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Welcome to my Christmas Crossword Challenge! Get ready to unwrap a festive mix of maths, English, jokes, and general knowledge - all packed into one fun puzzle. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills before the holidays, test your brain after too many mince pies, or just enjoy a cosy seasonal activity, this crossword is the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit. If you enjoy this puzzle, you’ll love the full collection in my book Mission: Comprehension. It is filled with even more brain-boosting challenges and perfect as a stocking filler for curious kids (and adults!). If vocabulary development is what you're looking for, take a peek at Mission: Vocabulary too! Let’s get puzzling! 🎄🧠✨
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Full of crosswords, puzzles, word-matching games and more, all of the activities are engaging and designed to boost comprehension, build vocabulary, broaden knowledge and deepen understanding. It’s really helped us to make quick progress, strengthen skills and work on problem solving. As a home educating family it’s proved to be an invaluable resource. Great to complete at home or on the go, it’s photocopiable and is perfect for teachers, home educators and parents. Could not recommend this one enough 🙌🏻" Via Instagram "My daughter has joined Melissa's book club for a year. She loves Melissa's every lesson and she doesn't want to miss any one of them. Over the year, her creative writing skill has been developing through the lessons and the reading of books carefully selected by Melissa. I like the fact that the joy of reading is rooted with the children. Melissa makes connection with the books they read in the lessons which reinforces the learning and the practice of their writing. Melissa is a great teacher. She makes her lessons interesting and engaging. I am really grateful to have her as my daughter's tutor. Thank you for supporting her learning!" Via Google reviews. 
Not sure how to really make reading progress at home? This year-by-year guide (Y1–Y6) highlights key skills to build confidence, fluency, and a real love of books. Is VIPERS new to you? Most likely, your child's school is using these types of questions to develop comprehension. You can too - find out out more here: https://www.mrsoshtutors.co.uk/news--activities/how-to-read-with-your-childand-get-results-fast Some further exciting outcomes for another student. So far, F has cleared QE, Kent, Essex and Tiffin stage 1! He even gained 100% in maths and reasoning for Kent. F has tutored with me in English and maths for the past couple of years and has been such a joy to work with. I couldn't be prouder! "F has done Kent, Essex, QE and Tiffin tests so far. The results will be released next week, except of QE, which is already known. And, yes, F has cleared QE this the good school, in English bigger than in Maths. I greatly appreciate your hard work to help F to get this achievement." "We have some good news, F has cleared Essex and Kent out of catchment and Tiffin Stage 1. There is in the attachment his Kent results with 100% in Maths and Reasoning."   A wonderful and well-deserved outcome for this student - 18th place out ot 269 children! I only supported H in maths over the summer running up to the exam but through her hard work she absolutely smashed it in all areas! "Dear Mrs Osh, Hope you are doing wel. I would like to share H's 11plus results with you . She came 18th out of 269 children who wrote the entrance for St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School . She scored full marks in verbal and non verbal reasoning . Thank you so much for helping her in achieving this. Your positive feedback you provided helped her build confidence. Thank you. Please see the email confirmation below. This year 269 girls were invited to sit the Entrance Test and H's overall position is 18. The marks in each element of the Entrance Test were out of 141 and H's were as follows: English: 129 Mathematics: 137 Verbal Reasoning: 141 Non-Verbal Reasoning: 141"  Not sure how to support your child's writing at home? ✍️ This year-by-year guide (Y1–Y6) shows the key skills that make the biggest difference - from sentence sense to style and structure. Ever wonder what to focus on in maths at home? It can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. This slide-by-slide guide shows the most important focus for each year, from Year 1 to Year 6 - little things you can do at home that build number sense, confidence, and real problem-solving skills. I’ve just received the loveliest email from a parent, and it’s absolutely made my day! Her daughter has been coming to my creative writing sessions for the past few months, and her new Y5 teacher is full of praise for her rich vocabulary, creativity, and confidence. So proud of her - what a fantastic start to the year! 
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Make the best use of your time reading with your child. Know which questions to ask and how, see a demonstration of a teacher reading with a child, learn how to make your child excited to read with you. As a teacher and tutor, I have made the video I hope all parents of my students might watch and try out at home! The progress that would be made in even a couple of weeks would be incredible. See the video here and then download example questions to try at home below.
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