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Letter to Santa Proof Reading Activity: Corrected Version

Posted on 02/12/2013 by

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

Posted on 01/12/2013 by

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

Posted on 15/12/2012 by

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 →

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Advent Calendar: December 13th – Time for Maths

Posted on 15/12/2012 by

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: 11th December – Merry Christmas in 15 Languages

Posted on 11/12/2012 by

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 →

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Advent Calendar Day Ten: Verbal Reasoning Cloze

Posted on 10/12/2012 by

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 →

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Advent Calendar: 9th December – a circular Christmas

Posted on 10/12/2012 by

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 →

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Advent Calendar: 5th December – Santa’s Verbal Reasoning Challenge

Posted on 05/12/2012 by

Santa loves our Better Tuition advent calendar so much he has created a fun Verbal Reasoning challenge for all those year five students who are busily preparing for Trafford’s Entrance Exams and for anyone who enjoys a good logic puzzle. Each Christmas Eve, Santa’s elves must prepare the reindeer for the night to … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar: 3rd December – refer a friend and receive a FREE lesson

Posted on 03/12/2012 by

It’s the season of giving, so we are offering our current customers a FREE lesson when they refer a friend to us for a free assessment or free trial lesson. If your friend books and pays for a lesson following … Continue reading →

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Rudolph the Read Knows Rain, Dear! Solution

Posted on 02/12/2012 by

Welcome to Better Tuition‘s online advent calendar.  Yesterday, we asked you to spot the spelling errors in our Better Tuition Christmas Spelling Challenge: did you identify and correct the misspellings in the well-known Christmas songs and phrases? Here is the solution.     Ready?   … Continue reading →

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