Here are three worksheets that help find the missing initial letter. Children are encouraged to look at the picture, say the word and then listen for the initial sound that is missing.

This is a fab tool to use when children are learning to hear the sounds in CCVC words and CVCC. Why not cut up the pictures, hide them round the room and get the children to go on a picture hunt? There are 20 different picture cards to find and a recording sheet for children to write what they find. 1)frog 2)hand 3)shop 4)ship 5)slug 6)crab 7)pram 8)nest 9)milk 10)flag 11)pond 12)plug 13)drum 14)desk 15)plum 16)lamp 17)skip 18)logs 19)trap 20)clap

This is a fab tool to use when children are learning to hear the sounds in CVC words. Why not cut up the pictures, hide them round the room and get the children to go on a picture hunt? There are 20 different picture cards to find and a recording sheet for children to write what they find. 1)bag 2)lip 3)bin 4)can 5)bun 6)ham 7)leg 8)bed 9)mat 10)cup 11)cot 12)sub 13)web 14)bat 15)rat 16)bug 17)tap 18)log 19)pot 20)man

Are you after a resource to help encourage your children to recognise and write letters a-z, both upper case and lower case? This 13 page resource is great for doing just this.

These picture cards and simple sentences are ideal for children beginning to read. Consisting of 8 colourful pages, this can be used time and time again.

Are you teaching the story of Dear Zoo? These posters are ideal to support children’s learning and show them what the real animal looks like. Consisting of 8 pages, a great resource that can be laminated and used time and time again.

Are you learning about animals that live in the ocean? This 4 page resource consists of two real life images and two cartoon images of animals that can be seen in the ocean. All colourful - with lots of speaking opportunities to discuss the different animals that can be seen.

A great resource to encourage children to match upper case and lower case letters. There are 7 pages in today including four blank pebbles for you to add what you’d like. These can be laminated and left out in your continuous provision as part of a role play area or as an individual activity.

This 4 page resource consists of the tricky words found in phase 2-5. This activity can be sent home for children to practice reading each phase. Once they know the word they can colour. It can be used as an assessment tool to show words children know. Each phase is coloured a different colour so it’s easy to follow.

A great way to get children to talk is by giving them a phone. This resource goes brilliantly with a phone – so as well as getting children to talk, this one encourages them to recognise numbers and write messages. The resource consists of three posters, with different characters and their numbers, along with a message template. I suggest that when using this in continuous provision you place a play phone or a phone that no longer works to encourage them to be creative with their messages. Maybe get another child to pretend to phone them and leave a message.

This 4 page resource consists of the tricky words found in phase 2-5. This activity can be sent home for children to practice reading each phase. Once they know the word they can colour. It can be used as an assessment tool to show words children know. Each phase is coloured a different colour so it’s easy to follow.

This is a great product to use when learning the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. Consisting of two pages, the circle pictures can be cut out and laminated and used to retell the story.

This is a great tool to use with children when learning about zoo animals. It consists of three pages. This resources can be laminated and used within your continuous provision. Children can create a zoo scene along with drawing their own zoo animals.

This product contains 9 different book marks consisting of the 45 reception high frequency words. This product links with the 45 reception high frequency mat word mat. A great product to send home to encourage children to learn to read a selection of the words at a time, and a reward for reading – they get a book mark.

This 5 page colourful resource can be used when learning about pet animals. It consists of pictures and lines for children to write captions about what they see or know about pet animals. Animals include: Rabbit Guinnea Pig Dog Cat Hamster Mouse Lizard Snake Budgie Goldfish

This 5 page colourful resource can be used when learning about farm animals. It consists of pictures and lines for children to write captions about what they see or know about farm animals. Animals include: Sheep Pigs Horses Goats Cats Sheep dogs Ducks Chicks Cockerel Cows

This 5 page colourful resource can be used when learning about wild animals. It consists of pictures and lines for children to write captions about what they see or know about wild animals. Animals include: Lion Tiger Elephant Zebra Cheetah Hyena Crocodile Hippo Buffalo Gazelle

This product is a great resource to support children learning the phase 2 sounds and words. This can be displayed around the classroom, or used as a daily visual mat when the children are reading or writing. It comes with tricky words identified by a small alien. The letter sounds have pictures to support children’s understanding of each sound.

What a great tool when learning phase 2 high frequency words. These cards can be cut up and used as a visual prompt or even used as part of a game. When teaching phase 2 high frequency words, I found that sending these cards home really supported my pupils learning and was a great tool to get parents involved.

What a great tool when learning phase 4 high frequency words. These cards can be cut up and used as a visual prompt or even used as part of a game. When teaching phase 2 high frequency words, I found that sending these cards home really supported my pupils learning and was a great tool to get parents involved.