A useful mat for Year 2 children featuring many of the writing expectations needed to meet “Expected” (and some features beyond). Comes in a variety of colours of the rainbow to match your room design or table/group colours. Includes: Letter formation Writing checklist (capitals, finger spaces, phonics for spelling…etc.) Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 2 Common Exception Words Days of the week Months of the year Time word openers Story openers Prefixes Suffixes Conjunctions Contractions Punctuation Phonics families for vowels

This pair of fonts (Soundbuttondots & Soundbuttondashes) allow you to add dots or dashes to your writing to represent sound buttons underneath single sounds, digraphs and trigraphs. There are even special characters included to replicate the sound buttons needed to show the connection between split digraphs. Full disclosure - this is not a perfect ‘does the job for you without you having to think’ kind of font. I don’t have the technology to make the fonts do ligatures and automatically underline digraphs and trigraphs, but I have tried to make it as seamless and easy as I can. By switching between the two fonts, you can choose which letters have dots underneath and which have dashes (the spacing on the dashed letters is already condensed so the dashes form a continuous line), and you can insert special characters (or use the corresponding symbols) to add arrows for split digraphs. WATCH THE VIDEO TO SEE HOW, plus full written instructions included in the pack. To my mind, this font certainly beats printing out a regular copy of work and manually adding all the sound buttons in a black pen, or trying to add dot and dash clipart underneath! We’ve all been there!

A collection of 15 activities & guided reading questions, designed to accompany a book study on Sandra Dieckmann’s Leaf. This unit is perfect if you are looking to study books which have more acceptance, tolerance and inclusion as their theme. Will the animals learn not to ‘judge a book by its cover’? Featuring a variety of reading and whole story activities, word-level activities, and text writing activities, as detailed below: Section 1: Prediction Adult Instructions Prediction Sheet Section 2: Sequence Differentiated Sequencing Sheets (8, 6 and 4 parts) Section 3: Reading Comprehension Differentiated Reading Comprehension (written and tick the box) Section 4: True or False True or False Activity Section 5: Leaf Character Description Character Description Sheet Section 6: Character Traits Antonyms with Prefixes and Suffixes Section 7: Spelling Dictation Frequently misspelled words dictation (differentiated) Section 8: Alphabetic Order Differentiated alphabetical ordering Section 9: Syllables Syllable Clap and Count Syllable Cube Count Section 10: Vocabulary Draw and write the meaning activity Section 11: Research Note taking sheet for researching polar bears Section 12: Retell Lined, bordered paper for retelling Section 13: Wordsearch Wordsearch and answers Section 14: Crossword Crossword puzzle and answers Section 15: Cryptogram Cryptogram message and answers Separate bonus document containing guided reading questions, for the teacher to discuss with the class during a read aloud or whole class guided reading. Please note - this unit does not include planning, only resource sheets to support a range of activities which can be supported by the book. You will need your own copy of the book to run this unit.

A collection of 15 activities designed to accompany a book study on Nathan Bryon’s Rocket Says Clean Up. This unit is perfect if you are looking to study books which have more representative and culturally diverse main characters. I will be following this unit up soon with another couple of linked units of work on two inspirational women who would be perfect to study for Black History Month: Imani Wilmot (Jamaican female surfer) and a unit of work on MaVynee Betsch (aka The Beach Lady) whose grandfather founded American Beach, and who campaigned tirelessly for conservation efforts. Featuring a variety of reading and whole story activities, word-level activities, and text writing activities, as detailed below: Section 1: Prediction Adult Instructions Prediction Sheet Section 2: Sequence Differentiated Sequencing Sheets (8, 6 and 4 parts) Section 3: Reading Comprehension Differentiated Reading Comprehension (written and tick the box) Section 4: True or False True or False Activity Section 5: Rocket Character Profile Character Profile Sheet Section 6: Character Traits Antonyms with Prefixes and Suffixes Section 7: Spelling Dictation Frequently misspelled words dictation (differentiated) Section 8: Alphabetic Order Differentiated alphabetical ordering Section 9: Syllables Syllable Clap and Count Syllable Cube Count Section 10: Vocabulary Draw and write the meaning activity Section 11: Cause and Effect Picture clue and write a sentence about the effect Section 12: Retell Lined, bordered paper for retelling Section 13: Postcard Home Postcard template Section 14: Keep It Clean Poster Poster template Section 15: Newspaper Report Newspaper template Please note, this unit is not inclusive of planning, nor does it include the book. It is a set of resources designed for you to teach to / pitch to as you see fit.

