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 is resource is on the topic of Sikhism. It is an introductory booklet that aims to cover the key features of the Sikh religion including the the K’s.
Ideal resource for revision/assessment.
It contains a contents page, glossary of terms and texts with sub-headings and questions.
The booklet can be ‘dipped’ into as a non-fiction resource depending on what you are teaching.
**Topics covered: **
-Guru Nanak - Founder of Sikhism (First Guru)
-Guru Gobind Singh - Founder of the Khalsa and the Five Ks (Tenth and last human Guru)
-The Meaning of the Five Ks
-What happens in a Gurdwara?
-Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh holy book)
-The Khalsa baptism (Amrit ceremony)
-The Langar
-Seva
-Ik Onkar symbol
-The Khanda symbol
-The Nisham Sahib (Sikh flag)
There are a mixture of direct questions, questions which require inference, multiple choice questions with tick box, labelling and ICT work (finding out more information). (In total 45 questions). Pupils are referred to the pages they need to look at to obtain the answers.
Includes Specimen Answer booklet.
Learning Objectives: To explore the Sikh religion and to understand it beliefs and practices and the meaning of its symbols. To understand why some Sikhs look similar in their appearance.
Desired Outcome: That pupils get a good overview of the Sikh religion.
Reading comprehension passage with questions and exercises.
Text is also on PowerPoint Presentation - Option for whole class reading.
Suitable for KS1/Lower Grade KS2.
Reading comprehensions - There are 14 questions and 11 questions respectively.
Use the cover sheet to make a lovely reading comprehension booklet.
**Covers: **
Looking for answers in the text
Tick box statements
Punctuation
Correct spellings
Rewrite in a difference tense
Inference
Explain their answers
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
Images royalty free from Microsoft Clipart.
This pack contains resources ideal for early years and Year1 and SEN. It teaches addition and subtraction from the beginning with counting, adding groups, and then using symbols to write number sentences. Students learn subtraction sums by counting back and then crossing out to show taking away. They then go on to using minus and equals sign to show taking away.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentations for each resource
Total of 10 Lesson Plans
Worksheets for each lesson
Extension worksheets
Cut and paste activities
Please see individual resources for full description.
You may be interested in the Minibeast Bundle which includes both these products.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/minibeasts-bundles-counting-adding-missing-numbers-word-search-puzzles-12298848
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I have so far included in this growing bundle the following:
Money task cards - add up mixed coins to value $5
Money problems, count, add, subtract and draw coins to match price tags worksheets
Australian coins - money presentation, non fiction reading comprehension.
Money Task Cards - Giving Change
Worksheets - Giving Change from $5 and $10 and associated word problems.
Cut and Paste Coins Activity to $2.00
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This resource is on the topic of Saint George and The Dragon legend.
A great introduction to myths and legends.
Aimed at: KS1/2
The legend of St. George the dragon-slayer is on PowerPoint.
The Presentation includes whole class activities and comprehension questions.
Children are encouraged to participate in discussion about the story and check their understanding.
The second PowerPoint Presentation explains what mythical stories are and why they were told (6 Slides).
The third PowerPoint Presentation is on different dragons for whole class activity and to prepare children for their worksheet activity.
The resource also contains:-
Flexible detailed lesson plans covering 3 lessons (includes learning objectives and plenaries). Each PowerPoint slide is referred to in the lesson plans.
Lesson 1: Children are presented with the legend of St. George and then there are 7 comprehension questions. The Myths Presentation is also referred to set the story in context.
Differentiated worksheets - With support - LA children read, cut/paste sentences to match pictures;
MA/HA write sentences for each picture using time words.
Extension: Complete George’s Day Factsheet (colour in/3 questions).
Lesson 2: The lesson focus is adjectives. Children review describing words using the Dragons Presentation. Build a word bank of adjectives; model sentence for describing dragon on Slide 12).
Differentiated Activity 1 - LA children label the dragon and then write simple sentences after colouring it in.
MA/LA - Draw/colour in their dragon and write sentences describing it.
Early finishers: Print off one or two dragon slides for children to describe.
Lesson 3: Retelling myth in own words. Quick review of the story.
Children draft their story and also use their description of their dragon in the previous lesson to add into the story.
There is a worksheet to write up the final draft.
Simpson and his donkey with factsheets and worksheets. This is a PowerPoint presentation on one of the most well-known ANZAC, John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey.
