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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy

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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
Year 1 Easter Phonics Booklet (20 pages)
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Year 1 Easter Phonics Booklet (20 pages)

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A 20 page Easter themed phonics booklet, containing a wide range of activities to help children revise phases 3 - 5. Perfect for children to work on independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity, or as a filler for the busy end-of-term period. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task. Activities range from filling in initial sounds, to sorting real and fake words, to filling in missing words. There is a colour and black & white PDF version of the booklet (both are in a zip file). Just print and staple!
Phase 3 phonics - The 'qu' sound
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Phase 3 phonics - The 'qu' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘qu.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘qu’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘qu’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘qu’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘qu’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘qu’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Year 1 comprehensions - Cars
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Year 1 comprehensions - Cars

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This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. The theme in this pack is ‘Cars.’ There are three different comprehensions: The first cars Modern cars Fascinating car facts There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Daily Phoneme Revision - Mixed Phases 2 to 5
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Daily Phoneme Revision - Mixed Phases 2 to 5

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A set of 10 PowerPoints to help your class practise all phonemes on a daily basis. Each of the 10 PowerPoints contain every phoneme from phases 2 to 5, with one phoneme per slide. The phonemes are shown in a random order on each PowerPoint. Get the whole class to call out or choose certain children for targeted sounds. Perfect for using instead of flashcards, as it ensures the whole class can definitely see the graphemes. This set of PowerPoints uses an alien theme. Look out for other themes coming soon to Blossoming Minds’ shop.
Goldilocks Assembly - Sharing/stealing theme
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Goldilocks Assembly - Sharing/stealing theme

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This is a plan for an assembly on sharing based around the story of Goldilocks. It is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute! I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. This assembly involves lots of child input to help you retell the traditional story of Goldilocks. It then links the story to a school scenario. When I used this assembly, children were completely engaged and involved the whole time as they are so familiar with the tale. This plan also includes an example reflection to finish with.
Phonics phase 5 - The 'au' sound
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Phonics phase 5 - The 'au' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘au.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘au’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘au’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘au’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘au’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘au’ sound - Revision of HFW
Phonics Phase 3 - The 'or' sound
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Phonics Phase 3 - The 'or' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘or.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘or’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘or’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘or’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘or’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘or’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'nch' sound - Consonant clusters
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'nch' sound - Consonant clusters

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘nch.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This PowerPoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘nch’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘nch’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘nch’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘nch’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘nch’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words
Year 2 comprehension - The Three Little Pigs - traditional tale
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Year 2 comprehension - The Three Little Pigs - traditional tale

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This resource is a fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is the traditional tale of The Three Little Pigs, and includes 3 differentiated levels. The style and questions are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper.There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘who’ and ‘where’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. There are four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Harvest comprehensions Year 1
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Harvest comprehensions Year 1

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This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. The theme in this pack is ‘Harvest.’ There are four different comprehensions: What is harvest? Thanksgiving Harvest around the world Harvest in Britain Each comprehension contains a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help the children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. The PowerPoint is not editable. There is a colour and black & white booklet. Answers are also included. PDF file format
Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ee' sound
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Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ee' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ee.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ee’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ee’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ee’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ee’ sound - Revision of high frequency words
Phonics Phase 3 - The 'igh' sound
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Phonics Phase 3 - The 'igh' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘igh.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘igh’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘igh’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘igh’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘igh’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘igh’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ow' sound
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Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ow' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ow.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ow’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ow’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ow’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ow’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ow’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'tr' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'tr' sound - Consonant blends

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘tr.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘tr’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘tr’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘tr’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘tr’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘tr’ sound - Revision of tricky words
Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) Comprehensions - Year 1
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Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) Comprehensions - Year 1

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This resource contains 4 comprehension activities all about Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. The theme in this pack is ‘Pancakes.’ There are four different pdf comprehensions: Pancake ingredients Pancake recipe What is Shrove Tuesday? How to flip a pancake There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ar' sound
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Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ar' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ar.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ar’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ar’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ar’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ar’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ar’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics Phase 3 - The 'air' sound
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Phonics Phase 3 - The 'air' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘air.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘air’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘air’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘air’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘air’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘air’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ure' sound
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Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ure' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ure.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ure’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ure’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ure’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ure’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Harvest Festival comprehension Year 2
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Harvest Festival comprehension Year 2

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This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet for year 2 and includes 3 differentiated levels. The comprehension is all about the harvest festival and covers what it is, its history, traditions and how people celebrate now. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘who’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. There is a title page with some helpful words followed by four pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet and answers are also included. The higher ability booklet has 13 questions in total. The middle ability has 12 questions and the lower ability has 11 questions. PDF file format. All the booklets are in the zip file.
Bonfire Night Comprehensions / Guy Fawkes : Year 1
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Bonfire Night Comprehensions / Guy Fawkes : Year 1

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This resource contains 4 comprehension activities on ‘Bonfire Night.’ These cover: The Gunpowder Plot Bonfire Night Food How to build a bonfire Bonfire Night Safety They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. Each comprehension contains a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help the children work out what they say. Each text is followed by 5 simple questions. There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. There is a colour and black & white booklet. Answers are also included. PDF file format You might also be interested in: Year 2 Bonfire Night Comprehension Bundle / Guy Fawkes