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A teacher and senior leader with over 18 years of classroom experience. Here is the English Box including my favourite resources for everything English, from phonics to handwriting, to comprehension and grammar.
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A teacher and senior leader with over 18 years of classroom experience.
Here is the English Box including my favourite resources for everything English, from phonics to handwriting, to comprehension and grammar.
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Comprehension Paper The Snail and the Whale
Are you looking for comprehension based on high quality texts?
Here is a comprehension based on the popular book ‘The Snail and the Whale’.
Aimed at Key Stage One.
Mixture of what, when, how, why questions.
These questions are also in the style of the Key Stage One SAT’s questions making it perfect practise for the National tests.
Phonics Initial Sounds Bingo Game
For children learning the initial sounds, this is a perfect game to help them identify words beginning with each sound.
Following the Read Write Inc sounds progression I have used this two ways…
“I spy with my little eye something beginning with p…” and the child finds a picture on their bingo card or…
“Who has a h-a-t?” and the child finds the hat on their bingo card or…
You could give the child the sounds board and cut up the pictures to match them the other way.
Real life pictures are used for real life context.
It really helped my beginner readers.
Phonics Lesson a_e Sound
Use this phonics lesson to teach the split digraph ‘a_e’ sound.
Perfect for learning the diagraphs - FS2 upwards.
Follow the slides to guide you through the whole lesson. (Notes help guide you through). I have used this as introducing the sound for the first time and as a recap.
Includes:
-Book themed focus - ‘Snail and the Whale’.
Blending and segmenting tasks,
reading tasks
writing tasks
challenge questions.
Visuals follow the Read Write Inc program.
Grammar Revision KS1
Looking for a quick grammar lesson to help your class with the following:
Using capital letters
Rhyming
Present/past tense
Commas
All the skills needed to help pass the Year 2 grammar tests.
Whole lesson is ready to go and adapt it how you need to.
Investigation Template
Here is the perfect visual to show the steps of a science investigation.
Children can use it as a guide through their investigations and record their findings.
Aimed at Key Stage One and supporting children in Key Stage Two.
Phonics Lesson ai Sound
Use this phonics lesson to teach the ‘ai’ sound.
Perfect for learning the diagraphs - FS2 upwards.
Follow the slides to guide you through the whole lesson. I have used this previously which received outstanding grade.
Includes:
-Book themed focus - ‘Snail and the Whale’.
Blending and segmenting tasks,
reading tasks
writing tasks
challenge questions.
Visuals follow the Read Write Inc program.
KS1 Reading Comprehension Questions - Rosie's Walk
Are you looking for comprehension questions based on high quality texts?
Here is a comprehension based on the popular book ‘Rosie’s Walk’.
Aimed at Key Stage One but would benefit struggling readers in Key Stage Two
or advanced Foundation Stage readers.
Contains a mixture of who, what, how questions. Mixture of multiple choice and written responses.
The lesson is simple - just read the book ‘Rosie’s Walk’ and give your children this comprehension paper to show their understanding.
These questions are also in the style of the Key Stage One SAT’s questions making it perfect practise for the National tests.
Reading Competition Whole School
Based on ‘Read Around the World’ competition I have adapted this to the UAE.
Fantastic resources for whole school competitions during Book Month.
Pupils receive their reading passport and collect stamps every time they read for 10 mintues.
Great for reading for pleasure and encouraging more reading.
KS1 Reading Practise Questions - We're Going on a Bear Hunt!
These comprehension papers are great because they match the format of the KS1 reading test papers and are linked to quality children texts.
Here is a comprehension based on the popular book ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’.
Aimed at Key Stage One.
Mixture of what, when, how, why questions.
These questions are in the style of the Key Stage One SAT’s questions making it perfect practise for the National tests.
*Buy as part of the bundle package for 50% off *
Bundle includes:
Dear Zoo
Whatever Next!
