Challenge your middle primary students to identify the synonym and antonym for the core word and drag the correct color card to the drop zone. This interactive digital Boom Cards synonym activity will help to expand vocabulary and build expression. Each card has a core word with a picture clue and 4 multiple choice options. Note: some of these words are quite a challenge! The core words and pictures are from the original Clever Speller phonics story Baby Jake’s Birthday. The letters that spell the Long A sound are printed in green for a bonus phonics reinforcer. Children will love this interactive and fun activity and can play as many times as they like! What is included: 22 digital task cards How to Play Drag the green synonym cards and the blue antonym cards to the correct zone to match the core word. Click submit to check answer Next card will appear if correct Boom Cards Instructions This is a Boom Cards resource accessed via the Boom store from the link in the PDF once purchased. After purchasing you will receive a PDF with a link to the product and extensive information on how to use Boom Cards. You will need a Boom account which is free to use when accessing this resource. Boom Cards are: interactive digital activities engaging self-checking, instant response can be used over and over, questions are shuffled for a new experience each time accessible on computers, tablets, whiteboards, any smart device accessible from the website or an app perfect for classroom or home learning Instructions Official Information from Boom Learning℠ To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks.

33 Synonym and Antonym Worksheets to print out. Your middle primary students will enjoy the variety of activities to help build vocabulary, bring writing to life and improve comprehension. What is included: 22 Cut and Paste Sorting Worksheets: Sort the synonyms and antonyms into the correct column 5 Antonym Pairs Worksheets: find the antonym pairs and write in a sentence 4 Rewrite the Story Worksheets: rewrite the story with synonyms and antonyms 2 Color Code Worksheets: highlight the synonyms in blue and the antonyms in green Core word list of 22 words from the story Synonym word list, 22 core words with 4 synonyms for each story word Antonym word list, 22 core words with 4 antonyms for each story word 2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text Easel Instructions How to Use These Activities Use the task cards for literacy centres, rotation groups, whole class or small groups Great for morning tasks or early finishers

5 sets of Synonym and Antonym Task Cards, 56 Cards in total. Your middle primary students will enjoy the variety of activities to help build vocabulary, bring writing to life and improve comprehension. What is included: 22 Find a Word Cards: Highlight 4 synonyms and circle 4 antonyms for each story word 6 Matching Pairs Cards: draw a line to match the synonym and antonym cards 4 Thesaurus Skills Cards: use a thesaurus to find synonyms for the story words 22 Change the Story Cards: replace story words with antonyms and rewrite the story. Compare the original and the rewritten versions 2 Word Search Cards: word searches with a difference! Highlight the synonyms and antonyms for the words in the list and find the hidden messages. Core word list of 22 words from the story Synonym word list, 22 core words with 4 synonyms for each story word Antonym word list, 22 core words with 4 antonyms for each story word 2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text How to Use These Activities Use the task cards for literacy centres, rotation groups, whole class or small groups Great for morning tasks or early finishers About Story Based Learning Humans have been using stories to teach their youngsters about life since day dot. Everyone loves a story but it can quite hard to find them with any depth to explicitly teach spelling, which can make spelling rather boring! Our purpose written phonics picture book stories are full of words showing how sounds in words are spelled in many ways and bring spelling and grammar to life. Check out our store for a range of activities based on our original picture books and add life and colour to your spelling and grammar lessons.

Learning about synonyms and antonyms doesn’t have to be boring! Our story based bingo games and flashcard activities offer a great way for middle primary students to learn new words and build vocabulary, to help their writing come alive and improving comprehension. Bonus phonics story is included to consolidate knowledge of spelling the Long A vowel sound alongside of your grammar lessons. What is included: 22 base cards with picture clues 22 synonym cards 22 antonym cards 36 different bingo cards 2 bingo caller cards with core words and 4 synonyms and 4 antonyms for each word Core word list of 22 words from the story Synonym word list, 22 core words with 4 synonyms for each story word Antonym word list, 22 core words with 4 antonyms for each story word 2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text How to Use These Activities Use the word cards for games such as Memory, Snap, Matching, Sorting, Dominoes etc. Print as many as you like. Use the word cards as flash cards for word recognition. 3 variations of Bingo: 1) Simple version with core words, 2) Synonym or 3) Antonym Bingo where the caller calls a synonym or antonym and the player matches it to the core word on their card.

