Transition Booklet for KS1/ KS2 - end of year, new class, social story. Pages 1 - 6 Booklet Cover page (Year 1 - 6) Page 7 About Me page (name, age, space for a photo, likes/dislikes) Page 8 Introduction to transition Page 9 New teacher’s name and space for a photo/ drawing Page 10 A note from new teacher (to be completed by the teacher) Pages 11 - 13 Introducing the staff (space for photos and notes to be completed by the Year Group staff) Page 14 For photos/ drawings of a new classroom Page 15 New Classroom scavenger hunt activity Pages 16 - 18 For photos/ drawings of the areas in the new year group (playground, toilets, lunch trolley, etc.) Page 19 Things that will stay the same in the new year group (to be completed with the pupil) Page 20 Things that will be different in the new year group (to be completed with the pupil) Page 21 Blank page Page 22 Closing page Page 23 Credits page For most pupils, transition to a new Year group is an exciting time. For some, however, it can be worrying and unsettling. This booklet is created to be used in KS1 and KS2. Teachers and teaching assistants work on completing the booklet together with their pupils, once completed - the book can be used as a Transition Social Story. The document is in .pdf format and not editable. 23 pages included.

Create a powerful display to promote British Values in your school / classroom / nursery with these child friendly posters. Over 10 posters included (some with variations). The posters depict and explain democracy, the rule of law, mutual respect, individual liberty and tolerance to those of different faiths and beliefs. Every school in England must promote British values in their SMSC development, which is particularly important to Ofsted. This set is perfect for that! The document is in .pdf format (not editable) however if you have any suggestions, my email address can be found on the last page of the resource. Update: A version with a different font has been now added.

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!

A PowerPoint Lesson introducing the Present Perfect Tense. Over 20 slides packed with explanations and practice materials -identifying verbs; looking for differences between Simple Past and Present Perfect; common uses; forming Present Perfect. Most text can be edited to suit the needs of your pupils. Blank slide included. pptx format Thank you for taking a look! Hoppy Times

Outstanding MODAL VERBS Lesson KS2 This is the PowerPoint of a lesson that got an outstanding during the last Ofsted inspection. Great for your English/ Grammar or SPaG sessions. The lesson is an introduction to modal verbs and can be used across KS2. It includes editable slides for group work, pair work, whole class discussion, independent task and a plenary assessment. The modal verbs introduced are - can, could, would, will, shall, should, must, might, may. Colourful graphics, easy to follow , engaging lesson. Thank you for your interest! Hoppy Times

SECONDARY TRANSITION ACTIVITIES For year 6 pupils to help with transition into secondary school. KS2 to KS3. Suitable for the last summer term / for in class or as part of home learning. The 9 activities include: Secondary school web quest Learn the lingo My travel plan Timetable School equipment My dream timetable Form tutor Draw your form tutor Agony Aunt letters /scenarios to discuss common fears The document is in .pdf file and is NOT editable. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you need any changes making. Thank you for your interest, HoppyTimes

8 activities to be used during beginning of the new school year /transition period. Suitable for KS1/ KS2 Activity 1 - About me page template (to colour and fill in) Activity 2 - Find someone who bingo page Activity 3 - About me passport page (fill in activity) Activity 4 - About me shield page (to colour and fill in) Activity 5 - About me bunting/flag page (to colour and fill in) Activity 6 - How well do you know your teacher? (quiz) Activity 7 - I Spy in the classroom (classroom hunt using the alphabet) Activity 8 - Birthday Cards templates (decorate a card for your classmate’s birthday) The file is in .pdf format and not editable. If you require any changes, please send us an email. Thank you for your interest! Hoppy Times

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

KS2 Science PowerPoint Lesson and worksheets on water transport in plants. This is the third lesson in a series of Year 3 Science lessons on Plants. Corresponds to the Year 3 Science statutory requirements: investigate the way in which water is transported within plants. 18 pages including the front cover and Hoppy Times terms and conditions. In this lesson, students learn the meaning of the plant water transport system; learn to explain how water travels through the xylem tubes of a plant in the process called capillary action; predict and discuss why water is important to each part of a plant; they are also encouraged to make up a dance to explain how the water transport in plants works. Resources needed for the lesson: PowerPoint (included); differentiated worksheets (1 per student); celery stalks cut into smaller pieces for observation of xylem. Independent worksheets included (differentiated 3 ways). The PowerPoint text is editable, making it easier to customise and tailor to the needs of your class. I will also be uploading a Capillary Action investigation to go as an extension to this lesson. Please check back soon. HoppyTimes

Town Map Templates (directions, places, French) A set of 15 (a mixture of colour and black and white) town maps to be used for a variety of purposes: great for teaching prepositions, places in town, giving directions in English, French or any other language. The maps come with various icons for students to label themselves. I have also included a few blank black and white versions to create their own maps. Thank you for your interest. Please drop me an email if you need anything changing or adding, I always reply promptly. Hoppy Times

Everything you need for a display on Ancient Greece. * Header (can be enlarged or printed as A3) * 12 posters with short descritptions * 12 Ancient Greece timeline cards (2 per page) * 60 Keywords (not all shown)

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 If you like the quality of my work, please consider leaving a rating/ review. Thank you for your interest in my products. Hoppy Times

A Geography PowerPoint lesson and 3 differentiated worksheets on the topic of the Earth structure. The PowerPoint teaches pupils about the four layers - crust, mantle, inner and outer core. Suitable for KS2/KS3. Would also make a good opening lesson on Natural Disasters. Please consider leaving a review if you enjoy the resource. Thank you for your interest, Hoppy Times :)

Ancient Egypt Display pack. Contains everything you need to decorate your display board for this popular topic. 44 pages in .pdf format (the display posters are NOT editable but do contact me if you want something adding or changing). Page 1 – front page, display example Pages 2-18 – key words with an extra slide to write your own. 2 framed keywords per page of A4. Pages 19 – 30 – display posters with brief descriptions(farmer, hieroglyphics, Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, papyrus, reed boat, scribe, scarab, sarcophagus, canopic jars, pyramid, Anubis). A4 Pages 31-35 – Ancient Egypt timeline. 2 square framed images per page of A4. Page 36 – Ancient Egypt header. A4 size. I recommend printing it as A3 (no quality lost) by changing the settings in your Adobe reader. Pages 37 – 42 – Ancient Egypt lettering (not shown) in black. Page 43 – KWL chart either for display or as an activity. A4 Page 44 – my terms and conditions page. Save yourself hours of work by purchasing the ready made display, just print, laminate for durability and enjoy teaching the topic!

Reversible Irreversible Changes Card Sort Included 22 colourful images with descriptions of changes to materials. *demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes *explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda. Suitable for KS2 Recording sheet included Can be used as a walk the room activity, paired or individual work (4 cards per A4 sheet, can be reduced using your printing settings, cut out and stuck in books as pictures). The file is in .pdf format and not editable. Please do not hesitate to contact us with suggestions or queries. HoppyTimes

This editable Science PowerPoint lesson can be used as an introduction to studying the topic of Forces. Suitable for KS1 and lower KS2. It introduces force as a simple concept of push and pull; lets pupils explore the movements of objects when force is applied; invites pupils to measure the force of carrying an object using a force/Newton meter. The lesson has plenty of opportunities for independent learning and exploration. It comes with an investigation template and a worksheet with a Venn diagram for sorting forces into push, pull or both. For this lesson you will need: 1. Large piece of paper / whiteboards for each group for the Starter (optional). 2. Newton meters for investigation (at least 1 per group). 3. Plastic bags to put small classroom objects in (at least 1 per group). 4. Marbles / bouncy balls / soft balls for exploration (at least 1 per group). 5. Force PowerPoint , investigation template and worksheet (all included in the resource). The PowerPoint contains 15 slides, the text is editable. Thank you for your interest HoppyTimes

The resource follows the National Curriculum guidelines for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar in Lower KS2 (Years 3 and 4) This HUGE set will give you everything you need for your SPaG wall. Included are 22 posters and 26 vocabulary cards on various SPaG topics. 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. 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

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

Up for your consideration is this FREE Place Value display for Maths. It is designed to teach and reinforce the concept of place value. If you are tired of the colourful and busy place value displays advertised on other websites, give this clean design a go. Can be used throughout the year. Saved in .pdf A4 format (not editable). Please let me know if you've got any questions or suggestions about the resource (myhoppytimes at gmail.com) Please also have a look at my other resources on place value: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-value-task-cards-year-3-11498019 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-value-task-cards-year-4-11498332 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-value-matching-cards-activity-game-with-four-digit-numbers-11279518 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-value-matching-cards-activity-game-with-three-digit-numbers-11279522

Travel Brochure Template Suitable for KS2, this two page resource can be used in Geography; French/German/Spanish lessons or just as an end of year activity to research the destination of choice. The resource is in .pdf (not editable) format. Thank you for your interest. HoppyTimes