Unleash your student’s creativity with Roll a Story Persuasive Creative Writing! This middle primary writing activity is designed to engage and inspire your students to express their opinion in three different styles of persuasive writing. Toss the dice and let the adventure begin! Who will you pick as your speaker? Who will be your audience? What persuasive topic will you write about? Bonus story is included to get them started! All characters, images and settings are based on the included original story ‘Three Free Wishes’ to ignite imagination to write a sequel or spin off. Or, you can use this as a stand alone activity no problems! Included in this resource: 3 Roll a Persuasion Charts, for request, debate and adverts styles. 9 Story Planning sheets, 3 for each style and differentiated for a range of capability. 9 Writing sheets, 3 for each style and also differentiated to cater for learning levels and abilities. Story to inspire: Three Free Wishes (a purpose written phonics story full of Long E words…bonus reinforce spelling while they write!) Detailed student instructions

Unleash your students’ imagination with Creative Story Writing! This fun and engaging activity is perfect for middle primary students and is designed to inspire and motivate them develop skills in narrative writing. With a roll of the dice, they’ll get a unique story starting point, with characters and settings from the included base story and a range of problems to solve. Let the adventure begin and help your middle primary students engage and be inspired! All characters, images and settings are based on the included original story ‘Three Free Wishes’ to ignite imagination and help your students write a sequel or spin off. Or, you can use this as a stand alone activity! Included in this resource: Roll a Story Chart 3 Story Planning sheets, differentiated for a range of capability. 3 Writing sheets, also differentiated to cater for learning levels and styles. Story to inspire: Three Free Wishes (a purpose written phonics story full of Long E words…bonus reinforce spelling while they write!)

These fun activities are the perfect way for your Junior Primary students to build skills in counting to 10 and 20. Engage them with a scavenger hunt, bring out their creativity with a challenge to build a tower and keep their minds and bodies active with a fitness game. Your students will develop the following skills: Subitise: look at a number and recognise how many there are Estimate and Check: locate objects close to the required number and then check Counting on: start with a number and ‘count on’ with other numbers to get to a larger number Counting: recite numbers in the correct order Recording number sentences Contents: Scavenger Hunt Subitise and check: 1 to 10 Estimate and check: 11 to 20 3 activities x 2 levels each: at home inside outside My Tall Tower: Counting On Roll the dice and add block Roll again and add Draw and write total Extension, add number sentence Fitness Counting cut into separate cards choose a number and activity

14 Word Study activities for beginning spellers to develop phonemic awareness and phonics skills. Activities include hearing sounds in words, letter-sound correspondence, sounding out, matching words and pictures, onset and rhyme, reading and writing words and sentences with Short E CVC words plus recording and assessment checklists. Print as an A5 booklet or A4 worksheets. Included in this Resource 14 activities and 2 checklists Checklists -Progress and Assessment Checklists Beginning sounds Identify words starting with the Short E sound Odd one out Middle sounds Identify words with a Short E sound in the middle Odd one out Letter Recognition: Identify the ‘Short E’ sound letter in words Beginning sound Middle sound Spelling: the Short E sound Sound out and say Match the words and picture Onset and Rhyme Beginning Sounds Onset: change the first letter to make new Short E sound words Ending sounds Rhyme: Identify the words that rhyme Reading Reading Short E sound words by sight, complete words, no pictures Reading simple sentences with Short E words Writing Write the Short E sound word that matches the picture Write a simple sentence using Short E sound words from the activities How to Use These Activities Morning work, a page every day will build skills and confidence As main spelling lesson activities or as a complementary activity For catching up students who are having difficulties Sequential unit, beginning with recognising words that begin with the focus sound and leading to being able to independently read and write words with the focus sound. Individual activities as needed Encouraging students to celebrate progress with child friendly ‘I can’ statements on every page Print Options A4 Booklet: print A4 pages 4-19 and staple together as a pack Individual A4 activities/worksheets: print as required A5 Mini Booklet: print [ages 4-19 double sided and select booklet in the print options/layout page on your screen. The booklet will print as 4 double sided pages and be ready to fold into a 16 page A5 size booklet with front and back cover and 14 activities. Staple or bind with string or ribbon.

