I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and I try to make my resources have real-world applications whenever possible. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and I try to make my resources have real-world applications whenever possible. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
This free worksheet on articles focuses on “a” and “an” for words beginning with a vowel sound or consonant sound.
The worksheet explains when to use “a” and “an” and has two practice exercises.
The first exercise asks children to circle “a” or “an” for each picture.
The second exercise asks children to write “a” or “an” for each word.
I hope your children enjoy using this worksheet.
If you love getting kids up and moving, this game will be ideal to practise their grammar and have fun at the same time!
Children play in teams, just like a relay, taking turns to correctly complete a card, racing to complete all 10 questions.
This pack comes with five different sets of 10 questions for children to answer.
Game 1 – write “a” or “an” for each noun
Game 2 – write “a” or “an” for each noun phrase
Game 3 – write “a” or “an” for the three nouns on the card
Game 4 – challenge level which includes words where the beginning letter is a vowel but makes a consonant sound, or a consonant which is silent and makes a vowel sound
Game 5 – right or wrong (if it’s correct, children write “right” and if it’s wrong, children correct the sentence)
This game is a great energiser, a fun finisher or an exciting review activity. However you choose to use it, your students will love you for it!
Here is a super fun game that gets children excited about practising grammar!
The resource includes a digital slide and a printable version of two characters with the words “a” and “an”. These get displayed on the board.
There is a word list of over 60 nouns and noun phrases, including harder ones (with “h” and “u”).
Divide the class into two (or more) teams and give each team a scrunched paper ball or soft ball to throw.
Call out a noun or noun phrase and the first child to throw the ball at the correct character, wins a point for their team.
I guarantee your class will love it!
You will receive a PPTX slide and two PDFs (not editable).
This grammar game to practise “a” and “an” is so much fun, and children love that they’re the expert on the card they’re holding, and they love teaching others when they don’t know the answer. And they love trading!
This pack comes with 28 cards that children use to quiz each other.
How to play:
Cut out the cards, fold in half, and give each child one card.
Children move about the room with the question “a or an” facing other students. A child (Child A) shows their question to another child (Child B) who answers using “a/an + noun”. If they’re not sure, child A can tell the answer, because it’s all about learning. Child B then quizzes child A. After guessing, child A and child B swap cards and each move on to someone new to quiz.
You could use this activity at the start of your lesson to get children eager to learn more, or use it as an energizer, a fun finisher, or review activity.
I hope your children have fun playing and learning at the same time!
It’s fun to spice grammar up with some movement, so this scavenger hunt game will be ideal for getting children out of their seats and learning at the same time!
This pack comes with 16 photos that can be displayed around the room and two options for recording sheets – with space for either 12 or 16 words, so you can differentiate with your students.
Children roam the room and record each animal or object in the correct column.
You could use this activity at the start of your lesson to get children eager to learn more, or you could use it as a fun finisher or review activity.
Your students will love this engaging set of digital and printable worksheets packed with learning activities which are carefully scaffolded to introduce adjective and verb antonyms and give creative opportunities to apply their learning, plus answer keys.
Level 1 introduces the definition of an antonym and builds vocabulary with adjectives.
Level 2 reinforces learning by encouraging recall of the new words students have come across in Level 1.
Level 3 explains why we need to use antonyms and introduces vocabulary for verb antonyms.
Level 4 gives further practice with antonym verbs and opportunities to get creative in their application of antonyms.
Why will children like it?
The activities will appeal to children who are motivated by games by having levels to complete. It will appeal to children who love a puzzle, with codes to crack, word-finds and crosswords, and there is an opportunity for creative minds to apply their learning through drawing.
What’s included?
Level 1 - Adjectives
Example of antonyms
Definition of antonyms
Word search
Guess the right antonym
Match adjectives and antonyms
Unscramble the antonyms
Write the antonym
Level 2 - Adjectives
Solve it - crossword
Sort it - sort words into antonym pairs
Check it - is the antonym correct or wrong?
Improve it - use antonyms to make writing clearer
Level 3 - Verbs
Why learn antonyms?
Draw an antonym
Check it - is the antonym correct or wrong
Choose the antonym
Hunt for it - find antonym pairs
Word search
Level 4 - Verbs
Crack the code to find antonym pairs
Solve it - crossword
Grumpy teacher - make the sentence more positive
Grumpy parent vs nice parent - make sentences using antonyms
Answer keys
Wall poster of antonyms
Exit tickets
U.K and U.S versions
You will receive: a PDF version, an editable PowerPoint™ version (editable text, images and layout are not editable), and a link to the Google Slides™ version.
