A set of simple resources to help children begin to describe settings and characters as well as comparing a character from this text with another one from a different text.

Do you children complete Special Agent training to help them prepare for the Ks1 SATS? Check out these quick and simple spelling quizzes that feature 10 words based on spelling rules and common exception words from past SAT papers. Can you spot the correct spelling out of the set of 4 choices? Can you spell the word before the choices come up? Are you a Special Agent Speller? There’s only 1 way to find out! Wish the children could do a little practice at home? Why not check out these teaching videos that accompany these powerpoints on my channel here? Happy for these links to be shared on platforms such as Seesaw etc too. https://youtu.be/IkC8V-sFylo https://youtu.be/WjNCRHM9Fzo https://youtu.be/mZdy4JsRwr4 https://youtu.be/bAdVoDby4Zk

Help your class become confident reading, recognising and spelling all the Year 2 Common Exception words in this collection of Unjumble Me Quizzes. The quizzes start by showing the children the words in the set and asking them to have a go at writing the word that is hiding before then showing mixed up letters that spell one of the words. Can the children guess and spell the Common Exception word before the answer is revealed?

Simple repeat after me teaching videos which require the children to listen first when the slide is purple to the phase specific tricky words being read aloud before moving on to copying them when the screen turns green. Why not send the link home for this videos to help children become confident at reading these tricky words? Check out my Fabulously Fluent in Phonics playlist on my Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDNY9D-fYJHyzX_viN0HUr4f_Kr-e-JvY

A simple set of worksheets to help develop your child’s independent sounding out skills to help the become super spellers. The concept is based around the children using their phoneme fingers, with the children using their fingers to segment a word and then using the simple hand template to write down each phoneme they hear – with one phoneme on each finger. These worksheets have been designed to be used as a quick fire Phonics Fluency task – focusing on 5 phonemes a week, 1 phoneme a day. The children have 5 words to try and spell independently – perfect for consolidating their prior learning and could be used for early morning work. There are sets of these worksheets from Phase 3 upwards and accompanying Gimme 5 videos are currently being made and uploaded to my class Youtube channel in case children want to practice these sills at home. Why not check the first 2 Gimmer 5 videos out here:

Helping your Y1 or 2 children prepare for their Phonics Screening Check and would love to help them practice at home? Check out this first set of Planet Phonics check powerpoints with a range of alien and real words. Check out the Fabulously Fluent for the Phonics Check playlist on my YouTube channel to see if any of the other videos may be useful to your class - search for Mrs G’s Little Lessons.

Check out these spelling, punctuation and grammar Special Agent Training quizzes that show children a range of SAT style questions they may face during the end of Y2 assessments. Want to send these home in a video form for children to watch at home? Check out the Special Agent Training videos playlist on my Youtube Channel: Mrs G’s Little Lessons.

A set of simple worksheets based around the Traction Man books by Mini Grey which focus on reacting to images from the text, learning the meaning of new vocabulary from the text as well as lots of writing and description practice too!

Practice reading and recognising some of the most common spelling rules and common exception words children might be asked to spell independently in end of year assessments. Can children use their proof-reading skills to identify the correct spelling in these mini spelling quizzes?

Practice reading and recognising the tricky words from Phases 2,3,4 and 5 using this simple quiz that encourages the children to correctly identify specific words first before then asking children to identify the correct spelling of each word. Simple and colourful quizzes that help embed these words into their long term memory.

A simple set of worksheets to help develop your child’s independent sounding out skills to help the become super spellers. The concept is based around the children using their phoneme fingers, with the children using their fingers to segment a word and then using the simple hand template to write down each phoneme they hear – with one phoneme on each finger. These worksheets have been designed to be used as a quick fire Phonics Fluency task – focusing on 5 phonemes a week, 1 phoneme a day. The children have 5 words to try and spell independently – perfect for consolidating their prior learning and could be used for early morning work. There are sets of these worksheets from Phase 3 upwards and accompanying Gimme 5 videos are currently being made and uploaded to my class Youtube channel in case children want to practice these sills at home. Why not check the first 2 Gimmer 5 videos out here:

A simple set of worksheets to help develop your child’s independent sounding out skills to help the become super spellers. The concept is based around the children using their phoneme fingers, with the children using their fingers to segment a word and then using the simple hand template to write down each phoneme they hear – with one phoneme on each finger. These worksheets have been designed to be used as a quick fire Phonics Fluency task – focusing on 5 phonemes a week, 1 phoneme a day. The children have 5 words to try and spell independently – perfect for consolidating their prior learning and could be used for early morning work. There are sets of these worksheets from Phase 3 upwards and accompanying Gimme 5 videos are currently being made and uploaded to my class Youtube channel in case children want to practice these sills at home.

Help your children become more confident when reading and blending a range of real and made up words as they prepare for the Phonics Screening Check, Want your children to practice a little at home? Why not check out these phonics quizzes and more on my Fabulously Fluent in Phonics Playlist on my Youtube Channel here - search for Mrs G’s Little Lessons.

A set of work sheets to help children plan and write a diary entry as well as developing their use of similes to help them be more descriptive in their independent writing.