These Long E Word Family Flash Cards are an excellent way to teach explicit phonics skills and develop phonemic awareness. Containing 117 words paired with an image, these flashcards will help your students overcome the challenging concept that sounds in words are represented in many different ways and easily learn 12 different ways the Long E sound can be spelled. All of the words are contained in the included original phonics story providing context and meaning. Included in this resource are several words such as ‘very’, ‘between’, ‘these’ etc that are often taught separately as ‘sight’ words and disconnected to regular spelling and phonics activities. However, like every word in the English language they can be segmented into individual sounds, with each sound represented by letter combinations. Therefore these words are included, as even if they are unusual they can still be ‘sounded out’ using the same process as ‘regular’ words! Differentiated teaching is made easy with 117 words from simple through to complex, enabling consolidation and extension of vocabulary. In this resource: 123 Flashcards: 117 Long E words with 2 repeats of the words cheeky, greedy, leafy, leaky, extremely and easy, as they contain 2 ways to spell the Long E sound. Blank cards are also included. Alphabetical Word List and Lists for 12 Word Families: ay, e, ea, ee, ei, eo, ey, e_e, i, ie, i_e, y Original Phonics Story: Three Free Wishes containing all the flash card words to bring spelling to life and provide context for phonics to make sense.

3 resources in 1! Alphabet charts, flashcards and student personal dictionary/word study memo booklet with captivating pictures to engage your students and help them easily learn the beginning sounds of words. Each resource comes in both colour and black and white. In this Resource: Alphabet Charts 1 letter per page with 2 words and images Upper and lower case letters 2 versions colour and black and white Flashcards 4 letters to a page with 2 words and 2 images for each letters Upper and lower case letters Enlarge on to A3 paper for larger cards Word Study Memo Book, Student Personal Dictionary 1 word per page Upper and lower case letters Lines for writing personal dictionary words Print as is, cut and staple for memo size book, or print on A3 paper for A5 booklet, or print as is with 4 letters per page

These Long O Word Family Flash Cards are an excellent way to teach explicit phonics skills and develop phonemic awareness. Containing 104 words paired with an image, these flashcards will help your students overcome the challenging concept that sounds in words are represented in many different ways and easily learn 9 different ways the Long O sound can be spelled. All of the words are contained in the included original phonics story providing context and meaning. Included in this resource are several words such as ‘so’, ‘those’, ‘though’ etc that are often taught separately as ‘sight’ words and disconnected to regular spelling and phonics activities. However, like every word in the English language they can be segmented into individual sounds, with each sound represented by letter combinations. Therefore these words are included, as even if they are unusual they can still be ‘sounded out’ using the same process as ‘regular’ words! Differentiated teaching is made easy with 104 words from simple through to complex, enabling consolidation and extension of vocabulary. In this resource: 108 Flashcards: 104 Long O words with 2 variations of the word yogurt/yoghurt, and 2 cards for the word overcoat which appears in both the ‘o’ and ‘oa’ word family lists. 2 blank cards are also included. Alphabetical Word List and Lists for 9 Word Families: ew, o, oa, oe, oh, ol, ough, ow, o_e Original Phonics Story: Joanna Goanna containing all the flash card words to bring spelling to life and provide context for phonics to make sense.

In this resource: Engaging 22 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness 103 Long A spelling words to learn 9 different ways the Long A sound can be spelled: ‘a’, ai’, ‘ay’, ‘a_e’, ‘ea’, ‘ei’, ‘eigh’, ‘e_e’ and ‘ey’. Long A graphemes printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit Also included: word family list tricky words reading comprehension homonyms grapheme chart, story on one page coloring page spelling activity ideas cross curricula story based learning activities Note: 2 versions are included to accommodate differences in US and UK/Australian spelling. The following different spellings occur in the story and accompanying activity pages. US/UK: neighbors/neighbours, favorite/favourite, labeling/labelling, coloring/colouring More About Clever Speller, Story Based Learning Breathe life into spelling with this unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand. Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student’s attention. Clever Speller applies the rigour of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthral students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.

Decode and spell 6 Short E vowel sound word families. Phonics picture book story with 73 focus sound words to develop phonemic awareness and learn letter sound correspondence. Short E letters are printed in green to scaffold and support students learning to spell. Combining systematic spelling with story based learning this unique approach provides the context for phonics to make sense and brings spelling to life. In this engaging story Fred and his friend love to go riding around on their bikes. Children will love reading about their adventures and have fun learning to spell at the same time. Please note: these are different to decodable readers for whole words. This phonics story book focuses on decoding a focus sound. In this resource: Engaging 13 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness 73 Short E spelling words to learn 6 different ways the Short E sound can be spelled: ‘a’, ‘ai’, ‘ay’, ‘e’, ‘ea’ and ‘ie’. Short E graphemes printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit Also included: word family list tricky words reading comprehension homonyms grapheme chart, story on one page coloring page spelling activity ideas cross curricula story based learning activities Note: 2 versions are included to accommodate differences in US and UK/Australian spelling. The following different spellings occur in accompanying activity pages. US/UK: coloring/colouring, theater/theatre More About Clever Speller, Story Based Learning Breathe life into spelling with this unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand. Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student’s attention. Clever Speller applies the rigour of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthral students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.