It is a resource linked to ANZAC Day and bravery.
Content:
• Teacher’s Notes/Guide
• PowerPoint Presentation (20 Slides)
• 1 Worksheet
• 5 Factsheets
• 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheets relating to the Factsheets
• 1 Word Search
Worksheet 1 – Students write and draw 4 facts about Simpson. The less able students can write one sentence in each square.
The last part of the worksheet asks students to think about a question they would ask Simpson.
5 Reading Comprehension Factsheets
The story is divided into five sections. The texts are contained in text boxes to make it easier to read and extract information.
Background: Simpson, The Early Days, Simpson becomes an ANZAC, Simpson’s Bravery and Simpson’s Death: The Memory Lives On.
The comprehension sheets can be given out in any order. A teacher/assistant can work with a particular group that requires support.
The worksheets cover sentence work, word work, spelling errors and jumbled words, true/false questions, short description writing and gap filling.
Word Search for early finishers relating to the same topic.
The resources can be edited to tailor them to the needs of your ability groups.
File Type: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF formats
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This pack relates to euros and euro cents currency.
Updated 17 May 2022 to include two versions of the original Presentation and worksheets showing the different ways euros/cents are written.
Aimed at KS1/Kindergarten/Grade 1 and ESL/EFL students.
The presentation can be used as follow-up to the first pack and builds upon the skills students have learnt previously. It still uses a step-by-step approach to teaching money but using higher value coins.
This pack contains:
<strong>A comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation (53 Slides) - divided into convenient sections. </strong>
1.Reviewing coins and their values, money exchange and using the 50c, €1 and €2 coins.
2. Using €1 and €2 euro coins. Using combination of coins to equal the value of the one euro and two euro coins.
3. Using euros and cents together - this is explained in the presentation with various whole class activities
4. Giving change from €1 and € 2 euro coins.
The Presentation also includes whole class activities and different strategies students can use to work out money problems. Students also learn to change, e.g. 125 cents to €1.25/1,25€.
**4 Flexible Lesson Plans - contains objectives, plenaries and main lesson. PowerPoint Slides are referred to in the lesson plans. **
Some preparation is required: Laminate the coin sheets, coin cards and price tags for practical tasks at tables.
<strong>Worksheets</strong>
<strong>Lesson 1</strong> - Adding up combinations of euro coins (2 worksheets).
At the Mall (2 worksheets) - adding two items. Extension adding three items.
<strong>Lesson 2</strong> - You will need the coin sheets or you can use plastic euro money. Students draw or use the laminated coins to work out different combination of coins that equal €1. Challenge: Different combination of coins that equal two euros. E.g. 50c + 20c + 20c + 10c = €1
<strong>Lesson 3</strong> - Two-part money activity Worksheets (x2).
Section A - students complete the table; Section B - students complete the addition sums.
<strong>Lesson 4</strong> - 2 Giving change activity.
Students in groups at their table. Students take turns to pick a €1 coin card and a price label. The rest of the students in the group work out the change.
Challenge: Working out change from €2. Students choose one of the yellow price labels.
Worksheets and slides are shown in the preview panes.
File Type: PowerPoint , Word and PDF format. Includes a zip with the 3 versions.
You may be interested in Money Pack 1 - Step by step introduction:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/money-euros-and-cents-presentations-lesson-plans-worksheets-activities-1-11633169
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This resource material is for countries using the euro currency: euros and euro cents.
Aimed at KS1/Kindergarten/Grade 1 and ESL/EFL students.
Updated on 17 May, 2022 to include different ways the euros/cents are written. There are now three versions which you can choose to download.
The presentation is a step-by-step approach to teaching euros/cents.
<strong>This pack contains:</strong>
A comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation (46 Slides) - divided into convenient sections.
Identifying and describing coins and their value
Adding up cents and adding prices of items
Looking at combination of coins and comparing/matching coins of equivalent value, e.g. five 1 cents is worth the same as a 5 cent coin.
Giving change - working out how much change you would get from 5c, 10c, and 20c.
The Presentation also includes whole class activities and different strategies students can use to work out money problems.
There is a separate Presentation on general introduction and a list of countries that use euros as their currency.
4 Flexible Lesson Plans - contains objectives, plenaries and main lesson. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the lesson plans.
** Worksheets **
<strong>Lesson 1</strong> - Matching each coin to its value - There are two sets of activities.
