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).
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
Place Value Game - I have who has - Rounding to 10!
This is a fun rounding to ten "I have, who has" game. Students practice place value skills by rounding three digit numbers to the nearest 10.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NBT.A.1
Included you will find:
36 Color game cards
36 Black and white game cards
Answer key
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Rounding to the nearest 10 PowerPoint & Worksheet - Flying high! {Mini Bundle} . Aligned to Common Core Standards (3.NBT.1). Included is a 48 slide PowerPoint with exercise slides that may be projected or printed out. It also includes two worksheets with answer keys.
The PowerPoint is fully animated and entertaining. It is an excellent way to introduce rounding off to your class. Students are encouraged to work on their whiteboards while watching the PowerPoint. It's all done for you. Click and teach, print and work. Easy!
By Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
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
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
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).
Collaborative Class Bulletin Board (Superhero Theme) -
Build community and improve behavior with this collaborative classroom bulletin board. Each student receives a unique square to colour in according to a key. Once completed the students use their squares to create the big classroom poster. Students complete their individual superhero templates and add them to the class bulletin board. This is a wonderful way to demonstrate the benefits of teamwork and individual accountability.
24 bulletin board pages
2 superhero templates
Completed size: 47 x 17 inches
Please contact me if you have any questions or suggestions (duplessislindy@gmail.com).
Have fun teaching!
Lindy du Plessis