A long ‘u’ sound can be made in 3 ways. Practise and reinforce long vowel sounds for 'u'. Read the words. Draw a line to the correct sound in the word. Words contain the long vowel sound spelt using: 'ue', 'ew' or 'u_e'. Children then colour the: ew words in green, ue words in blue, u-e words in red. Helping them to remember and group words. Ideal for practising and reinforcing phonics, reading and writing.

Children have a go at reading and tracing over the captions/sentences. Then draw a picture. Extends vocabulary, spelling, reading and writing skills. Helps children recognise keywords. Ideal for reinforcement, record keeping, assessment or to learn words at home.

The sound ‘st’ can be heard at the beginning or end of words. Look at the picture. Say the word. Write ‘st’ in the gap. Copy the word underneath. Helps to extend vocabulary and phonic knowledge. Can be used to support work in the classroom, as a consolidation activity, or as homework.

Practise and reinforce long vowel sounds for 'e'. Read the words. Cut them out. Stick the words with an ea on the leave and ee on the sheep. Ideal for practising and reinforcing phonics, reading and writing.

Practise identifying words with the long vowel sound for 'a'. Read the words. Draw a line to the correct sound in the word. Then write all the ‘ai’ words in one list and all the 'a-e' words in another list. Ideal for practising reading/writing and reinforcing words with long vowel sounds.

Practise and reinforce long vowel sounds for 'o'. Read the words and circle them in a different colour for each sound. Words used contain the long vowel sound spelt using: 'oa' and 'o_e'. Then sort them into 2 groups. Helping them to remember and group words. Extension activity: They can then choose four words and write a sentence for each word. Ideal for practising and reinforcing phonics, reading and writing.

Test children to see if they can match upper case letters to lower case letters. Covers all the letters of the alphabet. Children draw a line to match the upper case letters in the stars to the lower case letters.

CVC words have a vowel (a e i o u) sound in the middle of the word. Write the missing vowel sound in these words. Picture cues are given. Extension Activity: Copy the words underneath. Helps to extend vocabulary and phonic knowledge. Can be used to support work in the classroom, as a consolidation activity, assessment or as homework.

By joining together digraphs, we can make words. Children start by saying the digraphs in the bubbles. For each word, they say the beginning and the end of the word. Then say the sounds together. Write the complete word. Can they think of any more words that begin with these sounds? Helps build children's vocabulary and knowledge of phonics. Helps with writing words using consonant digraphs and digraphs.

10 Quality KS1 Activities with answers included, to help children improve their sentence writing skills. The words used within this pack include those that can be sounded out phonetically, words that children will need to learn by sight and high frequency words (most commonly used words). Activities within the pack will help children read words, use them within simple sentences and how to extend sentences to make them more interesting. Activities 1-6: Recognising sounds (hard and soft sounds, long and short sounds) and rhyming strings - 'o'sound - 'g'sound - 'c'sound - 'ea'sound - 'ow'sound - rhyming strings 'at' 'all' 'ake' 'ain' 'ight' Activities 7 – 9: Reading words and writing simple sentences Activity 10: Extending sentences to make them more interesting

Look at the picture and fill in the missing sound - is it 'ai' or 'oa'? Read the simple sentences and fill in the missing words. Write a simple sentence for each of these words: rain boat daisy road Helps to extend vocabulary and phonic knowledge. Can be used to support work in the classroom, as a consolidation activity, or as homework.

Making words that end in ‘ck’. Cut out the rectangles. Match the beginning of the word with the ‘ck’. Write the word in the table. Stick the correct picture next to the word. Pictures, words and table are all provided. Helps to extend vocabulary and phonic knowledge. Can be used to support work in the classroom, as a consolidation activity, or as homework.