Decode and spell 4 Short O vowel sound word families. Phonics picture book story with 89 focus sound words to develop phonemic awareness and learn letter sound correspondence. Short O letters are printed in green to scaffold and support students learning to spell. Combining systematic spelling with story based learning this unique approach provides the context for phonics to make sense and brings spelling to life. In this engaging story you can read about all the interesting things to be found in Poppy’s Shop. Children will love playing shops while learning to spell at the same time. Please note: these are different to decodable readers for whole words. This phonics story book focuses on decoding a focus sound. In this resource: Engaging 14 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness 89 Short O spelling words to learn 4 different ways the Short O sound can be spelled: ‘a’, ‘au’, ‘o’ and ‘ou’. Short O graphemes printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit Also included: word family list tricky words reading comprehension homonyms grapheme chart, story on one page coloring page spelling activity ideas cross curricula story based learning activities Note: 2 versions are included to accommodate differences in US and UK/Australian spelling. The following different spellings occur in accompanying activity pages. US/UK: coloring/colouring More About Clever Speller, Story Based Learning Breathe life into spelling with this unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand. Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student’s attention. Clever Speller applies the rigour of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthral students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.

In this resource: Engaging 25 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness 114 Long O spelling words to learn 9 different ways the Long O sound can be spelled: ‘ew’, ‘o’, ‘oa’, ‘oe’, ‘oh’, ‘ol’, ‘ough’, ‘ow’ and ‘o_e’. Long O graphemes printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit Also included: word family list tricky words reading comprehension homonyms grapheme chart, story on one page coloring page spelling activity ideas cross curricula story based learning activities Note: 2 versions are included to accommodate differences in US and UK/Australian spelling. The following different spellings occur in the story and accompanying activity pages. US/UK: yogurt/yoghurt, coloring/colouring, theatre, theatre More About Clever Speller, Story Based Learning Breathe life into spelling with this unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand. Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student’s attention. Clever Speller applies the rigour of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthral students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.

Easily decode 10 ways the Long U sound can be spelled with this phonics picture book story. 36 focus sound words help develop phonemic awareness, with the Long U letters printed in green to scaffold learning of letter sound correspondence. Combining systematic spelling with story based learning this unique approach provides the context for phonics to make sense and brings spelling to life. In this engaging story the ewes are waiting in the queue to sample the unusual food on the menu. Children will love reading about the mischief they get up to and have fun learning to spell at the same time. Please note: these are different to decodable readers for whole words. This phonics story book focuses on decoding a focus sound. In this resource: Engaging 12 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness 36 Long U spelling words to learn 10 different ways the Long U sound can be spelled: ‘eau’, ‘ew’, ‘ewe’, ‘iew’, ‘u’, ‘ue’, ‘ueue’, ‘uu’, ‘u_e’ and ‘you’. Long U graphemes printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit Also included: word family list tricky words reading comprehension homonyms grapheme chart, story on one page coloring page spelling activity ideas cross curricula story based learning activities **Note: **2 versions are included to accommodate differences in US and UK/Australian spelling. The following different spellings occur in the accompanying activity pages. US/UK: coloring/colouring, theatre, theatre More About Clever Speller, Story Based Learning Breathe life into spelling with this unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand. Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student’s attention. Clever Speller applies the rigour of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthral students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.

In this resource: Engaging 24 page phonics picture book story to help students develop phonemic awareness 114 Long E spelling words to learn 12 different ways the Long E sound can be spelled: ‘ay’, ‘e’, ‘ea’, ‘ee’, ‘ei’, ‘eo’, ‘ey’, ‘e_e’, ‘i’, ‘ie’, ‘i_e’, and ‘y’. Long E graphemes printed in green, (or grey if printing in BW) to scaffold and support decoding PDF format to print as booklet or single pages, or view on any screen in single or double page format to suit Also included: word family list tricky words reading comprehension homonyms grapheme chart, story on one page coloring page spelling activity ideas cross curricula story based learning activities Note: 2 versions are included to accommodate differences in US and UK/Australian spelling. The following different spellings occur in accompanying activity pages. US/UK: coloring/colouring, theater/theatre More About Clever Speller, Story Based Learning Breathe life into spelling with this unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand. Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student’s attention. Clever Speller applies the rigour of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthral students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.