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your learners.
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Your students will love this pack of 4 digital and printable synonyms worksheets packed with learning activities which are carefully scaffolded to introduce adjective and verb synonyms before leading to creative writing, plus answer keys.
Level 1 introduces the definition of a synonym and builds vocabulary with adjectives.
Level 2 reinforces the learning by encouraging recall of all the new words students have come across in Level 1.
Level 3 explains why we need to use synonyms and introduces vocabulary for verb synonyms.
Level 4 is all about applying students’ knowledge by improving writing and creating their own writing within a structured format.
Why will children like it?
The activities will appeal to children who are motivated by games by having levels to complete. It will appeal to children who love a puzzle, with codes to crack, word-finds and crosswords, and there is an opportunity for creative minds to apply their learning through drawing.
What’s included?
Level 1 - Adjectives
Level 2 - Adjectives
Level 3 - Verbs
Level 4: Adjectives and Verbs
Answer key
U.K and U.S versions
You will receive a PDF version, a link to Google Slides™, and an editable PowerPoint™ version (text is editable, images and layout aren’t).
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
Quizzes are so much fun, so let’s do one for grammar with “a” and “an”!
With this PowerPoint slide deck there are 25 editable questions.
The first five (1-5) are fill-in-the-gap with “a” or “an”.
With the next five (6-10), children decide if the sentence is correct and write “right” if it is, or correct it if it’s wrong.
Questions 11-15 are true or false questions.
Questions 16-20 are a challenge as children think of a word that goes after “a” or “an” depending on the category.
Questions 21-25 are harder gap fill questions (hour, unicorn, etc.)
Slides 27-28 are blank slides if you’d like to add your own questions. Slides 29-55 are the answers.
You will receive a PPTX file (text is editable, images aren’t).
You may also like these other “a” and “an” games.
“A” or “An” Relay Race
“A” or “An” Quiz and Trade Game
“A” or “An” Scavenger Hunt
Are you looking for engaging ways for your students to learn about modal verbs and adverbs for possibility? This digital and printable resource includes a quiz to introduce the language, an interactive notebook to apply and organise learning in a visual way, six engaging worksheets, and a board game for pairs or small groups.
These activities cater to different learning styles to make learning more memorable, and encourage creativity, draw on general knowledge, and meet social needs through playing together, all while using modal verbs.
What’s covered?
can, may (not), might (not), could, must, should/ought to, can’t, won’t
negatives
adverbs of possibility
What’s included?
6 worksheets (printable and digital)
Interactive notebook ranking the modal verbs in order of probability (and visual instructions) - printable and digital drag and drop version
Board game for pairs or small groups
Answer keys
Reference sheet for modal verbs
U.S and U.K versions
I hope your students enjoy using these activities.
You will receive:
A PDF version, an editable PPTX (text is editable, not images or layout), and a link to the Google Slides™ version.
Updated March 19 2024 to add digital versions.
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This is an engaging set of digital and printable worksheets which cover how to form the plurals of words with Latin or Greek roots, foreign words, less common irregular plurals, and compound words, and is perfect for your year 5 and 6 class.
English spelling rules follow all kinds of rules, especially when it comes to borrowed words. If you’ve ever wondered if the plural of “octopus” is “octopi” or “octopuses” or maybe even “octopodes”, this pack explains it all!
What’s included?
7 worksheets
Latin-root words
Greek-root words
Words from other languages
Less common irregular plurals
Revision of irregular plurals from lower levels
Compound words
Answer keys
U.S and U.K versions
Editable PPT version (text is editable, images and layout are not)
Link to Google Slides™ version
I hope you and your students enjoy using these worksheets.
You will receive:
A PDF version, an editable PPT version, and a link to the Google Slides™ version.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
This pack of 4 digital and printable worksheets, answer keys, and class game will help your students improve their writing skills by eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
Each worksheet covers two tips for becoming a more concise writer, with an example sentence and practice sentences or matching activity.
I’ve aimed to make the concepts understandable while giving just the right amount of challenge when it comes to using the skills in writing.
I’ve included a whole-class team game that will reinforce learning and get your students applying their skills in a fun race to improve 10 sentences.
What’s included?
4 worksheets and answer keys
2 versions of the class game so you can choose one or do both
U.S and U.K versions
You will receive:
A PDF version, an editable PPT (text is editable, images and layout are not), and a link to the Google Slides™ version.
I hope your students enjoy using these activities.
You may also like:
Active and Passive Voice Worksheets
Shifts in Voice and Mood Worksheets
Verb Moods Board Game
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
This differentiated digital and printable reading passage about Amelia Earhart will give your students an introduction to who this amazing woman was, what sparked her interest in flying, and some of her many achievements.
The informational text is differentiated with four levels so you can use what works best for your students (year 2 to year 5 approximately). There is also an editable version so you can adapt it if you need to.
The comprehension questions are appropriate for the level of text and cover answering questions about details in the text, identifying the main topic or purpose, understanding the connection between ideas, identifying how a map contributes to understanding, and determining the meaning of vocabulary.
There are also two optional Amelia Earhart colouring pages to choose from, plus a word search with two levels of difficulty for your early finishers, or just for fun after their reading challenge.
Answer keys are provided to make marking quick and easy.
19 pages included.
You will receive a PDF version, an editable PowerPoint™ version (text is editable, images and layout aren’t), and a link to the Google Slides™ version.
If you’d like more Amelia Earhart activities, you may like this pack which includes the reading text.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
Are you looking for engaging plural noun activities for building your students’ ability to form regular and irregular plural nouns? Grammar is easy with 7 pages of printable worksheets that are designed to be fun and include crosswords, word finds, match ups, hunt for words and more.
The activities will appeal to children who are motivated by games by having levels to complete. It will appeal to children who love a puzzle, with codes to crack, word finds and crosswords, and there is even an opportunity for creative minds to apply their learning through drawing.
Children can complete all activities to cover all the rules for plural nouns, or choose which pages are relevant for your learners.
Each page gives examples and rules for students to refer to while completing their work.
Answer keys make it super-easy for marking. Display them on the wall, board or projected and students can self-check.
A version without levels is also included if you prefer to use this.
What’s included?
Regular plural nouns
Level one: nouns that add -s
Level two: nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z
Level three: nouns ending in a consonant + -y
Level four: nouns ending in -f and -fe
Irregular plural nouns
Level five: nouns ending in a consonant + -o, nouns that stay the same in the plural form, nouns that are different in the plural form
Level six: more practice activities
Regular and irregular plural nouns
Level seven: practice with both regular and irregular plural nouns
Wall posters of rules for regular plural nouns and irregular plural nouns
Exit tickets
UK (A4) version and US (Letter) version
If you’re looking for Year 1 regular plurals worksheets you can find those here.
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your learners.
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Communication skills for working in pairs and groups are so important, so here’s a great way to set them up with success with some useful phrases they can use.
These posters will make a great display for your classroom, whether you are using them for decision-making or problem-solving activities, or you are teaching English-language learners.
The posters cover:
Getting a conversation or discussion started
Giving an opinion
Agreeing with others
Disagreeing with others (respectfully)
Changing the topic
Checking for understanding
Including everyone
Building on others’ ideas
Finishing up
Plus, a “Working in Pairs and Groups” poster.
U.K. and U.S. versions included, plus an editable version so you can add your own phrases (text is editable, images/layout aren’t).
These print on A4 or letter paper.
You will receive a zip file with PDFs and a PPTX file. If you have any trouble with downloading, please email me at info@zigglelearning.com.
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This is an engaging set of printable worksheets and an interactive digital slide presentation to give children practice at identifying singular and plural nouns and forming the plural by using –s and –es.
Children can complete all worksheets, or you can choose which pages are relevant for your learners.
The assessment or review worksheet asks children to identify plural nouns, complete the definition of “singular” and “plural”, write the plural form of nouns, and complete sentences using either a singular or plural form.
Answer keys are included.
The worksheets and PowerPoint™ presentation are editable (text is editable, images and layout aren’t).
The Google Slides™ are not editable. You can delete any slides you don’t need.
In the digital formats, children type inside text boxes and drag and drop words and letters.
U.S and U.K versions included.
I hope your children enjoy learning their singular and plural nouns.
You will receive:
An editable PPTX worksheet file
A PDF worksheet file
A PDF answer key
An editable PPTX presentation file
A link to the Google Slides™ presentation
If you’re looking for worksheets for Year 2 and up that cover regular and irregular plurals, you can find them here.
