A useful mat for Year 2 children featuring many of the writing expectations needed to meet “Expected” (and some features beyond). Comes in a variety of colours of the rainbow to match your room design or table/group colours. Includes: Letter formation Writing checklist (capitals, finger spaces, phonics for spelling…etc.) Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 2 Common Exception Words Days of the week Months of the year Time word openers Story openers Prefixes Suffixes Conjunctions Contractions Punctuation Phonics families for vowels

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This set contains the following: · 20 colour image clip cards (2 per page), each consisting of 4 possible word choices. · 20 black and white versions of the above, for those who are limited in their printing options. Please download the preview file to see sample product pages. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

Use your Phase 4 Phonics knowledge to read these festive sentences. The are two different (yet similar) versions of this worksheet pack. Version 1: Full Colour Pictures Read the pairs of sentences and select the one which matches the picture. Version 1: Black and white pictures Part A) Read the sentence and colour the picture accordingly (or add extra details to it) Part B) Read the pairs of sentences and select the one which matches the picture.

Simple to play board game for 2+ players to revise many of the KS1 spelling strands which appear in the KS1 SATs. Great for “Secret Agent Training”, intervention groups, early morning work/morning challenges, filler activities, Easter revision and home learning. Spelling strands taken from the National Curriculum and testing frameworks. Most of the common spelling strands using in the Spelling Test element of the option Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar testing, including: tch tion ph and wh long e spelt ey long e spelt y long i spelt y le, el, al, il ge and dge soft c, soft g al for or u spelt o homophones o spelt a after w and qu er spelt o after w or spelt ar after w zh spelt s silent gn and kn silent wr adding s and es doubling consonants to add endings CEW words ending in “-ve” ff, ll, ss, zz, ck words compound words

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This set contains the following: · 20 colour image clip cards (2 per page), each consisting of 4 possible word choices. · 20 black and white versions of the above, for those who are limited in their printing options. Please download the preview file to see sample product pages. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl ·** Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr** · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

Three handy A3 sized posters for your classroom wall, PPA room or noticeboard. Can be resized to A4 by selecting print options in Adobe, and still remains readable. Perfect for sticking inside teacher planners.

I created this resource after searching for (and failing to find) something similar to suit my own learners. All progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. Great to stretch and challenge children in Reception who have a solid application of their phonics and / or for children in Year 1 and 2 who still need to practise accessing fully decodable texts. Suits Ofsted’s renewed focus on children reading full decodable texts, matched to phonics knowledge. Check out Phase 3 here, and my Phase 2 & 3 Bundle here.

These fonts are in the cursive style. I had previously found it difficult to find traceable cursive fonts that were not continuous cursive (with lead ins). I have created 3 different spacings but you can adjust these further by using the spacing tool in the fonts section of PowerPoint, Publisher and Word. You can also use bold and outline tools to increase or decrease the font weight. Use in personal, classroom and commercial products (with credit) is permitted. If you download and use these, a review would be lovely.

A variety of nursery-rhyme based songs explaining a bit more about the various bits of SPAG terminology children need to know by the end of KS1 / for their SATs. 8 Songs included: Sentences Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots Capitals & Proper Nouns Conjunctions Past and Present Tense Types of Sentence Commas Apostrophes

I created this resource after searching for (and failing to find) something similar to suit my own UK learners. The original bundle of just 6 texts has now grown for a second time to 12 texts. I think it’s now finalised, but it still could grown again if I get struck by inspiration. All progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. Great to stretch and challenge children in Reception who have a solid application of their phonics and / or for children in Year 1 and 2 who still need to practise accessing fully decodable texts. Suits Ofsted’s renewed focus on children reading full decodable texts, matched to phonics knowledge. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

