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I have been playing around with making some quiz cards, so I thought I might as well share! Lots of them have the answers on the same side as the question because I use them for Quiz, Quiz, Trade. this is one of the Kagan structures. The basic idea is:
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  • Give each child a quiz card, then they stand up and raise their card in the air to find a partner.
  • Then, partner A asks partner B their question, coaches them if they are finding it tricky, then gives them praise when they get it right.
  • They then repeat this process, swapping roles. That's the 'Quiz, Quiz' bit.
  • When they are finished that, they swap cards, raise their hand and find a new partner.

It's a really effective way of learning factual information. 
If you have any other good ways to use them, please leave a note in the comments to share your idea! 
So, here are some cards that can be used for this - and for lots of other things, too! Enjoy! 
(Note: I haven't used these yet, so please let me know through my ​Contact Page if you find any mistakes!)

Classroom



Behaviour Chart & Lightbulb Moments

A hand-drawn behaviour chart to display in the classroom. I clip a peg for each child onto 'Ready to Learn' and they move up and down accordingly. Move up then be told to move up again, and you get a sticker. Move below 'Ready to Learn' and you lose privileges like being a class 'minion'. I've chosen the wording carefully to be positive. As a bonus, there's the title sheet from my 'Light Bulb Moments' display too. 
behaviour___light_bulb.pdf
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Classroom Labels

Labels for storage trays, boxes etc around the classroom - got to love colourful, pretty, matching labels! 
​My fave is my 'spare letters' tray - VERY handy! ​
tray_labels_2.pdf
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More Classroom Labels

Labels for storage trays, boxes etc around the classroom - got to love colourful, pretty, matching labels! 
​My fave is my 'spare letters' tray - VERY handy! 
tray_labels.pdf
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Kagan Place Mats

A mat for the middle of each desk so children know what partner and seat number they have. There is a five-seat one, too. You can laminate them then write their names on with a whiteboard pen. 
kagan_places_mat.pdf
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English


General Character Questions 

Some cards with general questions about fiction characters. I use these for Fan-n-Pick during Guided Reading sessions, sometimes led by me, sometimes as a non-guided group activity. 

Click here to download (4 pages, 12 cards): 
general_character_questions.pdf
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New ​NC KS2 English Grammar Terminology

There are so many new terms for the children to learn now! I don't know about you, but I have had to look a few up myself ('determiner' springs to mind!). Hopefully, these will help!

​Click here to download (13 pages, 39 cards):
english_terms.pdf
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Homophones

This one depends a little on accent. For example, in Manchester our and are are homophones, as are been and bin. There is an example sentence for each word, which I'm hoping they will recall in different contexts when choosing which spelling to use in their writing. 

​Click here to download (32 pages, 95 cards)
homophones.pdf
File Size: 7913 kb
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Year 3 & 4 Spelling List

All of the words from the Word List for Years 3 and 4 in the new National Curriculum. These are words that they are expected to know how to spell in addition to the spelling rules they must learn.
(Note: I have had to split this into 2 files due to the size of the document.)

​Click here to download set 1 (17 pages, 51 cards)
y3___4_spelling_list_set_1.pdf
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Click here to download set 2 (18 pages, 54 cards)
y3___4_spelling_list_set_2.pdf
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Year 5 & 6 Spelling List

A​ll of the words from the Word List for Years 5 and 6 in the new National Curriculum. These are words that they are expected to know how to spell in addition to the spelling rules they must learn (for words following the spelling rules, scroll down).
(Note: I have had to split this into 2 files due to the size of the document.)

​Click here to download set 1 (17 pages, 51 cards):
y5___6_spelling_list_set_1.pdf
File Size: 6275 kb
File Type: pdf
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Click here to download set 2 (17 pages, 51 cards)
y5___6_spelling_list_set_2.pdf
File Size: 6271 kb
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Year 4 & 5 Spelling Rules

Words following the spelling rules taught in Year 4 and 5 from the new National Curriculum, including -ation, -cious / -tious, -ency / -ancy, -ible / -able, -ough, -fer, -sure / -ture, -gue, -que and a few more. 

​Click here to download (17 pages, 54 cards):
y4___5_spelling_rules.pdf
File Size: 6183 kb
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Year 3 Spelling Rules

Words following the spelling rules taught in Year 3 from the new National Curriculum, including in-, il-, im-, ir- prefixes, -sure / -ture, -sion / -tion / -cian suffixes, -gue, -que and a few more. 

​Click here to download (18 pages, 53 cards):
year_3_spelling_rules.pdf
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Maths


Units of Measure

A set of Quiz, Quiz, Trade cards about units of measure, including: metric conversions, imperial conversions, approximate metric to imperial conversions and units of time.

Click here to download (11 pages, 32 cards)
units_of_measure.pdf
File Size: 290 kb
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Angles

Question cards about types of angle, angles within a shape, properties of angles and measuring them. These make a good Maths starter or a handy revision aid. These can also be used for Fan-n-Pick, another of my fave Kagan structures, Children work in teams of 4, child 1 fans out the cards, child 2 reads it to child 3, who answers it, child 4 paraphrases and praises. The children swap roles for the next question.

​Click here to download (11 pages, 33 cards)
angles.pdf
File Size: 279 kb
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Fractions, Percentages & Decimals

Yes, I am aware that decimals are a type of fraction, but I can't escape the old language! Here is a set of cards to help children to practice converting between percentages, decimal fraction and vulgar / common fractions. Again, these are good for all types of question games, maths starters etc. If you have any good ways to use them, please leave me a comment! 

Click here to download (11 pages, 33 cards):
fractions_decimals_percentages.pdf
File Size: 287 kb
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