44 Bookmark and poster making printable activities for a hands-on way to learn about synonyms and antonyms. Your middle primary students will enjoy making these memorable learning aids to help build vocabulary, bring writing to life and improve comprehension. How to Use These Activities Breaking up bookwork time with practical activities is a welcome change from worksheets Complete the bookmarks as a lesson activity, or add synonyms over time to use as a ‘personal thesaurus’. Make posters with examples of synonyms and antonyms for each core word to brighten up your classroom and provide learning prompts for daily use What is included: 22 synonym bookmarks 22 synonym and antonym posters to make, 1 for each story word 2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text Core word list of 22 words from the story Synonym word list, 22 core words plus 4 synonyms for each story word Antonym word list, 22 core words plus 4 antonyms for each story word About Story Based Learning Humans have been using stories to teach their youngsters about life since day dot. Everyone loves a story but it can quite hard to find them with any depth to explicitly teach spelling, which can make spelling rather boring! Our purpose written phonics picture book stories are full of words showing how sounds in words are spelled in many ways and bring spelling and grammar to life. Check out our store for a range of activities based on our original picture books and add life and colour to your spelling and grammar lessons

Free for the 1st 24 hours! Literal Reading Comprehension multiple choice interactive Boom Cards activity based on an original phonics picture book story. Assess understanding of text in an authentic context that will engage students as well as consolidate their knowledge of how to spell the Short U sound in words at the same time. Click below to preview on the Boom Cards site https://wow.boomlearning.com/deck/q-RWmaFu7SWFMea7RLe?ref=tpt How to Play Read the Question Click the correct answer Incorrect answers are circled in red with a ‘woops’ sound Correct answer circle in green with a ‘ding’ sound Students can play as many times as they wish. Click Next for next question. Page will only advance if correctly answered. Students Will Develop Skills in: Understanding text Letter sound recognition, learning which letters spell the Short U sound. This original phonics picture book story is full of words showing 6 different ways the Short U sound can be spelled. The Short U letters are printed in green for easy decoding. All words and pictures are from the original phonics story, ‘Stuck in the Mud’, by Clever Speller. On purchasing you will receive a PDF with a link to the product and extensive information on how to use Boom Cards. You will need a Boom account which is free to use when accessing this resource. Boom Cards are: interactive digital activities engaging self-checking, instant response can be used over and over, questions are shuffled for a new experience each time accessible on computers, tablets, whiteboards, any smart device accessible from the website or an app perfect for classroom or home learning Instructions Official Information from Boom Learning℠ To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks.

38 Printable Word Cards showing 10 ways the Long U sound can be spelled, ‘ewe’, ‘ueue’, ‘ew’, ‘u’, ‘iew’, ‘ue’, ‘u_e’, ‘eau’, ‘you’ and ‘uu’. All words are from ‘Ewes in the Queue’, a Phonics Story full of Long U sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Long U graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 76 word cards in total), plus a copy of ‘Ewes in the Queue’.

102 Printable Word Cards showing 9 ways the Long O sound can be spelled, ‘ew’, ‘o’, ‘oa’, ‘oe’, ‘oh’, ‘ol’, ‘ough’, ‘ow’ and ‘o_e’. All words are from ‘Joanna Goanna’, a Phonics Story full of Long O sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Long O graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 204 word cards in total), plus a copy of ‘Joanna Goanna’.

92 Printable Word Cards showing 11 ways the Long I sound can be spelled, ‘eye’, ‘eigh’, ‘i’, ‘ia’, ‘ie’, ‘igh’, ‘i_e’, ‘uy’, ‘y’, ‘y_e’ and ‘ig’. All words are from ‘Diamonds in the Sky’, a Phonics Story full of Long I sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Long A graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 184 word cards in total), plus a copy of ‘Diamonds in the Sky’.

