I created this set because I knew I wanted something for my own classroom as the children return to a totally different kind of schooling. Many people across the internet have been talking about ideas for staying safe, staying happy and generally surviving this tricky time, for which I will be forever grateful…but I knew I very definitely wanted something visual and concrete in my classroom. Something I could refer to and the children could see, too. Something bright, fun and, above all, reassuring. Includes: “Showing You Care from a Distance” posters (x6) “Keeping Safe” posters (x6) “What can I play from so far away?” posters (x24 game suggestions) A selection of accompanying banners for if you wish to display them on your boards. If you want to sample my work, the “Showing You Care from a Distance” pack is available for free here. If you download, please consider leaving a review.

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 2 here, and my Phase 2 & 3 Bundle here.

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.

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.

This pair of fonts (Soundbuttondots & Soundbuttondashes) allow you to add dots or dashes to your writing to represent sound buttons underneath single sounds, digraphs and trigraphs. There are even special characters included to replicate the sound buttons needed to show the connection between split digraphs. Full disclosure - this is not a perfect ‘does the job for you without you having to think’ kind of font. I don’t have the technology to make the fonts do ligatures and automatically underline digraphs and trigraphs, but I have tried to make it as seamless and easy as I can. By switching between the two fonts, you can choose which letters have dots underneath and which have dashes (the spacing on the dashed letters is already condensed so the dashes form a continuous line), and you can insert special characters (or use the corresponding symbols) to add arrows for split digraphs. WATCH THE VIDEO TO SEE HOW, plus full written instructions included in the pack. To my mind, this font certainly beats printing out a regular copy of work and manually adding all the sound buttons in a black pen, or trying to add dot and dash clipart underneath! We’ve all been there!

This is just a bit of light-hearted fun during what is a pretty anxious time for kids (and adults)! Coronavirus / COVID-19 can seem really scary to little ones but it’s good to know that even basic handwashing can really help. This song reminds children about some of the things they should and shouldn’t do when washing their hands. The last verse in particular…well, we all know those little ones who are sent to wash their hands and are then immediately putting those clean hands somewhere they shouldn’t be! Bless!

A quick, simple survey which you can conduct with your class in order to understand who has access to certain devices. A useful tool for any E-Safety or Computing Leaders to understand what kinds of exposure to devices children have. Also great in the current climate of uncertainty (coronavirus / COVID-19 isolation, school closures) for deciding whether to press ahead with online-only learning, or home based tasks which can be set via different technology mediums.

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.