Thanks to the wonderful teachers from around the world who have chosen my resources. I care passionately about quality and value and want you to fill your teaching ‘shelf’ with confidence, saving precious time. Hopefully they won’t be staying on the shelf for long as you’ll use them again and again! I’m a Primary Teacher and published writer with an English degree and French A-level. My resources are mostly Primary but some suit Secondary classes too. I hope your students enjoy using them.
Thanks to the wonderful teachers from around the world who have chosen my resources. I care passionately about quality and value and want you to fill your teaching ‘shelf’ with confidence, saving precious time. Hopefully they won’t be staying on the shelf for long as you’ll use them again and again! I’m a Primary Teacher and published writer with an English degree and French A-level. My resources are mostly Primary but some suit Secondary classes too. I hope your students enjoy using them.
Calculating Change from Five Pounds Money Games: differentiated, illustrated four-in-a-row boards, each featuring 36 prices in UK currency (sterling) for calculating change from £5, plus a 20-card loop card / dominoes set. Printable games for starters, early finishers activities, revision etc.
FOUR IN A ROW
A fun, strategic activity for consolidating this key money / financial / shopping skill. Ideal for maths lessons or Money Week skills practice. Originally designed for Key Stage 2 (KS2) Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 (Y3 / Y4 / Y5 / Y6) but might suit others. In Scotland, it’s for Primary 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Includes:
2 PDF files
2 standard game boards (featuring different items and prices from each other)
2 lower ability boards (same as above but less challenging calculations)
Answer grids for at-a-glance checking by students or teacher
Teacher notes
Laminate and use again and again. Children work as pairs against pairs or one against one to get 4 correct answers in a row - horizontally, vertically or diagonally. It works especially well if they roll a dice to find which column they must pick a calculation from (columns numbered 1-6). If there are no questions left in a column, skip a go or roll again. Imagining that they pay for each item with £5, pupils use a different coloured whiteboard pen to record on the board the change due for each of their transactions or add an initial or symbol if both teams are using the same colour. I recommend printing in A3 but A4 is okay too. The LA versions have a star next to the title. Print on different coloured card or paper if required.
LOOP GAME / FOLLOW ME CARDS / DOMINOES
A 20-card set that can start with any card. A child reads the ‘I spend’ part first as they make their ‘purchase’ with others working out if they have the relevant ‘I give you’. Use as a game for groups or as a whole class starter or plenary (in pairs if necessary). LA pupils could be given less challenging cards so they can still experience success.
I have packs for calculating change from £1, £10 and £20, available with this pack in a bundle: Change Games Bundle
Other popular KS2 Maths resources:
Mental Maths Bundle
Multiplication / Division Bundle
Angles / Symmetry Activities Bundle
Thank you. For engaging, time-saving printables and presentations to help plan Primary Literacy, Maths and French lessons, visit FullShelf Resources
Fun Key Stage 1 Maths add and subtract cards, ideal for independent work in Year 1 and Year 2 (Y1 / Y2). This free sample includes 16 printable write and wipe trail cards for early finishers, lesson starters, warm ups and revision, which will also suit some Year 3 (Y3) and older KS2 students requiring consolidation, including those with ASN / SEN.
Regular practice using these resources will help to build speed and accuracy and they are an engaging change from standard worksheets.
Laminate them for children to complete with dry-wipe pens or use in dry-erase sleeves if you wish to save on laminating.
Alternatively, leave them uncovered and use as worksheets with a difference.
These are great to have to hand throughout the year to use as last-minute meaningful ‘fillers’.
They can even be turned into a competitive game if required, with pupils racing each other to complete.
4 cards have been taken from each of the following 4 full packs:
Adding and subtracting within 20
Adding and subtracting within 50
Adding and subtracting 9, 10 and 11
Adding and subtracting multiples of 10
The full packs from which these cards have been taken each contain 36 cards and answer versions of all cards. All four full sets (144 cards) are available in a great value bundle here:
Addition and Subtraction KS1 Maths Card BUNDLE
Or, if you would like just the first two packs, a smaller bundle is also available:
Addition and Subtractions within 20 and 50 KS1 Cards.
Starting at the top illustration and working their way around the card in a spiral, children write the answer to each calculation in the box, creating a running total as they go. The final answer is printed at the end of the trail, beside the illustration in the middle of the card, so they can see if they have correctly completed it. If not, children can check their work to see where they have gone wrong.
Thank you for your interest in my resources. I hope they work well in your classroom.
You might also like: Basic Addition and Subtraction Fluency Puzzles Worksheets
Or for Literacy: KS1 Jumbled Sentences pack.
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Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s important contributions to civil rights during Black History Month or on Martin Luther King Day (MLK Day) in January with these DIFFERENTIATED non-fiction reading passages / informational texts with comprehension questions, cloze procedure tasks, vocabulary grid puzzle and homophones worksheet (there, their, they’re). These resources are designed for upper Primary (Upper KS2 - Years 5 and 6 and equivalents) or early Secondary (KS3 - Year 7 and equivalents). These Martin Luther King themed close reading tasks and other ELA activities are in a printable non-editable PDF file with over 20 pages. Both UK and US spelling / grammar versions of all resources are included within the Zip file. Also available in this money-saving January Reading Comprehensions BUNDLE.
All activities are provided at 2 levels of challenge, so will suit a range of year groups and provide appropriate levels of challenge for different abilities within many classes.