127 Printable Word Cards showing 12 ways the Long E sound can be spelled, ‘ay’, ‘e’, ‘ea’, ‘ee’, ‘e_e’, ‘ei’, ‘eo’, ‘ey’, ‘i’, ‘ie’, i_e’ and ‘y’. All words are from ‘Three Free Wishes’, a Phonics Story full of Long E sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Long E graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 254 word cards in total), plus a copy of ‘Three Free Wishes’.

102 Printable Word Cards showing 9 ways the Long A sound can be spelled, ‘a’, ‘ai’, ‘ay’, ‘a_e’, ‘ea’, ‘ei’, ‘ey’, ‘e_e’ and ‘eigh’. All words are from ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, a Phonics Story full of Long A sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Long A graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 204 word cards in total), plus a copy of ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’.

115 Word Cards showing 6 ways the Short U sound can be spelled, ‘u’, ‘o’, ‘o_e’, ‘ou’, ‘oo’ and ‘oe’. All words are from ‘Stuck in the Mud’, a Phonics Story full of Short U sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Short U graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 230 word cards in total), plus a copy of ‘Stuck in the Mud’.

89 Word Cards showing 4 ways the Short O sound can be spelled, ‘o’, ‘a’, ‘ou’, and ‘au’. All words are from ‘Poppy’s Top Shop’, a Phonics Story full of Short O sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Short O graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 178 word cards in total), plus a copy of ‘Poppy’s Top Shop’.

161 Word Cards showing 5 ways the Short I sound can be spelled, ‘i’, ‘y’, ‘u’, ‘uy’ and ‘e’. All words are from ‘Itchy Witch’, a Phonics Story full of Short I sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Short I graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 322 word cards in total), plus a copy of ‘Itchy Witch’.

73 Word Cards showing 6 ways the Short E sound can be spelled, ‘e’, ‘ea’, ‘a’, ‘ai’, ‘ay’ and ‘ie’. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with coloured Short E graphemes and one with same coloured text text, (making 146 word cards in total), plus a copy of My Best Friend Fred Phonics Picture Book Story. All words are from My Best Friend Fred, a Phonics Story full of Short E sound words.

113 Word Cards showing 1 way the Short A sound can be spelled, (the Short A sound is usually only spelled in one way). All words are from ‘Dance of the Fancy Pants Ants’, a Phonics Story full of Short A sound words. Use the word cards for matching and sorting activities, games, flash cards and word walls. 2 versions of words cards are included, one with colored Short A graphemes and one with same colored text text, (making 226 word cards in total), plus a copy of Dance of the Fancy Pants Ants Phonics Picture Book Story for learning to spell in an authentic context

This lovely narrated picture book story develops Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Skills, the building blocks of learning to spell. Providing a natural, authentic and successful spelling experience, this full length original picture book style story full of words with the Long A sound has been purpose written by an experienced teacher. Your students will be happily learning to spell in no time at all! Click on the preview to see this book in action! In this deck: Narrated phonics picture book story full of words showing 9 different ways the Long A sound can be spelled: 22 page story, 2 cards per page, 44 cards total. Card 1 Phonemic Awareness listen to narrated story full of words with a Long A sound tap on the words with a Long A sound click to check Card 2: Phonics learn 9 different ways the Long A sound can be spelled, with all the Long A sound letters printed in green repeat for next page of the story Learn to Spell with Stories! One of the hardest aspects of learning to spell the English language is that sounds in words can be spelled in so many ways. This can lead to stress, confusion and ongoing anxiety, often not helped by endless lists of disconnected and meaningless wordlists. Written and designed for the child to 1: hear sounds in words 2: know what letters to choose to spell the sounds they hear We hope you and your students enjoy the stories and easily learn to spell at the same time! What You Need to Use This Boom Cards Resource On purchasing you will receive a PDF with a link to the product and extensive information on how to use Boom Cards. You will need a Boom account which is free to use when accessing this resource. Boom Cards are: interactive digital activities engaging self-checking, instant response can be used over and over, questions are shuffled for a new experience each time accessible on computers, tablets, whiteboards, any smart device accessible from the website or an app perfect for classroom or home learning Instructions Official Information from Boom Learning℠ To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks.