This resource includes a detailed weekly plan focused on teaching the vowel digraph 'ow' through fun multisensory clown themed activities. Friday looks at teaching the alphabet. Each day has 4 clearly differentiated activities to support children working within phase 2 and 3 phonics. Some resources are included although most can be found in the classroom or online. Have fun!

Full week's English planning for Grade 1. Children start the week by describing their favourite superhero and then go on to discuss whether Emmet from The Lego Movie is a superhero. The children describe Emmet and then go on to create Bricksburg or Cloud Cuckoo Land out of lego/collage materials. They finish the week by describing one of these settings using their senses. AWESOME week of activites which particularly inspired the boys in my class. Please note - this was written based on English National Curriculum

My children loved these activities. Ideally, you will need access to a woodland area. We began by visiting the 'Wise Tree' in the wood. The children sat around the tree and waited for it to whisper their names. They approached the tree and chose a name from each bag. This became their woodland name, for example Creeping Blackberry or Misty Willow. The children loved these names and we ended up using them in our daily register! The children then used their senses to describe the woods. On Day 2, the children wrote a description of the woods using their senses and exciting adjectives. On Day 3 we began to question whether or not the wood is enchanted! The children looked for clues in the woods before making their decision. For example, is it just a flower or is it a fairy's umbrella? On Day 4 the children wrote a description of what they found. For example, Walking in the enchanted wood I see an icy, frozen troll's tear. This can then be made into a shape poem on Day 5. This was a wonderful week of activities, loved by boys and girls alike. Enjoy!! Please note this was written using the English National Curriculum objectives

Multi-sensory Differentiated Weekly planning for Phase 2 Phonics New Teaching - g o c k and tricky word I Based on Letters and Sounds, with Jolly Phonic resources to support (action, song, stories)

Weekly planning based on The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. On Day 1 children listen to and retell the story through story maps. On Day 2 children use adjectives to change the opening sentence of the story. On Day 3 they explore woodland creatures and introduce a new character into the story. On Day 4 children use adjectives to describe the Gruffalo. On Day 5 children create their own terrible creature and describe him/her. This planning could easily be adapted/extended, so that children write their own version of The Gruffalo. Please note this planning has been written using the English National Curriculum objectives.

I planned these activities for my children in Foundation Stage 2 and they loved them! You will receive 4 days planning based around 4 different activities which the children move around during the week. These include a Hot Seating activity to promote speaking and listening; a Free Buzz and Woody Class Challenge based around phonics/reading; a Please Help Us! Letter Writing activity; and a playdough activity where children create their own Toy Story character. A selection of activity templates and resources are included. These are all editable so you can change fonts and adapt to suit your children. These differentiated activities followed on from other Toy Story activities which the children enjoyed and talked about all year. I hope to add these soon x All activities could be adapted for Year 1 children.

Fun, colourful phonic activities with bright fireflies theme. Six activities for children to apply their phonic knowledge for ie, i-e and igh. Activities include a phoneme spotter firefly story; catch the firefly words and sort into the correct jar; roll the die, move and read the word; roll the die, read and colour the word; use the words in the jar to complete the sentences; roll the die and read the sentences. All fully editable if you want to change font or words.

Phase 4 first week's phonics planning for Year 1 or able EYFS children. Planning introduces reading and spelling of CVCC/CCVC words and key words. Also included is a variety of resources named in the planning, including:- Revisit/Review power point, CVCC Buried Treasure Game, CVCC Magic Squares Game, Kim's Game, Roll, Read and Colour the CCVC words game, Tricky Word Bingo.

21 activity cards to encourage children to count on and find missing numbers in addition number sentences, using number bonds to 20. Each card has an addition number sentence and a caterpillar to use to solve the problem. You could laminate the cards and use them with whiteboard pens, unifix cubes, counters or Play Dough. Children add additional dots using a pen, unifix cubes, counters or roll Play Dough balls and then count on to help them find the missing number. Note - Preview image shows missing number box is overlapping, but it is fine when downloaded.