I am designing these non-fiction comprehension and activities packets to provide a variety of interesting and relevant texts and related activities, a time-saving bank of flexible themed tasks linked to dates throughout the year. They feature specially written very short texts (about 250 - 300 words). Each pack is linked to a particular month but of course you can use them whenever you want! Each provides comprehension questions, a cloze procedure task and other linked tasks. The other tasks are on aspects of spelling, vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, writing or reading (this varies across the different packs). Build all activities into your Literacy or English programme, or use for cover lessons, homework, early finisher tasks or for those busy times when you just need something low-prep, meaningful, relevant and engaging at the last minute!
CONTENTS:
Reading passage (2 levels of difficulty)
Cloze procedure task (2 levels of difficulty) – using same passage
Comprehension questions (2 levels of difficulty) – using same passage
Vocabulary grid puzzle (2 levels of difficulty) – using same passage, student will work on extending vocabulary, while practicing spelling and working on parts of speech knowledge.
Homophones worksheet – there, their, they’re (2 levels of difficulty) – practice these commonly confused words, while also learning important things about
MLK and the obstacles he faced.
Full answer keys
Teacher notes
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A fun calendar skills maths activity for lower Key Stage 2 (KS2) (originally designed for Year 3 and 4 - Y3 and Y4) - or Primary 4 and 5 in Scotland-, to provide practice, during the Time focus in maths, of reading or using a calendar. It consolidates understanding of months and gives practice of calculating days and weeks after / before etc, developing students’ general understanding of how calendars work. It could be used with lower ability students in Year 5 and 6 too. Students will practise terminology such as ‘fortnight’, ‘day before yesterday’, ‘a week on Tuesday’ etc and be encouraged to count on and back in sevens for full weeks. If they are to move forwards or back 8/15/20 days etc, they can learn to move to the nearest exact week then move back or forwards a day as appropriate, rather than counting days one at a time. **UK date formats used. **
Please check the preview to assess suitability. The resources are in PDF within a Zip file. The Question Cards are also included in a Word document to be easily editable so that you can amend them if required, perhaps adding in details relevant to the school / country in which you are teaching.
The game board is in 3 sections and is comprised of 3 months of the calendar (May, June and July). Children use the instructions printed on the cards and boards to navigate forwards and backwards in time, until someone reaches the end of July! A rule card is included for the children to refer to. This could be used with groups across the whole class or perhaps just for a group that needs lots of consolidation of calendar work, to add some variety to their learning programme. The boards were designed in A3 and they work really well at this size if being used with a larger group. If you can only print in A4, you might want to scale it up on the copier after printing. However, A4 works fine too. You might need to use the ‘shrink to fit’ setting on your printer if printing in A4.
I hope your students find this an engaging activity. If you can spare a moment I would be so grateful for a review. Many thanks.
You might be interested in some of my other Maths / Numeracy games and activities:
Line Symmetry Board Game and Cards
Change from £1 Four in a Row Games
Basic Addition and Subtraction Activities BUNDLE
For engaging, time-saving printables and presentations to help plan Primary Literacy, Maths and French lessons, visit FullShelf Resources
PE, Numeracy and communication skills mix in this fun active relay fitness game for Primary (Key Stage 2, especially Year 4, 5 and 6). Great for outdoor learning or special events such as National Maths Week, to have children practising mental calculations in another curriculum area. Alternatively, use this activity as a warm up to add variety to your normal Physical Education programme. Good teamwork and communication should be encouraged as teammates help each other to work out the calculations and guide each other to the possible answer cards, while navigating around the hidden Exercise Cards (which force the team to divert onto a variety of athletic challenges!). 4 files are included: large versions of game boards and cards in PDF, small versions, plus editable exercise card files (both sizes - in PPT), in case you wish to add some of your own exercise ideas. Print and laminate the boards and cards you require. No equipment is necessary and the game can be played in a gym hall or outside space. Answer key included.
INSTRUCTIONS (Also included within the file):
Split students into up to 7 groups, giving each a calculation board.
Shuffle the number cards and as many exercise cards (12 included) as you wish, spreading them out face down at the other end of the playing area. You may wish to remove the answer cards for any board not in use.
Teams send one person at a time running to collect a card. On each go, students must only turn over one card. If they know it is not an answer to any calculations on their board, they replace it, or else they can bring it back to their team to check and the next team member can replace it if it is not required, before collecting another card.
If a player turns over an Exercise Card, they must bring it back to their group and the whole team must perform the stipulated exercises. When all members are finished the exercise, the next runner can set off for another card.
The winners are the first team to cover all their calculations with the correct answer cards.
There are two of each number card, as each answer features on two boards, helping to ensure a faster game. To speed up the game or to add an extra element, include as many Pass Cards as you like. If children turn over a Pass Card they can place it over any calculation they want, for instance if they are finding a calculation too difficult or if there is an answer card they are struggling to find. For differentiation, use mixed ability groups or else grant certain groups extra pass cards to cover more challenging calculations.
To ensure a smooth game, circulate with the answer key for at-a-glance checking. If groups have accidentally taken another group’s answer card, ensure they quickly replace it so as not to hamper the progress of other teams.
Thank you for your interest.
Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3) Beginners Food and Drink in French vocabulary FSL / MFL unit BUNDLE, which covers key teaching points and provides speaking and writing tasks for introduction to, and revision of, key vocabulary. Contains an interactive 100-slide PowerPoint lesson presentation, engaging printable games and activities, worksheets and puzzles. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess if they will be suitable. The resources are in PDF within the Zip file (plus a PowerPoint presentation).
Key phrases developed using these resources include: Qu’est-ce que tu aimes manger? (What do you like to eat?), Qu’est-ce que tu aimes boire? (What do you like to drink?), Qu’est-ce que vous voulez? (What do you want?), Je voudrais… (I would like…)
INCLUDES:
100-slide lesson presentation
Snakes and Ladders Game
Bingo Cards / Picture Activity Cards
Loop Game / Dominoes
Jigsaw Puzzle
2 Worksheets (plus answers)
Crossword
Wordsearch
THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS THESE 3 PACKS…
French Food and Drink Presentation
French Food and Drink Worksheets
French Food and Drink Printable Games
ALL 3 ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN…
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
MORE INFO:
There’s enough here for multiple lessons
Some resources could be used for homework tasks
The worksheets, crossword and wordsearch come in differentiated versions.
As some of the food and drink words can differ between UK and US English, separate US versions of the relevant resources are included too.
For previews and more information on each resource please see the individual descriptions.
Many thanks for your interest in my resources. I hope I can save you lots of time!
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Plan a Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 or KS3) Houses and Homes in French unit (*Ma Maison * / Chez Moi et Ma Chambre), which includes Furniture (Les Meubles) and Rooms of the House (Les Pièces de la Maison), with this 100+ slide interactive PowerPoint presentation, flash cards, worksheets, puzzles, printable games and activities. With over 100 pages and 105 slides here, there are resources for multiple lessons to teach and review vocabulary and phrases through speaking, reading and writing activities. There’s also differentiation to suit different abilities or levels of French experience. My FSL / MFL French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 for initial teaching or revision but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews of the individual resource packs to assess suitability. All resources are in PDF, apart from the presentation, which is a PowerPoint (but the non-interactive elements of the PowerPoint are included in an additional PDF in case you don’t have PowerPoint where you work).
The following 3 resource packs are included in this money-saving bundle:
French House La Maison Worksheets and Puzzles
French House La Maison Games and Activities
French House La Maison Presentation and Flash Cards
ALL 3 RESOURCES ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
These resources focus on a core set of 25 items for this topic: la chambre, le salon, la cuisine, la salle à manger, la salle de bains, l’armoire, la baignoire, le canapé, la chaise, la clôture, la douche, l’escalier, l’étagère, le fauteuil, la fenêtre, la lampe, le lit, la machine à laver, le miroir, l’ordinateur, la porte, la table, la télévision, les tiroirs, les toilettes. Additional vocabulary is also introduced for those classes or students requiring additional challenge, including rooms such as le sous-sol and le grenier.
INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE (For fuller details and previews please see the individual resource pages):
WORKSHEETS AND PUZZLES:
8 pages of vocabulary support and linked grammar (which are also included in the Games pack)
4 worksheets (with answer keys), all in 1 and 2-star versions. The 1-star versions are for lower ability, younger or less experienced students and contain support such as word banks or the start of missing words. Worksheet 1 has an additional 3-star version.
4 puzzles, 3 of which are included at 2 levels of difficulty and 1 of which has a third level of difficulty included. There’s a grid puzzle, hidden word puzzle, word hunt puzzle and crossword.
Full answer keys.
Worksheets / puzzles with high colour content are also included in additional black and white for eco-printing.
Teacher notes.
GAMES:
3 x Four in a Row games
30 x ‘I Have…Who Has?’ cards
16 piece jigsaw puzzle
‘Serpents et Echelles’ board game
Grid Game
‘Chez Moi’ House Plan game.
Full instructions and some differentiation
PRESENTATION AND FLASH CARDS:
Introduces key vocabulary and linked phrases
Interactive slides
Tasks / activities
Fun interactive review games: 10 rounds of Hangman spelling game, 2 rounds of Hexagons (where teams compete to translate topic vocabulary and make a path through the grid)
12-round Reveal the Picture game, where teams translate vocabulary to reveal mystery pictures linked to the topic. The mystery pictures have been deliberately distorted to make it more challenging and fun!
25 flash cards in PDF format.
Additional PDF of first 63 slides. (This does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking but will help you introduce and review this topic if you don’t have PowerPoint where you work. The interactive games are not compatible with PDF and are omitted from that version.)
Many thanks for your interest in my resources. I hope I can save you time!
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Transport
Weather
Early finishers activities and starter tasks BUNDLE of fractions, decimals and percents puzzles worksheets and decimals place value games, made for Key Stage 2 (KS2) Maths / Numeracy (Year 5 and 6), and KS3 (Year 7) for revision. 19 fun, no-prep Hidden Word / Spot the Mistakes puzzles (and answer keys) plus differentiated Four in a Row game boards and cards for place value understanding and ordering of decimal numbers to 2 and 3 decimal places. Ideal starters, warm ups, revision, early finishers challenges and homework activities.