Differentiated grammar activities to help your students understand and use 50 prefixes. Your students will learn how to add a prefix to a base word, understand how a prefix changes the meaning of a base word, and use base words and words with prefixes in their writing. Each set of worksheets includes differentiated variations to cater for individual learning levels. 50 Prefixes to Learn: ab, ad, ante, anti, auto, be, bi, co, de, di, dia, dis, em, en, ex, extra, fore, homo, hyper, hypo, il, im, in, inter, ir, mal, mega, micro, mid, mis, mono, multi, non, omin, out, over, para, post, pre, pro, re, semi, sub, super, trans, tri, ultra, un, uni, up What is Included: 25 No Prep Worksheets Prefix Sort: add prefix to base word, x5 How Many More: build words with prefixes, x5 Prefix Sentences: write a sentence with base word and new word, x5 New Meanings: base word and with prefix, x10 Each activity has 5 different worksheets with 10 prefixes, beginner to challenge levels Worksheets 1: bi, dis, mid, mis, multi, re, semi, tri, un, up Worksheets 2: di, ex, mega, micro, non, over, pre, pro, sub, super Worksheets 3: anti, extra, in, inter, mal, mono, out, post, ultra, uni Worksheets 4: auto, be, co, de, dis, em, en, il, im, para Worksheets 5: ab, ad, ante, fore, homo, hyper, hypo, ir, omni, trans 200 Word Cards for manipulative hands on word building activities, 150 base word cards and 50 Prefix cards Also Included Teacher Resources: Word and Prefix Lists Answer keys for Prefix Sort and How Many More 50 Prefixes with meanings 5 lists of 10 Prefixes with 3 examples

Extend your student’s vocabulary with engaging task cards to learn about 50 different prefixes. Easy to differentiate and fantastic for your early finishers! No prep printable task cards will help students to understand the meanings of prefixes, add a prefix to a base word, understand how a prefix changes the meaning of a base word and use base words and words with prefixes in their writing. Print and laminate to add to your collection of activities for learning centres, rotation activities and extension work. 50 Prefixes to learn: ab, ad, ante, anti, auto, be, bi, co, de, di, dia, dis, em, en, ex, extra, fore, homo, hyper, hypo, il, im, in, inter, ir, mal, mega, micro, mid, mis, mono, multi, non, omni, out, over, para, post, pre, pro, re, semi, sub, super, trans, tri, un, ultra, uni, up What is Included: 50 Task Cards with prefix, meaning, picture clue and activities Sample Answer Card Activities on each task card: Write the base word Add prefixes to the base word to make new words Write meanings for the base word and new words Write sentences to include base word and new words 2 Task cards per page, print as A4 or any preferred size Print for individual use or laminate for multiple use

Easily learn many ways the ‘ar’ sound can be spelled with a lively story full of focus sound words. Bring joy and life to your spelling time with our innovative story based approach. We combine the magic of stories with the science of explicit phonics to develop phonemic awareness and easily teach how sounds are spelled in many ways. Read the phonics story together to hear the ‘ar’ sound in words and then choose a follow up activity to set the scene for a successful spelling time for all. Your students will become confident and competent spellers and they build skills in: 1: Phonemic awareness, hearing sounds in words 2: Phonics, learning all the ways to spell sounds words The story and activities contain 67 focus sound words showing 11 ways to spell the 'ar sound: a, aa, air, ah, al, ar, are, au, ear, ia and ear In this pack, (3 files included in total) 32 Page Phonics Picture Book, in 2 sizes full of words that show 11 ways the ‘ar’ sound in words can be spelled, 67 spelling words included. engaging narrative story in picture book style to captivate imagination, the story has more depth than your usual ‘readers’. PDF book in 2 sizes, landscape and square, to cater for different displays display on smart board or any device, or print out all ‘ar’ letters are printed in green to provide a visual clue that these letters are pronounced as ‘ar’. The rest of the words in the story are reasonably simple, enabling students to read quite quickly. complements any spelling methodology Phonics Activities: use sequentially or to suit individual ability, Beginning Sound: 3 activities to hear beginning sounds in words Circle the Picture: 3 activities to match pictures and words and recognise ‘ar’ grapheme Circle the Word: 3 activities to match pictures and words and recognise ‘ar’ grapheme Circle the Spelling: 3 activities to recognise correct ‘ar’ spelling Sounding Out:5 activities to segment words into phonemes and recognise ‘ar’ graphemes Missing Letters: 3 activities to choose the correct letters to spell the ‘ar’ sound Rhyming Words: 2 activities to recognise words that rhyme Word Lists: 67 ‘ar’ sound words grouped in grapheme families

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.