and rules of the game. The resource can help to develop communication and language skills, social interaction skills, turn taking and following rules. The resource could also be used for other educational activities - sorting, a stimulus for creative writing, pictures could be cut out and used to make Christmas cards, Christmas calendars, Christmas bookmarks and other Christmas decorations. etc. This resource is suitable for EYFS, Year 1 and 2 pupils and older SEN pupils. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Elves and Santas is a Christmas themed version of snakes and ladders. The resource can be enlarged to A3 size and laminated. There are 70 squares on the board. The game can be played with regular dice or numbered dice. This game is particularly appropriate for reception and Year 1 children (EYFS) as it will help to reinforce number recognition and counting skills. It can also be used with Special Education (SEN) pupils and will also help to reinforce turn-taking skills and social skills. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains an editable, 100-question PowerPoint Christmas quiz. It is an ideal resource for an assembly, a lesson or with a tutor group. There are 100 questions with varying degrees of challenge. Most questions have three possible answers for the students to choose from. The quiz is divided into six sections: Christmas Themed General Knowledge Christmas Literature Christmas TV and Movies Christmas Music and Songs Christmas Around The World Guess the Famous Person Disguised as Santa The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the question mark image on each slide. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals / teams to record their answers. Sample questions: Who decided the date for Christmas would be December 25th? What colour was Father Christmas’ suit originally? Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660? What happened at Christmas in England for the last time in 1960? Which famous scientist was born on Christmas Day? What would you be drinking if you had glühwein? Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Pub Style Printable Christmas Quiz – 12 rounds – 120 Questions Printable, Paper-Based Quiz and Puzzles Bumper End of Year Quiz – 100 Questions Christmas Quiz for Primary Pupils - 50 Questions History Christmas Quiz Science Christmas Quiz Geography Christmas Quiz More Christmas Resources

This resource is to help pupils with number recognition and counting from 1 to 10. The colourful and fully editable PowerPoint contains 30 highly visual slides. It features birds flying on to a tree. In the earlier slides the birds are numbered and can be counted as they fly in. The second part of the PowerPoint is more challenging as the birds fly in randomly without numbers. In the third section pupils have to identify which number is missing. This resource is appropriate for reception, early years and older SEN pupils. It can be used as a stand-alone lesson or for starters / revision. You may also be interested in: Counting to Ten PowerPoint Lesson and Set of 21 Worksheets More Maths Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Pancake Day Presentation - Flippin' Pancakes! This resource contains a 35-slide PowerPoint presentation on fascinating and fun-filled facts about pancakes and Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday - the day before Lent begins). The PowerPoint focuses on: - the biggest pancake ever - the most flips of a pancake - the highest pancake toss - the most pancakes made by an individual - the most pancakes eaten by an individual - the most pancakes made by a team of people - the total number of eggs used on Pancake Day - the most-watched Pancake Day video (Pingu) with hyperlinks to video - the biggest crowd of people taking part in tossing pancakes - the famous pancake race that takes place on Shrove Tuesday in Olney, Buckinghamshire with hyperlinks to the race Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Eggheads Easter Quiz - 100 Questions More Lent and Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This informative and highly engaging resource is ideal for a whole school January assembly on the famous ploughman poet from Scotland, Robert Burns (Robbie Burns / Rabbie Burns), who went on to become 'The People's Poet'. Early in January, it could be used to show that Robert was the creator of 'Auld Lang Syne' and, later on in the month, for 'Burns Night' and 'Burns Suppers'. This fully editable, 47-slide PowerPoint presentation on the life of Robert Burns contains hyperlinks to: his life story recitations of some of his most well-known poems - My Love is like a Red, Red, Rose; To A Mouse; To the Haggis; Auld Lang Syne and Tom O' Shanter 'The Immortal Memory' Speech and cutting of the haggis creating Burns style poetry quizzes It also details what happens on Burns Night which is celebrated in Scotland and all over the world on the 25th January and contains interesting facts about the influence of Robert Burns on people such as Steinbeck and JD Salinger. Please note that the watermark seen on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. The resource can be found in the zip file when you download. If you purchase this resource and are happy with it, please leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Twenty Assemblies / Presentations - Just £19.99 - Great For Last Minute Assemblies Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 65-slide PowerPoint presentation about Easter celebrations, customs and traditions in different countries around the world. The countries featured in this resource are - Australia, Bermuda, France, Lithuania, Norway and Switzerland. The presentation includes hyperlinks to: The Sydney Royal Easter Show Easter Traditions and Customs in Bermuda The Sami people in Norway Good Friday in Romont, Switzerland The presentation concludes by asking the pupils which country they would like to visit at Easter and why. This resource will help to contribute to the pupils' 'Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural' learning (SMSC) and will help to actively promote the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Easter Around the World Set 1 - Cyprus, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy Easter Around the World Set 2 - Brazil, Mexico, Sardinia, Spain, Sweden, USA Save money and buy all three presentations at a discounted rate: Easter Around the World Bundle - 18 Countries More Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains an informative and fully editable 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on Easter around the world celebrations, customs and traditions in different countries around the world. The countries featured in this resource are: Cyprus Ethiopia Germany Greece Israel Italy The presentation includes hyperlinks to: The Cypriot Easter