I'm a primary school teacher with a passion for education, creativity and technology. I have 15 years experience teaching reception to year 5. In addition to developing interactive teaching resources, I also create and sell educational clip art.
I'm a primary school teacher with a passion for education, creativity and technology. I have 15 years experience teaching reception to year 5. In addition to developing interactive teaching resources, I also create and sell educational clip art.
Verbs are easy to teach when you use this no-prep interactive PowerPoint and worksheet pack.
Students discover what action verbs are through games and exercises. By the end of this lesson your students will know exactly what a verb is. This is a great PowerPoint for the review and introduction of action verbs.
Also included are four verb worksheets to further reinforce and consolidate verbs.
Included:
25 Verb PowerPoint Slides
4 Verb Worksheets
Have fun teaching!
Lindy du Plessis
(Shop name: Lindy loves to teach)
Contractions (PowerPoint and Worksheets) - Contractions are easy to teach when you use this entertaining and interactive contractions PowerPoint. Students discover what contractions are through fun games and exercises.
70 Contractions PowerPoint slides
4 Contractions worksheets
The slides are fully animated and show how two words blend to form a contraction. This makes the correct placement of the apostrophe easy to understand and remember. By the end of this lesson your students will know exactly what contractions are and where to place the apostrophe when creating a contraction. This is a great PowerPoint for the review and introduction of contractions.
Students are encouraged to use their whiteboards throughout the PowerPoint - interactive learning always produces better results.
Common Core Aligned: L.2.2c
Created by Lindy du Plessis 2016. Single classroom license. Please do not share or place on the internet.
Irregular Past Tense Verbs (PowerPoint and Printables) - Irregular verbs are easy to teach when you use this PowerPoint! This is a highly visual, interactive and fun introduction to irregular past tense verbs.
Students often struggle to form irregular past tense verbs. This PowerPoint introduces and explains irregular past tense verbs with 74 slides. Students work through the interactive slides to practice forming irregular past tense verbs. It's easy to use, you just click and teach!
Also included are five printables to further reinforce and consolidate irregular past tense verbs. The printables are perfect for literacy centers or to send home for extra review.
This product is linked to CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.D
Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told).
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
Christmas Crafts
Are you ready for some fun Christmas crafts? Here are 24 pages of Christmas fun! Your students will create 3D boxes, ornaments, houses and Christmas cards out of paper.
Contents:
Square boxes (5 different designs)
Pyramid boxes (5 different designs)
Square base trapezium boxes (5 different designs)
3D Houses (4 options)
Christmas cards (5 different designs)
Each craft template has an empty space where students can write a message. This personalizes the activities and encourages students to use their language skills.
I hope your students enjoy the Christmas fun!
Please email me if you have any questions (duplessislindy@gmail.com).
Have fun teaching,
Lindy du Plessis
(Shop name: Lindy loves to teach)
Multiplication tables (flash cards) - Print on colored paper, add to any board game and you are ready to go!
Included:
Flash cards (x1 to x12)
Multiplication Reference Sheets (x1 to x12)
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
Fact or Opinion PowerPoint Game (20 question slides). Fact and opinion is easy to review when you play this interactive PowerPoint Game! Read about penguins and identify facts or opinions (read each sentence and choose the answer by clicking the correct button). The slides are self correcting and the illustrations are bright and beautiful!
Please remember to view the PPT in slide show mode for the animation and sound to work.
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach)
Adjectives PowerPoint and Worksheets -
Adjectives are easy to teach when you use this no-prep PowerPoint! This is a highly visual and interactive adjectives PowerPoint. Students discover what adjectives are through games and exercises. This PowerPoint introduces adjectives to students. By the end of this lesson your students will know exactly what adjectives are. This is a great PowerPoint for the review and introduction of adjectives.
Also included are three worksheets to further reinforce and consolidate adjectives.
Included:
30 PowerPoint Slides
3 Worksheets & Answer Sheets
Subject-Verb Agreement Task Cards - Subject-Verb Agreement task cards are specially designed for first grade or ESL/EFL students and match my Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint. The illustrations on the task cards help students identify singular or plural subjects and help them choose matching verbs. Students can clip (with clothespins), underline or write answers. An answer key is included.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.C
Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences
32 Subject-Verb Agreement Color Task Cards.
32 Subject-Verb Agreement Black and White Task Cards.
2 Subject-Verb Agreement Student Answer Sheets (underline the answer or write the answer).
1 Subject-Verb Agreement Answer Key.
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Adverbs Task Cards & QR Codes (Penguins)-
Penguins are on the loose! Identify an adverb in every sentence and use the QR code to scan the answer.
You will receive 32 task cards that ask students to identify an adverb in every sentence. There is a full color and a black and white set. Also included is a student answer sheet and an answer key. All cards contain QR code answers.
Common Core Aligned: ELA - 3.L.1.a
Use the task cards for scoot, scavenger hunt, read and write the room, individual practice, pair work or project the task cards for whole class teaching.
QR codes are fun and easy to use. Download a QR code reader onto your iPad, tablet or smart phone and you are ready for some serious classroom fun. Students can identify adverbs, write their answers on their answer sheets and immediately check their work by scanning the QR code on their task card.
You could even use these task cards without using the QR codes. Students simply use the answer key to check answers.
Created by Lindy du Plessis (Store: Lindy loves to teach)
Adjectives Task Cards.
Included:
32 Colour Adjectives Task Cards
32 Black and White Adjectives Task Cards
1 Adjective Student Answer Sheet
1 Adjective Answer Key
1 Mini Anchor Chart
Adjectives are easy to teach when you use this fun superhero themed adjective task card set! Students must find an adjective in each sentence, write the adjective on their answer sheet and use the answer key to check their work.
This is a very versatile set, use it for independent work, scoot, read around the room or you can even project the task cards for whole class teaching.
Please contact me if you have any questions or suggestions, I am always happy to help.
Email: duplessislindy@gmail.com
Have fun teaching!
Lindy du Plessis
Valentine's Day Crafts
Are you ready for some Valentine's Day fun? Here are 31 pages of Valentine's crafts! Your students will create 3D boxes, crowns, cards and bracelets.
Contents:
Square boxes (5 different designs)
Pyramid boxes (5 different designs)
Square base trapezoid boxes (5 different designs)
Crowns / headbands (6 options)
Cards (5 different designs)
Armbands / bracelets (5 different designs)
I hope your students enjoy their Valentine's Day crafts!
Complete and Incomplete Sentences - PowerPoint and worksheets -
Complete and incomplete sentences are easy to teach when you use this no-prep interactive PowerPoint and printables set. The animated slides and sound effects are sure to engage and stimulate your students!
The six printables are perfect for centers or to send home for further review. One of the printables is an iPad craftivity, where students write and illustrate a complete sentence. This will make a gorgeous display.
Contents:
Complete and Incomplete Sentences PowerPoint (37 Slides)
Complete and Incomplete Sentences Worksheets (6)
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach).
Articles - PowerPoint and worksheets -
Articles are easy to teach when you use this no-prep interactive PowerPoint and worksheet set. Your students will love the bright colors, sound and animation!
Contents:
- Articles PowerPoint (59 Slides)
- Articles Printabes (6)
The six printables are perfect for literacy centers or to send home for extra review.
CCSS ELA LITERACY L.1.1.H
Use determiners (e.g., articles).
Created by Lindy du Plessis (stsore: Lindy loves to teach) .
Commas in a series (PowerPoint and Worksheets) - Commas are easy to teach when you use this no-prep PowerPoint! This is a highly visual, interactive and fun PowerPoint explaining the use of the Oxford comma. Students learn to write sentences using commas correctly. This is a great PowerPoint for the review and introduction of the Oxford comma.
Included:
30 PowerPoint Slides
3 Worksheets & 3 answer keys
Created by Lindy du Plessis 2016. This is a single user license only. Please do not share or place on the internet.
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives & Adverbs PowerPoint & Worksheets -
Included:
- Comparative & Superlative Adjectives & Adverbs PowerPoint (49 slides)
- Comparative & Superlative Adjectives & Adverbs Anchor chart
- 3 Comparative & Superlative Adjectives & Adverbs worksheets and answer sheets
The PowerPoint consists of 49 fully animated slides. The degrees of comparison are explained with animated examples. Spelling rules and tips are also explained with animated examples. Students are encouraged to use their whiteboards during the PowerPoint. This helps them to stay actively involved.
Three worksheets and answer sheets cover all the spelling rules and tips. The last worksheet has sentences that students have to complete with the correct form of the degree of comparison.
Created by Lindy du Plessis (store: Lindy loves to teach). Single user license only.