I created this resource after searching for (and failing to find) something similar to suit my own UK learners. The original bundle of just 6 texts has now grown for a second time to 12 texts. I think it’s now finalised, but it still could grown again if I get struck by inspiration. All progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. Great to stretch and challenge children in Reception who have a solid application of their phonics and / or for children in Year 1 and 2 who still need to practise accessing fully decodable texts. Suits Ofsted’s renewed focus on children reading full decodable texts, matched to phonics knowledge. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

I created this resource after searching for (and failing to find) something similar to suit my own UK learners. The current bundle is for 29 texts, but this is not the complete set yet. If you buy now at this price, all future updates can be re-downloaded for free within your license price. The texts have coverage for: ‘ay’ saying /ai/ ‘oy’ saying /oi/ ‘ie’ saying /igh/ ‘ea’ saying /ee/ ‘a_e’ saying /ai/ ‘e_e’ saying /ee/ ‘i_e’ saying /igh/ ‘o_e’ saying /oa/ ‘u_e’ saying /oo/ or /yoo/ ‘ou’ saying /ow/ long vowels a, e, i o u ‘ue’ saying /oo/ or /yoo/ ‘ew’ saying /oo/ or /yoo/ ‘aw’ saying /or/ ‘au’ saying /or/ ‘ow’ saying /oa/ ‘oe’ saying /oa/ ‘wh’ saying /w/ ‘ph’ saying /f/ ‘c’ saying /s/ & ‘g’ saying /j/ ‘ea’ saying /e/ ‘ie’ saying /ee/ ‘ch’ saying /sh/ & /c/ ‘y’ saying /ee/ ‘tch’ saying /ch/ ‘ear’ and ‘are’ saying /air/ unspoken ‘e’ ‘ore’ saying /or/ All progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets, and also ventures into some of the National Curriculum Spelling Patterns. The order of sounds within this document is designed to be progressive, such that one text builds on the next. Although these materials are independent and unendorsed, they could easily be used to support learners on many validated schemes which use Letters and Sounds as their basis. Great to stretch and challenge children in Year 1 who have a solid application of their phonics and / or for children in Year 2 and 3 who still need to practise accessing fully decodable texts. Suits Ofsted’s renewed focus on children reading full decodable texts, matched to phonics knowledge. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

I created this resource after searching for (and failing to find) something similar to suit my own learners. All progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. Great to stretch and challenge children in Reception who have a solid application of their phonics and / or for children in Year 1 and 2 who still need to practise accessing fully decodable texts. Suits Ofsted’s renewed focus on children reading full decodable texts, matched to phonics knowledge. Check out Phase 2 here, and my Phase 2 & 3 Bundle here.