Festival at Ayia Napa Monastery in Cyprus Easter tree decorations in Germany Pot breaking in Corfu on Easter Saturday Fasting traditions in Ethiopia The Via Dolorosa in Israel The Venice Mardi Gras Festival The presentation concludes by asking the pupils which country they would like to visit at Easter and why? This resource will help to contribute to the pupils' 'Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural' learning (SMSC) and will help to actively promote the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Easter Around the World Set 2 - Brazil, Mexico, Sardinia, Spain, Sweden, USA Easter Around the World Set 3 - Australia, Bermuda, France, Lithuania, Norway, Switzerland Save money and buy all three presentations in a bundle at a discounted rate: Easter Around the World Bundle - 18 Countries More Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This is a short presentation on Easter customs and celebrations around the world containing sample slides from a set of three presentations on Easter and how it is celebrated around the world. See below for details. Easter Around the World Set 1 - Cyprus, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy Easter Around the World Set 2 - Brazil, Mexico, Sardinia, Spain, Sweden, USA Easter Around the World Set 3 - Australia, Bermuda, France, Lithuania, Norway, Switzerland Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate: Easter Around the World Bundle - 18 Countries More Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains: 1. A fully editable, 40 slide, PowerPoint presentation on Holy Week and Easter. The PowerPoint focuses on the following significant events: Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday and the ' The Last Supper' Judas' Betrayal Good Friday The Crucifixion The Resurrection The appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene and the disciples Easter Sunday 2. An Easter and Holy Week Puzzle Pack containing three differentiated word searches, three differentiated anagrams and crosswords More Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Brighten up dull winter days with this colourful resource about Mardi Gras which takes place in many countries around the world prior to the start of Lent. Mardi Gras Presentation This is a fully editable, 55-slide Powerpoint presentation. It focuses on: - the meaning of Mardi Gras - its origins - the different ways countries celebrate Mardi Gras The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to the Rio Carnival, the New Orleans Carnival, the Nice Carnival, the Belgium Carnival, the Venice Carnival and the Quebec Carnival. The PowerPoint automatically plays Paul Simon's 'Take me to the Mardi Gras' on slide 1 which could be played before the start of an assembly as pupils assemble. Please note that the watermark seen on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you purchase the resource the PowerPoint will be found in the zip file when you download the resource. If you purchase this resource and are happy with it, please leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. Puzzle Pack This resource contains three differentiated word searches, three differentiated anagram worksheets and a crossword. More Lent and Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Brighten up dull winter days in school with this colourful and informative PowerPoint presentation on Mardi Gras which takes place in many countries around the world prior to the start of Lent. The PowerPoint focuses on: - the meaning of Mardi Gras - its origins - the different ways countries celebrate Mardi Gras The PowerPoint contains 55 slides and has hyperlinks to the Rio Carnival, the New Orleans Carnival, the Nice Carnival, the Belgium Carnival, the Venice Carnival and the Quebec Carnival. The PowerPoint automatically plays Paul Simon's 'Take me to the Mardi Gras' on slide 1 which could be played before the start of an assembly as pupils assemble. Please note that the watermark seen on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you purchase the resource the PowerPoint will be found in the zip file when you download the resource. If you purchase this resource and are happy with it, please leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Mardi Gras Puzzle Pack - Crosswords, Anagrams, Wordsearches More Lent and Easter Resources Twenty Assemblies / Presentations - Just £19.99 - Great For Last Minute Assemblies Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Brighten up dull winter days in school with this colourful and informative PowerPoint presentation on Mardi Gras which takes place in many countries around the world prior to the start of Lent. The PowerPoint focuses on: - the meaning of Mardi Gras - its origins - the different ways countries celebrate Mardi Gras The PowerPoint contains 55 slides and has hyperlinks to the Rio Carnival, the New Orleans Carnival, the Nice Carnival, the Belgium Carnival, the Venice Carnival and the Quebec Carnival. The PowerPoint automatically plays Paul Simon's 'Take me to the Mardi Gras' on slide 1 which could be played before the start of an assembly as pupils assemble. Please note that the watermark seen on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you purchase the resource the PowerPoint will be found in the zip file when you download the resource. If you purchase this resource and are happy with it, please leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Mardi Gras Puzzle Pack - Crosswords, Anagrams, Wordsearches More Lent and Easter Resources Twenty Assemblies / Presentations - Just £19.99 - Great For Last Minute Assemblies Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a Mardi Gras-themed puzzle pack. The pack includes: - 3 differentiated word searches - 3 differentiated anagram worksheets - 1 crossword You may also be interested in: Mardi Gras Presentation This is a fully editable and informative 55-slide PowerPoint presentation on Mardi Gras which takes place in many countries around the world prior to the start of Lent. The PowerPoint focuses on: - the meaning of Mardi Gras - its origins - the different ways countries celebrate Mardi Gras The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to the Rio Carnival, the New Orleans Carnival, the Nice Carnival, the Belgium Carnival, the Venice Carnival and the Quebec Carnival. The PowerPoint automatically plays Paul Simon's 'Take me to the Mardi Gras' on slide 1 which could be played before the start of an assembly as pupils assemble. Please note that the watermark seen on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you purchase the resource the PowerPoint will be found in the zip file when you download the resource. If you purchase this resource and are happy with it, please leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Lent and Easter Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide