In the vast landscape of grammar, contractions stand out as compact yet powerful tools that add fluency and rhythm to our language. They’re like shortcuts that make our speech and writing more efficient, but mastering them requires practice. Our lovely worksheet will help learners of all ages sharpen their grammar skills.

Contractions in Grammar Worksheets:

We have created some amazing worksheets for you that will reinforce their learning, so grab your markers, pencils, or crayons, and let’s get ready to dive into the magical world of contractions. Our fun and interactive worksheets will help speech and writing even more awesome.

To download simply click on the image and download the pdf file.

Common Contraction Rules Mat:

Contraction may seems tricky but if you know the rules then they can be pretty easy. With this wonderful common contraction rules guide you will learn how to form a word by squishing two words into one, giving us a shortcut to express ourselves more effortlessly. For example, “do not” becomes “don’t,” “cannot” turns into “can’t,” and “I will” transforms into “I’ll.”

Download this rules guide now and either stick it on school wall or give it to kids for their little reminder.

Contractions Word List Mat

This amazing contractions in grammar word list mat is just amazing for young kids as it will provide them will all the words that they can use in their writing. This is simply an ultimate tool for mastering contractions! Print it off and hand over to your young ones.

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The worksheets focus on building comprehension skills, SPaG knowledge, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills which will consolidate their year 2 national curriculum expectations.

Read: Year 2 Christmas-Themed Math Worksheets

Free Year 2 Christmas English Activity Booklet

Our handy, Christmas-themed worksheets include:

• Wordsearch
• Inferencing
• Verbs and Adjectives
• A Letter to Santa

And much more …!

Download now and give plenty of fun to your children while enhancing their literacy skills. To download worksheets, click on the image and download the PDF file.

Word Search: 

A lovely high-quality word search proven to enhance the vocabulary and spelling skills of children. This word search will definitely keep your children entertained while learning new words.

Verbs and Adjectives:

Let children practice finding verbs and adjectives with the wonderful Christmas-themed verbs and adjectives worksheet where children have to find the verbs or adjectives and colour them accordingly.

Letter to Santa:

Writing letters each year is the perfect activity for young children but also a wonderful way for parents to see what’s on their child’s wish list. Have a look at our 7 Free Printable Letters to Santa templates. 

Inferences Worksheet:

Inferencing skill is such a challenging task to master. It is an important reading skill, and this inferencing worksheet can surely help! Download Now.

Fiction or Non-Fiction?

This wonderful worksheet will help children understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction books based on the information provided. Challenge them today!

How will these worksheets help my child?

Keep your children engaged in the enjoyable run-up to Christmas with these brilliant and useful Christmas activities. Bursting with brilliant and engaging Christmas resources for English these engaging Christmas Activity worksheets are the key to keeping your child occupied this Christmas!

How can I help improve my child’s literacy skills over the Christmas holidays?

1. Word Search: Who doesn’t like word searches? Word searches not only improve your child’s spelling abilities but also upgrades their problem-solving skills and enhance their critical thinking as well! How great is that! Download our Christmas-themed word search now!
2. Reading Books: Christmas is a great time to get together and have fun! Why not get together and read some traditional stories? Reading enhances many literacy skills for example SPaG and it boosts your child’s vocabulary. Not only that but it also widens your kid’s imagination and raises their creativity! Who doesn’t want that?
3. Letter to Santa: And last but not least, every child’s favourite activity – A Letter to Santa! Let your child’s imagination free as they write their very own letter to Father Christmas.

Free Christmas Word Mat:

Why not download the free colourful word mat containing all the main vocabulary a child needs when writing about the Christmas topic.  The word mat is great to use as a hands-on prompt and spelling reference while writing.

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You all know that vocabulary is the basic component to learn. Vocabulary covers several areas of learning, as it acts as a building block for reading and writing. Without vocabulary, understanding comprehension is quite difficult as it helps you to know the meaning. Not only does it helps your child to produce better results, but it also expands their knowledge and intelligence. Ultimately it is a booster to strengthen your child’s confidence. Above all, for effective communication, your child needs to grow their vocabulary skills. Research shows that our children need vocabulary enrichment if they are to develop rich and varied vocabularies, which is so important to their future reading success. 

Children with good vocabulary skills will not only understand what they have read, but can add it to their daily life. Fluency is another important aspect of success in school. Fluent readers can process information quickly, which allows them to engage with text more deeply- this develops critical thinking. Vocabulary is also important for expanding writing skills. The one with a bank of vocabulary can express their ideas in a better way so others can understand more deeply what they are saying.

Related: How to develop reading habit in your children right from childhood.

5 Ways to build and improve your child’s vocabulary skills.

Here you can find 5 ways that can really help your child to increase and enhance their vocabulary. 

1. Sight Words Vocabulary flashcards 

Vocabulary flashcards are cards used as an aid for learning new words, definitions and examples of a particular word are written on it. The idea is that you study the card by looking at the definition and example, which helps your child to remember the meaning.

The use of vocabulary flashcards is the oldest and most cost-effective aid for vocabulary enrichment. Vocabulary flashcards can improve your child’s overall language skills. Use of vocabulary flashcards results efficiently as your kid can use the new word easily in their spoken and written expression by knowing its meaning because they have already seen it in context. It also helps them to improve their grammar. 

The best thing about flashcards is that you can make your own flashcards as it is an easy and efficient process. You can make it manually or using a computer – or buy the set of flashcards according to your requirement. It’s easily available everywhere. A great variety of flashcards can be presented to kids that will grasp their interest.  

Have a look at our amazing see and spell sight words flashcards that will make learning tricky words a treat for kids.

2.  Board Games:

If you really want to improve your child’s vocabulary, you should try board games as they are specifically designed to engage and enhance your kids’ vocabulary skills. Board games are a wonderful resource that will make learning fun for your kid. 

Board games like Bananagram and Scrabble help kids to learn learn and explore new words, therefore, enhancing their vocabulary skills. In addition, games like Brainbox-English Cards bring pleasure and fun for the child whilst also reinforcing concepts being taught in classrooms. All these games help promote critical thinking alongside easy and quick learning!

3. Magazines

Magazines are a great and classic source for not only the improvement of vocabulary but also for polishing grammar and writing skills, as they cover a wide range of topics. Kids can choose the topic of their interest in the magazine.  Short articles are designed especially for the kid’s eye so the child can read the text without any problem. A magazine article reads more like a chapter from a book, which makes it easy to digest. Kids will find a number of new words, used in different contexts. The variety of writing styles encourages kids to examine the tones of language and the meaning of words, which in turn improves their overall writing ability.

We have created a list of 11 fun-packed educational magazines that will sharpen your kid’s vocabulary skills. Read more here.

4. Electric thesaurus 

An electric thesaurus is an online dictionary that is designed to improve kids’ vocabulary. It is a user-friendly program and it is very easy to find the right word using it. Children’s vocabulary will be improved by playing various games and figuring out many puzzles. The thesaurus provides a list of antonyms and synonyms for every word you find.   It features various exercises, thousands of high-quality images and audio files, There is a built-in thesaurus and a visual dictionary – both will make the children love learning new words. The built-in thesaurus provides a variety of user-generated words and the visual dictionary provides photos to search for. The electric thesaurus enhances a child’s vocabulary, comprehension skills and creative writing. Hence, the child would learn a more enriched and enhanced way of speaking, writing and interpreting in their daily life.

5. Books from libraries 

Libraries are an important asset of any nation. The library is an area where you can get multiple resources to enhance your knowledge. You can have easy access to books, understanding materials, magazines and other data sources. Thus, your kids can accomplish a ton of information and knowledge. The significance of libraries is extremely extraordinary and significant for self-awareness.

The significance of libraries is equal for all ages. Libraries give books, admittance to PCs and numerous other important assets for individuals. Learning new words can be enjoyable! Looking at the enormous, lovely bookshelves at your nearby library will definitely provoke the wish of learning in kids. 

A library contains books of all kinds and you can easily borrow them from the library. Books can not only help you to enhance your knowledge but also improve your vocabulary, comprehension skills, as well as communication skills. A variety of books can help to learn a range of new words used in different contexts. Reading books from the library can enhance vocabulary in several ways. Books can,not only help you learn more about a subject, but they can also help develop a more complex vocabulary. Borrowing eBooks from the library can be a great resource for enhancing your vocabulary. There are also many websites that provide book suggestions to help you expand and enrich your knowledge in specific areas!

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Teachers can use the activities as a morning starter or they can send them home as homework as it will be an excellent tool for students to take home and work through with the support of their parents.

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How the Reception Maths and English Revision book will help my child?

Reception is the first year when children formally start their school routine. They are introduced to many new skills like phonics, correct letter formation, addition, subtraction, fraction, making sentences and much much more!

Our wonderful book will help children learn and practice those skills with lovely quick daily activities that will help them get more competent in their maths and literacy skills. The book will definitely keep them engaged as it is beautifully illustrated.

What’s included in the  Book?

It has an easy to use and read layout book with questions from Monday-Friday and provides your students with 12 weeks of revision and homework! The book contains over 40 pages with over 700 questions.

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Summer is coming and everyone is excited about it. It’s a great time for kids to relax and enjoy and do lots of fun. During summer holidays children normally stop doing any school work thus resulting in summer slide. Summer slide happens when children lose some of the knowledge they acquired during the school year. Research has shown that children lose about two to three months of maths and 2 months of reading skills in summer.  Avoid the summer slide and keep your learning intact with our fun EYFS Math and English Summer Activity book.

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£2.00

What is included in the EYFS Summer Activity booklet?

The 22-page book covers the key Maths and English topics like:

• Letter formation
• Phonics
• Spelling
• Tricky words
• dot to dot
• Spelling
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Shapes
• Counting
• Measurement
• Block diagram
• Time
• Diagraph
• Word Search
• patterns
• Sentences
  and much more!

The book is beautifully illustrated with beautiful pictures and cartoons to keep children hooked. It is available in full black and white to save printing costs, thus making it print-friendly.

Related: KS1 Summer Homework Book

Download a three-page Free sample by clicking on the image below:

How this Summer activity book will help my child?

Give your child a great start in their next school year with fun learning every day. The purpose of this lovely book is to help children maintain their maths and literacy skills they acquired during the school year and prevent the summer slide. A child just needs to do one activity per day to keep their learning intact.  This booklet will also help parents/teachers to assess learning gaps so you can help them before they start their new school year.

How to keep children entertained while learning new skills over the summer holidays?

There are plenty of fun and educational activities that children can do over the summer holidays which will help them with their and keep the boredom away.

1. Puzzles
2. Podcasts
3. Crosswords
4. Magazines
5. Educational cartoons and shows
6. Documentaries
7. Colour by phonics
8. Educational board games

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The worksheets can be used as morning work, homework, group tasks, or as a getting ready for school.

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£3.00

Also Read: 4-A-Day Maths Reception Book – Early Years

What is included in the Reception workbook?

Our fun Reception workbook covers math and English on all topics. The book will help your little one learn numbers, alphabets and everything they need to shine in their Reception class. It covers various topics like shapes, counting, forming numbers, pattern, addition, subtraction, forming letters, writing sounds, rhyming words and much more. All the activities are designed in a fun way. children will surely love to do all the activities.

The workbook has over 50 pages and more than 40 different fun activities that will surely keep your kids busy.

Activities included in the workbook:

There are more than 30 different activities included.

• Tracing Numbers
• Counting
• Ordering
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Match the sum
• Add and Colour
• Word Problems
• Measurement
• Capacity
• Weighing
• Pattern
• Identify numbers using base 10
• 2D and 3D Shapes
• Ture or false
• Colouring the picture
• Tracing Alphabets
• Missing letters
• Rhyming words
• Word Search
• Colour the sounds
• Punctuation

and many more!

Download Sample Workbook:

Download three pages Free sample by clicking on the image below:

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The purpose of our book is to help children maintain their maths and literacy skills they acquired during the school year and prevent the summer slide. Just spend 10 mins a day and keep children motivated and confident. Our amazing book is filled with hands-on, engaging and FUN activities that get kids excited about learning!

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Related: Summer Reading Bingo + Free Printable

How will the book help your child?

Keep your child’s Maths and English skills sharp!  Give your child a head start at their new academic school year with our fun hands-on summer revision homework book while keeping them entertained. The book will recap the skills they learnt from the previous year. From addition to subtraction, multiplication to division, fraction to decimals, spelling to grammar the book covers all major topics.

Let the child finish the book at their own pace in order to sustain what is being learnt at the school. The fun activities and games will make the book interesting and fun task for children. After each section please check the answers with your child to determine the gaps that need more reinforcement. To make it easier for parents the answers are available at the end of the book.

Related: KS1 Summer Homework Book

What does our Summer Homework book offer?

Our summer revision book is great fun, and our aim is for children to return to school feeling motivated, inspired and confident about what’s expected of them.

The book has over 60 pages with more than 45 different activities and games. Answers are also included at the end of the book. 

The activities include:

1. Word Search
2. Creative Writing
3. Simile
4. Metaphore
5. Adverb
6. Multiplication
7. Time
8. Division
9. Addition
10. Subtraction
11. Perimeter
12. Area
13. Money
14. Word problems
15. Fraction (Addition, subtraction, comparing, etc.)
16. Decimal addition subtraction
17. Place value
18. Punctuation
19. Singular and plural
20. Synonyms/Antonyms
21. Math maze
22. 3 and 4 digit numbers
23. Adjective and adverb
24. Rounding to tens and hundreds.
25. Angles
26. Geometry
27. Homophones
28. Addition with Regrouping
29. Shapes
30. Summer Sweet Shop
31. Fun Games

and much more!

Download two pages Free sample by clicking on the image below:

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Related: Daily Year 2 Maths and English Revision Book

Prefix MatRelated: Year 2 Targets Bundle – Reading, Writing, Maths, Science/

Suffix Mat

I hope you enjoy these mats. I will upload the worksheets to practice them very soon. Stay tuned!

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Related: Fun Math Easter activities to do with year 1 children

Easter eggs Number quiz  

Download Easter egg numbers quiz

Easter Eggs Bar chart

Download Easter eggs bar chart

Easter Eggs tally chart

Download Easter tally chart

Easter Egg multiplication Hunt

Download Easter egg hunt

Write a letter to wish your Friend happy Easter 

Easter letter worksheet

I hope you enjoy today’s article. If you have any questions please comment below. Thanks.

Related: Download Free Easter Word Mat

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One of the most wonderful stories I ever read to my children is The Rainbow fish. It’s international bestseller and a modern classic. The Goodreads explains the story as

It is the universal message at the heart of this simple story about a beautiful fish, who learns to make friends by sharing his most prized possessions, that gives the book its lasting value.

If the children haven’t heard the story then show them this YouTube video before heading towards the activities. Trust me your children are going to love it.

Maths Activities:

English Activities:

I hope you enjoy today’s article. If you have any question please comment below. Thanks

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Related: Best Educational Magazines for Kids

I came to know about Storytime magazine through a friend. The day I received the magazine, I was thrilled, as my search for something amazing finished that day. What a fab magazine it is!

It’s a true treat for avid young story lovers. 

Firstly, I will start with the material of paper. The paper used for this magazine is simply Luxurious and super quality which will bear kids mishandling. It has lots of lovely colourful pictures to attract children.  The magazine is not at all gender-specific. The colour schemes are neutral so it is wonderful for both girl and boy.

Each magazine is packed with wonderful fairy tales, myths, poems, and much more. The stories are a mix of classical stories along with stories from other countries and some new ones as well.

The text on each page is not overstuffed, so it gets easier for little ones to understand and read. Now reading is no more a chore for my little lady. It takes hardly 10 minutes to read one story. Each story is not too long to make it boring and not too short, Just the right size.

The main thing that I really love is that magazine enhances children literacy skills. The traditional tales fit with the new 2014 curriculum. Very rich and thought-provoking words are used throughout stories, so my daughter is learning lots of new words.

Last two pages of the magazine are dedicated to games, art and crafts activities, and quizzes which are just superb.

These are some riddles and stories related questions as well which enhances children comprehension skills.

Th last page of the magazine features Favourite Books of the Month, As well as chance to enter the competition and win wonderful copies of the books.

The Storytime website offers a section of free resources related to each magazine which parents can print and use at home. There are plenty of resources available such as colouring sheets, maze games and other fun arts and crafts sheets. To download go on http://www.storytimemagazine.com/free-downloads/

Each magazine costs £3.99 but if you get a regular direct debit subscription than it’s just

3 issues for just £9.99 – or The BEST DEAL – save 29% with 12 issues for just £33.99 (3, 6, 12 and 24-month plans available). For more information on subscription go to Storytime Magazine subscription page.

Disclaimer: This is not a paid review and Storytime did not know I would be writing about them. I am buying their copies since last 2 years and am writing about them because I genuinely think it is wonderful.

I hope you will really enjoy your next issue of Storytime magazine. Do let me know about your reviews on the magazine. Thanks

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What is a contraction?

The contraction is the process of making a word smaller. Basically, the word is made of two words but you contract it into one word by omitting some of its letters and putting apostrophes in that place like you have contracted to you’ve or did not contract to didn’t.

4 fun ways to teach contractions to your children.

The following are my favourite techniques used to teach contraction to children. Huge thanks to all the websites that I have used below for making the effort and providing a wonderful resources to us.

• Contraction words foldable

Here is a wonderful yet simple foldable to teach contractions to kids. All you need is an A4 paper, scissors and pen.Now cut the strips of the paper and just write the words on the flap whereas the contractions on the inside.

Sorry for the light colors. my daughter made it.

Thanks to https://corkboardconnections.blogspot.co.uk you are my inspiration behind this

• Contraction words booklets

Download free contraction book from this link. it’s wonderful and FREE.

Thanks to themeasuredmom.com for providing this resource.

Download from here : The Contraction booklet

• Contraction flash card

Print and cut the flash card and do them daily with kids to reinforce the learning.

thanks: http://flashcardfox.com

Download the flash card from here: Contraction flashcards

• Minion contractions game.

Thanks: http://www.123homeschool4me.com

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