Hoppy Times
Recommended author of fun colourful resources to support different areas of KS2 curriculum.
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Recommended author of fun colourful resources to support different areas of KS2 curriculum.
English language arts
Boggle Word Games
Boggle Word Games. 20 in total.
Suitable for KS1 and KS2
Give players time (2-3 minutes) to find as many words on the grid of mixed up letters as they can. Students record their words (response sheet included) and score points depending on how many letters the word has. The longer the word, the more points it scores.
Great for morning starters, transition or end of day times.
23 pages in total (cover page, 20 boggle games, recording sheet, Hoppy Times t&c page). The file is in .pdf and can not be edited.
Thank you for your interest!
SPaG SATs Test Practice Paper
This is a free Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Practice Paper with 50 questions. Based on 2017 SPaG SATs Test. Great for revision in Year 6 KS2.
Questions include: word classes, active/passive voice, subordinate and main clauses, commas in lists, embedded clauses, relative clauses and many more.
Answers included.
This resource is completely free. Hope you and your students find it helpful.
Hoppy Times
Test Taking Strategies (SATs exam stress)
Help reduce your students’ stress and anxiety before SATs, exams or other tests with these Test Taking Strategies posters.
8 Posters included:
Good Night Sleep
Healthy Breakfast
Budget Your Time
Read Directions
Highlight Keywords
**Use Scrap Paper **(I have also included a similar poster that says “scratch paper” instead of “scrap paper”)
Check Your Answers
Show What You Know
The posters can be printed and laminated for durability. They would work best as a class display. The posters could also be helpful to SEN students who sometimes struggle the most.
The posters are in .pdf format and not editable. However, if you need anything changing, please drop me an email (my email address is on the last page of this resource).
Thank you for your interest!
Hoppy Times
Mother's Day Cards
Mother’s Day Cards
A quick and easy activity for Mother’s Day (or Mothering Sunday).
Children choose a postcard to colour and write a message to their mum.
There are 12 different designs in total (2 per page of A4)
I would recommend printing on card.
The postcards are one-sided and can be further mounted / laminated for durability.
You might also be interested in Mother’s Day Assembly
Thank you for your interest.
HoppyTimes
Chinese New Year Zodiac Craft
Celebrate Chinese New Year in your classroom with this easy and fun craft and writing activity suitable for KS1 / lower KS2.
Start by reading a story about the animals of the Chinese Zodiac, then introduce the main activity – making a Zodiac wheel. Children cut out the wheel and animal cards which they then glue to the wheel and colour or decorate it.
Finish off with a quick writing task – children draw or colour (both versions included) their Zodiac animal, read about its strength and weaknesses and say if they agree with the descriptions.
The resource is in .pdf format , not editable (29 pages including the cover and credits page) and includes:
1. The story of the 12 Zodiac animals.
2. Zodiac Craft instructions
3. Zodiac Craft
4. Zodiac writing activity (individual pages for each Zodiac animal)
The resource has been updated up to the Year 2026 (with lowest year now being 2003)
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Bundle
Complete Set Year 3/4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities
Please note, I am in the process of redesigning the bundle, so sets 1, 2 and 3 will appear different to the other sets. You are welcome to redownload the bundle once I’ve updated the design on all the sets.
This bundle contains all of my 10 sets of Year 3/4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities. Each set has at least 5 spelling activities plus a mini spelling list and word cards.
Please view each set individually to know more.
If you want to check the quality of my work, please download set 1 for free by following the link https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-4-common-exception-words-spelling-activities-set-1-11657367
If you have a suggestion or spotted a mistake, please do not hesitate to send me an email which is included at the end of each set. Thank you for your interest in my products!
Hoppy Times
Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 10)
This is the last set in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the 10 words of the list - strength, suppose, surprise, therefore, though, thought, through, various, weight, woman/women.
The activities include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
page 3 - Crack the Code activity
pages 4 - 8 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 9-10 - Word search activity (with answers)
page 11 - Roll and spell activity (dice required)
page 12 - Write it, draw it, use it activity
page 14 - Word Battleships activity
page 14 - credits
The 10 sets will be combined into a bundle shortly.
