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 these worksheets as a revision tool and as a mad minute task – how quickly can the children identify and circle the correct spellings? . There are sets of these worksheets from Phase 3 upwards and accompanying Spedy 6 videos are currently being made and uploaded to my class Youtube channel in case children want to practice these sills at home – the video encourages the children to spot the correct spelling and write it down as well as reinforcing the reading of these words too. Why not check the current Speedy 6 videos that accompany these worksheets for the Tricky Words for Phase 2 to 5on my Youtube Channel here? Speedy 6 Tricky words video links Phase 5 tricky words videos I can spell; https://youtu.be/7QD3kIW_yEo https://youtu.be/oJKLhhyCG1E Phase 4 tricky words videos, I can spell: https://youtu.be/csT-wpBsd8k https://youtu.be/HvOrMJw-VvQ Phase 3 tricky word videos I can spell: https://youtu.be/27XVRpeelOY https://youtu.be/XgtkZ2u7Qqg Phase 2 tricky words video I can spell https://youtu.be/yRiDiQJi7u8 https://youtu.be/xzBctvZ42_M

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. 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.

Do your class do Special Agent Training to help them prepare for the end of KS1 SATS? Check out this quick and simple training video with some examples of past SAT questions to help them revise and consolidate their knowledge. Wish your class could practice for their SATS at home in an easy and simple way? Why not check out my Special Agent Training video playlist on my Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDNY9D-fYJHxt0_pSebPUklWdVeFYWUZs

Are your children preparing for the Year 1 Phonics Screening check? Help your class practice reading real and nonsense words by playing along with the Planet Phonics videos at home (original Powerpoints available on TES shop) and then ask the children to sort a sample of the words from these videos into real and nonsense words. Want the children to practice a little at home? Head to my Phonics Playlist on my class Youtube channel - Mrs G’s Little Lessons.

A set of simple worksheets to help your child feel more confident recognising the correct spelling of some of the Y1 Common Exception Words - how quickly can the children circle the correct spelling in each set of 6? Want to send these home or ask the children to play along at home? Check out the teaching videos that accompany these worksheets on my Youtube Channel here: Y1 CEW video 4: https://youtu.be/K7LHZSiO8UU Y1 CEW video 7: https://youtu.be/WDCiUAwK-hQ Y1 CEW video 8: https://youtu.be/HUEcxGnR1Fg Y1 CEW video 10: https://youtu.be/9AbFDpcVqyM Y1 CEW video 12: https://youtu.be/5un1ywTUzbk Y1 CEW video 14: https://youtu.be/eYJrgQRwakk

A set of simple worksheets to help your child feel more confident recognising the correct spelling of the Phase 2,3,4 and 5 tricky words - how quickly can the children circle the correct spelling in each set of 6? Check out the teaching videos that accompany these worksheets on my Youtube Channe, within the Fabulously Fluent in Phonics playlist at 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.

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.

A simple worksheet where different images can be edited in for children to have opportunities to record their inferences, predictions and ask questions about illustrations from a text. A quick and simple way of recording some reading evidence for Y2 readers skills too!

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!

A simple set of resources to help children begin to explore the book The Dark by Lemony Snicket.

A set of simple resources to help children begin to understand how to sequence sentences and use description to improve their indpendent writing.

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 simple set of worksheets focussed on The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge that help your child practice their writing skills including captions and speech marks to help them build up to writing a newspaper report.

A set of simple worksheets focused on The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson that help practice using description, unjumbling sentences as well as writing captions based on key events from the text.

A set of simple worksheets linked to the book How to Find Gold by Vivianne Schwarz to help children explore the text, work on adjectives and write full and descriptive sentences based around the text.

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.