MaVynee Betsch led a full, intriguing and varied life. Most famed for her conservationism and activism, she spent her later life educating others on race and the environment. She makes for an excellent and inspirational figure to study, and can be included as part of Black History Month to ensure children know that history is being made even now. It should also link nicely with Saving American Beach (published April 2021). This unit was designed to follow on from my “Rocket Says Clean Up” unit, but can equally stand alone. Allowing for time for editing and revision on longer pieces of work, plus the inclusion of some Early Finishers activities, this unit could easily last you 2 weeks. It includes: Biographical Information PowerPoint (as PDF) A PDF of 12 different resources: Section 1: Research Links A selection of useful websites for TEACHERS Section 2: Biography Biography Writing Sheet Section 3: American Beach Flyer Poster Template Section 4: Endangered Animal Research Research sheet / prompt 3 pages to make a booklet Section 5: Eco Friendly Choices Yes or no choices with key Section 6: Acrostic Poem 2 x Acrostic templates Section 7: True or False True or false questions about MaVynee’s life Section 8: Reading Comprehension 3-way differentiated texts and questions Section 9: Vocabulary Draw and write the meaning activity Section 10: Cryptogram Crack the code to solve the message Section 11: Wordsearch Wordsearch and answers Section 12: Crossword Crossword and answers Section 13: Colouring Sheets 3 line drawing portraits of MaVynee This unit does not include planning.

Imani Wilmot is arguably one of Jamaica’s finest and most famous female surfers. She makes for an excellent and inspirational figure to study, and can be included as part of Black History Month to ensure children know that history is being made even now. This unit was designed to follow on from my “Rocket Says Clean Up” unit, but can equally stand alone. Allowing for time for editing and revision on longer pieces of work, plus the inclusion of some Early Finishers activities, this unit could easily last you 1 to 2 weeks. It includes: Biographical Information PowerPoint (as PDF) A PDF of ten different resources: Section 1: Research Links A selection of useful websites for TEACHERS Section 2: Biography Biography Writing Sheet Section 3: Surfing Competition Poster Poster Template Section 4: Fact or Opinion Fact or Opinion Activity Section 5: Acrostic Poem 4 x Acrostic templates Section 6: Reading Comprehension 3-way differentiated texts and questions Section 7: Vocabulary Draw and write the meaning activity Section 8: Newspaper Report Template Differentiated alphabetical ordering Section 9: Design Your Own Surfboard Surfboard template Section 10: Wordsearch Wordsearch and answers Section 11: Crossword Crossword and answers This unit does not include planning.

A collection of 15 activities & guided reading questions, designed to accompany a book study on Sandra Dieckmann’s Leaf. This unit is perfect if you are looking to study books which have more acceptance, tolerance and inclusion as their theme. Will the animals learn not to ‘judge a book by its cover’? Featuring a variety of reading and whole story activities, word-level activities, and text writing activities, as detailed below: Section 1: Prediction Adult Instructions Prediction Sheet Section 2: Sequence Differentiated Sequencing Sheets (8, 6 and 4 parts) Section 3: Reading Comprehension Differentiated Reading Comprehension (written and tick the box) Section 4: True or False True or False Activity Section 5: Leaf Character Description Character Description Sheet Section 6: Character Traits Antonyms with Prefixes and Suffixes Section 7: Spelling Dictation Frequently misspelled words dictation (differentiated) Section 8: Alphabetic Order Differentiated alphabetical ordering Section 9: Syllables Syllable Clap and Count Syllable Cube Count Section 10: Vocabulary Draw and write the meaning activity Section 11: Research Note taking sheet for researching polar bears Section 12: Retell Lined, bordered paper for retelling Section 13: Wordsearch Wordsearch and answers Section 14: Crossword Crossword puzzle and answers Section 15: Cryptogram Cryptogram message and answers Separate bonus document containing guided reading questions, for the teacher to discuss with the class during a read aloud or whole class guided reading. Please note - this unit does not include planning, only resource sheets to support a range of activities which can be supported by the book. You will need your own copy of the book to run this unit.