Peace at Last
Where the Wild Things Are
Bundle
Phonics Cards and Writing Mats
Including all the sounds (following the initial sounds set) for your class to practise their blending and writing.
Phonics cards include a visual to support EAl pupils.
Writing mats are perfect for a visual at a child’s table when they are writing.
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KS1 Reading Comprehension Practise Questions Pack
Are you looking for comprehension practise papers based on high quality texts?
Here are KS1 comprehension papers based on the following high quality texts that KS1 children love!
Dear Zoo
Whatever Next!
Peace at Last
Where the Wild Things Are!
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
These are aimed at KS1 but would benefit struggling readers on KS2 and advanced Foundation Stage readers.
Questions are in the style of the national tests so are perfect practise for any upcoming tests.
Questions are a mixture of multiple choice and written response answers.
Includes visuals to support children with additional needs such as EAL.
A great saving when you purchase the bundle - you receive 50% off: £1 per copy and £5 in total.
(Normally each individual copy is £2, total £10)
Phonics Writing Mat
This resource is helpful for children learning their phonics and are beginning to write using their sounds.
Each writing mat includes phonemes, words that match the phoneme and space for writing.
I have used these in the classroom by laminating them and children practised their writing with whiteboard pens. Also useful to have on children’s desks to help them refer to the sounds.
Includes 41 pages progressing through each sound (once children know initial sounds).
Grammar Sentence Type Activity KS1
Here is a presentation featuring different sentences so children become familiar of the four different sentence types essential for KS1 grammar.
Supported with visuals and an activity for the children to think of their own sentences.
Ks1 Practise Reading Questions - Dear Zoo
Are you looking for comprehension based on high quality texts?
Here is a comprehension based on the popular book ‘Dear Zoo’.
Aimed at Key Stage One.
Mixture of what, which, why questions.
These questions are also in the style of the Key Stage One SAT’s questions making it perfect practise for the National tests.
*Buy as part of the bundle package for 50% off *
Bundle includes:
Peace at Last
Whatever Next!
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!
Where the Wild Things Are
Phonics Blending Word Cards
These word cards are perfect for phonics games and visual aids in the classroom.
Includes each sound from the set 2 and 3 list (diagraphs and trigraphs).
Each card has a phonetically plausible word with matching picture and progress through the systematic phonics programme. Meaning as the child progresses through the cards, they will not come across a sound not previously learnt.
KS1 Practise Reading Questions - Whatever Next!
Are you looking for comprehension based on high quality texts?
Here is a comprehension based on the popular book ‘Whatever Next’.
Aimed at Key Stage One.
There are a mixture of what, where, how, who questions.
These questions are also in the style of the Key Stage One SAT’s questions making it perfect practise for the National tests.
*Buy as part of the bundle package for 50% off *
Bundle includes:
Dear Zoo
Peace at Last
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!
Where the Wild Things Are
KS1 Reading Practise Paper - Peace At Last
Are you looking for comprehension based on high quality texts?
Here is a comprehension based on the popular book ‘Peace At Last’.
Aimed at Key Stage One.
Mixture of what, when, how, why questions.
These questions are also in the style of the Key Stage One SAT’s questions making it perfect practise for the National tests.
*Buy as part of the bundle package for 50% off *
Bundle includes:
Dear Zoo
Whatever Next!
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!
Where the Wild Things Are
Comprehension Paper Where the Wild Things Are!
Are you looking for comprehension based on high quality texts?
Here is a comprehension based on the popular book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’.
Aimed at Key Stage One.
Mixture of what, when, how, why questions.
These questions are also in the style of the Key Stage One SAT’s questions making it perfect practise for the National tests.
*Buy as part of the bundle package for 50% off *
Bundle includes:
Dear Zoo
Whatever Next!
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!
Peace at Last
Using Conjunctions Lesson KS1
Here is a lovely lesson all about conjunctions with a Gruffalo theme.
Get your children using ‘and’ and ‘but’ in different sentences.
Included: pdf format and an MP4 video for the animations.