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Practising Greek and Latin roots is about to get a whole lot more hands-on with these mini 3D Easter eggs that students write on and make.
The eggs are around 10cm/4in and will look great as a display of “trophies” on the students’ desks as they make each one.
There are four root words on each egg and students write the meaning and give two examples of words that use the root word.
Options for using this activity:
Students complete one Easter egg with early finishers completing more.
Students complete all four Easter eggs.
Use the Greek and Latin roots given.
Students choose their own Greek/Latin root word.
Editable version so you can choose the Greek/Latin roots.
I hope your students enjoy making their Easter eggs!
You will receive 2 PDFs and an editable PPTX file.
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This pack of six digital and printable worksheets, teaching notes, and assessment will have your students feeling confident with recognising and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
The worksheets explain the key concepts and give opportunities to practise:
identifying active and passive voice
identifying if a verb voice shift has occurred
keeping the verb voice consistent
identifying verb moods (indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive)
identifying if a verb mood shift has occurred
keeping the verb mood consistent
An assessment (or informal quiz) is included to assess if students have a thorough understanding of recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
Answer keys are provided for the worksheets and the assessment page.
Teaching notes can be used to put concepts on the board.
What’s included?
3 worksheets covering inappropriate shifts in verb voice
3 worksheets covering inappropriate shifts in verb mood
Answer keys
Teaching points
Editable PPT version
PowerPoint version
Link to Google Slides™ version
I hope you enjoy using this pack with your students.
You may also like:
Verb Moods Boardgame
Active and Passive Voice Worksheets
Passive Voice Boardgame
Shift in Verb Voice and Mood Cut and Paste Activity
Shift in Verb Voice and Mood Boardgame
Idiom Worksheet, Station Activities, and Posters
Wordiness and Redundancy Worksheets
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SAVE MONEY with this Amelia Earhart informational text and comprehension questions and a fun one-page biography research organiser to display students’ learning.
The passage is differentiated with four levels so you can use what works best for your students. The comprehension questions are appropriate for the level of text and cover answering questions about details in the text, identifying the main topic or purpose, understanding the connection between ideas, identifying how a map contributes to understanding, and determining the meaning of vocabulary.
The graphic organiser has two options, one with a space for students to draw a portrait, and one with a portrait for students to colour. The widest lines come with the option of her Lockheed Vega 5B plane or an interesting fact. The narrower lines use cursive script.
The organiser comes with the option of three line sizes so you can choose the best one for your students. The topics include key facts, achievements, important moment and influences, and an interesting fact.
U.S and U.K versions available.
22 pages.
If you’d like more Amelia Earhart activities, you may like this pack which includes the reading text and graphic organiser.
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SAVE MONEY with this set of 8 worksheets packed with vocabulary learning activities which are carefully scaffolded to introduce adjective and verb synonyms and antonyms and give opportunities to apply learning, plus answer keys.
Level 1 introduces definitions and builds vocabulary with adjectives.
Level 2 reinforces learning by encouraging recall of the new words students have come across in Level 1.
Level 3 gives reasons for using synonyms and antonyms and introduces vocabulary for verb synonyms and antonyms.
Level 4 gives further practice and provides opportunities for learners to get creative in their application of synonyms and antonyms.
Why will children like it?
The activities will appeal to children who are motivated by games by having levels to complete. It will appeal to children who love a puzzle, with codes to crack, word-finds and crosswords, and there is an opportunity for creative minds to apply their learning through drawing.
What’s included?
4 worksheets for synonyms
4 worksheets for antonyms
Answer keys
Exit tickets
U.K and U.S Versions
You can see a free sample of the a synonyms worksheet here.
I hope you enjoy using these with your learners.
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If you love making grammar fun with games, movement, and a little friendly competition, then you’ll love this pack of games to practise the articles “a” and “an”.
There are five fun class games:
Ball Toss - children race to toss the ball at the correct character showing “a” or “an”
Relay Race - teams race to complete the questions
Quiz Questions - teams compete to get the most correct answers, or to answer first - depending on how you play it.
Quiz and Trade - children mingle quizzing each other on the cards they’re holding, before trading and moving on to a new person to quiz.
Scavenger Hunt - children roam the room to find the animals and objects that go with “a” and “an”.
There are lots to choose from and your children will love you for making grammar so much fun!
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