(1) Write the value opposite the coin and practise writing the euro signs.
(2) Cut and paste each coin to the correct value shown.
<strong>Lesson 2</strong> - Let’s Go Shopping (1) - adding two items together
Let’s Go Shopping (2) - adding three items together
Optional cut and paste Match up Money Bags activity - Students add the prices of the pictures together to get the total and then match the bag of 1 cent coins to the correct sum.
<strong>Lesson 3</strong> - 4 Worksheets called Euro Money Bags 1, 2, 3, and 4. Students draw combination of coins to match the price tag.
<strong>Lesson 4</strong> - 2 Giving change worksheets - Price tag is shown and then the coin. Students work out what change they would receive if they spent the money shown on the price tag and paid with, e.g. a 10 cent coin.
Sample worksheets and Slides are shown in preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint , Word and PDF format. The three versions are in a zip file folder which you can extract.
You may be interested in the pack 2:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/money-euros-and-cents-presentation-lesson-plans-worksheets-activities-2-11633171
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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 product relates to UK sterling money pounds and pence. Its aim is to encourage students to use different skills to find solutions to a two-step problem.
Aimed at: Keystage 1/Lower Keystage 2.
Ideal for revising adding up coins and to finding how much more money to pay for an item.
The worksheets start off with small denominations and then it increases to 50p and £1.
There are 60 differentiated worksheets.
Worksheet 1 - up to 10p (11 pages)
Worksheet 2 - up to 20p (11 pages)
Worksheet 3 - up to 30p (12 pages)
Worksheet 4 - up to 50p (12 pages)
Worksheet 5 - up to £1.00 (14 pages)
<strong>Description: </strong>
The worksheet is divided into 3 columns.
The first column contains the price of the item.
The second column shows the coins the customer uses to pay for the item but unfortunately it is not enough.
The problem is in two parts: -
Add up the total amount of the coins and write it in the blank box.
Find out how much the customer is short by, i.e. how much more he/she has to pay and then fill in the box.
The space above the box in the third column is for the student to show their workings out.
Skills required: addition, subtraction, counting on/back.
Provide hundred charts, number lines, coins, small objects for the students.
File Type: Word and PDF.
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UPDATED February 12, 2019: Number bonds to 20.
This pack contains St. Valentine maths topic themes which you can incorporate into your lesson plan(s).
Aimed at: Reception/Year 1
If you operate a carousel system in your class, you can place the different activities on the tables for children to practise number work/patterns.
Content and Description
Includes Teacher Notes
• Counting in ones missing number sequence worksheet – Children complete sequence by writing the missing numbers in the heart.
• Number bonds to 10 and 20 - x2 sets of worksheets – this is a cut and stick activity. Children cut out a broken heart on worksheet 2 to match and stick to a broken heart on worksheet 1. The hearts add up to 10 on one set of worksheets; and then add up to 20 on the second set of worksheets.
• Counting using Tens Frame – Pictures are placed in different positions on the tens frame. Children count and write the number in the space provided.
• Count and tick to match activity – Numicon – Children count the pictures in the squares and then tick the Numicon shape that matches the number of pictures.
• Colour Sequence Worksheet – Children work out what comes next in the colour sequence and then complete the last two or three squares. The pictures are: hearts, Valentine envelopes and lips.
• Picture Sequence – Cut and stick activity – Children look at the pictures and work out what comes next. Then they cut out the correct pictures to complete the sequences.
• Three sets of flash cards 1 to 10
o Numeral and Number flash cards
o Numicon flash cards
o Picture Heart flash cards
1. Children can play snap with the different sets of flash cards.
2. Whiteboard + dry-wipe pen - Choose a set, e.g. picture cards. Place the cards face down. He/She turns over two cards and writes a number equation to solve.
File Type: Word and PDF
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This product is on the topic of All About Me.
Aimed at: Reception/Year1 and Year 2.
Use for ESL/EFL students for speaking about themselves and about other people.
<strong>Content:</strong>
• Teacher Notes (2 pages)
• 42 Question Cards (colour and plain background) – Laminate and cut out
• Rules for whole class activities using the question cards
• Digit cards 1 – 32 (patterned and plain): Laminate and cut out
• Worksheet (1 page)
• Blank question and digit cards for your use
**The question cards can be used in various ways. **
This is option 2. Arrange students in a semi-circle.
