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.
If you’re after an engaging lesson about William Shakespeare which includes a PowerPoint presentation and a hands-on craft activity, then this bundle which includes a slideshow with 32 animated slides, guided notes worksheet, and 3D model of the Globe Theatre will be ideal.
About the PowerPoint and Guided Notes:
The text is editable on the slides and worksheet so that you can adapt this to your needs. (Headings, images, and layout aren’t editable.)
Topics which are covered:
Who Shakespeare was and why he is significant
Early life
Family life
The "lost years"
London
The theatre
Becoming a playwright
Shakespeare's inspiration
Types of plays
Actors, costumes, and music
Being famous
Later years
Legacy
Interesting facts
Famous quotes
U.K. and U.S. versions of the slides are included.
About the Globe Theatre Craft:
You can differentiate with the craft with a simpler version (five pieces to attach) and a more challenging version (nine pieces to attach) which includes the two stair towers.
What’s included?
easier template (3 pages)
more challenging template (4 pages)
visual step-by-step instructions
colour and ink saver versions
Approx. size is 12cm x 12cm (easier version) and 12cm x 18cm (harder version).
Whether you’re learning about Shakespeare as an introduction to his plays, or learning about significant people in history, this presentation and hands-on craft will teach your students all about the fascinating life of William Shakespeare.
If you’re after an engaging PowerPoint lesson about William Shakespeare, then this slideshow with 32 animated slides and guided notes worksheet will be ideal.
The text is editable on the slides and worksheet so that you can adapt this to your needs. (Headings, images, and layout aren’t editable.)
Topics which are covered:
Who Shakespeare was and why he is significant
Early life
Family life
The "lost years"
London
The theatre
Becoming a playwright
Shakespeare's inspiration
Types of plays
Actors, costumes, and music
Being famous
Later years
Legacy
Interesting facts
Famous quotes
U.K. and U.S. versions of the slides are included.
Whether you’re learning about Shakespeare as an introduction to his plays, or learning about significant people in history, this presentation will teach your students all about the fascinating life of William Shakespeare.
If you’re studying William Shakespeare, this 3D paper model will bring your topic to life. This is a hands-on project ideal for Year 4 and above.
You can differentiate with the craft with a simpler version (five pieces to attach) and a more challenging version (nine pieces to attach) which includes the two stair towers.
** Ideas for use:**
Students could colour it first or use the colour version.
Use as part of a topic on William Shakespeare.
Use when learning about famous buildings around the world.
Use it as a hands-on activity for early finishers, golden time, GATE, or similar.
You will need:
paper
glue sticks
white glue
double-sided tape (optional)
scissors
colouring pencils (optional)
What’s included?
smaller, easier template
larger, more challenging template
visual step-by-step instructions
colour and ink saver versions
Approx. size is 12cm x 12cm (easier version) and 12cm x 18cm (harder version).
I hope your students enjoy making their Globe Theatres!
Are you looking for engaging ways for your students to learn about modal verbs/auxiliaries for possibility/probability and ability? Then, this digital and printable resource with lots of interesting activities will be a great fit!
What’s in the possibility/probability pack?
a quiz to introduce the language, an interactive notebook to apply and organize learning in a visual way, seven engaging worksheets, reference sheet, and a board game for pairs or small groups
can, may (not), might (not), could, must, should/ought to, can't, won't
negatives
adverbs of possibility
What’s included in the ability pack?
jokes to introduce the language, six engaging worksheets with animal and space facts, forming questions to ask a partner, reference sheet, and a board game for pairs or small groups
can, can't, could, couldn't, be able to
negatives
questions
past tense
The printable worksheets are editable (text is editable, images/layout aren’t).
You will also receive a link to the Google slides version (non-editable) which has drag-and-drop and type-the-answer activities.
I hope your students enjoy using these activities.
U.K. and U.S. versions included.
If you’re looking for engaging worksheets to practice the modal verbs of ability, then your students will love this set of five worksheets on can/can’t/could/couldn’t, one worksheet on be able to, and a board game to end the lesson on a fun note.
The pack includes jokes, animal and space facts, and opportunities for students to ask a partner personal questions and questions about animals. If you’re working with just one student, the student can ask you the questions instead.
What’s covered?
can, can't, could, couldn't, be able to
negatives
questions
past tense
What’s included?
Six worksheets (printable and digital)
Board game for pairs or small groups
Answer keys
Reference sheet
U.K and U.S versions
I hope your students have fun using these activities.
You will receive:
A PDF version, an editable PPTX of the printable worksheets (text is editable, not images or layout), and a link to the digital version of Google Slides™ version with drag-and-drop and type-the-answer exercises.
If you’re looking for fun and engaging worksheets which cover homographs and homophones, then you’ll love this bundle of digital and printable worksheets which have lots of great activities covering over 40 homographs and over 50 homophones.
What’s included in the homographs pack?
Three levels to complete with crack the code, matching, writing definitions, drawing the meaning, crossword, and guessing the meaning based on context for homonyms (same spelling and sound but different meaning).
One level on heteronyms (same spelling but different sound and meaning) to identify the different sounds based on the meaning.
Plus, a wall poster, word list, answer key, U.K. and U.S. versions are all included.
What’s included in the homophones pack?
Four levels to complete by identifying, choosing, and matching homophones using definitions, a wordsearch, drawing homophones, a crossword, and completing sentences with the correct homophone.
One level with words that have three homophones e.g., buy/by/bye
Plus, wall poster, word list, answer key, and U.K. and U.S. versions are all included.
I hope your students have fun with these while they build their knowledge of homographs and homophones.
Do you need some worksheets which are fun to do so that your students will be engaged while learning about homographs? Then, you’ll love this set of worksheets which has four levels to complete and lots of interesting activities to do.
What’s included?
Level One - crack the code to find eight homonyms, then match them to a definition and write the second definition.
Level Two - draw the second meaning of each homonym, guess the homonym for the two definitions, and match the homonym to their two definitions.
Level Three - solve the crossword using the definitions to guess the homonym, write definitions for homonyms, and guess the meaning of the homonym based on the context.
Level Four - underline the emphasized syllable in the heteronym, complete the missing vowels in the heteronyms, and guess the rhyming sound of the heteronym.
A wall poster, word list, U.K. and U.S. versions are all included.
I hope your students have fun with these worksheets.
If you’re after engaging worksheets to help your students learn about homophones, then this set of digital and printable activities will be ideal.
There are five levels to complete with activities including matching, spelling, drawing, labeling, wordsearch, crossword, and guessing words from definitions.
There is an optional assessment page, a word list, and a wall poster to support students’ learning.
What’s included?
Level One - identify homophones using the definition, thinking of homophones to match the clues, finding homophones in a wordsearch
Level Two - matching homophones and definitions, identifying if the correct word has been used, identifying and drawing the homophone
Level Three - add missing vowels, choose the correct homophone, think of the homophone for the context, and label the picture with the correct homophone
Level Four - complete sentences with the correct homophone and a crossword
Level Five - words that have three homophones e.g., buy/by/bye
U.K. and U.S. versions
I hope your students have fun with these worksheets!
Need a fun way to practise idioms at Christmas time? Then you’ll love this hands-on craft where students make a 3D Christmas present with different activities using seven Christmas-themed idioms.
There are lots of options to meet your needs:
Put the words in order to make seven idioms.
Match the idiom to its meaning.
Complete the idioms.
Draw the literal and non-literal meaning, and write the non-literal meaning of three different idioms.
Re-write the sentence using an idiom.
Students need four presents to make a 3D present, so you can choose any four that work best for your class.
Plus, you’ll get:
2 display phrases to choose from
visual step-by-step instructions
1 PowerPoint slideshow of the seven idioms, their meanings, and examples
an editable version so you can adapt it to your needs (only the directions and questions on the present are editable, not titles/images/layout)
I hope your students enjoy making their Christmas presents!
This is a handy reference sheet for irregular verbs.
The English language has so many irregular past verbs, so here’s a handy list of the past simple forms and past participles.
This will be a great reference sheet for both teachers and students and can be displayed on the wall or glued into books.
Here is a handy reference sheet for forming plural nouns.
There are lots of rules for forming the plural of nouns in English, even with words that follow rules, there is inconsistency.
This printable outlines the different rules for “regular” plurals which follow rules, including their exceptions, irregular plurals, plus Latin and Greek root plurals.
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.
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, seven 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?
Seven 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
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.
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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.
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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
I hope you enjoy using these 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 and a link to the Google Slides™ version.
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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 and a link to the Google Slides™ version.
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your learners.
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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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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.
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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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