Fractions Puzzles Included:
Puzzles 1 and 2: Equivalent Fractions
Puzzle 3: Fractions in Simplest Form / Simplifying Fractions
Puzzle 4: Fractions of Quantities / Amounts (Unit Fractions)
Puzzle 5: Fractions of Quantities / Amounts (Harder)
Puzzle 6: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
**Decimals Puzzles included: **
Ordering Decimals (Easier 1 star version)
Ordering Decimals (More challenging 2 star version)
Mental Addition and Subtraction of Decimals (Easier 1 star version)
Mental Addition and Subtraction of Decimals (More challenging 2 star version)
Multiplying Decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
Dividing Decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
Multiplying Decimals using Times Tables Facts
**Percentages Puzzles included: **
Decimal and Fraction Equivalents
Percentages of Quantities / Amounts (Easier 1 star version)
Percentages of Quantities / Amounts (More challenging 2 star version)
Percentage Increases
Percentages Decreases
Price Increases and Decreases by percentages (Pound AND dollar versions)
An engaging alternative to worksheets, these no prep puzzles make ideal starter, early finisher or homework activities. They can be completed individually or in pairs / groups. These puzzles are similar to codebreaker puzzles, with a maths-related word to be revealed after completing the calculations. Each puzzle contains a grid. Within each box is a decimals, fractions or percentages calculation and a letter. Students circle any boxes containing errors. Then they put together the letters from the remaining boxes to reveal a maths word. On some puzzles there is a further challenge question / task at the bottom of the page linked to the hidden word.
Students often forget or avoid checking their own work for errors so it’s great to get them carefully checking the calculations in these puzzles. Spotting common errors may help them remember to check their own work and help them avoid common errors themselves.
For more information on the Decimals Four in a Row Games, please click on the individual resource pack.
Please explore my TES store for more Maths puzzles for different concepts.
Some of my other popular KS2 Maths resources:
6 Differentiated Four in a Row Games for Fractions of Amounts
54-Card Active Game / Treasure Hunt for Fractions of Amounts
54-Card Active Game / Treasure Hunt for Adding and Subtracting Decimals to One Place
Mental Maths Bundle Year 5 Year 6
Multiplication / Division Bundle
Angles / Symmetry Activities Bundle
Thank you for your interest in my resources. I hope your students enjoy using them. I would be grateful for a review if you get a spare moment.
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For lessons on Describing Physical Appearance / Describing Myself in French (hair, eyes, body size etc) at Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 or KS3) or equivalents, this is a Les Descriptions Physiques Unit BUNDLE with a 97-slide PPT Powerpoint presentation, writing activities (worksheets and puzzles), printable games and speaking activities. Includes vocabulary and phrases for hair and eyes (Les Cheveux et Les Yeux), together with body size and details such as freckles and beard and accessories such as hat, earrings and glasses.
My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 for initial teaching or revision but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the preview to assess suitability. Note that, where relevant, I have included within this BUNDLE alternative US, Canadian and UK versions with minor variations in spelling etc. Within the Zip file, all resources are in PDF, except for the PowerPoint presentation (which is also included in PDF).
This money-saving BUNDLE includes these 3 packs:
French Physical Descriptions Presentation
French Physical Descriptions Worksheets
French Physical Descriptions Games
This 97-slide PowerPoint Presentation includes key teaching points, speaking activities, a quiz for review and an interactive game. Many slides feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. An additional PDF version is included. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will still allow you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work. Please note that the final 3 slides of the PowerPoint (an interactive hexagons game) are not compatible with PDF and the game is therefore omitted from that version.
Writing activities: 7 worksheets or puzzles (with additional easier versions of 5 of them - see the preview file), including gap-fill exercises, drawing tasks and basic comprehension, a crossword puzzle and hidden word puzzle. Full answer keys provided. A vocabulary support page is also included for display or printing if required.
Printable games and activities: a range of whole class and stations activities to review key vocabulary, linked questions, answers and grammar points. There are 2 Serpents and Echelles games (2 levels), another board game, 2 ‘I Have, Who Has?’ games (2 levels), an active oral card game and a human active bingo activity.
For further details and previews, please explore the 3 individual pages for these resources.
If you are teaching Describing Personality / Character, you might like:
Character Traits in French BUNDLE
Or a Describing People (Physical and Character) BUNDLE, which contains all 7 resource packs on both topics, including one that combines both: (French Physical and Character Descriptions Translation Cards and Comprehension)
ALL 7 ARE ALSO CONTAINED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
Many thanks for your interest in my resources. I hope I can save you lots of time!
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For KS2 or KS3, this is a French FSL PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format) and flash cards for a Les Moyens de Transport or Les Véhicules en Français (Means of Transport / Vehicles in French) vocabulary unit. There are 120+ slides to introduce and practice key vocabulary and phrases, and there are activities and fun interactive games. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please see the samples in the previews to check if this will be suitable. Within the Zip file is the original Powerpoint version, plus an additional PDF version and a PDF file of flash cards. Due to a small number of differences between UK and US (‘lorry’ is changed to ‘truck’ and ‘van’ is replaced by the very common ‘pick-up truck’ etc), there are additional US versions of all resources also in the Zip file. The word ‘transportation’ replaces ‘transport’ in the US versions too.
Includes a core range of 18 transport types: plane, bicycle, boat, bus, car, campervan, by foot, helicopter, horseback, hot air balloon, lorry, motorbike, ship, submarine, taxi, tractor, train and van. An additional 10 transport types are also introduced and appear in some of the activities.
SAVE by getting this as part of a French Transport BUNDLE , which also includes:
French Transport Worksheets and Puzzles
French Transport Printable Games
THIS PRESENTATION IS ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
Presentations and Interactive Games
In addition to introducing key vocab and phrases, this presentation includes:
Picture prompts for sentences
3 short comprehension tasks
Sentence translation activities
2 rounds of interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate topic vocabulary and make a path through the grid)
18-round Kim’s Game (memory game), where an image is removed each round
Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click
Additional PDF version included
While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will help you teach this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work.
Hexagons Game is not compatible with PDF and is omitted from that version
Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flash cards, featuring all 28 transport types taught in the presentation, 2 to a page
Thank you for your interest in my resources.
This is a BUNDLE of popular hands-on sentence ordering Key Stage 1 Writing resources. It contains 3 different full class sets or reusable simple sentence construction activities and is great for differentiation. The jumbled sentences sets now also come with additional worksheet versions of all 90 boards. Originally designed for Year 1 (Primary 2 in Scotland) SPaG / Grammar lessons, these activities could be used elsewhere in EYFS / Reception (Primary 1) and Key Stage 1, depending on ability.
Emergent writers love lifting the words off the boards to unscramble them to find the hidden simple sentence. With an engaging picture clue and title on each board, these word sequencing Literacy Basic Skills resources suit a range of learning styles. After carefully reading the jumbled words, your early writers correctly rearrange them on the board before writing the sentence out on the lines provided, using a dry-wipe pen. Regular practice with scrambled sentences should help children begin to form sentences independently.
There are 3 x 65-page PDF documents in Zip files, together with additional editable Word documents of the word cards only, in case you wish to change the font or colour of the words.
Each mixed-up sentence contains a word beginning with a capital letter to help children identify the first word and to reinforce this important punctuation rule, and a full stop (or question mark) to pick up and place at the end of their sentence. While constructing these sentences, children also learn about word order, parts of speech and about the fact that a sentence must make sense on its own.
This bundle contains:
A set of 30 4-5 word sentence boards
A set of 30 6-8 word sentence boards
A set of 30 question sentence boards
Worksheet versions of all 90 boards (for use without the word cards)
An answer key for all 3 sets, listing the correctly rearranged sentences for your convenience
Teacher notes / instructions
Please see the individual resources for detailed previews. If you decide to buy them I hope your children have a lot of fun using them and if you can spare a moment to review them, I would be very grateful.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Print in colour on quality card to make it sturdy and laminate for repeated use. It’s ideal for using as a regular activity, with children working on a different one each session. Or choose the ones you make up if working with a smaller group. It could be used with SEN / ASN groups or others requiring support with writing.
Words are printed in faint grey on each sheet in a random order. Once laminated, cut the word strips and stick each word on top of this faint type, using Blu Tack, Blu Tack ‘Glu Dots’ or equivalent. Each strip is in a different colour to help identify the board it is from. Train the children to replace the words to these starting positions and to wipe boards before putting them back. Good quality laminating pouches and easy-wipe pens will help with this!
Click here for a FREEBIE set of KS1 Maths printable trail cards for use as regular starter or early finisher mental maths tasks.
If you like them, you may be interested in the full set: KS1 Addition and Subtraction Trail Cards
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216 mental arithmetic self-check practice cards, ideal for oral starters in numeracy lessons, or early finisher activities. Designed for Primary Key Stage 2 (KS2) Y5 and Y6 (Primary 6 and 7 and other equivalents) but they will suit some early KS3 Year 7 classes for revision and consolidation. A flexible resource that can be incorporated into many maths games and activities to boost mental agility. They could be used as part of SATs preparation too. Concepts include: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Times Tables, Doubling and Halving, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Negative Numbers, Multiplying and Dividing by 10 and 100, Money, Measure, Time.
PDF format. Please check the sample in the preview.
As some are money questions, within this resource there are files for both UK (POUNDS) and DOLLAR versions.
For younger or less able students, use Mental Maths Cards Year 4 / 3
SAVE by getting BOTH in this KS2 Mental Maths Cards BUNDLE
OR get the Year 5 / 6 cards as part of this Mental Maths Year 5 / 6 BUNDLE, which also contains:
Mental Maths PowerPoint Tests Year 5 / 6
Mental Maths Puzzles Worksheets Year 5 / 6
I also have the same BUNDLE for Year 4 / 3
OR get BOTH BUNDLES in this GREAT VALUE KS2 Mental Maths BIG BUNDLE!
MORE INFO:
Laminate and use again and again
12 calculations on each A4 sheet
Either leave as 18 A4 sheets or cut each of the question cards separately to create 216 cards.
2 versions - with and without answers printed below the questions
With-answers versions could be used by students questioning each other
Without-answer versions could be used by individuals testing themselves
Separate answer card is included, which individuals could consult
Encourage students to discuss strategies used
Differentiation: I have called this Set A instead of using age-related identifiers, so as to use Set B Cards (originally designed for Upper KS2) with children in the same class without them being aware of the age level of the calculations.
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Angles revision activities (puzzles worksheets) for Key Stage 2 Maths, ideal for early finishers challenges, starters and homework. Especially suits Year 5 and Year 6 (and KS3 for revision) and contains 5 fun Hidden Word Puzzles. All puzzles are in PDF format. Fast finishers love being challenged by them plus they make great collaborative starters!
Angle Types / Names / Classifying Angles (Acute, Right, Straight, Obtuse and Reflex)
Measuring Angles up to 180 degrees
Measuring Angles up to 360 degrees
Angles Between the 8 Compass Points
Calculating Missing Angles - Vertically Opposite Angles, Adjacent Angles and Angles Around a Point
Solutions included
PDF format
Engaging alternative to standard worksheets
Great for individuals or pairs / groups
To save on printing, you could laminate for completion with a whiteboard pen and use again, or place in dry-wipe sleeves
Spotting common errors may help students remember to check their own work and help them avoid common errors themselves.
SAVE BY GETTING THIS IN:
Angles BUNDLE, which also contains:
Angles Activities
Angles Board Game
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PUZZLES FOR MORE TOPICS…
Area
Converting Units of Measure
Decimals
Division
Fractions
Multiplication
Negative Numbers
Percentages
Rounding
Shape
Time
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Maths Hidden Word Puzzles MEGA BUNDLE
KS2 Finding Fractions of Quantities / Amounts Numeracy scavenger hunt or relay activity: an active printable mental maths team game, with differentiation, ideal as a whole class starter or plenary at Year 5 / Year 6 and early KS3, especially when focusing on fractions of a quantity / amount. It can be played multiple times in a lesson or across several lessons as groups can use different card sets each time. Teams complete a treasure hunt-type chain of fractions calculations, followed by a ‘Find the Target Number’ mental maths challenge, using a mixture of the four operations. There are 54 double-sided cards, forming sets of 6 cards for 9 teams. A key feature is the chance to involve lower ability students in a fun whole class activity to give them a boost of confidence without it being obvious their calculations are less challenging (3 of the sets are at an easier level). Full instructions included, along with solutions.
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Fractions of Amounts / Quantities BUNDLE
Fractions Activities BUNDLE
KS2 Maths Treasure Hunt BUNDLE
Students collaborate on a treasure hunt type maths trail and when they’ve collected all 5 answers, they are given a target, which they must make using 3 given numbers. You can print and laminate the cards in batches of 3 sets, so if you don’t require them all, you needn’t print them. The cards should be printed double-sided (they’ve been laid out to facilitate this). I print by selecting the ‘2-Sided Short Edge (Top)’ option. However, if you can only print one-sided, print all the even-numbered pages, replace the paper, and print the odd-numbered pages on the back.
Give each team their ‘Start’ card. Spread out all other cards, answer side up. Each team sends one person to collect the correct answer card, on the other side of which will be their next question and a letter to confirm which team it belongs to. On the other side of the final answer card will be a target number, which teams must make, using the numbers printed in boxes in the bottom right corner of 3 of their cards. Use all 3 numbers and only once each, using any of the 4 operations. The first to make their target number wins! One possible answer for each of the target challenges is printed on the solution cards.
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German role play oral activity for Greetings and Introductions unit vocabulary (Die Begrüßungen auf Deutsch). 24 printable conversation / skits cards included, in English and German. Reviews basic German words and phrases such as as Guten Tag (Hello), Guten Abend (Good evening), Auf Wiedersehen (Goodbye) and Bis bald (See you soon). Students will practise asking and answering questions such as Wie geht’s? (How are you?), Wie heißt du? (What’s your name?), Wie alt bist du? (How old are you?), and Wo wohnst du? (Where do you live?). My German basics resources are made for students beginning German and near beginners in KS2 or early KS3 (Years 5, 6 and 7) and equivalents but they may suit others, depending on experience. Please check the preview file to assess suitability.
These scripted German greetings dialogues are a good stepping-stone to more independent role-playing activities.
Print and laminate as required. In pairs, students translate the conversations on their card into German, practising speaking it together. The 6 English language pages are designed to be printed back-to-back with the 6 translation pages for student self-checking. If preferred, the translations could be printed as separate cards. The vocabulary card can be provided for support where required. An instruction page is also included.
SAVE by purchasing this as part of my German Greetings and Introductions BUNDLE, along with these further 4 resource packs:
German Greetings and Introductions Presentation and Activities
German Greetings Worksheets
German Greetings Games
German Greetings Board Game
Although I am in the early days of adding German content to my store, if you teach French too you might be interested to explore some of my French resources:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
For KS2 and KS3, this is a pack of 3 fun printable activities, consolidating vocabulary from both French Classroom Objects (Les Objets de la Classe) and School (Mon Ecole / À l’école) topics. Lessons for these units can be taught and consolidated with my presentations, worksheets and puzzles, games and more – all available in my French Classroom and School Vocabulary BIG BUNDLE, which contains this pack of games, alongside 6 other packs.
However, for a small review of these units, you may only want these games. All are in PDF within a Zip file. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Due to differences between UK and US terms for some of these words, I have included 2 versions to cater for both. Please note the previews show the UK versions.
To explore related resources, which are also in the BIG BUNDLE mentioned above, click on the links:
French Classroom Objects Presentation
French Classroom Objects Worksheets and Puzzles
French Classroom Objects Games
French Classroom Objects BUNDLE
French School Vocabulary Presentation
French School Vocabulary Worksheets and Puzzles
French School Vocabulary Games
French School Vocabulary BUNDLE
IN THIS 19-PAGE PDF FILE:
HEXAGON JIGSAW
A 24-piece puzzle. Place triangle pieces to form a large hexagon, by matching images with French words. Print and laminate for repeated use. Versions included with and without background. Answer key supplied. There’s an additional hidden word challenge.
