A powerpoint outlining features or recounts, emphasising beginning, middle and end. Also highlighting time words/connectives.

Problems to solve involving counting in 2s, 5s and 10s with an extra challenge sheet for counting in 3s. A second version is included so children aren't doing the same as the person sitting next to them!

A bright and colourful way to revise GPCs at the start of Letters and Sounds phonic sessions. Suitable for all phases.

A powerpoint containing pictures of items grouped in 2s, 5s and 10s. Use the full slides to print out then laminate picture cards for children to select for their partners to practise counting up in these steps.

A simple interactive SMART file where children can sound out a word with middle phoneme 'o', before dragging the 'magic e' and making a new word. Erase the white blob to find a picture to match the word. Phonic frame included on the last slide to practise segmenting and blending other o-e words.

A SMART file showing the pictures of the story with no captions. An great activity to promote speaking and listening. Once children are familiar with the story, have a line of children to take turns telling the story - when you click on the next slide, the next child takes over. Also a good prompt for shared writing. Focus on just one picture slide and use mini whiteboards to write a sentence about that part of the story.

Jumbled up sentences for children to put in order on the interactive whiteboard using a SMART file. Erase the blob at the top to show a picture about the sentence.

Sentences for sounds covered in phase 5 - either for children to practise blending when reading or to write on mini whiteboards.

Simple Countdown activity as outlined in Letters and Sounds, focusing on ay, ou, ie, ea

A SMART file promoting drama and role play for children to create a story based on Jack and the Beanstalk. This can lead onto independent story writing beginning, ‘I climbed up the enormous plant and gasped…’

A SMART file to introduce the idea of building a character profile. Rub off each coloured line to reveal important character traits, then look at three examples of story characters. Encourage children to describe characteristics and list on board around characters. The stomping giant is always a popular one!

Sentences for Phase 5 focusing on ay, ou and ea for children to practise reading or writing during Letters and Sounds phonics sessions.

A series of pictures telling the story of the pig in the pond, with lines underneath for guided writing. Can also be used to promote speaking and listning, taking in turns to retell each part of the story.

Simple sentences for Phase 4 Letters and Sounds, either to practise reading or writing.

This is a whole school resource for a set of bookmarks to be photocopied double-sided and laminated. On one side there are strategies for what to do when faced with an unfamiliar word and a reminder for key words to use when discussing a book e.g. blurb, author, illustrator, predict. On the other side, each pair of consecutive reading levels pink/red, yellow/blue, green/orange etc. have targets to promote reading and comprehension at home (and in school) and help parents support their child, entitled, 'When you hear me read, please help me to...'

A simple template for chn to select a number of coins, draw them in the purse and record the total with addition sum under each purse.

A cross-curricular maths activity inspired by Julia Donaldson's &'The Ladybird Who Heard&';. First we looked at the powerpoint, counted the spots on the ladybirds' wings and related this to doubling and halving. The children then made their own ladybirds out of bread (pre-cut into a circle with a cookie cutter), strawberry jam, a strawberry lace down the middle and chocolate drops placed symmetrically. They then completed the fact sheet about their ladybird (printed out on card and folded so it could stand up on a display).

I gave each group a set of cut up labels, captions and pictures for them to sort together into piles.

First we looked at the powerpoint. Paired talk to think of an interesting sentence about the picture, each time making sure it makes sense, celebrating any use of adjectives etc. Then the pictures on the other sheet were cut up and placed in baskets on tables and children selected a picture, stuck it in their books and wrote a sentence underneath. My Year 1s produced more writing than ever as they kept wanting to do more pictures, stimulated by their paired discussions.

A countdown activity for the whiteboard incorporating these long vowels for phase 5.

Children need to match up the addition sentence with the correct answer. 3 different versions as I can't bear children copying the person next to them!