28 tests. Each test has 9 words. Can be used for weekly tests or homework. A method of learning spellings is provided to help children at home. Includes keywords and common spelling patterns. Ideal for children aged between 5 and 7 years old. Covers the spellings requirements of the National Curriculum and reinforces phonics taught at school. Helps children practise spelling rules. Spelling Tests 1 – 12 (Keywords) Spelling Test 13 (-tch) Spelling Test 14 (igh) Spelling Test 15 (ore) Spelling Test 16 (ending in y) Spelling Test 17 (compound words) Spelling Test 18 (ph) Spelling Test 19 (un) Spelling Test 20 (wr) Spelling Test 21 (silent k) Spelling Test 22 (-le) Spelling Test 23 (-el) Spelling Test 24 (-al) Spelling Test 25 (-mb) Spelling Test 26 (-dge) Spelling Test 27 (-ey) Spelling Test 28 (contractions)

28 visually engaging, quality worksheets. Created to help children learn to read and write words phonetically, including letter sounds, common blends and digraphs. The pack also shows how rhyming words can be used to help with spellings. Sounds practised include: ck, ff ll ss, b or d?, ch, sh, th, ng, short oo, long oo, st, ee, ai, oa, oi, or, igh, ed, at, og, Worksheets include: CVC Words Sounding Out Words Phonics (various worksheets covering the following sounds) - ck, ff ll ss, b or d?, ch, sh, th, ng, short oo, long oo, st, ee) Writing ee and ai Words Writing igh Words Phonics - ai and oa oi and or Sounding Out Words Rhyming Words - og at ed Sound Flashcards

29 quality worksheets, with clear examples and explanations. Read and write words phonetically, including common blends, digraphs and vowel sound alternatives. The pack also shows how rhyming and sounding out words can be used to help with spellings. Sounds practised include: sh, ch, th, fl, st, br, tr, cl, long oo or short oo, ay, ow, sp, sm, sn, qu, str, mp, nd, air, ear, er, ou, ow, oi, oy, real/nonsense words, ake, ock, ad, ate, ine, eep, ice, ook Worksheets include: sh, ch, th Words fl, st, br, tr, cl Words Phonics - long oo or short oo ay ow sp, sm, sn Word-Building - qu str mp, nd Phonics – Missing Sounds in Words Phonics - air, ear, er ou, ow oi, oy Sounding Out Words - Spellings Rhyming Words - real/nonsense words ake ock ad ate ine eep ice ook Long Vowel Sounds - individual worksheets covering each vowel sound Phonics - individual worksheets covering vowel sounds alternatives Sound Flashcards

10 Quality Activities, with answers included, to help children extend their sentences. Improve sentence writing skills. The words used within this pack include those that can be sounded out phonetically, words that children will need to learn by sight and high frequency words (most commonly used words). Activities within the pack will help children read simple sentences. The pack will also help children write longer sentences and make them more interesting. Activities 1: Extending sentences using Who, What, Where, When Activities 2 – 4: Joining sentences using ‘and’ Activities 5 - 7: Extending sentences using ‘because’ Activities 8 - 10: Extending sentences using ‘but’

26 handwriting worksheets, covering every letter of the alphabet. Includes capital letters. Every worksheet has an activity to ensure the correct direction and formation of the letter is used. Pencil control. Examples of how each letter is used within words is also shown.

28 engaging, quality worksheets. Focus of this pack is on initial sounds. The sound each letter of the alphabet makes, use within a word and how to write it. Flashcards are included to aid practical activities. Additional activities to correct common mistakes and letter confusion often encountered by children are included. Worksheets include: Initial Sounds (individual worksheets for each letter) s a t p i n m d g o k c e u f l h b j v w x y z q qu Initial Sounds - b, d or p? Initial Sounds – m or n? Initial Sounds - Mixed Alphabet Flash Cards

Match the word to the picture. Sort the words into 3 groups and have a go at writing. Add some words of your own. Helps to extend vocabulary and phonic knowledge. Can be used to support work in the classroom, as a consolidation activity, assessment or as homework.