SERPENTS ET ECHELLES
A board game to print and laminate. Play like traditional snakes and ladders but students translate vocabulary to stay on the spot where they landed. Answer key provided.
SCHOOL PLAN DRAWING GAME
A flexible speaking game for pairs, groups, or whole class. Students listen to sentences describing the location of school items and draw quick sketches on their blank plan in the correct locations. Blank plans could be printed on paper for one-off use but perhaps use card and laminate if being used again (students draw with dry-wipe pens). Completed plans and sentences are provided for 4 rounds. You could set up mixed ability groups, with several students completing 1 plan.
VOCABULARY SUPPORT PAGES
One each for Classroom Objects and General School Vocabulary. A one page combined version is included too.
TEACHER NOTES are included in the file.
Thanks for your interest in my resources.
Bonjour! Ca va? Beginners French KS2 / KS3 (Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) printable writing activities for Greetings, Farewells and Introductions topic: 3 worksheets plus a crossword puzzle and wordsearch for introduction or revision of Les Salutations (hello, goodbye etc.) and introductions (Je me presente / Introducing myself) vocabulary.
These resources will help you plan multiple lessons. There’s plenty here to provide homework tasks too. All in PDF format.
Differentiated versions of almost all resources are included (not the Hidden Word Puzzle worksheet), with wordbanks or more challenging tasks included as appropriate. The one-star versions are the less challenging ones. The resources feature coloured illustrations but black and white printing would be fine. Answer keys for all resources included.
This pack includes the following aspects of this topic:
Greetings such as Bonjour and Salut
Farewells such as Au revoir and A bientot
How are you? (Ca va?) and related answers
What’s your name? (Comment tu t’appelles?) and answers
Where do you live? (Ou habites-tu?) and answers
How old are you? (Quel age as-tu?) and answers
SAVE by getting this as part of a French Greetings and Introductions BUNDLE, which also contains:
French Greetings and Introductions Presentation
French Greetings and Introductions Games
French Greetings and Introductions Role-Play Cards
ALL 4 ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
THESE WORKSHEETS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French Worksheets and Puzzles MEGA BUNDLE
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French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
REVISION RESOURCES…
French Basics Revision Activities BUNDLE
KS2 or KS3 Beginners Families in French / La Famille printable games or speaking activities: 4 in a Row board game, loop cards and Happy Families (Jeu des 7 Familles) to practise family members in French vocabulary.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources and units suit students beginning French, near beginners (and intermediate learners for revision) in:
Upper Primary (Key Stage 2) - Year 4, 5, 6 (Y4 Y5 Y6)
Secondary (Key Stage 3) - especially Year 7 and 8 (Y7 / Y8)
Equivalents such as Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Core French in Canada
May suit others, depending on experience
SAVE: Available in a French Family BUNDLE with a Lesson Presentation and Worksheets and Puzzles.
ALSO AVAILABLE IN:
French Family and Pets BIG BUNDLE
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
French Games MEGA BUNDLE
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French Family and Pets Role Play Cards
The games consolidate vocabulary for these family members: le frere (brother), la soeur (sister), le fils (son), la fille (daughter), le pere (father), la mere (mother), le bebe (baby), le grand-pere (grandfather), la grand-mere (grandmother), le beau-pere (stepfather), la belle-mere (stepmother), le demi-frere (stepbrother), la demi-soeur (stepsister), l’oncle (uncle), la tante (aunt), le cousin (male cousin), la cousine (female cousin) and les jumeaux (twins).
4 in a Row: Print word card sets on different coloured card or paper (or print the different coloured sets) for pairs / individuals to compete against each other, laying down a card of their colour on the correct person. Think strategically to line 4 cards in a row (horizontally, vertically or diagonally). Or play without cards with a laminated board and dry-wipe pen.
Happy Families: Print cards in colour and laminate. 10 cards in each family set. Each family is a different colour, so students practise French colours too. Choose 4 to 6 French family words to practise and put these cards (from all seven colour families) into play. English and French word sets and instruction card included. Print in A3 or adjust printer settings for A4.
Loop Cards: 18 words in a continuous loop. Complete as a domino activity or orally as a group or whole class.
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French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
Chinese New Year 2024 is celebrated on February 10 (Year of the Dragon) but the earliest the festival, also known as Spring Festival, can fall is January 21. Here are differentiated nonfiction informational text reading passages with comprehension questions, cloze procedure tasks, vocabulary grid puzzles, and direct speech worksheets, designed for upper Primary (Upper KS2 - Years 5 and 6 and equivalents) or early Secondary (KS3 - Year 7 and equivalents). Also available in this money-saving January Reading Comprehensions BUNDLE.
These Chinese New Year themed close reading tasks, puzzles and grammar worksheets are in a printable non-editable PDF file with over 20 pages. UK and US spelling versions are included in separate files within the Zip file to cater for both. All activities are provided at 2 levels of challenge, so will suit a range of year groups and provide appropriate levels of challenge for different abilities within many classes.
I am designing these non-fiction comprehension and activities packets to provide a variety of interesting and relevant texts and related activities, a time-saving bank of flexible themed tasks linked to dates throughout the year. They feature specially written very short texts (about 250 - 300 words). Each pack is linked to a particular month but of course you can use them whenever you want! Each provides comprehension questions, a cloze procedure task and other linked tasks. The other tasks are on aspects of spelling, vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, writing or reading (this varies across the different packs). Build all activities into your Literacy or English programme, or use for cover lessons, homework, early finisher tasks or for those busy times when you just need something low-prep, meaningful, relevant and engaging at the last minute!