If you like the quality of my work, please consider leaving a rating/ review.
Thank you for your interest in my products.
Hoppy Times
Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 9)
This is set 9 in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the 10 words of the list - question, recent, regular, reign, remember, sentence, separate, special, straight, strange.
The activities include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
page 3 - A Postcard to My Friend activity
pages 4 - 8 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 9-10 - Word search activity (with answers)
page 11 - Spin and spell activity (using a fidget spinner)
pages 12-13 - Spelling Venn diagram activity (with answers)
page 14 - Colour words activity
page 15 - creits
More sets will appear shortly. Each will include at least 5 spelling activities, plus mini word lists and flash cards. These will later be combined into a bundle.
If you like the quality of my work, please consider leaving a rating/ review.
Thank you for your interest in my products.
Hoppy Times
Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 8)
This is set 8 in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the 10 words of the list - popular, position, possess(ion), possible, potatoes, pressure, probably, promise, purpose, quarter.
The activities are the same as in set 3 and tailored to the new set of words. They include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
page 3 - Dial a word activity
pages 4 - 8 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 9-10 - Word search activity (with answers)
page 11 - Silly sentences activity
page 12 - Word shapes activity
page 13 - credits
More sets will appear shortly. Each will include at least 5 spelling activities, plus mini word lists and flash cards. These will later be combined into a bundle.
If you like the quality of my work, please consider leaving a rating/ review.
Thank you for your interest in my products.
Hoppy Times
Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 7)
This is set 7 in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the 10 words of the list - natural, naughty, notice, occasionally, often, opposite, ordinary, particular, peculiar, perhaps.
The activities are the same as in set 2 and include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
pages 3 -8 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 9 - 10 - Word search (with answers)
page 11 - Make a sentence activity
page 12 - 13 - Circle the correct spelling activity (with answers)
page 14 - Spelling Rainbow activity
page 15 - credits
More sets will appear shortly. Each will include at least 5 spelling activities, plus mini word lists and flash cards. These will later be combined into a bundle.
If you like the quality of my work, please consider leaving a rating/ review.
Thank you for your interest in my products.
Hoppy Times
Bundle
KS2 SPaG POSTERS (grammar)
The resource follows the National Curriculum guidelines for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar in KS2.
Included over 50 display / reference posters and 48 vocabulary/word cards on various SPaG topics.
Lower KS2 posters: prepositions, root words, suffixes, prefixes, conjunctions, possessive nouns, possessive pronouns, plural nouns, word families, homophones, direct speech, articles, adverbs, fronted adverbials, pronouns, paragraphs, headings and subheadings, Present Perfect and Past Simple, main clause, subordinate clause, noun phrases, determiners.
Upper KS2 posters: suffixes (converting nouns and adjectives into verbs); prefixes (changing meaning of verbs); relative clauses; embedded relative clauses; relative pronouns; modal verbs; types of modal verbs; parenthesis; brackets; dashes; commas; commas to avoid ambiguity; paragraph cohesion; formal and informal language; passive voice; layout devices; subjunctive mood; ellipsis; semi-colon; colon; hyphen; antonyms; synonyms.
+ BONUS (Free Adjectives Dice Game)
All posters be printed as A4 or A3 (just change the settings on your Print page). The posters can also be scaled down (choose Multiple on the Print page) and used as reference cards / test prep tool - the choice is yours!
Thank you for interest in my products!
Hoppy Times
30 SPaG POSTERS (KS2 Year 5/6 grammar )
The resource follows the National Curriculum guidelines for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar in Upper KS2 (Years 5 and 6)
This HUGE set will give you everything you need for your SPaG wall. Included are 31 posters and 22 vocabulary cards on various SPaG topics.
Posters: suffixes (converting nouns and adjectives into verbs); prefixes (changing meaning of verbs); relative clauses; embedded relative clauses; relative pronouns; modal verbs; types of modal verbs; parenthesis; brackets; dashes; commas; commas to avoid ambiguity; paragraph cohesion; formal and informal language; passive voice; layout devices; subjunctive mood; ellipsis; semi-colon; colon; hyphen; antonyms; synonyms.
Can be printed as A4 or A3 (just change the settings on your Print page). The posters can also be scaled down (choose Multiple on the Print page) and used as reference cards - the choice is yours!
Thank you for interest in my products!
Hoppy Times
Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 6)
This is the 6th set in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the following words of the list - interest, island, knowledge, learn, length, library, material, medicine, mention, minute.
The activities are same as in Set 1 and include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
pages 3 -7 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 8 - 9 - Word search (with answers)
page 10 - Make a sentence activity
page 11 - 12 - Missing words activity (with answers)
page 13 - iPad spelling activity
page 14 - credits
More sets will appear shortly. Each will include at least 5 spelling activities, plus mini word lists and flash cards. These will later be combined into a bundle.
If you like the quality of my work, please consider leaving a rating/ review.
Thank you for your interest in my products.
Hoppy Times
Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 5)
This is the fifth set in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the 10 words of the list - group, guard, guide,heard, heart, height, history, imagine, increase, important.
The activities include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
page 3 - Crack the Code activity
pages 4 - 8 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 9-10 - Word search activity (with answers)
page 11 - Roll and spell activity (dice required)
page 12 - Write it, draw it, use it activity
page 14 - Word Battleships activity
page 14 - credits
More sets will appear shortly. Each will include at least 5 spelling activities, plus mini word lists and flash cards. These will later be combined into a bundle.
If you like the quality of my work, please consider leaving a rating/ review.
Thank you for your interest in my products.
Hoppy Times
Spelling Activities & Games
This resource contains 20 + spelling activities and games.
Suitable for any word list (KS1, KS2)
Almost no prep needed apart from printing (some games require a dice or a spinner).
Can be used year after year making it a great investment!
Activities include: secret code writing; spelling battleships; look/say/cover/write/check; iPad spellings; postcard writing; word search making; rainbow spelling; dictionary work; word webs; word swirls; spelling hangman; board game; word families; comic strips and more!
FUN End of Year Summer Quiz
This fun quiz consists of 25 multiple choice questions about summer. Recording sheet included. Editable text. Great end of year activity. Suitable for KS2 - KS3
Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 4)
This is the fourth set in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the 10 words of the list - exercise, experience, experiment, extreme, famous, favourite, February, forwards, fruit, grammar.
The activities include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
page 3 - A Postcard to Mars activity
pages 4 - 8 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 9-10 - Word search activity (with answers)
page 11 - Spin and spell activity (using a fidget spinner)
pages 12-13 - Spelling Venn diagram activity (with answers)
page 14 - credits
More sets in our shop, including a bundle at a reduced price. Each includes at least 5 spelling activities, plus mini word lists and flash cards.
If you like the quality of my work, please consider leaving a rating/ review.
Thank you for your interest,
Hoppy Times
Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 3)
This is the third set in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the 10 words of the list - continue, decide, describe, different, difficult, disappear, early, earth, eight/eighth, enough.
The activities include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
page 3 - Dial a word activity
pages 4 - 8 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 9-10 - Word search activity (with answers)
page 11 - Silly sentences activity
page 12 - Word shapes activity
page 13 - credits
This set is part of the BUNDLE
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Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 2)
This is the second set in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the 10 words of the list - build, busy
( business), calendar, caught, centre, century, certain, circle, complete, consider.
The activities include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
pages 3 -8 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 9 - 10 - Word search (with answers)
page 11 - Make a sentence activity
page 12 - Circle it! activity
page 13 - Spelling Rainbow activity
page 14 - credits
This set is part of a Bundle
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Hoppy Times
Year 3 / 4 Common Exception Words Spelling Activities (Set 1)
This is the first set in the series of activities to practise the spellings of Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words. The activities in this set are based on the first 10 words of the list - accidentally, actually, address, answer, appear, arrive, believe, bicycle, breath, breathe.
The activities include :
page 1 - mini word lists
page 2 - Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity
pages 3 -7 - Word flash cards (2 per page of A4)
pages 8 - 9 - Word search (with answers)
page 10 - Make a sentence activity
page 11 - 12 - Missing words activity (with answers)
page 13 - iPad spelling activity
page 14 - credits
This resource is part of the BUNDLE
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Hoppy Times