MaVynee Betsch led a full, intriguing and varied life. Most famed for her conservationism and activism, she spent her later life educating others on race and the environment. She makes for an excellent and inspirational figure to study, and can be included as part of Black History Month to ensure children know that history is being made even now. It should also link nicely with Saving American Beach (published April 2021). This unit was designed to follow on from my “Rocket Says Clean Up” unit, but can equally stand alone. Allowing for time for editing and revision on longer pieces of work, plus the inclusion of some Early Finishers activities, this unit could easily last you 2 weeks. It includes: Biographical Information PowerPoint (as PDF) A PDF of 12 different resources: Section 1: Research Links A selection of useful websites for TEACHERS Section 2: Biography Biography Writing Sheet Section 3: American Beach Flyer Poster Template Section 4: Endangered Animal Research Research sheet / prompt 3 pages to make a booklet Section 5: Eco Friendly Choices Yes or no choices with key Section 6: Acrostic Poem 2 x Acrostic templates Section 7: True or False True or false questions about MaVynee’s life Section 8: Reading Comprehension 3-way differentiated texts and questions Section 9: Vocabulary Draw and write the meaning activity Section 10: Cryptogram Crack the code to solve the message Section 11: Wordsearch Wordsearch and answers Section 12: Crossword Crossword and answers Section 13: Colouring Sheets 3 line drawing portraits of MaVynee This unit does not include planning.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This set contains the following: · 20 colour image clip cards (2 per page), each consisting of 4 possible word choices. · 20 black and white versions of the above, for those who are limited in their printing options. Please download the preview file to see sample product pages. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This set contains the following: · 20 colour image clip cards (2 per page), each consisting of 4 possible word choices. · 20 black and white versions of the above, for those who are limited in their printing options. Please download the preview file to see sample product pages. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl ·** Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr** · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

UK Phonics Based Reading Comprehension following Letters and Sounds Phase 4. Help your kids gain confidence and fluency with Phase 4 Blends and Clusters with this fun, interactive clothes peg clip card set. This is perfect as a small group or independent activity in your Reception or Year 1 Settings (Kindergarden and Grade 1), or for use with children with Special Educational Needs. I created this resource after searching for something similar to suit my own UK learners: all progression / structure within the document is taken from UK Government Publication “Letters and Sounds”, which organises children’s exposure to new phonemes in Phases and Sets. The document here follows this as closely as possible. This is part of a wider range of resources which includes: · Initial Blends with L – bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl · Initial Blends with R – br, cr, dr, fr, gr, tr · Other Initial Blends – sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw · Final Blends 1 – ft, lb, lf, lk, lp, lt, nt · Final Blends 2 - mp, nk · Final Blends 3 – nd, pt, sk, st, xt · Three Letter Blends – Initial scr, shr, spr, str, thr & final nch · Compound Words · Polysyllabic Words It is also available as part of a full bundle of the above. If you download and use this resource, I’d love it if you could take the time to leave a review.

Use your Phase 4 Phonics knowledge to read these festive sentences. The are two different (yet similar) versions of this worksheet pack. Version 1: Full Colour Pictures Read the pairs of sentences and select the one which matches the picture. Version 1: Black and white pictures Part A) Read the sentence and colour the picture accordingly (or add extra details to it) Part B) Read the pairs of sentences and select the one which matches the picture.

Imani Wilmot is arguably one of Jamaica’s finest and most famous female surfers. She makes for an excellent and inspirational figure to study, and can be included as part of Black History Month to ensure children know that history is being made even now. This unit was designed to follow on from my “Rocket Says Clean Up” unit, but can equally stand alone. Allowing for time for editing and revision on longer pieces of work, plus the inclusion of some Early Finishers activities, this unit could easily last you 1 to 2 weeks. It includes: Biographical Information PowerPoint (as PDF) A PDF of ten different resources: Section 1: Research Links A selection of useful websites for TEACHERS Section 2: Biography Biography Writing Sheet Section 3: Surfing Competition Poster Poster Template Section 4: Fact or Opinion Fact or Opinion Activity Section 5: Acrostic Poem 4 x Acrostic templates Section 6: Reading Comprehension 3-way differentiated texts and questions Section 7: Vocabulary Draw and write the meaning activity Section 8: Newspaper Report Template Differentiated alphabetical ordering Section 9: Design Your Own Surfboard Surfboard template Section 10: Wordsearch Wordsearch and answers Section 11: Crossword Crossword and answers This unit does not include planning.

Three handy A3 sized posters for your classroom wall, PPA room or noticeboard. Can be resized to A4 by selecting print options in Adobe, and still remains readable. Perfect for sticking inside teacher planners.