CONTENTS:
Reading passage (2 levels of difficulty)
Cloze procedure task (2 levels of difficulty) – using same passage
Comprehension questions (2 levels of difficulty) – using same passage
Vocabulary grid puzzle (2 levels of difficulty) – using same passage, student will work on extending vocabulary, while practicing spelling and working on parts of speech knowledge.
Direct speech / punctuating dialogue with speech marks worksheet (2 levels of difficulty) – students punctuate a short passage (more challenging version) or sentences (easier version) of dialogue, that has a link to Chinese New Year. The more challenging version requires students to take a new line for each change of speaker, as well as putting in quotation marks / speech marks etc.
Full answer keys
Teacher notes
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French Time resources for Upper Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3). Plan a unit of lessons on Telling the Time in French (L’heure) / Clocks in French (Les Horloges) with this big bundle of reading, writing, speaking and listening activities: vocabulary support pages, differentiated worksheets and puzzles, a detailed lesson presentation, interactive games, flashcards, printable games and activities. Includes 12 AND 24 hour time separately, analogue and digital clocks, in quarter hour and 5 minute intervals. Also includes questions and sentences, linked to sporting activities, opening hours and aspects of daily routine.
These French basics resources are made for students beginning French and near beginners in Years 5, 6, 7 and 8 and equivalents but they may suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to see a large sample of the resources. All resources are in PDF, apart from the presentation, which is in PowerPoint / PPT (but also included in PDF). Over 160 pages and 110 slides.
The 3 included resource packs are also available separately.
FRENCH TELLING THE TIME PRESENTATIONS AND INTERACTIVE GAMES:
In addition to introducing key vocabulary and phrases, this presentation includes activities such as:
Practice slides with digital and analogue clocks
Oral activities using time in context
6 rounds of an interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate vocab and phrases and make a path through the grid) - includes two rounds where time is to the nearest minute instead of 5 minute intervals, to stretch groups needing more challenge.
16 rounds of an interactive Reveal the Picture Game (where teams compete to remove parts of a grid to reveal the hidden time in the image)
Please note that most of the text in the PowerPoint is editable, however the images are not. Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. An additional PDF version is included. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will still help you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work. Please note that the Hexagons and Reveal the Picture games are not compatible with PDF and are therefore omitted from that version.
A PDF file of flashcards / word wall cards for 12-hour time is also included in the Zip file.
FRENCH TELLING THE TIME WORKSHEETS AND PUZZLES:
SUPPORT PAGES: Word mats to display or print for students who require it, for 12 and 24-hour time, and in black and white too. Please note that these support pages are also contained in my printable games packet for this topic.
WORKSHEETS: 10 worksheets (with answer keys), all in both 12 AND 24-hour versions, and all differentiated at least two ways using a star system. The 1-star version is the least challenging, for lower ability, younger or less experienced students and almost all of these focus on quarter hour intervals. Many of the 2-star worksheets are in five minute intervals. For Worksheet 4, the 1-star version is in five minute intervals and the 2-star is to the nearest minute, to provide variety and extra challenge. The two “À quelle heure…?” worksheets (Les Activités / Le Transport) are differentiated 3 ways.
PUZZLES: There’s an airport puzzle, hidden word puzzle, and maze. The airport puzzle is differentiated; the other two are not. The maze also does not have a 24h version.
FRENCH TELLING THE TIME PRINTABLE GAMES:
Four in a Row: There are 4 boards: word version and digital ones for both the 12 and 24-hour clocks. Print and laminate the ones you want for repeated use with dry-wipe markers. Enlarge if using with larger groups. First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins. Dice required.
“J’ai…Qui a…?” Loop Game: A speaking game for groups or the whole class. Print and laminate for repeated use. The 36 cards form a continuous loop so it doesn’t matter which one you start with. There are 3 versions – the first has an analog clock, the second has a digital clock, while the third version features French 24-hour time.
Active Oral Game: Ideal for the whole class. Print and laminate the cards. Students walk around the room, asking and answering what time it is in French, using the time printed on their cards. The first pair to find the matching cards wins. There are 2 versions: an analog clock version for 12-hour time and a digital one you can use for 24-hour time.
Serpents et Echelles Board Game: Print and laminate the board. It works like normal Chutes and Ladders / Snakes and Ladders, only with students calling out French words when they land on them. Answer key included.
Sentences Board Game: Fun for oral practice. Board 1 is a simpler, 12-hour digital version, just in quarter hour intervals. Board 2 is for analog 12-hour time in 5 minute intervals and board 3 is for 24-hour time. Print and laminate. Instructions on board. Answer key included.
Square Jigsaw: Laminate and cut the 16 puzzle pieces or have students cut up the black and white version. For an extra challenge, the letters on the outside edge of the puzzle form a related sentence. 2 versions, one for 12-hour time and one for 24-hour time. Students match analog clocks or digital times with French word version of time.
Counter Throw Time Target Game: Combines math and French! Students throw a counter onto target each round and add elapsed time to their card in a race to finish a 10-step journey in the shortest time. They must read aloud their new time in French at each stage. Black and white target included.
Full game instructions included.
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French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