Whole class activity – Laminate and cut out the flashcard numbers and randomly hand them out to the students.
Print, laminate and cut out the question cards and place a selection in the centre.
You select a question card and then to choose a student to answer the question, say ‘I want whoever has number 7 to answer the question.’
The student that has card number 7 answers the question.
If you would like other students to answer the same question, then just say e.g. ‘I want whoever has card number, e.g. 23, to answer the same question.’
Depending on timing, you can decide on how many questions to select from the pack.
Working in Pairs or small groups
Students shuffle some question cards and lay them face down on the table.
They take turns to turn over a card and ask each other questions.
Worksheet – All About Me
This is a single worksheet for students to complete.
Activities on the worksheet:
Draw a picture of themselves;
write their name
Age
Birth date
Write the colour of their hair and colour in the picture
Write the colour of their eyes and colour in the eye picture
Complete the six boxes.
The 42 question cards are also on PowerPoint and editable.
Extra blank cards - Askt students to write their own questions for others to answer.
You might be interested in:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-about-me-pshe-presentations-and-question-name-generator-activity-sheets-question-cards-11354873
This resource relates to Saint Patrick’s Day. It is an easy reading comprehension for early readers with four questions and associated tasks - labelling, phonics, sight word search, writing initial letters, colouring and completing four sets of three-piece jigsaw puzzles.
Ideal for early learners, English language learners, SEN students.
Can be used for guided reading and the more able early readers can work on their own.
Content:
Saint Patrick’s Day reading with pictures
Worksheet with 4 questions
Labelling a leprechaun activity. This is differentiated in that one sheet is partly coloured in to be labelled.
Literacy work associated with the reading text: Find words in the text and circle, write rhyming words for hat, pot and red
It is a short text. Children are asked to count the full stops and write the number of sentences.
Writing initial letters worksheet (differentiated)
Complete jigsaw puzzles
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Also appropriate for US.
In this All About Me resource the questions are set in hexagonal tiles for students to complete. There are 3 types of activities.
Content:
Teacher Notes
Worksheet 1 - 6 tiles with questions and children draw a picture of themselves in the middle. (UK and US spelling).
Worksheet 2(Easier) (x4) - These worksheets consist of 3 questions on each page with red borders and children answer the questions inside hexagons with blue borders. The last tile always requires children to draw a picture of: themselves, a toy, what they are good at, an animal they would like to be.
Worksheet 3 - Children trace over the sentences and finish them off in their own words. Lastly, they draw a picture in each of the three hexagons.
Worksheet 4 - Children trace over a set of different sentences and finish off in their own words. Lastly, they draw a picture in each of the three hexagons.
Please see preview pane.
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NOW UPDATED WITH WORKSHEETS - May 2019
The resources are for visual display around the classroom and can also be used as flashcards to teach days and month sequencing.
Days of the week display title
Days - Monday to Sunday display
Months of the Year title
Months of the Year display - January to December
The four seasons display title
The seasons Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall, Winter
Editable Birthday Wall display
The birthday wall display is also on a PowerPoint Slide so you can type in your student’s name and print off. Alternatively, you can print off the PDF format and use blu tac or velcro and stick the student’s name on the birthday display.
Create a seasons table - for example, in autumn lay out leaves, acorns and a harvest basket.
In addition, there are worksheets to go with the displays.
Days of the week – 4 worksheets
Students cut and glue the days in the correct order.
Jumbled days for students to unscramble and then write the days in the correct order. Students then answer the questions on the second part of the worksheet, e.g. What days do we call the weekend?
Students read simple sentences that contain days of the week and then cut out and glue the strips in the correct order.
Students write own simple sentences about what activity they do after school each day.
To differentiate the activity, I have prepared a sheet with just pictures and activities on them which some students can choose and cut out to stick onto their worksheets and use the words to create a simple sentence.
Months of the year - 5 worksheets
Students cut and glue the months in the correct order.
Months of the year poem – You can read aloud the poem to the students and ask them questions on it. It is also on PowerPoint. You could ask them if the months are in the correct order. Which months have 31 days? Which month has 28 days? Work at the table: Students can work together to read the poem and answer the 5 questions.
On this worksheet, students trace over months and then list them in the correct order. In the last column they write the number of days in each month.
Sorting months worksheet – Students write the months under the correct seasons. The last task is to write the month their birthday is in.
Differentiated worksheet – students sort the months by cutting and gluing the months into the correct seasons on the wheel. There are two questions to answer.
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Updated to included b/w worksheets and number lines clipart.
This mixed bag maths resource pack contains:-
5 Flexible Lesson Plans
5 PowerPoint Presentations.
Number line 0-10
Number line 0-20.
Worksheets to go with each of the lessons
Content of lessons:
Lesson 1: Addition with number line up to 10; extension up to 20 for more able children.
To use number line to work out addition sums.
Lesson 2: Subtraction with number line up to 10; extension to 20 for more able children.
To use number line to work out subtraction sums.
Lesson 3: Money activities - recognising coins and using exact value to pay for items.
Extension work adding two items together up to 20p.
To recognise coin values and use exact coins to pay for items.
Lesson 4: Counting in twos. Worksheet activities on this. Gap filling number sequences and counting in two worksheets.
Counting in twos - money worksheet 2p.
To recognise number sequences and count in twos.
Lesson 5: Simple word maths problem for children to solve. Worksheets differentiated.
To solve simple maths problems using addition or subtraction operations.
Learning objectives, starter activites and main lessons are in the lesson plans.
US Version
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mixed-bag-math-addition-subtraction-to-20-money-skip-count-by-2-solve-math-problems-5-lessons-11153912
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Aimed at Pre-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1.
This English Language Arts resource includes:-
PowerPoint Presentation on all the lessons - the reading text is on PowerPoint with audio.
Optional - click on the icon to listen to the story.
Presentation for whole class teaching including whole class exercises.
Also includes:-
English Language Arts Plan contains 5 lessons focusing on the short story (lesson starter and plenaries).
Activities:-
- Reading comprehension questions - involves speaking/listening and reading/writing.
- Capitalization and punctuation at the end of a sentence
- Sentence activity
- Sorting jumbled words (word scramble) used in the story
- Focus on use of adjectives to write interesting stories
- Writing simple sentences
- Creative writing activity
- Labeling pictures using adjectives
- Reading texts and illustrating
- Word search
- Differentiated worksheets and activities
All resources are editable and printable.
Addresses:
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RF.1.A
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RF.1.4 and RF.1.4.A
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.1.1
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.1.2
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.1.7
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.W.1.3
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.SL.1.2
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.1.2
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.1.2.B
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.1.1.F
File Type: Word and PowerPoint
All images royalty free from Microsoft clipart.
Spring-themed resource which is also ideal for St David’s Day activity.
A cut and paste puzzle activity counting 1 to 5.
You can prepare the activity by cutting out the puzzles and having the children sort through to count and match the number of daffodils to the correct number or for the more able number words and number.
Alternatively, to improve their fine motor skills, place the sheets of paper on their tables and get the children to cut out and match the two sides of the puzzles. Once they are matched, they can stick them in their workbooks.
I have also included a 4-piece daffodil puzzle in colour and b/w.
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You may be interested in more St David’s Maths Activities:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-david-s-day-numbers-1-20-match-up-puzzle-pieces-tens-twenty-frames-bar-chart-activities-12079213
The tutorial notes on the birth of Jesus and why Joseph had to go to Bethlehem can be speaking/listening. It also explains the anger of King Herod, the joy of the shepherds and the Wisemen.
The summary notes can be adapted for comprehension worksheets.
Short introductory PowerPoint presentation
I have uploaded 3 sets worksheets for children to work in pairs to complete cloze activities - that way strong readers can help the weaker readers.
Simple activity - Children draw presents for Jesus and label and complete a mini word search.
Sort jumbled sentences - Answer key included
Learning Aim: To understand why we celebrate Christmas.
You may be interested in the full story on PowerPoint (34 Slides) and in PDF Format and additional worksheets.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-nativity-birth-of-jesus-presentation-worksheets-12224259
A lovely shamrock cut and paste puzzle activity counting 1 to 5 puzzle.
You can prepare the activity by cutting out the puzzles and having the children sort through to count and match the number of shamrocks to the correct number or for the more able number words and number.
Alternatively, to improve their fine motor skills, place the sheets of paper on their tables and get the children to cut out and match the two sides of the puzzles. Once they are matched, they can stick them in their workbooks.
I have also included a 2 sets of 4-piece shamrock puzzles - colour and b & w.
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