Full week's English planning for Year 1. Children start the week by describing their favourite superhero and then go on to discuss whether Emmet from The Lego Movie is a superhero. The children describe Emmet and then go on to create Bricksburg or Cloud Cuckoo Land out of lego/collage materials. They finish the week by describing one of these settings using their senses. AWESOME week of activites which particularly inspired the boys in my class.

This resource includes a detailed weekly phonics plan to teach vowel digraphs er and ur; and also a day on the alphabet. It also provides opportunities to revisit prior learning. Each day has 4 clearly differentiated activities aimed at children in the early years. I have also included all the resources I made to go with the planning. Any other resources can be found in the classroom or online.

These lessons were planned for a series of 4 EYFS English lessons, but could easily be adapted for Year 1 children. The first lesson focuses on introducing the story and the children talking and writing about their own bedtime routines. The second lesson encourages children to retell the story using words and actions before sequencing the story using pictures and sentences. The third lesson takes the children outdoors as they change the setting of the story to Mr Bear trying to get to sleep in his tent in the woods. Children go on a sound walk to identify sounds which might keep Mr Bear awake. The final lesson encourages children to write their own simple story of Peace at Last with the new setting of the 'the woods'. If you do not have access to woodland, other outdoor areas could be used. All activities are differentiated and engaging. Hope your children enjoy them as much as mine. The sequencing pictures have been taken from the story Peace at Last by Jill Murphy.

Multi-sensory Differentiated Weekly planning for Phase 2 Phonics New Teaching - i n m d Based on Letters and Sounds, with Jolly Phonic resources to support (action, song, stories)

A detailed weekly phonics plan with 4 clearly differentiated activities each day. The weekly objective is to teach vowel digraph oa and tricky word are. There are also plenty of opportunities to revisit prior learning. Activities are multisensory to engage young children and include tricky word splat, mirror mirror tricky words and goat in a boat phoneme spotter story. Some resources are included, others I already have or are available online/in the classroom. Resources are provided in black and white, and can be printed on coloured paper to save ink. Have fun!

Resource Bundle includes 4 weekly plans to teach vowel digraphs oa, ow er, ur, or, ar; as well as other aspects of phase 3 phonics, such as tricky words and the alphabet. Each day has 4 clearly differentiated activities for children to apply their new knowledge. Many resources are included in the bundle. Any resources which are not included can be found in the classroom or online. Hope your children have lots of fun with these multisensory activities.

Two fun reading challenges to encourage children to read at home. Give each child a reading challenge sheet (these are editable so you can adapt as desired). Children complete the challenges on their bingo boards, for example, read a book whilst wearing a hat. When all the challenges are complete, they return to their teacher. I give my children a golden ticket to post in a box (piece of gold card with golden ticket written on). At the end of each half term we have a prize draw and children receive a small prize if their ticket is picked out. Parents and children love them!

2 days of detailed planning to teach Year 1 children about halves and quarters. Day 1 recaps doubling in the mental oral starter and moves on to encourage children to investigate halving quantities using strips of paper with Spring themed pictures, unifix cubes and books/coins. Day 2 recaps halves of shapes in the mental oral starter and moves on to investigating quarters through Easter themed activities. Fun, hands on lessons which are clearly differentiated. A lovely introduction to fractions for young children.

Detailed English planning for Grade 1 based on the story of Stick Man by Julia Donaldson. Activities are differentiated as appropriate. There are plenty of opportunities for speaking and listening, along with peer work. Day 1 focuses on working together to make a list of different ways to use a stick. Day 2 encourages children to answer the question 'What is the most dangerous thing about being a stick man?' Children are invited to take on the point of view of Stick Man, arguing their view point and justifying their decision. Day 3 invites children to pretend they are Stick Man and recount the story to their family at dinner. Day 4 focuses on Stick Man's feelings and emotions throughout the story. Day 5 invites children to write postcards and letters from Stick Man’s point of view back to his family about one of his adventures. Please note this planning has been written using the English National Curriculum objectives.

Very simple powerpoint to help children understand how to quarter quantities through halving and halving again. Includes some simple word problems to check understanding.

Simple lesson plan to allow children to explore and retell the story of The Princess and the Wizard by Julia Donaldson. Aimed at Year 1. Includes images for story sequencing.