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Category Archives: Advent Calendar
December 3rd: Christmas Maths Problems
Maths Problems Welcome to Day Three of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar. Today we have some tricky Christmas maths problems for you. These problems are best suited to Years 4/5/6. You will find the answers in our comments section below. … Continue reading
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December 2nd: Rudolph the Read Knows Rain, Dear!
Finding and Correcting Spelling Errors It’s day two of Better Tuition’s advent calendar and we have a fun literacy activity for you. Can you find and correct the spelling errors in the festive song titles? This is a skill you … Continue reading
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Letter to Santa Proof Reading Activity: Corrected Version
Here is the corrected version of Better Tuition’s 1st December proof reading activity. Return to our 2013 winter activity advent calendar. Tweet
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December 1st: a Letter to Santa
Proof Reading Santa has a lot of letters to read at this time of year! Here’s one with a lot of spelling mistakes and missed punctuation. Can you a) count how many there are of each? and b) correct each one? … Continue reading
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Advent Calendar: 14th December – Christmas maths challenge
Here’s some more Better Tuition advent calendar maths. Use pi x d (pi x the diameter) to work out the answers. If your child struggles with maths, call Better Tuition on 0161 748 3912 to book your FREE assessment. Looking for a … Continue reading
Advent Calendar: December 13th – Time for Maths
Welcome to Day 13 of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar. Today we have a set of Christmas maths problems for you. Return to our advent calendar. Today is Friday, 13th December 2019. The current time is 10:03. The start of December 2019 was … Continue reading
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Advent Calendar: 12th December – Santa’s Proof Reading Challenge
Instructions: Santa has a lot of letters to read at this time of year! Here’s one with twelve spelling mistakes and eighteen incidents of missed or mistaken punctuation. Can you a) identify and b) correct each one? You can print off … Continue reading
Advent Calendar: 11th December – Merry Christmas in 15 Languages
Your Better Tuition Advent challenge today is to identify the Merry Christmases from around the world – or, to be more specific – to identify which languages are used. You can choose from French, Finnish, Icelandic, Tagalog, Swedish, Hungarian, Tahitian, … Continue reading
Advent Calendar Day Ten: Verbal Reasoning Cloze
Welcome to Day Ten of our Advent Activity Calendar. Today we have a Verbal Reasoning Cloze activity for you. Choose the best word to fill in the gaps. Cloze activities enhance and assess vocabulary and comprehension. They also feature in … Continue reading
Advent Calendar: 9th December – a circular Christmas
Here’s some more Better Tuition advent calendar maths. Your challenge is to label the different parts of the circle. You can print this page or make a sketch. If your child struggles with maths, call Better Tuition on 0161 748 3912 … Continue reading